The awards just keep rolling in for this dude.

Casey…here is what ESPN.com said about him today as part of their All American Team:

“Every possession is played as if it were his last. Hansbrough plays with the kind of passion that every coach dreams of when they recruit a player. In the past three years, Hansbrough has developed into the most consistent player in the country. North Carolina can count on him being productive in some fashion in every game.”

Suck it Casey…go back and be a Laker fan.

The NBA is going to these unorthodox lineups…case and point Phoenix running Stoudamire as a C for most of the year. We counter with our quick, athletic big men not many can stop us.

Remember, Oden ran the court only tenths of a second slower than Aaron Brooks in the pre draft workouts….we can be both big and fast…no one can compete.

The thing we can’t ignore is that we’ve got Joel and Greg as our centers, hopefully for the next decade. While I agree that Frye has a similar game to LMA, it’s going to work very well when we’ve got Oden destroying every person and every thing in the paint. Frye is a great outside shooter and is becoming a very good rebounder. I think as long as we have a SF that will put the hurt on people, we won’t need another bruising post-player when we’ve got GO or Joel out there.

I like Hansbrough’s game, I’m just not sure that we need it right now (like we need a PG or lockdown perimeter defender).

As long as he’s taken somewhere lower down in the draft order, I think Hansbrough is a solid pick and will fulfil the exact role you’ve just outlined for him on whatever NBA team makes that selection.

Like you, I think he’s going to be a very productive NBA role player.

When Pryz goes out now we are left with Outlaw playing PF sometimes and Frye being our defacto center….not good for rebounding.

Looking over the reply’s from that original draft post I ran across this one…

Casey Says:
January 30, 2008 at 9:12 am
Hansbrough? I thought you guys were Blazer fans. Is he better than McRoberts? Doubtful. He’s a stiff of epic proportions. Besides, with Przybilla, Frye, Oden and Aldridge, there’s no real need for another big body.

This guy is obviously not a Blazer fan. He makes the case that Hansbrough is not better than McRoberts…yes your right Josh just BLEW UP the NCAA didn’t he? No room for another big body? We have one legit big body next year in Oden who will be a rookie. I love Oden but don’t expect the guy to be Wilt the Stilt in his first year. Pryz does a good job but we all know he can fade in games and until this year has not played a full season…not something to rely on. Frye and LMA are not big time rebounders, if they were we would not be near the end in rebounding and get out rebounded every game. Casey….what type of Blazer fan are you? Obviously not a realistic one.

Look at Luke Walton, the guy is a goof who excels in his role. Hansbrough is the same. He will do what you need and do it hard. Do we take him if we have the top 5 picks? I don’t know. But I will tell you this he would mesh with our team and our style. What more does Nate want then a stud that beats the piss out of his opponents and plays injured? We have moved to a team of good guys who play hard. But we lack a badass who does not back down. This is that guy….this is Buck Williams for our new team.

Basketball observers, everywhere, appreciate the rare qualities this young brings to the table each and every day.

That said, in my opinion, he is NOT the best player in NCAA D1 men’s basketball this year, and NOT the individual whom I, personally, would have voted for this award, if given that opportunity.

At the NBA level, much like Buck Williams before him, Psycho-T will have a long and productive career … but he is simply not superstar material.

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Much like Buck, fans of Tyler Hansbrough should expect him to be a solid (not a superstar) ‘pro’ who has a long and productive NBA career.

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