23Steps
01-28-2009, 09:34 PM
I'm always shocked by how much people truly hate Tyler. I try to just think of it as a compliment and that people just wish he was on their team. Still makes me mad though.
That takes us to Tyler Hansbrough. Hansbrough, as the story goes, is in his senior year with the University of North Carolina Tar Heels. He swept all of the major individual awards in college basketball in 2008, and he’s expected to go in the first round of the 2009 NBA draft. Tar Heel games are heavily covered by national media, and a significant amount of print and broadcast time is devoted to loving praise of Hansbrough’s “toughness” and Patton-like leadership qualities. Without a doubt, he is a great college basketball player. But let’s be honest: He’ll be to NBA basketball what Rafael Araujo is to NBA basketball. That is to say, he will suck.
That’s because “gritty determination” means little when you’re playing against guys who can make their testicles slap you in the face when they dunk on you. The same characteristics that make someone a star in college can make that same person a spectator in the NBA. But don’t take our word for it: Here’s a list the top twelve ”Hansbrough Effect” players of all time:
http://foodcourtlunch.com/?p=1644
Tyler Hansbrough, North Carolina
Why people seem to hate him:
- Best player on the formerly indestructible North Carolina Tar Heels, anointed as national champions in August.
- Has some kind of "motor" and tends to "hustle" once in a while. May even be "psycho".
- The fawning from the media is almost at Tebowesque levels.
- Has the look of an NBA bomb.
- Rick Reilly can break down the rest (for 1.5 mil).
http://stormingthefloor.net/2009/01/2009-stf-haties.html
At least dook has 2 on the list and a third coming off the bench.
NOTE: This is not a thread for smack talk, just to discuss if TB is the most hated. If you want talk smack, take it to the smack forum.
That takes us to Tyler Hansbrough. Hansbrough, as the story goes, is in his senior year with the University of North Carolina Tar Heels. He swept all of the major individual awards in college basketball in 2008, and he’s expected to go in the first round of the 2009 NBA draft. Tar Heel games are heavily covered by national media, and a significant amount of print and broadcast time is devoted to loving praise of Hansbrough’s “toughness” and Patton-like leadership qualities. Without a doubt, he is a great college basketball player. But let’s be honest: He’ll be to NBA basketball what Rafael Araujo is to NBA basketball. That is to say, he will suck.
That’s because “gritty determination” means little when you’re playing against guys who can make their testicles slap you in the face when they dunk on you. The same characteristics that make someone a star in college can make that same person a spectator in the NBA. But don’t take our word for it: Here’s a list the top twelve ”Hansbrough Effect” players of all time:
http://foodcourtlunch.com/?p=1644
Tyler Hansbrough, North Carolina
Why people seem to hate him:
- Best player on the formerly indestructible North Carolina Tar Heels, anointed as national champions in August.
- Has some kind of "motor" and tends to "hustle" once in a while. May even be "psycho".
- The fawning from the media is almost at Tebowesque levels.
- Has the look of an NBA bomb.
- Rick Reilly can break down the rest (for 1.5 mil).
http://stormingthefloor.net/2009/01/2009-stf-haties.html
At least dook has 2 on the list and a third coming off the bench.
NOTE: This is not a thread for smack talk, just to discuss if TB is the most hated. If you want talk smack, take it to the smack forum.