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Blazers fan here. Very curious about your opinions on Hansborough. 8.5/5 in 18 minutes looks great to me, but his shooting percentage and PER aren't good. He has a pretty small sample size (29 games), but what's general opinion on him here?

Break him down for me.

My ear hurts.

Indy2thaWindy wrote:My ear hurts.

Are you really a Pacers fan??? I can never tell the way you act. You obviously don't understand what he is/was going through. I was born with ear problems and I had much of the same problems as Hansbrough had this past season. I was forced to quit sports in high school because of those ear problems. You ears are very important to your balance and if something is off then it is very hard when doing any physical activity. Just running on the treadmill can be difficult because you have to look down the whole time to make sure you don't run off the side of the treadmill... no joke (as funny as the picture would look). I played basketball and in the middle of games there were times when the court would feel like it was moving underneath me, which you can imagine would make it hard to actually keep you balance and be effective. This is most likely what Hansbrough is experiencing so I do sympathize in what he is going through. It is not just "my ear hurts" there is much more to it and this could be something that ends his playing career if it is not figured out. I would hate to see that, but it could happen.

The court never moves on me, so I don't know what he goin thru. He got it from the concussion right? If he is gonna be hesitant, havin a high motor won't mean much, his only real strength. He was still a bad draft pick.

Indy2thaWindy wrote:The court never moves on me, so I don't know what he goin thru. He got it from the concussion right? If he is gonna be hesitant, havin a high motor won't mean much, his only real strength. He was still a bad draft pick.

Well we're just going to have to disagree. I think I've disagreed with most of the things you have said since you began posting on here. We have different opinions, and I think you just like being negative about everything that doesn't concern Lance Stephenson. Which I hope Stephenson is the next great thing for the Pacers benefit.

48_7 wrote:Blazers fan here. Very curious about your opinions on Hansborough. 8.5/5 in 18 minutes looks great to me, but his shooting percentage and PER aren't good. He has a pretty small sample size (29 games), but what's general opinion on him here?

Break him down for me.

He's a hustle guy. I think he can be a 15pt. 10reb. guy in this league if he gets more playing time and can get completely healthy. He seems to get to the free throw line almost at will when he is banging down low. I think he can develop a nice mid-range jump shot because at times his stroke looked pretty decent in my opinion. He has more athleticism than most give him credit for, and like I said before his hustle alone makes up for most of his short comings. I think he can put up Troy Murphy-like numbers when given minutes. However, their games are totally different as Hansbrough is more of a brawler and Murphy is more of a stretch four who can really knock down the three-ball. Think Jeff Foster in his prime with much more offensive potential.

Assuming he gets healthy no reason he can't be a solid starting caliber player. I also think he's a nice complement to Hibbert. In the small sample of games I saw last year he looked like a better athlete than I ever thought. He'll never be an all star but good teams always have a few guys like him.

Indy2thaWindy wrote:My ear hurts.

Dude, your a ****

it's more than hustle. Foster hustles. Hansbrough attacks. he's very aggressive throwing his body into much bigger players. he was fun to watch. lets hope his balance returns.

bad draft pick? I don't think its fair to knock a pick because he gets injured. you don't set the pace at a school like North Carolina without talent.

Indy2thaWindy wrote:My ear hurts.

Yea your a fool. Next time actually give insightful information. Instead of rack up posts.

MUpacersSIC wrote:

Indy2thaWindy wrote:My ear hurts.

Are you really a Pacers fan??? I can never tell the way you act. You obviously don't understand what he is/was going through. I was born with ear problems and I had much of the same problems as Hansbrough had this past season. I was forced to quit sports in high school because of those ear problems. You ears are very important to your balance and if something is off then it is very hard when doing any physical activity. Just running on the treadmill can be difficult because you have to look down the whole time to make sure you don't run off the side of the treadmill... no joke (as funny as the picture would look). I played basketball and in the middle of games there were times when the court would feel like it was moving underneath me, which you can imagine would make it hard to actually keep you balance and be effective. This is most likely what Hansbrough is experiencing so I do sympathize in what he is going through. It is not just "my ear hurts" there is much more to it and this could be something that ends his playing career if it is not figured out. I would hate to see that, but it could happen.

Yeah that sucks. The only thing I had when I was younger was "inner ear infections" thats about it. Did Tyler have the same thing? Or was it far worse?

It seems like the ear problems were compounded by the fact he got a concussion. Hansbrough can be a great contributor. He really embodies what the lofty ideals are of universal athleticism. He puts in everything he has into the game. His numbers were remarkably impressive given his situation.

Tyler is what Indiana Basketball embodies: Small town, Big Heart, never back down, love for the game, character, integrity, fair play to name a few. I can understand the frustration and negativism regarding Me First, Brawl Initiating, Gun carrying, night time tucking type of individuals. But Not Tyler!
We all have had set backs and times of challege in our lives and careers. Tyler is jsut a kid, wish him wel, say a prayer and maybe, just maybe we can enjoy his talent and commitment to this franchise. If not, it's just a game.

I forgive you.

One of my boys is a diehard Tarheel, so I'd been hearing about him for quite sometime b4 we drafted him. I think he'd be perfect in a pick n roll/pop offense. He has range on his J, at least he did on college. He's quick enough to make that first step off a shotfake, but also fearless enough to go to the hole, draw contact, and make the shot. As said b4, he lives at the line, and his workouts are legendary. He really reminds me of Karl Malone, but Obie won't change his system to compliment his talents.

I think that either TJ or Lance would work well with him in pnr scenarios, and I hope we can deal Troy by Feb and get both him and Rolle some minutes. Ty & Roy looked good together in summer league and in limited time during the season. I really hope he can overcome this, bc I want him to be apart of the climb back to prominence. No more Benders!!!

Agreed that Tyler is great at drawing fouls. We'll see if he is a starter or not, but the main thing for me is that he has great character. Health permitting, at the very least Tyler will have a long career as a very solid, first man off the bench big-man. Last season he proved that he could bang, this season he has added even more strength.

Think Jeff Foster + 10 ppg. How in the hell can you go wrong with that?

Boneman2 wrote:Think Jeff Foster + 10 ppg. How in the hell can you go wrong with that?

Wizop wrote:bad draft pick? I don't think its fair to knock a pick because he gets injured. you don't set the pace at a school like North Carolina without talent.

Because PF wasn't a position of need, like PG was. A lot of people hated the pick. Look at the success of the point guards from last year's draft. How can you defend the pick?

i suppose thats why Larry Legend is the GM, not us...

Look at the Colts for instance... Do they always draft a particular need? No, they draft the best player possible, I think thats what the Pacers do. Look at this years draft, Did we need a player just like Danny Granger, no, we take the best player available. Sure, we couldve drafted a PG like we needed but why waste a top 15 pick on a **** PG?

colts2004 wrote:i suppose thats why Larry Legend is the GM, not us...

Look at the Colts for instance... Do they always draft a particular need? No, they draft the best player possible, I think thats what the Pacers do. Look at this years draft, Did we need a player just like Danny Granger, no, we take the best player available. Sure, we couldve drafted a PG like we needed but why waste a top 15 pick on a **** PG?

In football you need to fill 22 positions, not 5. Injuries also happen more often. That is why you always should take the best player available. Not in basketball, everyone thought Hansbrough was a reach, when there were a lot of point guards that were taken behind him who all outperformed him last season.

colts2004 wrote:Sure, we couldve drafted a PG like we needed but why waste a top 15 pick on a **** PG?

Last year I couldve said...

Sure, we couldve drafted a PF THAT WAS NOT NEEDED but why waste a top 15 pick on a **** PF?
Oh, wait

U draft who u think is the best player to avoid picking Sam Bowie over MJ, or Oden over Durant, or Milicic over Wade, Anthony, or Bosh.

But like with Oden, it's not fair to compare when the guy's been injured basically all year. All those PGa also outperformed Blake Griffin. Was that a bad pick too?

Almost everybody thought Blake Griffin was the best player in the draft.
Almost everybody thought Tyler Hansbrough was a reach.