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Well yeah, it's because he played good basketball like he's always been doing. I knew he was a solid pick from the beginning. Sure, he's not the flashiest pick, but still he was a great pick and he'll prove it.

i was happy that he went in the lottery i love unc ball and followed hansbrough and love his game. no doubt in my mind he will be an effective starting powerforward in the nba.

Summer league is a glorified college All-Star game. It surprises me very little that he is successful in this environment.

ESPN shows Hansbrough the love

One thing about drafting a former college player of the year who spent four years at high-profile North Carolina: people sure the hell know who he is. He might be better-known among casual basketball fans than anyone else connected to the Pacers (other than Larry Bird).

Maybe if Hansbrough has a good rookie year, it will occur to the TV networks to show the Pacers once in a while?

I would love to see some Pacers on national television, although I don't think it's going to happen any time soon....unless we start winning.

jarrettjackfan wrote:Well yeah, it's because he played good basketball like he's always been doing. I knew he was a solid pick from the beginning. Sure, he's not the flashiest pick, but still he was a great pick and he'll prove it.

I saw him often over the years and the fact that skills and effort,taken to the max...can matter,makes me respect the game more.

True, it does help if you've watched the guy closely, knowing that Bird would be interested in him lol.

Here are some of David Thorpe's impressions of Psycho T from Day 3 of the summer league (via Twitter/ESPN)

Hansbrough is tough to guard on the perimeter, if pressured. He takes big steps and eats up space fast. At the rim sooner than you'd think.

Hansbrough is simply too anchored to the floor to be a good rebounder. But he can train to get better at being a "quick jumper".

Tyler just got a steal off a post denial. Smart!

It will be interesting to see if NBA players will foul Hansbrough often as a rookie. He's a foul magnet, but will he be as a rookie?

Hansbrough plays behind his man in the post. Poor decision now. Worse during the season, unless it's part of a bigger plan.

And here are his assessments of Roy Hibbert (all pretty dead on)

I think Hibbert can be a starter for a good team if only he could move better in tight spaces. I'd try anything I were him to get quicker.

Especially if Roy could only eat what he catches.

Remember how Mickey had Rocky chasing chickens to prepare for Apollo's speed? I'd do that with Hibbert. His nimbleness would improve a ton.

I like seeing Hibbert extend his defense when necessary, but I know why he likes to stay inside. He is a formiddable presence.

Maynor just learned a big nba lesson; "drivers must always account for shot blockers". And Hibbert is the blocker in this equation.

Hibbert is moving better, without doubt. He has to keep "valuing" that, and not just focus on skill.

Hibbert would be an immeasurably better defender if he would work on sliding faster on d. I think he can get better there.

" Hansbrough, the Atlantic Coast Conference's career-scoring leader, also wants to prove he's athletic enough to play in the NBA. He put the ball on the floor several times against the Thunder, finishing once with a two-handed baseline dunk and getting fouled several times. He was 9 of 10 from the free-throw line.

"That's what I proved in my workouts, things like that," he said. "People were just saying that and people bought into it. I still get the job done, whether it's athletic or not. I think I'm athletic." "

That Hansborough...he's just no Shawn Williams.

old rem wrote:That Hansborough...he's just no Shawn Williams.

yeah I highly we'd see this

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3013965

With Tyler