According to national columinst Mike Freeman, racism is playing a critical role in the fan-fare being received by University of North Carolina junior power forward Tyler Hansbrough.
Found March 11, 2008 on
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PLAYERS: Roy Hibbert, Tyler Hansbrough, Mike Freeman
PLAYERS: Roy Hibbert, Tyler Hansbrough, Mike Freeman
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kgoon1590 said March 12, 2008
I don't like Hansbrough as much as a Michael Beasley, but I can see what he represents: consistency. He'll go in and get his 20 and 10 every single night. There's a lot to be said about that - Tim Duncan, a black man, has made a career out of doing just that, and he is considered by most pundits to be the best power forward ever, despite not having the extreme athleticism of someone like Garnett, Shaq or Malone. I think the fact that Hansbrough is a steady rock makes him revered.
That said, I agree that he is overhyped by the media. But he also plays for arguably the most high-profile program in all of college basketball. Exposure is natural.