Adulthood, NBA can wait; Tyler Hansbrough not ready to grow up

Posted Nov 8, 2008
Tyler Hansbrough put a hold on his NBA career mostly because he thought he wasn't quite ready for the pros and could get better if he were to spend one more year in college. But if there is a side benefit to the deferment of adulthood, it is the joy of still being a kid. And that was every bit as alluring to Hansbrough as money and fame is to most people in his position. "Growing up isn't that much fun," Hansbrough said. (ESPN.com)

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