Some critics fume over Tyler Hansbrough

Posted Jan 3, 2009
The skeptics question a lack of polish to Tyler Hansbrough's statistically-impervious game. They question his athletic ability and NBA potential. One critic, CBS Sports.com national columnist Mike Freeman, wonders why Hansbrough gets "bonus points for simply accomplishing what everyone else does?" Chicago Tribune columnist Rick Morrissey wrote last month that Hansbrough is overexposed -- "North Carolina's Tyler Hansbrough would be at the top of my 'not-to-like' list. And right now, it's a list of one." (Raleigh News & Observer)

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