For UNC's Hansbrough, payoff is two games away

Posted Apr 2, 2009

Carolina is back in the Final Four. Tyler Hansbrough is a dark horse to repeat as the player of the year, which Blake Griffin seems to have secured. It hasn't been as much fun as Hansbrough hoped. "For me, personally, I guess people would criticize me for coming back if we didn't get to the Final Four. That's pressure off, right there," Hansbrough said. (Philadelphia Daily News)

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