Tyler Hansbrough and Josh McRoberts: The Story of Two, Tall White Guys

Posted Apr 8, 2009
When I watched this Carolina club, I thought back to the incoming recruiting class in the summer of 2005, particularly Tyler Hansbrough and Josh McRoberts. You can easily argue that Hansbrough is only the 4th best player on his team. However, when you look at how the fate of Duke and Carolina has flipped-flopped this decade, no two players better represent what went right for the Tar Heels and what went wrong for the Blue Devils. (Bleacher Report)

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