When Great Is Kind Of Boring
Posted Feb 26, 2008
With all due respect, the recent crooning over Tyler Hansbrough, a shoo-in for 2008 ACC Player of the Year, raises several interesting questions: Can a player be simultaneously great and yet not very entertaining? Can you appreciate a player as a rare talent, admire his skills and determination, yet find the core strength of his game so workmanlike, so repetitious, it becomes as riveting to watch as someone pouring concrete?
(WRAL.com)
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