Is Tyler hansbrough a bust?

[tomtucker]

And why is he not playing more, should he not be a star in the nba ?

[GhostDeini32]

i do not think anyone who followed him wondered if he'd be a star or not. he is not star material.

however, he could help your team with his hustle and... hustle and he hustles alot.

hes a bust.

[Vince15]

bust

[Crown&Coke]

Nobody had this guy projected in the lottery? He went high as far as I'm concerned. A bust? Indy was the bust for picking him where they did.

[Collie]

Did anyone really think that he would be much more than a decent role player? He was the 13th pick. 13th picks usually don't become stars.

[Kingsfans818]

Did anyone really think that he would be much more than a decent role player? He was the 13th pick. 13th picks usually don't become stars.

well it's not really his fault he got picked 13 and all the "expectations" that go along with it.

Most people had him as a hustle/scrap player in the form of a richman's Lou Amundson

He's not a bust because he really hasn't had a chance to play much due to injury, however, he is already like 24 and has probably already peaked..

[Collie]

Yeah, he won't ever be a star, but I think he can be a productive player ala Dale Davis type, someone who does the dirty work for a team. That in itself is very very possible.

[Kingsfans818]

Yeah, he won't ever be a star, but I think he can be a productive player ala Dale Davis type, someone who does the dirty work for a team. That in itself is very very possible.

He just doesn't have the size to be a player as someone like Davis (who was actually VERY good @ his prime)

He's a undersized hustle player

[zac]

I don't watch many Pacers games but he seemed to play decent enough against the Grizzlies recently. Not a superstar by any means but a decent enough bench player.

[Boogaboog]

Naw son, he's got hands bro!

[GhostDeini32]

Naw son, he's got hands bro!

lulz repped.

[SHEED_ gangsta]

c'mon guys I'll just come out and say it GREAT WHITE HOPE FAIL the league hyped him up so much before he even left UNC.

[RainierBeachPoet]

i think it best to wait until the 4th nba year of a player before such judgments are made

[chips93]

Did anyone really think that he would be much more than a decent role player? He was the 13th pick. 13th picks usually don't become stars.

this

most 13th picks are bench players

some much analysis goes into the draft nowadays that expectations are waaaaay too high

[bagelred]

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I hear TH couldn't catch a pass when he was younger. On the playground, if you missed a pass, they'd say "You got Tyler hands, bro!"





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Naw son, he's got hands bro!

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[dirkdiggler41]

i think it best to wait until the 4th nba year of a player before such judgments are made

He is 25. No reason to wait till he is 29.

[BankShot]

1.) Hansborough is only in his second year in the league, and only played in 1/3 of his first year due to injuries. Too few games played and too early in his career to be labeled a bust.

2.a) He was a late-lottery pick that no one expected to be anything more than a hustle/energy roleplayer. Its not his fault he was drafted way too early considering his limitations.

2.b) How can someone be expected to be a roleplayer, which he will be, and be considered a bust? The only way someone in that situation could be considered a "bust" is if he's out of the league in a few years, like Joe Alexander.

Run along now, son. :no:

[strike]

not being a star does not make you a bust.

he was chosen 13th and has had bad luck with injuries.

too early to be calling him a bust imo

[BankShot]

not being a star does not make you a bust.

he was chosen 13th and has had bad luck with injuries.

Not only that, but who in their right mind projected him to be a star in the first place?? :confusedshrug:

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[QUOTE=strike]not being a star does not make you a bust.

he was chosen 13th and has had bad luck with injuries.
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Not only that, but who in their right mind projected him to be a star in the first place?? :confusedshrug:

exactly?1

he was 13th pick ffs! to be a bust in your second season as the 13th pick you have to be pretty damm shit,

[chips93]

ed davis
tyler hansbrough
brandon rush
julian wright
thabo sefalosa
sean may
sebastian telfair
marcus banks
marcus haislip
richard jefferson

those are the last no.13 picks inthe last ten drafts

its pretty obvious that some of you have overly high expectations of a late lottery pick

if tyler hansbrough is a bust at 13, then you need to re-evaluate your definition of a bust


(this definitely wasnt worth the time)

[Rekindled]

actually he has been good when he gets to play . he and paul george have been in the dog house because their coach thinks they dont know his system yet.

[jbryan1984]

I didn't expect him to be anything special honestly.

[leopoldstotch]

I didn't expect him to be anything special honestly.

+1

all his points in college were hustle points. did anyone really think he was going to develop an offensive game while in the pros? :lol

[LilBTheBasedGod]

Did anyone really think that he would be much more than a decent role player? He was the 13th pick. 13th picks usually don't become stars.

Out of all the picks you could have said :oldlol:

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[Meticode]

Out of all the picks you could have said :oldlol:

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And there's been second rounders that have become stars before. The numbers say most of the time the 13th pick isn't going to be so good. No more better than a role player.

[dallaslonghorn]

How can he be a bust if everyone knew he would suck before he was even drafted?

[InspiredLebowski]

Far as him going as high as he did, I remember Jersey liking him a lot, rumors about them considering him at 11. Most projections had him something like 15-20 or so, it's not like he was a 2nd rounder.

Far as him being a bust, I should note I HATED the pick then, and still dislike it, but he hasn't even gotten a chance to prove himself because O'Brien's a dickhead. He'll get 4 minutes, then 3 DNPCD's, then 12 minutes, a few more DNPCD's. And it's not because he's just not good enough, it's because he doesn't "spread the floor." There was the scary concussion/vertigo stuff last year, the shin splits that kept him out of his first training camp. Kid's had a tough go of it.

He's supposed to start tomorrow against the Spurs and I'm kinda thinking Bird sat O'Brien down over this break and told him to play Hansbrough because Posey's fatass is worthless and Hibbert has no help at all on the block. Bird loves him, and you can't deny he busts his ass (hustle is a legitimate NBA skill), he'll get his chance. Just needs to learn how to do anything on offense besides be a blackhole and chuck it up from his hip.

[Lebron23]

Nope

He just needs some playing time. He won't become an All Star in the NBA, but he's going to be a terrific role player for any NBA teams.

[Dro]

I can tell u guys don't follow the Pacers...Tyler is not a bust....He is actually a very good role player who plays well when Jim the Idiot Obrien decides to play him....He's also been injured but he is now the starter.......He's just the next in the line of victims under Jim Obrien's asinine rotations......

[Doranku]

People have to expect you to be good to be considered a bust. Everyone knew Hansbrough would be garbage in the NBA.

[Dro]

People have to expect you to be good to be considered a bust. Everyone knew Hansbrough would be garbage in the NBA.
Yeah, except that he's not garbage and is actually a pretty good role player...:rolleyes:

[ILLsmak]

Nah, he's fine... he's not gonna be a star, but he's good enough. It's kind of like Baby (but Baby was picked later); those guys who did work in college usually come around to be pretty decent role players.

Tyler is a solid role playing big and could help out a lot of contending teams. Could likely start on some, too. I think you could put him alongside Tim Duncan or Dwight and he'd go hard.

-Smak

[vinsane01]

He got drafted at 13th. That's not particularly high and i cant remember anyone being called a bust from being picked 10+ or even from the 5th above. Plus, i think no one expected him to be anything more than a good solid role player.

[OrlandoAnderson]

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I hear TH couldn't catch a pass when he was younger. On the playground, if you missed a pass, they'd say "You got Tyler hands, bro!"





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:lol



this guy is BETA

[tomtucker]

Not only that, but who in their right mind projected him to be a star in the first place?? :confusedshrug:

i did, and why not, a big star for carolina, they become national champions with him playing a big part , and so many great players come from UNC, Like MJ, vince carter, seeing good players with the baby-blue, i belived he also would be a star..........are we sure it

[Alvy]

Did anyone really think that he would be much more than a decent role player? He was the 13th pick. 13th picks usually don't become stars.

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[JohnnySic]

The prototypical star in college who isn't big, athletic, or skilled enough to transfer that dominance to the NBA. A glorified Mark Madsen, nothing more. Did anyone really expect him to do better? Really?

[InspiredLebowski]

The bust is finally getting playing time and is bullying and midranging his way to 22/11 with a few mintues to go in the 3rd. San Antonio cannot guard him.

[HB40TheNextStar]

What's this? He gets playing time and produces?

O'Brien needs to quit.

[leopoldstotch]

he's killing the spurs tonight.

:facepalm

[Scoooter]

Awesome. I like Hansbrough. I noticed, after checking the boxscores for a few games this season, he'd get like 8 mintues of playing time and score, like, 6 points and grab four rebounds or something. He should play more.

[wakencdukest]

The prototypical star in college who isn't big, athletic, or skilled enough to transfer that dominance to the NBA. A glorified Mark Madsen, nothing more. Did anyone really expect him to do better? Really?


I expected him to be a lot better than Madsen, considering Madsen was terrible. I figured he'd be a backup/ energy guy who could get 10 pts and 10 rebounds off the bench, maybe more occasionally. He had a good game tonight, hopefully he can keep it up.

[Vince15]

bust
:mad:

[Dro]

What's this? He gets playing time and produces?

O'Brien needs to quit.
Its like people refuse to listen.......You got a few Pacer fans in this thread telling u its the coach, telling u he could produce if given a chance...yet people still calling him a bust....

Obrien is TERRIBLE.........PERIOD.......POINT BLANK............He handcuffs Darren Collison, he handcuffed Tinsley and TJ ford........Those guys aren't all stars but they're very creative and Jim Obrien = hates creativity......

[tomtucker]

The bust is finally getting playing time and is bullying and midranging his way to 22/11 with a few mintues to go in the 3rd. San Antonio cannot guard him.

sounds great....i like that Hansbrough guy.......**** any coach that won

[Dro]

[QUOTE=tomtucker]sounds great....i like that Hansbrough guy.......**** any coach that won

[SayTownRy]

hansbrough looked like he was back at NC last night. lit bonner up every time he touched the ball.

thank goodness dyess was able to face him up a little bit better.

[GiveItToBurrito]

No, he's actually pretty good, both as a rebounder and as someone who can raise hell and get to the line, and he'll play more once the Pacers have more minutes to go around. No one said he'd be a star, but a decent number of people thought he'd be garbage, so I think if anything he's exceeded expectations.

[InspiredLebowski]

No, he's actually pretty good, both as a rebounder and as someone who can raise hell and get to the line, and he'll play more once the Pacers have more minutes to go around. No one said he'd be a star, but a decent number of people thought he'd be garbage, so I think if anything he's exceeded expectations.He's also just a sparkplug, the dude's a damn maniac. I know people kind of get tired of cliches like "he tries hard, he busts ass" etc etc, but every single second (literally) Hansbrough play it's 100% effort. Watch an NBA game, really look and see how many guys do that. I keep saying hustle is a legitimate NBA skill but no one takes it seriously. When you're on his team and see him playing that hard you can't help but pick up your own effort, unless your name's Danny Granger anyway. He put up a 12 footer last night and missed and just bullied his way to his own board and on the slowmo replay you could see a look on Hibbert's face like "Jesus Christ!" The dude takes a big half step into the lane on the FIRST of two FTs to chase the board, just out of habit.

And that's not even getting into the things it does to his opponent on the defensive end. I remember last year Andray Blatche just basically giving up because Hansbrough was frustrating him so much.

People can hate him for being the "great white hope, for getting his ass kissed at UNC so much, hell just for being from UNC. But watch the kid play, it's hard not to love someone who plays so damn hard.

[artificial]

I keep saying hustle is a legitimate NBA skill but no one takes it seriously. When you're on his team and see him playing that hard you can't help but pick up your own effort, unless your name's Danny Granger anyway.
I do agree that hustle is a legitimate NBA skill.

See guys like Jason Maxiell, Dejuan Blair or Joakim Noah. Eduardo Najera wasn't ever a star, but has had a long NBA career mostly due to his hustle. Ron Artest put himself on the map by playing hard every single second on the court at the beginning of his NBA career (though allegedly drunk lol). Charles Oakley, Dennis Rodman weren't all about hustle, but damn that defined them.

[Dro]

what do u know......he's starting off pretty good tonight against Atlanta tonight.....

[Grinder]

23/8 on 56% from the field in his last 5 games.

23/8 since becoming a starter.

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[AMISTILLILL]

Kid is balling.

[8BeastlyXOIAD]

Kevin Love = Tyler Hansbrough 6'10 version with a jump shot

[Grinder]

Kevin Love = Tyler Hansbrough 6'10 version with a jump shot

Makes no sense as usual.

Hansbrough is taller than love and he already has a jumper.

[DStebb716]

I don't think anybody expected him to be a star.

[bagelred]

He's the 13th pick in the draft and he was probably picked too high to begin with. What did you expect from him? He isn't star material. Rotation player at best.

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[DGARAS]

He's the 13th pick in the draft and he was probably picked too high to begin with. What did you expect from him? He isn't star material. Rotation player at best.

he's gonna be better than david lee.

he's starter material. 6th man material.

he's gonna be good simply because he knows how to change his game to succeed.

[Suckafree]

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I hear TH couldn't catch a pass when he was younger. On the playground, if you missed a pass, they'd say "You got Tyler hands, bro!"





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:lol

No you don't, your the most unfunny poster on here and everybody knows it. Your jokes suck, last time I called you and your bad jokes that nobody finds funny you negged me lol.

Heh, you mad? Yeah, you mad

[SavageMode]

Plays just like Bosh when 2 years into the league.

[ALBballer]

He was drafted at #13. What kind of production do people expect from someone drafter #13?

Here's a list of some players drafted at that spot:

2002 - Marcus Haislip (Out of the league?)
2003 - Marcus Banks (Out of the league?)
2004 - Sebastian Telfair (Avg backup on a sh*t team)
2005 - Sean May (Out of the league?)
2006 - Thabo Sefolosha (Average Starter on a playoff team)
2007 - Julian Wright (Backup)
2008 - Brandon Rush (Backup)
2010 - Ed Davis

how can anyone label Hansborough a bust? At worst he's a career backup. Far from a bust.

[SleepyCorpse]

29 points 8 rebounds in a win against the knicks tonight.

[Notorious D.M.C]

in the next few years..the Pacers will be Paul George and Hansbrough's team.

[PacerRaptor]

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