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No vacation for Hansbrough
Jun 26, 2009
Tyler Hansbrough was the 13th pick in the NBA Draft Thursday night, vaulting into the lottery after leading North Carolina to the NCAA title.
So what’s next? A day at the beach?
Uh, no. Hansbrough virtually went blank Friday afternoon on The Insiders when co-host Mark Thomas asked him if he planned to take some time off and take a vacation.
“Um … uh … no, not really,” Hansbrough said.
Instead, Hansbrough said he was looking forward to getting up to Indiana to get to know his new team, the Pacers, and to participate in summer league play.
But Hansbrough, who won national player of the year honors at UNC but whose NBA credentials were often questioned, did say he felt vindicated to be a lottery pick. Hansbrough seemed amused that there were questions about his athletic ability.
“That was laid to rest went I went to the workouts,” Hansbrough said. Hansbrough said he and his trainer chuckled at that perception.
“I felt like I was more of an athlete than people gave me credit for,” Hansbrough told The Insiders.
Once in the NBA, Hansbrough will have to prove he can hit his jump shots. But when asked if he could go to the Pacers’ Larry Bird for advice, Hansbrough quipped, “I’m pretty sure he’d give me a couple of tips.”
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RE: No vacation for Hansbrough
if ty lawson is to small for the nba what the hell is curry, c'mon man give me a break on that to small .
- Posted by tylrscr
I totally don't get how high Curry went in the draft. He has tons of talent, but can you see him going up against LeBron and Shaq and Kobe? Lawson may be on the short side, but he won the Cousey award, which is given to the best point guard in the country. Chris Paul is short as well and he is one of the best in the NBA - and he played on the Olympic team. I guess time will tell.
Hansbrough will continue to work hard and do whatever it takes to help out The Pacers. He'll have a solid NBA career, and yes, he was definitely worthy of being a lottery pick. Go Tyler!
RE: No vacation for Hansbrough
if ty lawson is to small for the nba what the hell is curry, c'mon man give me a break on that to small .
RE: No vacation for Hansbrough
Tyler has proven time and time again, he can do anything basketball-related that he puts his mind to. I can't wait to see him silence his critics even more! Go Psycho-T!!!!!!
RE: No vacation for Hansbrough
It will be nice to see how all the ACC prospects workout. I normally pull for Charlotte so I'm hopping Henderson can help. He's not a Dukie anymore but a Bobcat. Yes, maybe you are right about Lawson, Chris Paul is having a difficult time making it as a small pointguard. It will be interesting to see how well all of the ACC players do.
RE: No vacation for Hansbrough
Lawson's too small for the NBA, that's why he went later.
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