I flipped on the tube and of course ESPN is on, it's a college house, what do you expect?
The North Carolina/N.C. State game is on and the announcers are talking about Tyler Hansbrough more than John Madden talks about Brett Favre.
Hansbrough is a good, a really good player. He does everything you would want a center to do. He scores, he rebounds, and he hustles his tail off... I'm still not sold.
A player like Hansbrough, although a great contributor at the college level, will not produce at the pro level and my reasoning is Stanford Alum Mark Madsen.
First, the two play exactly the same style of ball, all hustle. Their lack of overall skill is overcome by their excessive will, a blast to watch, but not condusive to becoming a great NBA player. Now let's compare the two:
Madsen's college career- 6'9, 236
PPG- 10.9
RPG- 7.9
APG- 0.6
FG%- 58.7
Hansbrough's college career- 6'9, 245
PPG- 19.8
RPG- 8.6
APG- 1.1
FG%- 54.7
As you can see, these two are quite comparable, not only as far as style played, but statistically too.
Sure Hansbrough does a little more, but let's be honest; there will be a spot for the forward on an NBA team, like there is Madsen, but his size and skill set will not positively affect the team.
The one nice thing about being compared to Madsen though, teammates and coaches love the guy, if Hansbrough can remain positive and be a good teammate, he'll make a nice living at the next level.
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