I had this argument with a colleague at work and I really don't know the answer. Personally i'm not enamored with Tyler Hansbrough as a player. Yes I know he has the great numbers, best in ACC history if I'm not mistaken and the two titles. I've found him to be a very fundamental sound player but lacks the athleticism and raw talent to excel at the next level. My best case scenario I could see him as being another Mark Madsen or Michael Doleac in the NBA. Either way that doesn't add a lot of merit to the "College" argument.
Anyways my colleagues argument was he's one of the all time "GREAT" college players in the history of College B-Ball. To me that's a very subjective statement. Using numbers alone yeah those and the two titles is great but is that enough? Personally I don't even think Hansbrough would start on an N.C. all time team and probably wouldn't get a lot of playing time. Now I wouldn't claim to be an North Carolina expert but from my observation would probably be this lineup for the all time squad. Correct me where I'm wrong..
PG - Phil Ford, SG- Michael Jordan, SF- James Worthy, PF Antwain Jamison, Center Rasheed Wallace
Without Tyler you'd still have: Vince Carter, Jerry Stackhouse, Bobby Jones and Sam Perkins on the bench to name a few.
As stated subjective depends on how you look at it. His accomplishments as a player or where he stands given the talent level surrounding him.. Christian Laetner was a great college player probably one of the best ever but there would never be an argument of him starting on an all time Duke team. It would start from him and move on from there. And no I'm not a Duke or NC fan, Gerogetown is my squad of choice..
My point in a nutshell to my friend was if I had to create an All-Time team to win with my draw of all the players who suited up in College. Tyler probably would even make the top 100.
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