Comments on: Well, He Got His Title http://rumorsandrants.com/2009/04/well-he-got-his-title.html Goes Down Easy With Little Or No Aftertaste Wed, 23 May 2012 03:31:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: AK-47 http://rumorsandrants.com/2009/04/well-he-got-his-title.html/comment-page-1#comment-8232 AK-47 Wed, 08 Apr 2009 23:38:57 +0000 http://rumorsandrants.com/?p=6362#comment-8232 I should preface all of this by saying I've been a UNC fan since I was old enough to follow college basketball, so some may see some bias here. But whatever, vai tomar no cu. I just think it gets lost on too many people that college basketball is in fact, college basketball. While everyone wants to pick out each NBA prospect's flaws and figure out where the top college players will go or won't go in the draft, something's always being forgotten - it's college basketball. While technically both the NBA and the NCAA play the same sport, college basketball, in a way, is a completely different sport than the NBA in itself. I think too many people waste too much time trying to figure out what a college player is going to do at the next level. Isn't it possible to enjoy what players are doing in college basketball? This is really the last time athletes are playing a sport they love and are good at for the love of the game, before a lot of them are shipped off to the lovely and much less-intriguing world of being a high-payed NBA employee. I can't agree with this post more. Say what you will about Psycho-T. Hate him if you must. Yes I know he doesn't come off as the smartest, most well-spoken or eloquent guy in the world. And I'm well aware he likely won't be anywhere near an NBA star. But how can't you appreciate what he's done as a college basketball player? The numbers and results speak for themselves. And he did all of this for four years against the much more gifted players who will in fact become upper-echelon pro ballers. How many pieces of ish players are there on an NBA bench that everyone raved about as a college freshman or sophomore, leading that guy to jump early and enter the draft. Maybe he's been lucky enough to have been on the bench for an NBA team that's won a title or accomplished something significant. But did he do anything to help? Likely not. Regardless of what anyone wants to say about Hansbrough, no one will be able to take away the fact that he's accomplished more in four years of college than a lot of more athletically talented early-entry NBA scrubs will in their entire life of playing basketball. Though UNC never has a problem getting a top-notch recruiting class, it's going to be impossible for Roy Williams to ever really replace Hansbrough. And as a Heels fan, I'm going to miss him a ton. He was great to watch, easy to appreciate with how physical and hard-working he was, and he was the center piece of the most successful four years of UNC basketball ever. If you're a Hansbrough Hater (or just incredibly jealous of his success) then so be it. But those of you who are should really ask yourself why. I should preface all of this by saying I’ve been a UNC fan since I was old enough to follow college basketball, so some may see some bias here. But whatever, vai tomar no cu.
I just think it gets lost on too many people that college basketball is in fact, college basketball.
While everyone wants to pick out each NBA prospect’s flaws and figure out where the top college players will go or won’t go in the draft, something’s always being forgotten – it’s college basketball.
While technically both the NBA and the NCAA play the same sport, college basketball, in a way, is a completely different sport than the NBA in itself. I think too many people waste too much time trying to figure out what a college player is going to do at the next level.
Isn’t it possible to enjoy what players are doing in college basketball? This is really the last time athletes are playing a sport they love and are good at for the love of the game, before a lot of them are shipped off to the lovely and much less-intriguing world of being a high-payed NBA employee.
I can’t agree with this post more.
Say what you will about Psycho-T. Hate him if you must. Yes I know he doesn’t come off as the smartest, most well-spoken or eloquent guy in the world. And I’m well aware he likely won’t be anywhere near an NBA star. But how can’t you appreciate what he’s done as a college basketball player?
The numbers and results speak for themselves. And he did all of this for four years against the much more gifted players who will in fact become upper-echelon pro ballers.
How many pieces of ish players are there on an NBA bench that everyone raved about as a college freshman or sophomore, leading that guy to jump early and enter the draft. Maybe he’s been lucky enough to have been on the bench for an NBA team that’s won a title or accomplished something significant. But did he do anything to help? Likely not.
Regardless of what anyone wants to say about Hansbrough, no one will be able to take away the fact that he’s accomplished more in four years of college than a lot of more athletically talented early-entry NBA scrubs will in their entire life of playing basketball.
Though UNC never has a problem getting a top-notch recruiting class, it’s going to be impossible for Roy Williams to ever really replace Hansbrough. And as a Heels fan, I’m going to miss him a ton. He was great to watch, easy to appreciate with how physical and hard-working he was, and he was the center piece of the most successful four years of UNC basketball ever.
If you’re a Hansbrough Hater (or just incredibly jealous of his success) then so be it. But those of you who are should really ask yourself why.

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