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As most college basketball standouts were declaring for the NBA Draft, UNC’s Tyler Hansbrough decided to go the opposite direction. Rare.
Granted, Hansbrough had expressed interest in returning to win an NCAA Championship. The fact that he went out in the Final Four this year only adds to this, as it has to leave a bitter taste in your mouth.
He’s won at the high school level, being crowned Missouri state champ a few times. Now he wants to stay at UNC for his senior season to chase college glory. Wow, think he would make a good, driven pro? Winning is this dude’s M.O.
You would think someone like Kevin Love would have stayed in school as well for similar reasons. He burned out in the Final Four as well and couldn’t even touch the ball. Plus he comes from freaking Lake Oswego, Oregon – an affluent Portland suburb. It’s not like he’s cash strapped and from the hood, needing to feed his children and baby mommas.
David Stern has been trying to encourage such Hansbrough-esque behavior by instituting a new age limit, essentially forcing kids to at least go through their freshman year. Most recruits will still be one and out and onto the NBA, but perhaps some will be drawn in and want to shoot for a collegiate crown.
But for now, were still waiting on that sea change to occur. In the interim, we lost Love, but we still have the retard-strong Hansbrough. One out of two Great White Hopes ain’t bad.
