Obama no match for Hansbrough in NC primary
Despite a pretty sweet jumper for an “out-of-touch, pointy-headed elitist,” Barack Obama is really no match for North Carolina Tar Heel senior Tyler Hansbrough. And if Tobacco Road — Dukies excluded — had its way, neither Obama nor Clinton would make it to the Big Dance in November.
That’s right. Because Hansbrough is a “PTP’er” and the unanimous choice by North Carolina superdelegates. He won the popular vote too. Carolina fans can’t get enough Psycho-T — and there was a sigh of relief when the 6′9″ hardest working man in college basketball decided to stay put for his senior season instead of entering the NBA draft.
Now Hansbrough will have to start stumping the NBA and its pundits during the ‘08-’09 campaign. I’m not sold on Hansbrough as a president in the NBA — or governor for that matter — but he might be a good congressman.
Hansbrough will probably be an early first rounder in next year’s draft, but is he the type of player to build a team around? I think he’s the guy you want at your practices — which isn’t a bad thing necessarily for any team that needs to keep everyone motivated. That isn’t to say he won’t be an impact player, but I just don’t see him as a force in the NBA. He’s a great college player — a guy you can root for — and I wished there were more of him around. It’s fun to watch him run — like a big-legged fawn in an open field.
So the polls are closed and Hansbrough is still the Mayor of Chapel Hill.
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