As both a UNC and Raptors fan - I love this move of course. I can certainly empathize with those that dislike him - if you root for team he plays against his on-court demeanor and aggression can be pretty annoying. I will say this - in regular minutes he will produce. He's probably the greatest player over the course of his career in the history of the ACC, and was a Sporting News First Team All-American all four years of college. He started 8 games in place of West for the Pacers last year - and in those 8 games averaged 14.8 Ppg and 10.1 Rebs on 49% FG and 75% FT. He's not going to be a superstar obviously - but he can play and should be productive for the Raptors and offer some grit and toughness - and yes annoy the hell out of the opposition.
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Official: Tyler Hansbrough Signs 2 Year Deal With The Raptors
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I like the signing. It also frees us up to move Amir should we go full tank at any point before or during the season. Starting Acy would be a bit of a joke but I think you could get away with starting Hansborough. Rehardless he is a guy I like the Raptors going after.
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But he's a hack ....
I would have liked Brendan Wright better, but this move only re-assures Ujiri's commitment to hard working, hard-nosed culture. He's a dirty player but I'd rather him be with us than against us. Jonas has a body guard now.Last edited by torch19; Tue Jul 9, 2013, 08:33 PM.“I don’t create controversies. They’re there long before I open my mouth. I just bring them to your attention.”
-- Charles Barkley
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With Andrea gone and with Pshyco T in, we get a ton tougher and no one in the league can call us soft now. teams are gonna hate playing against V and Amir only to see Pshyco come off the bench. Andrea gone speaks volumns how are D can be much more tighter, watching that 3-17 record, put someone else besides Bargs in and we could have curbed that record a lot more. There was no toughness during that slide.
Plus probably the second best nick name behind Black Mamba
Hoping for a competitive season. Let's get a winning culture and let another team develop a 2014 player.
(I said hope didnt I)
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If they wanted to add toughness, there really weren't better options out there. He isn't the most skilled player, but he has an elite motor (to add to our already great bigs in that regard), and to say he does the dirty work is an understatement. He also actually has a decent ball IQ.
I'm not his biggest fan, but it wasn't a good FA market for the Raps to find something in. I would also think regardless of what direction any of us want them to go in, this works out. If they decide to tank he's a good piece to have...to move or as insurance if they start throwing assets around in trades. If they decide to compete he'll contribute what he can. Either way he shouldn't cost much and should have fair value....hopefully it's not a stupid deal.
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