Prior to yesterday's game against the Pacers, King James and the Miami Heat had been written off, left for dead, and labeled as a parody of his Cleveland teams. Well if that is the case, then the Heat needed
It's funny how one star can be held to a standard and the other gets a pass. Dwyane Wade gets more passes for things because he has a championship. That one championship has given him more passes on things than anyone or any player in history.
Make no mistake about it, Tyler Hansbrough has made the adjustment to the NBA. In his last two games versus the New York Knicks Tyler Hansbrough has scored almost 60 points versus the Knicks. Granted the Knicks aren’t the quintessential NBA defensive juggernaut, Hansbrough has been showing everything that NBA scouts and college critics were saying that he couldn’t.
Maybe those naysayers are the fuel that Hansbrough needed. He has unleashed an offensive arsenal that is not only athletic, but physical. “Pshyco T” as he is referred to in the Bull City is looking like a man possessed. His recent dunk on Amare Stoudemire is an example of how he is finally getting comfortable in his own shoes. That is the type of performance you expected when the Pacers took Hansbrough in the lottery last season.