Stephen Curry v. Monta Ellis

Hardwood Paroxysm found this 3/27/2008 on thepaintedarea.blogspot.com [flag]

Here's a comment attached to a Sporting News story on the uncertain NBA potential of Stephen Curry and Tyler Hansbrough: it's tiresome to hear announcers always making comments about how so and so will do at the next level. i don't care! i am a college basketball fan, if i want to hear about the nba then i will listen to and watch the league, which probably won't happen anytime soon. there is ... [link]

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Great Exercises in Internet NBA-Related Postings 3.27.08
Published 3/27/2008 by Hardwood Paroxysm at Hardwood Paroxysm
... A good point: We freak out on Stephen Curry for having a monster game, and when Monta Ellis does it, everyone yawns. What's up with that? ...

Nene and Dirk, Back in a BLINK
Published 3/27/2008 at Fan Voice: Recent Topics in The Court Reporters: The NBA.com Blog
... tonight. Welcome back, my good man, welcome back. The Painted Area makes an impassioned case for college basketball fans to consider following the NBA. The Celtics ' big halftime adjustment? ...

Friday Bullets
Published 3/28/2008 at ESPN.com - True Hoop - Blog
... This time of year, lots of people say they love college basketball, but insist they still hate NBA basketball. M. Haubs of the Painted Area: " ...

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Weekend Hangover - March 31

The On Deck Circle posted 3/31/2008 from theondeckcircle.net

Weekly Monday review of all the sports world's happenings from the weekend before. This week, a look at Stephen Curry, the NBA and NHL playoff pitcures, George Bush and the Nats, and much more.

I Was There

The Big Lead found this 3/17/2008 on cousinsofronmexico.blogspot.com

Let me say, it was pretty cool to see Tyler Hansbrough bury the game-winner today. The entire game I'd been pulling for Virginia Tech, but damn it if this wasn't cool: (Not my video) It was a hell of a game and if you think you can get that kind ...

ESPN commissions gold statue of UNC’s Hansbrough

The Fantasy Sports Review posted 3/18/2008 from www.serioussportsnewsnetwork.com

BRISTOL, CT — In a widely anticipated move, ESPN has commissioned an artist to create a 10-foot tall, solid gold statue of North Carolina forward Tyler Hansbrough. “We just felt that this was the right thing to do,” said an executive with the worldwide leader, on the condition of anonymity. “Tyler Hansbrough represents everything college basketball should be about

Why hasn't Beasley been handed Player of the Year yet?

MrThell posted 3/18/2008 from www.lebasketbawl.com

Someone seriously give me a good reason why Michael Beasley is not a sure thing to win the NCAA Basketball Player of the Year award. Is Tyler Hansbrough your answer? Are you kidding me? That Mark Madsen look-a-like? Are we simply rewarding players now because they stay longer in college? Are we rewarding players because they play at a school with Dick Vitale’s jock smothered all over it?

The Best Worst Of Billy Packer: The Henderson Elbow

SPORTSbyBROOKS found this 3/18/2008 on FanIQ.com

Here's Day 2 of the worst of Billy Packer. This is of course the infamous "People's Elbow" delivered by Gerald Henderson to the face of Tyler Hansbrough. I remember watching this game and my initial reaction was, there's no way ...

Some Folks Are Tired of Hansbrough

Intentional Foul found this 3/18/2008 on tarheelfan.wordpress.com

According to at least two columnists we are inundated to the point of drowning with Tyler Hansbrough. First is was Rick Morrisey of the Chicago Tribune and now Mike Freeman as CBS Sportsline are lamenting the way the media covers Tyler ...

Michael Beasley is so good he needs four phones

FanHouse found this 3/19/2008 on sports.yahoo.com

In the showdown for National Player of the Year, it's a dead heat between purported Great White Hope Tyler Hansbrough and freshman phenom Michael Beasley. That Beasley is even in this conversation is a testament to how good he's been this year. After ...

Marcus Ginyard receives All Tourney accolades

AEM posted 3/21/2008 from unc5corners.blogspot.com

While North Carolina was winning the ACC Tournament and Tyler Hansbrough was receiving the MVP for the tournament, there was another Heel that was getting his just due accolades. Marcus Ginyard was named to the first all tournament team, a just reward for a player that works hard in every game he is in.

Another award for Tyler Hansbrough

AEM posted 3/26/2008 from unc5corners.blogspot.com

As we wait for North Carolina to get ready for the match up with Washington State on Thursday (start time 7:27 p.m. EST) we find out that another accolade has been handed down to Tyler Hansbrough.

Hansbrough, I Hate Your Stupid Face

Brahsome - Care To Get Nice? found this 3/28/2008 on misterirrelevant.com

That’s it, I simply cannot look at Tyler Hansbrough anymore. His stupid fucking face makes me want to cut myself. And I’m not just being superficial (which isn’t to say I’m not generally superficial, because ugly people are ...

Draft Watch: Tyler Hansbrough

ccason4 posted 3/31/2008 from mvn.com

Pyscho T in a Bulls uniform.

Tyler Hansbrough: The Revolution Will Be Televised

COSELLOUT: Still Tellin' It Like It Is found this 3/31/2008 on dwil.wordpress.com

I was going to stay out of the Tyler Hansbrough-Michael Beasley, ‘who should be player of the year,’ talk. Race talk was inevitable and I was trying to refrain from the conversation. I read all the primary articles - at least the ones most ...

We are all witnesses...

AEM posted 3/31/2008 from unc5corners.blogspot.com

asked at one of the web boards where I read/write for some help with a picture to show what Tyler Hansbrough signifies to me in this year's chase for a National Championship. Well, Keelo (from CarolinaBlue.com) did an awesome job and you can all look at it below. And yes, "we are all witnesses" to what Hansbrough is doing.

Roy Williams on Tyler Hansbrough: 'The Most Driven, Most Focused Player I've Ever Seen'

Yankees Chick found this 3/31/2008 on sports.aol.com

He scored 28 points and had 13 rebounds in North Carolina's 83-73 win over Louisville Saturday night, and after the game, everyone sung the praises of Tyler Hansbrough : "He does the same thing in practice every day," Williams said. "The ...

Jay Bilas Owns the Baltimore Sun

Stet Sports Blog posted 4/2/2008 from www.stetsports.com

Ray Frager, a blogger who doesn't quite get blogging or sports for that matter, runs the Sun's sports media blog. He recently took issue with Jay Bilas and his man crush on North Carolina's Tyler Hansbrough. Specifically, Bilas' assertion that Michael Jordan wasn't close to Hansbrough in his propensity for hard work on the basketball court. Bilas didn't like that too much, and responded in ...

Recapping March: Articles and Commentaries Chronicling the Month

Rover found this 4/1/2008 on dwil.wordpress.com

W ith LeBron, Gisele, Annie Leibovitz, and the cover of American Vogue, the making of Tyler Hansbrough’s college legacy, Brett Favre’s “retirement,” the revealing of Arlen Specter’s true mission behind Spygate, more steroid news, upping the ante on Geno and Pat’s continuing feud, and the remaking of John Thompson III and Georgetown’s basketball ...

Kevin Love Has Strong Arms

The Big Lead found this 4/2/2008 on rushthecourt.wordpress.com

We saw this last weekend during the games and have been dutifully searching for video of it ever since. Thanks to Mighty MJD for posting it on Youtube, because this is a must-see for all hoops fans… Can the presumptive POY Tyler Hansbrough ...

THE FACES OF TYLER HANSBROUGH

FanIQ Blog found this 4/2/2008 on theworldofisaac.blogspot.com

THE "I JUST GOT BITCH-SLAPPED" FACE THE "I'M ABOUT TO TAKE A FLOP, PLEASE BELIEVE ME" FACE THE "I HOPE I'M NOT NEXT THE NEXT BILL LAIMBEER" FACE THE "SHUT-UP COACH, JUST GIVE ME THE BALL" FACE THE "I FORGOT MY ...

Hansbrough unanimous AP All American and Wooden Award finalist

AEM posted 4/3/2008 from unc5corners.blogspot.com

The Final Four is just days away and more accolades have arrived for Tyler Hansbrough. The first one is that the junior forward for North Carolina has been named to the AP All American first team as a unanimous pick.

What's With All Of The White Basketball Player Talk All Of A Sudden?

JV Sports found this 4/2/2008 on awfulannouncing.blogspot.com

Who knew that a great center winning the Player of the Year award in College Basketball would cause such great controversy? Of course I'm talking about no other than UNC's Tyler Hansbrough and his umm, caucasianess. Everything was going along ...

Poll: Is Stephen Curry a Legitimate NBA Prospect?

Posted 3/28/2008 on College Basketball by Collegehoops.net

Ready for Prime Time Players

Posted 3/26/2008 on Rumors and Rants

We've already discussed the biggest chumps of the tournament. Now let's get a quick rundown of those who shined in the first two rounds. STEPHEN CURRY At what point do we stop referring to Stephen Curry as "Dell Curry's son" and start referring to Dell Curry as "Stephen Curry's dad?" I vote for now. I've got nothing against Dell Curry -- after all, the man was in NBA Jam -- but he's not ...

Shanoff's Wake-Up Call: Curry a Unique Sensation

Posted 3/25/2008 on The Sporting Blog

By Dan Shanoff Today's Calls: Stephen Curry vs. Danny Manning, Stephen Curry vs. Bo Kimble, Stephen Curry vs. Glen Rice, Stephen Curry vs. Candice Wiggins, Stephen Curry vs. Michael Flowers, Stephen Curry vs. Andre Iguodala, Stephen Curry vs. Joe Nathan, Stephen Curry vs. Kerry Wood, Stephen Curry vs. Lance Briggs, Stephen Curry vs. Tiger Woods, Stephen Curry vs. Daisuke Matsuzaka and ...

Stephen Curry Staying At Davidson One More Year

Posted 3/31/2008 on SPORTSbyBROOKS

After a missed three-pointer away from a trip to the Final Four, Stephen Curry apparently feels he has some unfinished business to attend to. The sophomore star of Davidson’s surprising Elite Eight run says he’ll be coming back to school next season . As for an early jump to the NBA, Curry responded, “ I don’t think I’m ready .” Curry’s ...

Worst Decision Ever?

Posted 3/31/2008 on NBA Rumors - Trades - Free Agents - Basketball Olympics - Dime Magazine

Stephen Curry says he’s “definitely” returning to Davidson for his junior year: After Kansas ended Davidson’s dream run in the NCAA tournament on Sunday, Curry said that he will return to school for his junior season. “I’m definitely coming back,” he said. “I don’t think I’m ready.” Speculation began after the son of former NBA ...

Stephen Curry: I'm not ready for the NBA

Posted 3/31/2008 on The Dagger

Davidson standout Stephen Curry has already made up his mind not to become the first player in NBA history who still has birthday parties at McDonalds. He told reporters yesterday that he'd return to Davidson for his junior season. From ESPN : "I'm definitely coming back," he said. "I don't think I'm ready." Speculation began after the son of former NBA player Del Curry ...

LeBron James soaks up March Madness

Posted 3/30/2008 on Cleveland Cavaliers News

LeBron James was seen at Ford Field on Friday, cheering on the Davidson Wildcats as they beat Wisconsin to move on to the Elite Eight. James is a big fan of Davidson’s Stephen Curry. Stephen is former NBA player Dell Curry’s son. “He’s a very good basketball player, he’s probably the best player in the tournament [...]

Stephen Curry’s Goodies

Posted 3/30/2008 on Third Saturday in Blogtober

Rematch? I know our Goodies posts usually are pics of hot young actresses, but there’s simply no one hotter than Stephen Curry right now. How on earth did every major program in the country miss out on him? He’s an NBA Legacy for crying out loud. In the tournament alone he’s scored more than 30 in every single game, and that’s with every team facing him ...

FanHouse Roundtable: What Kind of NBA Player Will Kevin Love Be?

Posted 3/29/2008 on FanHouse

UCLA's Kevin Love is the NCAA tournament's most talked about player west of Stephen Curry . With Love projected to be a lottery pick , his NBA future is on many people's minds. Not just the normal if he'll go, but what kind of NBA player will he be once he gets there? So, we got our top hoops minds together to discuss this. Charles Rich : I'm not so sure he will translate as well to the ...

The Bench Warmer: The Madness Continues

Posted 3/26/2008 on RotoRob

When he wasn’t airing out his abundantly hairy pits, former NBA player Dell Curry was canning treys; now his son Stephen is building his own legend. There always seem to be those players that step up out of nowhere in the tournament. The guys who have you scratching your head while saying “Wait, who is this guy?” The 2008 head scratcher for many of you (myself included) is Stephen ...

Heels Depart For San Antonio

Posted 4/3/2008 on Tar Heel Fan

And hopefully they will return with a national title. Everyone else is wearing suits and some more hideous looking ties but not Tyler Hansbrough. Why? Because that’s how Tyler rolls.

Jay Bilas Defends His Love for Tyler Hansbrough’s Will

Posted 4/2/2008 on The Big Lead

Tyler Hansbrough - ping-pong star , All-American, Missourian - carried UNC over Louisville and into the Final Four with a performance for the ages Saturday night, and TV analyst Jay Bilas fawned over him like a giddy little schoolgirl. ( Though, to be fair, even Louisville spoke of Hansbrough as if he were a deity . Even if you despise North Carolina with every fiber of your being, you ...

Which Golden Boy Will Get Wooden? [Wooden Award]

Posted 4/1/2008 on Deadspin

Storming The Floor looks at the Wooden Award ... if they dare! Earlier this season, a great debate was raging about which of two superior college basketball players should be named Player of the Year. Our choices at that time were simple: Did we value the smooth versatility of Kansas State's Michael Beasley, or the gritty determination of North Carolina's Tyler Hansbrough? Some cast it ...

Three for the Wooden?

Posted 4/1/2008 on Storming the Floor

Earlier this season, a great debate was raging about which of two superior college basketball players should be named Player of the Year. Our choices at that time were simple – did we value the smooth versatility of Kansas State’s Michael Beasley, or the gritty determination of North Carolina’s Tyler Hansbrough? Some cast it as callow Freshman vs. Experienced upperclassman. Some went for ...

Hansbrough Consensus All-American

Posted 4/1/2008 on Tar Heel Fan

Tyler Hansbrough was a unanimous selection to the AP All-American team adding to an already impressive list of postseason accolades. According to ACC Now , this selection makes Hansbrough a “consensus” All-American pick putting him is very rare air at UNC: To earn “consensus” status, a player must win first-team honors from a majority of the following teams: the ...

Have you heard of this Hansbrough kid at North Carolina?

Posted 3/31/2008 on The Dagger

It's hard to imagine a Tyler Hansbrough performance being lost in the shuffle, given that he plays for Carolina, he's such a popular player, and he's white . But such is the magic of Stephen Curry. Hansbrough was brilliant on Saturday night, and probably made the difference in the game against Louisville ... and yet, on Monday morning, no one was talking about it. He had a ...

“Psycho-TV”: CBS and Jay Bilas on Tyler Hansbrough

Posted 3/31/2008 on COSELLOUT: Still Tellin' It Like It Is

There are some articles and topics that you pause before you start. You worry that the reader might might miss the point of your article. See, I actually LIKE Tyler Hansbrough, I really do — even if that crazy look in his eye reminds me of past-Knick Kurt Thomas at best, and wakes me up in [...]

For UNC it is on to the Final Four

Posted 3/30/2008 on The Fifth Corner

Ladies and gentleman, adults and children, anyone that knows (or thinks they know) anything about college basketball, if you watched last night's game between top ranked North Carolina (36-2) and third seeded Louisville (27-9) then you must admit that there can only be one candidate for national Player of the Year. And that one candidate is Tyler Hansbrough, the junior forward for the Heels, ...

Tyler Hansbrough Leads North Carolina to the Final Four

Posted 3/30/2008 on FanIQ Blog

I'm still not confident in Tyler Hansbrough at the next level, but he proved he's more than worthy all college basketball player of the year awards. Hansbrough was relentless, throwing down that emphatic put back dunk early in the second half and then closed the deal with two lengthy jumpers over David Padgett. 28 points and 13 rebounds in total. In a fairly well played game ...

STF Elite Eight Recap, Day I

Posted 3/30/2008 on Storming the Floor

East Region (Charlotte) Champion: North Carolina Regional Most Outstanding Player - Tyler Hansbrough North Carolina 83, Louisville 73 Louisville had this one tied with 10:21 left, and then UNC cranked up the defense again and started to inch ahead until it was all over. Say what you want about the excessive white-boy love (and Bilas love) of Hansbrough, but the guy does what it takes to ...

Mission impossible: stopping Stephen Curry

Published 3/26/2008 on SportingNews.com College Basketball News and Exclusive Analysis

Davidson's Stephen Curry -- son of a former NBA marksman -- is the tournament's hottest star so far. By Ron Wagner

McNeal: Not a lot of NBA love for tournament darlings

Published 3/26/2008 on SportingNews.com NBA News and Exclusive Analysis

Stephen Curry and Tyler Hansbrough likely will play in the league, but some personnel pros are dubious of the duo's potential.

Curry 'definitely returning to school'

Published 3/31/2008 on SI.com - NCAA Basketball

DETROIT -- Not long after his team's heartbreaking Elite Eight loss to Kansas on Sunday, Davidson star Stephen Curry squashed any speculation that his electrifying NCAA tournament run might prompt him to enter the NBA Draft, SI.com has learned.

Hansbrough closes in on goal of title

Published 4/2/2008 on SportingNews.com College Basketball News and Exclusive Analysis

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) -- Tyler Hansbrough closed his eyes, hoping for a good night of rest. Instead...

Hansbrough, Beasley unanimous AP All-Americans

Published 3/31/2008 on ESPN.com - Men's College Basketball

North Carolina's Tyler Hansbrough and Kansas State's Michael Beasley were unanimous selections to The Associated Press' All-America team Monday. For the first time, no senior was chosen.

Hansbrough, Beasley unanimous All-America picks

Published 3/31/2008 on FOXSports.com News for COLLEGE BASKETBALL

North Carolina's Tyler Hansbrough and Kansas State's Michael Beasley were unanimous selections to The Associated Press' All-America team Monday. For the first time, no senior was chosen. Beasley and Kevin Love of UCLA made it two straight years there ...