Where does Tyler Hansbrough rank among the all time greats?

[RainboUnicorn]

Is it just me or does he always looks lost/confused

[Senser81]

UNC ALL-TIME CAREER RECORDS
Points :………………… ……….. ..Final Rank #1
Rebounds :………………… ………Final Rank #1
Combined Points & Rebounds :….Final Rank #1
Field Goals Made:……………….â €¦Final Rank #1
Free Throws Made :……………….Final Rank #1
Free Throws Attempted :……….. .Final Rank #1

ACC ALL-TIME CAREER RECORDS
Points :………………… ……….. ..Final Rank #1
Rebounds :………………… ………Final Rank #8
Combined Points & Rebounds :….Final Rank #2
Field Goals Made:……………….â €¦Final Rank #2
Free Throws Made :……………….Final Rank #1
Free Throws Attempted :……….. .Final Rank #2

NCAA ALL-TIME CAREER RECORDS
Points :………………… ……….. ..Final Rank #12
Combined Points & Rebounds :….Final Rank #11
Free Throws Made :……………….Final Rank #1
Free Throws Attempted :……….. .Final Rank #2

Not trying to knock Hansbrough, but lets be honest here...Hansbrough had a huge advantage over most players in regards to 'career statistical totals' because he played 4 years. Guys before him could only play 3 years max, and his peers rarely play 4 years because if they are good enough to be a 2nd Team All-American as a freshman, then most likely they will have gone to the NBA by the time their senior year comes around.

I know the ACC scoring record was held by JJ Reddick...which is like an NFL QB breaking a record held by Vinny Testaverde. I'm sure that a lot of his UNC records were held by guys like Eric Montross and not Michael Jordan or James Worthy. And I didn't know "Combined Points & Rebounds" was actually a statistic...sounds like two statistics to me. If Hansbrough is #1 in UNC history in points, and #1 in UNC history in rebounds, do we REALLY need to be told that he is also #1 in 'Combined Points & Rebounds'??

[ralaw]

And I didn't know "Combined Points & Rebounds" was actually a statistic...sounds like two statistics to me. If Hansbrough is #1 in UNC history in points, and #1 in UNC history in rebounds, do we REALLY need to be told that he is also #1 in 'Combined Points & Rebounds'??

LOL, I was going to say the same thing. What is "combined points and rebounds" supposed to prove?

[ralaw]

When ranking on the levels of college greatness, you have to do exactly what it says, rank on the levels of college greatness. Ralph Sampson won 3 straight national POTY awards and 2 Wooden Awards, something that probably will never be repeated again...yet had an Injury plagued NBA career and amounted to little. Why does that make him less of a COLLEGE player?
Later on when Hansbrough is averaging his maximum of 8-10 ppg with 4-6 rpg off the bench, do his ACC and NCAA records disappear?

UNC ALL-TIME CAREER RECORDS
Points :………………… ……….. ..Final Rank #1
Rebounds :………………… ………Final Rank #1
Combined Points & Rebounds :….Final Rank #1
Field Goals Made:……………….â €¦Final Rank #1
Free Throws Made :……………….Final Rank #1
Free Throws Attempted :……….. .Final Rank #1

ACC ALL-TIME CAREER RECORDS
Points :………………… ……….. ..Final Rank #1
Rebounds :………………… ………Final Rank #8
Combined Points & Rebounds :….Final Rank #2
Field Goals Made:……………….â €¦Final Rank #2
Free Throws Made :……………….Final Rank #1
Free Throws Attempted :……….. .Final Rank #2

NCAA ALL-TIME CAREER RECORDS
Points :………………… ……….. ..Final Rank #12
Combined Points & Rebounds :….Final Rank #11
Free Throws Made :……………….Final Rank #1
Free Throws Attempted :……….. .Final Rank #2

ACC Player of the Week Honors:
Career:………………à ¢â‚¬Â¦Ã¢â‚¬Â¦Ã¢â‚¬Â¦Ã¢â‚¬Â¦.. ..Final Rank #4
Single season:……..………†¦.. ..Final Rank #1


4-Time Consensus All-Americans
Tyler Hansbrough has become the first player ever with 3 consensus First-Team and 1 consensus Second-Team All-American honor. No one has ever had 4 consensus First-Team All-American honors, and only Arnold Ferrin of Utah has ever been on a consensus All-American team 4 times, though 3 of those were Second-Team honors.

-5th player in NCAA history with 2,800 points and 1,200 rebounds.

You can't look over all these things just because the same people who thought Kwame Brown, Darko Millicic, Nickoloz Tskitishvili, and Rafael Araujo would be great NBA players think that Hansbrough won't succeed. He's one of the most accomplished players of all time.

Having copied and pasted all of that you still haven't posted where you rank him.

[Senser81]

Having copied and pasted all of that you still haven't posted where you rank him.

I would guess he has Hansbrough as the best player to play in the ACC, the best player to play in the NCAA Tournament, and the best player to have played in both the ACC and the NCAA Tournament (Combined ACC & NCAA Tourney).

[ATL Jones Bro]

When ranking on the levels of college greatness, you have to do exactly what it says, rank on the levels of college greatness. Ralph Sampson won 3 straight national POTY awards and 2 Wooden Awards, something that probably will never be repeated again...yet had an Injury plagued NBA career and amounted to little. Why does that make him less of a COLLEGE player?
Later on when Hansbrough is averaging his maximum of 8-10 ppg with 4-6 rpg off the bench, do his ACC and NCAA records disappear?

UNC ALL-TIME CAREER RECORDS
Points :………………………….. ..Final Rank #1
Rebounds :…………………………Final Rank #1
Combined Points & Rebounds :….Final Rank #1
Field Goals Made:……………….…Final Rank #1
Free Throws Made :……………….Final Rank #1
Free Throws Attempted :……….. .Final Rank #1

ACC ALL-TIME CAREER RECORDS
Points :………………………….. ..Final Rank #1
Rebounds :…………………………Final Rank #8
Combined Points & Rebounds :….Final Rank #2
Field Goals Made:……………….…Final Rank #2
Free Throws Made :……………….Final Rank #1
Free Throws Attempted :……….. .Final Rank #2

NCAA ALL-TIME CAREER RECORDS
Points :………………………….. ..Final Rank #12
Combined Points & Rebounds :….Final Rank #11
Free Throws Made :……………….Final Rank #1
Free Throws Attempted :……….. .Final Rank #2

ACC Player of the Week Honors:
Career:………………………….. ..Final Rank #4
Single season:……..………….. ..Final Rank #1


4-Time Consensus All-Americans
Tyler Hansbrough has become the first player ever with 3 consensus First-Team and 1 consensus Second-Team All-American honor. No one has ever had 4 consensus First-Team All-American honors, and only Arnold Ferrin of Utah has ever been on a consensus All-American team 4 times, though 3 of those were Second-Team honors.

-5th player in NCAA history with 2,800 points and 1,200 rebounds.

You can't look over all these things just because the same people who thought Kwame Brown, Darko Millicic, Nickoloz Tskitishvili, and Rafael Araujo would be great NBA players think that Hansbrough won't succeed. He's one of the most accomplished players of all time.

Looking at this list of accomplishments, i'd say he'd have to be one of the best NCAA players of all time. Espessually looking at those UNC stats were he out did the likes of Vince Carter, Michael Jordon, James Worthey, ect. He was always the hardest working player on the court giving it 110% every time he plays.

He was also quite a clutch player as well. Seriously, I don't know why people wouldn't call him one of the best.. Maybe because they think he won't be good in the NBA?

[zack54attack]

He's top 5 in my book..

[chazmaniandevil]

his funny looks automatically bump his stock

[dell71]

Looking at this list of accomplishments, i'd say he'd have to be one of the best NCAA players of all time. Especially looking at those UNC stats were he out did the likes of Vince Carter, Michael Jordon, James Worthey, ect. He was always the hardest working player on the court giving it 110% every time he plays.

He was also quite a clutch player as well. Seriously, I don't know why people wouldn't call him one of the best.. Maybe because they think he won't be good in the NBA?

Sorry, had to correct that one...it was hurting my eyes...the others I can live with.

Anyhoo, having seen lots of those other guys play many of them were simply more dynamic players at the college level, nothing to do with what they did in the pros (not Carter, though). The fact that he stayed all four years and played, I believe, every game until the two or three he missed at the start of this season, and being clearly the team's #1 option on offense for 3 of those years, helps. Really, he was the #1 option all four years but this season there was a lot less drop off from him to the #2 option and the scoring was much more balanced overall. Most of the greats at UNC are only the #1 guy for a year or two.

But he did accomplish so much. That's what makes him hard to rank. Like I said, I can maybe see him in the top 50 of all time but more likely somewhere between 51 & 100.