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I love Hansbrough and (like most draft picks) he can be a successful NBA player if picked by the right team.
The difference between Larry Bird's success and today's white players is in the NBA style and rules. Unfortunately, today's NBA rules have been tailored to street-ball style basketball which favors a certain style of player. I doubt if Bird would have been as successful under this style and these rules. The NBA is now a league that rewards flash, flair and poor fundamentals. That is why players like Hansbrough, Laettner, Love and others have a hard time. The most successful white players are often the ones that grew up playing this style of bal, IMO.
The difference between Larry Bird's success and today's white players is in the NBA style and rules. Unfortunately, today's NBA rules have been tailored to street-ball style basketball which favors a certain style of player. I doubt if Bird would have been as successful under this style and these rules. The NBA is now a league that rewards flash, flair and poor fundamentals. That is why players like Hansbrough, Laettner, Love and others have a hard time. The most successful white players are often the ones that grew up playing this style of bal, IMO.
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