Originally Posted by
Olympic Fan
I think Davis has a nice personality on camera, but I don't think he brings a lot of insight to his job. He's the master of the obvious ... and he does wrestle with his Carolina bias a bit.
Just last Saturday, he's gushing about Tyler Hansbrough as the best player in college basketball. No problem there -- like him or hate him, Hansbrough is a valid candidate for NPOY. But what shook me was Davis' reasoning -- it was not that Hansbrough was a great offensive player and a solid rebounder (which he is), but in Davis' words, "it's because he's the best player in the country at both ends of the court."
Now, you have to see the world through Carolina Blue eyes to rave about Hansbrough's defense (I haven't even heard Ol' Roy go there). And if you watched James Gist and Bombale Osby score at will against the Heels inside last Saturday (and constantly beat him down the court), you got a taste of Hansbrough's defensive limitations. Again, not a knock on Hansbrough -- JJ Redick wasn't Billy King at the defensive end, but he was the legit NPOY.
But I question a national "analyst" who knows so little about the game (or is so biased that he can't see clearly) to make such a fundamentally flawed claim.