Do the Indiana Pacers Hopes Hinge on Tyler Hansbrough?
“,”body”:” The Indiana Pacers announced today that Tyler Hansbrough will miss six to eight weeks with a shin injury he suffered in his senior year at the University of North Carolina. Even though he should return for the start of the regular season, the possibility of an injury stunting his growth in his rookie year is very real. \n But does the team’s success this season really depend on the first-round draft choice?\n The injury didn’t seem to bother him in the Orlando Summer League, where he averaged 18.2 points per game and 5.6 rebounds and lead the Pacers to a 5-0 record. Hansbrough brought \”Psycho-T\” trademark toughness to the Pacer’s interior and provided a scoring threat in the post that the team lacked last season. \n His outstanding performance in the summer league re-energized fans that were disappointed with his selection in the draft, many of whom would have preferred DeJuan Blair or an explosive young player with tremendous upside like Jrue Holiday. Combined with the ma
