Effort is a skill

We've always admired Tyler Hansborough (minus the flopping, especially when there is no contact) and he is climbing the NBA draft board because he has a motor very few can match (and that is a factor totally up to each individual). There's a great quote in the last paragrpah we featur in the following article:

Psycho-T brings the pain
Sekou Smith
Atlanta Jounral Constitution
Hawks Blog

On 10-point scale, Tyler Hansbrough’s Sunday morning workout for the Hawks at Philips Arena ranks at the very top of anything conducted in the past five days.

It wasn’t any one thing in particular that had the Hawks’ coaches buzzing. It was everything. Hansbrough’s energy, effort and obviously better-than-advertised shooting and athleticism caught more than a few folks in attendance by surprise.

“He kicked the meter up. It was off the Richter Scale,” said Hawks assistant coach Larry Drew, who ran the team’s workouts all week. “That was one of those 8.0s, one of those quick, hard earthquakes. Because his energy is at another level. You just don’t see many players capable of playing with that type of energy and effort and can sustain it through a game, or even a workout. He plays at a totally different level than some of these young guys out here.”

I felt like I needed an ice bath after watching his 90-minute workout. But Hansbrough proved a theory that a wise Eastern Conference executive reiterated to me Sunday night, “effort is a skill in the NBA.” And Hansbrough has it in reserve...

Go here for the remainder (which has no further Hansborough material).