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Because little else went wrong for Carolina Sunday afternoon, I don't mind giggling a bit at this, um, optimistic dunk attempt from Tyler Hansbrough:

Whoa. Easy there, young man. If you're going to dunk from there, you have to say, "Go Go Gadget Arms" first. Or be Dwight Howard.

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  1. Dudly
    1. Posted by Dudly Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:49 pm EDT

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    we all know that white men can't jump! doesn't matter though...even on an off night from "psycho t", the rest of the heels picked up the slack and kicked the crap out of that coach k disciple...jeff capel. watching duke get destroyed by villanova, and then watching an ex-dukie go down in flames to the "heels" in this years tournament was sweet beyond belief. hopefully somewhere bobby hurley and christian laetttner are choking on a bowl of nachos as i type.
  2. Jamie Mottram
    2. Posted by Jamie Mottram Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:28 pm EDT

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    Hansbrough attempts ridiculous dunks and misses them by a wide margin, whereas Griffin makes them with ease.
  3. MJD is a virgin
    3. Posted by MJD is a virgin Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:22 pm EDT

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    Griffin is ass-ugly. At least he's not black.
  4. Mattie
    4. Posted by Mattie Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:11 pm EDT

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    it's fun Hansbrough tries to dunk does he not realize he is white?
  5. joshua p
    5. Posted by joshua p Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:02 pm EDT

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    the heels won...thats really all that matters. lol
  6. John S
    6. Posted by John S Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:39 pm EDT

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    *obligatory observation of non-African American player's race*
  7. Selmon63
    7. Posted by Selmon63 Sun Mar 29, 2009 8:30 pm EDT

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    Blake Griffin and his brother will have plenty of time to continue perfecting their dunks in their home gym.
  8. kj7
    8. Posted by kj7 Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:52 pm EDT

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    Hansbrough sucks! He wanted so badly to dunk over Griffen he looked like a fool when he tryed that. I hate that UNC is not gettin anybodys best game. If they win the tourney first and foremost it will not be becuz of Hansbrough but i feel even carolina fans have gotta understand that. Lets all hope they don't get handed the title by Mich. St. somehow upsetting Uconn. I think it will be even sweeter to see them lose in the Championship. I can't wait to see him try and do this again over Thabeet
  9. Skylar
    9. Posted by Skylar Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:26 pm EDT

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    how does being black have to do with anything to do with blake griffin?
    he's mixed wuth black and white you idiot. and Tyler is soooooo
    HOTT!!! he did sooo good tonite!!! go UNC!!!!
  10. JSK
    10. Posted by JSK Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:43 pm EDT

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    Hansbrough obviously has seen video of Blake Griffin the last two days and also realized he was outplayed by him in this one, so he tried to make up for it with this dunk attempt. Then Griffin ran down the other end and threw up a pretty wild shot himself. Hansbrough usually makes better decisions than this but I think the hype and pressure of the moment got to him.
  11. Joe K
    11. Posted by Joe K Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:38 pm EDT

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    It doesn't matter.Look at the final score.The tar Heels dominated on offense and defense.
  12. dude
    12. Posted by dude Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:30 pm EDT

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    ummm im pretty sure white ppl can jump, but thanks for making that assumption. saying that is like saying black ppl cant swim, which is not true, they can swim just look at the u.s.a. Olympic swim team
  13. Lucky Star
    13. Posted by Lucky Star Thu Sep 03, 2009 6:57 pm EDT

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    Rofl and the haters show up, just bcuz UNC broke your little final four wish list, don't hate on Hansbrough can't dunk. Just be pissed that you now have to go back into your little world and pray your team makes it again.
  14. Cliff
    14. Posted by Cliff Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:26 pm EDT

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    It looked pretty silly, but A) I can't dunk and probably neither can anybody else here and B) don't forget Hansbrough had the cajones to dunk over 7'9" Kenny George last year. Maybe he can't sky, but at least he's not shy.
  15. CLTTarheel
    15. Posted by CLTTarheel Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:42 pm EDT

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    Knew all this was coming...Hansbrough, being the fierce competitor that he is, tried something that perhaps he shouldn't have tried. In certain situations, like the night he became the all-time leading scorer at UNC, he was was very hyped and lost his head a little until Williams sat him down to cool off. He's still bank. And no, he's not our most valuable player, but pretty darned valuable. People have already forgotten that before Tyler had to ride the pine with foul trouble, Blake Griffin had no points and less rebounds than Tyler. Don't get me wrong. Griffin is a beast and a pleasure to watch. The bottom line here is the Tarheels easily dispatched Griffin and the Sooners.
  16. Peter D
    16. Posted by Peter D Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:23 pm EDT

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    Go Heels! Griffin is a beast...but the best team won!
  17. TheTruth
    17. Posted by TheTruth Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:27 pm EDT

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    Hansbrough looked like the fourth best player on his team today. That's how deep and dangerous the Tar Heels are. They've got to be the hands-down favorite to win.
  18. southrnlady53
    18. Posted by southrnlady53 Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:34 pm EDT

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    Sounds like alot of sour grapes going around here. Tyler was frustrated for sure, but for what he couldn't do tonite and( mite I add for the fist 11 minutes of the game Griffin was held scoreless, )his teammates picked up the slack for him just as he has for them throughout the year. I never knew that there were so many stupid people out there.........why can't you just admit that Carolina is a good team and deserves to be in the final four. When you start putting race in the middle of college basketball you are definitely letting your stupidity show through. Oklahoma is a good team...makes no difference if black or white. When you play as a team you win. When you play as one you loose..........Griffin showed up tonite.........the rest of them team did not. Carolina has played as a team all year long..........that is why they have made it as far as they have. I am pround to be a CAROLINA TARHEELS FAN........
  19. susan
    19. Posted by susan Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:05 pm EDT

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    I agree with Skylar N on the comment to MJD. Uhhhh????? His mom is white and his dad is black therefore....black. Read up on some information and get educated..... GO HEELS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  20. Smooth W
    20. Posted by Smooth W Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:30 pm EDT

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    Any criticism of Hansbrough for a single dunk is out of ignorance. He does happen to be the leading scorer in the history of the ACC and last years Naismith Award winner. He has thrown down many impressive dunks in his career. This instance he went up and had a little dude named Griffin impeding his progress. If Griffin wasnt there, he would have slammed nicely. Shut up dumbasses.
  21. uknow1n2
    21. Posted by uknow1n2 Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:27 pm EDT

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    uglyhoma still got beat down. to "dudlydyr" and his racist remark:white men can jump. theres just simply less of than blacks. it was held ( mythically) that blacks were better singers (and maybe some of u still hold that thinking), but look who enters and dominates more american idol competitions. whites. american idol is a testament of case study. edmit it:uglyhoma hed no chance in beating unc. no chance.
    and, most all commentators doubted michigan state to win pass the second round. the second freaking round!!!!!!!! msu has had the toughest round out of the final four finalists. or, at least the second toughest.
  22. zcat
    22. Posted by zcat Thu Sep 03, 2009 11:01 pm EDT

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    skyler n post #9..so hes mixed but not black, but OBAMA is mixed and is very black? Im confused, am i mixd but not white or am i black with a white mom! America please help me!
  23. uknow1n2
    23. Posted by uknow1n2 Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:27 pm EDT

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    And saying that white men can't jump, is also like saying black men can't think, or focus, or show patience, or be modest, or stop selling drugs, or stop provoking violence, or, need I go on...THE ONLY REASON WHY TYLER DIDN'T DUNK that one was because he didn't want to foul. He would HAVE dunked it on griffins face - Griffin would NOT be able to dunk on tylers face ( and griffin reminds me of that one-handed creature from "Clash Of The Titans").
    Uglyhoma lost. And, do people hate Duke because they have a good percentage of WHITE players? I really think that is the case. If so, people should hate most other teams for having mostly black players. Duke is usually on top of their game more so than most teams:only 32 and 16 teams, out of the whole mess(a few hundred schools) make it to the 2nd round and sweet 16. North Carolina as a state simply provides better players. EAT IT AND CHOKE ON IT.
  24. uknow1n2
    24. Posted by uknow1n2 Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:27 pm EDT

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    uglyhoma still got beat down. to "dudlydyr" and his racist remark:white men can jump. theres just simply less of than blacks. it was held ( mythically) that blacks were better singers (and maybe some of u still hold that thinking), but look who enters and dominates more american idol competitions. whites. american idol is a testament of case study. edmit it:uglyhoma hed no chance in beating unc. no chance.
    and, most all commentators doubted michigan state to win pass the second round. the second freaking round!!!!!!!! msu has had the toughest round out of the final four finalists. or, at least the second toughest.
  25. Vin Rock
    25. Posted by Vin Rock Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:38 pm EDT

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    I gotta add my two cents in on this one:
    1: KJ7, if you think Hansbrough has trouble dunking over 7 footers, just youtube Hansbroughs name and the first video you see is of him dunking over a 7 foot 7 inch player named Kenny George. so that right there dis-proves your theory.
    2nd: to all you Carolina Haters, Hansbrough carried the Heels for 4 years. come on! are you kidding Me! I do admit he did have an off game, but he was also assisting, setting picks, rebounding, and playing just a little thing called DEFENSE. and 3rd, i do admit Ty Lawson is the MVP of that team, and the Unsung Hero goes to Long Island's own Danny Green. Green's overall play has carried them all season. Long Island represent!
    3rd. Every Carolina fan knows that feeling that they got when they saw the Heels in Last Years final four get blown out by Kansas, and that is why they all (Lawson, Ellington, Green, Hansbrough) came back for this season. Watching them go down to almost 30, and come within 2 or 4 points was heartbreaking, but That will not happen this year! this is definitely the Heel's Year! especially for Roy's own players he recruited!
    4th. It was nice to see Jason Capel in the audience rooting for his brother.. Another college player who left early and became a bust in the NBA.
    THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU.

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