So JRK, have you ever seen Hansen play? If you have perhaps you can comment on the following:
That assertion you made about a local player turning out to have a good career meaning he's a miss is not how recruiting works. Recruiting, and the success of a player, is so often about fit more than talent. As a player in college, you have to find the right coach, the right offensive system, the right defensive system, the right level that you can play for. Eric Garcia is having a really, really good season for Wofford this year. Colorado knew about him, and let him go. Is he a miss? No, because they determined quite quickly that he didn't have the tools to enjoy sustained success at the high major level. In a similar situation, the CU staff obviously decided that Hansen wasn't a player that would help them in the Pac-12.
Now, let's ask ourselves why. Hansen, again, is a 6'4 wing, meaning he plays both the shooting guard and small forward spots. For height comparisons sake, that would make him shorter than every scholarship player on the team but Booker, Talton and Stalzer, all of whom are point guards. He would be competing with Askia Booker, Jaron Hopkins, a healthy Tre'Shaun Fletcher and a healthy Spencer Dinwiddie for playing time (all the above have spent some time at the 2 or 3). Who would he play above? Not Booker, as that argument ain't even close. Not Dinwiddie. Certainly not Fletcher. Sure, he's definitely more polished than Hopkins, but if you've ever seen Hansen play, you'll know that he's a below average athlete for low-major basketball and isn't a good defender. So, no, he's not playing over Jaron for extended minutes.
Here's the thing, there are really good players at all levels of basketball--I will never argue that. There are definite misses by high-majors all around the country every year. However, it's not statistics that tell you that. You have to actually watch them play extensively and be able to project what would translate from one level to another. Those bullying straight line drives Hansen succeeds with in Big Sky ball wouldn't fly when being guarded by 90% of the teams CU plays every year. In fact, 50% of his shots at the rim would be blocked by Pac-12 opponents because he gets no lift and creates minimal separation between ball and body. So you're trying to make an argument on someone you've failed to watch play--at least I'm assuming that because you've never argued my claim that you haven't. That is pretty close to a textbook definition of not knowing what you're talking about.
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