Tyler Hansbrough has put up a solid few games recently and is definitely worthy of fantasy discussion.
Analysis: Tyler Hansbrough’s regular season statistics have been pretty underwhelming, that is, until recently. Hanbrough is averaging a mediocre, 10 points, 5 boards, and a 1/2 steal a game this season. Plus he’s only shooting 46% from the floor, which is quite poor for a power forward. However in his last week of games Hansbrough is averaging 24 points 8 boards, and 2 steals a game. While shooting an astonishing 59% from the field. The points and FG% are fantastic, but it is the steals that can really help you. 2 steals from the power forward position is a really nice feature of owning Hansbrough. In his last 5 games Hansbrough has not dipped below 20 points, and tonight he went off for 30.In the previous month of February Hansbrough only hit the 20 point plateau once.
Projection: Hansbrough is on fire right now and in the vast majority of leagues you are not going to find a better waiver wire option than him. The question remains as to whether or not he can keep this streak alive. One worrisome note is that 4 out of his recent games have come against sub-par defensive teams (New York twice, Toronto, and Minnesota) and his next two games are against Boston and Chicago. If he can continue to put up great numbers against 2 of the best teams in the East then we’ll know his streak is not a fluke.