<a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/blog/ball_dont_lie/post/Tyler-Hansbrough-Jim-O-Brien-didn-t-believe-in?urn=nba-wp306" target="_blank">Tyler Hansbrough: Jim O'Brien ‘didn't believe in me</a> "most of his 2010-11 season spent under former Pacer coach Jim
O'Brien was marked by inconsistent playing time. And, as a result, lots
of frustration. And a clear lack of belief in the second-year big man,
from the man they call "Obie."
Like, say, in the second week of December. Hansbrough put up 20
points and nine boards in a Pacers win over Denver, only to play just 18
combined minutes over the next three games, with the final notch in
that trio of shame resulting in a Did Not Play-Coach's Decision. Scores
of zeros under the minute ledger dot his game log under Obie, and
despite Hansbrough's overactive defense at times, there was no real
reason for a 25-year-old second-year forward to be treated like a
flighty 19-year-old rookie."Gee, I wonder why that is. Glad to see him proving everyone wrong.
