Though I am a huge college basketball fan, I didn't really see most of the guys projected to be available to us enough times to comment on them at length.

Fortunately, one of the beautiful things about this here Internet is there are many blogs out there that follow these guys all year long and can give insight into what kinds of players they are and what they are capable of becoming.

When you draft at #19, it can be tough to gauge which players will still be available. Therefore, we'll be previewing some players that could be intriguing to the team, even if in the end they end up going much higher or much lower than where the Hawks make their selection.

We continue the series with a player who dominated in college and could add toughness inside for the Hawks, UNC senior Tyler Hansbrough.

Our guest expert today once again is Brian from Tar Heel Fan.

Tyler Hansbrough:
Draft Express profile

How he got here: Hansbrough came to UNC as Scout.com's #6 overall player in the class of 2005 and by the time his four years were finished he became possibly the greatest Tar Heel player ever. Easily one of the most decorated players in ACC history, Hansbrough was a four time All-ACC and All American pick. He was selected as a consensus National Player of the Year during his junior season and ended his career as the ACC's all time leading scorer. Add to the individual accolades a national title puts Hansbrough in some elite historical company.

Strengths: Hustle and work ethic. Hansbrough gives you everything he has in the tank. What he might lack in certain physical attributes he will certainly try his best to compensate for in out working his opponent. During the latter part of his college career Hansbrough developed more range away from the basket and was able to hit shots from 15 feet or more with ease. When playing the interior, Hansbrough likes to be a physical player and actually relishes contact. He runs the floor extremely well and regardless of anything else, there will never be any doubt this player is earning his paycheck every time he steps on the court.

Weaknesses: Hansbrough is not an explosive jumper which may hurt him in the interior. His standing vertical was measured as being a full five inches below Blake Griffin. At times, against players who were simply quicker off their feet around the basket, Hansbrough had issues both guarding them and scoring against them. His post defense is a question mark. Hansbrough is not a shot blocker but at the same time tends to keep himself out of foul trouble. Ironically, his defense on the ball against the dribble was always very good and there were times when Hansbrough guarded smaller players effectively.

Why Hawks fans should want him: He is a winner who despite all the success he enjoyed as an individual never put himself ahead of the team. Hansbrough's work ethic never changed from day one, he was just as driven to make himself better during his senior season as he was during his freshman campaign. Entailed in that is probability that he will continue to work as hard as he can to be a better player. Just because Hansbrough may not be able to do X or Y his first season does not mean by his third season has not improved himself.

What might give Hawks fans pause: The question concerning his ability to play in the post versus larger, more athletic players. The upside is that Hansbrough surprised many GMs by measuring out bigger than they thought he would. Still, there is no way to teach or really develop explosiveness.

What (if any) current player he reminds you of: Not a current players but many UNC fans have said they think he could be another Dave Cowens. I actually do not watch enough NBA games to draw a comparison here.