Sam Hauser

[wadesworld]

I don't know that much about his hype before going to UW, but does anyone think badger fans are even the slightest bit disappointed in dekker's first two years in college?  He is quick, athletic, can drive and finish, get to loose balls and drain the open three. I would love a guy like that on marquette.

And just to stir the pot, I think he will have a very nice NBA career.

If you look at Dekker's stats, they are about the same as Novak's after two years.  Dekker is a better rebounder and Novak is a better shooter from deep.

Dekker's just fine.  I think the expectations were a bit much coming in, but he'll make the NBA.

I agree with pretty much everything you both said.  I just mean that all I heard about him coming into UW is that he was a guy that you absolutely had to fear every time you played the Badgers.  The kind of guy who could get 41 points on the #2 team in the country like Novak did against UCONN, and was a threat to do it at any time.  He still has 2 years to show he can develop into that, but I just don't think Dekker has that kind of game in him.  He's fine.  But from what I remember leading up to him getting to college was that "fine" would be a disappointment.

I do think he'll be in the NBA as well, I'm not sure about a very nice career, but a career nonetheless.

[thanooj]

Right on wadesworld

[brandx]

Dekker was outstanding at the Lebron Skills camp. They measured him at 6'9" and he was much more assertive on both ends of the floor.

Of course, that will need to translate to the floor in Madison for them to make a deep run. But the fact that he took a leadership role there bodes well for his future.

He'd be far and away the best player on the floor this year if he was at MU

[Freeport Warrior]

Bo was hard on Dekker from the start because of his lack of effort on D, especially at practice. He constantly took him down a notch. My friend, a former Badger player, who has attended practices over the years said it was embarrassing to even be in the gym to see it. I think it is extremely difficult for "players" to shine on Bo's team because there is so much emphasis on "team." This is especially true of underclassmen. Dekker was arguably the best player on his team as a freshman, but Bo was always really tough on him. He couldn't keep him on the floor because of his defense. I think this "tough love" will certainly help him in the end, especially at the next level.

He'd be far and away the best player on the floor this year if he was at MU

Agree. And to bring it all back to Hauser, I see Dekker and Hauser as a pretty comparable high school players, so I hope we can get him.

[swoopem]

I know rankings don't mean much and you have to take everything with a grain of salt. That said, Hauser is going to be a junior correct? Howcome he isn't in any of the rankings or when I type his name into the 2016 ESPN or Scout recruiting database he doesn't show up?. You would think that the top kid in Wisconsin would at least have a profile.

Judging by what you guys are saying and knowing he's the top kid in the state I definitely want the kid at MU. I'm just wondering why he is so under the radar at this point?

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

Yea, not sure what to make of this guy yet. Has Wisconsin offered?

Not yet. Only offers are from MU, UWGB, Drake, UNI and Toledo. But he's on a lot of coach's radars, including Bo's.

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

I know rankings don't mean much and you have to take everything with a grain of salt. That said, Hauser is going to be a junior correct? Howcome he isn't in any of the rankings or when I type his name into the 2016 ESPN or Scout recruiting database he doesn't show up?. You would think that the top kid in Wisconsin would at least have a profile.

Judging by what you guys are saying and knowing he's the top kid in the state I definitely want the kid at MU. I'm just wondering why he is so under the radar at this point?

Hauser is from a no name town in Northern Wisconsin, not exactly a recruiting hotbed. Hauser's game also centers around shooting, scouts tend to value athleticism over shooting.

Give it time. The recruiting services will catch up.

[BM1090]

Saw Hauser tonight in Mequon. Looked very good. Silky shot. Probably scored around 24 and was pretty efficient. Heldt had 26 in a sloppy game. Knocked down two or three from beyond the arc. Flory had 21 while playing up a level in a loss.

[Jay Bee]

If you look at Dekker's stats, they are about the same as Novak's after two years.  Dekker is a better rebounder and Novak is a better shooter from deep.

wat

Dekker's is only a medium-high usage guy, but Novak was decidedly less (3-point specialist, one could say). Dekker's second year.. his 2FG/FGA were trending close to 2/3rd's... VERY low turnover rate especially considering how used. Draws a lot more fouls. But... Steve a better shooter from the important eFG perspective.

Anyway, Dekker vs. Novak.. statistically.. very different. Profile and stats both.

[Nukem2]

Hauser is from a no name town in Northern Wisconsin, not exactly a recruiting hotbed. Hauser's game also centers around shooting, scouts tend to value athleticism over shooting.

Give it time. The recruiting services will catch up.

No name town.  Point is actually quite good from a sports standpoint.  Lived there for 10 years.  SPASH is a big HS.  Dick Bennett really started in Point.  Underrated.

[MU82]

Saw Hauser tonight in Mequon. Looked very good. Silky shot. Probably scored around 24 and was pretty efficient. Heldt had 26 in a sloppy game. Knocked down two or three from beyond the arc. Flory had 21 while playing up a level in a loss.

Did they run the picket fence for him?

[We R Final Four]

SPASH has historically been one of the top 3 enrolled HS in Wisky.  I believe the University of Arrowhead has surpassed every other. Another large HS in Wisky is Neenah.
I guess depends on one's definition of no name.

[VegasWarrior77]

Hauser is from a no name town in Northern Wisconsin, not exactly a recruiting hotbed. Hauser's game also centers around shooting, scouts tend to value athleticism over shooting.

Give it time. The recruiting services will catch up.

This reminds me... A few weeks ago UNLV coach Dave Rice was on a local sports talk program.  The Rebels have a top five recruiting class coming in.  One of the co-hosts asked Rice: "Eleven players of the projected fifteen man roster are guards.  Can you comment about this?"

Rice replied (paraphrasing):  "We can't have too many players who are:
                  1) Of good character
                  2) Can shoot
                  3) Can handle the ball"

Seems COWOJO likes these qualities too!

[Jay Bee]

This reminds me... A few weeks ago UNLV coach Dave Rice was on a local sports talk program.  The Rebels have a top five recruiting class coming in.  One of the co-hosts asked Rice: "Eleven players of the projected fifteen man roster are guards.  Can you comment about this?"

Rice replied (paraphrasing):  "We can't have too many players who are:
                  1) Of good character
                  2) Can shoot
                  3) Can handle the ball"

Seems COWOJO likes these qualities too!

I will be out there next wk... lots of good teams in several tourneys.. prob will mostly be at Cashman Center & Rancho HS for adidas & Bishop Gorman for Fab 48... but not unusual to put in 200 miles driving to random gyms around Vegas during this week/end in the past.

[VegasWarrior77]

I will be out there next wk... lots of good teams in several tourneys.. prob will mostly be at Cashman Center & Rancho HS for adidas & Bishop Gorman for Fab 48... but not unusual to put in 200 miles driving to random gyms around Vegas during this week/end in the past.

Between Lebron's camp/NBA Summer League/High School Tourneys there's a ton of basketball here in the summer!

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

No name town.  Point is actually quite good from a sports standpoint.  Lived there for 10 years.  SPASH is a big HS.  Dick Bennett really started in Point.  Underrated.

It's a city in Wisconsin not named Milwaukee, Madison, or Green Bay. To a national recruiting service, that is a no name town.

[WarriorFan]

No name town.  Point is actually quite good from a sports standpoint.  Lived there for 10 years.  SPASH is a big HS.  Dick Bennett really started in Point.  Underrated.

Dick Bennett started out at point, yes, but at UWSP, not SPASH.

Nevertheless, SPASH is a good school in a tough conference with a history of good basketball.

[Freeport Warrior]

It's a city in Wisconsin not named Milwaukee, Madison, or Green Bay. To a national recruiting service, that is a no name town.

Plus, his Academy team stays pretty local other than Minneapolis. There are plenty of big name tournaments in the Midwest and beyond, but they don't enter. Could be a cost, sponsorship thing. As far as national rankings, there is a lot of work being done behind the scenes promoting players, etc. This weekend is an important tournament from an exposure perspective for Hauser and Anderson -- and both didn't disappoint last night.

[GGGG]

It's a city in Wisconsin not named Milwaukee, Madison, or Green Bay. To a national recruiting service, that is a no name town.

More importantly, when is the last time a high D1 basketball player came out of Stevens Point?

[BM1090]

Random, but he reminds me of a much improved version of Iowa commit Brady Ellingson. Same deadly shot, but longer, quicker and a better pull up jumper and handles.

.......so not that similar at all actually

[madtownwarrior]

Jeff Zavada (SP Pacelli) went to Marquette back in 89 or so - not sure Marquette was considered high major under Dukiet though

More importantly, when is the last time a high D1 basketball player came out of Stevens Point?

[ATL MU Warrior]

Jeff Zavada (SP Pacelli) went to Marquette back in 89 or so - not sure Marquette was considered high major under Dukiet though

Yes, it was 1989 as I was a freshman that year and we both lived in East Hall.  I became decent friends with him and fondly remember several drinking excursions.  For some reason I thought of him as well, but thought he was from Green Bay originally.  Too long ago to remember. 

[4everwarriors]

More importantly, when is the last time a high D1 basketball player came out of Stevens Point?

Irrelevant, if you're a playa, you're a playa no matter where your folks live. Where was Anthony Pieper from again?

[GGGG]

Irrelevant, if you're a playa, you're a playa no matter where your folks live. Where was Anthony Pieper from again?

Well I agree with that, but that's not the point of what we are talking about.

TAMU called "Stevens Point" a no name town.  To which others disagreed.  But "Stevens Point" is as much a no name town in the college basketball recruiting world as is Wausaukee (Pieper), Cassville (Okey), Sheboygan (Dekker) and Fond du Lac (Diener).

[hoops12]

One major difference when comparing those schools, Stevens Point and Fond du Lac are two of the largest high schools in the state of Wisconsin. Fond du Lac (2,477 students and #1 enrollment in the state), Stevens Point (1,728 students and #24 in enrollment in the state). Also, Matt Heldt is from Neenah and they have the #10 enrollment in the state at 2,156.

Cassville is ranked #360 with an enrollment is 170 students, and Wausaukee is ranked the #333 largest school in Wisconsin with an enrollment of 214. Sheboygan Lutheran is hard to gauge because it is in a large community. One thing I know for sure is, Hauser might be good, but you can't compare him to Dekker. Dekker was ranked in the top 20 coming out of high school. He may be a very high #1 draft pick in the NBA.