Scholarship table
The myth that Joey was gonna be a college star have been exposed -- not by Wojo or Izzo, but by Joey himself.As I said, it looks like he's settled into his role: Hit the occasional 3, grab a few defensive boards, make a decent pass (and a couple not-so-decent passes), cheer from the bench (or pout, if that's still his way) when MSU needs defensive stops. There are worse ways to earn a scholly. Izzo seems to have a good fix on how and when to deploy the kid.
Joey Hauser game winner, lololol
Joey was a traffic cone on DBut he caught the awesome dump of pass and got the winner
He’s never gonna be Tony Allen. But he played well down the stretch. Had a really nice wrap around pocket pass for a big bucket late
I wasn't being the least bit sarcastic with my previous comment. Joey has played his role well the last month or so: screen-setter, court-spreader, defensive rebounder and occasional scorer. He gets 25% fewer shots per game now than he did when The Cancer wouldn't give him the ball at MU, but to his credit he realized that he wasn't gonna succeed with a letter-writing campaign to Izzo so he bought into what Izzo wanted him to be.I'm serious about "to his credit." It's not easy for an athlete, especially a heralded one, to totally eat his ego as Joey's has had to do at MSU. He came out of high school as the next great thing -- "Wait till you see this guy! He's even better than Sam!" And when he went to Michigan State it was, "Markus and Wojo failed him ... just wait till Izzo unlocks his potential!"The first month or more of this season, Izzo couldn't have him on the court down the stretch in close games. Joey was too bad on defense and made too many boneheaded plays on offense. But the last few weeks, Izzo has been playing Joey down the stretch because he can help spread the court, he's a big body, he makes free throws and he makes himself available for passes on the block. Izzo will still do the defensive sub for him, which is only smart, but then he'll get Joey back in on offense.Joey's had quite the basketball career so far. He has gone from highly recruited prep superstar ... to offensive weapon at Marquette ... to useless, pouty, turnover machine at Marquette ... to redshirt in street clothes who was gonna show everybody what Wojo threw away ... to ego-shattered whipping boy who was getting mocked by Michigan State fans ... to useful role player.I'll never "like" him because of his outsized role in helping ruin a potentially outstanding season, but I could see him being a 15-and-8 kind of player next season if he keeps making progress.He's got some offensive talent, obviously, he always has. We'll see what it amounts to.
C'mon, he had a game winner earlier this week.
A game winner that I coulda made.I guess congrats he doesnt have Kurs hands and caught the beautiful dime
His 3 pts weren't enough vs Northwestern.
Be nice. Also had 1 whole rebound in 21 minutes. To go with 2 turnovers and 4 fouls.
Oh sure, ignore the 2 assists an$ 2 blocks. Stat sheet stuffer!
Always taught da dude wood play inn da Association's official minor league system, hey?
Brother MU hit the nail right on the head. Hot shot out of high school, disruptor of the Wojo legend at Marquette and now role player at Michigan State University.If I were Joey (and I'm clearly not), I'd be studying hard in those classes I'm taking at Michigan State. Why? To prepare for life without basketball. It's coming a lot sooner than Joey or his cheerleaders think.
FIFY
Joey will get paid to play basketball for a decade or more, barring injury. It just might not be on this continent.
I love reading all the hate and vitriol towards Joey Hauser coming from Scoopers who fancy themselves good people, and, in reality, are anything but.