Oso planning to go pro
This is a very well written and detailed Scouting Report on Sam. Goes into a lot of analysis , video and stats. https://zonahoops.com/2021/03/31/sam-hauser-nba-scouting-report/
Thanks for posting that link, 9-9-9.Very interesting, thorough scouting report, and I happen to agree with the conclusion after the author presents a list of guys who had similar output and skillsets in college:Well, well, well, a whole bunch of NBA players. Just because Hauser’s stock rates and DBPM aren’t at the literal bottom of the ocean doesn’t mean that he’ll be a passable NBA defender, but nonetheless, they are encouraging indicators. This query also shows just how ridiculous of a gunner Hauser has the potential to be. This is probably as good a group of shooters as Barttorvik could allow one to create, and Hauser leads all qualifiers in 3-point percentage.I think that Sam Hauser can be a real NBA rotation player. I’m not going to sit here and say that he absolutely needs to be a first-round pick, but he could very well return round one value in this class. Players with his intersection of size, decision-making, and out-of-this-world shooting ability don’t grow on trees.Still, selecting Hauser doesn’t make much sense for certain teams. How much value does a 23-year old provide to a squad still years away from contention? Not only that, but contenders must consider his defensive fit. Hauser in Denver, for instance, could produce some ridiculous offensive line-ups, but how would the defense look in a hedge-heavy scheme with MPJ on the opposite wing?For teams with enough rim-protection and versatile defenders on the wing, however, this is an incredible value play.After watching the likes of Joe Harris and Duncan Robinson, I am convinced that the right NBA team can find a place for a smart 6-8 guy who can shoot. Can't wait to enjoy the beer I'm gonna win from Crash in our bet!
I agree that Sam will get a chance in the NBA, but he doesn't have the footspeed or lateral quickness of either of those guys. Both of those guys are well below NBA average in both of those categories too. Time will tell. Maybe he can improve those areas. But as of now I can't picture him rotating quick enough vs. NBA offenses with more spacing.
Scouting Report on Samhttps://www.nbascoutinglive.com/sam-hauser-scouting-report/
Sam doing well on the combinehttps://mobile.twitter.com/DraftExpress/status/1407896840796844032
Not surprised. He can really shoot, and he's always been a decent help defender.I've long thought he'd have an NBA career, and I'm now starting to think a team will take a second-round flyer on him. Every team is desperate for shooting.
Listen, Sam isn’t the most athletic dude but he’s a historically good NCAA shooter from deep and he has good size. He has the profile of a lot of the Euro small forward imports. It’s not like guys like Joe Ingles or Bogdan Bogdanovic are super athletic or defensively superlative. But they are very good shooters who play great team basketball. Sam fits a similar mold.
The question isn't whether Sam can shoot, it's whether Sam can get his shot.
I think the players you mentioned, along with Heurter as another example, are better shooting off the dribble than Sam. They may also be quicker laterally, especially defensively.
I understand what you're saying, Muggs, but Steve Novak made $21M during a decade-long NBA career as a catch-and-shoot floor-spacer. And he did so in an NBA that hadn't gone completely bonkers shooting 3s, as is now the case. Novak is one of the best shooters any of us have ever seen, and as good a shooter as Hauser has been, he hasn't proven himself to be quite that level yet. But Sam does every other thing on the court better than Novak did.A knockdown 3-point shooter, especially one with height, doesn't need to shoot off the dribble to make a lot of money.If Hauser makes it, there will be games his coach will not be able to use him much; the matchups will just be too unfavorable. But there also will be games he can play 25+ minutes because the other team will have guys on the floor he can defend just fine. If he's hitting his 3s and opening the floor for his teammates, he'll play. Duncan Robinson didn't play 31 mpg for Miami last season because he's a wonderful defender who constantly created his shot off the dribble. He wasn't drafted, either.If Sam showed up at all these camps, combines and tryouts and had trouble connecting consistently from NBA 3-point range, I'd say he had little chance at an NBA career. That he seemingly is doing the opposite -- hitting 3 after 3 after 3 -- confirms that he can do the one thing that every NBA team desperately wants and needs.
That's fair but let me just say this about Novak: He was as good a pure shooter as you'll ever see. Of course he couldn't get shots off easily but as far as catch and shoot, in wide open space, he ticked the twine consistently. There are many occasions during practice or before games where he would casually sink 25 straight triples with the majority of them nothing but nylon. And let's not forget his little free throw run. The guy could shoot and simply did not have games like Sam where he was just off and missed tons of clean looks.
In the highlights, I have seen him make a lot of open 3s. I haven’t seen him create shots. I haven’t seen him run off screens to get open looks. I haven’t seen a quick release. But he is a good stand still shooter and has, on occasion, shown a little post-up game. He’s a smart guy who is good on help defense, but I have a hard time finding NBA 3s that he can guard. But when I see the guys at the back third of the Bucks, I see no reason he couldn’t be one of those guys. My prediction is undrafted and time in the G League with a chance of a call up.
Steve Novak college percentages:46% from 3 on just over 6 attempts per game.45% overall as he was lower at about 43% from 2Sam Hauser college percentages:44% from 3 on just under 6 attempts per game.48% overall as he was around 50% from 2.Novak is understandably a venerate MU legend. Sam left under dubious circumstances. That leads to some heavy tinted glasses in viewing them. We don’t know what Sam’s NBA future holds, but trying to differentiate them at the conclusion of their college careers by acting like Novak was some clearly superior shooting is just untrue. Sam is one of the 30 best 3P shooters in NCAA history. Dude is a complete sniper.Sam may not be drafted, but there is almost no chance he’s not a 2 way contract guy. 6’8 45% 3P shooters don’t grow on trees. Especially ones that understand passing, spacing, and spent 2 years learning in a rigorous defensive scheme
The guy could shoot and simply did not have games like Sam where he was just off and missed tons of clean looks.