Hauser Brothers Post MU Thread

[tower912]

Ssshhhhhhh!

[Herman Cain]

https://sports.yahoo.com/celtics-sam-hauser-helps-break-180630918.html

[wadesworld]

https://sports.yahoo.com/celtics-sam-hauser-helps-break-180630918.html

Did he kick anyone better than him out of the gym?

[ATL MU Warrior]

https://sports.yahoo.com/celtics-sam-hauser-helps-break-180630918.html

What a douche

[Elonsmusk]

Nice article on Sam from the Atlantic - a common them throughout his career has been the quote of "he just plays the right way."  I recall JJJ calling Sam his favorite player as a freshman.  Think it will be Boston and the Bucks in the Eastern Conference Finals:

NEW YORK — After a record-setting night for the Celtics offense, Jayson Tatum and Sam Hauser went back and forth over a most important matter: Hauser’s 3-point celebrations.

Though Hauser said he’s not big on them most of the time, he apparently broke character once on Saturday night. After one of his four first-half 3-point makes, he cracked up Tatum with an over-the-top reaction. Following a quick postgame lift, Tatum asked Hauser to repeat what he had said after the shot.


“I said, ‘Boom, motherf—-r,’” Hauser replied.

He might need to find a new catchphrase. Tatum suggested that one doesn’t fit Hauser’s personality. Either way, the moment gave the two teammates plenty of laughs after a 133-118 win against the Knicks. And, hey, the line might even make sense as a motto for the Celtics, who continued a red-hot shooting start to the season with a franchise-record 27 3-pointers. All nine Boston players who appeared in the game drilled at least one triple, including Tatum, Hauser and Jaylen Brown, who combined for 17 makes. Early in this young season, the Celtics have used their abundance of shooters to stretch opposing defenses to their breaking point.

“I think that’s the thing with our team, right?” said Joe Mazzulla. “Because of our spacing we can get a really good look the majority of the time.”

At their best, that’s how the Celtics have played. After beating their previous record of 25 3-point makes with a 27-for-51 performance from long range, they top the NBA with an average of 16 3-point makes per game. Known more last season for their big, physical defense, they left Saturday night in a virtual tie with the Mavericks for the league lead in offensive efficiency. Lately, the second unit has charged some powerful runs thanks partly to Hauser’s emergence as another knockdown threat. The second-year pro, who only played 158 total minutes as a rookie, has made 17 of 31 3-point attempts so far this season (54.8 percent) while earning a bigger role. Mazzulla had a simple explanation for what Hauser has done to receive more minutes over the past couple of games.

“Shoot 3s,” Mazzulla said.

The coach stopped there for a second before eventually expanding on his reasoning.

“No, listen, he just plays the right way,” Mazzulla said. “He plays the right way, he knows how to play off the other guys, he can read defenses, he puts a lot of pressure on the defense. So it really helps our spacing. And he’s continuing to work at getting better at his defense.”


The Celtics have long relied on Tatum and Brown to give the nets a workout. The supporting cast around those two hasn’t always been filled with sharpshooters, but the team now boasts a second unit filled with outside threats. Lately, Mazzulla has turned up the offense by unleashing lineups with Tatum and three bench shooters: Hauser, Malcolm Brogdon and Grant Williams. Over 46 minutes with those four players on the court, the Celtics’ offense has walloped teams to the tune of 131.9 points per 100 possessions. Mazzulla rode that quartet to a huge run against Chicago on Friday night, then went back to it late in the first quarter against New York. The Celtics, who were tied 22-22 when those players first appeared at the same time, went on a 19-7 run over the next 4:31. Hauser made three of his five 3-pointers during the spurt.

“Sam is lights out,” said Jaylen Brown. “You can’t leave him. We’re looking for him. Once he hit a couple, we’re looking for him, and Sam is always ready. He works hard, and he’s developing a nice role for himself in this league.”

The formula for those Tatum plus bench groups is obvious. Though they have only played together for a small sample size so far, their scoring success should be at least somewhat sustainable. Williams and Hauser are both knockdown shooters. Tatum is one of the league’s most well-rounded offensive players. Brogdon has had no trouble getting to the paint early this season, especially with all of those threats around him. To this stage of the season, the mix has helped to produce some of the Celtics’ best stretches. Tatum has noticed the increased spacing on the court.

“Just because (in) that group we’ve got two primary ball-handlers (surrounded by) Sam and Grant,” Tatum said. “They’re either gonna shoot it or pass it. I’m not saying they can’t dribble but I think it just speeds things up. Those guys are great moving the ball, slipping out of screens, just finding the right spacing out there.”

How efficiently has the Celtics bench scored the ball? The team’s second-unit players have shot a combined 52.3 percent from the field, including 49 percent from 3-point range. Grant Williams, at 53.8 percent, is positioned directly behind Hauser in third place in NBA 3-point shooting percentage. Brogdon has hit a respectable 37.9 percent from deep while giving the Celtics a consistent driving threat. When he’s on the court, the offense has often run through him, leaving him with a greater usage rate than he had last season in Indiana. That’s a surprise because the Celtics have far more talent than that Pacers team did, but Mazzulla has put the ball in Brogdon’s hands from the start. He has benefited from the shooters around him and vice versa.


No other Celtics player has shot like Hauser so far. Though still just nine games into the regular season, the early returns suggest he has had a significant impact opening up the Boston offense. The Celtics have blasted defenses during his minutes, scoring 127.9 points per 100 possessions. Hauser and Boston’s best off-the-dribble creators have found an obvious synergy.

“He spreads the floor,” said Marcus Smart. “When you’ve got a knockdown shooter over there, it’s tough. It’s tough for you to help off somebody like him and try to help on Jayson and try to help on Jaylen and those guys and Malcolm and me coming down the lane. It just makes it that much easier for us. And then if they do stop us, you’ve got a guy that you know is going to knock it down. It really keeps the defenses honest.”

Though their offense has been sharp so far, the Celtics must be dreaming about how dangerous they will be once Robert Williams returns. He said he has been “stepping it up” in workouts after returning to on-court work a couple of weeks ago. Williams said he is dunking again, feels good and has not experienced any setbacks. During workouts, he said he can do “really anything” physically.

“They just try to hold me (back from) being a little too explosive sometimes, take my time with it,” Williams said. “But pick-and-rolls, running the court, really doing a lot.”

In one sign of how far he has progressed, Williams joined the Celtics on their road trip instead of staying back in Boston. In their own way, other Celtics players showed him how much they have missed his presence in the locker room. As he started chatting with a group of reporters in front of Tatum’s locker, Tatum piped up that Williams needed to take his conversation somewhere else. And when Williams said his Celtics teammates need him, just like he needs them, Smart also gave Williams a hard time.

“Nobody needs you, Rob,” Smart called over.

The Celtics were just kidding. They know how much they need Williams. He shifts their energy on both ends of the court. Their defense hasn’t been nearly the same without him, but their offense has boomed despite his absence.

“Our guys are getting comfortable with the fact that when we run good offense and we have good spacing and we read the defense we’re going to get a great look,” said Mazzulla. “When you’re shooting that volume there’s going to be some tough ones, but for the most part I think our guys do a great job of shooting the right ones.”

[Uncle Rico]

The Celtics suck

[MU82]

Sam is an elite shooter, and he had a heck of a game. Nice to see him succeed.

[Lennys Tap]

The coach stopped there for a second before eventually expanding on his reasoning.

“No, listen, he just plays the right way,” Mazzulla said. “He plays the right way, he knows how to play off the other guys, he can read defenses, he puts a lot of pressure on the defense. So it really helps our spacing.

“He just plays the right way”. Sums up his game perfectly, and explains why he left MU.

[withoutbias]

“He just plays the right way”. Sums up his game perfectly, and explains why he left MU.

Paid huge dividends.  Joining the defending national champions, the program that defines "playing the game the right way," adding the definition of a player who "plays the game the right way," surely they made an incredible March run.

So unselfish that he put off an extra year of NBA earnings to enjoy all the incredible March success he did at Virgnia.  Really smart kid.

Let's be honest.  The explanation of why he left is because him and his brother are both spineless and baby bro is a Triple B.  If Joey had a spine he would've gone to MSU in the first place and Sam would've remained at MU all four years and been in the NBA for an extra season.  instead, Sam's spinelessness came out, too.

[4everwarriors]

I'm all for honesty. He came here, in part, due to the coach. And, he left due 100% because of the coach, hey?

[The Hippie Satan of Hyperbole]

My sincere hope for humanity is that everyone finds someone who loves them as much as the meat-lovers love Sam Hauser.

[tower912]

I'm all for honesty. He came here, in part, due to the coach. And, he left due 100% because of the coach, hey?

Meh. He left because he was told no.   No coach can should let the inmates run the asylum.     

Glad to see he is doing well in the league. 

[Lennys Tap]

My sincere hope for humanity is that everyone finds someone who loves them as much as the meat-lovers love Sam Hauser.

My sincere hope for you (and everybody) is that they have scores of people in their lives who love them.

I don’t love (or even like) Sam Hauser. I don’t know him, even a little. But  I liked the way he played basketball and shared his opinion that 4 guys standing around watching one guy trying to beat the other team single-handedly wasn’t the best way to play the game.

[The Hippie Satan of Hyperbole]

I don’t love (or even like) Sam Hauser.

Yet here you are, three and a half years after he left, still talking about him. Unrequited love is so hard.

[Uncle Rico]

All because they’re white guys

[BrewCity83]

Hahaha...nailed it!!

[Lennys Tap]

Yet here you are, three and a half years after he left, still talking about him. Unrequited love is so hard.

LOL. Not nearly as much as you.

We all talk about people we don’t know here - your 100,000 posts are mostly of that nature.

[Herman Cain]

Joey 18 and 10 in 31 minutes in The Spartan win tonight

[tower912]

About time.

[4everwarriors]

Boom, motherf***er. Hellofa playa, hey?

[tower912]

About time.

[Hards Alumni]

Boom, motherf***er. Hellofa playa, hey?

Not bad for a 30 year old.

[rocky_warrior]

My sincere hope for humanity is that everyone finds someone who loves them as much as the meat-lovers love Sam Hauser.

Honestly, I don't think many MU fans differ much on their opinions of Sam. He was a good part on MU teams, and we appreciated him (I think). OTOH, His brother is a selfish POS but meat lovers still love them some Joey!  You see, wojo wouldn't contain Markus so that Joey could get his shots.

[Lennys Tap]

Honestly, I don't think many MU fans differ much on their opinions of Sam. He was a good part on MU teams, and we appreciated him (I think). OTOH, His brother is a selfish POS but meat lovers still love them some Joey!  You see, wojo wouldn't contain Markus so that Joey could get his shots.

Rocky

This meat eater couldn’t care less about Joey. You’re correct that Wojo couldn’t or wouldn’t contain Markus. If he could have we would have been a much better team. Not because Joey would have gotten more shots, but because all of those ill advised drives into the trees that ended up with Markus falling down out of bounds while the other team got a break away dunk wouldn’t have happened.

[MU82]

8 games into his MSU career, Joey was averaging 14 ppg on .559 shooting (.441 from 3), including 27 against Madison, and Spartyland was in lust with him.

The rest of the season: 8 ppg on .431 shooting (.288 from 3) and 1.8 TO/game ... and Spartyland turned nasty on him.

He had a few decent games last season, too, but only a few, and he was a regular target of boo-birds.

So maybe let's not make a basketball god out of him for scoring 18 points against a team that went 9-23 last season. As of this moment, he still peaked during his first 3 months at Marquette, not during his 2+ seasons under a Hall of Fame coach.