Sam Hauser Has Considerable Upside Potential

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

I remain optimistic but we need to see real progress. Now.

Only because if I don't, MU82 will.

Or what?

[barfolomew]

Or what?

Or prepare for a rain of death, destruction, and indescriminate haiku!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CW3gZsF74wY

[keefe]

Or what?

the depths of despair
take me to the promised land
harbaugh as moses

[swoopem]

the depths of despair
take me to the promised land
harbaugh as moses

Always loved the Alabama Getaway>Promise Land opener.

[bilsu]

Games within a season that have some degree of remembrance and importance (not in any order)

Any NCAA tournament game (even the Michigan State debacle was memorable)
We win a conference tournament (CUSA!)
The annual Wisconsin game until the next year (We have Badger Hate Week for a reason)
Conference games with amazing endings either good or bad (the Jerry F#$#@$# Smith rule)
Games never played (aircraft carrier)
Winning an early season tournament with a benchwarmer going off (Ryan Amaroso Rule)Truly elite performance against a top ten team (Steve Novak vs. UCONN)
Clinching the conference regular season (Beating St. Johns in OT in 2013)

But some win against 10-8 Butler when MU went 8-10?  I hope we have more memorable games than that one very soon.

As far as individual honors in a team game.....they are nice, but I remember Jae Crowder's BE POY because MU had a great conference season and good tourney run.

My biggest memory of Amoroso is getting a foul on the free throw line allowing Louisville to steal a game from us. How do you get a foul in a non rebounding opportunity. I do not remember if it was the first free throw on a two shot foul or if Louisville actually made the free throw, but it was totally stupid play by Amoroso.

[Golden Avalanche]

Well said, Mr Bernstein.

I remain optimistic but we need to see real progress. Now.

Didn't miss this kind of insight.

[Stretchdeltsig]

Agree that Sam Hauser will be a great contributor this year.

[fjm]

Sam will see loads of minutes at the 4. He's got the height and wing span.

Sadly I don't know that he is as aggressive as we need. But that added weight will surely help!

[HoopsterBC]

If Sam is the man, the family will love what Wojo did for there son and then could see Joey follow.  I do believe Sam and Reinhardt will play the 4 with Cohen, they
will all try at least.

[MUfan12]

Sadly I don't know that he is as aggressive as we need. But that added weight will surely help!

I'm not worried about that. His minutes will depend on how he guards and rebounds. He'll be aggressive enough.

[Lennys Tap]

Only because if I don't, MU82 will.

Or what?

Or we'll fail to play in the NIT or the NCAAs for the 4th consecutive year.

MU first played in a postseason tournament in the 1954-55 season. Our current streak of 3 consecutive misses is futility matched only once (1962-65) since. If Wojo breaks that record this year I don't think it means his seat is hot (or even warm). But it will mean that we've been bad for a longer period of time than ever before in modern (or even semi modern) history. To me, anyway, that would be a little troubling.

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

Or we'll fail to play in the NIT or the NCAAs for the 4th consecutive year.

MU first played in a postseason tournament in the 1954-55 season. Our current streak of 3 consecutive misses is futility matched only once (1962-65) since. If Wojo breaks that record this year I don't think it means his seat is hot (or even warm). But it will mean that we've been bad for a longer period of time than ever before in modern (or even semi modern) history. To me, anyway, that would be a little troubling.

A very fair answer

[MuMark]

The first year Buzz was the coach...Wojo's first year he had no chance with the group he inherited.

Last year was the start of the rebuild with one of the youngest rosters in all of the major conferences.

[bilsu]

Sam will see loads of minutes at the 4. He's got the height and wing span.

Sadly I don't know that he is as aggressive as we need. But that added weight will surely help!

Not saying you were in this group, but there were plenty of posters last year at this time saying Henry would not be able to defend the 4 and would be consistently in foul trouble. Basically, the posters here have a lot of opinions that turn out to be not very accurate.

[MuMark]

Not saying you were in this group, but there were plenty of posters last year at this time saying Henry would not be able to defend the 4 and would be consistently in foul trouble. Basically, the posters here have a lot of opinions that turn out to be not very accurate.

Yes you do have a lot of inaccurate opinions........

[tower912]

Henry stayed out of foul trouble because he couldn't defend anyone, let alone the 4.   

[T-Bone]

Henry stayed out of foul trouble because he couldn't defend anyone, let alone the 4.

He got the easy fouls though.

[Stretchdeltsig]

Sam is smooth and disciplined.  He doesn't make mistakes.  He's a winner who will do what it takes to win.

[The Lens]

Sam is smooth and disciplined.  He doesn't make mistakes.  He's a winner who will do what it takes to win.

You might be full of teal but having watched SPASH play, that was a heck of team.  It was like Men vs Boys, they just knew what to do.  It would not surprise me if mentally he was ahead of the curve relative to freshmen.

[Stretchdeltsig]

Exactly.

[JamilJaeJamailJrJuan]

Not saying you were in this group, but there were plenty of posters last year at this time saying Henry would not be able to defend the 4 and would be consistently in foul trouble. Basically, the posters here have a lot of opinions that turn out to be not very accurate.

He couldn't defend the 4.

[bilsu]

He got the easy fouls though.

That was Fischer

[naginiF]

Sam is smooth and disciplined.  He doesn't make mistakes.  He's a winner who will do what it takes to win.

I hear he pours #tigerblood on his Cheerios

[Herman Cain]

From everything I am hearing, the coaches believe Sam is going to a very important player for our program. In fact they are comparing him favorably to Henry, in that he can do so many things at a very high level , with a much better shot and more refined basketball IQ. It seems like Sam has built some good chemistry with the rest of the team and his game really helps bring out the best in some of the other guys. I am really looking forward to seeing how he does in the tougher non conference games.

Things are tracking well for Sam. I continue to believe he will eclipse Henry in terms of value to our team.