21/22 Red Claw Thread

Cesar Crespo

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Maybe there already is one but I looked. I'm also blind. If so, link me to it and lock this up. I remember reading about game 1 but I don't see a Red Claw thread.

Through 2 games, Sam Hauser is averaging 22.0 points, 6.5 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 1.0 steal, 0.5 TO in 34.9 MPG. He's shooting .538/.550/1.000. He's 11/20 from 3 in 2 games. 3/3 from the line. 3/6 from 2.

To tamper expectations, Kornet is averaging 16.0 points, 8.0 rebounds, 4.5 assists!, and 2.5 blocks in 30.1 mpg.

Still, 1 TO in about 70 minutes is pretty damn good for a guy who shoot the ball 26 times.

11/20 in 2 games from 3 as well. He's going to build up a sample size in no time. Let it fly.
 
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It feels like the G-League is where insignificant bigs go to rack up stats.

Fab Melo, Jordan Mickey, Guerschon, Anthony Bennett, Tacko

Not that there are no bigs who come up from the G, but you can't identify them from the stats.

Maybe that's true for the non-bigs also.
 
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Eddie Jurak said:
It feels like the G-League is where insignificant bigs go to rack up stats.

Fab Melo, Jordan Mickey, Guerschon, Anthony Bennett, Tacko

Not that there are no bigs who come up from the G, but you can't identify them from the stats.

Maybe that's true for the non-bigs also.
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It is. Any big with any type of skill will dominate. Guards tend to dominate as well because it's mostly "get mine" basketball.

It's hard to make anything of G league but it's still nice to dream on Hauser becoming the next Duncan Robinson.

I don't know if you've ever watched a game but it's awful basketball.
 
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Hauser I feel like has a shot because he has a shot. But whether or not he's a successful project, he will rack up some monster numbers in the G.
 
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Eddie Jurak said:
Hauser I feel like has a shot because he has a shot. But whether or not he's a successful project, he will rack up some monster numbers in the G.
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He is gonna need some athleticism improvements. He's a traffic cone. Like there are probably guys in this forum that have played better defense in their nonfamous careers. Jabari is more switchable.

But he is tall and can shoot. Hope that he's working with a skills coach that is turning that body into something workable.
 
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They have a guy from fucking Gordon College? The Gordon College on the North Shore? Jeez.
 
Cesar Crespo

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They were not very impressive tonight, losing 114-103.

Hauser was 4/10, 1/6, 0/0 with 9 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 1 TO in 33:21.

Bruno was particularly brutal. Not a particularly good sign when someone like Bruno can't dominate the G league on his physical abilities alone. He finished with 4 points, 8 rebounds and 5 TO in 16:25 minutes on 2/3 shooting.

I really like that Hauser isn't turning the ball over at all despite playing a lot of minutes and taking a lot of shots. It doesn't really mean anything though because G league.
 
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Won last night, 113-108

Hauser: 7/13, 3/9, 2/3, 19 points, 6 assists, 4 rebounds, 1 steal, 1 block, 0 TO in 41:34 minutes.

Luke Kornet had 11 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 blocks on 5/8, 1/3, 0/1 shooting 28:38 minutes. He's averaging 4.5 assists thru the first 4. Weird.

Theo Pinson was 12/18, 5/7, 1/1 with 30 points, 4 assists, 3 rebounds. Thru 4 he's averaging 19.8 points, 5.0 rebounds, 4.8 assists on .520/.478/.900 shooting in 32.4 mpg.

Hauser continues to let it fly from 3 while also protecting the ball. 145 minutes, 2 TO, 49 FGA (35 from 3), 6 FTA. It's the G league and all but even for the G league, 2 TO in 145 minutes while being a key focus of the offense is remarkable anywhere. I don't know if he has an NBA career in store for him, but there have been careers built on less than a really good 3 point shot and ball control.
 
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Good for Hauser. I can squint and see an NBA player.

Not surprised to see Korner racking up assists. The guy has massive warts, but pretty good BBIQ and likes to be a team player. He put up 3.6/game in the G League three years ago.
 
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Bring the kids up!
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Heh, have you checked the age of the players? Wouldn't be surprised if the average age is older than the C's.

Thomas (17/36, .472) and Hauser (35/79, 44.3%) are shooting really well from 3 but both are SSS, especially Thomas. I don't think Hauser's 3 point shot was ever in question, just whether he'll contribute enough elsewhere to play.

Seems like Hauser will rightfully be released after the 22/23 season only to turn into a decent 25 minute rotation player in 23/24. C's seem to have bad luck getting value out of these players. They acquire them, they spend some time developing them, and they get none of the rewards. With Garrison Mathews, they had a chance to reap the rewards of someone else's development but they opted for Jabari.

It's so annoying watching guys like Max Strus and Garrison Mathews develop into players we could really use. I guess it's good they are identifying the players, though they are failing to keep them.
 
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I wonder how Hauser would do with the right scheming, say by the second half of this season. The Heat have gotten an awful lot out of Duncan Robinson by making sure he's surrounded by solid defenders. Hauser offers the Celtics volume and efficiency, especially since they're currently crippled by their inability to make open shots, and the Celtics also have the defenders to support him on that end.
 
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Fishy1 said:
I wonder how Hauser would do with the right scheming, say by the second half of this season. The Heat have gotten an awful lot out of Duncan Robinson by making sure he's surrounded by solid defenders. Hauser offers the Celtics volume and efficiency, especially since they're currently crippled by their inability to make open shots, and the Celtics also have the defenders to support him on that end.
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You're right, Duncan Robinson is Hauser's blueprint. Length but lack of quickness means he can be OK, defensively, a couple of ways. The obvious one is to surround him with 4 good defenders & use his length to challenge 3s. Another way Spo hid Duncan is to put him on the backline of a 2-3 with Herro with a focus on challenging corner3s.

Most importantly, Hauser will need to live in the gym, get a lot stronger and be able to switch down low and fight through screens up top. Look at Duncan today vs 3 seasons ago, he's much bigger. Hauser will need at least a season in the G-League to get used to the faster pace of pro vs NCAA basketball.
 
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benhogan said:
You're right, Duncan Robinson is Hauser's blueprint. Length but lack of quickness means he can be OK, defensively, a couple of ways. The obvious one is to surround him with 4 good defenders & use his length to challenge 3s. Another way Spo hid Duncan is to put him on the backline of a 2-3 with Herro with a focus on challenging corner3s.

Most importantly, Hauser will need to live in the gym, get a lot stronger and be able to switch down low and fight through screens up top. Look at Duncan today vs 3 seasons ago, he's much bigger. Hauser will need at least a season in the G-League to get used to the faster pace of pro vs NCAA basketball.
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Agree with this. Against NBA players he looked slow AF. Needs to bulk up a bit maybe but definitely needs to improve his athleticism. Can be done.
 
Cesar Crespo

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Nesmith had 21 points on 9/16 shooting, 2/7 from 3. 1/1 from the line. 9 rebounds, 5 assists, 5 TO, 1 steal, 4 PF in 31:29 tonight.

Hauser had 12 points on 4/12 shooting, 2/9 from 3, 1/2 from the line, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 TO, 1 steal, 1 block in 29:17.

Bruno had 15 points on 6/8 shooting, including 9 rebounds, 7 assists, 1 TO, 2 blocks in 23:43.

C's win 117 to 89.
 
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I'm sure the fans in Maine would rather see Tacko than many of the players run out there.
 
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Red Claws with 41 assists last night. That was partly due to the red-hot 3-point shooting no doubt: 26 for 52. Hauser was 6 of 14 from three, and Clemons was 10 of 15. Scorched nets!
 
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Imbricus said:
Red Claws with 41 assists last night. That was partly due to the red-hot 3-point shooting no doubt: 26 for 52. Hauser was 6 of 14 from three, and Clemons was 10 of 15. Scorched nets!
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Kornet started at C, played only 24 minutes, and put up a double-double with 20 points and a team-leading 10 assists. That probably says a lot about the G.
 
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I’ve only been watching Celtics games. What is this “assist” thing you speak of?
 
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