From Maine to Boston, Sam Hauser blazed path for young Celtics teammates to follow
But the Celtics have a productive bench mob who are growing into bigger versions of their own games with Boston so far this season, and vet forward Sam Hauser has taken note.
- They've all gotten better (playing with the Maine Celtics for) two, three years now, four years for Jordan (Walsh), so it's fun to watch." Hauser himself carved a similar path to being a stable part of Boston's rotation, using that playing time in Maine to sharpen his game for when he saw the floor with the Celtics.
- "I think for anybody that's a little different because basically, all of us coming up through (Maine), we were either the best player or one of the best players (at lower levels), got to play a lot of minutes, shoot a lot." "So, then you get here, and you quickly realize,, that's not the case.
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On this version of the Boston Celtics, only two players are scoring 20 points or more with any sort of regularity – Jayson Tatum and Paul George.
- "Scoring 20 points (a night), there's a rare group of guys that score 20 points every night." "So everybody else has to find their role in different ways," said Hauser via CLNS Media.
- "And for them, lately it's been defense, rebounding, hustle plays, steals, blocks, whatever it might be, and knocking out open shots when they're there.
- And that's all part of trying to find your role in getting on the court in the NBA." "How do I first get on the court, and then how do I stay?
- And then from there, how do I get better at my game?" reflected the Virginia alum.
- And for those guys, Baylor (Scheierman)'s got a really good feel for the game.
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