Happless NBA Draft Combine

El-Ka-Bong posted:

Didn't make the cut

“The first two are physical: becoming more explosive around the rim and better able to get up and down the floor quickly.

 

 

I think this is fair. He is going to really struggle with a below the rim game in the NBA- and shooting is a premium in today’s game. If you’re not able to shoot you better play above the rim. 

But he does have tremendous hands and feet. 

Ethan Happ will return to #Wisconsin for his senior season.https://t.co/38gqoeCoQV #Badgers pic.twitter.com/A0BNfg0F9E

— Evan Flood (@Evan_Flood) May 30, 2018

He is a very good college basketball player....nothing wrong with that

I think he’d do well in Europe... aside from the shooting, he has great Euro game. Great footwork. Good hands. Savvy around the basket. Really good defender. 

So glad he's back....takes a bit of the stink off of this year...hoping for another March Madness run...they've spoiled us.

Damn right, so glad he’s back.  GO BADGERS GO.

I hope he has a Frank-like coming out party...

Music City posted:

I hope he has a Frank-like coming out party...

That would be ideal, but Frank is a 35% 3 point shooter in the NBA for his career and has made 288 NBA 3 pointers in his career. He's also a 77% FT shooter.

Happ is 1-11 at the college 3 point range and is a 56% FT shooter.

The elite NBA teams force guys like big guys like Happ (Kevon Looney, Ryan Anderson, John Henson, Pachulia, Kevin Love, etc.) to guard 1X1 against guys on the perimeter in isolations. If Happ could at least offer some resistance in those situations (like Tristan Thompson, Draymond Green, Al Horford) he has a chance to be a bench guy. If not, he has no chance. Guys like Love and Ryan Anderson are elite 3 point shooters who can be successfully against lesser teams because their scoring ability offsets their defensive liabilities.

I love Happ and his energy.  He's got moves for the NBA....but....he MUST become a lot better at 3-point range and mid-range....and of course, free throws.   Agree.  Otherwise no chance at the NBA.

I hope we get the Happ we've known to grow and love, and a few other folks step up their games significantly.  

I agree- he’s not a shooter. For that reason, I do not believe he has an NBA skill set. But he’s a good basketball player and he’ll play professionally. 

What he really needs to do is dump his shooting form and completely rebuild it. He could do that and in a few years actually have a viable stroke. By the time he’s 27-28 and in his physical prime, he could come back to the NBA and make a go of it. He’d need to do the reconstruction while playing professionally in Europe. Hire Dirk’s “shot doctor”.