Hours before Wisconsin tipped off at the Hall of Fame Classic in Kansas City two weeks ago, an NBA scout was asked about Badgers star Ethan Happ and quickly responded: "I'd like to see him make a jump shot."
The conversation abruptly ended at that.
Until this season, that wasn't happening because Happ did not even try to shoot a jumper. He made just two baskets outside the paint his first two seasons in Madison, yet he was still a scorer (14.0 points per game as a redshirt sophomore) and even an All-American (Associated Press third team in 2016-17).