Hugo Gonzales is similar to Kawhi Leonard, both were known first for their defense then Kawhi honed his offensive skills, I hope Hugo’s career trajectory is the same. He has an impressive FIBA and Summerleague run.
You think he’s only going to be as good as Kawhi?
Perfect response lol
Was about to get real but this comment did it better.
Kawhi, but healthy?
That would be pretty damn great
Kawhi, but not on the take
And just a little more personality,
He’ll be better than kawhi and he will actually plant trees
analytically
This reminds me of peak Tommy when they were talking about trading Avery Bradley and he said he wouldn’t trade Bradley for Leonard straight up and this was like 2015. Had me in tears hearing Micheal holly try to reason with him
It’s unlikely that they will be exactly as good as each other. Hugo may be better.
HuGOAT.
Huge has c’s nation in some sort of trance. I don’t know where people got the idea that he’s going to be some sort of star
As a rookie he was able to change games in like 5mins. His plus minus is insane. He draws offensive fouls like elite nba players, he has absurd timing as a shotblocker, he anticipates what will happen in 2 seconds, he can defend 1-5, he already is the smartest player on our roster, he can playmake, he has manga eyes and a funny haircut. Does that not sound quite good?
he has manga eyes and a funny haircut
Thank you for not forgetting the most important details.
Thanks:) I love Hugo since his first summer league game last year. I forgot: he‘s our teams best cutter, which leads to the easiest baskets. His big eyes and his haircut help making contact to inbounding passers. Can‘t miss him, can you?
Where’s Hugo? You see that anime looking dude eating ramen? That’s Hugo!
This is delusional AS FUCK but I am here for it Hugo “The Hand” Gonzales is the next Klaw
La Mano
El Mano
No, it’s said La Mano
El No, because he defends so well
I vote for La Mano as his nickname.
The hand?
Kawhi is American hugo
I like how you imply that Hugo is the original because he isn’t the European Kawhi
WhiteKlaw
Hugo ‘El Garra’ Gonzales
Hugo Hand of the King Gonzalez
Anybody that calls this delusional is getting vote-kicked from the sub
Oh well
It’s the Summer League. If we can’t drown in the Kool-Aid now, when will we?
Please.
This is the type of post that feeds Mike Felgers family and got him a house on Nantucket.
Ive never seen a sports analyst with as many dogshit takes and regurgitated content be so popular in a sports city where its open knowledge that he hates every single one of you. Mike Felger gets paid to troll Boston sports fans and so many of you eat the bait.
To play devils advocate, I’ve heard Celtics fans compare Hugo to hall of famers on air. I like his potential and think he can become a really good player. But sometimes we go over board as a fan base. Greg Stiemsma being compared to Bill Russell by Tommy Heinsohn is a legendary example.
This post seems to be meant to be taken light heartedly with a grain of truth in there though.
Felger sure does eat well on crapping on this kind of take and would take it dead serious.
Ironically I think Felger’s self-awareness and openness about how he’s just trying to aggravate fans is what keeps him successful. If he tried to claim he was doing anything else people might actually turn it off. Instead he calls them out directly and the fans take it as a challenge to fight back. If the callers can’t break that cycle then get ready for another 15 years of Felger, lol.
They’re not all horrid just most of them . Lol
He’s actually a super nice guy
Um that’s literally the point of my post. These nonsensical Celtics takes are ammunition for his trolling for soft Celtics fans (seems to be you apparently) and that’s what gets people to listen and call in. He lives rent free in yalls heads.
According to Felger, his house “wasn’t that expensive”
A house on Nantucket is still a house on Nantucket
This is how we set ourselves up for disappointment. Hugo could be great, but let’s see who he is as a player for a while longer and let him get actual starter minutes before we throw out HOF comparisons.
Stevens set you up for that hahaha
Hey Sixers fan, go back to your sub and troll there
You think Leonard is HOF? I do not.
He absolutely is. 2 DPOY and 7 All NBA alone gets him in, and he has 2 rings. You’re brainwashed to think he isn’t a Hall of Famer.
Not to mention he was Finals MVP for both of his championship runs. Unless they somehow make him ineligible for the HOF because of the Aspiration stuff, which is highly unlikely, I don’T see how he doesn’t get in.
Everyone gets into the Hall of Fame. Kawhi is certainly in.
do you think at all?
I think about your mom.
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Especially with how he’s looked as a ball handler and creator in summer league just a turnover machine in their first few games
I haven’t watched any of tonight’s game yet but box score looks a lot better in that regard
Kawhi had mediocre handle coming out of San Diego State.
this is a reach but is also an understatement. He is way ahead for a 20 year old in the NBA. Thank heavens for his tenure with Real Madrid.
I’m just happy to see him trying to be a ball handler and creator. He’s actually a better passer than I thought, but he’s not ready to be a lead creator at this point. Good to get him the experience, though
Lol
Any comparison to the giant hands??
Shaquille O’Neal: 10.25 inches long with a 12-inch span.
Giannis Antetokounmpo: 9.85 inches long with a 12-inch span.
Michael Jordan: 9.75 inches long with an 11.375-inch span.
Kawhi Leonard: 9.75 inches long with an 11.25-inch span.
LeBron James: 9.25 inches long with a 10.75-inch span
Boston Celtics rookie Hugo Gonzalez possesses a hand length of 10.25 inches (from the tip of his middle finger to the base of his palm) with a width of 9 inches.
Everyone else on this list has a significantly wider span than length. What are the odds Hugo’s numbers got transposed at the combine? I mean, they’d still be really big with a 9-inch length and 10.25-inch span, but not shaped so seemingly weirdly.
You are right. 9” in length and 10.25” span: https://www.reddit.com/r/NBA_Draft/s/f4jCqDbVmL
He registered the second largest hand measurement of all time at the combine (Tacko Fall is 1st)
Wasn’t young Jaylen Brown supposed to develop into our version of Kawhi?
Good thing we got hin TF out of town, because now we got the real next Kawhi to go with the 28 year old PG who’s about to level up to next Brunson
Damn bro, the post JB delusion is going crazy.
HAHAHAHHAHAHAHAH bro thank you im literally in tears rn 😂 funniest thing ive seen in awhile
He already made history with his plus minus numbers.
Jaylen Brown is still gone and the team is worse for it.
We are worse for it but not in the worst way possible. He’s replaceable by having a more balanced team. We will be fine and this opens up more opportunities for us that pop up in the next couple of years.
Dude what?
Another Greg Stiemsma!
Yall are fucking tripping
Step 1 to becoming a Good NBA player is cooking the summer league so at least we have that going for us
My favorite responses are the ones that actually think this is a serious discussion.
Hugo “aspire” Gonzalez does have a nice ring to it
Did you just put Hugo’s name in the same sentence as Kawhi? I’m a fan of Hugo but please, help me Lord.
Holy reach
Please stop saying things like this out loud and for everyone to see.
The guy who can’t dominate a g league game is going to have a similiar career as Kawhi?
Such a weird post.
Celtics fans being delusional as always. Congratulations guys!!😂😂
I thought this was somebody clowning Celtic fan delusional thinking but no I think it’s real
So did I, I assumed it was satire!
Oh for fuck’s sake.
9th man off the bench 🤣
Maybe I have rose tinted glasses but Hugo reminds me of Russell Westbrook
I saw that he has the worst shooting percentage in the summer league. Minimum 10 attempts per game.
Hopefully Hugo doesn’t like tree’s
Are his hands just as big? If not, no shot /s
Yes, I also hope that Hugo becomes a Hall of Fame, DPOY player for my favorite team.
This is the kind of thinking that sells lottery tickets.
He will never be Kawahi ….we just need him to be a better version of Hugo. He gets a little better he can be a really good bench player the rest of his career.
Needs to improve offensive efficiency and decision making, but he looks very promising
I think he will become a very respectable role player. His defensive instincts will keep him on teams, and honestly his offensive game will come, he’s still so young
No way he gets to be as good as Kawhi. I would be the happiest girl in Celtic green if he proves me wrong, but, yeah, I’m not seeing it. Edited ti add that i’m a fan of Leonard’s game but not of the guy.
Are you on crack?
Not sure if he will be good a kawhi (probably not)
But I will say this season there will be a lot of opportunities for continued growth for the young guys.
You won’t even remember his name in 7-10 years. Smh
Hopefully he becomes really good so bill jizholm can ask Brad to trade him for 2 second rd picks. Let’s go Cs!
I hope it’s not. Actually.
Just stop man there is 1 Klaw
I hope he stays with Celtics.
Jesus Christ. I know what you’re trying to say, but still 🤦. Kawhi developing an offensive game like he did is almost unprecedented. Akin to late 80’s/early 90’s Rodman turning into MJ.
He does have Kawhi sized hands at 6’6 his hands were the 2nd largest ever after 7’6 Tacko Fall. And at a barefoot 6’6.2 with a 6’11 wingspan he’s got very good length. But Kawhi is 6’8 with a 7’3 wingspan. That allows him to just do so many things at his size that others can’t do. Kawhi as a comp is too much to expect. Imo Derrick White would be the best case scenario. A bigger, more athletic Dwhite, but as a SF. That would make me very happy in the pants.
How big are hugos hands?
Stay delulu, my friend
Not that similar. Kawhi was better on defense with a massive wing span. Also there are no gurantees on offense either.
Future GOAT
https://i.redd.it/nowk39urgidh1.gif
Except his defense won’t fall off
He’s only 20 years old. Has great size, athleticism, motor and iq. Things you can’t teach. Super high ceiling.
They don’t have the same laugh but otherwise I see almost no differences between the two. Kwahi isn’t from Spain right?
Hugo is shitting his pants reading this!!
Please without the baggage.
The off-season needs to end lol
Similar I suppose if you’re completely exaggerating. Kawhi is an all time great. Hugo is… a guy that’s had a decent summer league and has hopes of getting consistent minutes.
I suppose with that, I’d say I’m similar to kareem, only I’m 5’10 and shit at basketball…
I don’t think we should cap his ceiling like that. Even Giannis isn’t good enough to be traded for him
I can see it
You were watching the summer league game, heard about his hand size for the first time, found out it was bigger than Kawhi’s + Hugo is capable of being a defender = KAWHI TRAJECTORY
LOL embarrassing
Bro thinks Hugo Gonzalez is Kawhi, no wonder yall didn’t trade him for Giannis and traded Jaylen Brown for worst contract in the league 🤣🤣
Hahah you better hope he is Kawhi after the Giannis trade. You guys are really funny I love this sub. Thanks for Brown
enjoy the dysfunction lmao somehow you’ll still be ECF virgins
