I'd say Hugo's bad shooting was partially because he was covered when he took his shots. He forced up some shots because the offense wasn't flowing and someone needed to shoot it.
I'm not bothered at all by the shooting, because he was so, so good getting to the rim and distributing this game. He was also every bit as good on defense as we've come to expect.
I don?t know how people can?t be bothered by the shooting. Hugo can?t consistently make free throws. His shooting form isn?t not good. I hope Tatum gives him Drew Hanlens number.
Because his form isn't bad, his rookie year was a respectable 36%, he's only 19, and he projects to be more of a slasher/energy guy/defender than a shooter and he does those things at a really good level already.
I've always thought of him in the mold of Josh Hart, Alex Caruso, Christian Braun type player, and I think he can be equally as effective outside as those guys.
The 36% is a very small sample size as he was attempting 1.6 threes per game and they were almost all corner 3s. I mean, he can?t consistently make free throws.
I like everything else he does, but the guys you mentioned above are much better shooters.
Caruso averaged 30% his rookie season on 1.2 attempts per game. Heck, last year he was below 30% on 3 attempts per game.
Braun was 30% last year on 3 attempts per game.
Hugo averaged 80% from the line in 76 Euro-league games.
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