It might be his job to make them play as poorly as possible when he faces them on the court in the NBA with the Boston Celtics, but when Hugo González steps out of his role with Boston, Oklahoma City Thunder big man Aday Mara, Dallas Mavericks guard Sergio de Larrea, and Los Angeles Clippers forward Baba Miller are also his teammates on the Spanish National Team in FIBA play.
"I think they’re doing well. They’re having a great start to the season. Very well deserved, too, because I obviously know them all," said González in a recent interviewwith EuroHoops Dot Net contributor Johnny Askounis. "Besides being very good players, they’re very good people, very good teammates; we have many memories together."
"Everyone is taking advantage of their
opportunity, and that’s going to help (the Spanish National Team) a lot," suggested the Celtics reserve forward.
"If we didn’t think about (Spain going for Gold in the World Cup), we shouldn’t even play,” said González. “I believe we have to aspire to be the best players we can be. If we have the work ethic I think we have, the connection I think we have, and the confidence in ourselves, I don’t know what the limit will be or what the ultimate goal will be. "
"I know that the process we’re going through will be a beautiful one, and one in which we’ll probably have aspirations, without forgetting that we’ll likely be together for many years."
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This article originally appeared on Celtics Wire: Hugo González on how Spanish National Team looks to his NBA peers for World Cup success
