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Originally Posted by Chief Rum
Bolden is interesting. As a UCLA fan, I can tell you that, if he has developed a consistent outside shot, he did it last year in Europe. He didn't have that at UCLA.
He left UCLA, frankly, because the academics proved too tough. His people determined it would help him more to pull out of school and go to Europe where he could focus on just basketball. He had already done a redshirt season at UCLA where he tried to get his academics in order, and contrary to some other strong academics blue blood schools (UNC, I am looking in your general direction), UCLA does very little to help its athletes stay on top of their academics.
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Well shoot, if it was just that instead of getting into fights with teammates/coaches or partying all the time, that's even better. He certainly looks and plays like someone who considers himself more of a perimeter player, so it was a good move to go prove himself in Europe rather than fight to split playing time at the 4 with a top recruit. He hit 40% on 4.2 attempts a game this year and looks pretty skilled as a ball-handler and passer for his size.