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Farewell From Charlotte: Arnoldas Kulboka (leaves team)

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Re: Welcome to Charlotte : : Arnoldas Kulboka 

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Post#22 » by Jstock12 » Fri Jun 22, 2018 9:43 pm

I was wondering... Strictly from a player's perspective, isn't it better to get undrafted rather than get drafted in the 55-60 range?
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Re: Welcome to Charlotte : : Arnoldas Kulboka 

Post#23 » by amcoolio » Fri Jun 22, 2018 10:02 pm

Oh my god, this kid's arms in the first picture

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Post#24 » by Jstock12 » Sat Jun 23, 2018 12:04 am

amcoolio wrote:Oh my god, this kid's arms in the first picture

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Yeah he's a naturally skinny kid, but each year he's constantly filling that frame of his. The difference between the first photo and him right now is noticeable. That skinny frame is 1 of 2 of his biggest question marks. And that's something very fixable.

P.S. A year ago DraftExpress had him going at around 25-35 range.
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Re: Welcome to Charlotte : : Arnoldas Kulboka 

Post#25 » by Snidely FC » Sat Jun 23, 2018 1:21 pm

A 6-9 forward, Kulboka averaged 8.3 points and 3.5 rebounds in 26.1 minutes in 29 games with Basket Orlandina in Italy’s Serie A league in 2017-18. He also played in 14 FIBA Champions League games for Basket Orlandina, earning Best Young Player honors after averaging 10.4 points and 5.6 rebounds in 29.1 minutes.
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Re: Welcome to Charlotte : : Arnoldas Kulboka 

Post#26 » by Bence » Sat Jun 23, 2018 2:20 pm

It's unfortunate that he is not in the Lithuanian national team at the moment... Next weekend Hungary will host Lithuania to a WCQ match and I would've loved to see him in person. Well, Valanciunas, Sabonis, Kuzminskas and Maciulis will be there.
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Re: Welcome to Charlotte : : Arnoldas Kulboka 

Post#27 » by fatlever » Sat Jun 23, 2018 4:56 pm

I don't know why, but I'm kind of excited about this guy. I mean to be able to shoot that well with his height. If he fills out a little bit and learns to play some defense he could easily get some minutes in a few years.

And yes to answer the previous question. Typically it is better to go undrafted then to get drafted very late in the second round. From what I understand there's a lot of negotiating between players agents and teams at that point as to which players are willing to be drafted and to come into summer camp to try to impress. Whereas undrafted players have the ability to pick and choose the best situations for themselves.

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Post#28 » by SWedd523 » Sat Jun 23, 2018 5:02 pm

I'm calling him "The Hammer" from now on.
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Post#29 » by UNCNYC » Sat Jun 23, 2018 5:53 pm

fatlever wrote:I don't know why, but I'm kind of excited about this guy. I mean to be able to shoot that well with his height. If he fills out a little bit and learns to play some defense he could easily get some minutes in a few years.

And yes to answer the previous question. Typically it is better to go undrafted then to get drafted very late in the second round. From what I understand there's a lot of negotiating between players agents and teams at that point as to which players are willing to be drafted and to come into summer camp to try to impress. Whereas undrafted players have the ability to pick and choose the best situations for themselves.

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I actually had him right behind MPJ as far as potential goes and the type of career I think he could have. I would have rather taken Vanja but this guy could be a solid rotation player for us.

I personally would rather get drafted due to the fact that there is something about a team seeming to want to sign a player they drafted. I do agree with the flexibility you get by picking your location as an undrafted player but the pressure would be on imo. If an undrafted player has a poor summer league he can all but forget about being signed where as a second rounder could have one and still probably will get signed.
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Post#30 » by UNCNYC » Sat Jun 23, 2018 6:09 pm

amcoolio wrote:Oh my god, this kid's arms in the first picture

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Not that my opinion matters much but during my depth chart ratings I actually had him rated ahead of knox and MPJ at one point. I think he has a bit of potential.
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Re: Welcome to Charlotte : : Arnoldas Kulboka 

Post#31 » by amcoolio » Sat Jun 23, 2018 7:06 pm

I like him too, even if he never plays for us. I just like that we finally are drafting and stashing guys overseas. This guy has 1st round potential, he just has 3-4 years to go, obviously
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Re: Welcome to Charlotte : : Arnoldas Kulboka 

Post#32 » by JDR720 » Sat Jun 23, 2018 7:12 pm

If he can be an athletic Steve Novak that would be a good get.
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Post#33 » by JMAC3 » Sun Jun 24, 2018 1:33 am

Even if we suck we can follow Arnie


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Re: Welcome to Charlotte : : Arnoldas Kulboka 

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Post#35 » by Liver_Pooty » Sat Jul 7, 2018 4:48 am

Definitely going to follow him after today. Huge project but well worth it at 55. Needs to gain 30 pounds
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Post#36 » by HornetJail » Mon Jul 9, 2018 5:13 pm

Liver_Pooty wrote:Definitely going to follow him after today. Huge project but well worth it at 55. Needs to gain 30 pounds

it's fun knowing we have a potential prospect stashed overseas instead of a wad of cash stashed in MJ's wallet
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Re: Welcome to Charlotte : : Arnoldas Kulboka 

Post#37 » by Lwcasu » Tue Jul 10, 2018 2:06 am

Why is this guy not playing more in the summer league? He got minutes the first game and then disappeared..
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Post#38 » by Jstock12 » Thu Nov 29, 2018 4:21 pm

Brose Bamberg basketball club is on the verge of bankruptcy. Kulboka could end up without a team soon.
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Re: Welcome to Charlotte : : Arnoldas Kulboka 

Post#40 » by Liver_Pooty » Tue Jun 4, 2019 8:32 pm

Throw him in the G League
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