Bell needs to step it up

[rrlbees]

I don't find it funny when one of our supposed leaders plays like he did today. Couldn't hit the broad side of a barn. Couldn't defend. He played like crap. I dont find that funny.

LOL

 

[SUFan44]

He’s improved in every phase. Rebounding, defense, puts the ball on the floor, drives to the basket, etc. things he rarely did. Even has had a couple real nice assists each game. He’s not just a stand still shooter.

He is a losing basketball player if he plays a starring role.

Youngstown State University was going AT him. With a guy who played at Toledo and hasn’t averaged above 7 ppg for his career. He had 26. And apparently Bell didn’t read the scouting report that he was a lefty.

On a scale of 1-10, Bell’s rebounding, defense, and everything but his shooting were all basically 1 or 2 the last two years. You say he’s improved? Ok, he’s improved to 3 out of 10 in those categories. He still isn’t nearly good enough.

 

[Cheriehoop]

I thought the game was depressing enough but these threads by “fans”are so much worse.

 

[rrlbees]

He is a losing basketball player if he plays a starring role.

Youngstown State University was going AT him. With a guy who played at Toledo and hasn’t averaged above 7 ppg for his career. He had 26. And apparently Bell didn’t read the scouting report that he was a lefty.

On a scale of 1-10, Bell’s rebounding, defense, and everything but his shooting were all basically 1 or 2 the last two years. You say he’s improved? Ok, he’s improved to 3 out of 10 in those categories. He still isn’t nearly good enough.

You’d have a point maybe if #3 had scored 26 vs Bell instead of 12.

 

[SUFan44]

You’d have a point maybe if #3 had scored 26 vs Bell instead of 12.

If you would like me to go review the tape and point out all of the times Youngstown State, members of the 20th best conference in America, made a concerted effort to attack Bell and single him out I would be happy to. Devo called him out on several occasions for lack of attention to detail on the scouting report.

Bell has improved from a terrible overall basketball player to a below average one. That still is not good enough for a critical position on our team, and does not warrant playing 30+ minutes per game.

 

[rrlbees]

If you would like me to go review the tape and point out all of the times Youngstown State, members of the 20th best conference in America, made a concerted effort to attack Bell and single him out I would be happy to. Devo called him out on several occasions for lack of attention to detail on the scouting report.

Bell has improved from a terrible overall basketball player to a below average one. That still is not good enough for a critical position on our team, and does not warrant playing 30+ minutes per game.

Go ahead. Bell nor any particular player was “singled out”

 

[Trueblue25]

He’s good enough to do more than shoot, especially when he’s shooting badly. Its all attitude. Toughen up and show the will to win. Its not just about individually playing well.

 

[Eric15]

We are currently shooting 25% from deep as a team which simply isn't sustainable. I'm hoping this is just a statistical anomaly and that number will normalize to around 35-37%.

Same with free throw shooting which is just a miserable 63.6%. Have to get that into the low 70s as a team.

 

[wiCuse]

We are currently shooting 25% from deep as a team which simply isn't sustainable. I'm hoping this is just a statistical anomaly and that number will normalize to around 35-37%.

Same with free throw shooting which is just a miserable 63.6%. Have to get that into the low 70s as a team.

I'm not seeing how this team shoots the 3 well? Bell and JJ, yes. If Freeman shoots 30% that's a win, probably need him more around the basket. Davis' shot looks ugly and he's better around the basket. Taylor seems to be rushing his shot so far. Moore has a lot of upside. That gets us to three reliable shooters at most. Not ideal in today's game.

Our free throw percentage can only go up. What happened to JJ's free throw form???

 

[721Comstock]

I'm not seeing how this team shoots the 3 well? Bell and JJ, yes. If Freeman shoots 30% that's a win, probably need him more around the basket. Davis' shot looks ugly and he's better around the basket. Taylor seems to be rushing his shot so far. Moore has a lot of upside. That gets us to three reliable shooters at most. Not ideal in today's game.

Our free throw percentage can only go up. What happened to JJ's free throw form???

Yeah, the hitch in JJ’s J is gone -
and apparently moved to his FT shooting.

What in the actual hell even is that??

He’s got like TWO bizarre hitches in his FT’s, where he not only pauses, but also seems to move his whole shot mechanics to the L side for some unknown reason??!!
And then it looks like a set/push shot.

It’s truly bizarre.

Dry Rub looks like he recently attended the AO School for Bricking FT’s.

 

[rrlbees]

Wait are people pretending Youngstown State wasn’t basically going at Bell 1-1 and putting him on the island the whole game?

That’s what some are trying to say even if it wasn’t true.

 

[MikeSU02]

First, I'm surprised that Bell isn't all world since I was told all his problems were because he was playing with Judah and Benny and the other malcontents on team Cobra Kai last year.

Second, he cannot play defense. That ship has sailed.

Yeah, he may be able to dribble a bit more than last year, when he was a two-dribble player. He may be a four-dribble player now. Congrats. It's his third year.

He is what he is. He had 9 points on 13 shots yesterday and, again, cannot play D.

It's over.

[EDIT: I have to note, I was super bullish on Bell making a leap this year. I have to take the L on that]

 

[Niastri]

I'm not seeing how this team shoots the 3 well? Bell and JJ, yes. If Freeman shoots 30% that's a win, probably need him more around the basket. Davis' shot looks ugly and he's better around the basket. Taylor seems to be rushing his shot so far. Moore has a lot of upside. That gets us to three reliable shooters at most. Not ideal in today's game.

Our free throw percentage can only go up. What happened to JJ's free throw form???

Every single player on the team has shot better for their career than the teams current three point percentage. (Well, I guess Lampkin hitting his only career attempt is a positive.)

Reverting to the mean doesn't mean they'll be great going forward, just that they won't be this bad.

If Bell alone had shot his career average, we'd have scored 3.33 points better per game... Also, Bell shot far lower volume of threes than last year, in exchange for more twos.

If those extra twos aren't dunks, but designed two point jumpers by Bell, the strategy is going the wrong direction. If it's because Bell just hasn't gotten hot from three so far, we can expect a breakout any game now.

I like the idea of using our interior size to bully boy smaller teams, but there isn't going to be much of that going forward. Every ACC team has players that can at least compete with Lampkin physically, and Davis, Freeman and Majstorovic aren't unusually large physical specimens in major college basketball.

We will shoot better on threes, and that has to be led by Bell, Starling and to a lesser extent, Freeman.

I feel a Bell Barrage coming against Texas.

 

[djcon57]

That’s what some are trying to say even if it wasn’t true.

LOL

 

[rrlbees]

LOL

You too could go to the tape.