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Bell needs to step it up

AZOrange said:
It’s the set we run. Its intentional and it’s bad
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I can't disagree.

He has shown tho that he isn't the most intuitive player either.

But I suspect it is primarily the offensive set.
 
OttoinGrotto said:
I can't disagree.

He has shown tho that he isn't the most intuitive player either.

But I suspect it is primarily the offensive set.
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When your centers are setting the screens it’s really the only place to go.
 
I bet I can talk to Bell and chirp him into making shots at the BC game lol. Don't really feel like doing that mind you.
 
OttoinGrotto said:
I think it's c. Bell lets himself get lost out there too often, but we do see Choppa and Taylor float to the corners a lot too.
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AZOrange said:
It’s the set we run. Its intentional and it’s bad
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They run a flare screen set for Bell and sometimes Choppa, and it works well. Shields has shown this in his substack recaps. But they don’t run it often enough and don’t always execute it properly. Bell has become very listless out there.
 
Bulldog04 said:
Trust me I was too. I went to 3 practices before season started and I saw him miss 1 three pointer in each of the three practices. 1! I thought he was going to sky rocket this year. Wild
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Remember, that was against our defense. He could score at will against our transition defense.
 
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They need to get Bell a layup early in the game . Forget getting him open for a three. He’s athletic enough to set up back screen lobs for dunks. Let him see the ball go in the basket to get some confidence. He’s been working hard on the defensive end. He just needs to go and get loose balls and long rebounds. He watches too much when the ball goes up.
 
An honest question... what player in recent history has regressed more one year to the next than Bell? It's really mind boggling how bad it is. As frustrated I am with his play, I do feel for the guy. This must be an absolute nightmare scenario he could have never imagined.
 
Nicknack said:
An honest question... what player in recent history has regressed more one year to the next than Bell? It's really mind boggling how bad it is. As frustrated I am with his play, I do feel for the guy. This must be an absolute nightmare scenario he could have never imagined.
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Alan Griffin started out really well his one season with us, and was a shell of a player by the end of the season. That's a close-ish comp.
 
tptcuse said:
I mean, he isn't exactly running all over the court trying to get open.
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He seems like more of the kind of shooter who shoots much better when his feet are set, not so well shooting after moving, just my observance.
 
I have been thinking, it might be as simple as Bell needs JJ out there.

While JJ was playing, Bell wasn't shooting a great percentage from three, but he was showing some driving ability and was getting to the free throws line.

His game really fell off a cliff shortly after JJ went out.

Those are probably related things.
 
OttoinGrotto said:
I have been thinking, it might be as simple as Bell needs JJ out there.

While JJ was playing, Bell wasn't shooting a great percentage from three, but he was showing some driving ability and was getting to the free throws line.

His game really fell off a cliff shortly after JJ went out.

Those are probably related things.
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I respect the commitment.
 
Fly Rodder said:
I respect the commitment.
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I get it.

Bell's fall off has been super weird tho.

Just looking for answers.

His game right now is a total dumpster fire. But he wasn't completely useless against Tennessee, and JJ's industry news broke before the would have tinkered much with their game plan.

When you look at his game splits, his productivity falls off a cliff after that.

JJ doesn't explain the crappy three point shooting. It might partly explain the collapse of his game overall recently.
 
OttoinGrotto said:
I have been thinking, it might be as simple as Bell needs JJ out there.

While JJ was playing, Bell wasn't shooting a great percentage from three, but he was showing some driving ability and was getting to the free throws line.

His game really fell off a cliff shortly after JJ went out.

Those are probably related things.
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I think it's fair to say that JJ would help create more open looks for him. However, he was really struggling with his 3pt shot before JJ went out. Against the first 3 weak teams of the season (Le Moyne, Colgate, and Youngstown State) he shot only 4 for 18 (22%). Overall, he shot 28% from deep with JJ.

Now that his confidence is completely shot, he can't hit anything even if he's open, and with him getting about half the minutes, he probably is struggling to get any kind of rhythm. It's just a mess right now. Our "elite" shooter from deep is shooting 11% from 3 in the last 7 games. That's beyond bad, that's a complete head scratcher.
 
Probably. It’s going to happen at some point, but a lot of people will take it as a confirmed turnaround.
 
CnyTarheel said:
I hope your right.. But with fsu quickness I don't see him even getting to take 5 shots.. I hope I'm wrong
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I doubt you will be wrong, unless he hits one early. He's only taken 4 shots from deep in the last THREE games.
 
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