CuseFaninVT
2023-24 Iggy Winner Leading Rebounder
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I’m not ready.I'm not going to get over Maliq leaving, but I now have an opening to be put on the Chris Bell Fan Club.
I’m not ready.I'm not going to get over Maliq leaving, but I now have an opening to be put on the Chris Bell Fan Club.
I don't see how.As much as it sucks for Maliq to leave, Chris Bell has more value for the team in 2024 than Maliq does. Liq is the better player, but we'd be asking more questions I feel like if Chris left.
I don't see how.
Chris is our only outside threat. I love Liq, but we need the shooting. If you asked me 10 years ago, I would have rather kept Maliq. 2024 basketball is so three-point focused now
I think this is spot on. He did improve this year from his Frosh season, but beyond part of his skill improvement will be improving his conditioning and focus. He is going to have to work a lot harder to get shots and that takes conditioning.My hope would be a few items that if he even gets a little better at will make him a real asset and legit threat:
>> Being able to come off a screen/curl and catch and shoot. He doesn't even need to be able to go both right to left AND left to right, just one. That would be devastating because that means we can run him around like crazy. And, it's not asking him to dribble more.
>> I think with more buy-in overall on the defensive side, if it occurs, that he can be better. I don't think we'll have better individual defenders, but I think we'll have better total buy in.
>> I think he'll feel more appreciated and you'll just naturally see more effort plays. I think there is something that camaraderie (as cheesy as that sounds) will equal the rising tide lifting all boats. Maybe he won't ever be a natural rebounder, but maybe he gets more because he is just hustling 10% more and his teammates are also giving a bit more, overall.
I think if Bell buys in and trusts Red and trusts the process, I think the culture and camaraderie of a team that runs the right plays and the right system and showcases people's abilities, Bell will benefit greatly from that. I'm not going to get over Maliq leaving, but I now have an opening to be put on the Chris Bell Fan Club.
This begs the question, was Boeheim's "best class" actually in fact his worst class?Chris Bell will officially be the last player to wear Orange who played under Jim Boeheim.
Red has turned over 95% of the roster since taking over 13 months ago. This is all Red now.
JJ shot 36% from 3 in the ACC this past season.
Bell may be our *best* outside threat, but he's not the only one.
Inbound Choppa is also a 3-ball threat, and Donnie Freeman can hit from there too.
No.This begs the question, was Boeheim's "best class" actually in fact his worst class?