Chris Bell Entering the Transfer Portal

[EnviroSciGuy]

Yeah he responded so well when JB tried to do the same.

 

[Nicknack]

I have no ill will towards Bell but he's one of the guys who I won't think a thing about once he leaves. People like to say he regressed this year. I think it was more that he peaked last year and this year played back to his normal (Freshman) level. The stats are very similar. He's not a starting player on a good team.

 

[Newhouser]

I have no ill will towards Bell but he's one of the guys who I won't think a thing about once he leaves. People like to say he regressed this year. I think it was more that he peaked last year and this year played back to his normal (Freshman) level. The stats are very similar. He's not a starting player on a good team.

I agree - I think the only time he will cross my mind is when he has a game like at NC State and he gets some pub for a 9 made 3 pt in a half barrage for some school.

 

[CusefanATL]

can you imagine hitting 8 3's in a half - and the other coach dogs you in the press conference:


N.C. State coach Kevin Keatts was not as pleased. His team, he offered during his postgame remarks, did not seem to understand the scouting report they were provided.


“Bell, he doesn’t dribble. He hasn’t dribbled all season long,” Keatts said. “I thought we got confused on a couple ball screen coverages in the first half. We allowed skip passes. We had no sense of urgency to get to the shooter. And the guy got hot. He had a night.”

 

[44Wallace]

The comments on Tipton's X post announcing this are mind boggling. Fans from other high end D1 programs calling dibs on him- Gamecocks, Spartans, Providence, even a Duke fan! Have they seen Bell play this year, at all?! Do those fans know that Bell can't rebound, dribble, pass, and only shoots good once every 5 games? Oh and that part about his bad attitude?

 

[OrangeXtreme]

 

[OttoinGrotto]

Head west, young man.

 

[Fly Rodder]

If I was Bell, I'd take Stanford in a heartbeat.

 

[tee1222]

Syracuse Irony, as defined by Webster:
Chris Bell heads home to Cal or Stanford. Proceeds to road trip to Syracuse, NY where he is booed vehemently to the tune of 7 out of 8 from deep. No free throws. No two pointers. 21 points, 1 block from behind on the fast break.

 

[McCuse]

Syracuse Irony, as defined by Webster:
Chris Bell heads home to Cal or Stanford. Proceeds to road trip to Syracuse, NY where he is booed vehemently to the tune of 7 out of 8 from deep. No free throws. No two pointers. 21 points, 1 block from behind on the fast break.

Never could understand how he could be so athletic and intense on the come from behind amazing blocks. Then nothing for the rest of the game?

 

[Ragman2000]

I have no ill will towards Bell but he's one of the guys who I won't think a thing about once he leaves. People like to say he regressed this year. I think it was more that he peaked last year and this year played back to his normal (Freshman) level. The stats are very similar. He's not a starting player on a good team.

He wasn't a starting player on our bad team either.

 

[MamesJungro]

Never could understand how he could be so athletic and intense on the come from behind amazing blocks. Then nothing for the rest of the game?

One of the strangest players I've seen; Elite skills combined with massive deficiencies. How do you shoot that well but can't dribble? How do you have that explosive of vertical but no agility? It's like he spent 100% of his training only shooting and doing plyometrics

 

[AZOrange]

Be shocked if not USC

 

[OrangeXtreme]

 

[Nicknack]

The portal is funny. We're happy for Bell to move on. A school like Memphis is excited to get him.

 

[jncuse]

Head west, young man.

Head west to an ACC or BIG school.

 

[OttoinGrotto]

Head west to an ACC or BIG school.

I wasn't gonna say that, but, yeah.

 

[BlackSquirrels]

In my opinion, the above clip from the Virginia Tech game is the quintessential Chris Bell play. Here's the series of events. (I attempted to link to the video at the 39:12 mark, which is the start of the play.)

1. Syracuse inbounds from underneath the VT basket to Bell.
2. Bell passes to Lampkin and cuts to get open.
3. Bell is open for a pass for perhaps a fraction of a second, but he is very close to Lampkin and even if he does catch the pass, the defender probably recovers to force a tough shot from Bell in the corner. Lampkin holds the ball.
4. Bell turns his back to Lampkin and throws his palms up as if to say, "What? I was wide open!" Then proceeds to take a couple of steps OUT OF BOUNDS, COMPLETELY OBLIVIOUS TO THE ACTION.
5. Red claps, gestures, and screams at Bell to run the baseline to the opposite corner to give Lampkin room to operate. (The sound of the clap is audible on the broadcast.)
6. Bell takes a couple of hard strides to the opposite corner, and then slows down to about half speed as he begrudgingly sets up.
7. Lampkin takes a few dribbles to back down his man and a double team comes.
8. Lampkin throws a skip pass to Carlos.
9. Carlos quickly passes to Bell, who is WIDE OPEN.
10. Bell knocks down the shot.

To sum it up, Cuse ended the possession with 3 points, but had to endure a lot whining and loafing to get those points.

 

[OttoinGrotto]

In my opinion, the above clip from the Virginia Tech game is the quintessential Chris Bell play. Here's the series of events. (I attempted to link to the video at the 39:12 mark, which is the start of the play.)

1. Syracuse inbounds from underneath the VT basket to Bell.
2. Bell passes to Lampkin and cuts to get open.
3. Bell is open for a pass for perhaps a fraction of a second, but he is very close to Lampkin and even if he does catch the pass, the defender probably recovers to force a tough shot from Bell in the corner. Lampkin holds the ball.
4. Bell turns his back to Lampkin and throws his palms up as if to say, "What? I was wide open!" Then proceeds to take a couple of steps OUT OF BOUNDS, COMPLETELY OBLIVIOUS TO THE ACTION.
5. Red claps, gestures, and screams at Bell to run the baseline to the opposite corner to give Lampkin room to operate. (The sound of the clap is audible on the broadcast.)
6. Bell takes a couple of hard strides to the opposite corner, and then slows down to about half speed as he begrudgingly sets up.
7. Lampkin takes a few dribbles to back down his man and a double team comes.
8. Lampkin throws a skip pass to Carlos.
9. Carlos quickly passes to Bell, who is WIDE OPEN.
10. Bell knocks down the shot.

To sum it up, Cuse ended the possession with 3 points, but had to endure a lot whining and loafing to get those points.

TL;DR - The Chris Bell Experience™

 

[Sherman20]

The portal is funny. We're happy for Bell to move on. A school like Memphis is excited to get him.

I honestly wouldn’t mind holding onto him so we have a knockdown shooter on the roster. But probably a terrible idea.

 

[tptcuse]

I honestly wouldn’t mind holding onto him so we have a knockdown shooter on the roster.

I stuck with him for as long as I could but I am looking forward to not having to watch stuff like the clip above in post #118.