Chris Bell transferring to Cal

[Orangezoo]

Chris reminds me a lot of Frank Howard. There is just a sense you get watching them that basketball is a big part of them but there isn’t a true passion and love for the game. It’s more a matter of a means to succeed and enjoyment when things go well for them. That’s just a distant observation which could be way off of course.

 

[Dick_in_MI]

He’s still playing for an ACC team and close to home. Not to mention I’m sure still making a decent amount of money. Thus he landed pretty well despite all the struggles.

Agree. If I recall, he also considered Stanford. He is a kid who has prioritized education. He'll have a degree from Berkley in an age when so many players major in "going to college"

Chris was a kid who seemed to really get down on himself. Unlike some other past players with actual bad attitudes, his frustration always seemed directed at himself. Hope he turns that around (except when SU plays Cal, of course).

Usually, when a guy leaves after a year or so, I don't think twice about them. A couple I have actively rooted against, for my own reasons. But Chris gave us 3 years and I wish nothing but good things for him. SU vs Cal matchups excepted.

 

[23Zone]

He’s still playing for an ACC team and close to home. Not to mention I’m sure still making a decent amount of money. Thus he landed pretty well despite all the struggles.

But that chain is mostly what I'm referring to lol

 

[Orangezoo]

Agree. If I recall, he also considered Stanford. He is a kid who has prioritized education. He'll have a degree from Berkley in an age when so many players major in "going to college"

Chris was a kid who seemed to really get down on himself. Unlike some other past players with actual bad attitudes, his frustration always seemed directed at himself. Hope he turns that around (except when SU plays Cal, of course).

Usually, when a guy leaves after a year or so, I don't think twice about them. A couple I have actively rooted against, for my own reasons. But Chris gave us 3 years and I wish nothing but good things for him. SU vs Cal matchups excepted.

As I noted in my follow up, he doesn’t strike me as the kid who sees basketball as his everything or even top 5. Clearly academics being a big part of his focus but just in general he obviously lays a lot of pressure on himself to succeed and I could see him leaving hoops behind him not long after college even if he does look into playing internationally. Which is not by any means a knock. Sometimes the things we are good at aren’t good for us over the long haul.

 

[atlanticuse]

he plays a style of basketball that does not result in wins.

he also can't jump straight up

 

[althea]

Chris reminds me a lot of Frank Howard. There is just a sense you get watching them that basketball is a big part of them but there isn’t a true passion and love for the game. It’s more a matter of a means to succeed and enjoyment when things go well for them. That’s just a distant observation which could be way off of course.

I think you mean Frank Thomas who was a great player at the highest level.
Frank Howard (hondo) was also a great player.
I think you are off base btw.

 

[longtimefan]

I think you mean Frank Thomas who was a great player at the highest level.
Frank Howard (hondo) was also a great player.
I think you are off base btw.

Your Frank Howard comparison is off by about 80 pounds and 5 decades.

 

[powdersmack]

I'm talking about the photo. This is NIL.
(I couldn't care less who we lost in Bunches from last year)

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[Orangezoo]

Your Frank Howard comparison is off by about 80 pounds and 5 decades.

I assume sarcasm font to issue a half troll was warranted…

 

[baggerbob]

Agree. If I recall, he also considered Stanford. He is a kid who has prioritized education. He'll have a degree from Berkley in an age when so many players major in "going to college"

Chris was a kid who seemed to really get down on himself. Unlike some other past players with actual bad attitudes, his frustration always seemed directed at himself. Hope he turns that around (except when SU plays Cal, of course).

Usually, when a guy leaves after a year or so, I don't think twice about them. A couple I have actively rooted against, for my own reasons. But Chris gave us 3 years and I wish nothing but good things for him. SU vs Cal matchups excepted.

He probably is a wonderful young man, just not a well rounded basketball player. Basketball always seemed like an afterthought to him. That's ok if in the red end result he gets the education he wants.

 

[Dick_in_MI]

He probably is a wonderful young man, just not a well rounded basketball player. Basketball always seemed like an afterthought to him. That's ok if in the red end result he gets the education he wants.

Not sure how a fan who doesn't know him can make the assessment that basketball was an afterthought to him.

It is true that he is not a well-rounded basketball player. The same can be said of many former SU players and most of the guys who have transferred out in recent years.

 

[bnoro]

Some folks spend their NIL money on food.

The thing about other people's money is it's their money to spend how they'd like.

 

[Capt. Tuttle]

The thing about other people's money is it's their money to spend how they'd like.

Obviously, you don’t live in NY

 

[Day2]

The thing about other people's money is it's their money to spend how they'd like.

OK.

 

[atlanticuse]

Hey, look at the Kardashians!

 

[Orangezoo]

Obviously, you don’t live in NY

I live in WV and it’s all the same so the point you are quietly trying to make on the wrong board misses wide right.

 

[CuseFaninVT]

I'm guessing that's something that hasn't been updated. It was posted on here before that he was a good student.

You don’t have to carry his water anymore OIG. He gone.

 

[OttoinGrotto]

You don’t have to carry his water anymore OIG. He gone.

 

[bnoro]

You don’t have to carry his water anymore OIG. He gone.

Eh. Some of the posts are very post-breakup-coded. And seem personal, rather than basketball and him being a bad fit for our roster.

He was a limited player, and those limitations hurt us the last few seasons. I'm glad he's found a landing spot because it was time to move on for him.

 

[littlereg]

Chris and his family have ample money to buy that chain regardless of NIL anyways.

I’m happy to see him get a chance to play somewhere still I hope he can’t get his anxiety and other mental block issues in check and have a good year outside of against us.

 

[CuseFaninVT]

Sometimes I really enjoy being your setup guy.

Straight man didn’t seem appropriate in this instance

 

[OttoinGrotto]

Sometimes I really enjoy being your setup guy.

Straight man didn’t seem appropriate in this instance

You can enjoy being my straight guy. This is a place for Syracuse fans to express their true selves.

Eh. Some of the posts are very post-breakup-coded. And seem personal, rather than basketball and him being a bad fit for our roster.

He was a limited player, and those limitations hurt us the last few seasons. I'm glad he's found a landing spot because it was time to move on for him.

There's often been a bit of a personal slant when it comes to Bell. He wasn't just an incomplete basketball player because he had limited skills, he had limited skills due to some expressed moral failures. Sometimes it really went overboard.

 

[Irt4su]

Did three things well and everything else poorly. His three things
1) wide open shot only
2) chase from behind block
3) make my mom swoon bc he was so “cute”
Literally not a part of the rest of his game that had any semblance of a winning player. No handle. No rebounds. No passing. No screens set or running through them to get open. No respect for officials. No ability to be a good teammate unless he was on fire shooting. But again, my mom thought he was very handsome and made me stop complaining. My mom is 79.

 

[grepal]

As I noted in my follow up, he doesn’t strike me as the kid who sees basketball as his everything or even top 5. Clearly academics being a big part of his focus but just in general he obviously lays a lot of pressure on himself to succeed and I could see him leaving hoops behind him not long after college even if he does look into playing internationally. Which is not by any means a knock. Sometimes the things we are good at aren’t good for us over the long haul.

I like hearing about kids who place academics first. He will probably figure out life, he a great story to tell and become a success in life. I wish him happiness.

 

[Capt. Tuttle]

I live in WV and it’s all the same so the point you are quietly trying to make on the wrong board misses wide right.

Not judging by the likes the post received. Also, lighten TF up!!