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Chris Bell transferring to Cal

DoctahLexus said:
Totally agree on character judgements, but the dude sucks at basketball outside of one area where he is streaky. Can't isolate his occasionally good three point shooting from how disgustingly bad he is at everything else. No bag, no defense, no rebounding, no passing or IQ when it comes to spacing, no consistent effort, and everything gets even worse if the shot isn't falling. I was team bell when it was between him Taylor and Q in his first couple years, since those guys sucked even worse. He completely lost me with his regression last year, which was CLEARY accompanied by less effort on the court. Year 3 and he looked worse than he was as a freshman. We have upgraded from that dude in every way.

A total blessing that he is no longer on this team. Do not care about anything off the court. Do not care that he had one of his good shooting days last game.
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Great Post!
 
My favorite thing is Bell’s IG bio says “be the person they expect you to be everytime”

I expected him to not hustle back down court after a missed shot and he proved me right…..everytime.
 
I expect him to cry and whine on every call against him and do the “El Toro” defense where his man repeatedly drives by him.
 
690West said:
My favorite thing is Bell’s IG bio says “be the person they expect you to be everytime”

I expected him to not hustle back down court after a missed shot and he proved me right…..everytime.
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OHIORANGES said:
I expect him to cry and whine on every call against him and do the “El Toro” defense where his man repeatedly drives by him.
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He's the type of player that I watch and say that I wish I had his size, his athleticism, and wish I could shoot like him. I'm sure Chris Bell is a nice kid, and I met his uncle and dad early on, and they were nice guys, but he hasn't improved much at all in his four years. And he's a real tough kid to coach, because he doesn't seem to accept criticism at all. And that's why his game is very one dimensional.

But, not our problem.
 
DoctahLexus said:
Totally agree on character judgements, but the dude sucks at basketball outside of one area where he is streaky. Can't isolate his occasionally good three point shooting from how disgustingly bad he is at everything else. No bag, no defense, no rebounding, no passing or IQ when it comes to spacing, no consistent effort, and everything gets even worse if the shot isn't falling. I was team bell when it was between him Taylor and Q in his first couple years, since those guys sucked even worse. He completely lost me with his regression last year, which was CLEARY accompanied by less effort on the court. Year 3 and he looked worse than he was as a freshman. We have upgraded from that dude in every way.

A total blessing that he is no longer on this team. Do not care about anything off the court. Do not care that he had one of his good shooting days last game.
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I was Team Bell also, because I thought he had a much higher upside than Taylor or Q and who doesn't love a good 3 point shooter. Although I am looking forward to watching Q today at noon to see if the game has actually slowed down for him. His problem was that he always played out of control.

Turns out that Bell really had no upside, or at least nothing he worked to try and improve. Such a shame.
 
cliftonparksufan said:
I was Team Bell also, because I thought he had a much higher upside than Taylor or Q and who doesn't love a good 3 point shooter. Although I am looking forward to watching Q today at noon to see if the game has actually slowed down for him. His problem was that he always played out of control.

Turns out that Bell really had no upside, or at least nothing he worked to try and improve. Such a shame.
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Q in the 1st half today is his typical stat stuffer. 10 points, 3 assists, 2 steals, 4 turnovers and 3 fouls.

Very frustrating to watch. Everytime he does something good, he follows it up with a turnover or foul.
 
cliftonparksufan said:
Q in the 1st half today is his typical stat stuffer. 10 points, 3 assists, 2 steals, 4 turnovers and 3 fouls.

Very frustrating to watch. Everytime he does something good, he follows it up with a turnover or foul.
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cliftonparksufan said:
Q in the 1st half today is his typical stat stuffer. 10 points, 3 assists, 2 steals, 4 turnovers and 3 fouls.

Very frustrating to watch. Everytime he does something good, he follows it up with a turnover or foul.
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We just had a lot of guys with obvious limitations, and it will be Red's downfall. Too many weaknesses on the floor to play winning basketball.

Q, Bell, JJ, Lampkin, McLeod etc etc.
 
On Monday's weekly ACC coaches call, ironically, but conveniently, Cal's Mark Madsen and the Cuse's Adrian Autry were scheduled back-to-back on the agenda, and it was obvious in the tone of voices from each head coach, Madsen and his program have welcomed Bell with wide open arms, while Autry could only shrug at the plus/minus nature of the transfer portal/NIL era.

Madsen says Bell's impact has been 'huge' on the Cal program​

Coming off a rough home loss last Saturday night to Clemson, in which they trailed by double digits most of the way, and more of an outlier for the surprising Bears (17-7, 5-6) this season than not, Madsen had nothing but praise about Bell's place, a senior from the nearby East Bay, in the program.


On a team with four double-digit average scorers, Bell is fourth among that group at a respectable 13.0 ppg, hitting 45% from beyond the arc, fitting right in as another scorer and long range threat.

"His work ethic is that of an NBA player," Madsen said Monday. "He is obviously an elite shooter, but he's so much more than that. He's a strong finisher at the rim. He has a really good basketball IQ. Everybody on the team loves him."
 
richard levy said:
On Monday's weekly ACC coaches call, ironically, but conveniently, Cal's Mark Madsen and the Cuse's Adrian Autry were scheduled back-to-back on the agenda, and it was obvious in the tone of voices from each head coach, Madsen and his program have welcomed Bell with wide open arms, while Autry could only shrug at the plus/minus nature of the transfer portal/NIL era.

Madsen says Bell's impact has been 'huge' on the Cal program​

Coming off a rough home loss last Saturday night to Clemson, in which they trailed by double digits most of the way, and more of an outlier for the surprising Bears (17-7, 5-6) this season than not, Madsen had nothing but praise about Bell's place, a senior from the nearby East Bay, in the program.


On a team with four double-digit average scorers, Bell is fourth among that group at a respectable 13.0 ppg, hitting 45% from beyond the arc, fitting right in as another scorer and long range threat.

"His work ethic is that of an NBA player," Madsen said Monday. "He is obviously an elite shooter, but he's so much more than that. He's a strong finisher at the rim. He has a really good basketball IQ. Everybody on the team loves him."
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Could it be......coaching?
 
richard levy said:
On Monday's weekly ACC coaches call, ironically, but conveniently, Cal's Mark Madsen and the Cuse's Adrian Autry were scheduled back-to-back on the agenda, and it was obvious in the tone of voices from each head coach, Madsen and his program have welcomed Bell with wide open arms, while Autry could only shrug at the plus/minus nature of the transfer portal/NIL era.

Madsen says Bell's impact has been 'huge' on the Cal program​

Coming off a rough home loss last Saturday night to Clemson, in which they trailed by double digits most of the way, and more of an outlier for the surprising Bears (17-7, 5-6) this season than not, Madsen had nothing but praise about Bell's place, a senior from the nearby East Bay, in the program.


On a team with four double-digit average scorers, Bell is fourth among that group at a respectable 13.0 ppg, hitting 45% from beyond the arc, fitting right in as another scorer and long range threat.

"His work ethic is that of an NBA player," Madsen said Monday. "He is obviously an elite shooter, but he's so much more than that. He's a strong finisher at the rim. He has a really good basketball IQ. Everybody on the team loves him."
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How do they get away with the strait up lie that he is shooting 45% beyond the arc? He is a little under 36%.
 
SUintheVille said:
Of course, Bell will probably drop like 6 or 7 3s and shoot 60-70 pct from beyond the arc against Cuse, never seems to fail. How do u think he’ll be greeted in the dome by fans?
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That's kind of what I'm expecting. He'll have the Southerland vs. Arkansas type of game. Hope it doesn't happen.

I think he'll get a frosty reception -- deservedly so.
 
SUintheVille said:
Of course, Bell will probably drop like 6 or 7 3s and shoot 60-70 pct from beyond the arc against Cuse, never seems to fail. How do u think he’ll be greeted in the dome by fans?
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I don’t think it will be an issue. Just a different breed of 🐈‍⬛. Great shooter good finisher if got to the rim and a great athlete, that hated to play D. And he never saw a rebound he liked. Did on occasion made spectacular blocks when spirt moved him Very engaging personality, intellectual very nice young man. Shooting was what he did. Period.
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23Zone said:
At this point I'm more interested in us shutting down Bell then winning the actual game lol...priorities haha
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The program seemed to believe little in his game so it shouldn't be difficult for us to do.
 
RF2044 said:
That's kind of what I'm expecting. He'll have the Southerland vs. Arkansas type of game. Hope it doesn't happen.

I think he'll get a frosty reception -- deservedly so.
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If there is enough people there to even do so….
 
23Zone said:
At this point I'm more interested in us shutting down Bell then winning the actual game lol...priorities haha
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Yeah, you've got to be creative these days with reasons to watch games. For me, I'd just like to see us get a little momentum going into the acc tourney so we can win a game.
 

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