How does Bell go from 40% to less than 25%

[CuseTG2003]

He's a set shooter who needs space to get his shot off, if he doesn't have that space he can't shoot. Last year Juda could beat his man and attack the basket getting Bell open, or 1/2 open looks. Brown would make hustle plays or grab offensive rebounds and kick it to Bell for open or half open looks. He has none of that this year unless Eddie make the pass from the post

This. He can’t create for himself, and no one can create for him. We’ve been poorly coached on offense for a long time. Just watch other teams to see how far behind we are.

 

[MikeSU02]

My whole life has been golf. He has the yips. I sat first row behind basket today and watched them warm up for half hour. It’s not coming off his hand the right way at all. This was also a huge year for his nba life which has also attributed to this I believe. Scouts were really high on him coming into this year. Also a reason why he’s getting so mad out there and it’s bc he’s blowing his chance unfortunately and not helping his team at all

He was never going to the NBA.

 

[MikeSU02]

Defies all logic. I just don't understand.

It may be as simple as him being asked or wanting to do more made him be something he is not.

He is shooting more twos and less threes. And way more FTs.

It’s probably a combination of having more attention and getting run off the three point arc and then when he does get a three point look he’s either cold, has the yips or maybe those close outs are a lot closer because we have JC and not Judah. I dunno. He also looks extremely lazy out there at times.

But his 2PT FG% is up. 3PT FG% is way down. And his FT% is significantly down.

It’s almost like he’s diversifying his shot selection at the overall detriment of the team (and his own value).

 

[690West]

Game turned on that ridiculous 3 attempt by Taylor

Literally first thing I said postgame. Everything turned in that exact moment.

 

[Cusefan0307]

Bell had a lot of excuses in the postgame.

 

[Cusefan0307]

 

[MikeSU02]

This dude is out here really thinking he’s way better than he is.

That is wild.

All good man, if you’re so good, ring up Maliq and tell Duke your available for next year and wait for them to call back.

 

[Bulldog04]

He was never going to the NBA.

If he shot it a tiny bit better than last year I can assure you he was getting drafted. I know this for a fact. But that’s not happening now

 

[MikeSU02]

If he shot it a tiny bit better than last year I can assure you he was getting drafted. I know this for a fact. But that’s not happening now

I know you have inside info. I 100% believe you were told that.

I respect you as a poster and I’m sure you are a good person.

There is absolutely nothing that will make me believe that Chris Bell would be drafted by the NBA. Nothing.

 

[jdubs30]

“Overscrutinized”
“other shooters on other teams get more shots than me”
“I can’t come off the bench”

Man I am SO done with this kid jfc

 

[OttoinGrotto]

This dude is out here really thinking he’s way better than he is.

That is wild.

All good man, if you’re so good, ring up Maliq and tell Duke your available for next year and wait for them to call back.

On the one hand, he's sucked and shouldn't be talking like this.

On the other hand, it does seem we don't really prioritize getting him looks from deep.

At this point we're just bad and maybe it's not the worst idea to force him to put up 10 3s a game for the next 3 or 4 games and see if he can work out of the slump through volume.

 

[MikeSU02]

On the one hand, he's sucked and shouldn't be talking like this.

On the other hand, it does seem we don't really prioritize getting him looks from deep.

At this point we're just bad and maybe it's not the worst idea to force him to put up 10 3s a game for the next 3 or 4 games and see if he can work out of the slump through volume.

I was with this plan until today. He gave such little effort so often today, I’m over it.

He shouldn’t pout and then get 10 threes.

There are guys actually working hard and Bell isn’t nearly good enough to pull this nonsense and get away with it.

 

[jdubs30]

On the one hand, he's sucked and shouldn't be talking like this.

On the other hand, it does seem we don't really prioritize getting him looks from deep.

At this point we're just bad and maybe it's not the worst idea to force him to put up 10 3s a game for the next 3 or 4 games and see if he can work out of the slump through volume.

Last year he took 9.7 FG per game, this year he’s taken 10 FG per game. His 3s are down (6.3 last year, 4.9 this year) but he’s also making 17% less 3. I have a feeling if he was making more 3s, he’d be shooting more 3s as well. His minutes are up too.

He’s just an excuse machine there’s not much else to say

 

[OttoinGrotto]

I was with this plan until today. He gave such little effort so often today, I’m over it.

He shouldn’t pout and then get 10 threes.

There are guys actually working hard and Bell isn’t nearly good enough to pull this nonsense and get away with it.

I haven't watched the game but I believe your assessment.

 

[MikeSU02]

I haven't watched the game but I believe your assessment.

And I admit I was totally wrong on Bell for the year. I thought he would ball out.

He’s, by far, what I was most wrong about on this team and it sucks.

Now, I don’t think Red / our roster helps him at all, but he has to meet in the middle somewhere.

And, to be very clear, Red is also at fault for keeping him and then not having him have plays run for him more earlier.

 

[AZOrange]

My whole life has been golf. He has the yips. I sat first row behind basket today and watched them warm up for half hour. It’s not coming off his hand the right way at all. This was also a huge year for his nba life which has also attributed to this I believe. Scouts were really high on him coming into this year. Also a reason why he’s getting so mad out there and it’s bc he’s blowing his chance unfortunately and not helping his team at all

His lower body and feet are completely different. Much narrower and he doesn’t catch ready and low so he has to go down and then back up

 

[hoopsupstate]

I’d say he’s about 70% of the reason why this team has under performed. With JJ out, he should be a leader. He’s just the opposite. His performance this year has been dreadful. I’ve never seen a player who is as weak minded as him. He can’t handle even the slightest bit of adversity. He has all kinds of excuses. If he played with half the energy of Taylor he could be a difference maker. That rebound that he didn’t track down in the second half was inexcusable. It’s why Red took him out and went with the five he did for a long time. Thst group went from eight down to six ahead. I have to say this starting frontcourt is the worst defensive front court in the country. Lampkin, Freeman and Bell are just abysmal on defense. Throw in Carlos and Moore and it’s not hard to figure out why this team can’t defend. Few answers on offense and a team of turnstiles on defense.

 

[Bulldog04]

His lower body and feet are completely different. Much narrower and he doesn’t catch ready and low so he has to go down and then back up

No question. His shot was like perfect last year

 

[UnderHisOwnPower]

As others have said, it gives the appearance of the yips and/or performance anxiety.

Basically, there's a "correct" way to think about performance mistakes; learn from them, but don't dwell on them. If you dwell on them--especially in the moment--it puts you in a headspace (confidence, anxiety, ego, whatever the case may be) where you're more likely to make another mistake, and that's a vicious cycle that can snowball pretty far. I instruct motorsport and see it there. We try to pick up on that in drivers, because if failures cascade in motorsport, it doesn't just risk slower times (aka missed shots), it risks dangerous crashes.

That said, I'm not a basketball coach and it's not something you can diagnose just going on what you see in games. I've no insider info on practice or their relationship and can't do more than speculate. It's just, there's been times when Red has seemed angry, and I'm sitting there wishing the attitude was more like "Forget that. Take a minute. You're a good shooter."

What do you drive ? PCA Instructor? NASA?

 

[OttosShoes]

What do you drive ? PCA Instructor? NASA?

Oh, fwiw all kinds of stuff, but my preference is FR's like BMWs and Mazdas. I race in the SCCA and instruct with SCDA. I did track a Cayman quite a bit at one point, but never got around to joining PCA.

 

[OttoinGrotto]

No question. His shot was like perfect last year

So how does one lose that?

 

[phil77]

So how does one lose that?

Coaching

 

[Bulldog04]

So how does one lose that?

Take advice from the wrong people and have too many people in your camp instead of doing what got you there

 

[chuck]

This. He can’t create for himself, and no one can create for him. We’ve been poorly coached on offense for a long time. Just watch other teams to see how far behind we are.

I think autry is not a strong coach but i also think his assistants are some of the worst in the ACC. Just my opinion.

 

[OttoinGrotto]

Coaching

Coaching what? Coaching him to be a worst shooter such that they successfully blew up in one off-season the lifetime of muscle memory he built up? How does one actually coach that? I WANT TO KNOW THE DRILLS THAT TAKE A 40% SHOOTER ON VOLUME TO LESS THAN 25%