slu72 Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 The Bell has rung! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gobillsgo Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 Pick up Oton Jankovic, one grad transfer big, and one “Sit 1, play 2” transfer and we are in business. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slu72 Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 11 hours ago, DeSmetBilliken said: That looks like a D1 ready body to me. He doesn't resemble Holloway at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlarry Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 The dude lost 90 pounds!!! The determination and work ethic it takes to do that is incredible, especially for an 18 year old. Anybody with that type of will and desire is OK in my book. I think the future looks bright for Jimmy Bell! BIG BILL FAN likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NextYearBill Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 AWESOME!!!! towel me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schasz Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 Very much needed commit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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VeniceMenace Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 8 minutes ago, FromDaEastSide said: Wow. His figure now doesn’t look anything like his March 2018 highlight reel, way slimmed down now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almaman Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 hope his # ain't his escape route but first season block total. EssEllYou likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slu72 fan Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 Love how engaged his mother was at the game. billiken_roy likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiseAndGrind Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 If SLU can afford to be patient with Jimmy, he could have a great career. Big addition! billiken_roy likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billiken_roy Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 Whats most exciting to me about the potential of jimmy bell, is the fact he's already demonstrated the kind of heart and soul he has with what he's already accomolished physically. I know personally the battle to lose weight. In 4+ years ive lost and kept off 20 lbs. This kid is approaching 100 lbs! And thats with just hard work, lifestyle change and dedication. This kid seems to have all the attributes to be a team inspiration and be part of winning. What everyone needs to keep in mind, nearly 7 footers with a full body do not normally come to slu. I.e. hes a work in progress. We need to be patient. But i am thinking in a couole of years we might be looking at the super sized Hasan French. Oh boy! rgbilliken and BIG BILL FAN like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheA_Bomb Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 7' 290 lbs. Is he down from that? 3star on Verbal commits and ESPN Is Bella Prep a HS or one of those extra year prep schools? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billikenbooster Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 Extra year prep school im having hard time getting his prep school stats. Anyone with better luck? Looking for FT % mhg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Box and Won Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 This is great news! I appreciate this young man’s usage of the gorilla emoji. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYBilliken Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 Interesting video of Jimmy Bell as 16-year-old left tackle - apologies if it has been posted already: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xMWMrF3NdY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeSmetBilliken Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 25 minutes ago, TheA_Bomb said: 7' 290 lbs. Is he down from that? He was about 10 rows down from me at the game yesterday. He’s definitely down from 290. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiseAndGrind Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 1 hour ago, billiken_roy said: Whats most exciting to me about the potential of jimmy bell, is the fact he's already demonstrated the kind of heart and soul he has with what he's already accomolished physically. I know personally the battle to lose weight. In 4+ years ive lost and kept off 20 lbs. This kid is approaching 100 lbs! And thats with just hard work, lifestyle change and dedication. This kid seems to have all the attributes to be a team inspiration and be part of winning. What everyone needs to keep in mind, nearly 7 footers with a full body do not normally come to slu. I.e. hes a work in progress. We need to be patient. But i am thinking in a couole of years we might be looking at the super sized Hasan French. Oh boy! True true. I don’t think we are dealing with Obi Okeafor here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David King Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 Great news! This guy could be the second coming of Melvin "Big Chill" Robinson! VeniceMenace likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VeniceMenace Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 4 minutes ago, David King said: Great news! This guy could be the second coming of Melvin "Big Chill" Robinson! Yes, the version of Chill we saw vs Luc Longley David King likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG BILL FAN Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 2 hours ago, Billikenbooster said: Extra year prep school im having hard time getting his prep school stats. Anyone with better luck? Looking for FT % mhg Didn’t see anything about his ft’s 7'0 280 lbs Center Averaged 14 points, 11 rebounds, 3 blocks and 2 assists per game. Jimmy came to Bella Vista 7'0 370 lbs. He's worked hard to lose 90 lbs and is continuing to lose weight and transform his body. He's a great athlete for his size as well. We look forward to more highlights from the Big Fella in the near future! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quality Is Job 1 Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 Willie R... who? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slu72 Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 Most 7 foot 18-19 yr olds are bean poles. When they enter college the emphasis is on adding weight and muscle. Hard to tell from the pics how muscular he is, but that can be changed as well as losing 20-30 lbs. Be nice to get Bonner on as a consultant to work with our bigs on footwork and other big man basics. As B'Roy pointed out hard to lose weight, so Jimmy B must have worked hard at it and shown the discipline to stick with the regiment. That's a great sign. And as they always say you can't teach 7'. Given the A10's history of not having many bigs this kid could end up being a dominator! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willie Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 1 hour ago, David King said: Great news! This guy could be the second coming of Melvin "Big Chill" Robinson! Without the baggage,I hope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mechee89 Posted March 3, 2019 Author Share Posted March 3, 2019 Here is a tweet from him a little over a year ago depicting the amount of weight that he dropped from the time of his arrival at BV. <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">TRANSFORMATION TUESDAYI’ve lost over 75 lbs since the First Day of School, Im currently 294 pounds and still have 25 more to go S/O to @BellaVistaBears <a href="https://twitter.com/CoachKyleWeaver?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CoachKyleWeaver</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/tylerwdwyer?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@tylerwdwyer</a> @Jones_Township for helping me get down to this weight and still working with me 🗣 <a href="https://t.co/bPTXzWJH9J">pic.twitter.com/bPTXzWJH9J</a></p>— Jimmy Bell Jr (@JimmyBellJr15) <a href="https://twitter.com/JimmyBellJr15/status/950843221264941056?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 9, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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