So, this week I will take a short break from the ACC expansion as we await Monday’s vote, which is all but a formality, and reactions to today’s lawsuit. In this week’s edition, I will spend a few minutes discussing one athlete who benefited greatly from four years at Boston College and in the Big East: Troy Bell.

Bell impressing scouts in Chicago

Everyone knows that former Boston College guard Troy Bell can score. He established Big East scoring records in both his freshman and sophomore seasons. He finished second on the Big East career scoring list and first on the BC list. He finished fourth in the nation in 2002-2003 in scoring average.

And everyone knows that Troy Bell is an exceptional basketball player. He was named second team All-America by two publications in 2002-2003. He was twice selected Big East Player of the Year. He was arguably one of the top two players on the Under 21 United States National Team in the summer of 2001.

But what everyone doesn’t know is if Troy Bell can succeed as an NBA point guard. At 6-2 (his official measurement this week in Chicago), Bell finds himself in a difficult situation: he is a shooting guard in a point guard’s body. Or, that’s what everyone thinks.

This week at the pre-draft camp in Chicago, Troy Bell will try to show that he can be a point guard. So far, he has done everything he can to help his cause.

In his first game, Bell scored 17 points and had seven assists and four steals in just 20 minutes. Game two didn’t go quite as well, from a point guard stance at least, as he only had one assist, though he scored 20 points.

Following his first performance, ESPN.com’s Chad Ford said that Bell’s strength, perimeter shooting, and size for a point guard could possibly make him a first-round sleeper. As for his one-assist outing, most scouts said that it should not hurt him because his 3-5 shooting from long-range was a major plus.

With two of three games down in Chicago, Troy Bell has affirmed that he is a superb basketball player. Whether or not he will become a successful NBA point guard, we will just have to wait for that.

Well, there you have it for an extremely short edition of Thursday Evening Ramblings. I hope you enjoyed it and I will see you again next week. Good luck to Troy Bell and let’s go Eagles!