Burning redshirts
- Thread starter PASpider
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What I don't get is that we rush back to get set on defense, but often we then let someone dribble drive right to the hole anyway..so what's the point? Whether we get set or not, we give up way too many easy buckets. Might as well try to rebound offensively.
There was way more aggressive pursuit of the ball in the first half against umass, guys were actually looking to rebound on O or otherwise get after the ball. It worked.
umass is not a good rebounding team so perhaps that was intentional but it sure was exciting to see us hustling at that end after the shot went up.
umass is not a good rebounding team so perhaps that was intentional but it sure was exciting to see us hustling at that end after the shot went up.
I think all of the following are true:
- Mooney prefers to prevent opponent fast break opportunities over dedicating more than 1 guy to crashing the offensive glass. Certainly the efficacy of the approach is up for debate. I'd love to get one of the analytics-minded folks on here to weigh in. But this is certainly a conscious, systemic choice that reduces our offensive rebounding.
- We obviously value defensive rebounding as a concept, but I tend to agree with the posters that say we haven't been a good team from a rebounding fundamentals perspective, or that the fundamentals are taught in practice but not held accountable in actual games. We really don't box out well on a consistent basis. We fly by three points shooters. We turn and watch the ball and jump at the rim instead of turning to find a body to block out. It's not great.
- As a result, it takes a really, really talented player with a special nose for the ball to average 7 boards or more on a Mooney team. Garrett was pretty good when he wasn't out of position going for a block. TJ was pretty smart in positioning, overcoming his middling athleticism. Tyler is simply good--he has a nose for it and also has the athleticism to go get it. I think this is what spiderman is getting at. He's one of the few that Mooney has recruited that has this extra sense of rebounding. I think we are all in agreement that it might behoove us to value that a little bit more, perhaps over other forms of offensive fluidity, at least at one roster spot.
I know nothing about basketball analytics, but I also would be interested in what they suggest about us and in general what metrics they favor. Like in baseball, getting on base by any means became something that was much more valued by analytics than before they existed.
Seems to me that in basketball, steals and defensive rebounds would be the two similar metrics. Both take away an opponent's possession and give you one.
Seems to me that in basketball, steals and defensive rebounds would be the two similar metrics. Both take away an opponent's possession and give you one.
