Rebounding

[BCHoopster]

Just get stronger, Oso looked like a midget today against there bigs and Itejere looks the same, yes they need another big body next year

[Goose]

Pakuni

We lose a great deal of rebounds by simply mishandling the ball. We fumble the ball out of bounds more than any time I can remember. That I think is biggest part of the play fast mentality and they are too eager to perhaps move the ball. If not that, I do not have a clue on why they let so many balls slip out of their hands.

[oilcan]

It was very frustrating to watch the guys get out rebounded time after time. I was screaming "Just get one rebound, please," over and over, and when they did they lost it out of bounds or fumbled it away. And there is this: a silver lining. MU beat a team that rebounded extremely well. I don't think there will be many teams that rebound as well as SH in the future. Just saying. Push butt under the rim and get up and fight. It will get better after facing competition like they did today. AND THEY WON. Enough said.

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

Statistically, Hall is just an okay rebounding team. Not sure how with all those bruisers

[4everwarriors]

i may be wrong here(fee-fee will correct) but we seem to be pretty good in close games.  we are a tenacious bunch with a little bit of ice water in the veins.

10 outta 10, hey?

[brewcity77]

Thanks for verifying

I guess we can have our cake and eat it too

It's definitely a bit confounding why we're so bad at rebounding, but it's year one, we're trending toward an NCAA bid, we are top-3 in the league in both eFG% offense and defense, and we're really fun to watch.

Maybe more important, one of our biggest gripes from a month ago was three point shooting and now we're second in 3PFG% in league games at 38.7%. We're seeing adjustments and improvement mid-season and it's so refreshing.

[TSmith34, Inc.]

All three bigs are not strong enough yet to rebound.  Kuath is normally out of position as he try's to block everything which Leaves Prosper or a skinny guard, neither are strong and Lewis does not really want to rebound. Prosper today was brutal and Elliott was awful till the end.  Kolek as well.  To win with those guys giving nothing offensively is impressive

Seriously? Man, your takes are something.

[Uncle Rico]

Seriously? Man, your takes are something.

I'm assuming some of the questioning of Lewis effort is partly due to who recruited him and the NBA talk

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

Justin Lewis is the 7th best defensive rebounder in the Big East and 229th best in the country.

[Uncle Rico]

Justin Lewis is the 7th best defensive rebounder in the Big East and 229th best in the country.

Imagine if he tried and didn't have bad body language and wasn't thinking about the NBA draft or his NIL deals

[BCHoopster]

And blocked out!

[OffTheGlass]

I hope you weren't happy with the way we got destroyed on the boards in the first half by New Hampshire.  The 2nd half was better, but that's GOT to improve.

Not sure why anyone would be happy with the rebounding when we lost to DePaul and Hall 14 & 19 respectively on the boards. I'm not big on critiquing other poster's opinions, but, I didn't even go back to the other games and stopped at the last two to know how bad we rebound. I'm not sure if Shaka tells our guys not to follow their shots, but we shoot a lot of 3's, and our guards take off down court after they shoot. The longer the shot, the longer the rebound is pretty typical. It would be nice to follow our outside shots as I don't see our outside shooters being boxed out.

Secondly, Marquette either watches the ball and then chases it, or seems content because we are between their guy and the hoop that it constitutes "blocking out". I rarely see anyone from our team putting a body on a guy and actually fundamentally boxing out the right way.. Yes, we need to get stronger, but even more reason to be blocking out and doing it the right way. We can't get stronger overnight, but we can get better at boxing out. If we're going to beat these very same teams on the road let alone Nova, we can't keep giving up 2nd shots. We're not good enough not to be fundamentally sound.

[tower912]

Coach Smart says they work in it every day.   That it is a matter of going and getting it and holding on to it.  Watch the presser.

[Newsdreams]

And blocked out!

Imagine no effort but still gets a rebound while falling and gets an assist. But no, he doesn't want to try to ger a rebound.

[The Sultan]

Imagine no effort but still gets a rebound while falling and gets an assist. But no, he doesn't want to try to ger a rebound.

Wasn't Hoopster the original "he only gets the easy rebounds" guy?  He has a thing about rebounders apparently.

[The Sultan]

Not sure why anyone would be happy with the rebounding when we lost to DePaul and Hall 14 & 19 respectively on the boards. I'm not big on critiquing other poster's opinions, but, I didn't even go back to the other games and stopped at the last two to know how bad we rebound. I'm not sure if Shaka tells our guys not to follow their shots, but we shoot a lot of 3's, and our guards take off down court after they shoot. The longer the shot, the longer the rebound is pretty typical. It would be nice to follow our outside shots as I don't see our outside shooters being boxed out.

Secondly, Marquette either watches the ball and then chases it, or seems content because we are between their guy and the hoop that it constitutes "blocking out". I rarely see anyone from our team putting a body on a guy and actually fundamentally boxing out the right way.. Yes, we need to get stronger, but even more reason to be blocking out and doing it the right way. We can't get stronger overnight, but we can get better at boxing out. If we're going to beat these very same teams on the road let alone Nova, we can't keep giving up 2nd shots. We're not good enough not to be fundamentally sound.

I'm pretty sure most coaches would rather have their guards get down the floor rather than follow their shot. Pretty common in the NBA too.

[TheGym]

Not sure why anyone would be happy with the rebounding when we lost to DePaul and Hall 14 & 19 respectively on the boards. I'm not big on critiquing other poster's opinions, but, I didn't even go back to the other games and stopped at the last two to know how bad we rebound. I'm not sure if Shaka tells our guys not to follow their shots, but we shoot a lot of 3's, and our guards take off down court after they shoot. The longer the shot, the longer the rebound is pretty typical. It would be nice to follow our outside shots as I don't see our outside shooters being boxed out.

Secondly, Marquette either watches the ball and then chases it, or seems content because we are between their guy and the hoop that it constitutes "blocking out". I rarely see anyone from our team putting a body on a guy and actually fundamentally boxing out the right way.. Yes, we need to get stronger, but even more reason to be blocking out and doing it the right way. We can't get stronger overnight, but we can get better at boxing out. If we're going to beat these very same teams on the road let alone Nova, we can't keep giving up 2nd shots. We're not good enough not to be fundamentally sound.

I would worry about our defensive rebounding first.  Agree, we will get beat badly if we can't start limiting second chance points.

[MuggsyB]

I would worry about our defensive rebounding first.  Agree, we will get beat badly if we can't start limiting second chance points.

Ya....we have to figure this out and PRONTO.  It seens to me that O-Max and Morsell have to be the guys to increase their production on the glass.  To your point you are playing with fire if you give decent teams multiple chances on every possession.  Gotta really fight with stronger box outs, catching the ball with two hands, and far more overall tenacity and intelligence.  Box out and grab the freaking ball. 

[We R Final Four]

Ya....we have to figure this out and PRONTO.  It seens to me that O-Max and Morsell have to be the guys to increase their production on the glass.  To your point you are playing with fire if you give decent teams multiple chances on every possession.  Gotta really fight with stronger box outs, catching the ball with two hands, and far more overall tenacity and intelligence.  Box out and grab the freaking ball.

Doesn't seem to be the case. This year's team hasn't been and good rebounding team and most likely won't be. I would love to see this dilemma corrected PRONTO....but this team is finding ways to win. You have bitched about every Deficiency this year has. Since the start of your tenure here you have told us we must do A and we must do B or it's gonna be a long year, etc.
Maybe stop worrying about every little detail you can't control regarding this team and enjoy the ride hey?

[MuggsyB]

Doesn't seem to be the case. This year's team hasn't been and good rebounding team and most likely won't be. I would love to see this dilemma corrected PRONTO....but this team is finding ways to win. You have bitched about every Deficiency this year has. Since the start of your tenure here you have told us we must do A and we must do B or it's gonna be a long year, etc.
Maybe stop worrying about every little detail you can't control regarding this team and enjoy the ride hey?

I'm not bitching about anything, it's about understanding this weakness is a serious problem.  Our margin for error becomes much smaller when we get pounded on the glass.  Consistently winning this way is nearly impossible, that's the point.  In order to maximize our potential we have to find a way to rebound more effectively.  I think most Scoopers agree with this sentiment.

[Uncle Rico]

I'm not bitching about anything, it's about understanding this weakness is a serious problem.  Our margin for error becomes much smaller when we get pounded on the glass.  Consistently winning this way is nearly impossible, that's the point.  In order to maximize our potential we have to find a way to rebound more effectively.  I think most Scoopers agree with this sentiment.

I wonder if the coaching staff notices the rebounding issues?  Hard to say

[MuggsyB]

I wonder if the coaching staff notices the rebounding issues?  Hard to say

I'm sure they do.  Any remedies you recommend Uncle R?

[The Sultan]

I'm sure they do.  Any remedies you recommend Uncle R?

I think we should rebound the ball better.

[NCMUFan]

Since unlikely the team will grow more this season.
On defense, just need to box out as well as possible.
On offense, if in good position for an offensive rebound, go for it, otherwise, get back on defense.

Maybe next year we Marquette have more length and mass.

[Uncle Rico]

I'm sure they do.  Any remedies you recommend Uncle R?

Rebound better