Rebounding

painter07 · Apr 24, 2011

So it's pretty obvious that rebounding is one of, if not the biggest weaknesses for the Rams. From my experience, good rebounding comes from: 1) boxing out and 2) wanting the ball more than anything else. Watching them play, they seem to block out well at times, not so much at others. However, even when they block out well, they often lose the battle anyways. A prime example came at the end of the Butler game when Bradford Burgess had great position and virtually no one around him, so he waited for the ball to come to him. Little Ronald Nored swooped in out of nowhere to snatch the ball away. Now I'm not saying that Burgess is a poor rebounder because he obviously isn't, but that play seems emblematic of their rebounding struggles. They don't seem to want it enough at times, which is both maddening and puzzling. Isn't this Havoc, where every loose ball is a battle? They seem to take a different attitude with rebounding.

fmrick · Apr 24, 2011

Really? You started a thread in late April about rebounding? :roll:

DCDuck · Apr 24, 2011

fmrick said:
Really? You started a thread in late April about rebounding?

Better than starting a thread in late April about how much better Anthony Grant is than Shaka Smart.

painter07 · Apr 25, 2011

Really I just want to know what everyone's opinion is as to why the Rams were such a weak rebounding team last year, given that they should be at least halfway decent, with fairly decent size inside and a team philosophy of getting after the ball. I am glad that some of the incoming guys like Tre Graham have some ability for rebounding.

DCDuck · Apr 25, 2011

painter07 said:
Really I just want to know what everyone's opinion is as to why the Rams were such a weak rebounding team last year, given that they should be at least halfway decent, with fairly decent size inside and a team philosophy of getting after the ball. I am glad that some of the incoming guys like Tre Graham have some ability for rebounding.

In a word, inexperience. Skeen was a converted wing player, Burgess was in actuality a wing player, and Veal was battling injuries for a good chunk of the season. The rest were freshmen.

Also we missed Larry more than people want to admit.

DCRAM · Apr 25, 2011

We're pretty much going to have a completely brand new team next year, so it will be interesting to see if our rebounding changes for the better because of it.

VCU Finance 2008 · Apr 25, 2011

Out of the 347 D1 teams we were ranked number 301 based on our overall rebounding in the regular season last season. Almost laughable now that the season ended the way it did. Maybe it is good that we didn't waste a lot of time rebounding.

fmrick · Apr 25, 2011

painter07 said:
Really I just want to know what everyone's opinion is as to why the Rams were such a weak rebounding team last year, given that they should be at least halfway decent, with fairly decent size inside and a team philosophy of getting after the ball. I am glad that some of the incoming guys like Tre Graham have some ability for rebounding.

OK, fine. For the 9000th time. Style.

We run. Because of that we are usually not in a great position to rebound. We shoot a lot of 3's. They tend to go long when rebounding. Finally, we shoot a high percentage. So on the offensive end, there are not as many chances.

When teams got in a slower game, we tended to rebound better...and lost more.

Mercury · Apr 25, 2011