Rebounding is a Serious Issue

it was a heartbreaker! in my opinion, the fish rots from the head down! so its simply more then just rebounding… just my opinion!!!

dumbass….

That didn’t make any sense to waive Hendrix. Maybe we can still get him back but the hard thing about it is that Nellie won’t put him in the game. He won’t bring them in unless they are reliable and proven but we do really need his muscle. The rebounding edge this game was only 5 so the two keys to losing this game in particular were players fouling out and free throws When one team goes 35 of 36 from the line and the other goes 25 of 41 that is easily the difference in this game. But if you were to ask me one thing we could cure about the Warriors, it would def be the rebounding that usually doesn’t keep us in/ win games.

randolph wasnt in more….he was a BEAST in the 3rd OT rebounding and hustling…as he usually is in the few min he gets in

Rebounding should definitely not be only one mans responsibilty. it should be a team effort to crash the boards. The coaches need to try and teach rebounding techniques. Emphasize boxing out and communication when rebounding. I don’t see a lack of energy when it comes to tracking down board, a lot of times, it’s the lack of communication when it comes to securing a rebound. I like to see everyone going for the boards but i think when the ball is up for grabs, a player has to know his role in each situation. Whoever’s closest to the ball should try and grab it while the others try and box out there man. They can’t stand around and watch. There is always something you can do on the floor. The rebounding has been pitiful to say the very least.

I agree with you on Hendrix. I wanted to see what he could do for us because I liked what I saw when he played for us in the preseason.

oh wells.

we out-rebound the hawks and we win….haha

Nelson didn’t play small ball when he had rosters with GOOD tall players (ala Dallas) and has reverted to “small ball” out of necessity. Even his Bucks teams had big players despite using the “point forward” concept because they lacked a competent PG. Nelson adapts to his talent. Last year we had only two bigs Nelson could play – Andris and Al – so he went small more often. At the moment we have only two bigs who can play – Andris and Ronny.

We saw a brief evolution of small ball when the Dubs used “euro-ball” style – driving and kicking out or dishing inside – while we had players like Marco and KAz who were suited to it. We got hit so bad by injuries that even that isn’t effective with only one player on the floor who can play that way.

Nelson is to blame, at least partially, for leaving us with a roster full of guards as a result of the Harrington debacle (both the player-coach conflict and agreeing to the Crawford trade). Rather than blame him for playing small, we should understand that we have no choice right now – particularly with Wright out also. We don’t like this roster, neither does he to be sure.

At least he has talked Maggette into accepting the 6th man role for now – when everyone’s healthy. Personally I’d rather see Crawford in that role, but it doesn’t much matter right now one way or the other cuz we’re going to have to play small … until the roster gets retooled.