Wednesday, July 30, 2014

Offensive board man?

Who is our best returning offensive rebounder? Frankly, I was a little surprised at the answer. Very often, smaller players make very good offensive rebounders, such as the small forward, if he is tough and aggressive. This year, however, the offensive rebounds hold pretty much the same as overall. Among our returning players, here are the number on offensive rebounds per minute played:

White .084
Leeper .081
Billings .075
Hill .064
Isom .051

The number that suprised me the most was Gus Leeper. Big, strong guys usually can get defensive rebounds (if they block out) because they eat up a lot of space, but on the offensive boards frequently quickness is more of a factor. For all Gus' good qualities, quickness is not particularly one of them, so he must be getting offensive boards by good fundamentals and hard work - what you would expect of Gus.

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