Perceived rebounding issue

[Scouter]

I'll re-post this on another thread

FACT:
Rebounding the last two seasons (since BU moved to a guard-heavy offense)
2006-07Off Def Tot Avg
Bradley312 735 1047 29.9
Opponents 389 896 1285 36.7

2007-08 Off Def Tot Avg
Bradley 407 860 1267 33.3
Opponents 432 899 1331 35.0

OPINION:
I think we'll see a similar trend next season.

[SFP]

No argument here unless we find someone that just loves to rebound and is around 6'8" 250 lbs. Now on the other side I expect us to win in other catagories, steals, turnovers, fg. pct and simply out hustling the other team. Will it make up for our rebounding deficiencies? I bet if we win the other battles our record will be pretty darn good.

[Stryker]

What trend do you speak of? You only have two data points, so is your point that we will continue to be out-rebounded or that our rebounding has improved and will continue to do so, because in 06-07 we were out-rebounded by 238 boards, while in 07-08 we were out-rebounded by 64 boards.

[Dallas Brave]

OPINION:
I think we'll see a similar trend next season.

Well, your trend line from the 2006-07 to 2007-08 seasons says that the gap is closing - i.e., things are getting better.

I agree we need a bigger line-up than what has seen the floor for the last two years. If AT and DC get a combined 45+ minutes a game along with meaningful minutes (20-25 minutes) from SS, RA, and WE, then I think BU can hold their own, if not control, the boards next year ... at least in conference play.

[Scouter]

Well, your trend line from the 2006-07 to 2007-08 seasons says that the gap is closing - i.e., things are getting better.

The trend I was referring to was BU getting out-rebounded again. Sorry for not being clear about that. Yes, the gap closed this year, but how many times were people frustrated by not being able to get a rebound at a critical juncture?

Like SFPete said, there are a lot of other statistics to take into account that could make up for that. And I expect BU to be better than most teams in FG percentage, 3-pt percentage, turnovers and TO/assist ratio. Will that be enough? We'll see.

[real fan]

AT should be a good rebounder because of his height and length, rebounding is also about desire,hustle, and the understanding of knowing the direction of where a missed shot is headed. I believe we will be ok as far as rebounding next season.

[Bradleyguy10]

What trend do you speak of? You only have two data points, so is your point that we will continue to be out-rebounded or that our rebounding has improved and will continue to do so, because in 06-07 we were out-rebounded by 238 boards, while in 07-08 we were out-rebounded by 64 boards.

Exactly what I was thinking....If you are speaking in terms of trends then that bodes well for Bradley. The difference between the two seasons mentioned is about 3 boards both ways which is a 6 or 5 rebound swing. If this "trend" continues then Bradley will average around 36 rebounds and opponents will average 32 or 33, which, needless to say, I'd be very happy with.

[SFP]

If AT stats are as good as MS in rebounding I'll be pleasantly suprised.

[houstontxbrave]

If the statistics are broken down in 3 categories which cause possession changes:

Tournovers
BU caused 572
Opp 534
difference +38

Steals
BU 297
Opp 231
difference +66

Offensive rebounding
BU 407
Opp 432
Difference (-25)

The biggest issue I have with the offensive rebounding is that most occur within a scoring opportunity, giving teams more then one opportunity at points in one possession. The difference in turnovers and rebounding pretty much washes each other out. What I would really like to know is how many of the TO/steals and offensive rebounds lead directly to a made basket.

My guess is a higher majority of the offensive rebounds lead directly to more points.

BTW those of you in Peoria might want to check out a Volleyball game this season if anything for the new assistant coach... very nice hire

http://www.bubraves.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=3400&ATCLID=1440864

[Da Coach]

Bradley's 5 top scorers were--
Jeremy Crouch.....15.8
Daniel Ruffin........14.1
Andrew Warren....13.2
Theron Wilson.....11.7
Sam Maniscalco....7.7

Which one of those would you eliminate from the team so you could replace him with a better rebounder?

If Bradley had someone else who could have gotten a couple extra rebounds a game, he would have to replace someone else in the lineup.
If the coaches did that, I would wager that the same people who complain about a rebounding differential of 1.7 rebounds per game, would instead be complaining that Bradley doesn't score enough.

[Braves4Life]

Even the great Duke Blue Devils were nearly outrebounded this past year (1371-1367)...................

http://www.goduke.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4200&SPID=1845&SPSID=22724

2007-08 Season Totals
Player GP GS Min FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA Reb Ast Blk Stl Pts
DeMarcus Nelson 34 34 1051 172-351 40-103 110-183 197 100 11 53 494
Kyle Singler 34 34 972 159-348 51-150 82-106 198 48 25 36 451
Gerald Henderson 34 33 891 156-329 20-63 101-151 160 56 31 39 433
Jon Scheyer 34 1 963 115-259 47-121 120-135 134 83 9 46 397
Greg Paulus 34 33 943 118-279 83-196 67-81 73 109 2 50 386
Nolan Smith 34 1 500 70-150 22-57 40-52 52 45 5 18 202
Taylor King 34 0 330 63-152 43-114 17-29 68 14 14 11 186
Lance Thomas 32 28 593 49-97 0-0 38-73 105 10 12 19 136
Brian Zoubek 25 2 262 41-69 0-0 13-29 86 13 17 9 95
David McClure 30 4 268 14-32 0-2 2-7 57 12 7 11 30
Marty Pocius 4 0 32 5-13 2-8 4-4 9 4 0 2 16
Jordan Davidson 13 0 20 2-5 0-2 0-2 0 3 0 1 4
Team 116
Totals 34 964-2084 308-816 594-852 1371 497 133 295 2830
Opponents 34 880-2025 167-507 434-646 1367 419 144 195 2361

[ER3]

Bradley's 5 top scorers were--
Jeremy Crouch.....15.8
Daniel Ruffin........14.1
Andrew Warren....13.2
Theron Wilson.....11.7
Sam Maniscalco....7.7

Which one of those would you eliminate from the team so you could replace him with a better rebounder?

If Bradley had someone else who could have gotten a couple extra rebounds a game, he would have to replace someone else in the lineup.
If the coaches did that, I would wager that the same people who complain about a rebounding differential of 1.7 rebounds per game, would instead be complaining that Bradley doesn't score enough.

I wouldn't have wanted any of those people eliminated from the team. We have to score in order to win games, too. We were plenty big enough to be a decent rebounding team. I just wish the staff, the players themselves, or whoever would just have placed more of an emphasis on rebounding fundamentals...but that never seemed to be the case, for whatever reason.
If Les and his staff would have spent a tenth as much time teaching his kids how to block out and making rebounding as much of a priority as he did his precious 'deflections', we might not have gotten mauled on the offensive boards like we did this year. Hopefully it was a valuable learning experience for the staff and the players that will help them all for next year. We'll see.

[BradleyBrave]

Yeah, our rebounding is fine. So is our defense. So is our conference record the last 7 years. So are our conference championship banners the last 12 years. Everything is fine. Why are we even bothering to tear down the fieldhouse? It was a perfectly acceptable facility in this day and age.

[MacabreMob]

Yeah, our rebounding is fine. So is our defense. So is our conference record the last 7 years. So are our conference championship banners the last 12 years. Everything is fine. Why are we even bothering to tear down the fieldhouse? It was a perfectly acceptable facility in this day and age.

I just wish the rest of the MVC went back to like they were in the early 90's and maybe we could easily win the thing and get an 8/9 seed in the NCAA and get an early exit.

-whatever-

[Braves4Life]

Why are we even bothering to tear down the fieldhouse? It was a perfectly acceptable facility in this day and age.

I can agree with ya there................Just like Duke's Cameron Indoor Arena


(And yes, I know you were being a smart-@ss BB .............but I'm serious)