Defensive rebounding

[brucekaupa]

Honest question: Why do we rarely have anyone near the basket attempting to get a defensive rebound?

Is part of the strategy to just give up the rebound but try to prevent any fast breaks?

 

[tikited]

Yes.

 

[ecoperson]

With a small roster and being undersized, the staff prefers that the team prevent any runouts versus risking unnecessary fouls. There have been a few threads that have discussed this concept at one point or another. I imagine that it will not be the norm in the future.

 

[fan of Ray Williams]

Honest question: Why do we rarely have anyone near the basket attempting to get an offensive rebound?

Is part of the strategy to just give up the rebound but try to prevent any fast breaks?

358 teams and the Gophers are 355th currently on offensive rebounds with 6.2
Defensive rebounds they are at 211th with 25 a game.
(Everyone knew what you meant of course)

 

[Bob_Loblaw]

With a small roster and being undersized, the staff prefers that the team prevent any runouts versus risking unnecessary fouls. There have been a few threads that have discussed this concept at one point or another. I imagine that it will not be the norm in the future.

This is a really big part of it. Keep teams out of the penalty and protect your thin roster.

 

[march madness]

Honest question: Why do we rarely have anyone near the basket attempting to get a defensive rebound?

Is part of the strategy to just give up the rebound but try to prevent any fast breaks?

I assume you mean we don't crash the Offensive boards?

 

[RogueGopher]

We barely get enough defensive rebounds. Offensive rebounds are the least of our concerns.

 

[touchdownvikings]

I assume you mean we don't crash the Offensive boards?

Right. If the issue is preventing a fast break, then the topic has to be referring to offensive rebounds - not defensive ones.