Wagner, Wed., Nov. 13, 6:30p, FS-2

Amaseinyourface said:
It’s happened over a handful of times in two games where our center was on the perimeter guarding the ball or contesting a 3, and wasn’t in the paint allowing for an offensive rebound. We can call it anything else, but having your biggest guy on the perimeter when shots go up is 100% a detriment to defensive rebounding, regardless of the other benefits. We’re lucky we have the rebounders we do have at the guard and wing or it could look worse.
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100% agree. Zuby got a hand up on an outside shooter at least 4x from what I can recall. That’s always going to put us at a disadvantage on the glass.

But even with our 4 and 5 under the basket, we’re at a disadvantage. We have to gang rebound. Luis, Scott, and of course Richmond need to all carry extra weight there.

On the offensive side, I was very discouraged by the lack of aggression outside of Luis. We HAVE to be a top 25 offensive rebounding team. Scott being out probably contributed to that.
 
How about the guard fighting over the pick? Very simple solution, problem solved. The constant switching causes problems with pick and rolls, creates mismatches, hinders matching up for rebounding, losing 3 point shooters in the constant scrambling, just to name a few problems. I get it, old school.
 
Amaseinyourface said:
It’s happened over a handful of times in two games where our center was on the perimeter guarding the ball or contesting a 3, and wasn’t in the paint allowing for an offensive rebound. We can call it anything else, but having your biggest guy on the perimeter when shots go up is 100% a detriment to defensive rebounding, regardless of the other benefits. We’re lucky we have the rebounders we do have at the guard and wing or it could look worse.
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When Zuby is guarding someone on the perimeter, it's usually his man. If the other team's center starts hitting 3s then it's his fault for not being on the perimeter. I don't know what the answer is, but I do think rebounding is a team issue, with the center expected to lead in the category.
 
Bangkok Johnny said:
When Zuby is guarding someone on the perimeter, it's usually his man. If the other team's center starts hitting 3s then it's his fault for not being on the perimeter. I don't know what the answer is, but I do think rebounding is a team issue, with the center expected to lead in the category.
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There are definitely times when he is on the perimeter guarding his own man. These aren’t the times I’m talking about though.

By our own design zuby will get out on the perimeter away from his own man. I’m not saying the aggressive approach isn’t a good one, only that one or the drawbacks is having your bigs away from the basket.
 
Amaseinyourface said:
There are definitely times when he is on the perimeter guarding his own man. These aren’t the times I’m talking about though.

By our own design zuby will get out on the perimeter away from his own man. I’m not saying the aggressive approach isn’t a good one, only that one or the drawbacks is having your bigs away from the basket.
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Most opposing centers will not be three point threats.
 
SJUDave said:
Really want to see Zuby bounce back. Them not being big upfront should present opportunities, but more so he has to get in position to rebound. Hopefully he can get his bounce back because we need to be on our A game for Sunday
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Agree Dave, he may have his hands full with Nelly Junior Joseph on Sunday who had 16 points and 12 boards against UCLA. A good bounce back game against Wagner seems imperative.
 
redmen4life said:
this is good stat. but devil is in the detail. i'm curious how much of this is attributed to brady's 20 point performance.

this stat won't matter if the team doesn't hit open shots.
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On the flip side, we know it also has to include Deivon’s own 2/7 from 3.
 
Excited to see if Brady can build on last game. When his shots are falling you realize how deadly that quick release can be. There are some question marks for this roster in regards to shooting from range, so I continue to think there is a massive opportunity for Brady this year to be a crucial piece

He is also 100% from the line so far @Larry Wright ;)
 
hardytime said:
Last year, we had Big Joel who was not much of a perimeter player and struggled away from the bucket. So he was usually firmly parked in or around the paint. And there was Ledlum, whose best attribute was what he could do on the offensive glass, and he had no hesitation doing that. So it seemed like there was always traffic. Different personnel this year, and a different look for sure thus far.

Good news is that if we all see it, our excellent staff does.
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Joel was far better than ZUBY. No contest.
 
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