01-23-2021, 08:26 PM
I'd call rebounding a combination of body/talent/desire.
Big, strong players with wide bases--think Barkley--have an advantage. They cannot be nudged, much less moved, out of their screen.
Dennis Rodman has a special gift, or two, enhanced by study. He could calculate where the rebound was going to come, and could leap several times consecutively without losing lift. Plus he had a ridiculous wing span, of course, which helps him for the same reason it helps Fran on the offensive boards.
But Fran is not an excellent defensive rebounder; she gets moved off her base too easily. Prechtel doesn't rebound defensively as well as you'd expect from the size and length; that looks like an aggressiveness and strength issue; she doesn't screen off quick and hard.
Our two good defensive rebounders are Jones and Brink. But Cameron could benefits from more strength work, too, especially with her hands.
Big, strong players with wide bases--think Barkley--have an advantage. They cannot be nudged, much less moved, out of their screen.
Dennis Rodman has a special gift, or two, enhanced by study. He could calculate where the rebound was going to come, and could leap several times consecutively without losing lift. Plus he had a ridiculous wing span, of course, which helps him for the same reason it helps Fran on the offensive boards.
But Fran is not an excellent defensive rebounder; she gets moved off her base too easily. Prechtel doesn't rebound defensively as well as you'd expect from the size and length; that looks like an aggressiveness and strength issue; she doesn't screen off quick and hard.
Our two good defensive rebounders are Jones and Brink. But Cameron could benefits from more strength work, too, especially with her hands.