Batum leads the entire league in rebounding in the month of March

Better to hunt 'em down, than to let them fall in your lap!

 

Everybody does if they spend more than 5 minutes here.

 

well shit, batum is rodman incarnate

 

With several fewer communicable diseases.

 

and this by a man with over 36 thousand posts!

 

I hope you guys brace yourselves for the fact that Batum is picking up the slack for the loss of Aldridge, and when Aldridge comes back Batum will rebound less and score less. And it's not because he's lazy or unmotivated or inconsistent. It's because there is only one ball and a finite number of shots and rebounds in a game, and Batum is a (very good) role player.

 

last 11 games

14.8/13/4.5

beast

 

The rebound barrage didn't start until LA's first game back from groin injury. I don't feel it has anything to with LA being out. This is just Batum 'deciding' it's time to rebound. Take a look.

http://espn.go.com/nba/player/gamelog/_/id/3416/nicolas-batum

 

Insinuate? I don't think I could have been more clear.

 

OK. I don't have any more insight into what goes on in the mine of someone I've never actually met, but I presumed he was focusing on rebounding as a result of the scheme and the coach telling him to do it. Whatever the reason, I'll take it!

 

Sometimes that's just the way the ball bounces and having Rolo between you and the bad guy gives LA and Nico a lot more space to go get em' Does it matter which Blazer gets the rebound?

 

Nope. Last I checked, before David Stern bastardized the game, it was a team sport.

 

Why, actually, yes! It does! When LMA gets the rebound you can erase 4+ seconds from the shot clock, as he waits for the entire back-court to clear out before handing the ball off to a guard. Meanwhile, the defense has gotten back into position and is waiting for us to cross the half-court line, which typically happens with about 18 seconds left of the shot clock.
Meanwhile, we've got this other PF named Thomas Robinson who will look for the outlet pass, and if it's not available will begin moving the ball up-court himself, putting pressure on the transition defense which will occasionally lead to easy fast break points.
Not all rebounds are created equal.

 

Or in our case, a wild or lazy pass out of bounds or an over zealous spin move into a travel or offensive foul

 

That woke me to seeing it a different way. Repped.

 

Most rebounds don't come from effort. They come from being the tallest guy near Lopez. The Designated Guy for Easy Rebounds was Aldridge, so he got a lot, while Batum cleared out. In his absence, it's Batum, as Wright runs downcourt. Read my post on the subject.

http://sportstwo.com/threads/259332...r-Lopez-Twin?p=3289920&viewfull=1#post3289920