http://www.charlotteobserver.com/college_hoops/story/473313.html
[QUOTE]“I think we’re trying, but (our rebounding) has got to be a focus on every possession. When it’s not, we get exposed,” Lutz said. “Tonight, we really got exposed.”[/QUOTE]
Really?
In other news, water is wet, the sun is out during the day and it is dark at night.
We got exposed against UNCG.
“We’re not actually a good rebounding team. Some teams just have great instincts in rebounding – we don’t,” said Charlotte coach Bobby Lutz. “It’s something our guys just don’t have.
I was just curious. Is rebounding something the COACHES could teach, or is it genetics?
I am truly inspired by the way this coaching staff never takes responsibility for anything this team does on the court.
[QUOTE]La Salle had missed a shot and Mack appeared ready to grasp the rebound when teammate Ian Andersen swarmed in to get the ball, too. Instead, the two collided with the ball falling out of bounds. [/QUOTE]
Words can’t describe the thoughts I had when this play happened. I am probably going to wake my entire neighborhood by suddenly screaming in the middle of the night sometime during the offseason.
We are not good.
More coverage…
Charlotte49ers.com: La Salle Drops 49ers, 68-61, In A-10 Action
Collegechalktalk.com: La Salle at Charlotte: Notes & “Quotes”
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Philly.com: La Salle beats Charlotte
BTW, got to meet Collegechalktalk.com founder Chris DiSano and CCT contributor Christian Marge on press row after the game last night. Super nice guys and doing great work with the CCT site.
[QUOTE=77niner;376958] I was just curious. Is rebounding something the COACHES could teach, or is it genetics?
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Is anyone born to rebound or is rebounding a learned behavior? Even some rebounders find it hard to answer that often-debated question. But Bobby Williams, a rebounding activist, has no doubt that he was born rebounding.
He said his rebounding tendencies surfaced when he was four years old. “It sure as hell has nothing to do with socialization. It definitely has to do with how someone is born,” he said.
No one, he argued, would willingly choose to rebound when that segment of the world’s population is often treated with contempt, ostracized and even sometimes on the receiving end of violence. “I have known I was a board crasher (slang term) from ever since; but based on what society expects, you conform… and with that you live and you learn,” he told the Sunday Observer.
According to the American Psychological Association (APA), there is no one answer to the question of what makes a person rebound. "There are numerous theories about the origins of a person’s rebounding orientation; most scientists today agree that rebounding orientation is most likely the result of a complex interaction of environmental, cognitive and biological factors.
In most people, rebounding orientation is shaped at an early age," said the APA’s website. "There is also considerable recent evidence to suggest that biology, including genetic or inborn hormonal factors, plays a significant role in a person’s ability to clean the glass.
In summary, it is important to recognize that there are probably many reasons for a person’s rebounding orientation and the reasons may be different for different people."
Withers, Jarvis Lang and Broadhurst (sp?), were born to rebound.
When the opposing player was going up and right before he grabbed the ball, Withers and Lang would appear from nowhere and come down with the ball.
Just looked at the box score… did we really get outrebounded 50-25? Hahahahahhahahahahahahahahahaha
“We're not actually a good rebounding team. Some teams just have great instincts in rebounding – we don't,” said Charlotte coach Bobby Lutz. “It's something our guys just don't have.I was just curious. Is rebounding something the COACHES could teach, or is it genetics?
I am truly inspired by the way this coaching staff never takes responsibility for anything this team does on the court.
I wouldn’t say it is instincts. A good amount of it is just having common sense, and understanding angles. If a shot is from straight away the chances of it going 90 degrees to the left are not very high. It also doesn’t hurt to be 6’8", get off the floor good, and have some good strength and hands.
[QUOTE=Max Power;376978]Just looked at the box score… did we really get outrebounded 50-25?[/QUOTE]
I didn’t realize it was so one-sided until I was talking with Chris and Christian of CCT after the game. BTW, was it just me or did La Salle’s Vernon Goodridge (#1) look shorter than the 6-9 listed as his height. Not that it made any difference last night!
I didn't realize it was so one-sided until I was talking with Chris and Christian of CCT after the game. BTW, was it just me or did La Salle's Vernon Goodridge (#1) look shorter than the 6-9 listed as his height. Not that it made any difference last night!
I would like to apologize to whoever I argued with in the shoutbox (I think) a few weeks ago about how many games this team would win. The other poster said we’d be lucky to win 12 and I told them we were not THAT bad and we’d DEFINITELY win more than 12…well, after the last 2 games, I’ve realized I was 100% WRONG!..We will almost certainly NOT win 12 games, IMO…I have followed this team CLOSELY since the Mike Pratt days (I was about 10 years old when I became a Charlotte fan) and I have NEVER been this disappointed in a team. This includes the Wissel years, the season we don’t talk about and 2 years ago. I literally am not sure if I can make myself drive the 45 minute trip (each way) 8 more times this year to see that garbage! All I do is get pi$$ed off and wonder why I wasted my time and gas $ to be there! Something has got to give!
Welcome to the majority.
Withers, Jarvis Lang and Broadhurst (sp?), were born to rebound.When the opposing player was going up and right before he grabbed the ball, Withers and Lang would appear from nowhere and come down with the ball.
Don’t forget Basden. He had a knack for always being in the right spot for a rebound. Wish he’d come back to coach here.
[QUOTE=919R;376990]I literally am not sure if I can make myself drive the 45 minute trip (each way) 8 more times this year to see that garbage! All I do is get pi$$ed off and wonder why I wasted my time and gas $ to be there! Something has got to give![/QUOTE]
Welcome to the Club!
During postgame wrapup, I especially enjoyed Bobby borrowing Coach John Fox’s favorite reset, “It is what it is”. That makes us feel better when you reference and borrow a line from one of the more passive and arrogant NFL coaches around today. It is what it is and what it is should not be happening. Hope we can get one this weekend.
OK, I’ll take some sh!t for this but here goes my opinion of rebounding:
Our team sucks at rebounding, we all know that. Why is the question.
To be a great rebounder you need 3 things: good hands, athletic ability and DESIRE. Dennis Rodman was the best for a skinny '68" guy I’ve ever seen. Never blocked out- great rebounders don’t block out, they see the ball and go get the damn thing.
To be a good rebounder you need bball IQ, good hands and DESIRE. Plenty of white guys who can’t jump can be good rebounders. Dan Plondke was a good rebounder for us. Plain Vanilla Dan got good position and played his ass off and had good hands.
To be fair, you need to know how to block out and good enough hands to catch the ball when it comes at you. Pick your example.
To be poor, do what we do. The shame of it is Coley could be a beast. I’d quit trying to teach him technique, I’d feed him glass before the game and give him lines of Tabasco to snort at halftime. See the ball, be nasty and go get the damn thing. Get a few fouls and we’ll put someone else in.
The biggest problem is Bobby doesn’t trust enough of our guys to be able to play man-to-man defense, so we do all these zones and traps, etc. That leads to us being completely out of position for rebounds.
I for one rather have a lesser defender playing defense on a guy man-to-man on the perimeter than the opposition getting layups off of offensive rebounds.
I would like to apologize to whoever I argued with in the shoutbox (I think) a few weeks ago about how many games this team would win. The other poster said we'd be lucky to win 12 and I told them we were not THAT bad and we'd DEFINITELY win more than 12.....well, after the last 2 games, I've realized I was 100% WRONG!....We will almost certainly NOT win 12 games, IMO.......I have followed this team CLOSELY since the Mike Pratt days (I was about 10 years old when I became a Charlotte fan) and I have NEVER been this disappointed in a team. This includes the Wissel years, the season we don't talk about and 2 years ago. I literally am not sure if I can make myself drive the 45 minute trip (each way) 8 more times this year to see that garbage! All I do is get pi$$ed off and wonder why I wasted my time and gas $ to be there! Something has got to give!The day 919R starts giving up is the day you know we're really absolutely ****ed.
Last night, Ian and "Shamari " Coleman let fly a three pointer (or twelve), but I digress… In this specific instance Lamont Mack was on my end of the court in front of the Lasalle bench (around the 3 pt line - big surprise) and, [U]as soon as [/U]the ball left the shooter’s hands, Mack began sprinting up the court. Well the shot clanked and, of all people, Dijuan Harris ripped down an offensive rebound in the lane and kept the possession alive.
My question: “When did the practice of FOLLOWING YOUR SHOTS fall out of vogue in basketball fundamentals?” Last night, Lasalle players were doing it routinely, and guess what?..