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Hawks are one of NBA’s best rebounding teams 

Post#1 » by Jamaaliver » Sat Nov 12, 2016 12:09 am

The Hawks are one of the best rebounding teams in the NBA.


Does one player — namely Dwight Howard — make all the difference? Maybe. Maybe not. But early in the season, the Hawks have done a complete turnaround in the statistical area that has long been an issue for the team.


The Hawks are seventh in the NBA in rebounding, with a 46.1 per game average. Last season, they finished 24th, with a 42.1 per game average.


“One person helps a lot,” Paul Millsap said Friday. “Dwight is definitely one of the top rebounders. But our strategy and scheme is we are going to the glass a little more. We have the freedom to get to the glass more. I think that helps out.”



Much of the Hawks’ new-found rebounding has been on the offensive glass. They rank fifth in the league, with 11.8 offensive rebounds per game. Last season, they were the league’s worst team, with 8.3 per game.


Howard ranks fourth in the NBA, at 12.6 rebounds per game, but first in offensive rebounds, with 4.9 per game. That has made a significant difference.

“The effort by everybody to rebound has been good, but particularly (in) their effort on the offensive boards there is a real noticeable difference,” Hawks coach Mike Budenholzer said. “It’s not just Dwight. (Mike Muscala), Kris Humphries and Paul (Millsap), that collection of bigs is making a conscientious effort to be better on the offensive boards. It’s been a real positive for us. Transition defense is a real priority, and our guards have to be great in transition, but we’ve been a better rebounding team this year. It’s early. We’ve got to keep it up.”
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Hawks are one of NBA’s best rebounding teams 

Post#2 » by Jamaaliver » Sat Nov 12, 2016 12:12 am

Giving credit where it's due: D12 is easily the best rebounder we've had on this team in 15 years. It's reminiscent of watching prime Mutombo at this point.

Credit to Bud for adjusting his scheme emphasizing more offensive rebounding as well. Us being dead last in the league last year was a travesty.

The improvement in this area is undeniably due primarily to personnel. But the new coaching/strategy deserves credit as well.
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Post#3 » by Robo_Claw » Sat Nov 12, 2016 2:05 am

Things I never thought I'd read. Love it. Dwight has been a huge plus so far, can't say enough about how well he's been playing so far.
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Post#4 » by jayu70 » Sat Nov 12, 2016 1:06 pm

Great coaches are the ones willing to adjust their schemes/coaching etc to fit their players strength.
You train them to improve what they do best and limit the things they are bad at.
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Post#5 » by nbafan341 » Mon Nov 14, 2016 3:17 pm

Happy for dwight howard, hometown and producing at a high level. Milsap is still the hawks best player right?
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Post#6 » by jayu70 » Mon Nov 14, 2016 3:48 pm

Kevistics wrote:Happy for dwight howard, hometown and producing at a high level. Milsap is still the hawks best player right?

Yes, I think Millsap is still the Hawks best player.
We maybe feeling Dwight's impact more though. I think because we have been so bad at rebounding in previous years that has changed our dynamics a lot.

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