BigO wrote:Spoiler:
He almost averaged ten boards last year and in the first game with Doc had 14 boards, because Doc played him near the basket. It amazes me how much posters devalue rebounding.
The problem on offense is that he often plays without Giannis and/or Dame, so instead of being a great third, fourth or fifth option, he is defacto made into the first or second option. You notice that Bud also had him post up a lot.
He had 12 boards last night, not 14. Team rebounding is massively important. But last night was actually a perfect example of why individual rebound #s aren't a tell all be all. Look at all of Portis's rebounds below, most of them there's literally no Denver player in the area, completely uncontested. A couple there was one player but it was mostly right to Bobby. The biggest factor in the boards was the Bucks actually generating stops and Denver not crashing the glass.
1st: uncontested DRB: https://www.nba.com/stats/events?CFID=&CFPARAMS=&GameEventID=75&GameID=0022300667&Season=2023-24&flag=1&title=Portis%20REBOUND%20(Off%3A0%20Def%3A1)
2nd: uncontested DRB: https://www.nba.com/stats/events?CFID=&CFPARAMS=&GameEventID=88&GameID=0022300667&Season=2023-24&flag=1&title=Portis%20REBOUND%20(Off%3A0%20Def%3A2)
3rd and 4th: two offensive - tipped to himself and fouled on 2nd putback attempt, good play: https://www.nba.com/game/mil-vs-den-0022300667/play-by-play?period=All
5th: uncontested DRB: https://www.nba.com/stats/events?CFID=&CFPARAMS=&GameEventID=226&GameID=0022300667&Season=2023-24&flag=1&title=Portis%20REBOUND%20(Off%3A2%20Def%3A3)
6th: semiuncontested DRB: https://www.nba.com/stats/events?CFID=&CFPARAMS=&GameEventID=230&GameID=0022300667&Season=2023-24&flag=1&title=Portis%20REBOUND%20(Off%3A2%20Def%3A4)
7th: uncontested DRB: https://www.nba.com/stats/events?CFID=&CFPARAMS=&GameEventID=259&GameID=0022300667&Season=2023-24&flag=1&title=Portis%20REBOUND%20(Off%3A2%20Def%3A5)
8th: semicontested DRB: https://www.nba.com/stats/events?CFID=&CFPARAMS=&GameEventID=304&GameID=0022300667&Season=2023-24&flag=1&title=Portis%20REBOUND%20(Off%3A2%20Def%3A6)
9th: uncontested DRB: https://www.nba.com/stats/events?CFID=&CFPARAMS=&GameEventID=409&GameID=0022300667&Season=2023-24&flag=1&title=Portis%20REBOUND%20(Off%3A2%20Def%3A7)
10th: uncontested DRB: https://www.nba.com/stats/events?CFID=&CFPARAMS=&GameEventID=441&GameID=0022300667&Season=2023-24&flag=1&title=Portis%20REBOUND%20(Off%3A2%20Def%3A8)
11th: uncontested DRB: https://www.nba.com/stats/events?CFID=&CFPARAMS=&GameEventID=441&GameID=0022300667&Season=2023-24&flag=1&title=Portis%20REBOUND%20(Off%3A2%20Def%3A8)
12th: uncontested DRB: https://www.nba.com/stats/events?CFID=&CFPARAMS=&GameEventID=569&GameID=0022300667&Season=2023-24&flag=1&title=Portis%20REBOUND%20(Off%3A2%20Def%3A10)