Schadenfreude wrote:I don't mean to sound condescending but people running their mouth off like I've just stated something insane are nothing more than stat-nuts.. which is my point, you define success by how many rebounds he gets, when theoretically, he's happier if while he's on the floor, rebounding improves.. it doesn't seem to matter to him if he's the one grabbing the boards.
Which would be cool, if the rebounding improved with him on the court. It doesn't. It dropped by 1.5% defensively and 3.8% offensively, which means that he's unselfishly allowing the other team to get the ball.
Agreed. I don't deny that his method has not worked and will never work, I'm just identifying why I think he does it and the thought process behind it. People think the guy can't jump. He's the tallest player on the team (now, by about 2 inches), he's long, he's coordinated and he's fairly athletic. It just wasn't until last year when people (management) really got on him about this. Again, I can relate because I was a guard in high school and I was a TERRIBLE rebounder. I just made sure my man never got it because I figured the others can go 4 on 4 provided I box out. It's stupid but it made sense to me. Now that he understands that he has to grab rebounds, it's his job, no more Bosh to grab 12 a night, I think he can easily become a guy who grabs 8-10 most nights. I've seen him grab 8 in a half when he was motivated.
I think he's lazy sometimes yes. Much of his problems however can be blamed on his very passive nature.. his not being vocal.. but as MG once said, there's a lot inside. We've seen it in spurts, we've seen him man up against opposing players like Bosh never could.. so I don't think he's afraid of anyone, I think he just needs a kick in the pants once in a while to correct bad habits.
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