Re: Hawks sign 2nd Rounder Dorsey to Guaranteed Contract
Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2018 3:09 pm
Tyler Dorsey, not John Collins, had the points-rebounds double-double in a Hawks summer league game Saturday.
The guard got the better of the power forward on the boards.
Dorsey has shown an ability to rebound from his guard position during summer league play. In four games, between Salt Lake City and Las Vegas, the second-year player has averaged 16.0 points and 7.5 rebounds.
“I love going to the boards,” Dorsey said. “Bigs probably don’t like me because I take their stats away but that is something I like to do.”
Of his 30 rebounds in summer leagues, Dorsey had 11 offensive boards. That’s a challenge for a guard in the Hawks’ system where getting back defensively is a priority.
“That’s part of my game,” Dorsey said. “I have the instincts to be in the right spot when the ball comes off the rim. Sometimes I get in trouble because I need to get back. But rebounding is definitely a big thing for me. I’m one of those rebounding guards.
Dorsey ranked 10th in the NBA in rebounding by rookie guards last season with his 2.3 average, despite making just five starts.
According to Collins, the ability of Dorsey to get rebounds is also about teamwork between back- and front-court players.
“It’s a chemistry thing because, if you watch him, most of the time I’m boxing out and he is going for the board,” Collins said. “I would rather box out and have him get the board than me go for the rebound and my guy push me or nudge me (and miss the rebound). It’s a teamwork thing. That’s my guy.”