Once again we got killed with offensive rebounding, but I am starting to thnk that it might not be as bad as I thought it was. In games where we gave up a lot of offensive rebounds compared to what we got the other team shot poorly from 2 and the Gators shot nearly 60% from 2. Maybe the fact that the other team had many more chances for offensive rebounds skewed the stat. Still I think that it is a problem but maybe not as bad as I once thought. I am taking three point shots out of the conversation because often they are harder to predict how they come off the rim or are airballs so usual rebounding technique is not as effective.
We seem to be lacking a little bit of awareness overall when it comes to offensive rebounding, although I agree some of it is likely skewed due to higher FG percentage in several games. It seems a bit simplistic, I know, but sometimes I feel like these guys just don't box out well. Defensively, I think we did a better job recovering after helping on ball screens, which can also be an overlooked culprit for easy offensive put backs. I wonder how much "shell drill" with box out work the team does in practice, at times. Or maybe the game has passed me by and they don't coach that way anymore.
Golden is big on defensive rebounding rate, so I know it kills him and he has pointed it out. He also said it would be much harder in SEC play because our league is so good on the offensive glass. But I would focus on percentages rather than raw numbers. If a team is taking and missing lots of shots, the chances are increased, but the percentage may be much better than the number of offensive rebounds appears. I would have to do that calculations to figure out if this actually bears out in your cases, though.
