They're more perimeter oriented than we are, and they're probably a little more athletic of a team than we are. One key for us is that we have to be really conscious of their ability to shoot the ball. Plus, they're so athletic that we have to limit their long rebounds and hold them off the offensive glass.
Quotes about rebounds (16 Quotes)
Violence, even well intentioned, always rebounds upon oneself.
I've got to find them more minutes and get them more involved. They are both tough - Sean with his ability to make shots and Cyrus with his ability to get rebounds.
People have to understand what my game is. It's not all about numbers. There's a bigger picture here. I don't create off the dribble. I rely on my teammates; my role is to set screens and get rebounds.
That's the beauty of this team. We have a lot of guys who have the ability to score, but give it up because of the other guys. And then when they're needed, they'll do it. Like tonight, we needed Mike and Kyle to score and they did. Randy gets 10 rebounds tonight and he's in foul trouble and he doesn't care because we won. It's a fun team to coach.
Certainly with our team he is not flying under the radar. We know he brings a lot of energy and toughness. Scott has the ability to be a combination guy. Next year you'll see that. But his staple is outworking people, getting offensive rebounds, tipping and diving for loose balls.
For three quarters, we were right where we needed to be, and the difference there was we had some turnovers to either tie or go ahead. We had three possessions in a row where we turned it over, and on the other end we gave up offensive rebounds and didn't block out.
We knew after the first game that we had to limit their second chance baskets and their ability to run down the court with the basketball. Working inside we were able to make sure our guards got back on defense and we did a good job of boxing out and grabbing rebounds.
I'm really proud of our effort in this game. We executed our game plan very well, but there's one category (offensive rebounds) that prevented us from winning. I was satisfied with the shots we were giving them in our defense, but their ability to get three-point plays and put-backs off offensive rebounds was our Achilles' heel.
I grabbed 19 rebounds in my first professional game, and somehow found a way to score 20 points. I felt real good about it. I felt that this was the beginning of something good.
I think it was out ability to withstand it by coming up with big rebounds. We made some good decisions at the end and critically some big free throws down the stretch too.
It was really hard to stop No. 1. We didn't have an answer for No. 1. I don't know how many rebounds she had, but she just dominated the game.
He's rebounded in NBA games. He's had 15 rebounds on a 10-day last year with Portland and he had seven rebounds with Philly earlier this season. He's shown the ability to rebound at this level, so he's somebody worth taking a look at.
He was terrific. We had no answer for him. He broke us down off the dribble. He beat us to rebounds, loose balls. He was very good today.
I want to do for rebounds what Michael Jordan did for dunks.
Attack is the reaction. I never think I have hit hard unless it rebounds.