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Message: [QUOTE="The Yakk, post: 4528908, member: 9988"] One thing about boxing out: if you are going to coach your players to box out when the shot goes up, then you need [U]all five guys to do it[/U]. If 3 or 4 box out and 1 or 2 don't bother, then it is too easy for opponents to slip into space and grab an offensive rebound. 40 years later, I still have a clear memory of the finish of a UConn-Nova game from 1981 or 82. Tied in the final seconds; shot goes up and is missed; John Pinone has his man boxed out perfectly, but Karl Hobbs--all 5'10" of him--slips in front of Pinone for an easy put-back and the win. Either you need to coach all 5 to box out as a team, or you need your rebounders to crash to the spots where the ball is likely to go when the shot is taken. [/QUOTE]