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[QUOTE="auror, post: 4312918, member: 1329"]
Probably worse rebounding, but Tom Moore coached teams always rebound well, so who knows? Likely a strength of the team, just not as elite as last year. The Martin/Whaley losses are big on the offensive board front. Jackson was already a great defensive rebounder, but he'll pick up some of the o-reb slack as he'll be playing 4 more and there should be plenty of space to streak in on the weakside.  I think Sanogo may be an anthropomorphic vacuum this season (15/22% o/d rebound rates seems possible).

I wouldn't expect much rebounding from Alleyne, and Newton should definitely make up for some of Martin's absence. Hawkins has rebounding potential because he's long and can jump, so we'll see how he does after adding some weight this off-season. Jury is out on Johnson/Karaban.

So basically Newton/Alleyne/Hawkins is likely a modest downgrade from Cole/Martin/Whaley, but Jackson and Sanogo may be even better, so net is a slightly worse rebounding team (and likely playing more guys around the perimeter, so less emphasis on o-rebs).
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