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Message: [QUOTE="Carnac, post: 3244588, member: 5798"] Going forward, Gabby knew she had no equal with respect to leaping ability, and was confident in her ability to rebound with anyone. A good rebounder has 3 components. 1. hops 2. timing 3. desire. Desire means consistently (without thinking about it) putting themselves in an optimal position (blocking out) to get a rebound. Many great rebounders also have a nose for the ball. Something that’s instinctual and can’t be taught. A dedicated rebounder sees a ball come off the rim and thinks, it’s mine, not I’m going to try and get it. Dennis Rodman, Wes Unseld and Boogie Cousins had/have that mindset. Collier was great at doing this. Remember when one of her UConn teammates called her a ball magnet? She was a prolific rebounder before she arrived at UConn. Size helps, but as we’ve seen recently with Gabby and Pheesa, height is not mandatory to be a good to great rebounder. At 6’1”, Megan showed last year that she can be a proficient and reliable rebounder. Good rebounders are good at getting rebounds on purpose, not by accident. If Adebayo wants to be a good rebounder at this level, she can be. It will depend on the size of her heart and the extent of her desire. [/QUOTE]