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Message: [QUOTE="oldhusky, post: 5162984, member: 9844"] The rebounding % of available shots, both offensive and defensive is "the" stat that best measures rebounding effectiveness. Those stats are available from several sites and without them in front of me, I recall that we are about average among 362 schools in offensive rebounding, in the top 40 or so in defensive rebounding, and overall above average, but not nearly as good as we usually are. Yes we will out-rebound our opponents most times, but compared to the other top contenders it is a relative weakness. Sarah and Jana are good rebounders, Ice for a big is not, and Paige and Morgan while good for a guard are below average when playing the 4, and the other guards are a huge drop-off if they are used at the 4. Small ball has consequences in both directions. Our assists are better, turnovers lower, maybe fewer fouls committed, but way fewer fouls drawn. We are also not as good as Uconn usually is at blocked shots, above average? of course, but not anywhere close to elite which we frequently are. As long as our rotation guards are considered better than Jana or Ice, small ball may be used quite a bit, but that dynamic could change with Aubrey becoming available soon. You could make a good case for her being better than any guard not named Paige or Azzi, and she clearly brings rebounding and blocked shots to the equation. We still need Jana or Ice to elevate their games a notch or two and provide a reliable 3rd big. Jana is the preferred choice from a rebounding standpoint, and if we had a three big rotation of Sarah, Jana and Aubrey, our rebounding would be more like it usually is. [/QUOTE]

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