ChrisWoj

I'm going to be honest, watching last night's game (only the third I've seen: Sacramento, Los Angeles Lakers, and now Hornets) it wasn't really our defense that killed us. We had a lot of great crucial stops, and we should have held them under 100 points tonight. The problem was completely, entirely... on the glass. We aren't rebounding well at all. Getting the ball back in our hands after we force them to hold the ball for 23 seconds is integral. Two years ago, a year ago... at least five of those NOK baskets would never have happened because Detroit would have pulled down a D-Rebound after the stop.

Our defense is still a 90ppg defense... we're not suffering as much as you might be led to believe by the media. The problem lies on the glass where we're giving up more offensive boards than we have in years. We're getting crucial stops, forcing teams to hold onto the ball and force shots with no time on the shot clock, doing things right. The problem is that teams are getting the ball right back with a fresh 24 instead of missing long, giving us an outlet for some easy baskets.

We miss having a dominant rebounding presence more than anything right now.

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