42. "Chamberlain, Russell, Thurmond, Unseld ... can't sleep on other guys" In response to In response to 0
Ben Wallace was a helluva rebounder. Jayson "shotgun" Williams, too.
Rodman was very special he had this crazy sense of where the ball would go. He did a lot of walking around the offensive end and just had a knack for where the shot was coming. It came off the rim and there he was. He wasn't much of a leaper when he got older and his boards didn't really diminish.
Barkley was not a technical rebounder like him or Love, he said something to the effect of one of his coaches (at Auburn maybe) saying "just go up and get the damn ball." And he was the best at that. Aggressive AF.
Unseld was more in the Love mold, I guess Wallace and Russell were kind of a combination. Jerry Lucas and Nate Thurmond were amazing rebounders. From the SF position Dr J could really tear them down. Guys like Baylor and Oscar were freaks on the glass.
It's a fascinating skill, I too love watching a great rebounder. Even in pickup games I like bammas who hustle for boards like crazy and have no touch. I always pick them up because you can't under-estimate energy and in a disorganized game there will be PLENTY of rebounds. There is some tall, goofy white guy where I play often who has no concept of how to shoot even layups but he's in great shape and hustles his ass off. I have taken to calling him the worm and always pick him up. I took a few minutes to show him how to square his shoulders and extend fully, now he's starting to score a little in addition to generating a ton of extra possessions.
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