Does Michael in Stuttgart Read This Board?

Michael, I enjoy your takes on the call in show, but I wanted to address something you said yesterday I think, when you were trying to say that this team has to continue to find different ways to win games because they can't rebound.

For context to those here that didn't hear the call, Michael was saying that because they can't rebound they have to rely on a hot shooting performance to get the wins and that makes the team "too volatile." (His exact words)

First of all the premise isn't very sound to begin with because he was using the example of a game where Arkansas was outrebounded by 20, but fails to recognize the 14 blocked shots in the same game. Secondly, when a team shoots nearly 70% from the field for an entire half of a game, there simply aren't as many rebounds to go after on your end of the court. Now, we could expect the team to crash the defensive glass better in that game, but again the team blocked 14 shots!

Point is that the stat line is closer than it appears and the up tempo style Anderson uses doesn't send as many players to the glass to begin with. They would rather get the other team running transition and so they send extra players to the defensive end in order to facilitate that.

But the main point is calling the team "too volatile." This is made as a criticism of Mike Anderson and it is patently false. He is, if anything, the exact opposite of a "volatile" coach. He hasn't ever had a losing season.

Maybe if his team was a little MORE volatile, their ceiling would be higher.

Again, love the takes, but you're flat wrong about this team.