re: NIT Watch 2014 (artist formerly known as Bubble Watch)

I haven't looked at the stats closely but I thought our shooting really stunk the last two games. Maybe it just seemed so bad because we shot so lights out against Ole Miss.

On one hand, CMA's system is not designed to win the rebounding battle. Still, it helps to keep the rebounding edge closer than it was today.

On the other hand, free throw attempts matter, of course, especially in a close game. We gave away a lot of cheap fouls and some of them were very questionable calls, but that happens in basketball.

So you're both right.

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Dale, with all due respect, rebounds ARE important and the lack there of is, and has been, a huge knock on Anderson teams in big games.

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90% of the time that criticism is idiotic. Our style of play is designed to force turnovers and to get up and down the floor quick in transition. This is going to put you at a disadvantage when rebounding.

It's a calculated move. We aren't going out with the intention of dominating the boards. The problem usually occurs when we don't make up those possessions with the turnover margin.

When we beat Kentucky at home, we were out-rebounded by 18.

When we beat Ole Miss by 30 points, we were out-rebounded by 12.

We don't need to be a good rebounding team to have success.

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When we beat Kentucky at home, we were out-rebounded by 18.

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Yes, but we outscored Kentucky off of Oboards on fewer Oboards. Arkansas was more efficient than Kentucky in scoring, even tho Kentucky is one of the most efficient offensive rebounding teams in the country (over 40%).

They are quick to put up points off turnovers on a graphic on TV.

They never put up offensive rebound efficiency and 2nd chance points efficiency because it doesn't fit their narrative of rebounds being the most important part of the game, because rebounding isn't, efficiency is...

Ehhh, you must not have ever played basketball before.

Stats don't show everything.

Rebounding affects a team mentally.

It is absolutely demoralizing to play lock down defense for 30+ seconds, force a terrible shot, and then have them get the board and reset. You wear down mentally and physically, and that is when you foul.

Arkansas had this happen too many times, when it mattered.

Oh and lets not forget when they missed their 2nd free throw and got the rebound, and then got fouled again and made 2 FT's. A direct result of not rebounding. You should NEVER give up an offensive rebound on a free throw, ever.

Right when Arkansas was on the heels of a run, stretch it to 3 or 4 in the 2nd half, crowd we had was up cheering, we played lock down defense resulting in an awful thrown up contested off balance 3 from Thornwell with 1 second on the shot clock, and they got the offensive rebound and fouled on the put back. Another foul resulting directly in the lack of rebounding, on a possession that killed all momentum Arkansas had.

Momentum and mental effects from lack of rebounding especially offensively, isn't in the stat book.

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This thread is about post season basketball play, so no need for a LSU fan to be in it.

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Its postseason and we have a game tomorrow

Thank you.

BubbleWatch Question?

Do you think the bubbleologist will notice that LSU just throttled the team by 12 that beat down a "bauble team" by 25 points a few days ago?

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This is why you will never be relevant in the sport.

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We've been beating Arky a lot lately.