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Nah, I clearly recall the Spurs being at the top of DRB% early in the season.
Maybe seventyniner can provide a link or something.
They weren’t though. All season long they’ve been hovering between average to below average in DRB%.
Nah, I clearly recall the Spurs being at the top of DRB% early in the season.
Maybe seventyniner can provide a link or something.
yeah I think we were 7th in rebounding at some point
Pretty sure seventyniner was talking about the Spurs of old being top 3, not this season's Spurs.
As for the stats, per NBA.com.
After 5 games - 12th in DREB% at 71.0
After 15 gams - 13th at 71.0
After 25 games - 17th at 70.7
After 40 games - 21st at 70.3
as of now - 22nd at 69.9
So, overall declining, but generally being steadily between 70% and 71%.
Spurs (today, right now) are 3rd in the league in Adjusted REB Chance %, 5th in raw REB Chance %, and 11th in Reb/Gm.
However, that's because we are #1 in the NBA in Adjusted OREB and raw REB Chance %. We're 11th in Adjusted DREB Change %, and 16th in raw DREB Chance %. So, our past philosophy of crashing the defensive boards and getting back to play defense on an offensive missed shot seems to have completely flipped. My guess is because OREB leads to putback point opportunities and we have guys on our team who might be looking to pad stats? IDK.
Edit:
To further elaborate on the difference between REB Chance % and REB%.
REB% is the % of missed shots that you rebound.
REB Change % is the % of rebound chances you secure whereas a rebound chance is when you are the closest player to the ball at any point in time between when the ball has crossed below the rim to when it is fully rebounded.
So, if you are getting boxed out, there are long rebounds that you don't really have an opportunity to gather, then those opportunities count against your REB% but not your REB Chance %.
Adjusted REB Chance % adds in that if you defer a rebound chance to a teammate, then it doesn't count against you (which is why I like it versus raw).
So what this tells us is what we already know from the box out stats. The Spurs are simply getting out muscled, out positioned, and outsmarted when the shot goes up and are getting boxed out. I doubt that long rebounds are playing any more of a role in this than any other team. However, the Spurs may be overly aggressive in pursing blocks which also leads to easy rebounds for the other team.
But, when the Spurs aren't being boxed out, they are above average at actually securing the board (and are the best in the league at getting the OREB)
Last edited by scott; 02-16-2025 at 03:26 PM.
Yes I meant the heyday Spurs, not earlier this season.
This page shows their ranks in each category over the seasons. I don't believe they are pace-adjusted though. Looks like the Spurs were usually more like top 5 than top 3 in DRB, but that's in total defensive rebounds and not the rate (DRB%). I can't find ranks for past rate stats.
https://www.basketball-reference.com...sic_ranks.html
2024-25 San Antonio Spurs Roster and Stats | Basketball-Reference.com
Scroll down to "Team Misc", fourth column from the right.
Hopefully Bassey is back this week and actually gets playing time, moving Sochan back to Forward and not playing as an out of position C. Bassey is statistically the best rebounder on the team.
The weak rebounding is why we can consider a PF or C that doesn’t shoot from the outside, so long as they bring REBs and blocks.
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