Offensive rebounding is so bad that kenpom has us ranked 351/353 at offensive rebounding percentage.

We will most likely always be bad at offensive rebounding because part of the defensive plan is not giving up points in transition....so when you weigh the two....points off of offensive rebounds or points prevented by getting back on defense.....we emphasize the latter....It also helps the defense get set up for when the other team gets into their offensive set. So if you notice we usually have one person who may be near the hoop kinda look like maybe they are thinking about if they maybe might be able to swipe a rebound...everyone else is playing D.
You can be streaky on offense....but you can always defend.....it is why even when we have off offensive/shooting nights we are still in almost every game.

I think it is a good strategy overall. Especially when you take high percentage shots like we do (last I checked, we were 2nd in the nation in FG %). However, it would be good to be able to adjust in the last 2 or so minutes of a game if we are trailing. We should be crashing the offensive boards when we are down and need to make a run--not surrendering easy rebounds.

Completely agree on this. Love that we get back on D, but when down late in the game i'd love some extra pressure. If nothing else to speed up the opposing team.

SIU with another win. Could they go 14-4??

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Heck of a shot to win it at the buzzer. Missouri State had multiple chances to win it in the last 30 seconds, but instead of running an offense, they seemed content to just chuck up a couple threes and hope they went in. They didn’t. They have to be the most disappointing Valley team since, well, Missouri State 2 years ago.

The truth hurts

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It's so crazy what's happening at SIU.

Out of curiosity, I went to look at luck ratings. SIU comes in at 45. Not even the top in the conference...that's UNI at 12.

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