The next 8 games will determine if Hunter can get 30 rebounds

[TheNorthCydeRises]

3 minutes ago, macdaddy said:

Defensive rebounds is the worst stat in the NBA.  They should really track contested rebounds or just not count uncontested rebounds at all.   And certainly a ball that hits the floor first should not be a rebound. 

I was just thinking about this very thing on my way to work, while looking at that thread about Dre reaching 30 rebounds.  There should definitely be a stat that tracks "contested rebounds" vs "uncontested rebounds".

I will say this about defensive rebounding.  It's the last part of defense, and arguably the most important part of defense next to closing out on 3 point shooters.

The fact that we're a top 10 team defensively in 3 point FG%, but we're top 5 in 3 pointers given up, is a direct result of us not securing defensive rebounds to prevent 2nd chance points.  We're now #21 in Defensive rebound %.

Not sure where we rank in 2nd chance points given up, but it has to be high.  That's a killer in games decided by 6 points or less.

[TheNorthCydeRises]

10th in 2nd chance points given up.

LOL @ me not knowing that I was posting in the thread about Dre getting 30 rebounds.

[AHF]

On 12/14/2022 at 1:31 PM, shakes said:

8 games, pretty much all vs crappy teams.   Hunter is averaging 3.8 boards per game.   8 x 4 = 32.   

So here is the betting question.

 

Over/under, Hunter gets 30 rebounds between now and the end of 2022?

 

 

Update:

Wednesday December 14:  6 rebounds

Friday December 16:  2 rebounds

 

Remaining Games:  6

Total:  8 rebounds

Reb/GM Needed: 3.7

 

The last game against Orlando was his 2nd best rebounding total for the season.  Can he recapture the magic and repeat tonight which would put him well ahead of the curve?  

 

[JayBirdHawk]

4 rebounds tonight.

[TheNorthCydeRises]

11 hours ago, JayBirdHawk said:

4 rebounds tonight.

 

He's not going to make it, is he?

[JayBirdHawk]

1 hour ago, TheNorthCydeRises said:

 

He's not going to make it, is he?

He has 12 in 3 games. 5 games to, will need 18 to get to 30.

[AHF]

Update:

Wednesday December 14:  6 rebounds

Friday December 16:  2 rebounds

Monday December 19:  4 rebounds

Remaining Games:  5

Total:  12 rebounds

Reb/GM Needed: 3.6

1 hour ago, TheNorthCydeRises said:

 

He's not going to make it, is he?

He is slightly ahead of the curve actually.  4 rebound nights will be more than enough.  He is close enough that he can't afford too many 0-2 rebound nights, though.

[macdaddy]

8 minutes ago, AHF said:

Update:

Wednesday December 14:  6 rebounds

Friday December 16:  2 rebounds

Monday December 19:  4 rebounds

Remaining Games:  5

Total:  12 rebounds

Reb/GM Needed: 3.6

He is slightly ahead of the curve actually.  4 rebound nights will be more than enough.  He is close enough that he can't afford too many 0-2 rebound nights, though.

Most players who play 30 minutes will have the ball fall into their hands a couple times a night so he's got a real good shot at it. 

https://the-high-low.com/video/ids?ids=237j6R

[AHF]

5 minutes ago, macdaddy said:

Most players who play 30 minutes will have the ball fall into their hands a couple times a night so he's got a real good shot at it. 

https://the-high-low.com/video/ids?ids=237j6R

That is a big part of why I picked the "over" on this one.

[JayBirdHawk]

Hunter with 9 rebounds for a total of 21 rebounds with 4 games to go. 

[macdaddy]

11 hours ago, JayBirdHawk said:

Hunter with 9 rebounds for a total of 21 rebounds with 4 games to go. 

Good for him.  I'm not going to knock him too much because these are no different than a lot of other guys but there's not a single rebound he fought for out of the 9 unless you count the one he took out of OO's hands.   2 literally hit him in the chest.  One Bob says "ends up in Hunter's hands", 2 he got at the 3 point line. 

Video and Shotcharts | Stats | NBA.com

[AHF]

Update:

Wednesday December 14:  6 rebounds

Friday December 16:  2 rebounds

Monday December 19:  4 rebounds

Wednesday December 21:  9 rebounds

Remaining Games:  4

Total:  21 rebounds

Reb/GM Needed: 2.25

[JayBirdHawk]

5 rebounds tonight. Total 26. 3 games remaining.

[Diesel]

42 minutes ago, JayBirdHawk said:

5 rebounds tonight. Total 26. 3 games remaining.

If he can't get 4 in 3, that's truly pathetic. 

 

[shakes]

Hunter looking like he's gonna smash this.   Gonna have to actually make the next challenge challenging.  

[Diesel]

3 hours ago, shakes said:

Hunter looking like he's gonna smash this.   Gonna have to actually make the next challenge challenging.  

3.75 rebs per game....

low bar.

[Final_quest]

5 minutes ago, Diesel said:

3.75 rebs per game....

low bar.

That's higher than his career average.  Low bar is like a description of every player's expectations outside of Trae.  Trae gets off to a slow start and gets so much hate.  With guys like Hunter, the mantra is totally different.  

[JayBirdHawk]

12 rebounds for Hunter over the last two games, 8 tonight, since returning from injury.

38 Total rebounds.

[AHF]

12 hours ago, JayBirdHawk said:

12 rebounds for Hunter over the last two games, 8 tonight, since returning from injury.

38 Total rebounds.

While 4.75 rebounds isn't anything to set the world on fire that would be a huge improvement over last year.  His first two years he was over 4.5 rpg so it isn't exactly a stretch.

[JayBirdHawk]

8 rebounds last night

Total 46 Rebounds.