Mick
Years ago

Why is Luke Nevill such a bad rebounder?

Big guy. Tough player. Reasonably skilled for his size. Heaviest and tallest player in the league. Great defender. Good shot blocker.

Why can't he grab a few boards?

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Kanda  
Years ago

Because he sucks. Like him when he first came. Don't like him at all now

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pwned  
Years ago

Too slow on his feet, if you don't have a great leaping ability you to need to reposition reasonably quickly to get underneath them.

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POP  
Years ago

Yep, footwork.

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Mick  
Years ago

Yeah I understand that but even with slow feet he should be getting about double what he gets now (which still would be less than he is capable of)...

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Fulukovi  
Years ago

Its all effort , he needs to go nz breakes and learn from mika!

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Youknow ME  
Years ago

Just being a big dud...

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Anonymous  
Years ago

He does what his coach wants him to do.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Yeah, Mountain West Conference Player of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, 9.0 rebounds per game in his senior year ... what a dud.

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Mick  
Years ago

Get that rebounding up to par and he is the best center in the NBL. Hardly a dud.

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Clapped Out Hack  
Years ago

It has been mentioned here before that the role of the big is evolving. They are expected to be far more mobile and versatile than they traditionally would have been. Much of the play now involves the bigs setting screens on the elbow to open up the play for dribble penetration. Nothing wrong with it but it effectively boxes them out reducing rebound opportunities.
Along with the ever increasing number of three point shots being taken which result in big rebounds falling less predictably and well away from the ring. Not saying it is wrong, but judging a big on their rebound count is a bit unfair when many coaches run plays that are not designed to maximize their opportunities. you have to get your hands on the ball to rack up stats, stats only tell half the story of the impact on the game. In saying that the other half can be shit too, better judge is if the team looks better with them on or off the court.

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Mick  
Years ago

By the last metric, Luke Nevill is an all-world superstar. Crocs look atrocious with him sitting. Unfortunately, Woolpert still thinks giving ten minutes per game of Luke Nevill's minutes to Ben Allen is a winning strategy...

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Anonymous  
Years ago

hopefully we will see the last of the terrible crocs soon

need a major cleanout from the coach down

only keep PC, blanch, norton, holmes and neville

the rest is history and they won't be able to afford ervin

make a play for david barlow in the offseason
I'd also add Will hudson and Malcom Grant as the import combo

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