How to Rebound like Jalen Williams
J-Dub shares some “tips” on how to grab boards.
Rebounding is one of the most important skills a basketball player should have.
And it doesn’t matter how tall you are or what position you play -you need to have the fundamentals of rebounding down because if you don’t, the probability of your opponent getting a second chance to score increases significantly, and the chances of you getting a second chance decrease.
Take, for example, Game 1 of the second round between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Denver Nuggets.
The Thunder were expected to win. They’re the first seed and had home-court advantage.
They were also leading the game by 10 points in the first half.
But the Nuggets’ mentality changed in the second half of the game, and they became more physical.
They put more effort into fighting for loose balls and outrebounded their opponent 32-18 for the half (20-9 in the third quarter).
Additionally, Denver had three players grab more than 10 rebounds. Nikola Jokic was responsible for 22, Aaron Gordon had 14, and Christian Braun had 13.
The Thunder’s top rebounder was Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who had 10.
This resulted in the Nuggets outscoring the Thunder 71-59 in the second half. And this resulted in the Nuggets beating the Thunder 121-119.
It was an exciting game for the fans. But it was not ideal for the Thunder.
So, during the post-game press conference, the Thunders’ Jalen Williams was asked how his team could improve on the boards.
His answer, which I’m sure is part joke, was to do the fundamentals of rebounding.
“Box out. Go up with two hands and grab that. Don’t stand and watch. Box out again, and when you go up and you jump, make sure you grab it,” Williams said.
Okay, J-Dub is most likely trolling the reporters here. But this is how to properly grab a rebound.
So, read it, study it and implement it if you want to become a better rebounder.
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