Ken Burns, MasterClass, Documentary Filmmaking
Special teams execute special performances. Occasionally, individuals make an exceptional (and unexpected play). How do we measure that?
Five seconds remaining, trailing by two...several years ago, we ran this SLOB, a variation on STS (screen the screener) designed to get a perimeter shot for 3. What happened? The ball was inbounded perfectly to the open cutter, who missed. 5 sprinted in, rebounded, and scored on a putback as time expired...an exceptional play. (As an aside, both 5 and 3 have big roles on our 7-0 high school volleyball team, another example of how my basketball coaching creates winning volleyball...unintended consequences)
In its second paragraph, the Declaration of Independence claims that "all men are created equal." We may question that but we know that all rebounds ARE NOT equal.
In his excellent Winning Basketball Fundamentals, Lee Rose initiates this, using his Performance Rating System. Different actions assign different plus and minus points. For example, plus twos come from assists, two-point makes, blocked shots, etc. He assigns a defensive rebound one point and an offensive rebound two.
As an assistant, I use to track (imperfectly) using this form. But in the miscellaneous column, you earned (or lost points) for taking a charge +3, setting a screen that led to a basket +2, held ball (+1 or -1), blocked shot +2, forced turnover +2, etc. The best score I ever saw in a youth game was +26 (minuses accrue to missed shots, turnovers, missed free throws (each minus 2)...so usually anything in the teens was really strong. I only reported TEAM statistics and used other statistics for my own purposes. The players who liked it best were those who made hustle plays (steals, deflections, screens, held ball, forced turnovers) who felt valued for play that didn't show up in 'the book'.
But it still doesn't define "quality rebounds" that could be situational (key moment), unexpected (against a taller or more physical opponent), or both.
The quality rebound versus the quantity (garbage time, uncontested free throw rebound) needs threshing. But all rebounds are not created equal.
