There is a feeling that the last two league defeats have left at home Varese Basketballor rather the lightness, in terms of weight in the paint, of the red and white team.
A concept that was already widely debated last year, amplified this season, first by the presence, which in fact proved negative, of Cauley-Steinand now accentuated by the two defeats suffered against two teams made up of players of great athletic and physical depth, such as Venezia and Virtus Bologna. A sensation that sees, in the data of rebounds, the most clear and direct to be able to analyze it.
But let’s ask ourselves a question first: is Varese really too light a team? The answer is ready given: yes. This is the result of a clear and direct choice in terms of player characteristics who are chosen as interpreters of the new tactical system, which they must be agile, athletics, explosives e ready to run at high speeds from one side of the pitch to the other, with the aim of conceding something or even a lot, during the battle under the boards.
But let’s go back to the data reboundsthis lightness does not find such great confirmation in the data of rebounds captured by Pallacanestro Varese, especially since he arrived, among the red and white ranks, Skylar Spencer. The center USA he brought solidity and presence to the fight under the knife and the data speaks clearly: in the first ones 11 days of the championship, when he wasn’t there, Varese was traveling at an average of 34.27 caroms won per game. Since his arrival this figure has risen significantly to 38.16 in the last ones 6 dayswith the peak of 45 conquered in the race against Trevisoseason high in the league.
The impact on this data of the presence of Spencer is very high, given that the red and white number 7 is traveling at an average of 7.2 rebounds won per game and it is no coincidence that Varese now occupies the sixth position in the ranking for rebounds won in the championship with ben 35.94 per game.
Another significant fact regarding the importance of having Spencer under the boards for Varese concerns the average number of rebounds won by Gabe Brown. In the first eleven days of the championship, before Spencer’s arrival, Brown conquered 48 total reboundswith an average of 4.36 per game. Since Spencer’s arrival, however, Brown has significantly raised his average, managing to win 37 rebounds in 6 games, 6.16 average caroms per match.
Numbers that say much more than many words and that highlight how important it was for OJM to change from Cauley-Stein to Spencer under the planks.
Alessandro Burin
2024-01-23 17:45:49
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