[NU Sports] bill carmody

[Michael Vance]

Brad Wilson wrote:
> But one of the Achilles heels of the Princeton system
> has always been defensive rebounding (really quick
> guards cause it problems as well). Carmody's system
> preaches good, tight, physical defense -- but the kind
> of players he recruits and the system demands can be
> outphysicaled and outmuscled on the boards. Often the
> defensive system takes them away from the boards, and
> they tend to be willowy 6-8, 6-9 shooting types who
> get trampled by Big Ten forwards and centers even if
> they are in the right place.
>   
There was a study a few years back that showed that the non-scoring 
statistic that had the greatest correlation with winning basketball 
games was defensive rebounding margin.  More than assists, more than 
offensive rebounds, more than shooting percentage.  I don't remember the 
exact numbers, but something like 80+% of the time, the team that gets 
the most defensive rebounds wins the game.

-Michael