In a recent podcast interview with Craig Ackerman for RocketsCast Live, Mike D’Antoni was asked about the biggest area that needs to be improved upon for the Houston Rockets to be more successful this season.
Without skipping a beat, Coach D’Antoni pointed to defensive rebounding as the biggest weakness of last season’s team, stating, “Well the biggest thing is our defensive rebounding. A little bit our offensive rebounding, but mostly our defensive rebounding.”
In 2018-19, Houston averaged 31.9 defensive rebounds per game, which had them tied with Cleveland for 29th in the NBA, ahead of only the Phoenix Suns.