Bright Side Of The Sun · Mar 8, 2022
Not just Ayton, the whole team needs to rebound more
The Phoenix Suns are dead last in defensive rebounding over the past two weeks.
The dog days of the regular season are here. The Phoenix Suns have such a lead in the West that they are now looking ahead to playoff series, and trying new defensive schemes so that they can mix and match their defenses no matter who the opponent is.
That’s resulted in the defense struggling a bit compared to their season-long standards. Over the past two weeks, the Suns defense ranks only 12th among the 30 NBA teams, compared to 3rd for the whole season.
But what’s especially interesting: defensive rebounding has plummeted to dead last (30th, compared to 9th for the whole season).