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[QUOTE="Orangezoo, post: 3858103, member: 237"]
In the zone it does. You have to win battles up high given it's difficult to box out traditionally. If you rewatch the games we were getting beat because of size more than anything. Sure QG was a good rebounder at 6-7 and Griffin at 6-5 but neither could overcome the issue going up vs taller more athletic guys on the boards. Also Marek got beat to the tap out constantly being undersized. I watched it play out over and over again this year.

As a program that runs a defense that is weak on the boards naturally we aren't going to be a juggernaut. Our best rebounding teams statically are because of offensive rebounds not defensive. So for the zone, yes size makes a difference on the boards.

Of course would I wish Benny to be like Oshae for sure. If you think I don't want a guy like Kaluma you haven't paid attention. I'm just saying that with the size we have coming in and a true center we are better off than being undersized severely while playing a zone. It's not like we are Houston playing a tough mtm and then attacking the boards with athletes. You can rebound with a smaller team in a system like that. It just doesn't work in the zone.
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