Obi gets a lot of shit for his rebounding numbers. Could they be better? Sure. But everyone fails to recognize that he is essentially utilized like a deep ball wide receiver where he leaks out on the break the majority of the time rather than going for boards. This works out great when the Pacers grab the rebound but not so great when they fail to. He averaged 7.5 reb in college so the potential is there to grab more and would like to see him be a bit more strategic with leaking out vs boxing out.
Just wanted to tip my hat to a Grade A take and recognization. He is a massive reason why we score so much in transition. His assignment on whether to leak or stay home is based on so many factors, sometimes he already knows he’s going to leak because the play or set of the offense, other times he has to make the decision in a split second aka “the strategic” aspect you are referring to.
Anyways, I like this post a lot … 🎩