http://people.csail.mit.edu/balakg/...ounding and transition defense in the NBA.pdf I don't remember seeing this posted and I think it's definitely a flawed report, but basically says teams should crash the boards.
Interesting read. . Cool that we had the highest offensive rebound to crash/retreat ratio in the data (thanks omer!) This data doesn't take team tendency into account though. Obviously crashing against a face effective transition team like miami would be more costly if failed, negating the benefit over setting up defense. However against a team like new orleans or nyk (some of the slowest 'halfcourt' teams) this studies findings hold true
