I was trying to find an old rebounding thread but came up empty. I know there was an old dev chat that explained the rebounding logic and this is what I remember.

First, I don't remember how the engine decides which team gets the rebound and that's not exactly helpful, lol.

Once it decides which team gets the rebound it assigns it to a player. The formula to decide who gets the rebound is something like Center's rebound rating * 0.35, PF's Reb rating * 0.35, SF's Reb rating * 0.2, guards Reb rating * .1 and then it assigns the rebound to a player based on probability they'd get the rebound. Guards are rated the same and the PF and C are rated the same.

Of note, rebounding is affected by ATH, REB, OFF IQ (for offensive rebounds), and DEF IQ for defensive rebounds. There's some debate on whether or not SP plays a role and I'm not convinced it does.

Speed plays no factor on rebounding? Only Ath... hmm

Posted by craigaltonw on 12/31/2020 10:48:00 PM (view original):
Speed plays no factor on rebounding? Only Ath... hmm

I think this is true.. Speed does not matter in rebounding.

Posted by craigaltonw on 12/31/2020 10:48:00 PM (view original):
Speed plays no factor on rebounding? Only Ath... hmm

My evidence is mostly anecdotal as I've had several bigs with a speed of 1 get the same number of boards over a season as similar players with speed in the teens or 20's. The speed and rebounding question gets brought up from time to time on the forms and the consensus is it has no effect.

That’s lame. Imo, speed should be a piece of the equation.

Is Ath weighted heavier than Reb? IQs the same... 80Ath + 50Reb > 50Ath + 80Reb ?

Strictly from the rebounding perspective the second guy should get more rebounds. But I suspect most coaches would take the first guy because athleticism factors into so many parts of the game.

speed does not matter in rebounding. most of the stuff i posted was stuff i figured out and was in some cases confirmed later - but the speed not being a part of rebounding - i assumed it did and seble said it definitely does not. i didn't put any weight on speed in recruiting bigs back then, so i pretty much accepted it as true right away, but i had previously assumed speed was a small factor. anyway, yeah, no to the speed.