Posted by dahsdebater on 3/12/2018 1:39:00 PM (view original):
In the real world? Maybe.
In HD absolutely disagree. The engine is not nearly that complicated. There is nothing in the engine resembling position on the court. This is why a guy can airball a 3 and grab his own rebound. Who gets the rebound is a statistical decision based exclusively on the factors listed by TJ above.
Certainly there is something in the engine resembling position on the court. It’s why players have “positions”, and their positions in the lineup affect how many rebounding opportunities they have, among other things. More missed field goals without fouls means more rebounding opportunities, and those rebounding opportunities are not divided equally among positions, right?
ETA, because I think you may be getting hung up on my wording here, I’m not saying the player’s defensive rating gives him better “positioning” for the rebound. Only that weaker low post defenders get fewer rebounding opportunities, because they are giving up more successful field goals, and fouling more.
3/12/2018 2:10 PM (edited)