Nylon Calculus posted its annual Anti-Awards, a fun feature that gives statistical dishonors like “The Matt Bullard Award” for “the player 6-foot-10 or taller with the lowest total rebound percentage. (Minimum 500 minutes).”
Rockets general manager Daryl Morey tweeted at Bullard, who played for Houston and now provides color commentary on the team’s local telecasts, about Hakeem Olajuwon’s role in Bullard’s poor rebounding numbers:
@bull50 not your fault that @DR34M was getting all the boards https://t.co/37MSy6oPkk
— Daryl MorΞy 🗽🏀 (@dmorey) April 19, 2017
Dream made it crystal clear that I should get out of the way and let him get all the rebounds. And that's exactly what I did! #thanksdream https://t.co/27LcWI8MeA
— Matt Bullard (@bull50) April 19, 2017
sounds like some other superstars...
— Daryl MorΞy 🗽🏀 (@dmorey) April 19, 2017
He’s clearly talking about Russell Westbrook, who could beat Morey’s guy – James Harden – for Most Valuable Player.
Does Westbrook sometimes chase stats? Yes. Does he take rebounds from his teammates who box out for him? Yes.
But let’s not pretend he’s the only one who chases his own numbers. So does Harden at times.
Westbrook still averaged more contested rebounds per game than Harden despite playing fewer minutes per game and in a slower system.
