During the Frank Vogel era, the Indiana Pacers, heavily reliant upon their smothering defense and physicality to finish possessions and generate more second chance points than their opponent, never completed a season ranked in the bottom half of the league in rebounding percentage (a team’s percentage of total rebounds grabbed). Rather, barring Paul George’s rookie season and last season’s on-again, off-again infatuation with small-ball, Vogel’s teams were annual fixtures among the top ten. Now, with Indiana prioritizing speed and offensive efficiency, Nate McMillan has proactively targeted his team’s ability to clean the glass as a potential area of weakness.
How concerned should the Pacers be about rebounding?
