The Milwaukee Bucks becoming one of the league’s best rebounding teams would have been tough to imagine just a year ago, but that’s exactly what transpired in Mike Budenholzer’s first season in charge.
The Bucks had spent years getting beaten up on the glass by any and all comers, in spite of boasting size and athleticism, but a change of defensive scheme and the addition of the towering Brook Lopez quickly changed all of that.
On the whole, the Bucks’ more conservative dropping defensive scheme simply ensured that Milwaukee’s defense was in position more often than not last year.