Three Improvements Tobias Harris Can Make to become ‘More Melo’

2) Hitting the offensive glass

Another major disparity between Anthony and Harris is the work Anthony puts in on the offensive boards.

Anthony averages 3.7 points per game on second-chance looks, while Harris musters just two. Anthony has averaged 1.9 offensive rebounds per game through his NBA career, while Harris is at just 1.1.

Yes Anthony is a bull and is stronger than many power forwards even, but if Harris is going to get the most out of his court time some buckets can be found by following both his own shots and those of teammates.

The overall picture is still two guys who average about six boards per game, but Anthony is snagging an extra board on the offensive end to get his putbacks.

With a more concerted effort, Harris wiggles his way in for more extra chance points, helping to shore up the second shortcoming in comparison to Anthony. Offensive rebounding, much as was said about defense, is very effort reliant.

The guys who go after boards are the ones who get them, and even Dennis Rodman acknowledged the one thing that made him a better rebounder than others was mostly desire.

Desire the fire — you can see it in the eyes of guys that know they can prey on the offensive boards for buckets. If Harris just added one putback per game, he would have been on the cusp of averaging 20 points per game.

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