0.1 WAR in that time. Definitely better this year than last year, though.

Russ' value starting this year is the highest it's been and about +1.4 of that is rebounding, as opposed to +0.4 last year. Haven't studied yet for teammate interaction effects at this point.

espnanalytics.com/nba-net-pts100

Per GeniusIQ, best guard rebounding percentages last 10 yrs:
- Amen Thompson
- Ausar Thompson
- Giddey
- Hart
- Jus Champagnie
- Russ

Not sure the Thompson twins are guards.

The work behind dividing credit is a combination of what Second Spectrum did 10+ years ago on rebounding - positioning, attack, convert - and some of the stuff I posted. But I think the _team_ positioning is key to devaluing uncontested rebs. If the chc for a reb was already 90%, that is a factor.

That's more the division of credit/blame part.

Easier to point you to the logic explained here

open.substack.com/pub/ldeano/p...

I didn't emphasize it a ton in the book, but that equation is pretty important. It is how to balance usage with efficiency. It translates non-scoring things - rebounds, tov, missed shots - into a point value.

No. There is the PUE equation in Basketball Beyond Paper that relates performance in net points to usage and efficiency. Usage is about possession, including rebounds, which gets divided. Efficiency is about producing points.

FWIW - We do break down how many net points players earn through rebounding. If you look at the graph at the bottom of the boxscore and flip the dropdown to Rebounds, you will see Russ' value in rebounding (+0.9 that night).
espnanalytics.com/nba-box?id=2...

Defensive FT rebounds - those are definitely lower value and he got a good share for a while. Haven't looked recently. He was still quite good even without those.

It probably is fair to say that he's a great rebounding guard, but his shooting woes hurt.

(I loved having him on my team, though.)