The impact of the new offensive rebound rule, where the shot clock is set to 14 seconds instead of 24 seconds, hasn't been discussed much.
Giving less time for possessions in the half court was meant to speed up the game. Offensive rebounds are already rarer than in years past because teams prefer to get back on defense to stop transition opportunities, but under this new rule, there’s even less reward in prioritizing going for your own missed shot. Second-chance points simply aren’t as likely in 14 seconds as they are in 24.
Under CBS, the Celtics have consistently ranked around 22nd in this stat, an improvement over Doc's reign where the team usually came in dead last.
Watching the C's this year, it appeared to me that the team was rarely contesting missed shots. While there could be many reasons for this (offensive flow, focus on 3's, emphasis on D), overall team offensive rebounding has declined year over year. (2013-14 saw 7 teams avg 12+ O REB per game, while 2017-18 saw just one team achieve that).
https://www.teamrankings.com/nba/stat/offensive-rebounds-per-game?date=2019-05-19Under CBS, the Celtics have consistently ranked around 22nd in this stat, an improvement over Doc's reign where the team usually came in dead last.
Is the C's lack of success a coaching strategy (get back on D) or more representative of player abilities? For the NBA & the new 14 second clock, will this trend continue?