NEW YORK — Brooklyn Nets forward Royce O’Neale has been in the NBA long enough to know what a team is capable of. In his mind, the Nets are capable of competing with teams on the glass, even if they’re a bigger team like the Denver Nuggets.
“I know we’re capable of doing it,” O’Neale said after Sunday’s 108-102 loss to Denver. The Nuggets out-rebounded the Nets 40-33 in the game and even though Brooklyn had more offensive rebounds than Denver (9-6), it was still evident that Denver’s size posed issues for Brooklyn on the glass.
“I think just everybody is paying a little bit more attention to detail to help Nic (Claxton) out, especially when we go small,” O’Neale said after scoring seven points and grabbing three rebounds in the losing effort. Even though Denver center Nikola Jokic could win his third MVP award, it is important to note that the Nets struggle with bigs like him because they have no one who can match a combination of height and size. Perhaps Moses Brown, who did not play, could help. Either way, the Nets may have to get creative with how they rebound the basketball if they want to win games.
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Story originally appeared on Nets Wire