you are correct. but i already stated this many threads ago. we already know anticipation, boxing out, hyper athleticism, strength, length. can help with rebounding in REAL LIFE. the problem with 2k and rebounding is, those attributes are not what its necessarily about. sure you can hang a bit if you work realllly hard. but if someone chooses a rebounding build, with a high rebounding rating, and make their guy max height/weight. but they are not good at boxing out. they will still end up with 18 to 25 rebounds. if they are not going up against another rebounding build. we're not talking about some little kid that doenst know what he/she is doing.
an average joe 2k player that has played in a rec for awhile that is a C+ level player. will still dominate the boards just by build alone. this is the problem with this game. this game gives way to much HELP to those that are not great at the game making them into B+ players.
Put it this way. If i chose to be a cheeser and i didnt work a day job or go to school. and had all day and night to live on youtube/2k studying every inch of the game. I would thrash everyone, including a lot of the elite players. Shoot, every time i played one of those 2k league players with my baby big that wasnt a rebounder vs their rebounding locks. I did very well. could i win the battle? NOPE. why not? because badges matter way to much in this game. Things are granted and gifted to you because of said badges/builds. which they should not be.
Should a rebound be easier to snag if you're a rebounding build? NO.
But boxing out should be easier and you should be stronger at it and can hold it better and for longer.
a rebounding build should be able to worm a lot better than non rebounding builds.
But just being a rebounding build should not turn your hands into a magnet and the ball into metal so it can miraculous go towards you most times to give you easier access to it. thats not realistic at all.
2k's entire meta is helping C- players look like B+ players. and is turning B+ players into A++ players if they choose to abuse the meta.
i've said this before and i know i'm alone in this. The reason i never really like choosing rebounding builds is because I like a realistic challenge. i dont want to be gifted the ball i want to be out there anticipating like Chuck in those videos or quick jumping like Dwight or Rodman have, or out their grinding like Drummond. thats the part of rebounding i've loved in real life as a person who played basketball. i was always able to play even with adults when i was a teen because i was taught how to box out at an early age and i had hops/quick hops, and long arms even though i was only 5'10 as a kid playing and 6'2 as i grew older. I've been down there vs 7 foot dudes. I've been down there with 6'9 dudes with hops(its hell..lol). i've been down there with guys i had no business being down there with. but because i knew how to use my core(i was a thin guy too back then). i could use all of my leverage to box out bigger guys, or taller guys, or guys with hops.
you know what you do to guys with crazy hops and length. you box them out so far to the ball drops in front of you. DO NOT try to out jump them, it wont work. its a waste of energy. is this true for 2k? 10% of the time you can do this and get an over the back call. other times the ball will float...float..float over your head like a hot air balloon.