re: Does WW teach his players how to block out?

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well, we did give up 19 offensive rebounds last night, so the OP has identified a legitimate issue.

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No. A legit issue would be, "we aren't very good at blocking out and need a lot of work on it".

Not, "does a D1 coach even teach it".

This may come as a shock to people, but, not everything a coach teaches gets done well. Hell, sometimes, the other team is just better in an area. Otherwise, every team in college basketball would be exceptional at rebounding.

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The general invented the faceup boxout. Put

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This is pretty maddening. I get that a 6’ guard will struggle to box out a 6’8” forward, but turning your back to the basketball is not the way to get rebounds.

LSU is fourth in the SEC in rebounding, which is not too shabby.

NAME REB RPG OR ORPG DR DRPG
1. Kentucky 989 41.2 306 12.8 683 28.5
2. Auburn 974 40.6 309 12.9 665 27.7
3. Alabama 924 40.2 315 13.7 609 26.5
4. LSU 933 38.9 296 12.3 637 26.5

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This may come as a shock to people, but, not everything a coach teaches gets done well.

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I'll partially agree with this. A coach can't teach a bad 3-point shooter to be a good one. Of course a player can improve with good teaching about mechanics, but a coach can't get blood from a turnip.

However, the old adage is true: "you get what you demand."

And rebounding doesn't take much skill - it's mostly about effort, along with some block out techniques.

So if a coach demands that his team rebound, they'll rebound well.

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And I guess it isn't cool anymore to "follow your shot" unless you play for aTm,

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Pretty hilarious you bring this up because Wade literally said today at his presser that not all players are instructed to follow their shots but instead get back on defense. But I’m sure since you’re posting on TD you know better than him.

It wasn’t close, ATM never led and never had a chance to get within a score once we pushed the lead to 20.

Nope.

He wants em all blocking out.

That, the two hand chest pass, and the set shot dominate practice time

Wade's LSU teams have never been very good on the defensive glass. In fact, the 18-19 team that won the SEC was a horrible defensive rebounding team. However, Wade's teams have always been very good offensive rebounding teams. This year is no exception as LSU is 17th nationally in offensive rebounding %. And as crazy as it might sound, this years team is MUCH better on the defensive glass than last year's team.

So I don't think it is an issue of not "teaching how to block out" as much as it is a philosophy choice. LSU wants to get out and run in transition off missed baskets. So they don't always send 4 guys to the defensive glass. And this year teams are taking a ton of 3's vs. LSU. That usually leads to long rebounds on missed shots which often makes it easier to grab offensive rebounds.

LSU has shown the ability to hold their own on the defensive glass when they make it a top priority given the opponents. Kentucky is one of the best offensive rebounding teams in the country. LSU sent 4 guys to the glass in that game. The result was the rebounding battle was pretty even. In fact, LSU was slightly better. TCU is the best offensive rebounding team in the nation. Still, LSU was able to keep them below their average in offensive rebound %. (It was the defensive glass where TCU really pummeled LSU)

Giving up second chance points is frustrating. But just know, LSU gets their share of second chance points as well and rarely do they get dominated in that stat.

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Answer the question. It's either "yes" he teaches them and they aren't listening or "no" and he sucks as a coach.

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If you would listen to his Press Conference, he explains that.
He does stress blocking out, but sometimes the offense leaves players out of position to rebound. In addition many of his players are young.
If he "sucks as coach" how do you explain his consistent winning at every place he has coached?