So you are unhappy with a PF averaging 10 boards per game?
Malone averaged 10.1 a game for his career. For 8 of his last 9 seasons averaged under 10 with about 5 of them under 9. And he is considered a top-notch rebounder.
Right now AJ is 18th in the league in rebounding for the season. If the past 10 games were an indication he would jump to the top 10. I am happy with his rebounding personally. I think you have a point about technique and if he learned that he could get a couple more per game perhaps, but I am certainly not hung up on whether he averages 10 or 11 or 12 per game. Once you hit double digits in a category like rebounding you are considered near-elite at it.
Agreed. He' aware of his short comings and what he needs to improve. He made an effort to reiterate that he knows he still has things to improve on and owned it.
He's been working hard this season and its starting to show, big time.