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Everyone looks at the blocked shots or the vicious dunks when it comes to Rudy Gobert.

And while the Utah Jazz no doubt miss those as a part of the skill set Gobert has left on the table with his sprained MCL, they also miss the rebounding.

A lot.

Quietly, Gobert has established himself as one of the best rebounders in the NBA, leading the Jazz at 11 per game. It was part of how good he has become. He was able to challenge a shot at the rim, force a miss and then rebound that miss. Without that in the equation, Utah has to adjust.

"It's something we're not as good at," Jazz coach Quin Snyder said. "That's the reality we're facing right now that we don't have Rudy Gobert. We don't have his awareness. We can emphasize it all we want, but it's going to be really hard for Joe Ingles to rebound like Rudy Gobert."

Without Gobert, more of the rebounding responsibility falls on Derrick Favors in the paint. And more of the rebounding falls to Trevor Booker and Trey Lyles. All three are capable, but none has the length and the timing of Gobert.

So the Jazz know they have to gang-rebound while Gobert is sidelined. That takes away transition opportunities, because more players are trying to retrieve possession of the ball, rather than run the floor in hopes of easy baskets.

At the same time, possession is priority, and Snyder is aware of that.

"What we really have to do is toe the line, in my mind, on defensive rebounding," Snyder said. "We're not going to expect, like if we're playing small or even like Trey Lyles, to be able to do what Rudy can. We collectively have to do it at the other end. I thought that hurt us against Orlando. Even if one-on-one we're not able to rebound with some of these teams, we have to do it as a team."

More touches

Heading into Saturday night, the Jazz said they are trying to get Favors more looks within the offense. The star big man took seven shots in Thursday night's loss to the Orlando Magic. They particularly had issues giving him the ball on the post.

"I thought it was a combination of a lot of stuff," Favors said. "I thought Orlando was playing tight and trying to take away a lot of the things we do."

Getting used to it

Ingles is shooting the ball much better than he did as a rookie, making almost 47 percent from 3-point range.

The small forward said it was a combination of him becoming more comfortable with the NBA game and more comfortable within Snyder's offense. He's also seen a lot of open looks this season while playing power forward.

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