“I’m starting to like you,” Cheryl Miller told Angel Reese when she coached her during the WNBA All-Star game in July. Reese, with her 12 points and 11 rebounds, became the first rookie in the W’s history to score a double-double during an All-Star game. And now that Reese is maturing as a player, Miller opines that Reese’s average height is not a problem in basketball.

Miller was present on Mark Jackson’s podcast Come And Talk 2 Me on Tuesday when she spoke at length about Reese’s offensive rebounding ability. As per Miller, Reese should be applauded since, despite being just 6′ 3″, she has been able to play exceptionally in the league. “Angel Reese, guys. I don’t know how she does it. She doesn’t jump out the gym. She’s not like your 6’6″-6’5″ which gives her a height advantage, a length advantage. So it has to be here. It has to be here. Because I have never seen someone offensively rebound better than her… better than her,” Miller stated.

“And she reminds me of that mentality of Dennis Rodman: anything around the rim, loose around that, she gonna get it. She gonna find a way. She just and they used to call you know he has a nose for the ball. No it’s just something in them that every loose ball they gonna find a wayruns the floor, great hands, understanding. Those two being on the floor shattered whatever narrative people were trying to push,” Miller added via Come And Talk 2 Me.

Previously too, Reese has been praised by many of her fans and analysts for having exemplary agility and passing the ball well with her teammates. Plus, she has explosiveness that has helped her get to the ball before anyone else and try rebounding offensively despite being 6′ 3″. The result of which was that Reese during her game against the Minnesota Lynx broke Yolanda Griffith’s 23-year-old long-standing record for most offensive rebounds in a single season when the Chi-Town Barbie hit 19 rebounds to take her offensive rebound tally to 165. And as per Miller, irrespective of her size, Reese does her task quite well, similar to how the Chicago Bulls legend Dennis Rodman used to do it.

Rodman was popular for his exemplary rebounding skills. From 1992 to 1998, he won seven straight rebounding titles. He played brilliantly on both ends of the court, notching up a career-high average of 12.3 rebounds per game for two consecutive seasons in 1991-92 and 1992-93. As for offensive rebounds, he hit 6.4 per game and 5.9 per game during those two seasons. Overall, he had an average of 4.8 offensive rebounds per game during his 14-season-long career. As for Reese, her dominance hasn’t been without critics.

Angel Reese was criticized for rebounding her own misses

Reese is known for her lack of rebounding skills in shooting. That was displayed throughout her 4-year NCAA career and has now transitioned into the WNBA. She has shot just 16.7% from beyond the arc and 38.5% field goals. Hence, several critics opine that Reese’s rebounds have mostly come from her misses—something that is a reason for her haters to look down upon her.

As of last week, a report claimed that Reese had 53 rebounds off her own misses. If these rebounds were subtracted from her original rebounds tally, then she would be positioned second next to A’ja Wilson for her rebounding ability. Even then, it doesn’t reflect poorly on her rebounding skills.

And now, when the legendary Miller has come to the fore to praise Reese, people will realize the gravity of it. How a 6′ 3″ athlete gives her best on the court every time and wins hearts with her explosive rebounding skills.

Stay tuned for more such updates and join us for the exciting second episode of the “Dual Threat Show” as our host BG12 sits down with Georgia Bulldogs star and Mountain West All-Freshman Team Selection, Asia Avinger.