Post by drmantistoboggan on Nov 8, 2010 14:13:53 GMT -5
If you take a look around the league, most of the top teams have several things in common.
Of course, they all have superstar players like Jermaine O’Neal, Amar’e Stoudemire, Chris Bosh, Kevin Garnett and Dwyane Wade that put their teams over the top but most of the team’s are among the league’s best when it comes to rebounding the basketball.
*The teams are sorted 1-10 by rebounding per game. I realize there are better ways to measure rebounding (I would have preferred to use Total Rebounding Percentage) but for the sake of getting this up before I have to head out, I'll have to use what I can.
Of course, not every team that rebounds the ball at a high level has success. The Nuggets are fifth in the league in rebounding yet they sit at 7-13. The Nuggets have some big time rebounders- Shaq grabs 12.2 per game while the power forward combination of Paul Milsap and Robert Traylor combine to grab 12.5 per game but the Nuggets turn the ball over 15.6 times per game and have several shortcomings on the defensive end, where they give up 112.1 points per game.
There are also other teams, like the Los Angeles Clippers, who have been average rebounding teams thus far (18th in the league at 52.0 per game) that are playing very well (11-4). The Clippers make up for their rebounding problems by playing an efficient offense at a frantic pace – they score 120.5 points per game and still manage to shoot 47.7% from the field. That’s an impressive percentage for such a high volume offense.
Despite those exceptions, for the most part, rebounding is extremely important if you want to have success in this league. Of the 12 teams with winning records, 8 of them appear in the top 10 in rebounding.
Of course, they all have superstar players like Jermaine O’Neal, Amar’e Stoudemire, Chris Bosh, Kevin Garnett and Dwyane Wade that put their teams over the top but most of the team’s are among the league’s best when it comes to rebounding the basketball.
| Team | Record | RPG |
| Utah Jazz | 15-4 | 59.5 |
| Phoenix Suns | 12-7 | 57.8 |
| Washington Wizards | 9-4 | 57.4 |
| Chicago Bulls | 13-5 | 56.7 |
| Denver Nuggets | 7-13 | 55.1 |
| Indiana Pacers | 10-8 | 55.1 |
| Miami Heat | 12-9 | 54.2 |
| Boston Celtics | 14-3 | 53.7 |
| Charlotte Eastern Conference Powerhouse Hornets | 3-9 | 53.3 |
| Minnesota Fighting Kahns | 13-8 | 53.0 |
*The teams are sorted 1-10 by rebounding per game. I realize there are better ways to measure rebounding (I would have preferred to use Total Rebounding Percentage) but for the sake of getting this up before I have to head out, I'll have to use what I can.
Of course, not every team that rebounds the ball at a high level has success. The Nuggets are fifth in the league in rebounding yet they sit at 7-13. The Nuggets have some big time rebounders- Shaq grabs 12.2 per game while the power forward combination of Paul Milsap and Robert Traylor combine to grab 12.5 per game but the Nuggets turn the ball over 15.6 times per game and have several shortcomings on the defensive end, where they give up 112.1 points per game.
There are also other teams, like the Los Angeles Clippers, who have been average rebounding teams thus far (18th in the league at 52.0 per game) that are playing very well (11-4). The Clippers make up for their rebounding problems by playing an efficient offense at a frantic pace – they score 120.5 points per game and still manage to shoot 47.7% from the field. That’s an impressive percentage for such a high volume offense.
Despite those exceptions, for the most part, rebounding is extremely important if you want to have success in this league. Of the 12 teams with winning records, 8 of them appear in the top 10 in rebounding.
