Well, I know he's a SF, but Abdur-Rahim went from about 7.2 rpg average his first 3 seasons to 10.1 rpg last season. ------------------
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Don't forget, Olowokandi and Odom are both great Rebounders....where as, here, he'll more than likely be the main rebounder, If not Cato.....Even if it's Cato, then Cato would be pretty high, and I'm sure Mo wouldn't be that far behind him, in which case we wouldn't have any problems.. I don't think 17ppg, 8 rpg, and 2 assists per game is that far fetched....Knowing how high CD and RT are high on this guy, they'd give him the Max for that..... ------------------
Course it's something to be said for the fact that he's in his CONTRACT year. Whether or not he's playing for our benefit or not, he's likely to have inflated stats on that alone. But that's not necessarily a good thing either. ------------------ "There are three kinds of lies: Lies, Damned Lies, and STATISTICS..." - Mark Twain -
I think if Mo Taylor gets 6 rebounds a game, he will have had a good year. The Rockets new offense will pull Taylor away from the basket so Stevie, SA, and Cat can drive the lane. In an offensive like the Rockets, the guards and small forward have to pick up the rebounding slack by staying very active and looking for their opportunity to crash the boards when the big men are out near the 3 point line. I would not be surprised if Francis and Taylor had similar rebounding numbers this year. ------------------
I'd like to see Mo be a 16 (points) and 8 (boards) guy myself. The fact is that a 10 rebound guy is about as rare in today's NBA as the finger roll or the bank shot. There were maybe 8 or 9 guys total who did that last season. BIW I don't think that, if Taylor pulls down 6 boards a game, that total can be excused because of where he stands in the offense. Number 1, I'd hope he crashed the boards even if he was shooting from the high post. And number 2, what needs to be taken into account is that most rebounds come on the defensive glass. A PF should pick up more than 5 a game simply by boxing his man out. ------------------
Gator, Total rebounds per game is not as good an indicator as rebound percentage, IMO. If a team puts the other team on the line and rebounds the miss, it inflates their rebounding numbers. Also, if a team is more accurate with their FG%, there are less offensive boards for them. With rebounding percentage, you still have some of the same problems with the stat, but it's not based on an overall number which can be high or low for a number of reasons. It focuses on what percentage of the available rebounds are taken. 1. POR - .524 2. LAL - .521 3. UTA - .519 4. MIA - .516 5. SAN - .514 6. ATL - .513 7. BOS - .510 8. MIN - .509 8. WAS - .509 10. HOU - .508 That puts Houston 10th in the league, and 6th in the conference. Now check this out. Golden State ended up 20th in this stat, compared to 2nd in overall number of rebounds. That's what I mean about the overall number being misleading. Golden State committed the 4th most personal fouls in the league. They were 27th in free throw percentage, which gave them more opportunity for an offensive rebound. In both stats, Houston finished 6th in the conference. That tells you that in terms of rebounding, this team gets it done well enough to be in the playoffs. If we improve, great! Maybe that makes us a tough rebounding team, regardless of who is getting the numbers. If you want to look at where the Rockets need the most improvement. Look no further than turnovers. But that's another topic. ------------------ "I'd like to be going down Fourth Avenue in a parade with all the graffiti coming down on our heads." -- Patrick Ewing, showing off that Georgetown edumacation.
