I noticed a caption for the voting segment stated Moses Malone averaged about 17 rebounds per game. I have known this, but the reminder has served as a shock to the lack of great rebounders which seemed abundant in the 70's and 80's. Perhaps, it's just my imagination, after all I have not checked the stats. However, I am pretty sure the lack is apparent. Can anyone give me reasons for this. Thanks. ------------------ Sometimes you gotta do the next best thing!
One factor is that the game has slowed down a great deal, so fewer shots are taken and as a result fewer shots are missed, meaning there are fewer rebounding opportunities. ------------------
I think the preponderance of athletic guards lowers rebounds as well. They are able to get in there and sky for boards or get rebounds that no one else gets. For instance, Steve averages 6 boards per game while traditional guards used to average around 3 or so at the most . . . that's 3 boards fewer for an interior player to get ------------------ "Any answer that can't be questioned is no answer at all. It's gibberish. It's the jabbering of startled monkeys flinging dung at the moon" -- Scott Christensen -- www.ewav.com
Moving this to the correct forum. ------------------ The way to use life is to do nothing through acting, The way to use life is to do everything through being. - Lao-Tzu
