Rebounding

["John Lyell" <johnlyell@hotmail.com>]

I seem to recall Chamberlain and Happy Hairston around the 72-73 tie frame
averaging some ungodly number of over 30 boards a game together. I think
Wilt averaged about 19 and Hairston 14.

Can you believe that.






----- Original Message -----
From: "j.hironaka" <j.hironaka@unesco.org>
To: "Berry, Mark S" <berrym@BATTELLE.ORG>; <celtics@igtc.com>
Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2001 6:01 AM
Subject: Re: Bulpett C-notes


> At 08:03 10/07/01 -0400, Berry, Mark  S wrote:
> >One more thing on the subject of rebounding... I found this item from the
> >"Red Auerbach formula for winning" (posted by CeltsSteve) especially
> >interesting, and hope Red mentions it in passing to Wallace and
O'Brien....
> >"The starting power forward and center positions combined for between 23
and
> >33 rebounds per game (In 27 of 30 years)."  Walker and whoever starts
among
> >Vitaly/Battie/Blount, average, what? 14, 15 rebounds a game? Pathetic.
The
> >Celts really upgraded their overall talent level, but until they get
bigger
> >and better up front, winning still is going to be a struggle.
>
> Although I agree with this point wholeheartedly, thinking back I'm and not
> really sure if a PF/C combination on any of the 1980s Celtics teams ever
> combined for 23 boards per game (and that's counting Bird as the PF).
>
> There may have been years when Parish was pushing 12 boards and Bird was
> over 10. That's close but no cigar.
>
> Well actually it added up to three cigars to be precise (of the "victory"
> variety). ;-)
>
> The NBA has changed a lot in terms of rebounding and FG% since the 1970s.
> I'm not sure any team in the past year has had 23 boards from their
> starting PF/C
>
> Still the general point of the "Red Auerbach formula" article is
important.
> Last year, Blount was hands down one of the least productive rebounders
> I'll ever want to see, and that's got to add pressure on all four other
> guys to contribute on the boards rather than get out on the break.Yet
> despite focusing on it, Boston would still routinely go 10 games in a row
> getting outrebounded by wide margins. There's no way you can stay above
> .500 facing that kind of nightly handicap.
>
> I realize Nazr could turn out to be this year's overpaid bust, but that is
> one reason why he is an enticing prospect for Obie/Harter system. He's a
> more productive rebounder than what we have, plus he showed a lot more
> consistency with starter minutes than you'll likely ever get from Batgirl
> (who is probably our best rebounder after Walker going into next year). If
> his natural playing weight is in the 270 range like when he left college
> (after dieting), then he might eventually be a solid space eater and
> rebounding specialist.
>
> Joe
>
> p.s. I imagine some of the Celtics players are going to have a field day
> goofing on "Dick Harter", having his name paged over the Logan Airport
> intercom and that sort of thing.
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