Stats are not just pure stats. The number of points, rebounds etc. a player averages per game also depends on his teammates.
My question is how far a team can go. How dominant it can become, how it can outrebound other teams. It is a question of skills and sharing rebounds. If someone grabs 11 boards per game you may think he is a great rebounder whereas another player with 8 boards per game does not stand out that much. I love looking at statistics and often wonder why players average the same number of boards for many seasons but have some exceptions in between.
Did they play worse? Did they grab fewer rebounds because they were out of form? Or because another great rebounder was on the team, too?
This is so exciting and interesting, at least for me. LOL If Dwight Howard played on the same team with David Lee and Antawn Jamison, their individual averages would drop (their player roles could change as well).
Got my point? How good is a good rebounder, regardless of his team and teammates? How far can rebounds per game be pushed? e.g. many offensive boards but no offensive boards for the other team.
I started to think about this when I saw a documentary on sports, natural limits and technology. e.g. muscles and shoes are almost at the limit and the current world record for 100m-sprints can only be topped by some 0,4 seconds and that's it.
What do you think?