12-30-2022, 01:29 PM
(12-30-2022, 11:32 AM)HoosierDaddyKid Wrote: ^^This. Pat Riley use to say, no rebounds, no rings.
Not sure how relevant this is in todays NBA.
Of the last 10 champions, only 1 of them has ranked top 5 in RPG in the regular season and that is MIL in 2021.
But six of the last ten champions did fall between 6-10. So while I don't think elite rebounding correlates to winning it all, good teams do rebound well.
The 4 champions that didn't crack the top 10:
2012-2013 Heat (30th)
2013-2014 Spurs (12th)
2017-2018 Warriors (17th)
2018-2019 Raptors (17th)
14x All-Star, 12x all-NBA, 1x MVP, 1x Finals MVP, 1 NBA Championship: Dirk Nowitzki, the man, the myth, the legend.