I'm pretty sure you'll see Dirk's rebounding numbers increase once the playoffs start. Sometimes people forget that this is a long season. Dirk and the Mavs have been there and done that. Frankly, they need Dirk a little fresher come playoff time. If that means that he allows Chandler or another Mav to grab a rebound that he would have gotten in the past, so be it. If that means that he loses a rebound to an opponent early in the game, so be it.
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