[LRB]

Charles Oakley, Dennis Rodman, Danny Fortson, Wes Unseld and Bill Russel what do these guys have in common. They all are at least pretty good rebounders and got a large percentage of their rebounds under the rim with little or no jumping.

Rebounding is more about being in the right place at the right time than jumping high. All things equal, a rebounder very skilled at getting position but with a very poor vertical will outrebond a player who has a great vertical but is very poorly skilled at getting position. Also the great rebounders can tell you very accurately where the rebound will bounce when the a shot is missed by taking into account who shot it, where it was shot from, and many other factors. Dennis Rodman studied hundreds of hours of film each year to gain the tendacies of where his opponents and his teammates were most likely to miss shots. Bill Russel, possibly the greates rebounder of all time, stated that most rebounds are obtained below the rim. This from a guy who had unbelievable hops. Russel was an olympic level high jumper.