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[BGMaverick9]

Rebounding is part of the core system for the Mavericks. It is mixed in with defense, efficiency and health. When the effort has been there in terms of rebounding, the Mavericks have seen favorable results. "We’re doing OK with it," Coach Rick Carlisle said when addressing his team's results in the rebounding department. After going through a stretch of 10 consecutive games where they were unable to win the rebounding battle against their opponent, the Maverick have out-rebounded their opposition in seven of the last 11 games. It could be due to the opponents or just a greater emphasis has been placed in that category. The Mavericks will need to be a strong rebounding team in order to have great success in the playoffs.

Dallas ranks eighth in the league in terms of defensive rebounding with 31.7 defensive rebounds/game. They struggle to grab offensive rebounds as they only grab 9.2 offensive rebounds/game, ranking 29th in the entire league (second worst, ahead of Boston, 7.9). The Mavericks rank 17th in terms of total rebounds at 41.0 rebounds/game. When you put all of those numbers in a crock-pot and let it simmer, you come out with the fact that the Mavericks are 22-5 when they grab more boards than their opponent.

For Carlisle, rebounding is an incredibly important part of the game. "Rebounding is so important because it is one possession you have that the other team doesn’t have," Carlisle said. "In effect, each time the ball is in the air it could be a four or five-point swing." One big example of this in a recent game was against the Boston Celtics where Ray Allen had a chance to give the Celtics a 48-47 lead in the second quarter. He had a wide open three-point look and he missed it. The Mavs got the rebound and quickly ran up the floor and Jason Terry nailed a three-point basket, resulting in a six-point swing.

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[dude1394]

Originally Posted by BGMaverick9

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Nice stuff BG...Especially the analysis of the dirksters prowess and the increased ability of shawn/ty to grab boards. Timely with the recent discussion about the dirksters "inexcusable" rebounding efforts.