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2141611, More shots went up, but more also went in
Posted by KosherSam, Tue Mar-05-13 02:51 PM
>Bird shot better,
>passed better and rebounded more as a 6'9" forward in an era
>where more total shots went up and less shots from behind the
>arc were taken.
>
2010-11 (last completed full season): NBA Average of 6660 FGA .459 FG% 3394 rebounds
1986-87 (random season from Bird's Era): NBA Average of 7281 FGA .480 FG% 3610 rebounds
the difference in average team rebounds is 216, which is only 2.6 more per TEAM per game, which is pretty negligible when spread out across a team's rotation. Bird was just a better rebounder.
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