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Message: [QUOTE="tzznandrew, post: 2864059, member: 168"] But you're talking career percentages, and he's barely into his prime. Further, you're comparing him to Wilt and Russell, and they can't even actually test that. The stat only goes back to 1970-71. It's like saying Howard was a better defensive players than Russell because they averaged more blocks and steals per game, but failing to note that they didn't take blocks or steals into account statistically when Russell was playing. Further, if Drummond plays a long career, that will almost certainly sink down. While Drummond has 4 of the Top 25 Total Rebound % seasons ever, his best season is only #5, and Rodman has 1, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 14. If we had the statistic for Russell and Wilt (or And, how useful is the statistic when Reggie Evans has the second best season ever? If we had the statistic for Wilt or Russell or early career Unseld, I think we're looking at a different field. It is impressive that Drummond has rebounded at such high rates. I'm happy he's representing UConn well. He didn't do enough at UConn to merit being a Husky of Honor, and his NBA career has been good but not something that moves the needle on that. He's never even been out of the first round of the NBA playoffs--and he's played his entire career in the East! [/QUOTE]