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Message: [QUOTE="Matrim55, post: 2864067, member: 3376"] No, it's really not. Quants in the basketblogger community have pretty accurately broken down Wilt's and Russ's numbers from back in the day. You can see their work [URL='https://www.whatifsports.com/nba-l/profile_player.asp?pid=483&view=4']HERE[/URL], [URL='https://www.whatifsports.com/nba-l/profile_player.asp?pid=2480&view=4']HERE[/URL] and [URL='https://forums.realgm.com/boards/viewtopic.php?t=955514']HERE[/URL]. A friend of mine works as a quant in the Raptors front office and he confirmed all of that research above. It won't, actually. While total rebounds tend to sink down because minutes are limited, total rebound rate tends to remain steady until players get VERY old, like 37 or 38. 1) None of Rodman's best seasons came before he was 25, and 2) Drummond's total rebound rate has increased every single season he's been in the league. Also bear in mind that Rodman's best year (94-95) as a rebounder was one of his worst years as a player, because he literally refused to do anything for the Spurs that year aside from chase rebounds. He wasn't even an every game starter because of it. 1) again, we really do have the statistic for them. 2) This is a fair point, and if you want to cap it to players who played a minimum of 30 minutes per game in whichever particular season is under scrutiny, it would take care of your Evans concern. [/QUOTE]