djsunyc wrote:raps are soft. they are one of the worst rebounding teams i've ever seen. but they are so good in running their offense and tempo that they can over come that to win more than they lose.
but it's impossible to really become a great team when you rebound so poorly and play bad defense.
http://www.knickerblogger.net/stats/2008/d_de.htm
The Raps have the 12th most efficient D in the league.
http://www.knickerblogger.net/stats/2008/d_reb4.htm
The Raps are the 8th best defensive rebounding team in the league.
http://www.knickerblogger.net/stats/2008/d_ft4.htm
The Raps are the 6th best team in the league at limiting FT's per FG.
http://www.knickerblogger.net/stats/2008/o_reb4.htm
They are 25th in the league on the offensive glass, but they have some pretty good company in the 20's there.
They have the 10th most efficient offense in the league.
I think too many people throw out the standard Phoenix east/poor defending/poor rebounding lines without looking at the numbers that closely.