he is not number 3 in the nba at the power forward position. recheck ur stats
Just did. Actually it depends on where you look it up and what they have Amare listed as. Some have him as PF others PF/Center. He is actually listed as high as #3 and as low as #11 (using pure PF). Point still sticks. #11 would still make him the top 3rd in the NBA in rebounding at the PF spot.
the guy's got too much physical ability to be ranked anywhere near 25th in rebounding. His rebounding numbers are average at best and have declined from last year with more minutes.
Hes is down 1 rebound per game. I think that is not surprising considering Shaq and not unexpected. You want to say he should average more per game.....great. If I use Pure PF stats from ESPN there are only 10 other PF in the league that rebound better then Amare. 3 more rebounds per game seperate him from the best in the league right now (T. Murphy 10.9).
who said anything about horrible? I just said I didn't see improvement. As to the "problem of getting 18 one night and 5 the next, actually, he's more than likely to get you 18 one night and then 5 the next... FIVE GAMES. Double digit rebounds in only 6 of 17 games. That's pathetic.
And I didn't disagree with you but averaging only 3 less then the league leader at PF doesn't exactly say pathetic either.
but you also have to take into consideration that at a slower pace, ALL of our defensive numbers are going to be better. Also, I wonder what the difference is as far as guard play since that seems to be the area that every team decides to kill us this year.
2007-2008 (Opponents Per)
PG - 17.6 points per game
SG - 14.2 points per game
SF - 17.3 points per game
PF - 16.4 points per game
C - 19.7 points per game
2008-2009 (Opponents Per)
PG - 18.7 points per game (+1.1)
SG - 19.7 points per game (+5.5)
SF - 16.3 points per game (-1.0)
PF - 15.1 points per game (-1.3)
C - 15.9 pont per game (-3.8)
So, it appears we have improved defensively at every position but PG and SG (with SG being the biggest drop off from last year).
and therein lies the reason I don't see improvement. He's always had the ability but NEVER the consistency. I could go back a year from now and pull up a post of yours that probably says the same thing about Amare, except he'd actually be higher up in the numbers you posted above re: rebounding.
I have never called Amare consistant and would challenge you to find a post that says that. Again, his rebounding has not fallen off the face of the earth and is an acceptable drop considering Shaq's #'s. He is not a great rebounder but he is not as bad as everyone makes it out to be unless you consider 3 off the top spot bad and one off his pace from last year bad. I have always felt Amare has underachieved (and been inconsistent) in rebounding but have never felt he was pathetic.
It appears he is making marginal strides on his defense. So, if he can get his rebounding numbers up or at least up to where they were last year...it would be an improvement.