NYKMentality wrote:During our last 18 games (dating back to Amar'e Stoudemire's return) we've won the battle of the boards during 13 out of our previous 18 games.

Teams that we've won the battle of the boards against:
The Pacers rank 1st rebound differential. We out boarded Indy by the count of 51-48.
The Timberwolves rank 4th in rebound differential. We out boarded Minnesota by the count of 42-41.
The Bulls rank 6th in rebound differential. We out boarded Chicago by the count of 41-39.
The Pistons rank 11th in rebound differential. We out boarded Detroit by the count of 44-36.
The Pistons rank 11th in rebound differential. We out boarded Detroit by the count of 46-43.
The Magic rank 13th in rebound differential. We out boarded Orlando by the count of 36-31.
The Spurs rank 17th in rebound differential. We out boarded San Antonio by the count of 48-35.
The Wizards rank 21st in rebound differential. We out boarded Washington by the count of 41-38.
The Bucks rank 23rd in rebound differential. We out boarded Milwaukee by the count of 50-40.
The 76ers rank 24th in rebound differential. We out boarded Philadelphia by the count of 47-34.
The Celtics rank 27th in rebound differential. We out boarded Boston by the count of 42-36.
The Celtics rank 27th in rebound differential. We out boarded Boston by the count of 49-46.
The Kings rank 30th in rebound differential. We out boarded Sacramento by the count of 52-30.

Teams that we've lost the battle of the boards against:
The Nets rank 8th in rebound differential. We were out boarded by Brooklyn by the count of 37-52.
The Hornets rank 13th in rebound differential. We were out boarded by New Orleans by the count of 45-47.
The Magic rank 13th in rebound differential. We were out boarded by Orlando by the count of 40-45.
The Trail Blazers rank 16th in rebound differential. We were out boarded by Portland by the count of 37-47.
The Hawks ranks 25th in rebound differential. We were out boarded by Atlanta by the count of 26-30.

Overall, during our previous 18 games:
We've out boarded our opponents by the count of 774-718 during our previous 18 matchups. Which is good enough for a plus/minus differential of +3.11 per game. That differential of +3.11 (per game) would rank 4th overall amongst all NBA teams with the Pacers ranking 1st at +4.4, Memphis ranking 2nd at +4.1 and Denver ranked 3rd at +3.5 (per game).

What was once a weak point and/or team concern has now became a recent strength; our ability to rebound strong off the glass.

Bonn1997 wrote:That's entirely Tyson Chandler. He's averaged 13 boards a game in that stretch.

Credit to the big man, but it's not all been because of Tyson Chandler. Yes, Chandler now ranks top 5 overall in boards off the glass and has also averaged 13 boards per game during our past 18 games, but as a team we're averaging 43.0 rebounds per game during our previous 18 games. Have only been out boarded during 5 matchups. Won the battle of the boards during 13 of those 18 matchups (13-5).

Tyson Chandler has rebounded his ass of as of late, and I've loved it, but our Knicks as a team has boxed out 10x better, created space for Tyson to cleanup down low and overall, we've improved leaps and bounds (as a team) over the past 18 games when compared to the entire season leading up to our previous 18 games.

Bonn1997 wrote:OK, who else has been rebounding very well during that stretch?

Melo?

I dont have the stat in front of me but, going off memory, I remember him having quite a few 8-9 rebound games during that stretch

Swishfm3 wrote:

Bonn1997 wrote:OK, who else has been rebounding very well during that stretch?

Melo?

I dont have the stat in front of me but, going off memory, I remember him having quite a few 8-9 rebound games during that stretch

CrushAlot wrote:

Bonn1997 wrote:That's entirely Tyson Chandler. He's averaged 13 boards a game in that stretch.

During the post game they said melo is averaging 8.3 a game over the last three games.

Bonn1997 wrote:OK, who else has been rebounding very well during that stretch?

Rebounding isn't all about "numbers" per player. It's a team game when it comes to boarding off the glass. Positioning, Box outs and fighting for the loose ball doesn't show up on the "box score". Not in regards to team rebounding it doesn't.

During Tyson's three games in which he were putting up 20 boards per? Our team was boxing out very strong while fighting for position. And Tyson cleaned up. During one of Tyson's 20 board performances Melo also put up 8 boards, Amar'e put up 7 and J.R put up 5. Rebounding is a team game and yes, Tyson Chandler has led the way as a top 5 NBA rebounder but as a team, we've been one of the best rebounding teams over the past 18 games.

Last night is another example (outside of Tyson) Melo put up 9, J.R put up 8, Ama'r put up 5, Felton and Kidd both put up 4 and Shumpert put up 3. Team game.

But as a team, over the past 18 games, we've turned it up a notch off the glass and have been one of the best rebounding teams in all of basketball dating back to 18 games ago. We've out boarded our opponents by the count of 774-718 during our previous 18 matchups. Which is good enough for a plus/minus differential of +3.11 per game. That differential of +3.11 (per game) would rank 4th overall amongst all NBA teams with the Pacers ranking 1st at +4.4, Memphis ranking 2nd at +4.1 and Denver ranked 3rd at +3.5 (per game).

Also, every strong rebounding team has a leader off the boards. Hibbert leads Indy. Randolph leads Memphis. Faried leads Denver. Love leads Minny. Ibaka leads OKC. Noah leads Chicago etc, ettc. If these team leaders don't board strong off the glass in regards to Hibbert, Faried, Love, Ibaka and Noah? Indy, Memphis, Denver, Minny, OKC and Chicago would no longer be as strong as they're known to be off the boards.

Yes, Tyson Chandler is our New York leader off the boards. And rightfully so. Tyson's currently ranked 5th overall and wouldn't be shocked if Tyson were to finish top 3 here in 2012-2013. He's setting our team tempo off the boards, but as a team, we've been a top 3 rebounding team during our past 18 games. And it feels good to watch out team turn a previous weakness into a recent strength heading into all-star weekend. If we can return both Rasheed and Camby before postseason play, as a team we could become monsters off the boards.