Best all time basketball rebounder? (offense and defense)

[Chuck9788]

Tell me who was the best? Who was your personal favorite?

[stlcardsfan]

Moses Malone and Bill Walton in the 70s and 80s.

Dennis Rodman late 80s and 90s.

[D. Bergin]

Old School - Wilt Chamberlain, with Bill Russell nipping at his heels. Not sure how the Offensive/Defensive breakdown between those two were, as the stats aren't really there to corroborate.

70's to early 80's. - Moses Malone owned the offensive boards season after season. Not really any competition in that area. Defensive boards, which I don't think are quite as important, as they can be divied up easier among team-mates, especially if you have bigger or more aggressive guard play, is a bit trickier.

I'll leave that answer to somebody else, and just give Moses the title for that era.

Post Moses era - Rodman, most complete on both ends, with his offensive board skills and positioning, giving the biggest advantage to his teams.

Modern Day - I don't know. Could probably get a dozen different answers for this question. Andre Drummond? DeAndre Jordan? Dikembe Mutombo? Shaq (though he never actually led the league in rebounding)? Game has evolved. Ball gets spread around the floor more, the bigger men have been moved out of the box, and guards swarm the ball off the rim to try and get it up the floor quicker.

[TUM301]

Two players that got every inch out of their rebounding talents, "Tall Paul" Silas and one Wes Unseld. Not nearly the biggest or the best but man did they know the art of rebounding and turned it into long outstanding careers !

[JustinD]

In my opinion the best offense, defense, or two way is Rodman...all time. Weird or not, no one ever fought harder for every ball, he would sacrifice his body unquestionably every game.

[cardsagain74]

Originally Posted by JustinD

In my opinion the best offense, defense, or two way is Rodman...all time. Weird or not, no one ever fought harder for every ball, he would sacrifice his body unquestionably every game.

And as a 6'7 guy with a somewhat lean natural frame. His career as a rebounder shouldn't have even been physically possible. Not to mention how his passing (and the rest of his impact on the court) made teams so much better than they were without him.

Not only the most skilled rebounder in the history of the game, but also one of its greatest winners and champions.

[howard38]

Just noticed the OP asked for personal favorites. Mine was Fat Lever who was just 6' 3" & skinny (Fat was short for Lafayette). Nevertheless he averaged eight or nine boards a game in his prime & as a good passer & scorer he was one of the top triple double guys in the league.

[cardsagain74]

Originally Posted by howard38

Just noticed the OP asked for personal favorites. Mine was Fat Lever who was just 6' 3" & skinny (Fat was short for Lafayette). Nevertheless he averaged eight or nine boards a game in his prime & as a good passer & scorer he was one of the top triple double guys in the league.

Never realized he was such an exceptional rebounder for a small guard. Great defensive player too.

Calvin Natt and (especially) Alex English got the press for those really good Nuggets teams of the mid 80s, but they never would've been contenders without everything Fat did