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[QUOTE="Knicks411, post: 141783, member: 767"]
I guess they are meaningless once the game is over, but obviously at that point in time you don't know. I guess once you get s tarted down that road, you could do it for every stat; what about steals that lead to buckets vs steals that don't? If you continually give up offensive rebounds that don't lead to buckets; that may not hurt you on the scoreboard, but I don't think that should change the evaluation of the team. I think that makes sense. (Comparing it to baseball, I don't think hits or walks a pitcher gives up in an inning he doesn't allow any runs are meaningless; they provide insight into what kind of a pitcher he is). I guess it's more that I don't think an offensive rebound is meaningless if it doesn't lead to a score.  Thought experimen tA) Fab grabs an offensive rebound, kicks it out to Dion, he bricks a 3.  B) Fab grabs an offensive rebound, kick out to Dion, he nails a 3.  I don't think A is less impressive than B because Dion missed a shot the first time.

Pomeroy tracks rebounding%, which I think is the best measure of a team's rebounding ability.
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