The steady dismantling of the New Jersey Nets still didn't diminish a glaring flaw with this year's Utah Jazz squad. Rebounding. The Jazz always had the rebounding edge last year. Rebounding and free-throw shooting's what allowed the Thunder to win in SLC earlier in the week. Part of it is the Jazz miss Mehmet Okur, who's still a good month away from returning, but they also miss the defensive rebounding of Carlos Boozer.
Through 12 games, Jazz opponents are averaging just over 3 more rebounds a game. Now the Jazz have the advantages in shooting percentages, assists, and forcing turnovers, but they need to improve rebounding if they want home-court advantage in the spring.
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