<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Raef LaFrentz has rebounded in more ways than one. Not only has the Celtics power forward recovered from last season's knee surgery, he has also developed into the team's most consistent player at pulling down boards, especially in traffic. ``Raef's always been a good rebounder, number one,'' coach Doc Rivers said before his Celtics' 104-100 loss last night to the Sacramento Kings at the FleetCenter. ``The thing I didn't know about Raef in the beginning is that he rebounds in traffic better than I knew he could. I just didn't know because I hadn't coached him, and he'd been injured the last couple of years so I didn't see him much either. He comes in with big rebounds too, which I didn't know about him. You live and you learn when you're coaching. He's been great of late, but he's been doing it all year.'' He did it again last night, grabbing a team-high nine rebounds to go along with a season-high 25 points. </div> Source
I honestly don't think Raef is playing any better than he normally does. I just think that he's finally injury free, and he can play his game to his ability level.
Actually, I still think he's struggling with his knees (I think the break is going to do him a world of good) but thats what makes his play over the last couple weeks just that much more impresssive.
