You make some great points.
It should be worth pointing out that recently against those teams the Spurs have been able to avoid being dominated on the boards:
- 4/20 vs. Lakers - Bynum 2 reb, Gasol 8
- 4/17 vs. Lakers - Bynum 7 reb, Gasol 7
- 4/12 vs. Grizzlies - Gasol 10, Randolph 11
- 4/8 vs. Jazz - Jefferson 10, Favors 12
It's a small sample size and not that impressive, but if you ask me it shows that rebounding won't be the achilles heel that we saw against the Grizzlies last year.