MAKING NOISE....the BIG TICKET Kevin GARNETT passes SHAQ Diesel on NBA's Career REBOUNDING List....the TOP 20 ALL-TIME Rebounders in ORDER.

I have heard this in many circles....REBOUNDING is an ART FORM. Well move over SHAQ DIESEL the CELTICS Kevin Garnett aka the BIG TICKET passes SHAQ vs the ROCKETS last night on the NBA's ALL-TIME Rebounding List. Garnett moves into 12th Place passing SHAQ with 13,100 and DIESEL has 13,099.

That is some kind of FEAT for a GUY who cam straight out of HIGH SCHOOL and was drafted at the RIPE Age of 19 from Chicago's FARRAGUT Academy after playing 3 years before in MAULDIN South Carolina. Some of the BEST NBA PLAYERS of ALL-TIME are on the list of TOP REBOUNDERS and to me Scoring and Rebounding shows how complete some of the PLAYERS were at their craft.

Let's take a look at the TOP 20 NBA Rebounders of ALL-TIME sponsored by the WILL to go after the ORANGE, tenacity, physicality, intelligence, and HOW BIG is your VALENTINE:

NOTE: an ASTERIK * shows still an ACTIVE Player

From left to right PLAYER, Total REBOUNDS, Games played

1. WILT 23,924 1,045
2. B. RUSSELL 21,620 963
3. Kareem 17,440 1,560
4. The BIG E Elvin HAYES 16,279 1,303
5. MOSES Malone 16,212 1,329

6. Karl MALONE the MAILMAN 14,968 1,476
7. Robert PARRISH the CHIEF 14,715 1,611
8. Nate THURMOND 14,464 964
9. Walt "BELLS" BELLAMY 14,241 1,043
10. WES Unseld 13,769 984

11. DREAM Olujawon 13,748 1,238
*12. BIG TICKET Kevin GARNETT 13,100 1,229
13. SHAQ 13,099 1,207
14. BUCK Williams 13,017 1,307
15. Jerry LUCAS 12,942 829

16. Bob PETIT JR. 12,849 792
17. SIR Charles BARKLEY 12,546 1,073
18. DIKEMBE Mutumbo 12,359 1,196
19. Paul SILAS 12,357 1,254
*20. Tim DUNCAN 12,315 1,088

ONLY 2 ACTIVE PLAYERS are on the Top 20 List and the SPURS' DUNCAN just surpassed Great KNICKS and BULLS Power Forward Charles "OAK TREE" Oakley this season for #20 on the LIST.

GARNETT has 785 more BOARDS than DUNCAN but DUNC to his credit has played in 141 less games as the BIG TICKET came in the LOGO in 1995 with his 1st Team the Minnesota TIMBERWOLVES and DUNC came in in 1997 with the SPURS his current team.

What a list and not counting GARNETT and DUNCAN (SUREFIRE NBA HALL of FAMERS) 3 PLAYERS in the Top 20....DIKEMBE Mutumbo, Buck WILLIAMS, and Paul SILAS are not in the NAISMITH BASKETBALL Hall Of FAME in SPRINGFIELD MASS.

Surprising enough Charles OAKLEY is ahead of guys like EWING (24), the WORM (22), ELGIN (25), the ADMIRAL (29), Jack SIKMA (28), and Dave COWENS (30) to name a few who are ALL in the TOP 22-30 All-Time.

The ONLY other Current PLAYERS in the TOP 50 are Ben WALLACE at #33, Marcus CAMBY at #44, and the MATRIX Shawn MARION at #48 which is somewhat surprising.

NOTE: ALL REBOUNDING STATS from NBA.com