Figures 3 and 4 show rebound distance from the hoop and angle from the X axis for centres, power forwards and small forwards as a function of the floor angle for short-, medium-, and long-range direct and bank shots. Player rebound positions for short-range angled direct and bank shots are almost the same although Okubo and Hubbard (2013) have pointed out that angled direct and bank shots have different ball rebound positions. This may be because centres can collect rebounding balls in some ball rebound regions with high probability. For medium-, and long-range shots, angled direct and bank shots apparently have different player rebound positions. Player rebound distance for centres usually is close to the hoop for short-, medium-, and long-range direct and
bank shots. Especially, for short-range shots, player rebound distance is very close to the hoop. NBA Hall of fame forward Larry Bird said, “Most rebounds are taken below the rim. That’s where I get mine.” His remarkable position skill for rebounds may have compensated for his lack of leaping ability. The rebound distance for forwards is larger than that for centres in many types of medium- and long-range missed shots.