WHAT DOES IT TAKE to become one of the NBA's best rebounders?

That's what we wondered, too. So we sat down with Tyson, the second-ranked rebounder in the NBA in 2006-2007  -- and the league's #1 offensive rebounder -- to find out.

In this exclusive interview, Tyson talks about strategy at both ends of the floor, the player he hates to rebound against most (think big), and the two players he loves to get the better of on the boards.

1. Last season you experienced a dramatic increase in the number of rebounds you were getting per game. By the end of the season, you were the #2 rebounder in the NBA, and the #1 offensive rebounder. What did you do to improve your rebounding ability?

"I've always been one of the top rebounders in the game..."

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2. When you first entered the league in the 2001-2002 season, you were coming straight out of high school. What did you learn about working the glass that first season?

"Well, what I learned was that if I rebounded the ball well..."

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3. Do you like rebounding? Why?

"I love rebounding because rebounding is one of those stats that..."

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4. Walk us through a defensive rebound. Someone on the other team fires a 15-footer. Where are you on the floor, and what do you do to get to the ball first?

"What I do is try to learn my opponent and my teammates..."

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5. Now we’re at the offensive end of the court. Walk us through an entire rebound – from how you get position to coming down with the ball.

"Like I said before on the offensive end -- it's pretty much..."

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6. Give us one of your secrets for getting position for a rebound, something that fans wouldn’t normally think to do.

"What I kind of like to do when I'm on the offensive end is..."

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7. Who are your role models when it comes to rebounding, and why?

"I would say, coming up, I'd say Bill Russell and..."

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8. If there’s one person in the league you don’t want to fight for a rebound, who is it, and why?

"That one obvious person would probably be..."

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9. If there’s one person in the league you’d like to beat for a rebound, who is it, and why?

"The top three rebounders last year were..."

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10. You were the #1 offensive rebounder in the NBA last year. What are your goals for the coming season?

"My goal would be to lead the league in overall rebounding..."

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