NBA needs less games so every star isnt hurt come playoff time

[Truth200]

okay no, the issue is that guys on exponentially more athletic and explosive than ever before. the stress on the average NBA player's body has never been anything close to what it is now. on top of that, high school and college programs just don't have the proper conditioning programs to give guys the foundation and stability that they need going forward at that level.

Explain why that players are exponentially more athletic and explosive than ever before?

Seriously break it down for us....honest question.

Also are you saying conditioning programs to give guys the foundation and stability are not the best they ever been?

 

[Regular_P]

okay no, the issue is that guys on exponentially more athletic and explosive than ever before. the stress on the average NBA player's body has never been anything close to what it is now. on top of that, high school and college programs just don't have the proper conditioning programs to give guys the foundation and stability that they need going forward at that level.

the best solution is to ease off of back to backs (which really only exist due to travel costs - but ownership is finally starting to realize that missing star power is a greater expense in the long run) and a longer all-star break (I honesty think that moving the season back a bit to have the all-star game/weekend sit right between the round of 32 and the first games of the sweet 16). 82 games is just fine, they just need to space it out a bit and get with the times.

The stress of the average game is more intense than ever because of the current style of play. Pace and space forces players to cover a lot more ground on the court and more regularly.

 

[Truth200]

The stress of the average game is more intense than ever because of the current style of play. Pace and space forces players to cover a lot more ground on the court and more regularly.

Well said

 

[42 Monks]

Explain why that players are exponentially more athletic and explosive than ever before?

Seriously break it down for us....honest question.

Also are you saying conditioning programs to give guys the foundation and stability are not the best they ever been?

The 11th man on an NBA roster would be the premier athlete on the majority of teams back in the 80s or 90s. Guys that don't even get in games are boasting 40 inch verts and insane shuttle times all while maintaining ridiculous frames. Why? Because guys have access to what would've been extremely privileged training, supplements, and workout regiments that either didn't exist a few years back or wasn't available behind your favorite gym. All that is awesome - but the conditioning necessary to maintain all that is at a premium. You've got blue chip guys in high school that can squat 480 and bang off vert that have never heard of hip flexor.

Guys are doing everything they can to be fastest, strongest, most explosive - but have zero education, training, or most importantly oversight/support when it comes to maintaining that or preventing injuries while performing at that hyper elite level.

I'm speaking from first hand experience as well. Back in high school, I had the same basketball coach as David Noel and access to a ton of shyt nutrition-wise that I'd probably never be able to see had my dad not been cool with David West and Rodney Rogers. And entirely because of that of that exposure I was the fastest person I knew until I got to college by a long shot. I could beat people up on the court because I was just flatout stronger and quicker, skill be damned. Shredded my knees for life because the entire purpose of high school development and training is to simply get to the next level. In college, depending on where you go, there's almost no oversight or conditioning beyond staying in 'basketball shape' to survive the season. Long term conditioning, stability, muscular endurance... those things don't simply exist without someone going out of their way to make sure you're taken care of (and that they're taken care of by extension).

Long story short... in high school and college, you train simply to get to the next level. Long term conditioning for today's generation of athletes should begin long before the pros (shout out to futbol)

 

[BStapies]

The games will never get decreased.

The stars will just play less. They will take random 2 week breaks like Lebron did.

Especially on back to backs.

 

[Truth200]

The 11th man on an NBA roster would be the premier athlete on the majority of teams back in the 80s or 90s. Guys that don't even get in games are boasting 40 inch verts and insane shuttle times all while maintaining ridiculous frames. Why? Because guys have access to what would've been extremely privileged training, supplements, and workout regiments that either didn't exist a few years back or wasn't available behind your favorite gym. All that is awesome - but the conditioning necessary to maintain all that is at a premium. You've got blue chip guys in high school that can squat 480 and bang off vert that have never heard of hip flexor.

Guys are doing everything they can to be fastest, strongest, most explosive - but have zero education, training, or most importantly oversight/support when it comes to maintaining that or preventing injuries while performing at that hyper elite level.

I'm speaking from first hand experience as well. Back in high school, I had the same basketball coach as David Noel and access to a ton of shyt nutrition-wise that I'd probably never be able to see had my dad not been cool with David West and Rodney Rogers. And entirely because of that of that exposure I was the fastest person I knew until I got to college by a long shot. I could beat people up on the court because I was just flatout stronger and quicker, skill be damned. Shredded my knees for life because the entire purpose of high school development and training is to simply get to the next level. In college, depending on where you go, there's almost no oversight or conditioning beyond staying in 'basketball shape' to survive the season. Long term conditioning, stability, muscular endurance... those things don't simply exist without someone going out of their way to make sure you're taken care of (and that they're taken care of by extension).

Long story short... in high school and college, you train simply to get to the next level. Long term conditioning for today's generation of athletes should begin long before the pros (shout out to futbol)

Yea, i would agree with this based on personal experience also.

I went to college on a basketball scholarship and could dunk from the foul line my freshman season.

Over the years i kept lifting weights but wasn't doing proper core strength exercises for body maintenance.

Age 25 i tore my acl/mcl then from age 28-30 i was coaching High School still doing dunks at practice.

At age 30 i grabbed the side of the backboard and dunked now i'm 35 and my back hasn't been the same since.