Comments on: FB&G Decides To Get All Snippy And Throw “Facts” and “Actual Knowledge” At My Laker Hating http://www.hardwoodparoxysm.com/2009/11/24/fbg-decides-to-get-all-snippy-and-throw-facts-and-actual-knowledge-at-my-laker-hating/ Unbiased opinions from extremely biased people Wed, 23 May 2012 04:55:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: The Dude Abides http://www.hardwoodparoxysm.com/2009/11/24/fbg-decides-to-get-all-snippy-and-throw-facts-and-actual-knowledge-at-my-laker-hating/comment-page-1/#comment-29701 The Dude Abides Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:38:38 +0000 http://www.hardwoodparoxysm.com/?p=4192#comment-29701 I should also say that the biggest scheduling advantages favor Utah and Denver, and that's just because of their high altitude locations. If your team doesn't have a game the day before, then that advantage is lessened, as everyone has an extra day to acclimatize. Denver, being higher above sea level, is tougher than SLC. If your team had a game the night before in the Pacific Time Zone, then a game in Denver the next night means that you have to overcome these obstacles on top of the customary obstacles to winning the second game of a back to back: (a) you lose one hour going from Pacific to Mountain time, so you have one less hour to acclimatize, and (b) the airport is located nearly one hour from downtown, so road teams playing the night before generally arrive at their hotel between 4 and 5 AM Mountain Time. Popovich purposely rested his three healthy Spurs stars last season at Denver the next night after a game at Golden State. He knew that it was a guaranteed loss, and wanted his players rested for their upcoming Eastern trip. It worked, because after the Denver loss, the Spurs won in Boston. OTOH, Phil didn't rest anyone last season the next night after the Lakers beat the Suns in Staples, and the team only scored 79 points in its worst offensive performance of the championship season. Because of that, the team was more tired when they played the Suns in Phoenix about 36 hours later on a Sunday afternoon, and got routed there too. Phil did the same this season after another blowout over Phoenix in Staples, and the team broke its franchise record for fewest points in a half (23) when they hit the wall in the second half at Denver. I should also say that the biggest scheduling advantages favor Utah and Denver, and that’s just because of their high altitude locations. If your team doesn’t have a game the day before, then that advantage is lessened, as everyone has an extra day to acclimatize. Denver, being higher above sea level, is tougher than SLC. If your team had a game the night before in the Pacific Time Zone, then a game in Denver the next night means that you have to overcome these obstacles on top of the customary obstacles to winning the second game of a back to back: (a) you lose one hour going from Pacific to Mountain time, so you have one less hour to acclimatize, and (b) the airport is located nearly one hour from downtown, so road teams playing the night before generally arrive at their hotel between 4 and 5 AM Mountain Time.

Popovich purposely rested his three healthy Spurs stars last season at Denver the next night after a game at Golden State. He knew that it was a guaranteed loss, and wanted his players rested for their upcoming Eastern trip. It worked, because after the Denver loss, the Spurs won in Boston.

OTOH, Phil didn’t rest anyone last season the next night after the Lakers beat the Suns in Staples, and the team only scored 79 points in its worst offensive performance of the championship season. Because of that, the team was more tired when they played the Suns in Phoenix about 36 hours later on a Sunday afternoon, and got routed there too. Phil did the same this season after another blowout over Phoenix in Staples, and the team broke its franchise record for fewest points in a half (23) when they hit the wall in the second half at Denver.

]]> By: sT http://www.hardwoodparoxysm.com/2009/11/24/fbg-decides-to-get-all-snippy-and-throw-facts-and-actual-knowledge-at-my-laker-hating/comment-page-1/#comment-29694 sT Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:03:13 +0000 http://www.hardwoodparoxysm.com/?p=4192#comment-29694 This is true that "facts" and "actual knowledge" is what you get at FB&G. This is true that “facts” and “actual knowledge” is what you get at FB&G.

]]> By: The Dude Abides http://www.hardwoodparoxysm.com/2009/11/24/fbg-decides-to-get-all-snippy-and-throw-facts-and-actual-knowledge-at-my-laker-hating/comment-page-1/#comment-29687 The Dude Abides Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:23:25 +0000 http://www.hardwoodparoxysm.com/?p=4192#comment-29687 Matt, this hilarious post about Laker fans using “facts” and “actual knowledge” balanced out the first one. Cheers. And you’re right, we do get tired of the favoritism and bandwagon fan accusations. It’s as if people believe that no Laker fan exists outside of the lower bowl of Staples. Matt, this hilarious post about Laker fans using “facts” and “actual knowledge” balanced out the first one. Cheers. And you’re right, we do get tired of the favoritism and bandwagon fan accusations. It’s as if people believe that no Laker fan exists outside of the lower bowl of Staples.

]]> By: Yusuf http://www.hardwoodparoxysm.com/2009/11/24/fbg-decides-to-get-all-snippy-and-throw-facts-and-actual-knowledge-at-my-laker-hating/comment-page-1/#comment-29676 Yusuf Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:05:43 +0000 http://www.hardwoodparoxysm.com/?p=4192#comment-29676 The Raptors always seem to have early Sunday games The Raptors always seem to have early Sunday games

]]> By: dave in hillsboro http://www.hardwoodparoxysm.com/2009/11/24/fbg-decides-to-get-all-snippy-and-throw-facts-and-actual-knowledge-at-my-laker-hating/comment-page-1/#comment-29663 dave in hillsboro Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:24:16 +0000 http://www.hardwoodparoxysm.com/?p=4192#comment-29663 If you hate going West so much, then you should move to Hawaii. You'll never have to go West again. If you hate going West so much, then you should move to Hawaii. You’ll never have to go West again.

]]> By: MR http://www.hardwoodparoxysm.com/2009/11/24/fbg-decides-to-get-all-snippy-and-throw-facts-and-actual-knowledge-at-my-laker-hating/comment-page-1/#comment-29652 MR Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:07:42 +0000 http://www.hardwoodparoxysm.com/?p=4192#comment-29652 The Lakers get the best days at the Staples because the clips have a dirt cheap lease. Basically, Sterling pays next to nothing in exchange for not getting any good dates. The Lakers get the best days at the Staples because the clips have a dirt cheap lease. Basically, Sterling pays next to nothing in exchange for not getting any good dates.

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