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Examining past NBA players complaints that “all this new music sucks”

November 15, 2017

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The NBA is an anomaly in the sports world. It’s the only major sport where past players routinely criticize current players, in terms of the ability of current players to play in the past. Old NFL players from 20-30 years ago don’t consistently show up on television saying “If those guys played back when we […]

How golf can negatively impact the ankles (is golf a good off-season activity for basketball players?)

July 13, 2016

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The biggest injury concern for basketball players is the ankle. Specifically the lateral ankle sprain. This: One of the big offseason training considerations then is getting good at preventing this. We have our common exercises, such as: The idea of the above is the unstable surface tries to mobilize your ankle, but you try to prevent […]

Hip mobility issues in basketball players- why the lack of internal rotation?

August 3, 2015

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I have a post On structural adaptation limitations (of the hip). At the end of the post I referenced research on whether hip “abnormalities” are genetic or an adaptation. This post will discuss that. It is effectively part two.  – I‘ll be using the following research paper: –The Cam-type Deformity of the Proximal Femur Arises in Childhood in Response to Vigorous […]

What’s Lebron James vertical jump?

July 22, 2015

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The highest I’ve seen Lebron get is his head to the top of the rim. – It’s possible he can jump higher than this. That he’s only jumped this high in a game because there is no extra benefit in getting higher. But I think this probably right about his limit. In his indefatigable quest to […]