Should NCAA cancel

[Gamecockfan77]

Doesn't much matter if the players have corona virus or not. They aren't at risk based on all available evidence.

all about fear of spreading virus via crowds and the at risk elderly and sick that might be exposed as a result.

 

[WestCoast]

Doesn't much matter if the players have corona virus or not. They aren't at risk based on all available evidence.

all about fear of spreading virus via crowds and the at risk elderly and sick that might be exposed as a result.

Really? It actually does matter if the players have the virus, based upon being able to transmit it to all that they come into contact with, including people of all ages and all physical conditions.

 

[DaBball]

Really? It actually does matter if the players have the virus, based upon being able to transmit it to all that they come into contact with, including people of all ages and all physical conditions.

They just cancelled an NBA game because players were sick. It certainly does matter.

 

[Sifaka]

Looking on the brigter side, now that those inconvenient fans are gone, we can eliminate color commentators, a.k.a.,talking babbling heads, and replace them with
m. m. m. ...Max Headroom.

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[Gamecockfan77]

Really? It actually does matter if the players have the virus, based upon being able to transmit it to all that they come into contact with, including people of all ages and all physical conditions.

Isn't that what my second paragraph says?

i thought that's what my second paragraph said.

 

[UcMiami]

Doesn't much matter if the players have corona virus or not. They aren't at risk based on all available evidence.

all about fear of spreading virus via crowds and the at risk elderly and sick that might be exposed as a result.

Some bad information here - severe cases are not limited to older people. While the death rate by age group is heavily weighted toward 65 and older patients, the levels of hospitalization/ICU are not as heavily weighted with children and young/middle aged adults requiring significant care. They may actually require more care because they are not dying or dying less quickly than the old and infirm.

 

[Gamecockfan77]

They just cancelled an NBA game because players were sick. It certainly does matter.

I'll bet you a 1$ that neither has coronavirus.

 

[DaBball]

I'll bet you a 1$ that neither has coronavirus.

It would be surprising if they did Gobert was touching all the microphones the other day. That would be unfortunate.

 

[Gamecockfan77]

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couldn't tell if that actually happened today or what.

 

[Gamecockfan77]

I'd love to see hospitalization rates broken by age...

saw this today:



Saw something yesterday from Italy yesterday showing essentially same age findings, with death rate maybe being even better linked to number of pre-existing conditions.

 

[DaBball]

I'll bet you a 1$ that neither has coronavirus.

You can just send that 1$ in the mail

 

[Gamecockfan77]

You can just send that 1$ in the mail

I was just about to post that, ha.

 

[Zanzman]

NBA suspended the season

 

[Gamecockfan77]

Might as well cancel now. That's where it is going.

 

[KY Card Fan]

Might as well cancel now. That's where it is going.

As it should....

 

[Centerstream]

Might as well cancel now. That's where it is going.

And the NBA has canceled the season after tonight's games. I would hope/guess that NCAA BB will be next and cancel 2020 March Madness.

 

[UcMiami]

I'd love to see hospitalization rates broken by age...

saw this today:



Saw something yesterday from Italy yesterday showing essentially same age findings, with death rate maybe being even better linked to number of pre-existing conditions.

Death rate in South Korea is actually unusually low at this time because the age profile for their cases is much lower than either China or Italy and their health system was prepared and has not been overwhelmed. They had a super-transmitter who belong to a secretive Christian sect that specifically proselytized young adults and a large portion of their cases are within this sect.

I am not in any way disputing that the death rate is predominantly over 65 around the world, but the age profile of those contracting the disease and the hospitalization rates are less weighted to the aged. One of the factors for 65 and over death rates being so high in China and Italy specifically is that their health systems were overwhelmed and ICU care had to be rationed among the sickest people with older patients being denied the ICU care in favor of younger patients.

 

[UcMiami]

The NBA has recommended that the last ten days of Jazz opponents (Cleveland, NY, Boston, Detroit, and Toronto also self quarantine. But then that expands to the teams each of those teams have played in the days up to now - Cleveland played Denver, San Antonio, and Chicago; NY played Oklahoma, Washington, and Atlanta; Boston played Indiana; Detroit played Philadelphia; and Toronto hasn't played anyone since the Jazz. Then you really need to go to the teams those teams played as well, etc. So that is 14 NBA teams at just one remove and might get up to 20 if you followed the competition tree to its conclusion that should be in some level of quarantine. Then add in all the reporters that covered the games and technicians who set up the mikes Gobert touched and the refs and training staffs and locker room attendants, and ...

That is how a contract tree works and when you think of the bars and restaurants and taxis or car services and flight attendants and ... It really does begin to bring home the meaning of social distancing and how contagion can spread. These guys travel from city to city around the country interacting with hundreds/thousands of people each week.

 

[UConnCat]

Hoiberg reportedly felt ill earlier in the day. Had no business showing up. This was at the Big 10 Tournament.

 

[Carnac]

Should have added the option to your poll

Play but no fans

It’s already been determined fans will not be allowed at any games going forward. I hope the tournament is not canceled, but there are just too many moving parts going forward that have to remain in place for the games to continue. You can start with air travel, hotel lodging and dining in restaurants.

Things that before now were routinely done without a second thought, cannot be considered routine anymore. Each one of those places could be a potential breeding ground for the virus. A door knob, a restaurant menu that been handled by hundreds of people. Think about, nobody wipes off or cleans restaurant menus with disinfectant. Yuck.

The NBA is going to great lengths to protect and insulate it’s players. I would think that the NCAA would (for the same reasons) follow suit. The players may want to play, but what if their parents object? Who has the final word? Final thought, if an NBA player can contract the virus, why can’t a college athlete?

 

[azfan]

It’s already been determined fans will not be allowed at any games going forward. I hope the tournament is not canceled, but there are just too many moving parts going forward that have to remain in place for the games to continue. You can start with air travel, hotel lodging and dining in restaurants.

Things that before now were routinely done without a second thought, cannot be considered routine anymore. Each one of those places could be a potential breeding ground for the virus. A door knob, a restaurant menu that been handled by hundreds of people. Think about, nobody wipes off or cleans restaurant menus with disinfectant. Yuck.

The NBA is going to great lengths to protect and insulate it’s players. I would think that the NCAA would (for the same reasons) follow suit. The players may want to play, but what if their parents object? Who has the final word? Final thought, if an NBA player can contract the virus, why can’t a college athlete?

Just as NBA suspends/cancels current schedule, NCAA will follow.

Both Jay Bilas and Charles Barkley outlined the rationale for the NCAA to follow in suspending/canceling.

Coronavirus: Charles Barkley calls for March Madness to be suspended

Should the NCAA tournament be suspended entirely due to the threat of coronavirus?

ftw.usatoday.com

ESPN college basketball analyst Jay Bilas: Time to 'postpone the NCAA tournament or cancel it altogether'

ESPN college basketball analyst Jay Bilas says the NCAA should "postpone the NCAA tournament or cancel it altogether."

www.usatoday.com

 

[triaddukefan]

welp the SEC, AAC, and Big 10 just cancelled their tournaments

 

[TheFarmFan]

Big Ten, SEC and American conferences just cancelled their conference tournaments...

Conference championships canceled across board

The Power 5 leagues were among 15 conferences to cancel their tournaments amid the coronavirus pandemic, while the ACC and Pac-12 announced that all athletic-related activities had been suspended.

www.espn.com

Hard to see how the NCAA's isn't just around the corner.

 

[triaddukefan]

Big Ten, ACC and American conferences just cancelled their conference tournaments...

Conference championships canceled across board

The Power 5 leagues were among 15 conferences to cancel their tournaments amid the coronavirus pandemic, while the ACC and Pac-12 announced that all athletic-related activities had been suspended.

www.espn.com

Hard to see how the NCAA's isn't just around the corner.

ACC just announced...... breaking news on my local station........

 

[Floridaduck]

Waiting for the shoe to drop...