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[QUOTE="hoopsnloops32, post: 4521886, member: 3464"]
I'm not sure what you are saying to be honest?

I am saying basketball has less long term wear and tear issues than other sports, meaning fatigue is mostly isolated to individual games versus cumulative minutes over the course of a season. I.e if someone plays 40 minutes in November it won't impact their play in April.

However in the other sports mentioned, pacing is more of a concern. In gymnastics you up difficulty over the course of a season and to decrease the amount of reps you have to practice those skills. Same for running. Marathon runners don't run 26.2 miles everytime they run, they build up to it and usually save the full marathon for the final race. This isn't an issue in basketball.

Why this is relevant to UConn is that fatigue isn't cumulative so playing 40 minutues against Villanova isn't going to effect the energy levels against South Carolina or game later in February, physically. Mentally is another story.
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