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Message: [QUOTE="HuskyNan, post: 4521931, member: 4"] We’re talking along parallel paths, I think. I was addressing this post you made earlier in the thread: [I]There are many other sports that are much more physically wearing on the body that I don't quite understand the pearl clutching on playing 40 minutes a game, with time outs and halftime etc, twice a week. I would imagine practices are much more exhausting for athletes and they practice more than they play. Basketball isn't a sport that wears down the body over a season like gymnastics or football or even long distance running[/I]. I now understand that you’re talking about the last sentence in your post, regarding cumulative fatigue, while I’m talking about shorter term specifically UConn over this 5 game stretch. For the record, I disagree with the last sentence, too, and have a bunch of anecdotal evidence to provide. Just looking at, say, a C Vivian Stringer Rutgers team that rolled over teams by employing a fierce press. They would start out the year as a really tough team to play but the physical stress of pressing 30 minutes a game took its toll in stress fractures, strains/sprains, and simple fatigue. The Scarlet Knights would famously flame out around the conference conference tournament until C Viv adjusted her defensive schemes. But, I think maybe we should agree to disagree because we’re kind of chasing our tails [/QUOTE]