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Consider that a king size bed is only 6'8" long, while the average player's height is ~6'7"
The diagonal dimension on such a bed is over 9'. That would accommodate anyone.
source: packing problem expert
I’ve always wondered if the home team advantage is mostly caused by sleep deprivation. I know baseball stadiums have idiosyncrasies (home run distance varies), but I’m not aware if anything similar for basketball. The home team advantage is also pretty striking for win rates in the NBA: 58% of games are were won by the home team in the 2017-2018 season[0]. [0] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_advantage
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The diagonal dimension on such a bed is over 9'. That would accommodate anyone.
And leave room for an average height date on either side source: packing problem expert
source: NBA groupie
> To fight back, he says he hopes to grab a few hours of sleep on the plane to Houston. He hopes the hotel bed there is OK, though that's never a guarantee. From what I have seen, most pro teams stay at some of the nicest hotels in said visiting city. With that said, I'm surprised to see the "He hopes the hotel bed there is OK, though that's never a guarantee." But maybe that's also just coming from my own experience…
Seems like MLB (baseball) players have it even worse. 162 games in 6 months and that’s just the regular season. Games average longer and if extra innings can go 5+ hours and well past midnight.
The difference is that baseball will often have "stints" in a city, you may play back to back days but you won't be traveling. Whereas in the NBA you might be in Houston one night, LA the next, then to Boston, and Chicago, in the space of a week or less. Baseball is also a lot less "active" than basketball - they are certainly world class athletes, but for many positions the game is slow, punctuated by quick pushes,…
Could one team gain a massive advantage by taking the sleep environment seriously and figuring out how to prevent sleep deprivation in players? A sort of hidden opportunity along the lines of the statistical metrics that revolutionized baseball.
I’ve always wondered if the home team advantage is mostly caused by sleep deprivation. I know baseball stadiums have idiosyncrasies (home run distance varies), but I’m not aware if anything similar for basketball. The home team advantage is also pretty striking for win rates in the NBA: 58% of games are were won by the home team in the 2017-2018 season[0]. [0] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_advantage
I am a firm believer in the importance of 8+ hours of sleep but I have trouble feeling sorry for these guys as they are earning obscene 8 figure salaries in some cases and around a million at a MINIMUM for a player with 1 year of experience.
I get your point, but to be fair, none of these guys have, "1 year of experience". They've focused on playing ball most of their lives and did it very well for several years before anyone decided to pay them. Many athletes work extremely hard at their craft.
I’ve always wondered if the home team advantage is mostly caused by sleep deprivation. I know baseball stadiums have idiosyncrasies (home run distance varies), but I’m not aware if anything similar for basketball. The home team advantage is also pretty striking for win rates in the NBA: 58% of games are were won by the home team in the 2017-2018 season[0]. [0] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_advantage
From some studies I've seen [citation needed] biggest home advantage is due in general to subconscious bias by referees. In the case of the crazy NBA schedule, traveling surely is an effect.
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The difference is that baseball will often have "stints" in a city, you may play back to back days but you won't be traveling. Whereas in the NBA you might be in Houston one night, LA the next, then to Boston, and Chicago, in the space of a week or less. Baseball is also a lot less "active" than basketball - they are certainly world class athletes, but for many positions the game is slow, punctuated by quick pushes,…
In baseball, you can just wear sunglasses and take naps in the middle of the game. Especially if you're in the bullpen.