A big part of limiting per game minutes isn't about making a player less 'tired' or 'worn out' come playoff time. It's about reducing the risk of getting an injury (or aggravating an existing injury) because the odds of this happening go way up when you're playing tired.
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JimiCliff wrote: View PostA big part of limiting per game minutes isn't about making a player less 'tired' or 'worn out' come playoff time. It's about reducing the risk of getting an injury (or aggravating an existing injury) because the odds of this happening go way up when you're playing tired.
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DanH wrote: View PostEven ignoring the tired = injury-prone aspect (which is true to at least some degree), a 10% decrease in minutes is a 10% decrease in minutes in which you can get injured, and as such a 10% decrease in injury risk. Even that seems like a good idea. And that's ignoring the tired aspect, which should make that ratio go way up.Last edited by JimiCliff; Wed Feb 10, 2016, 02:32 PM."Stop eating your sushi."
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Primer wrote: View PostLowry was completely worn out in the playoffs last year due to high minutes and usage. I'm sure the better conditioning this year will help, but you can't pretend that players don't get worn out as the season goes on. If Casey isn't going to limit his minutes now, then whenever we lock up the 1/2 seed, he better start playing Lowry a lot lot less to get him fresh for the playoffs.
Bottomline, all is not doom and gloom.
PS - As far as I know, Kyle struggled in the playoffs from lingering effects of his back injury, not from general fatigue.Last edited by SkywalkerAC; Wed Feb 10, 2016, 02:38 PM.
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JimiCliff wrote: View PostTrue. Should be noted, though, that the way that you've framed this is a little distorting. I.E. if a player's actual risk for being injured in a game is 2%, then a 10% reduction in minutes will only bring this down to 1.8%.
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SkywalkerAC wrote: View PostI'd argue that is most of the risk mitigation for NBA-level conditioned athletes. It's still a 10% reduction in the risk.
As for "NBA-level conditioned athletes", Jonas couldn't even speak at the halftime interview in the game against the Pistons. These guys get tired.Last edited by JimiCliff; Wed Feb 10, 2016, 02:52 PM."Stop eating your sushi."
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JimiCliff wrote: View PostObviously it's still a 10% reduction in the risk. But in absolute terms, it's minimal. And then, of course, you have to factor how the minute reduction will affect the success of your team.
That's not an insignificant difference.twitter.com/anthonysmdoyle
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JimiCliff wrote: View PostTrue. Should be noted, though, that the way that you've framed this is a little distorting. I.E. if a player's actual risk for being injured in a game is 2%, then a 10% reduction in minutes will only bring this down to 1.8%.
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Barolt wrote: View PostA 2% injury risk is a mean of 50 games for an injury. 1.8% injury risk is a mean of 55.6 games for an injury.
That's not an insignificant difference."Stop eating your sushi."
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CNinja26 wrote: View PostEveryone is getting injured these days in the NBA - high minutes players, low minutes players. Guys can find other ways to rest than just mpg in a basketball game. They do have frequent practices with scrimmages, intense workout sessions, etc. Taking it easier in some of these physically-demanding tasks can easily mitigate what would translate into a few minutes a game. It's not like Kyle plays in summer leagues or international basketball, and has had years of deep playoff runs. A major part of Kyle's issue last year was that he was out of shape. This year, he is very much in shape and is prepared for the grind. I do think his minutes should eventually go down as the year progresses, but I don't think it's that big of deal.
Guys like Kyle spend 35+ minutes on the court for games every 2 or 3 days or so. They spend a lot more time exerting themselves in practice sessions and workouts. Maybe not as high impact or intense, but still make significant contributions to fatigue.
Not sure if anyone here really follows soccer, but Manchester United has been plagued by injuries the past two seasons. And obviously in soccer it's hard to blame that on minutes because 8 guys out of 11 are going to play all 90 minutes of a match (since you only have 3 subs). Many blamed the injuries on a combination of bad luck and Louis Van Gaal's intense training practices on off-days throughout the week. Soccer's different though since you don't play games as frequently, but still interesting to take a look at.
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DanH wrote: View PostIndeed! Of course, players play 82 games, so a 0.2 raw % reduction in risk 82 times over is a 16.4% season long reduction in injury risk to the player.
Again - nice framing"Stop eating your sushi."
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JimiCliff wrote: View PostRight. A 16.4% reduction...of 2%
Again - nice framing
Or if a player plays 1000 games (around 12 seasons) you'd expect them to get injured 20 times in the first scenario and 18 in the second. It's not really a big difference, reduces your injury risk by like 1 injury every 6 seasons.
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JWash wrote: View PostIf you have a 2% risk of injury, then you would expect a player to get injured 1.64 times in an 82 game season (assuming they don't miss any games, which makes no sense but I digress). If you reduce that risk to 1.8%, then you would expect a player to get injured 1.47 times in an 82 game season.
Or if a player plays 1000 games (around 12 seasons) you'd expect them to get injured 20 times in the first scenario and 18 in the second. It's not really a big difference, reduces your injury risk by like 1 injury every 6 seasons.
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