Playing in thin air
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Most arenas are sealed so it probably won't affect a shot much. The difference between the distance you hit a golf or baseball is significant compared to a basketball. Fatigue of running at altitude will likely be much more of a game changer than shooting a large object indoors from 21 feet.
Takes a few days to get completed acclimated, but for highly conditioned athletes at "only" 5200 feet it isn't that big of a deal. They went out there today, by Thursday afternoon they will be fine. I went there (Boulder) for a Triathlon a week ahead of time and by day 2 I was fine.
What do you mean sealed? If you are suggesting the arena is pressurized that's not the case.
Regardless, the effect on of 5k ft thin air on the flight of the ball is probably negligible. Plenty of visiting teams have gone in and lit up the Nuggets.
Just something I read that they seal the arena. I probably shouldn't have mentioned it. They likely seal it so that there isn't a huge draft when the doors are opened.
My daughter lived in Denver for a bit and I was there a long time ago as a young man and while I agree we may be making to much I got gassed carrying my bag and playing Golf at Cherry Hills. So it does have an effect.
For normal people, probably. I doubt it does for athletes, especially ones who have played in CO bar as Vince and Swanigan have.
Cherry Hills golf is the best
That's where Arnold Palmer famously drove the first green on his way to his only U.S. Open in 1960, fending off some young amateur kid from Ohio State who could hit it a mile.....kid's name was Jack Nicklaus.
I went to a wedding one time in Denver and got sh*%#|faced before the bride cut the cake. I blamed it on the altitude.
I watched that. It's the first time I was aware of it and luckily I had a relative who married a family of long time members. So, I got to play it.
I think getting there a couple of days early is a good idea. I lived there for a year from 1991-1992 and I could tell the altitude made a difference to friends and family who came to visit. Went back several years later with my son who was a high school athlete and he suffered from altitude sickness initially. I think it affects each person differently. When I went back years later at over 50 years old it seemed to make little difference to me fwiw.
Don't want to seem a nag, but I will point out a common grammatical mistake. Denver has a high ELEVATION, not a high ALTITUDE. Elevation measures height above sea level. Altitude is your distance above the ground. OK, I know I am being a jerk, but I was surprised to see a news article use the words incorrectly.
Of course, high elevation is relative. We live at about 9000' elevation. For us, Denver is in the "low-lands". Our small town of Nederland consistently produces national and world class cross country runners and other endurance athletes.
One final comment before I am slapped upside the head, but it actually takes more than a day or two to acclimate to the elevation. Full acclimatization takes around 2 weeks. Some studies even show that you actually feel worse in your second and third days than on your first day at high elevation. It takes longer to recover at elevation so your day 1 workouts make you more tired and sore on days 2 and 3.
Go Purdue!
CoBo
Of course, high elevation is relative. We live at about 9000' elevation. For us, Denver is in the "low-lands". Our small town of Nederland consistently produces national and world class cross country runners and other endurance athletes.
One final comment before I am slapped upside the head, but it actually takes more than a day or two to acclimate to the elevation. Full acclimatization takes around 2 weeks. Some studies even show that you actually feel worse in your second and third days than on your first day at high elevation. It takes longer to recover at elevation so your day 1 workouts make you more tired and sore on days 2 and 3.
Go Purdue!
CoBo
Does not appear to be affecting Iowa St. jump shots. Shooting 50% from 3 late in the first half..
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