Preview: LA Tech at Nevada

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Louisiana Tech begins its 99th season as a men's basketball program Tuesday as the Bulldogs open up on the road at Nevada.

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We look slow and lazy in the first 6 minutes. No idea how to rebound or run an offense.
Cant handle any sort of press.

Sorta sad

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Yeah, I actually bothered to drive to Ruston to watch a game last season and it was pitiful. Probably never, ever go back to another game again.

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We look slow and lazy in the first 6 minutes. No idea how to rebound or run an offense.
Cant handle any sort of press.

Sorta sad

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Altitude. We struggled with it a lot back in our WAC days. Most of these kids have never traveled much, and it can really knick the wind out of you as a player.

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Altitude. We struggled with it a lot back in our WAC days. Most of these kids have never traveled much, and it can really knick the wind out of you as a player.

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Poor excuse.

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Poor excuse.

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I wouldn't go that far. The "altitude" issue is very real in sports, especially for a bunch of young men who've never traveled before. We routinely ran into this issue when we played those WAC road games at El Paso, Utah St, Boise St and Nevada.

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I wouldn't go that far. The "altitude" issue is very real in sports, especially for a bunch of young men who've never traveled before. We routinely ran into this issue when we played those WAC road games at El Paso, Utah St, Boise St and Nevada.

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I'm surprised that you are giving so much credence to this altitude excuse. You, like me, are usually "buck up and just do it" no excuses allowed. My point is young athletes, in their early 20's, should be in good enough shape to overcome the VERY short-term acclimation period. I also don't buy the silly "jet lag" excuse. I have traveled enough internationally to know that is a BS excuse too.

Anyway, back to the point. Conditioned college athletes are not affected by altitude. Apparently, Tech athletes are not properly conditioned.

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I'm surprised that you are giving so much credence to this altitude excuse. You, like me, are usually "buck up and just do it" no excuses allowed. My point is young athletes, in their early 20's, should be in good enough shape to overcome the VERY short-term acclimation period. I also don't buy the silly "jet lag" excuse. I have traveled enough internationally to know that is a BS excuse too.

Anyway, back to the point. Conditioned college athletes are not affected by altitude. Apparently, Tech athletes are not properly conditioned.

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I don't really believe in jet lag either. It's never bothered me. But as a seasoned snow boarder who had boarded and skied multiple times at over 30 different ski resorts across 6 states and 2 provinces in Canada, I feel like I know quite a bit about altitude adjustment. It can be very real, especially if you are doing something athletic and really pushing yourself. ;)

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I don't really believe in jet lag either. It's never bothered me. But as a seasoned snow boarder who had boarded and skied multiple times at over 30 different ski resorts across 6 states and 2 provinces in Canada, I feel like I know quite a bit about altitude adjustment. It can be very real, especially if you are doing something athletic and really pushing yourself. ;)

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Well, I was trying not to go here, but...

Back in 1984 my brother and I, both avid distance runners at that time, set a new record for the Flat Top Mountain, Colorado challenge. We did the 25-mile trek over Flat Top, close to 14,000 feet elevation, in less than 6 hours. 5 hrs. 52 minutes to be exact. All up hill, very steep, going up, of course, the back side, the final 10 miles mostly downhill. Our record has been broken several times since then. But, we flew up to Denver, went to Elis Park in our rental car, and the next day, did the trek. Both of us living in Louisiana at that time.

Point is conditioned athletes have no issues with altitude concerns. Today's so-called "athletes" are too pampered, and they do very little conditioning on their own.