05-18-2022, 02:41 PM
(This post was last modified: 05-18-2022, 02:41 PM by michaeltex.)
Sorry if I'm uninformed, but aren't most of the NBA players night owls anyway?
7:30pm game start usually finishes around 10:00pm. Add in post-game interviews, treatments and general hygiene and they are probably looking at 11pm-ish departure from the arena. If they go out for a few drinks, you can easily get to 1am. Hell, just going home and chilling probably takes them that late. And that's during a home stand. A road trip usually involves departure from the game arena, whether the game just finished is home or not. So you have all of that, arriving, loading up, flying (west coast is 4 hours from DAL), unloading and getting checked in, and it's a long night for everyone. That's why I hate 2nd B2B games in Utah. Even if you're on the west coast, it's a pain to get there.
7:30pm game start usually finishes around 10:00pm. Add in post-game interviews, treatments and general hygiene and they are probably looking at 11pm-ish departure from the arena. If they go out for a few drinks, you can easily get to 1am. Hell, just going home and chilling probably takes them that late. And that's during a home stand. A road trip usually involves departure from the game arena, whether the game just finished is home or not. So you have all of that, arriving, loading up, flying (west coast is 4 hours from DAL), unloading and getting checked in, and it's a long night for everyone. That's why I hate 2nd B2B games in Utah. Even if you're on the west coast, it's a pain to get there.
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