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I believe he and Gordon are now tied for number of schools attended. I guess Jimmy Bell is in that group too.

At least no one brought up the issue of Wyoming Ice Cubes.

Could we have a thread for people with Altimeters who are bored

Can we get the BVF to sponsor preseason workouts in Lhasa Tibet? They have a court at 12,000 feet altitude. Our guys would come back to St. Louis like Supermen.

You could try Tibetans as well, they are permanently adapted to it. As a matter of fact one of the reasons that the recent fighting between the Indian and Chinese Armies in the Himalayas (using truncheons and knives primarily, no guns) has been consistently won by the Indians is that the units the Indian Army has been using are ethnically Tibetan. The Chinese are mostly from sea level.

We've been doing this recruiting thing all wrong. F*** Werewolves. We must recruit only Sherpas who are built for a high altitude existence.

Another former A-10 player headed to a P6 school. Brantley to Oklahoma State.

This is valid, not all people react the same to altitude

How long has Jokic been living in Denver?

All you need:

I didn't run a marathon while I was there but did do some fairly strenuous cardio in Denver in April without issue

Sombor, Serbia has an elevation of 295 feet. Nikola Jokic has somehow managed to overcome is birth and childhood at sea level to become a 3 time MVP in Denver (elevation over 5,000 feet). "Never underestimate the lungs of a champion." - Rudy Tomjanovich's Pulmonologist (probably)

Adaptation to high altitude suitable for most people leading normal lives is not the same as adaptation that allows you to play basketball in D1. Can you get the concept that you need a hell of a lot more effort and a much greater oxygen consumption than what normal people need when you are playing D1 basketball competitively?

This is correct to some extent, but not a good argument. We did not go against anyone after being eliminated during the A10 tournament. ISU played and beat every team that went against them in the NIT, with the exception of the last game. Their team did play and win against A10, ACC, Big 12, and similar level teams during the NIT.

Another large factor in my argument is that there may be weight to the ISU guys' numbers being put up against Valley competition and our guys up against Ivy, A10, ACC, and Big 12 competition. It's a safe assumption to make that those guys at that level would have higher counting stats inherently.

True. That would be pretty cool. They need to get Clohisy as many ABs as possible. So nice to have him back.

There's program season wins record on the table.

You are assuming that a person would not adapt over time to the higher elevation which is not true. I have been in higher elevation areas numerous times - 7K is not much higher than Denver. Normally after a few days whatever impact being at the higher elevation may have on a person has dissipated significantly. If you are living in the area you will make that adaptation and have a normal life there. I am sorry you don't understand this but this is the truth.

HANG ANOTHA BANNER!!!! CONFERENCE CHAMPS!!!!!! Since an at large is out of the question, lets play some freshman, get rested up, and win the damn tournament!!!!

I'm more appalled at the subsequent conversation than a High School head coach doing a photoshoot with his state championship rings.

Billikens up 3-0 in the 4th. 1st game of a double dip.

You can do two things: 1. Talk with A-Bomb and find out what it is like. 2. Take a trip to S. America and go to Machu Picchu, or Bogota and find out yourself what it is like. You could also go to Laramie and try to run around a block.

The high elevation is only a problem when mixed with ice cubes formed in low elevation.