Dwyane Wade's outdoor basketball court

[Boards]

Saw this on Instagram this morning - DWade's outdoor basketball court in Miami has a Marquette theme. Pretty cool. Gotta love the caption too.

http://instagram.com/p/xjXj_fFCBf/?modal=true

[4everwarriors]

Yeah, but is he rockin' his IU shorts on it, hey?

[Tigidal]

http://instagram.com/p/xjXj_fFCBf/?modal=true

[Tugg Speedman]

Yeah, but is he rockin' his IU shorts on it, hey?

See the picture and then feel embarrassed you made this comment.

http://instagram.com/p/xjXj_fFCBf/?modal=true

[wadesworld]

See the picture and then feel embarrassed you made this comment.

http://instagram.com/p/xjXj_fFCBf/?modal=true

Does he make this comment if Bert is still our coach? Keep in mind, Wojo worked with the U.S. national team when Wade was playing on it. I get the feeling Wade probably approved of the hiring of Wojo.

[MU Fan in Connecticut]

If you read the comments, who's Shopaholic?

[reinko]

Who is Dwayne Wade?

[Tugg Speedman]

Does he make this comment if Bert is still our coach? Keep in mind, Wojo worked with the U.S. national team when Wade was playing on it. I get the feeling Wade probably approved of the hiring of Wojo.

I get the sense that Wade is not that involved with the program to make this kind of call.  Doc Rivers, on the other hand, is this involved and I understand was consulted in hiring a new coach.

Given the two, Rivers is better positioned to help MU on coaching hires than Wade.

[Tugg Speedman]

Does he make this comment if Bert is still our coach? Keep in mind, Wojo worked with the U.S. national team when Wade was playing on it. I get the feeling Wade probably approved of the hiring of Wojo.

Wade made a gift to MU to help to enhance literacy for inner-city children:

https://news.marquette.edu/news-releases/dwyane-wade-gift/

Wade is providing the lead gift to launch the Dwyane Wade "Live to Dream" Summer Reading Program. The program, to be hosted by the Hartman Center, will be open to second- and third-graders from Milwaukee. The Hartman Center is a teaching, research and service site where Marquette University undergraduate teachers in training tutor inner-city Milwaukee school children who struggle with reading and math. Wade will donate $65,000 a year for three years and is challenging others in the Marquette community to match that amount to fund the program for a full six years. The program will begin in 2015 through 2020.

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To follow on your thought (and I'm just asking the question) is the timing of this gift, 6 months after Bert left, coincidental?

[wadesworld]

Who is Dwayne Wade?

Good question.

[wadesworld]

I get the sense that Wade is not that involved with the program to make this kind of call.  Doc Rivers, on the other hand, is this involved and I understand was consulted in hiring a new coach.

Given the two, Rivers is better positioned to help MU on coaching hires than Wade.

I agree, I don't think he made the hire, I'm just saying I think he's probably happy with it.  Just like he didn't make the name change to the Gold.  Man, that was a hilarious reaction when he was told about it.

[The Lens]

Who is Dwayne Wade?

I think the OP meant Dwyane Wade.  If you don't know who Dwyane Wade is, he plays the same position as Jimmy Butler, currently plays in the same league as Jimmy Butler and went to the same college as Jimmy Butler.  Good player, but he's no Jimmy Butler.  Had his moments tho.

[wadesworld]

I think the OP meant Dwyane Wade.  If you don't know who Dwyane Wade is, he plays the same position as Jimmy Butler, currently plays in the same league as Jimmy Butler and went to the same college as Jimmy Butler.  Good player, but he's no Jimmy Butler.  Had his moments tho.

Gave me a laugh.

[77ncaachamps]

Yeah, but is he rockin' his IU shorts on it, hey?

No, but they're IU socks! ;p

[willie warrior]

Good question.

Question should be, does Jimmy B. have a court like that?

[ThatDude]

Its amazing how quickly this thread went LEFT

[keefe]

If you read the comments, who's Shopaholic?

Not sure about Shopaholic but beckycaliforniaa left an interesting comment

[wadesworld]

Question should be, does Jimmy B. have a court like that?

Let the man get paid this offseason first.

I think all of the former Marquette NBAers need hyperbolic chambers in their houses, moreso than nice Marquette basketball courts.

[Tugg Speedman]

Let the man get paid this offseason first.

I think all of the former Marquette NBAers need hyperbolic chambers in their houses, moreso than nice Marquette basketball courts.

Tanning booths
Frig of Diet Coach
Karate Lessons
Donations to soccer fields they never follow-through on

I don't mean this post in a negative way.

[GGGG]

Let the man get paid this offseason first.

I think all of the former Marquette NBAers need hyperbolic chambers in their houses, moreso than nice Marquette basketball courts.

Scoop is a bigger hyperbolic chamber than Wade ever had.

[martyconlonontherun]

"I don't know if he will ever go to Marquette....but a father can dream..#homecourt #hegotnext"

Caption on the photo

[wadesworld]

Scoop is a bigger hyperbolic chamber than Wade ever had.

Haha.  Hyperbolic chamber, hyperbaric chamber, they're equally as useful the way Tommy used them for college basketball players.  In fact, at least the hyperbolic chamber wouldn't hinder their performance.

[Tugg Speedman]

Haha.  Hyperbolic chamber, hyperbaric chamber, they're equally as useful the way Tommy used them for college basketball players.  In fact, at least the hyperbolic chamber wouldn't hinder their performance.

+1

The way the tanned one used the Hyperbaric chamber was exactly the wrong way.

Explained here
http://www.muscoop.com/index.php?topic=44043.msg625483#msg625483


Hyperbaric Chambers simulate altitude.  It is best to live at altitude as the thinner air makes your body increase its red-blood cell count (hemocrit levels).  That improves endurance.  (side note, EPO can do the same thing, hello Lance Armstrong).  People that get these often sleep in them so they spend several hours a day at altitude to get their bodies to adjust.

It is best to train at sea-level as that provides the maximum Oxygen intake when working hard.

So, live at altitude and train at sea-level.

Instead MU purchased a Hyperbaric Chamber so they could live at sea-level (or live in Milwaukee) and train at altitude (Hyperbaric Chamber).  They use to ride exercise bikes in the Hyperbaric Chamber.

Problem with training at altitude just starves the body of O2 and makes one unable to achieve their maximum potential.  In other-words it makes things worse!!

Makes things worse.  Has Crean ever done this in other areas?  Hmmmmm

[ChicosBailBonds]

+1

The way the tanned one used the Hyperbaric chamber was exactly the wrong way.

Explained here
http://www.muscoop.com/index.php?topic=44043.msg625483#msg625483


Hyperbaric Chambers simulate altitude.  It is best to live at altitude as the thinner air makes your body increase its red-blood cell count (hemocrit levels).  That improves endurance.  (side note, EPO can do the same thing, hello Lance Armstrong).  People that get these often sleep in them so they spend several hours a day at altitude to get their bodies to adjust.

It is best to train at sea-level as that provides the maximum Oxygen intake when working hard.

So, live at altitude and train at sea-level.

Instead MU purchased a Hyperbaric Chamber so they could live at sea-level (or live in Milwaukee) and train at altitude (Hyperbaric Chamber).  They use to ride exercise bikes in the Hyperbaric Chamber.

Problem with training at altitude just starves the body of O2 and makes one unable to achieve their maximum potential.  In other-words it makes things worse!!

Makes things worse.  Has Crean ever done this in other areas?  Hmmmmm

You sure about that?

http://www.boston.com/sports/articles/2007/10/19/up_and_coming_method/?page=full

Sure looks to me like MU bought a Hypoxic chamber, not a hyperbaric chamber as erroneous reported here over the years. 

I'd hate to think Scoop put out some wrong information...or else the Suns, Packers, Pistons, Miami Heat, etc were also wrong at the time.   

Regardless, if you look at the number of NBA and NFL teams using either Hypoxic or Hyperbaric chambers at the team level or by individuals, the list is a who's who.  Maybe they're all buying it just because, maybe it's a placebo. 

[Tugg Speedman]

You sure about that?

http://www.boston.com/sports/articles/2007/10/19/up_and_coming_method/?page=full

Sure looks to me like MU bought a Hypoxic chamber, not a hyperbaric chamber as erroneous reported here over the years.  

I'd hate to think Scoop put out some wrong information...or else the Suns, Packers, Pistons, Miami Heat, etc were also wrong at the time.  

Regardless, if you look at the number of NBA and NFL teams using either Hypoxic or Hyperbaric chambers at the team level or by individuals, the list is a who's who.  Maybe they're all buying it just because, maybe it's a placebo.  

Hyperbaric chamber is a typo, should be hypobaric chamber.


From the article ...


As far as using it properly, the article clearly says what I detailed above ...

Professional athletes ranging from NBA players Shaquille O'Neal, Gilbert Arenas, and Ben Gordon to NFL players A.J. Hawk, Anthony Gonzalez, and Al Johnson to MLS players James Riley and Brian Ching have tried sleeping at simulated altitude. The Philadelphia Flyers encourage their athletes to use sleeping systems, and several players have invested in the technology.

The "live high, train low" method promotes several key physiological changes as athletes acclimate to thin air, which basically leads to an increased number of oxygen-carrying red blood cells and more efficient delivery and absorption of oxygen. The result is improved endurance and reduced fatigue, though it varies depending on how much time athletes spend in the chamber and at what altitude, as well as overall training programs.

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With an altitude sleeping unit set near 15,000 feet combined with daily practices, Arenas works to achieve the right "live high, train low" balance. He cites anecdotal proof it works.

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And this is how the tanned one had MU use it ...

Inside an altitude chamber that simulates conditions at 9,000 feet above sea level, Marquette University guards Wesley Matthews and Jerel McNeal start pedaling stationary bikes. Realizing the challenge ahead, they look less than thrilled. Within minutes, Matthews and McNeal experience shortness of breath. Heart rates rise quickly. In five minutes, Matthews and McNeal have stressed their bodies far beyond what they could do on a bike outside the chamber.

Mercifully, the altitude workout ends after 15 minutes, though both athletes feel they went through a conditioning session four to five times as long. In some ways, they did.

Given how the body must adapt to changes at higher altitudes, Matthews and McNeal gain more from brief workouts inside the chamber than longer conditioning sessions outside. As a result, the altitude exercise unit containing oxygen-reduced air offers an athlete's dream-conditioning scenario. Less time on a bike or treadmill. Less physical wear and tear. More stamina. Faster recovery. Studies have shown that after six weeks working out in altitude exercise chambers, an athlete's time to exhaustion can increase up to 42 percent.

"I'd love to be able to play and never get tired," said a sweat-covered Matthews after exiting the chamber set up in a back corner of the Al McGuire Center weight room. "But the smallest advantage we'll take. If we're 10 percent better at fighting through fatigue and 10 percent less tired [late in games], then that could be big for us."

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The way the tanned one was using it was all wrong.  Jumping on an exercise bike at 9,000 feet and riding it for 15 minutes like a madman until your lungs are going to burst does nothing but tire you out.  You have to spend several hours a day at altitude to make it effective.  That's why you sleep in them. (the highlighted part in Green is pure BS)

And yes, they are incredibly effective if you use them correctly.