Quote: Originally posted by thewizard2 on 12/27/2009dalter, what you said makes 100% sense. Hypothetically:

Team A gets 45 shots off, running slow down.
Team A gets 60 shots off, running average tempo.
Team A gets 75 shots off, running uptempo.

You said players get more tired with a higher # of possessions. But keep in mind, the other team also has to get the same number of possessions, despite what tempo they're playing.

So if Team A is running uptempo, they get 75 shots off, then assuming everything is equal Team B also has to get 75 shots off. But according to what you're saying Team A is getting more tired than Team B, because they are running uptempo.

Quote: Originally posted by zhawks on 12/27/2009
Second, what you have brought to the table says that a team that is going to play uptempo needs to have greater conditioning in general, never does it state that in the same game a team running uptempo will have to have a greater conditioning then a team (in the same game) running slowdown.

Quote: Originally posted by zhawks on 12/27/2009

Nowhere does it say "In a given game when one team plays uptempo and another plays normal, the team playing uptempo needs to be better conditioned."

Quote: Originally posted by thewizard2 on 12/27/2009

Quote: Originally posted by zhawks on 12/27/2009
Nowhere does it say "In a given game when one team plays uptempo and another plays normal, the team playing uptempo needs to be better conditioned."

It says it right here, unless you're saying the FAQ's are wrong. It's right there in black and white, the faster the tempo, the quicker you'll be shooting AND the more conditioning your players will require

Q: How does tempo affect the game?
A: The tempo refers to the speed at which you want your offense to run. The faster the tempo, the quicker you'll be shooting and the more conditioning your players will require.

Now dalter said the FAQ are incorrect, so you're saying this is not valid at all?

Quote: Originally posted by a_in_the_b on 12/27/2009It means it woudl need more stamina than if it was running something other than uptempo:  A team running uptempo will have more posessions ion the game its playing, both it and its opponent, than it would were it playing the same opponent playing the same tempo while playing normal or slowdown itself.  So a team does need more stamina to play uptempo than to play a slower tempo. 

Quote: Originally posted by dalter on 12/27/2009Wiz, if there are more possessions in a given game, then yes, the other team running normal would also get more tired. It's more total possessions, not just possessions by your team.