roids: injury recovery, strength trainingspeed: game time focus/energyblood doping: endurance
all sorts of stuff that wld be beneficial for basketball
― lag∞n, Monday, 16 February 2015 16:35 (nine years ago) link
obviously they aren't the only kind of PEDs, but I feel like anabolic steroids wouldn't be that common bc aren't the muscle/strength enhancements they facilitate not particularly conducive to speed and agility (especially over time, with increased use)? and those are two of the most essential attributes for any baller
― slothroprhymes, Monday, February 16, 2015 10:05 AM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
my understanding is the downside to roids is decreased endurance but that they are great for the fast burst motions that produce speed and agility (see ben johnson), im sure any clever player or trainer cld figure out how to work them into the mix optimally
― lag∞n, Monday, 16 February 2015 16:37 (nine years ago) link
not to mention, especially with today's medical technologies/advances - and whole clinics brazenly pushing forward with it - they're got to be super expensive rarified stuff that the FDA and major sports orgs aren't aware of and don't want to be aware of
and how far is it from "nutrition" these days...
― Nhex, Monday, 16 February 2015 16:38 (nine years ago) link
agree tho that injury recovery is the biggest red flag all sorts of guys (kobe) coming back in super human time recently
― lag∞n, Monday, 16 February 2015 16:39 (nine years ago) link
yeah thats why the bio passport is the gold standard for testing these days cause u cant rely on knowing every drug someone will just make a new one xp
― lag∞n, Monday, 16 February 2015 16:40 (nine years ago) link
I think Billy Simmons mentioned something about this, if not now it at least was rampant in the NBA, back when players didn't know when they'd be drug tested but did know how many times they would be so it was essentially open season after like the 4th test
― Abstinence Hawk (frogbs), Monday, 16 February 2015 16:50 (nine years ago) link
re: the injury recovery time thing, was anyone a bit suspicious of the serge ibaka thing in the 13-14 WC finals? he's out the first two games and not expected to return for the series, they get hosed games 1 and 2, then he suddenly returns for 2 games & it is highly beneficial until reality sets in (namely that their coach is scott brooks and they are playing the fucking unstoppable 2013-14 spurs)
― slothroprhymes, Monday, 16 February 2015 16:58 (nine years ago) link
er, he returned for the whole series but it only really mattered in games 3 and 4, is what I meant
― slothroprhymes, Monday, 16 February 2015 16:59 (nine years ago) link
#2 because I WANT TO BELIEEEEVE.
― Hollinger Escape Plan (Leee), Monday, 16 February 2015 18:41 (nine years ago) link
i reckon players get on hgh in high school and college when its important to stand out from their classmates. and then might cycle in the offseason or while coming back from injuries. i doubt theres much ped use during the season, that would be very risky both with getting caught and any side effects.
i guess blood doping could be a thing tho
― micah, Friday, 20 February 2015 14:51 (nine years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― System, Friday, 27 February 2015 00:01 (nine years ago) link
juiced
― moullet, Friday, 27 February 2015 01:40 (nine years ago) link
the possibility doesn't seem farfetched or crazy, but you'd think that there'd have been more rumors floating around. especially with how competitive the league is. sometimes getting an edge means sniping at the enemy from cover.
― Aimless, Friday, 27 February 2015 01:48 (nine years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Saturday, 28 February 2015 00:01 (nine years ago) link
I want to change my vote from 2 to 5.
― Godsleee You Black Emperor (Leee), Saturday, 28 February 2015 00:03 (nine years ago) link
29 votes! always so weird to me that ilh has all these lurkers.
― Clay, Saturday, 28 February 2015 00:07 (nine years ago) link
Or socks!
― Godsleee You Black Emperor (Leee), Saturday, 28 February 2015 00:12 (nine years ago) link
"lebron is the juiceman" slays me everytime kudos
― lag∞n, Saturday, 28 February 2015 01:27 (nine years ago) link
i have told people irl about the lebron ped possibility in recent days just to get around to saying "lebron is the juiceman" aloud
― Clay, Saturday, 28 February 2015 01:32 (nine years ago) link
lmao
― lag∞n, Saturday, 28 February 2015 01:34 (nine years ago) link
― Clay, Friday, February 27, 2015 7:07 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
feel like its prob just ppl using sna clicking on polls cause they like to vote in things i do this btw
― lag∞n, Saturday, 28 February 2015 01:40 (nine years ago) link
important qn: is the 'man' in 'juiceman' pronounced like 'horseman'? or like 'pac man'?
― you can buy your hair if it won't grow (Sufjan Grafton), Sunday, 1 March 2015 20:00 (nine years ago) link
was thinking the latter tho am intrigued by the former
― lag∞n, Sunday, 1 March 2015 20:10 (nine years ago) link
eh, when you say it like that it sounds pluralized. best to stick with juice MAN
― Nhex, Sunday, 1 March 2015 20:16 (nine years ago) link
regular HGH testing starting next year, league & player's union both agreed on it
― slothroprhymes, Thursday, 16 April 2015 21:51 (nine years ago) link
strangely skinnier players in '16
― Premise ridiculous. Who have two potato? (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 16 April 2015 22:26 (nine years ago) link
they were the juicemen
― And let’s say a new Hozier comes along, and Spotify outbids you (Sufjan Grafton), Thursday, 16 April 2015 22:37 (nine years ago) link
Wade and Westbrook are more suspicious because they were late bloomers, but on the other hand they haven't excused themselves from their teams mid season to go to one of the PED hot spots.
― Matt Armstrong, Friday, 17 April 2015 08:41 (nine years ago) link
Fresh legs in OT in game 60 of the season for a dude who only had one good leg once upon a time. You love to see it. No seriously you really do love to see it https://t.co/g3B28pbLbu— Beyonce has an uncle named Larry Beyince. Bruh.... (@DragonflyJonez) February 23, 2019
new theory: okc brings the most out of players via juicing
― you know who deserves sitewide mod privileges? (m bison), Saturday, 23 February 2019 18:32 (five years ago) link
oklahoma juice city
― lag∞n, Saturday, 23 February 2019 22:22 (five years ago) link