The Al ude

[Phonzie20]

Blair Rasmussen = Kenyon Martin... so not too different.

Sorry Phonz.

now that just hurts....

[Solid D]

I'm sorry, he had a "kick me" sign on his back today. Jus' playin'.

[Dre_7]

its not like Camby will be pinching Duncan's nose shut.

I dunno, they did get away with alota stuff in game 1.

[SilverPlayer]

I wonder how much the al ude is mitigated by something as simple as the building air conditioner.

You know how you walk into a building that is being pumped full of air conditioned air you can feel it rush out towards you. This is because the air is denser inside most building because we are constantly pumping air into them. This would mean that in a large sports arena it might logically mimic the atmospheric air density of lower al udes, and thus mitigate the al ude problem altogether. Who knows?

[MadDog73]

I wonder how much the al ude is mitigated by something as simple as the building air conditioner.

You know how you walk into a building that is being pumped full of air conditioned air you can feel it rush out towards you. This is because the air is denser inside most building because we are constantly pumping air into them. This would mean that in a large sports arena it might logically mimic the atmospheric air density of lower al udes, and thus mitigate the al ude problem altogether. Who knows?

Uhhh, no. Unless the building is pressurized, the air has the same "density" inside and out. If you feel air rush towards you, it's probably because there's a fan blowing it out (common in many buildings to keep hot air out).

[SilverPlayer]

hey its just a musing I had....no need to get your panties in a wad.

Btw if you look at this link, you will clearly see that Air conditioning systems clearly do affect indoor air pressure, and that the EPA recomends a slightly higher air pressure inside to prevent things like Radon gasses from entering your home if their is radon in the surrounding soil. You should do a little investigation before you dismiss something out of hat.
http://www.fsec.ucf.edu/Bldg/pubs/iaq_imp/

[MeAndBobThrowChairs]

nobody ever complained about the al ude in denver until the broncos started winning games. its the same with the nuggets, the al ude wont be the reason they'll win at home if they do.

[CosmicCowboy]

Uhhh, no. Unless the building is pressurized, the air has the same "density" inside and out. If you feel air rush towards you, it's probably because there's a fan blowing it out (common in many buildings to keep hot air out).

uhhh...virtually all commercial building A/C systems are designed to be slightly pressure positive but the pressurization is insignificant to the air density as it is normally just a fraction of and inch w/c. but they ARE pressurized...

[Cant_Be_Faded]

this should be a classic thread because the word "acclimate" was used so many times, i bet it was more than any other spurstalk thread in history

but yeah this al ude crap is blown out of proportion, its not like every colorado based team has been dominant from day 1

[RobinsontoDuncan]

thanks for the input everyone, I think the most convincing thing I read here was that the Broncos also have the same atmosphere, but I have seen very bad teams beat the crap out of Denver (Oakland) at home, and football players run just as much as basketball players.

[bonesinaz]

Well I would just add that many athletes will train at a higher elevation to get a slight edge. Their bodies get the same effect as blood doping, but it is legal and natural.

The nuggets have been in and out of Denver so much that it probably won't give them an edge physically to go home. The edge would have been in SA when they had the ability to run like supermen because of increased O2 carrying ability, but we all know that didn't happen.

My husband and I first noticed that we felt like super athletes when we went to Vegas and ran around (from High to low elevation).

[Phonzie20]

Well I would just add that many athletes will train at a higher elevation to get a slight edge. Their bodies get the same effect as blood doping, but it is legal and natural.

The nuggets have been in and out of Denver so much that it probably won't give them an edge physically to go home. The edge would have been in SA when they had the ability to run like supermen because of increased O2 carrying ability, but we all know that didn't happen.

My husband and I first noticed that we felt like super athletes when we went to Vegas and ran around (from High to low elevation).

Don't judge by Vegas.

[bonesinaz]

Don't judge by Vegas.

The only reason I mentioned Vegas is because it is close and a much lower elevation than where I live. Take your pick of any city closer to sea level, it is the same for Phx, St.louis, Chicago. Now do you get my point?

[Jimcs50]

Salt Lake City is almost as high and the Spurs had what, a 15 game win streak going with them?

No problem, 4000 ft is not bad, now if it were 7-9,000 ft, then you would have a problem.

[Phonzie20]

The only reason I mentioned Vegas is because it is close and a much lower elevation than where I live. Take your pick of any city closer to sea level, it is the same for Phx, St.louis, Chicago. Now do you get my point?

OK, point taken.

[samparks23]

Since Denver spent almost a week in SA, I think they will have a hard time adapting as well.

It aint like that, once your lungs and cells get used to the al ude, it will take a long time for them to adapt to sea level. That is why olympic athletes train in Colorado Springs, because of the al ude.

I remember, our old Nuggets team, had the other team believeing the al ude was worse then it was, which was how we blew so many teams out and scored 130 plus every home game