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Message: [QUOTE="MCC, post: 1318371, member: 145"] While I agree fatigue isn't the main issue here, you asking folks if they're cardiologists is silly. Cardios specialize in health / disease of the heart and blood vessels. They're not the experts on strength & conditioning or exercise physio. I suspect someone else has / will make this point in the thread, but basketball involves a great deal of explosive leaping (often a series of jumps) and extensive use of the arms for dribbling, shooting, defense, etc. Then tack on the pushing and shoving of other large individuals jockeying for position. Soccer involves much more running at medium speed with frequent sprints, but far less leaping and very little use of the arms (outside of the necessary motions for running). Very little heavy contact / pushing occurs because in soccer it constitutes a foul (and rightfully so). Focusing solely on distance covered is specious. [/QUOTE]