Basketball is a fast paced game.
Well obviously not, when you are playing a patient offense. Better run them in the ground next time.
Maybe the regeneration during the breaks is too big, but that has not been a problem in the last 10 years. If you put a huge penalty on playing 48 minutes, you can completely ditch training too. I see the problem you adress, but the possible solution would bring like 10 even worse problems.
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