In Reply to: This is a real thing. posted by ej on September 22, 2025 at 07:32:05
I did a small analysis which doesn't prove anything, but is some evidence for this theory . . . maybe.
Last season we had five games where we had to travel to or from the midwest or east within the previous four days. Free throw percentage in the first half was 78%, in the second half 59%. Even though a small sample, it was borderline statistically significant. However, throwing out the Minnesota game which was atypical (I think the misses were mental rather than physical), it wasn't significant.