NBA Doesn't Test for HGH

[SpanishACB]

the best part is the little adult kids (the players) think that by coming out publically against weed and such (that does nothing) they're going to be able to drag this no HGH testing policy even further.

They're probably right too, it's sad.

To the people trying to theorize about there being no actual playing benefits, poor souls, you shouldn't be playing devil's advocate when you can't even understand a page of Dante's.

[G.O.A.T]

Who does believe players don't use it?

The question is....do you care?

I do in a way....but not all that much. It bugs me because of the edge it gives them on former players who had to do it closer to the right way(people were on things even in the 70s). But im not losing sleep.

I bet 20% of the NFL is or was on something.

More than 20% of small college football players are using some type of steroid or growth hormone. In the NFL, my guess is around 90% of non-specialists/quarterbacks.

I agree that the question is not if they are using, but if we care.

I don't care. I enjoyed baseball in 1998, a lot. Honestly the writers keeping players like Bonds, McGwire, Clemens etc. out of the HOF bothers me more than their "cheating". To me, they are trying to rewrite history. I don't see why we can't look at the steroid era in baseball just like the dead ball era or pre-integration era. circumstances changed and so did the game, let's teach people of future generations what happened, not try to alter the history to suit our sensibilities today.

To your point about performance enhancement in the 1970's and before let's not discount the use of amphetamines, common in baseball and football as far back as the 1950's. Or, how about Pine Tar, Vaseline, etc. I understand these have different effects, but the intention is the same, any little edge one can acquire.

Also KBlaze, please join our HOF project and consider sticking it to the front page.

[fourkicks44]

today's era > all other eras

All because of HGH.

With today's drugs Jordan would have won 10 championships. Lebron can't even get more than 2 shooting up.

[tomtucker]

Dwyane Wade is most definitely not on HGH. He just like storing nuts in his mouth.

but who

[R.I.P.]

LMAO at the NBA player union wanting increased testing for marijuana and co., because they are sick of underpeforming cokeheads as teammates, but have no interest in increased PED testing like HGH and EPO.

[MavsSuperFan]

LMAO at the NBA player union wanting increased testing for marijuana and co., because they are sick of underpeforming cokeheads as teammates, but have no interest in increased PED testing like HGH and EPO. :roll:

sad, and makes me suspect them

[ILLsmak]

Hgh at a young age will make you taller, and that includes your arms...

Look at players still growing at 18,19,20. And growing from 6'3 to 6'10 or more suddenly late in the teens, while donning a unibrow and teeth all over the place- you do the math.

At 6'3 he doesn't sniff at NBA, at 6'10 he's a future mvp...

Well, I agree with HGH... but I think HGH or whatever NBA players are using is making them shorter. Either that or how they measure height, or their athleticism due to using PEDs has phased out the true 7 footer.

I dunno if 6'3-6'10 is a strange spurt. Someone in my family grew a whole foot, but he wasn't 6'3 beforehand. The teeth and eyebrow is strange though haha.

I think HGH is bad because it's made the game different. All PEDs are bad, there are some serious athletes without them and if the rest of players are skill players (something the NBA lacks now), then that gives them more room to operate. Opposed to everyone having a shaky jumper and being great at attacking the rim.

But, the question isn't even... are they using or do we care. It's more like what are we gonna do... nothing. Dudes are on PEDs in the Olympics, too, **** the bullshit. Maybe not on the same ridic level as the NBA or Professional sports tho.

As for rehabbing from injuries, that will never work because that means its on hand. I mean, it'll never work as a legit mechanic where they can just stop when they are 'healed.'

-Smak

[GODbe]

today's era > all other eras

All because of HGH.

With today's drugs Jordan would have won 10 championships. Lebron can't even get more than 2 shooting up.

Jordan was already on these same drugs to begin with when he played. Could barely get past Kobe's ring count despite being on the most stacked team of all time, in a weak era.

[Soundwave]

Wouldn't be surprised at all if its used in the NBA among other pro sports.

There are regular joe gym rats at my gym that are on it. Naive to believe pro athletes wouldn't be tempted.

[eliteballer]

http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/11...ed-drug-policy

NFL has approved HGH testing, Silver said the NBA would follow the NFL's lead..

[ProfessorMurder]

^ Good.

I want real players that don't juice.

[Magic 32]

It aint gonna make your shot go in.

It aint gonna make your arms longer to grab rebounds.

It give you better stamina. Every part of your game can benefit from that.

[eliteballer]

More than 20% of small college football players are using some type of steroid or growth hormone. In the NFL, my guess is around 90% of non-specialists/quarterbacks.

I agree that the question is not if they are using, but if we care.

I don't care. I enjoyed baseball in 1998, a lot. Honestly the writers keeping players like Bonds, McGwire, Clemens etc. out of the HOF bothers me more than their "cheating". To me, they are trying to rewrite history. I don't see why we can't look at the steroid era in baseball just like the dead ball era or pre-integration era. circumstances changed and so did the game, let's teach people of future generations what happened, not try to alter the history to suit our sensibilities today.

To your point about performance enhancement in the 1970's and before let's not discount the use of amphetamines, common in baseball and football as far back as the 1950's. Or, how about Pine Tar, Vaseline, etc. I understand these have different effects, but the intention is the same, any little edge one can acquire.

Also KBlaze, please join our HOF project and consider sticking it to the front page.

What's your source for the bolded?

[Random_Guy]

hmmm the usual HGH debate. just gonna throw my opinions in to the mix. In my opinion i dont care whether players juice or not, or whether HGH harms ones health. I want the best possible show in front of me.