Player Health
Laker Film Room - Dedicated to the Study of Lakers Basketball
Pete Zayas
4.8 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 26 February 2023
⏱️ ? minutes
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Summary
Bonus pod! Mike and NBA/NFL/MLB executive Dr. Robby Sikka, formerly VP of Basketball Operations and Player Wellness, and the VP of Basketball Performance and Technology for the Minnesota Timberwolves, dig into the evolution of player health, discussing, among other things, how increased size and strength, plus position-less basketball, have impacted injuries. They also look at how opponent load management could impact the Lakers playoff push.
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| 0:00.0 | What do you think about the Laker team now? |
| 0:03.0 | You follow the box scores of the games every day? |
| 0:06.0 | Just the Lakers. |
| 0:07.0 | You're kidding. |
| 0:08.0 | That is really a compliment. |
| 0:10.0 | I was pleased to see you smile at the top of our show because once the game starts, you have a game face. |
| 0:18.0 | You don't smile much out there. |
| 0:20.0 | I don't think you have to do things for money anymore. |
| 0:22.9 | Correct. |
| 0:23.3 | All right. |
| 0:23.5 | What's up, everybody? |
| 0:24.6 | Mike Trudell here on the Laker Film Room podcast. |
| 0:27.6 | No Darius and No Pete today. |
| 0:29.9 | Bit of a special, unique episode, and I have recruited a guest, his name, is Dr. Robbie Seeker. |
| 0:37.7 | Dr. Seca has been working with NBA, NFL, and Major League Baseball teams for a number of years now. |
| 0:43.6 | I mean, served in all kinds of different capacities. |
| 0:46.6 | Basically, Robbie, and I call him Robbie, because he's also, you know, my best friend from childhood, |
| 0:51.3 | but about keeping players on the quarter field for as much as possible. |
| 0:55.1 | So he's been a front office executive for several teams, currently employed by the Yankees and the |
| 0:59.9 | Broncos, also running your consulting company, Smart. Is that sports medicine, analytics research |
| 1:06.3 | team, Robbie? Yep. Yep. Okay. It is. It is. Thanks for having me here today. |
| 1:13.8 | Can I call you Robbie or do I have to refer to you as Dr. Seca on inofficial capacities here on the podcast? |
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