heywoodu 13,540 Posted August 23, 2019 #81 Share Posted August 23, 2019 9 hours ago, VolleyRuller96 said: What's up with basketball (blue) having that weird shape every time? I can assume the main peak is the NBA Finals, but how come every year there is the same small peak, then a 'descent', then a short 'climb' and then again the major peak/NBA Finals? What is that smaller peak? If you'd like to help our fellow Totallympics member Bruna Moura get to the 2026 Winter Olympics, after her car crash on the way to the 2022 Olympics, every tiny bit of help would be greatly appreciated! Full story and how to help can be found here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wumo 2,795 Posted August 23, 2019 #82 Share Posted August 23, 2019 (edited) 7 minutes ago, heywoodu said: What's up with basketball (blue) having that weird shape every time? I can assume the main peak is the NBA Finals, but how come every year there is the same small peak, then a 'descent', then a short 'climb' and then again the major peak/NBA Finals? What is that smaller peak? After the descent, the NBA finals, the two small peaks are probably NBA Draft and Free agency. Between 2014-2016, I would assume one of the small peaks is the World Cup. The first real peak is the season start in NBA and Euroleague. Then the season is underway and nothing special happens, before NBA All-star where the next peak is. From that point, it's building up to the NBA Finals and Euroleague Final Four as the highest peak of the season. Edited August 23, 2019 by wumo26 heywoodu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grassmarket 2,749 Posted August 23, 2019 #83 Share Posted August 23, 2019 6 hours ago, heywoodu said: What's up with basketball (blue) having that weird shape every time? I can assume the main peak is the NBA Finals, but how come every year there is the same small peak, then a 'descent', then a short 'climb' and then again the major peak/NBA Finals? What is that smaller peak? I’m think the NCAA finals in March, msybe? heywoodu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George_D 873 Posted March 15, 2021 #84 Share Posted March 15, 2021 Football, Basketball for Greece Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intoronto 4,202 Posted July 18, 2021 #85 Share Posted July 18, 2021 Interesting... Gianlu33 and Bearas 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshMartini007 2,204 Posted July 18, 2021 #86 Share Posted July 18, 2021 17 hours ago, intoronto said: Interesting... Surprised rugby sevens finished last by a lot. I also thought athletics would be a bit higher, but the average American knows the sport as track & field so maybe there was some confusion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinzha 529 Posted July 18, 2021 #87 Share Posted July 18, 2021 6 hours ago, intoronto said: Interesting... Very surprised Diving is that high! And also that gymnastics is more popular than swimming and athletics. It looks like American fans should avoid the NOS broadcasts during the Olympics. And not just because of the language! 'Unpopular sports' like field hockey, sailing, every cycling discipline, rowing, judo make up a large part of Dutch Olympic coverage and medal hopes! Of course athletics, swimming and gymnastics (in that order for me) do make up the 'backbone' of Olympic coverage here as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nenad 358 Posted July 18, 2021 #88 Share Posted July 18, 2021 I would take those numbers with a huge chunk of salt. Their polls can't predict presidential race in US even though they poll it million times, now I'm suppose to beleive they nailed summer olympic sports... Oldira 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thiago_simoes 1,359 Posted July 18, 2021 #89 Share Posted July 18, 2021 8 hours ago, intoronto said: Interesting... In Brazil, gymnastics is the second most popular sport in Tokyo. It's only behind football, of course. Also, this might surprise some people, but rhythmic gymnastics often draws more attention than artistic gymnastics around here, especially at the Pan American Games. Source: https://www.lance.com.br/olimpiada/futebol-ginastica-sao-mais-esperados-pelo-publico-brasileiro-para-jogos-olimpicos-toquio.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NearPup 2,156 Posted July 18, 2021 #90 Share Posted July 18, 2021 1 hour ago, nenad said: I would take those numbers with a huge chunk of salt. Their polls can't predict presidential race in US even though they poll it million times, now I'm suppose to beleive they nailed summer olympic sports... This misconception is just so annoying. The 2016 national polls underestimated Trump less than the 2012 polls underestimated Obama, or that the French polls in 2017 underestimated Macron. How good or bad polls are is very state dependent, too. Ohio and Michigan polls have been sort of garbage recently, compared to polls of say Georgia that have consistently been spot-on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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