What's with James Haren's shoulder tape gimmick?

[CavaliersFTW]

Doubt it's functional. He's trying to set a trend.

[tpols]

A Lotta players wear that kinesiology tape.. I've seen Butler and Anthony Davis with it too

[You Cant Ban Me]

its called kinesio tape and it does help i just don't remember what it does

[CavaliersFTW]

its called kinesio tape and it does help i just don't remember what it does

probably does the same shit a magnetic bracelet does

...placebo

[RightTwoCensor]

Non-athletes make me cringe.

Get off your mom's couch and actually play a sport

[I<3NBA]

It's not placebo. It's functional. The grip and the elastic tension pulls skin and muscles taut. Supposed to stabilize joint and muscle groups. It limits motion too, depending on how you tape it. So if a therapist wants to limit a certain motion by a patient, they'll use that tape.

Tried one myself. Works best on shoulders and ankles.

[LONGTIME]

at this shit.

[CavaliersFTW]

Non-athletes make me cringe.

Get off your mom's couch and actually play a sport

I've been active in sports for years no way in hell that little piece of tape is going to do shit what are you Harden's PR agent?

[Smook A.]

He got an endorsement deal from KT Tape for it

[Haymaker]

probably does the same shit a magnetic bracelet does

...placebo

This

[LONGTIME]

It's not placebo. It's functional. The grip and the elastic tension pulls skin and muscles taut. Supposed to stabilize joint and muscle groups. It limits motion too, depending on how you tape it. So if a therapist wants to limit a certain motion by a patient, they'll use that tape.

Tried one myself. Works best on shoulders and ankles.

B.S. there's no credible evidence that it does anything.

[CavaliersFTW]

He got an endorsement deal from KT Tape for it

Most believable answer so far

[noob cake]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elastic...#Effectiveness

Basically no scientific explanation for any supposed effect. James Harden/Rockets organizational is rich enough to tape him up regardless of whether it works or not.

[RightTwoCensor]

These neck beards need to play an actual organized game.

Just because the tape doesn't work on your thumbs when you're finish playing video games doesn't mean it doesn't work for real athletes.

[CavaliersFTW]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elastic...#Effectiveness

Basically no scientific explanation for any supposed effect. James Harden/Rockets organizational is rich enough to tape him up regardless of whether it works or not.

Some researchers claim that what athletes are experiencing is a placebo effect.

Called it.

People trying act like I must not be an athlete

I have to tape the **** out of my ankles and fingers when I sprain them. They need to be locked the **** down. There is no way one little FLEXIBLE sliver of tape is going to do shit. Actual athletic tape has a legitimate function it totally eliminates specific movements/ranges of motion when applied properly, and is NOT flexible. When I saw that little sliver of tape on his shoulder I knew it had to be for marketing or something because it can't being doing anything to help or subtract from his normal range of motion. If it wasn't flexible like normal tape it would rip right off his arms in the course of a game so I know it's got to be flexible, therefore pointless unless functioning as placebo.