But on that cutting motion, it means that there is going to be a lot of shear force motion, compared to the big power center whose motion is mostly up and down. In this case, it's a lot of side to side. He does some jumping, but he's not very heavy. Our job is to ensure that these different players' needs are addressed with the right shoe. We are in the process of collecting similar data on women by looking at the way they play the game.
Early results suggest that, independently of position, women are playing the game differently.
It seems that the flow of the game is more continuous, even for the power center. Women run a lot more during the game. A guard and a power center, man or woman, still play the game differently from each other.