Blazer's Edge

The NBA season is drawing to a close are we look back on what turned out to be some of the best and worst offseason moves from last summer. We think history is going to be pretty hard on the Cavaliers. Then we talk about potential playoff matchups and the increased possibilty up upsets this year. This week (March 12-17) is National Sleep Awareness Week (recognized each year during the week that Daylight Savings Time starts) and we have the perfect guest. Cheri Mah studies sleep and performance of professional and elite athletes and she is the person behind the MahScore, a formula that ESPN uses to predict games that are most unwinnable (Schedule Alert games) due to scheduling and travel. We talked to Cheri about some of the unique challenges for NBA players, how Andre Iguodala attributes his longevity in the league to improved sleep, she gives us some tips that everyone can do to improve their sleep quality and we learn about a cool trick called a Napacino--listen to this week’s WHAT Podcast to find out mor