Sabreena: Hilariously, we find ourselves in the same conference. Penny and Blue have something to share with you! HS freshman aren't as tall as WNBA players. The Storm, led by 6'5 187 lb. 34 Likes, 43 Comments. Now that the University of Connecticut women's basketball team has added more national championship hardware to its trophy caseits seventh in school historyand won 78 games in a row, fans are demanding to know if this group of athletes could compete, and even beat, a division one men's basketball team. The Bruins return three starters off a team that got NCAA Tournament win experience last season by beating Oregon and nearly taking down Tennessee. My thoughts are this could be answered in one of the 4 other posts over the last 2 days that ask the same question. Take any of the final four teams against the Minnesota Lynx(2013 WNBA Champions) and it's not a contest. I had this debate many times since Brittney Griner was at Baylor and I am a Baylor alumni. 1 seed Saint Marys is a key reason why. EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) Connor McDavid had two goals and an assist, and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-2 Wednesday night. 20th 2001 X Games Athletisim isn't every thing. Now, if you were talking an WNBA All-Star team, you MIGHT be able to field a team that could compete with a high-level HS team, or even an average college team (assuming they could play like a mid-major team and just shoot a ton of threes to win), but NEVER a good or college team. The U.S. lacked some of its top bigs. Julius Randle was able to dominate the 7 foot tall Big 10 player of the year, Frank Kominsky, and there is not a WNBA player who could hold a candle to him in any basketball skill. Another, who works for an NBA team with a WNBA team of its own attached, says a reasonably good boys high school team could beat the Detroit Shock.) They will grab all the rebounds. Sabreena: The most difficulty Siegrist has had all season was against Aaliyah Edwards, and I expect Edwards to once again be up to the challenge. 10 seed South Dakota in the second round of the NCAA Tournament at the Ferrell Center. Updated Mar. A college team could beat an NBA team, there are too many variables. This is just about the most balanced team in the country offensively with Mackenzie Holmes and Grace Berger generating offense from the post and the perimeter, and oodles of shooters surrounding them in Sydney Parrish, Yarden Garzon and Sara Scalia. We've received your submission. EDIT: And here are some photos to underline my point. a all star team from an average gym could beat a buncha girls. Is the best team In The WNBA able to beat the worst NBA team? To believe that any of 2023's neo-contenders can become bonafide champs over the next few months is to believe that a once-in-a-quarter-century occurrence is about to transpire. 10 Gonzaga, More to do: Utah Valley clinches WAC title share with win over UT Arlington, No. The Cyclones, despite their recent struggles, are still widely expected to make the NCAA tournament. The two-time NAIA Player of the Year made an immediate impact at Iowa State, catching the eye of WNBA teams before suffering an ACL tear 13 games into the season. Wisconsin is a strong team defense, slow down, good shooting team and they got beat by pure athleticism by a team that starts 5 freshmen. Either way, Im riding with the best team in this conference and the one thats given Gonzaga the most trouble this year. Seton Hall, the worst three-point shooting team in the Big East (31.8%), made 7 of 12 shots from beyond the arc before halftime. Top kvash37 Pro Prospect Posts: 840 And1: 367 Joined: Jul 07, 2009 Re: WNBA champions vs best men's high school team? To nobodys surprise, Gonzaga (-145) enters this tournament as the favorite for the umpteenth time after winning it nine of the last 10 years and 18 times in 23 tries since head coach Mark Few took over in 1999. Sabreena: Florida Gulf Coast may not have Kierstan Bell or another WNBA first-round prospect this year, but the Eagles still have Karl Smesko, and that means theyll play the most modern offense possible. They would get creamed by any top 100 team. this is poor banter, Above average HS team? Athleticism is too important in basketball. I honestly don't think they'd be able to keep up with girls like Liz Cambage, Delle Done, Aja Wilson, Mya Moore, Ogunwike sisters,etc. Just based on size and strength. Follow us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram to get the latest updates on LSU Football and Recruiting. Gambling Problem? Gold 2014 X Games Saint Mary's has been a top-10 team all year long thanks in large part to its stifling defense, which limits easy scoring chances and attacks the glass with reckless abandon. Or could a top flight JV men's team beat a WNBA team. Both times they lost: 5-0 and 3-0. Montverde has 2 players that are 6'8" and two that are 6'9". Lol real question? A nationally ranked boys high school basketball team would probably beat a WNBA team. Tell your friend, for the 100th time, yes. Ski and Snowboard. If youre looking for another long shot, keep an eye on San Francisco. The U.S. has played 44 games against NCAA teams since 1995. We were a very small school (<200), and didn't play in a super competitive state. With Smith, Egbo and Jordan Lewis gone to the WNBA, the Bears added three freshmen and four Division I transfers to the roster. College vs WNBA is where it gets tough because both are very skilled and college has the size advantage. I think the bulk of the madness this year will come from all the power conferences beating up on one another with the 6 or 7 seeds being more dangerous than theyve been in awhile. whatdoidoidontkno Pacers 3 yr. ago college has the size advantage. Girls basketball is so much worse than men's basketball. Pure athleticism will counter out any amount of fundamentals, especially when the fundamentals don't include the ability to dunk. Get thefree Action Network appfor expert picks, live odds, bet tracking and more. Buggs grew a lot. At 6-6, she can shoot the 3, handle the ball and block shots. Their current three-game winning streak followed a four-game skid, the longest for the Bears since losing 11 in a row on way to a 7-20 record in 1999-2000, the season before Kim Mulkey became their coach. https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/xyjeek/you-will-get-beat-down-the-men-who-practice-with-the-wnba, Mikey Williams gonna dunk on any and every WNBA bigs. Sabreena: I think this is a big week for LSU. Chantel: And Iowa is definitely not a Final Fo oh, wait, never mind (mea culpa, mea culpa). The only thing is everyone can then study your lines! Jacobellis said with a laugh, according to U.S. A .500 high school team in Arkansas's 3rd biggest classification would probably run roughshod against all but the best women's teams. Abby Meyers and Brinae Alexander are shooting the lights out, and I dont have words to explain how frustrating it must be to have Shyanne Sellers guarding you. Jacobellis made her first podium of any kind since sweeping the individual and Olympic team golds last February. Gold 2005 Worlds SOCIAL MEDIA. Powered by phpBB Forum Software phpBB Limited. Chantel: Ah, yes, the SEC, it just means more. Athleticism is too important in basketball. Sabreena: Whats wild about the Big Ten is for as much as weve extolled Indiana and Iowa, Maryland might be the best team right now. Jamie Anderson, a two-time Olympic champion in snowboard slopestyle, is due with her first child. Georgia, Alabama, and maybe even Michigan, would smoke some, if not most, of the XFL teams. It was an exhibition, but the U.S. starting lineup included Olympic champions Sue Bird, Diana Taurasi, Sylvia Fowles and Seimone Augustus. 1 and No. It would be like 999/1000 times. Plus, they actually defend well enough to throw other teams off balance, with Chloe Moore-McNeil as the head of the snake on that end of the floor. If the USWNT can regularly lose to high school kids why wouldn't a random WNBA team lose too. For Stanford, Hannah Jump and Brooke Demetre would have to get going, and Brink would need to stay out of foul trouble. I think it would be more interesting to know what the lowest level of mens team could beat a pro womens team. Whatifsports.com is just taking that practice to the next level. "But we have to be the best version of ourselves.". Ninth 2021 Worlds Coach K's team won 100-percent of the time. T&C apply. Silver 2007 X Games Try a week on us. Boy this board is in love with the hypotheticals today. Jessie Diggins is first U.S. cross-country skier to win individual world U.S. hockey captain Kendall Coyne Schofield is pregnant, plans return to U.S. 33 basketball teams get one chance to qualify for Olympics. Im excited to witness The Caitlin Clark Experience in person, and I think that buzzer-beating loss to Iowa will have Indianas focus on another level. The Peabody Warhorses would make the UConn Lady Huskies their bitches. However, for a team that could match up physically (I'm looking at you, Stanford Cam Brink and Lauren Betts), there's now more of a roadmap than there was even when these two teams faced . Notre Dame won the regular-season title (though the obvious caveat of Olivia Miles health is in play), but I think Virginia Tech is playing the best of any team in the conference, and North Carolina also has its full starting lineup back with some ground to make up in the minds of the selection committee. "There's some inconsistency. Any mens high scholl basketball team that is competetive enough to win a state high school tournament in one of the 15 biggest states in the US could easily wreck the best WNBA team ever. Which team has the most to prove during the conference tournaments? But she suffered a lower leg injury in the third game this season, and played only limited minutes in five more until mid-January. In four World Cups in the last year, her best finish was fifth. No. UConn shocked the computers when they managed to win nearly 29 percent of the games against the Rockets. This is the most wide-open field among the major conferences, and there is a sleeper Final Four contender somewhere in the ACC, even if Im not yet sure which team that is. M.A. But my bigger issue with South Carolina is that Im still never going to be 100 percent confident (or even 70 percent confident) in its outside scoring options, who might end up being the weak links this March. Lindsey Jacobellisbecame the oldest world championships medalist in snowboard cross, one year after becoming the oldest individual Olympic medalist and gold medalist in all of snowboarding. Yes. Jacobellis, 37, took bronze at worlds in Bakuriani, Georgia, on Wednesday. After 65 wins, the question started off as a hypothetical one. Could Monica Czinano and Hannah Stuelke be enough of a force inside to slow down the Gamecocks if Caitlin Clark gets going and puts up triple-double numbers? After thanking fans, teammates and coaches, Grill revealed his struggles with mental health. Saint Marys has been a top-10 team all year long thanks in large part to its stifling defense, which limits easy scoring chances and attacks the glass with reckless abandon. The NBA isn't the NFL. Thanks for contacting us. How would they fair against college mens bball? Sabreena: Its finally March, Chantel, and I think the question everyone has on their minds with the start of the tournaments is: Can anyone challenge South Carolina? "We showed we could play with anybody in the country," junior guard Sarah Andrews said after the Texas game. Duality underpins practically everything about the brief existence of the KD, Harden and Kyrie Nets. Close. You are indeed where you belong. Gold 2011 X Games Sabreena: As much as I want to predict chaos, I cant see the Big East tournament ending any way but with UConn cutting down nets. 1 in the AP preseason poll. The Ivy League has also been interesting this season. Watch the highlights from the Kentucky/Wisconsin game tonight and you will see why the womens team stands no chance. The high school boy's national championship just ended, with Montverde Academy being crowned. The reality is there are only four real contenders. They could def beat a HS team lol, just by knowledge of the game. They could def beat a HS team lol, just by knowledge of the game. Some of them are genetic freaks like 6"5' which is really tall for a girl. The fact that the SEC has two teams ranked in the top four, and thats it for SEC ranked teams feels a bit off to me. The U.S. has . Baylor had a reduced roster and lost its first two Big 12 games last season, but still went on to win their 12th consecutive conference title in Collen's debut. With conference tournaments tipping off across the country, were soon going to have a clearer idea of what the NCAA Tournament bracket will look like. Orangutan South Bend Simian Joined Apr 17, 2014 Messages 5,813 We've received your submission. No way. But could another in March? During that four-game losing streak last month, the Bears had consecutive overtime losses at home to Top 25 teams Oklahoma and Iowa State. Yet that would be underselling the upside for these Buckeyes and the significance of Wednesdays home-road splits for both them and the visiting Maryland Terrapins. The computers generated a winning percentage and points per game average for both teams. I do think it would be interesting to see South Carolina have to face off against an offensive powerhouse that cleans the defensive glass well. Gold 2007 Worlds If Jacobellis continues through 2026, she can break the U.S. female record of five Winter Olympic appearances that she shares with four others, according to Olympedia.org. We've compiled all the statistics that comprise the Lady Huskies 2009-10 unblemished season. And after Sundays win over Illinois which snapped this teams nine-game losing streak the Buckeyes ranked fifth in adjusted efficiency among all teams with a losing record. Defending champion South Carolina has the personnel and experience to repeat. ", Caleb Grill (@caleb_grill0) March 1, 2023. I think any state champion would smoke the best women's college basketball team. Fifth 2019 Worlds high school has the size advantage, have you seen the rosters on any of the top 100 high school teams?? By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. Plus, the Atlantic Sun has two teams currently on double-digit winning streaks, which would make a Gulf Coast/Liberty final a real treat. Collen was head coach of the WNBA's Atlanta Dream before she was hired by Baylor after Mulkey returned to her home state to become coach at LSU, now the third-ranked team and with its only loss coming against No. Chantel: Sellers growth from her freshman to sophomore seasons, especially in terms of her defensive play, has been one of the most fun things to watch this season. The Lady Vols have had some quality losses this season, and theyve been in basically every game theyve played this year for 30-ish minutes. According to WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert, expansion discussions could begin in earnest next year. What the Terrapins did to Iowa was as impressive a performance as Ive seen all year, and the perfect example of a team peaking at the right time. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Britney Griner is one of, if not the tallest woman in the WNBA at 6'8" (and she doesn't play for the Lynx). What's in store for spring? By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. Meteorological winter brought Utah heavy snowfall. While the Bulldogs still lead the nation in offensive efficiency (123.4) and rank 10th in adjusted efficiency margin, thats a far cry from the top-two ranking theyve boasted five of the last six years which often leads oddsmakers to price Gonzaga at -400 or better to win this tournament. 9 Texas a B12 title shot, Kentucky women beat Florida in game marred by scuffle. Im not sure. Regardless of how right (or wrong) we are or come to be, its March, and thats reason enough to celebrate. a champion wnba team couldn't beat oak hill, much less any high school top60 team. Sabreena: I dont want it to seem like Im diminishing the Hoosiers chances in March just because they lost one game on a buzzer-beater by the potential national player of the year. The Toledo Rockets out of the Mid-American Conference had a season to forget in 2009-10. Favorite us! Who on a bad college team is going guard Candace Parker? Here's an interesting article on the subject. All rights reserved. 22 TCU wins 75-73 to deny No. "Our freshmen are honestly, they're special. You can't throw a bunch of college players together who aren't used to playing with each other and expect them to beat a WNBA team. like the video to. Any decent high school team could beat a WNBA team. Bronze 2023 Worlds, Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Flipboard (Opens in new window), Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window), Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window). 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