The boys are taller, stronger, and faster. All rights reserved. Lord knows what past teams like 2019 LSU and 2013 FSU wouldve done. 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. Now this is a hypothetical I can get with. Silver 2006 Olympics Tell your friend, for the 100th time, yes. They could def beat a HS team lol, just by knowledge of the game. Gold 2014 X Games The high school boy's national championship just ended, with Montverde Academy being crowned. Gold 2011 Worlds Loyola Marymount also benefits from a top-four seed, meaning it needs just one win to set up a duel with Saint Marys on Monday. We've received your submission. Their only advantage might be that the women play professionally so their coaching and play strategy might be better. Gambling Problem? a all star team from an average gym could beat a buncha girls. But even without raising a conference trophy or celebrating another title after their regular-season finale at home Saturday against West Virginia, the unranked Bears can clinch their 23rd consecutive season winning at least 20 games before going to the Big 12 and NCAA tournaments. Princeton appears to have settled in, playing like the preseason favorite over the last month, but Columbia, Harvard and Penn have all beaten up on each other this year, creating some drama around that automatic bid. I want to see if they can push that to 40. Thanks for contacting us. Watch the highlights from the Kentucky/Wisconsin game tonight and you will see why the womens team stands no chance. I honestly don't think the best wnba team could beat the best high school men's basketball team. You are indeed where you belong. Our starting line-up went: I think the elite wnba teams could handle a bad college team. And if the Tigers fail to even get that far, itll be easier for us amateur bracketologists to predict an early exit for them in the Big Dance. Gold 2016 X Games Whatifsports.com is just taking that practice to the next level. I mean some of those WNBA players can ball and aren't exactly small. Just based on size and strength. The best WNBA team wouldn't beat a good high school men's team. Next up is Maryland (20-9), which has similarly been unbeatable at home but struggled mightily on the road. A hyped crowd, a game-winning shot and Caitlin Clark heroics make for historic day at Iowa. But they are still missing 5-foot-11 playmaker Aijha Blackwell and 6-foot forward Dre'Una Edwards, a former Pac-12 freshman of the year with Utah who didn't get a waiver from Kentucky after being there the last three years. From first downs to buzzer beaters, get KSL.coms top sports stories delivered to your inbox weekly. A decent high school team (+.500 record large school) would be a good match for a WNBA team. I think you could definitely get 5 posters that could beat most college teams but maybe not UConn or a WNBA team. After playing baseball for two seasons on the JV team at North County High School in Glen Burnie, Md., Skylar Kaplan was confidentas were her teammates and her summer travel team . The U.S. womens basketball team suffered its first defeat to a college program in 20 years, falling 93-86 on Saturday to Oregon, which is ranked No. Diamond Miller is good enough to be the best player on a title-winning team, and the rest of the crew has come along with her. Gold 2004 X Games We hold our players to high standards and there are expectations that our student-athletes are held accountable for, coach T.J. Otzelberger said in a brief statement, via CycloneFanatics Chris Williams. Every professional and DI women's basketball team practices against men, and has for years. 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. *** Skipped 2009 Worlds Using our college basketball simulation engine , we had the UConn women play the UT men 1,001 times. When I played on my high school team, we had a record of something like 5-20. While Jeudy thinks it would be a great opportunity for the stars. EDIT: And here are some photos to underline my point. Boy this board is in love with the hypotheticals today. The physical matchup against South Carolina is always going to be the problem and specifically with how well Kamilla Cardoso has played lately, and pairing her with Aliyah Boston, there just arent many teams nationally that can handle that length and size. It would be like 999/1000 times. If you took the best AAU basketball team they'd beat the wnba. Estimated read time: 4-5 Of course they would, but why compare the two? Buggs grew a lot. The Bears won all three of their national championships in Mulkey's 21 seasons. 1 and No. BALL GAME . Athletisim isn't every thing. 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. Jacobellis, 37, took bronze at worlds in Bakuriani, Georgia, on Wednesday. Gold 2017Worlds Most of these kids are 17/18 and could probably play in the nba. A nationally ranked boys high school basketball team would probably beat a WNBA team. I don't mean to think of males as always superior, but women's centers are 6'8, and they wouldnt be able to stop anyone inside. Not a doubt in mind. When Mike Terry was assigned to the WNBA beat in 2001, the stars seemed aligned. "We're not talented enough to not show up and give everything we've got, and to be on task, and know our assignments and execute," Collen said. Physiological differences between men and women mean that the women are just not as fast, strong, or jump as high as men. Even at UConn (my alma-mater) the practice squad can easily beat the women. While Geno Auriemma said that nothing is fixable at this point in the year, I think a lot gets fixed for the Huskies when Fudd is inserted into the lineup, so a UConn-SC rematch would look pretty different. MORE: U.S. 33 basketball teams get one chance to qualify for Olympics. Re: Would a Top WNBA team beat a good college bball team? Answer (1 of 9): Easy. How would they fair against college mens bball? Ninth 2021 Worlds 22 TCU wins 75-73 to deny No. Orangutan South Bend Simian Joined Apr 17, 2014 Messages 5,813 But I am most interested in whats happening in the ACC. 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. With Smith, Egbo and Jordan Lewis gone to the WNBA, the Bears added three freshmen and four Division I transfers to the roster. Any decent high school team could beat a WNBA team. NY, AZ, CO, CT, IA, IL, IN, MI, NJ, PA, TN, VA, WV only. Coyne Schofield, 30 and a three-time Olympic medalist, will presumably miss the world championship in April in Canada, where the U.S. will look to win a global tournament for the first time since the 2019 Worlds. Lindsey Jacobellis becomes oldest world championships medalist in snowboard Mikaela Shiffrin resumes World Cup wins record chase this weekend. 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. Gold 2007 Worlds (Top photo of Mackenzie Holmes: Andy Lyons / Getty Images). "There's some inconsistency. 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. Copyright @2023 TigerDroppings.com. I think it would be more interesting to know what the lowest level of mens team could beat a pro womens team. Press J to jump to the feed. Chantel: Good question. She owns 16 individual gold medals and 19 individual medals overall among the biennial world championships (the last in 2017), the annual X Games, which stopped holding snowboard cross competitions after 2016, and the Olympics. It was an exhibition, but the U.S. starting lineup included Olympic champions Sue Bird, Diana Taurasi, Sylvia Fowles and Seimone Augustus. Anderson, 32, plans to return to competition in late 2023 and try for one more Olympics, a fourth for her, in 2026,according toPeople. The Ducks, led by senior triple-double machine Sabrina Ionescu, became the second college team to beat the U.S. after Tennessee's 65-64 win in 1999. MERCH: brettmaes.comi turn 21 next Wednesday :)SC/IG/TT: brettmaes All rights reserved. After reaching as high as No. On Tuesday night, head coach Jon Scheyer's first Duke basketball team held on to beat the visiting NC State Wolfpack (22-9, 12-8 ACC), 71-67.Once again, with the help of the loud-as-ever Cameron . Get thefree Action Network appfor expert picks, live odds, bet tracking and more. As a team, UConn shot under 30 percent from the floor and under 25 percent from beyond the arc, but they did convert some free throws and created more turnovers than the Rockets. They also improved their home record to a surprising 9-6 mark, which comes in sharp contrast to this teams 3-11 record on the road. Granted, some would think UConn's two percent chance of winning is far-fetched, but I think most would agree that so were Butler's chances of reaching Indianapolis. 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. Company Overview The WNBA -- which features 12 teams and is the most successful women's professional team sports league in the world -- is a unique global sports property combining competition . Gonzagas biggest loss in WCC play each of the last two years has come against Saint Marys, and I just dont have a lot of faith in the Zags defense or their supporting cast around star scorer Drew Timme. Chantel: And Iowa is definitely not a Final Fo oh, wait, never mind (mea culpa, mea culpa). 21+ and present in OH. *** Tore ACL/meniscus in 2012 X Games training run Loss on Sunday or not, Indiana basically has played consistently well since Berger came back in early January, and I would be praying to end up in a different region than this team on Selection Sunday. T&C apply. Im a little surprised to see the top-seeded Gaels dealing at this price with some books offering them at shorter than even odds to win the WCC Tournament. The top American men wereNick Baumgartner andSenna Leith, who were eliminated in the quarterfinals. 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. Gold 2011 X Games Chantel: While I still have the Gamecocks as my national championship pick, Im slightly less confident than I was a few months ago. But even if UConn wins the Big East, I have a hard time seeing the Huskies ending up as a No. March Madness excitement builds as top teams set their sights on a national championship. If the USWNT can regularly lose to high school kids why wouldn't a random WNBA team lose too. 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. Chantel: Yeah, youre not going to beat South Carolina by going bucket-for-bucket in the paint. Yes. The Toledo Rockets can hold their heads up high knowing their winning percentage in these 1,001 simulations was five times better than their efforts during the 2009-10 regular season. For sake of comparison, we are going to give the nod to Gonzaga over Baylor for college basketball's best team in 2021. Maryland is intriguing because it feels like all the Terrapins weapons are starting to emerge at the right time, and I still think Michigan could play Big Ten spoiler if Laila Phelia returns. By subscribing, you acknowledge and agree to KSL.com's, they lost to No. UConn, despite playing the Gamecocks tight, has had its own scoring woes without Azzi Fudd. I was really excited after training because I was putting down some really great times. Close. But yeah the OP's question is silly. The Tigers fell flat on their faces the first time they faced off against South Carolina no shame, considering thats what happens to most teams but getting another date with the Gamecocks, and at least playing it close, could go a long way in preparing LSU for whats to come later in the NCAA Tournament. Could the Uconn women hang with the big boys on the court? Though, it feels as though we should note that the last time the Huskies didnt receive an AQ (2013), they went on to win the national title with no opponent getting closer than 18 points in the tourney. The men could only eek out four wins the entire season as they counted on a roster consisting of mainly freshman. The size, strength and speed difference is too great. The Lions are an experienced group that shoot the ball well, crash the defensive boards and defend the 3-point line, which is a strong formula for knocking off the trigger-happy teams atop the bracket. Both times they lost: 5-0 and 3-0. 1 U.S. goalie at last years Olympics, had a daughter on Christmas. Unquestionably. 1 seed Saint Marys is a key reason why. Terms and conditions apply. That's not a putdown of the WNBA, it's just a fact. Either way, Im riding with the best team in this conference and the one thats given Gonzaga the most trouble this year. That's the beauty of a high-risk, high-reward system. Subscribe to The Athletic for in-depth coverage of your favorite players, teams, leagues and clubs. She stepped up, she knocked down big shots.". 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.) A top program with blue chip recruits? Sabreena: I think this is a big week for LSU. Chantel: Ditto. Gold 2015 Worlds You think they would have trouble with a a womens team? A subreddit dedicated to NBA news and discussion. On March 9th, after winning a record 71 games in a row, basketball fans wanted an answer. That isnt the case this year, and No. Coach K's team won 100-percent of the time. Now a college teams going through an NBA season would be complete garbage but they could win a few games under the right circumstances. After 65 wins, the question started off as a hypothetical one. potatococ. Call 1-800-GAMBLER, 21+. This is where our hypothetical "Battle of the Sexes" hits the courts for the first time. There will be no Big 12 regular-season title for the Baylor women for the first time in 13 seasons, and the Bears won't get to open the NCAA Tournament on their home court as had pretty much become a given over the past decade. What women is stopping a even under sized big down low ? Gold 2003 X Games 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 Lady Vols have had some quality losses this season, and theyve been in basically every game theyve played this year for 30-ish minutes. She towers over everyone else in the WNBA and she is shorter than Jonas Jerebko and as thin as a rail. 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. With that said, it's absurd to start the UConn discussion with if they could beat a nationally ranked high school team, division three or two team. 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. 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. But even though I like the Bruins, Im not certain that theres a mid-major team that can play ultimate spoiler or go on a huge run during the NCAA Tournament. 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. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Kentucky owned the paint and rebounding against a team with very good fundamentals by being bigger and stronger. She dominated the NCAA and is pretty dominant in the WNBA. ", Caleb Grill (@caleb_grill0) March 1, 2023. Olympic calibur women lose to high school level boys in every objectively measured sport, it's really just a matter of if you think the women's strategies are more effective than the men's teams to overcome their athletic disadvantage. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtC7gM22K80. After having three players selected in the WNBA draft last year, including two-time Big 12 player of the year NaLyssa Smith and Queen Egbo in the first 10 picks, the Bears went into this season with eight newcomers. Seventh 2014 Olympics But I think we're talented enough to beat anyone.". By Natalie Weiner May 23, 2019, 10:30am EDT It's a lay-up line like any other, with 14 men and two. Probably not. 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