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Progression of the Woman's Game
Posted on 4/3/17 at 11:16 am
Posted on 4/3/17 at 11:16 am
After watching the Final Four in WB this weekend (only complete games watched), I am disappointed in the progression the woman have made the last 25 years. The woman are taller and better outside shooters, but the game still seems slow and lumbersome. Compare the advancement in play with woman's softball and soccer since they were introduced into the SEC, and it seems Basketball is being left in the dust.
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Posted on 4/3/17 at 11:17 am to Irons Puppet
I forget that Auburn even has a women's basketball team.
Posted on 4/3/17 at 11:18 am to Irons Puppet
Women's basketball is unwatchable
Posted on 4/3/17 at 11:19 am to Irons Puppet
I tried to watch the game last night because of the SEC matchup. Made it less than two minutes than switched it to a Star Trek rerun. Awful.
Posted on 4/3/17 at 11:19 am to Irons Puppet
It's unwatchable.
Yes, they can shoot, but so can the kids on my middle schooler's team. Everything is just awkward and slow.
Yes, they can shoot, but so can the kids on my middle schooler's team. Everything is just awkward and slow.
Posted on 4/3/17 at 11:20 am to ForeverGator
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I forget that Auburn even has a women's basketball team.
Are you saying you follow the sport ? How about the WNBA ?
This post was edited on 4/3/17 at 11:21 am
Posted on 4/3/17 at 11:21 am to IStillMissDanny
My friend made a good point one time. The worst men's high school team in the country would beat the best college women's basketball team.
I tend to agree.
I tend to agree.
Posted on 4/3/17 at 11:26 am to ForeverGator
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My friend made a good point one time. The worst men's high school team in the country would beat the best college women's basketball team.
I highly highly doubt that, but a decent/competitive varsity boys team would probably beat this year's USCe team with ease. The worst Div-1 mens basketball team would probably beat them by 30-50 points.
Posted on 4/3/17 at 11:27 am to Irons Puppet
quote:WBB is a tough sport to watch.
After watching the Final Four in WB this weekend (only complete games watched), I am disappointed in the progression the woman have made the last 25 years. The woman are taller and better outside shooters, but the game still seems slow and lumbersome. Compare the advancement in play with woman's softball and soccer since they were introduced into the SEC, and it seems Basketball is being left in the dust.
Congrats to the Lady 'Cocks!
Posted on 4/3/17 at 11:27 am to ForeverGator
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The worst men's high school team in the country would beat the best college women's basketball team.
That is a tired line. Who cares? They're different sports.
Posted on 4/3/17 at 11:29 am to GetCocky11
It's the same argument that the Williams sisters think they could beat the best Men's tennis players.
They tried it once. They played a sub-top 300 player. He was drunk and drinking during the match and he handled both of them with ease.
Even the worst high school men's basketball team will outsize the best college women's team. Could they outshoot them? Probably not, but they would block all of their shots so the women wouldn't be able to score.
They tried it once. They played a sub-top 300 player. He was drunk and drinking during the match and he handled both of them with ease.
Even the worst high school men's basketball team will outsize the best college women's team. Could they outshoot them? Probably not, but they would block all of their shots so the women wouldn't be able to score.
Posted on 4/3/17 at 11:31 am to ForeverGator
But why make the argument? To say that the sport shouldn't exist?
Men who play at an equal level (college vs. college, pro vs. pro) will always be able to easily beat their women counterparts. Ok, then.
I just don't get what the conclusion is supposed to be. B/c this is so, women's sports shouldn't exist?
Men who play at an equal level (college vs. college, pro vs. pro) will always be able to easily beat their women counterparts. Ok, then.
I just don't get what the conclusion is supposed to be. B/c this is so, women's sports shouldn't exist?
Posted on 4/3/17 at 11:32 am to Irons Puppet
It's bad...but not as bad as softball.
Posted on 4/3/17 at 11:33 am to ForeverGator
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Even the worst high school men's basketball team will outsize the best college women's team. Could they outshoot them? Probably not, but they would block all of their shots so the women wouldn't be able to score.
There are some really bad HS boys teams out there. There are teams out there with like 7 players total, all under 6', and a volunteer part-time coach.
A reasonably competitive HS team probably beats UConn though.
Posted on 4/3/17 at 11:34 am to GetCocky11
I'm just trying to say just how bad women's basketball is.
At least in other sports, the gap is a little closer.
At least in other sports, the gap is a little closer.
Posted on 4/3/17 at 11:34 am to ForeverGator
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At least in other sports, the gap is a little closer.
Which ones are you thinking about?
Posted on 4/3/17 at 11:36 am to GetCocky11
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I just don't get what the conclusion is supposed to be. B/c this is so, women's sports shouldn't exist?
It's just because the comparison can be made. They play by essentially the same rules. People make the comparison in soccer, tennis, etc.
It couldn't happen due to cost issues involved, but women's basketball should really be played on a smaller court to account for differences in size and speed. That isn't mean as a slight, but it would realistically lead to a better game.
Posted on 4/3/17 at 11:36 am to Eric Nies Grind Time
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It's bad...but not as bad as softball.
Softball use to consist of only 1-0 games and the only hits were from slaps. The game today is nothing like it, and that was only 5-10 years ago.
Posted on 4/3/17 at 11:37 am to GetCocky11
Gymnastics, volleyball, soccer, track....
The gap is closer, all I am saying. Of course on the same level the men would always destroy the women at those sports. But the gap in basketball is huge.
The gap is closer, all I am saying. Of course on the same level the men would always destroy the women at those sports. But the gap in basketball is huge.
Posted on 4/3/17 at 11:38 am to GetCocky11
It wouldn't exist if not for Title IX, at least not in the sense of these big-time tournaments and TV games. It would be small time like soccer and softball. It's become THE women's sport, but no one watches it.
There HAS to be a main women's sport, and the media chose basketball, much to our chagrin.
There HAS to be a main women's sport, and the media chose basketball, much to our chagrin.
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