Could an all-star team from the WNBA (le creme de la creme) beat the best collegiate men's team?

The only debate is how they would compare two high school boys

If you're talking about the very best women in the world the top 10 players

They would probably have better skills than the average high school player but they still wouldn't be as strong and as athletic as even a decent High School athlete

coach wrote:

History Reminds wrote:

The best WNBA team couldn't beat a good high school boys team. I would put money it.

Good is relative. I've seen many high school teams with winning records that I dont think were good. These teams would get blown out by HS teams in better divisions. There's a reason why there are leagues and divisions.

The best HS boys teams, would beat a WNBA team but I think the best womens team would beat "average" boys teams.

They would pick apart their defense and exploit their offensive weaknesses . It's not like every HS team has guys ?

Yeah well obviously we mean good in relation to the majority of high school teams

Bottom line is even the best women aren't going to be able to beat an above average high school boys Team

You're talking about kids that are 16 through 18 and that are basically young men. They're going to already be a lot more athletic stronger and better players than the best women

But yeah the women's professional US Olympic team could definitely beat some high school teams. Would they be 30-40 50% who knows that's a debate

I would probably guess they would be able to beat around 40% of teams meaning about 60% of boys high school teams could beat them in the majority of games

they would lose to the worst collegiate team.

also, Ive played against d1 women in pick up and they are skilled in terms of iq and can shoot if they are set but you automatically see the differences in athleticism and the women got killed on defense.

maybe not the average hs team that can’t come close to winning their division. But they would lose badly to a top hs team in a state like Cali or New Jersey. I think my hs who qualified for state this year for the first time in a decade would beat them

WNBA is equal to lower-level high school basketball

They have better skills, and better team play because they are pros and devote more time to it than your average high school team

But they would definitely get over match in athleticism and speed and strength

I think WNBA could probably beat about 30 to 45% of boys high school basketball teams.

But there's obviously a big range between boys high school teams and they wouldn't be able to compete with the very good and especially the elite level

Anyway you can do a YouTube search and check out some footage

https://youtu.be/yPoAYAAIt4w

Also they would not be able to win against any legit d 1 2 or 3 College men's basketball team. Maybe they could beat some junior college team that is absolutely horrible but they're not beating any legitimate College men's basketball team

This is pretty funny. Saint Mary's College has the men's soccer team compete against the Women's Basketball team

They also have the men's basketball team compete against the women's soccer team in soccer

Anyway the men won both

Gives you a pretty good idea cuz Saint Mary's women's college basketball is a pretty good D1 school. They're probably like usually around 40 or 50th in the country in women's basketball

So they're not a top school but they're a pretty good legit D1 school

Anyway if a bunch of soccer players can beat them any high school basketball team would beat the them

So for the WNBA they could probably beat some weaker high school teams but that's about it

The original question shows how out of touch people are with assessing athletic ability of men and women

The idea that the best women professionals could beat a top-ranked men's college team is just ludicrous

You talking about one step below the NBA with future NBA players

Nothing against women's basketball. It can be fun to watch and they can create an enjoyable level of play. And some people like it better because it's a little bit different flow then men's basketball

But in terms of competing it's not even close two college-level

They would probably be a middle-of-the-road high school team. They could beat the weaker teams but they would get beat badly by Elite level high school teams

Elite level high school teams can have some serious Talent so oftentimes you're talking about a bunch of D1 players and potentially several future NBA players

Even really good high school basketball you're talkin about several college players and just much more strength and speed than the women can handle. But they would definitely be able to beat some lower-level high school teams

What perplexes me about the WNBA is they shrank the ball for the women but they didn't proportionally shrink the circumference of the rim. So the women's shooting percentages are inflated.

Gallieope wrote:

What perplexes me about the WNBA is they shrank the ball for the women but they didn't proportionally shrink the circumference of the rim. So the women's shooting percentages are inflated.

Good Point but it's not just a WNBA that's been women's basketball for a long time

So yeah that definitely helps the women a lot. If guys played with that ball their shooting percentage would be unreal

It helps a lot to use a smaller ball. Anyway that's just another way where it might seem like the women are better than they appear because they're using a smaller ball

Did a quick Google search and it's funny how many people think the women would be competitive with college teams

Think of it this way by about age 14 the top male Runners can already Break Every Woman's World Record

It's pretty much the same in basketball or any other sport by about 13 or 14 the very best boys in the world start getting better than any of the professional women

So basically once boys start entering High School the very best are already competing at a higher level than professional women

So it just makes sense that by the time boys are hitting 16 17 and even 18 that they are clearly better than professional women

Obviously there's a lot of difference in the makeup of any high school team so you get a big variety of skill level

But certainly the average decent boys high school team is going to have guys who are at a higher level than professional women

So I think basically in a WNBA team would only be tweaker level high school teams

Maybe the very best All-Star team of women could be an average level high school team.

Anyway I just thought it was funny how a lot of discussion on the internet was thinking that WNBA women would destroy High School boys and even compete with college boys, when if you just look at it any sport by about 13 years old boys are setting records Beyond professional women

Nothing against women sports I totally enjoy watching them and they have a different feel and are very enjoyable but that doesn't mean that they would be able to beat young men

I dont recall anyone here believing that a WNBA team would beat a college team.

Regarding your statement about HS boys being able to beat womens times. This might be true but how many HS teams have 4x400 teams that run under 3:25? How many have guys under 2:00 for the 800? How many have 4x100s under 42 seconds? Looking at the results of track meets and relay carnivals I'd say less than half (especially if we take away California and Texas).

Gallieope wrote:

What perplexes me about the WNBA is they shrank the ball for the women but they didn't proportionally shrink the circumference of the rim. So the women's shooting percentages are inflated.

Exchanging ball is much easier and less expensive than replacing rims.

And women used to play with Size 7 balls in FIBA games until early 2000s, when NCAA and WNBA were using Size 6. For the top US players, it didn't take much time to adjust.

Team USA shot 50% from behind the arc in the 1996 Olympic final, which was played with Size 7.

Ezrun wrote:

Also they would not be able to win against any legit d 1 2 or 3 College men's basketball team.

You might be underestimating how bad some of the D3 teams are.

ContextisKing wrote:

https://youtu.be/iI4oM4GOInQ

This is pretty funny. Saint Mary's College has the men's soccer team compete against the Women's Basketball team

They also have the men's basketball team compete against the women's soccer team in soccer

Anyway the men won both

Gives you a pretty good idea cuz Saint Mary's women's college basketball is a pretty good D1 school. They're probably like usually around 40 or 50th in the country in women's basketball

So they're not a top school but they're a pretty good legit D1 school

Anyway if a bunch of soccer players can beat them any high school basketball team would beat the them

So for the WNBA they could probably beat some weaker high school teams but that's about it

My high school basketball team was great. We were ranked #2 in Texas. Our girls' volleyball team was really good. None of us guys had played volleyball in a formal environment. We played the girls' team in volleyball and beat them 15-0 and 15-1.

My cousin was a High School star and played D1 ball. I used to kill her 1 on 1. She would complain I only beat her because I'm taller and then I'd kill her in HORSE. I didn't play ball in High School or colony intramural. Any decent high school boys team would kill the all star women's team. All they do is lay ups and slow jumpers. The athleticism speed and strength are just far inferior.

D1 basketball is a joke. There are only about 16 decent teams in the country but because of title IX hundreds of mediocre girls get scholarships. This is no different than track where scholarships are given to mediocre girls. I used to beat college tennis players and I can barely serve.

First round NCAA games are often won by 60+ points. You don't see that in the men's game. Was she a scholarship athlete at UConn, Notre Dame, South Carolina or Baylor?

Grammar Dunk wrote:

the fact that most people believe nonsense is a big problem wrote:

That actually makes a difference when you spend your whole life getting used to one size ball but for all intensive purposes I think they could beat weaker boys varsity high school teams

It’s “intents and purposes”, not “intensive purposes”.

That bugs me as much as those who say, "would of," rather that, "would have."

The UCONN women's team which has supplied a huge ammount of the top WNBA talent would practice against intramural men's teams because it was competitive. I went to a mid conference D1 school that made it to the dance once as a 16 seed while I was there. They would have crushed any womens allstar team. They physically would absolutely dominate. The only sport where world class women can compete against NCAA talent is distance running. The very best woman could actually qualify for an OT in the marathon. But in almost every other sport, especially those where physical strength are important women cannot compete against men.