could the best boys HS b-ball team in your state beat the best WNBA?

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    Just Another Hobby Jogger

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    2 years ago 05/04/2023 3:10pm EDT
    re: Perch

    Perch wrote:

    It’s not really comparable to running. Running involves just a physical attribute or two while BB involves a large number of physical talents. Height, quickness, jumping ability, strength, hand/eye coordination, agility, timing, anticipation and probably a few I haven’t thought of. And most, if not all, favor men. The difference between men and women in BB is greater than the difference between men and women in running. And I don’t necessarily agree that the women are superior in BB IQ and strategy. I seriously doubt the WNBA champs could beat any state’s best 10 or more HS boys’ teams.

    I don't think men have advantage in quickness, hand/eye coordination, agility, timing and anticipation. Men have advantage in height, strength and speed.

    And you must be kidding if you think pro women don't have superior BB IQ and strategy than high school boys. Do you also think NBA players don't have superior BB IQ and strategy than HS boys?

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    Perch

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    2 years ago 05/04/2023 3:27pm EDT
    re: Just Another Hobby Jogger

    Just Another Hobby Jogger wrote:

    I don't think men have advantage in quickness, hand/eye coordination, agility, timing and anticipation. Men have advantage in height, strength and speed.

    And you must be kidding if you think pro women don't have superior BB IQ and strategy than high school boys. Do you also think NBA players don't have superior BB IQ and strategy than HS boys?

    Sorry, stopped reading when you said men aren't quicker.

  • Babe Roots

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    2 years ago 05/04/2023 3:32pm EDT
    re: Just Another Hobby Jogger

    Just Another Hobby Jogger wrote:

    Perch wrote:

    It’s not really comparable to running. Running involves just a physical attribute or two while BB involves a large number of physical talents. Height, quickness, jumping ability, strength, hand/eye coordination, agility, timing, anticipation and probably a few I haven’t thought of. And most, if not all, favor men. The difference between men and women in BB is greater than the difference between men and women in running. And I don’t necessarily agree that the women are superior in BB IQ and strategy. I seriously doubt the WNBA champs could beat any state’s best 10 or more HS boys’ teams.

    I don't think men have advantage in quickness, hand/eye coordination, agility, timing and anticipation. Men have advantage in height, strength and speed.

    And you must be kidding if you think pro women don't have superior BB IQ and strategy than high school boys. Do you also think NBA players don't have superior BB IQ and strategy than HS boys?

    Seems like there would be some/many professional women baseball players if that was the case.

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    2 years ago 05/04/2023 3:41pm EDT
    re: Perch

    Perch wrote:

    Just Another Hobby Jogger wrote:

    I don't think men have advantage in quickness, hand/eye coordination, agility, timing and anticipation. Men have advantage in height, strength and speed.

    And you must be kidding if you think pro women don't have superior BB IQ and strategy than high school boys. Do you also think NBA players don't have superior BB IQ and strategy than HS boys?

    Sorry, stopped reading when you said men aren't quicker.

    You are confusing quickness with speed. Do male and female sprinters have different reaction times?

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    Just Another Hobby Jogger

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    2 years ago 05/04/2023 3:42pm EDT
    re: Babe Roots

    Babe Roots wrote:

    Just Another Hobby Jogger wrote:

    I don't think men have advantage in quickness, hand/eye coordination, agility, timing and anticipation. Men have advantage in height, strength and speed.

    And you must be kidding if you think pro women don't have superior BB IQ and strategy than high school boys. Do you also think NBA players don't have superior BB IQ and strategy than HS boys?

    Seems like there would be some/many professional women baseball players if that was the case.

    No. Men have advantage in power, speed and physical size. All important factors in baseball.

  • Babe Roots

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    2 years ago 05/04/2023 3:48pm EDT
    re: Just Another Hobby Jogger

    Just Another Hobby Jogger wrote:

    Babe Roots wrote:

    Seems like there would be some/many professional women baseball players if that was the case.

    No. Men have advantage in power, speed and physical size. All important factors in baseball.

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  • tammy j

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    2 years ago 05/04/2023 3:51pm EDT
    re: Just Another Hobby Jogger

    Just Another Hobby Jogger wrote:

    Why do you continue making up sh*t. Because you are a liberal?

    The findings show that men have better reaction times than those of the fairer sex and therefore have better hand-eye coordination, suggesting men are better at catching a ball or fast moving object in the real world.

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    2 years ago 05/04/2023 3:52pm EDT
    re: Babe Roots

    Babe Roots wrote:

    Just Another Hobby Jogger wrote:

    No. Men have advantage in power, speed and physical size. All important factors in baseball.

    Link:jokermag.com/shortest-mlb-players/

    So? The average height of MLB players is 6-2, significantly higher than the general population.

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  • Well, ok then

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    2 years ago 05/04/2023 3:54pm EDT
    re: tammy j

    tammy j wrote:

    My high school basketball team was not the best in state but 2nd best (Texas). Our ladies' volleyball team was one of the best in state. We played them in volleyball and beat them 15-0 and 15-1. We may have palmed a few balls. Our front line was 6-9, 6-9 and 6-7.

    This story seems improbable.

    Even a very skilled team running 15 points against competent opposition without an unforced error is rare.

    Also, rally scoring to 25 point games has been in effect for decades.

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    2 years ago 05/04/2023 3:55pm EDT
    re: tammy j

    tammy j wrote:

    Just Another Hobby Jogger wrote:

    Why do you continue making up sh*t. Because you are a liberal?

    The findings show that men have better reaction times than those of the fairer sex and therefore have better hand-eye coordination, suggesting men are better at catching a ball or fast moving object in the real world.

    However, that sex difference in reaction time is likely an artifact caused by using the same force threshold in women as men, and it permits a woman to false start by up to 21 ms without penalty. We estimate that female sprinters would have similar reaction times to male sprinters if the force threshold used at Beijing was lowered by 22% in order to account for their lesser muscle strength.

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  • They would finish the game by halftime

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    2 years ago 05/04/2023 4:33pm EDT
    re: derrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

    They would easily beat the best WNBA team. It wouldn't even be close. For one thing, there is the speed of the game. The women wouldn't be able to keep up with that. The boy's team would just D them up one on one on defense and take their only chance, the three point shot, away from them.

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    2 years ago 05/04/2023 4:57pm EDT
    re: Just Another Hobby Jogger

    Just Another Hobby Jogger wrote:

    Perch wrote:

    Sorry, stopped reading when you said men aren't quicker.

    You are confusing quickness with speed. Do male and female sprinters have different reaction times?

    You do realize quickness and reaction time are 2 different things, don't you?

  • tammy j

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    2 years ago 05/04/2023 5:08pm EDT
    re: They would finish the game by halftime

    They would finish the game by halftime wrote:

    They would easily beat the best WNBA team. It wouldn't even be close. For one thing, there is the speed of the game. The women wouldn't be able to keep up with that. The boy's team would just D them up one on one on defense and take their only chance, the three point shot, away from them.

    The women have a smaller basketball but they never bothered to make the rim proportionally smaller. Why not? They have a huge advantage there. They don't play fair.

  • NachoLibre

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    2 years ago 05/04/2023 6:26pm EDT
    re: yawntowns

    yawntowns wrote:

    Odd number of these "questions" on here. Seems like a strange obsession.

    If you are talking about equal pay for equal pay high school boys should be paid as much as WNBA players or the other way around, the same for soccer. So, there may be some sort of issue with LR posters, but there is an issue with equal play and equal pay too. The WNBA makes more because it is promoted not because of skill.

  • Roger Clemmons Jr the 2nd

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    2 years ago 05/04/2023 6:32pm EDT
    re: Just Another Hobby Jogger

    Just Another Hobby Jogger wrote:

    tammy j wrote:

    Why do you continue making up sh*t. Because you are a liberal?

    The findings show that men have better reaction times than those of the fairer sex and therefore have better hand-eye coordination, suggesting men are better at catching a ball or fast moving object in the real world.

    However, that sex difference in reaction time is likely an artifact caused by using the same force threshold in women as men, and it permits a woman to false start by up to 21 ms without penalty. We estimate that female sprinters would have similar reaction times to male sprinters if the force threshold used at Beijing was lowered by 22% in order to account for their lesser muscle strength.

    I wonder how many women on the entire planet could hit a MLB fastball?

    100mph+ pitch? Im guessing there are approximately zero women on the planet who could hit it more than one out of every ten pitches at that velocity. And thats being generous.

  • Hobby Jahger

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    2 years ago 05/04/2023 6:36pm EDT
    re: derrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

    Could your college XC team win women's world XC?

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    2 years ago 05/04/2023 6:40pm EDT
    re: Perch

    Perch wrote:

    Just Another Hobby Jogger wrote:

    You are confusing quickness with speed. Do male and female sprinters have different reaction times?

    You do realize quickness and reaction time are 2 different things, don't you?

    They are not the same. Reaction time is a function of quickness. So is turnover ratio. Do male and female sprinters have different turnover ratios?

  • hsheushsh

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    2 years ago 05/04/2023 7:20pm EDT
    re: derrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

    It doesn't even have to be the best. In the entire country your be hard pressed to find many teams that couldn't beat even the WNBA all-star team. 10 maybe?

  • You miss the point of sports

    Anonymous Poster

    2 years ago 05/04/2023 8:22pm EDT
    re: tammy j

    So you only watch the beat league in the world in each sport? No college, no high school, not your friend’s team or your brother’s team or your kid’s team. Nothin but ultimate world class. Ok.

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    2 years ago 05/04/2023 8:33pm EDT
    re: You miss the point of sports

    You miss the point of sports wrote:

    So you only watch the beat league in the world in each sport? No college, no high school, not your friend’s team or your brother’s team or your kid’s team. Nothin but ultimate world class. Ok.

    You miss the point of the argument. It's a comparison of skill level and even most female pros look dorky playing basketball even if they do get the little ball in the big hoop from time to time. Semi-pro or college baseball might not have the cache, of a Nike-sponsored league of giraffe women, but they don't look dorky for chrissakes.

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