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

WNBA all-star team would have no shot against any real D-I men's team. As others have said the gap in height and athleticism is just too great. Same goes for the top level private high school teams that pull kids from all over the country.

But, if we're talking about your average HS varsity boys squad that's where it gets competitive. With superior shooting and basketball IQ I think they'd roll a lot of teams. They'd definitely have to play zone to reduce the boy's athletic advantage.

Primo Numero Uno wrote:

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.

Ledecky could not only make the men's US Olympic Trial, but she would have a legitimate shot to make the final.

And as someone wrote above, women can be competitive with men in rifling.

Just Another Hobby Jogger wrote:

Primo Numero Uno wrote:

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.

Ledecky could not only make the men's US Olympic Trial, but she would have a legitimate shot to make the final.

And as someone wrote above, women can be competitive with men in rifling.

Just laughable. Do you routinely post such garbage? Do you ever read up on stuff to make sure you are not making yourself look like a fool?

American record for 400 meters is 3:42. Ledecky's record is 3:56.

American record for 800 meters is 7:43. Ledecky's record is 8:05.

American record for 1500 meters is 14:39. Ledecky's record is 15:20. She would not be making the final ... she would be getting lapped.

Sally Vix wrote:

American record for 1500 meters is 14:39. Ledecky's record is 15:20. She would not be making the final ... she would be getting lapped.

I didn't know it would take an American record to make the final of the Olympic trial.

In the last Olympic trial, 15:17 made the final. When you are competing with other swimmers, instead of being ahead by 50m, it's not hard to swim a few seconds faster.

Just Another Hobby Jogger wrote:

Sally Vix wrote:

American record for 1500 meters is 14:39. Ledecky's record is 15:20. She would not be making the final ... she would be getting lapped.

I didn't know it would take an American record to make the final of the Olympic trial.

In the last Olympic trial, 15:17 made the final. When you are competing with other swimmers, instead of being ahead by 50m, it's not hard to swim a few seconds faster.

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She is almost a minute behind. In most Olympics the swimmers are pretty competitive. They might be 5 seconds behind but not a minute.

Sally Vix wrote:

She is almost a minute behind. In most Olympics the swimmers are pretty competitive. They might be 5 seconds behind but not a minute.

A minute behind who? The top qualifier? No. He swam 14:58 in the prelim.

The last swimmer to qualify for the final? No. He swam 15:17.

So who was almost a minute ahead of her?

Bonkers wrote:

WNBA all-star team would have no shot against any real D-I men's team. As others have said the gap in height and athleticism is just too great. Same goes for the top level private high school teams that pull kids from all over the country.

But, if we're talking about your average HS varsity boys squad that's where it gets competitive. With superior shooting and basketball IQ I think they'd roll a lot of teams. They'd definitely have to play zone to reduce the boy's athletic advantage.

Exactly. Even a WNBA would beat the HS team. These teams are taller than the average HS team and switching zones and pack line defenses would confuse the boys.

The biggest thing to note about women’s sports is that because they don’t have as big of a market, they don’t attract the top NCAA players every year. these women are gonna be more likely to go into professional careers than try to make it in the WNBA.

With any men’s league you’d be an absolute fool if you were even a top 50 player in the nc2a to not sign for the draft.

Just not as much incentive for the women so besides athleticism, they just don’t attract the best depth consistently.

Maybe a woman's professional All-Star team could defeat 40% of high school boys teams. Maybe that much

They are not taller then the average high school boys Team

Especially not at the guard and the forward positions. Maybe they have a couple of players who are taller than your average high school team but

Most boys high school teams are going to start guys 510 to 6 6

Some going to be starting guys all six foot two and bigger

Anyway has been said before by the age of 14 boys are better than even professional women

You might give the women a slight Advantage because they're professionals oh, they have more experience, they should have a better understanding of the game and so on

But there's a reason women use a smaller ball

Anyway there's no way they would beat any above-average boys high school team with guys with college potential

At least not more than one out of 10 times. With that said I still love women's sports and it can be really enjoyable but there's a reason that 14 year old boys can break any Woman's World Record a track guys just are physically stronger at that age

Tyus Jones, formerly of Duke, used to be on the squad the Minnesota Lynx would scrimmage against....while he was in high school. He had no trouble showing up the Lynx players routinely.

The only way Ledecky could make the finals of the mens 1500m, would be if she was fully shaved, tapered, and had a favorable event schedule AND swam an American record. US men don't like to swim distance and aren't very deep at it. She'd have absolutely no chance in any of her other events.

M. Moore wrote:

Tyus Jones, formerly of Duke, used to be on the squad the Minnesota Lynx would scrimmage against....while he was in high school. He had no trouble showing up the Lynx players routinely.

This Jones was not the average HS player.

coach wrote:

M. Moore wrote:

Tyus Jones, formerly of Duke, used to be on the squad the Minnesota Lynx would scrimmage against....while he was in high school. He had no trouble showing up the Lynx players routinely.

This Jones was not the average HS player.

Why do you keep arguing against what is just a basic fact. High School boys are better athletes than professional women

Just look at a sport like running where it's clear as day because it's simply is a matter of your time!

The best boy Runners are better than any professional women at every distance!

So it's pretty clear that any good boys high school basketball team would have the edge over a women's professional team. And any top High School boys basketball team would beat them handily

As has been said before maybe the very best women could beat 40% of boys high school teams. Probably something around that 40 to 50% and that's being generous

There's certainly not going to beat the really good teams and the great teams. Has has also been said how local under 15 team or 15 and under team , beat the National Women's Soccer Team. So that right there shows you pretty good relationship in a team squad

I am watching the wnba Sea vs Pho game right now. It is terrible. Bad shots, bad passes, annoying interviewer with her ebonics. Such a overall bad product. No way their all-star team could beat any men's team.

Well, think about this. If you took the national women's softball team (one that likely will win Olympic gold) and had them play the LA Dodgers in softball. Not baseball but softball. The Dodgers' players are pretty good at hitting a small ball. But how would they fare against the top women's softball team in the world whose pitchers can do wicked things with the ball. Sure, the Dodgers would annihilate them if they played baseball. But would you think the women's team could beat the Dodgers if they played softball? Again, the Dodgers have no experience hitting a big softball. They would be out of their league (no pun intended).

I remember seeing Jeannie Finch striking out MLB players with a softball. I think it was because the softball mound is closer .

No chance. They would have a hard time beating any men's college team.

You are def an idiot. He’s faster, stronger, and can jump much higher. A decent JV team from a metropolitan area would handle the top women’s team.

Calamity Joe wrote:

Well, think about this. If you took the national women's softball team (one that likely will win Olympic gold) and had them play the LA Dodgers in softball. Not baseball but softball. The Dodgers' players are pretty good at hitting a small ball. But how would they fare against the top women's softball team in the world whose pitchers can do wicked things with the ball. Sure, the Dodgers would annihilate them if they played baseball. But would you think the women's team could beat the Dodgers if they played softball? Again, the Dodgers have no experience hitting a big softball. They would be out of their league (no pun intended).

You are a complete idiot if you think a mlb team would not destroy a women's team in softball because a softball is bigger. An mlb team would beat a world class womens cricket team if they got to learn the game by watching it on YouTube the night before.

The LA Dodgers versus the US women's basketball team would probably be a better comparison.