I am not talking about a team that finished in the middle but the team that won the championship. I was watching them play and they were very, very impressive. Could they maybe finish around 20 to 25 in the WNBA?
I am not talking about a team that finished in the middle but the team that won the championship. I was watching them play and they were very, very impressive. Could they maybe finish around 20 to 25 in the WNBA?
WNBA would likely be most competitive with a good middle school boys AAU team.
I am not talking about a team that finished in the middle but the team that won the championship. I was watching them play and they were very, very impressive. Could they maybe finish around 20 to 25 in the WNBA?
A World Cup-winning US women's soccer national team lost convincingly to a Dallas-area U15 boys' club team. Other similar games ended similar ways.
The gap between men and women in basketball is almost certainly bigger.
They wouldn't be competitive in the high school state championship tournament of any decent state.
I am not talking about a team that finished in the middle but the team that won the championship. I was watching them play and they were very, very impressive. Could they maybe finish around 20 to 25 in the WNBA?
I am not talking about a team that finished in the middle but the team that won the championship. I was watching them play and they were very, very impressive. Could they maybe finish around 20 to 25 in the WNBA?
A World Cup-winning US women's soccer national team lost convincingly to a Dallas-area U15 boys' club team. Other similar games ended similar ways.
The gap between men and women in basketball is almost certainly bigger.
They wouldn't be competitive in the high school state championship tournament of any decent state.
Agreed. There are sports where top women are more competitive with top men. Basketball is probably one of the sports where there is the largest gap between men and women. If it was simply a shooting contest, then sure. But in an actual game, a good group of male high school players (D1 prospects) would easily dispatch the WNBA all star team. The size and athletic ability is just too much to overcome around the rim.
I am not talking about a team that finished in the middle but the team that won the championship. I was watching them play and they were very, very impressive. Could they maybe finish around 20 to 25 in the WNBA?
A much more interesting question is whether the NCAA women's champs could mix it up with a bottom of the league WNBA team.
I don't really follow closely enough to have any great insight, but I believe the matchup would be better than the hypothetical "Alabama vs NFL team" that sometimes gets thrown around sometimes.
I am not talking about a team that finished in the middle but the team that won the championship. I was watching them play and they were very, very impressive. Could they maybe finish around 20 to 25 in the WNBA?
A much more interesting question is whether the NCAA women's champs could mix it up with a bottom of the league WNBA team.
I don't really follow closely enough to have any great insight, but I believe the matchup would be better than the hypothetical "Alabama vs NFL team" that sometimes gets thrown around sometimes.
Two top scorers on the LSU championship team were cut from the roster before the opening day. Maddy Siegrist, who led D1 in scoring average, is currently averaging 8 min and 3 pts per game.
A much more interesting question is whether the NCAA women's champs could mix it up with a bottom of the league WNBA team.
I don't really follow closely enough to have any great insight, but I believe the matchup would be better than the hypothetical "Alabama vs NFL team" that sometimes gets thrown around sometimes.
Two top scorers on the LSU championship team were cut from the roster before the opening day. Maddy Siegrist, who led D1 in scoring average, is currently averaging 8 min and 3 pts per game.
Fair points. As a counterpoint, I would offer Aliyah Boston, who is averaging 15 pts per game as a rookie in the WNBA, which is higher than her average in college.
It can vary wildly in the men's game too - some NCAA stars who score 20+ pts per game are lucky to find an NBA roster spot, while other NCAA stars translate seamlessly in to NBA starters who average double digit points right away.
I am not talking about a team that finished in the middle but the team that won the championship. I was watching them play and they were very, very impressive. Could they maybe finish around 20 to 25 in the WNBA?
Two top scorers on the LSU championship team were cut from the roster before the opening day. Maddy Siegrist, who led D1 in scoring average, is currently averaging 8 min and 3 pts per game.
Fair points. As a counterpoint, I would offer Aliyah Boston, who is averaging 15 pts per game as a rookie in the WNBA, which is higher than her average in college.
It can vary wildly in the men's game too - some NCAA stars who score 20+ pts per game are lucky to find an NBA roster spot, while other NCAA stars translate seamlessly in to NBA starters who average double digit points right away.
Boston was constantly double-teamed in college. She is now facing single coverage most of the time.
Zia Cooke and Laeticia Amihere are averaging about 3 PPG. Victoria Sexton has played a total of six minutes in four games. Brea Beal was cut before the opening day. Imagine those five Gamecocks playing against any WNBA team.
Aside from Boston, Diamond Miller seems to be the only other rookie who is making significant contributions. And she has gone from 20 ppg to 10 ppg.