Sabreena: As much as I want to predict chaos, I cant see the Big East tournament ending any way but with UConn cutting down nets. I hope that all the players and Iowa State fans can find it in their hearts to forgive me. The Rockets averaged 55.2 points per game while surrendering over 66. To believe that any of 2023's neo-contenders can become bonafide champs over the next few months is to believe that a once-in-a-quarter-century occurrence is about to transpire. The WNBA is a tough first year transition for even the best college players. Either way, Im riding with the best team in this conference and the one thats given Gonzaga the most trouble this year. Scientists push for an agreement, Legislature passes bill requiring police to perform lethality assessment for domestic violence calls, Man with history of speeding charged in fatal motorcycle-pedestrian crash, Salt Lake releases water from Parleys Canyon reservoirs over possible flood risks, Storm's second wave heads for Utah, possibly adding 1-3 feet of mountain snow. They were a massive disappointment, yes, but also so transcendent for brief moments. The Terrapins are 2-7 straight up in true road games (3-6 against the spread) with a 1-7 road record in conference play, including an overtime loss at middling Nebraska on Feb. 19 in their last road test. Toledo Men vs UConn Women - 1001 Simulations. Praise be. The latest in the sports world, emailed daily. Gold 2005 X Games Im a little surprised to see the top-seeded Gaels dealing at this price with some books offering them at shorter than even odds to win the WCC Tournament. Thanks for contacting us. 9/10 times? Wouldnt even be close. Azeez (13.5 sacks in 24 career games) and last year's first-round pick Kayvon Thibodeaux (four sacks) could benefit from another stud outside linebacker in rotation. edit: forgot the w in wnba, changes it a little. Kellie Harper has two weeks to get her players better and find the right buttons to push, but I think if Jordan Horston can fill her stat line and not just from a scoring perspective this could be a team that shows the SEC shouldve gotten more respect during the regular season from voters. The Peabody Warhorses would make the UConn Lady Huskies their bitches. Powered by phpBB Forum Software phpBB Limited. We've received your submission. Especially if they got a D1 athlete. Wasn't even close. Take the undefeated 2016 Chino Hills team which will probably have at least 3 NBA level players in Lonzo, Lamelo and Onyeka Okongwu and they probably at least beat them by minimum 20 points. If they are as good as advertised, Geno Auriemma's squad should at least be able to hang with a division one men's basketball team. (Ryan Hunt / Getty Images). 1 seed when its all said and done, which brings me to my last question. Meteorological winter brought Utah heavy snowfall. Every professional and DI women's basketball team practices against men, and has for years. While Geno Auriemma said that nothing is fixable at this point in the year, I think a lot gets fixed for the Huskies when Fudd is inserted into the lineup, so a UConn-SC rematch would look pretty different. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. MORE: U.S. 33 basketball teams get one chance to qualify for Olympics. 10 seed South Dakota in the second round of the NCAA Tournament, https://apnews.com/hub/womens-college-basketball, https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-womens-college-basketball-poll, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi edges Texas A&M-Commerce 93-88, Timme scores 17 in potential home finale for No. Darianna Littlepage-Buggs, named Big 12 freshman of the week for the seventh time earlier that day, had 19 points and 13 rebounds for Baylor, now 4-0 on the road against Top 25 teams. What women is stopping a even under sized big down low ? Just based on size and strength. Weve already seen Ohio State score outright home upsets over Rutgers, Iowa and now Illinois, with the latter two wins coming by 16 and 12 points, respectively. With that said, it's absurd to start the UConn discussion with if they could beat a nationally ranked high school team, division three or two team. like the video to. At 6-6, she can shoot the 3, handle the ball and block shots. Could Monica Czinano and Hannah Stuelke be enough of a force inside to slow down the Gamecocks if Caitlin Clark gets going and puts up triple-double numbers? ? I mean some of those WNBA players can ball and aren't exactly small. Now, as to whether a WNBA all-star team could beat college men: I will grant that "regular" DI/DII men's teams should win, but you'd be surprised how terrible some DIII men's squads. Montverde has 2 players that are 6'8" and two that are 6'9". Gold 2009 X Games Buggs grew a lot. We hold our players to high standards and there are expectations that our student-athletes are held accountable for, coach T.J. Otzelberger said in a brief statement, via CycloneFanatics Chris Williams. Iowa State senior Caleb Grill was released from the team on Wednesday, less than a week before the Big 12 tournament was set to kick off, for failing to meet the programs expectations, the Cyclones announced. Saint Marys has been a top-10 team all year long thanks in large part to its stifling defense, which limits easy scoring chances and attacks the glass with reckless abandon. The . Penny and Blue have something to share with you! We've received your submission. No. I would say any top 10 team regardless of classification in GA could beat any WNBA team. I think you could definitely get 5 posters that could beat most college teams but maybe not UConn or a WNBA team. What level of mens basketball could UCONN's womens team beat? Press J to jump to the feed. whatdoidoidontkno Pacers 3 yr. ago college has the size advantage. "There's some inconsistency. Now, if you were talking an WNBA All-Star team, you MIGHT be able to field a team that could compete with a high-level HS team, or even an average college team (assuming they could play like a mid-major team and just shoot a ton of threes to win), but NEVER a good or college team. In four World Cups in the last year, her best finish was fifth. After reaching as high as No. Gold 2016 X Games Chantel: Good question. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Australian Lauren Jackson, won their second WNBA championship this summer. Given the most recent injury news out of Storrs (Dorka Juhsz missing Mondays game with an ankle sprain) and that Azzi Fudd is still participating in only warm-ups, Im just not certain this team will have the depth to get through the Big East tournament unscathed. Top kvash37 Pro Prospect Posts: 840 And1: 367 Joined: Jul 07, 2009 Re: WNBA champions vs best men's high school team? Now, I do think it's within the realm of possibility that a good WNBA team could beat the 5 worst NBA players, if those 5 NBA players are teamed up randomly without a chance to get used to. I don't mean to think of males as always superior, but women's centers are 6'8, and they wouldnt be able to stop anyone inside. Chantel: Yeah, youre not going to beat South Carolina by going bucket-for-bucket in the paint. Iowa State senior Caleb Grill was released from the team on Wednesday, less than a week before the Big 12 tournament was set to . All rights reserved. It wouldn't even be remotely close. The U.S. lacked some of its top bigs. A college team could beat an NBA team, there are too many variables. Theyre also the only other team besides Gonzaga to win this tournament in the last 14 years, breaking through in 2010, 2012 and 2019. To appeal to the cynics who think this example is complete hogwash, we simulated the Lady Huskies against the National Champion Duke Blue Devils. Gold 2008 X Games Seton Hall, the worst three-point shooting team in the Big East (31.8%), made 7 of 12 shots from beyond the arc before halftime. March Madness excitement builds as top teams set their sights on a national championship. New customers only. TeammateAlex Cavallini, the No. a all star team from an average gym could beat a buncha girls. To nobodys surprise, Gonzaga (-145) enters this tournament as the favorite for the umpteenth time after winning it nine of the last 10 years and 18 times in 23 tries since head coach Mark Few took over in 1999. Grill averaged 9.5 points and four rebounds in 25 games this season. #wnba #aces #basketball #hoops #menvswomen #menvsboys". Regardless of whether she requests a waiver for an additional year of eligibility, Soares has made her case for the WNBA. Just like the college team, the high school team would have height and speed on the women. No they wouldnt. Sure, they lost the championship, but if that game is played again on a . Jamie Anderson, a two-time Olympic champion in snowboard slopestyle, is due with her first child. Blackwell averaged 15 points and 10.2 rebounds in 79 games the past three seasons at Missouri. The Toledo Rockets can hold their heads up high knowing their winning percentage in these 1,001 simulations was five times better than their efforts during the 2009-10 regular season. All rights reserved. re: can a top flight boys high school basketball team beat most any womans college team? My high school's 4x400m record is better than the women's world record, and everyone at my high school is white. Sabreena: Florida Gulf Coast may not have Kierstan Bell or another WNBA first-round prospect this year, but the Eagles still have Karl Smesko, and that means theyll play the most modern offense possible. Post #44 by kvash37 Wed Mar 30, 2016 3:56 am The Americans are on a 46-game win streak between the Olympics and FIBA World Cup dating to 2006. Lindsey Jacobellisbecame the oldest world championships medalist in snowboard cross, one year after becoming the oldest individual Olympic medalist and gold medalist in all of snowboarding. A .500 high school team in Arkansas's 3rd biggest classification would probably run roughshod against all but the best women's teams. She towers over everyone else in the WNBA and she is shorter than Jonas Jerebko and as thin as a rail. high school has the size advantage, have you seen the rosters on any of the top 100 high school teams?? Sabreena: I dont want it to seem like Im diminishing the Hoosiers chances in March just because they lost one game on a buzzer-beater by the potential national player of the year. But even though I like the Bruins, Im not certain that theres a mid-major team that can play ultimate spoiler or go on a huge run during the NCAA Tournament. But the Bears' 66-game non-conference home winning streak, and string of 12 consecutive NCAA Sweet 16 appearances, ended when they lost to No. https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/xyjeek/you-will-get-beat-down-the-men-who-practice-with-the-wnba, Mikey Williams gonna dunk on any and every WNBA bigs. When I was on my 8th grade middle school basketball, we scrimmaged the High School varsity girls team. Not a doubt in mind. I thought this version of the Gamecocks would be worse than the 2021-22 team because of the graduation of Destanni Henderson, but Zia Cooke has improved as an offensive option, Cardoso is on an absolute tear, and the duo of Raven Johnson and Kierra Fletcher has stabilized the point guard position enough to keep the offense humming. EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) Connor McDavid had two goals and an assist, and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-2 Wednesday night. This is a much better conference than in recent years, with five teams projected to make the NCAA Tournament in ESPNs latest bracketology. Athleticism is too important in basketball. Even Indiana suffered a second loss while South Carolina kept chugging along. Using our college basketball simulation engine , we had the UConn women play the UT men 1,001 times. I think the bulk of the madness this year will come from all the power conferences beating up on one another with the 6 or 7 seeds being more dangerous than theyve been in awhile. In my book, experience plus momentum is usually a pretty good equation for some March Magic when it comes to mid-majors. We are not making it all up in our heads, thinking well of Kris Dunn because we want to: he has real talents to bring, and a body that for the time being will allow him to use them. If opposing teams let Souley Boum get cooking, goodnight. Yes, Whatifsports.com can accommodate that request. Gold 2011 X Games The Cyclones, despite their recent struggles, are still widely expected to make the NCAA tournament. And he'd be doing it for a Los Angeles Times sports section helmed by editor Bill Dwyre, whose generous budget allowed Terry to travel to season openers on the road, All-Star Games, and playoff series as . 7 Baylor on Saturday in its final game of the regular season. The Rebels are just 6-10 in the Mountain West, but like UCF, they are geared to beat more talented teams (or lose by 30 to them). The U.S. has played 44 games against NCAA teams since 1995. "We've proven that this group can win," second-year Bears coach Nicki Collen said. Now that the University of Connecticut women's basketball team has added more national championship hardware to its trophy caseits seventh in school historyand won 78 games in a row, fans. He then transferred to UNLV, and back to Iowa State when Otzelberger was hired before the 2021-22 season. Chantel: And Iowa is definitely not a Final Fo oh, wait, never mind (mea culpa, mea culpa). We saw Stanford have some severe offensive issues in conference play, and turnovers are death against South Carolina. Get thefree Action Network appfor expert picks, live odds, bet tracking and more. Olympic calibur women lose to high school level boys in every objectively measured sport, it's really just a matter of if you think the women's strategies are more effective than the men's teams to overcome their athletic disadvantage. They will grab all the rebounds. 10 seed South Dakota in the second round of the NCAA Tournament at the Ferrell Center. The Ivy League has also been interesting this season. Chantel: The Pac-12 feels pretty wide open, too, given that I feel as though weve seen the highs and lows out of the top half of the league over the last few weeks Utah is coming in with a ton of momentum and Stanford is Stanford (though weve seen some struggles, as you mentioned), but then you have a bunch of teams like USC, UCLA, Colorado and Arizona that seem like they could play spoiler if everything goes right for them. Rounding out the top 10 teams to watch are Indiana, Notre Dame, UCLA, Utah, and Iowa. One day when I am brave enough, I hope to be able to share my story about my mental health and my mental illness I have been battling through all season, he wrote, in part. But if the Gamecocks run into a team that gets hot from long range and can slow Bostons interior production, that could be a winning combination. Girls basketball is so much worse than men's basketball. Iowa State will take on No. Is the best team In The WNBA able to beat the worst NBA team? Fifth 2010 Olympics The Dons are a high-variance bunch that attempt 49% of their shots from deep the third-most by any team in the country. The size, strength and speed difference is too great. Yes, those teams couldnt finish the job. More fair question would be something like best WNBA team vs. Division 2 or 3 College teams. If those shots are falling, we could see a surprise run from this group. After having three players selected in the WNBA draft last year, including two-time Big 12 player of the year NaLyssa Smith and Queen Egbo in the first 10 picks, the Bears went into this season with eight newcomers. Florida would fucking destroy any WNBA team. Press J to jump to the feed. With Smith, Egbo and Jordan Lewis gone to the WNBA, the Bears added three freshmen and four Division I transfers to the roster. The two-time NAIA Player of the Year made an immediate impact at Iowa State, catching the eye of WNBA teams before suffering an ACL tear 13 games into the season. 1 seed Saint Marys is a key reason why. 1, 2023 10:44 p.m. EST. Still, this isnt the same team were used to at this stage. 9 Texas a B12 title shot, Kentucky women beat Florida in game marred by scuffle. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. A decent high school team (+.500 record large school) would be a good match for a WNBA team. Man, it's going to be a long three months in this sub. Thanks for contacting us. Best way to see this play out is probably that women's college teams practice against a 'practice squad' team that usually consists of decent men players selected from a tryout. It's crazy that people don't realize just how much stronger the fully grown adult WNBA players would be than a bunch of 15-17 year olds, lol. It's crazy. Most of these kids are 17/18 and could probably play in the nba. Gold 2004 X Games Im excited to witness The Caitlin Clark Experience in person, and I think that buzzer-beating loss to Iowa will have Indianas focus on another level. "But we have to be the best version of ourselves.". Sabreena: From a historical perspective, I have an eye on the SEC. I want to see if they can push that to 40. 2023 NYP Holdings, Inc. All Rights Reserved. The next finals are Fridays mens and womens snowboard halfpipe. "Sometimes our youth and inexperience catches up with us.". UConn shocked the computers when they managed to win nearly 29 percent of the games against the Rockets. Im a big fan (and proponent) of all things #Pac12AfterDark so I would prefer chaos out of that conference. The Lions are an experienced group that shoot the ball well, crash the defensive boards and defend the 3-point line, which is a strong formula for knocking off the trigger-happy teams atop the bracket. But lets not get too far ahead of ourselves because with parity across conferences seemingly at an all-time high (we say this every year, no?) Im not sure. He put up 31 points in the Cyclones' win over then-No. Chantel: Ah, yes, the SEC, it just means more. Im curious to see what Tennessee can do. Gold 2007 Worlds 10 Gonzaga, More to do: Utah Valley clinches WAC title share with win over UT Arlington, No. Coach K's team won 100-percent of the time. Gold 2005 Worlds Or could a top flight JV men's team beat a WNBA team. And after Sundays win over Illinois which snapped this teams nine-game losing streak the Buckeyes ranked fifth in adjusted efficiency among all teams with a losing record. The difference in athletic ability just aren't fair. this is poor banter, Above average HS team? 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Grill first committed to play for Otzelberger at South Dakota State when he was still in high school. Gold 2015 X Games We were a very small school (<200), and didn't play in a super competitive state. Yet that would be underselling the upside for these Buckeyes and the significance of Wednesdays home-road splits for both them and the visiting Maryland Terrapins. Ski and Snowboard. For Stanford, Hannah Jump and Brooke Demetre would have to get going, and Brink would need to stay out of foul trouble. 1 Year Quarters: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=se-2Z. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. Mick Dierdorff, a two-time U.S. Olympian who won the 2019 World title, raced for the last time in his career at age 31. The high school boy's national championship just ended, with Montverde Academy being crowned. The best WNBA team wouldn't beat a good high school men's team. When Mike Terry was assigned to the WNBA beat in 2001, the stars seemed aligned. The UConn women's basketball team poses for a team photo after practice Saturday in preparation for their NCAA Tournament semi final game against the Oregon State Beavers Sunday at the Bankers. A top program with blue chip recruits? Grill's dismissal is surprising both due to the fact that the season is almost over and that he has a long history with Otzelberger. 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Not a competition. It would be like 999/1000 times. No way. pic.twitter.com/hw3lziRiwS, Kendall Coyne Schofield (@KendallCoyne) March 1, 2023. Not that a college team could ever beat an NFL team, but there is never going to be one of these All-Star games of sorts. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. A subreddit dedicated to NBA news and discussion. Some of them are big pieces that haven't been able to play. Czech Eva Adamczykov (ne Samkov) earned her second world title, while AustralianJosie Baff, who was two years from being born when Jacobellis made her X Games debut in 2001, bagged silver. They have two more games to play in the regular season, but theyre riding a 12-game winning streak. Ionescu, who scored 30 points, is also a two-time reigning U.S. national champion in 33, a new Olympic event, making her a possible choice for either Olympic team. Ole Miss pushed the Gamecocks into overtime, UConn (with six bodies) drove them to the brink. But yeah the OP's question is silly. Its easy to take a glimpse at Ohio States rsum and write this team off entirely, particularly with just two games left in an otherwise wasted regular season. Take any of the final four teams against the Minnesota Lynx(2013 WNBA Champions) and it's not a contest. I do think it would be interesting to see South Carolina have to face off against an offensive powerhouse that cleans the defensive glass well. But she suffered a lower leg injury in the third game this season, and played only limited minutes in five more until mid-January. Ohio only. The Lady Huskies, on the other hand, may want to start thinking about an exhibition game for charity against an all-male college basketball team. Sabreena: Whats wild about the Big Ten is for as much as weve extolled Indiana and Iowa, Maryland might be the best team right now. Call 1-800-GAMBLER, 21+. Unquestionably. Plus, the Atlantic Sun has two teams currently on double-digit winning streaks, which would make a Gulf Coast/Liberty final a real treat. Ohio State, Stanford, LSU, and UConn are all projected to go deep into the tournament. Pure athleticism will counter out any amount of fundamentals, especially when the fundamentals don't include the ability to dunk. "I think she's that good, who would give us an interior presence offensively, that gave us a toughness. As an example. Which team has the most to prove during the conference tournaments? After playing baseball for two seasons on the JV team at North County High School in Glen Burnie, Md., Skylar Kaplan was confidentas were her teammates and her summer travel team . But Juhsz specifically sat Monday to be ready for the tournament, and as long as the current starting five plus Caroline Ducharme are good to go, I think this group has enough to get the job done in what is basically their backyard at Mohegan Sun. More fair question would be something like best WNBA team vs. Division 2 or 3 College teams. Fifth 2019 Worlds potatococ. Sabreena: Hilariously, we find ourselves in the same conference. Jessie Diggins is first U.S. cross-country skier to win individual world U.S. hockey captain Kendall Coyne Schofield is pregnant, plans return to U.S. 33 basketball teams get one chance to qualify for Olympics. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. Boy this board is in love with the hypotheticals today. this question in itself is disrespectful and undermines how talented female players are. The fact that the SEC has two teams ranked in the top four, and thats it for SEC ranked teams feels a bit off to me. "We're not talented enough to not show up and give everything we've got, and to be on task, and know our assignments and execute," Collen said. It's only the second time a college has knocked off Team USA dating back to 1999, when. Georgia, Alabama, and maybe even Michigan, would smoke some, if not most, of the XFL teams. Grills removal comes at a very turbulent stretch for the Cyclones. Diamond Miller is good enough to be the best player on a title-winning team, and the rest of the crew has come along with her. UConn, despite playing the Gamecocks tight, has had its own scoring woes without Azzi Fudd. Seventh 2014 Olympics Are Taylor Soule and Virginia Tech peaking at the right time? Would a Top WNBA team beat a good college bball team? Baylor (19-10, 10-7 Big 12) won 63-54 at 12th-ranked Texas on Monday, holding the Longhorns to a season low in points, ending their 12-game home winning streak and preventing them from clinching . When I played on my high school team, we had a record of something like 5-20. Coyne Schofield is married to Chicago Bears offensive linemanMichael Schofield. Try a week on us. Gold 2003 X Games Loyola Marymount also benefits from a top-four seed, meaning it needs just one win to set up a duel with Saint Marys on Monday. Britney Griner is one of, if not the tallest woman in the WNBA at 6'8" (and she doesn't play for the Lynx). Is this the first time in a loooooong time that UConn is going to require an at-large bid to get into the big dance? Maryland is intriguing because it feels like all the Terrapins weapons are starting to emerge at the right time, and I still think Michigan could play Big Ten spoiler if Laila Phelia returns. Could they do it? Regardless of how right (or wrong) we are or come to be, its March, and thats reason enough to celebrate. Jackson was instrumental in the Storm's success in 2010 in winning her third WNBA . Athleticism is too important in basketball. Loss on Sunday or not, Indiana basically has played consistently well since Berger came back in early January, and I would be praying to end up in a different region than this team on Selection Sunday. A top flight boys basketball high school could win the WNBA. A top HS team probably beats them. With conference tournaments tipping off across the country, were soon going to have a clearer idea of what the NCAA Tournament bracket will look like. Billie Jean King proved her critics wrong when she upset Bobby Riggs in tennis. The Tigers fell flat on their faces the first time they faced off against South Carolina no shame, considering thats what happens to most teams but getting another date with the Gamecocks, and at least playing it close, could go a long way in preparing LSU for whats to come later in the NCAA Tournament. Still, anything can happen in March, and there are some value plays worth targeting further down the board. Baylor had a reduced roster and lost its first two Big 12 games last season, but still went on to win their 12th consecutive conference title in Collen's debut. Sabreena: Its finally March, Chantel, and I think the question everyone has on their minds with the start of the tournaments is: Can anyone challenge South Carolina? Cavallini planned to return to the national team after childbirth, her agent said when she announced her pregnancy in August. Sabreena: Hopefully, these age better than our midseason roundtable. Lindsey Jacobellis becomes oldest world championships medalist in snowboard Mikaela Shiffrin resumes World Cup wins record chase this weekend. 21st 2002 X Games "I thought Aijha was certainly not going to be NaLyssa Smith, but was going to be a different type of NaLyssa Smith, a kid that was going to be in the running for player of the year in our league,'" Collen said. That isnt the case this year, and No. But hey, Notre Dame won the ACC, so kudos to us. Then against the National Runners-up Butler, the Bulldogs won 98 percent of the time. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. I don't know much about Basketball, it's not particularly popular here in the UK but come on, Mens team will win 9/10 times. But with conference tournaments kicking off, lets take a gander at the landscape right now. Edit: boysvswomen.com if you doubt my claim. Other U.S. hockey stars have come back from childbirth to play for the national team, including fellow 2018 Olympic champions Jocelyne Lamoureux-DavidsonandMonique Lamoureux-Morando, plusJenny Potter, who played through the 2002, 2006 and 2010 Olympics as a mom, including the 2007 Worlds less than three months after childbirth.