The Bruins return three starters off a team that got NCAA Tournament win experience last season by beating Oregon and nearly taking down Tennessee. I want to see if they can push that to 40. However, for a team that could match up physically (Im looking at you, Stanford Cam Brink and Lauren Betts), theres now more of a roadmap than there was even when these two teams faced off in November. Grill averaged 9.5 points and four rebounds in 25 games this season. high school has the size advantage, have you seen the rosters on any of the top 100 high school teams?? Which team has the most to prove during the conference tournaments? 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. The Rockets averaged 55.2 points per game while surrendering over 66. While Jeudy thinks it would be a great opportunity for the stars. Plus, the Atlantic Sun has two teams currently on double-digit winning streaks, which would make a Gulf Coast/Liberty final a real treat. What level of mens basketball could UCONN's womens team beat? More fair question would be something like best WNBA team vs. Division 2 or 3 College teams. The Ducks, led by senior triple-double machine Sabrina Ionescu, became the second college team to beat the U.S. after Tennessee's 65-64 win in 1999. 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. Florida would fucking destroy any WNBA team. Usually, you can pencil in two to three No. The best WNBA team wouldn't beat a good high school men's team. Defending champion South Carolina has the personnel and experience to repeat. Call 1-800-GAMBLER, 21+. The NBA isn't the NFL. 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. "There's some inconsistency. Before saying they would be killed by any college basketball team, just remember Grambling went 0-28 last year, and would be a 37-40 point underdog to any tournament bubble team. The Ivy League has also been interesting this season. Gold 2003 X Games I would say any top 10 team regardless of classification in GA could beat any WNBA team. 10 Gonzaga, More to do: Utah Valley clinches WAC title share with win over UT Arlington, No. Boy this board is in love with the hypotheticals today. We've received your submission. #wnba #aces #basketball #hoops #menvswomen #menvsboys". 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? Get thefree Action Network appfor expert picks, live odds, bet tracking and more. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. "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. Peacock airs live coverage of the world freestyle skiing and snowboarding championships. 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? When the USA women's national soccer team was in training for the women's world cup (which they won that year), they played the USA Under 15 boys B-team. Take any of the final four teams against the Minnesota Lynx(2013 WNBA Champions) and it's not a contest. 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 are demanding to know if this group of athletes could compete, and even beat, a division one men's basketball team. pic.twitter.com/hw3lziRiwS, Kendall Coyne Schofield (@KendallCoyne) March 1, 2023. Fourth 2018 Olympics Sabreena: From a historical perspective, I have an eye on the SEC. Mark Salomon Knows a wide variety of random sports stuff Author has 10K answers and 3M answer views Updated 2 y The better boys' HS teams would play competitively with and often beat WNBA teams. Probably not. there are sure to be some surprises. As for not beating overseas teams, Harvard just beat Japans national . Our starting line-up went: I think the elite wnba teams could handle a bad college team. Ohio only. They hadn't even lost three in a row since March 2008. That's not a putdown of the WNBA, it's just a fact. MERCH: brettmaes.comi turn 21 next Wednesday :)SC/IG/TT: brettmaes ", Caleb Grill (@caleb_grill0) March 1, 2023. 1 U.S. goalie at last years Olympics, had a daughter on Christmas. However, for a team that could match up physically (I'm looking at you, Stanford Cam Brink and Lauren Betts), there's now more of a roadmap than there was even when these two teams faced . This is the most wide-open field among the major conferences, and there is a sleeper Final Four contender somewhere in the ACC, even if Im not yet sure which team that is. 1 and No. If those shots are falling, we could see a surprise run from this group. Sabreena: Hilariously, we find ourselves in the same conference. That isnt the case this year, and No. During that four-game losing streak last month, the Bears had consecutive overtime losses at home to Top 25 teams Oklahoma and Iowa State. 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. T&C apply. 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 at least a share of the Big 12 title in front of their fans. Rounding out the top 10 teams to watch are Indiana, Notre Dame, UCLA, Utah, and Iowa. Any decent high school team could beat a WNBA team. Watch the highlights from the Kentucky/Wisconsin game tonight and you will see why the womens team stands no chance. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. A bad college team would handle a WNBA team. EDIT: And here are some photos to underline my point. But hey, Notre Dame won the ACC, so kudos to us. This is just about the most balanced team in the country offensively with Mackenzie Holmes and Grace Berger generating offense from the post and the perimeter, and oodles of shooters surrounding them in Sydney Parrish, Yarden Garzon and Sara Scalia. a champion wnba team couldn't beat oak hill, much less any high school top60 team. "We can't just show up, and just be more talented and be deeper, and be all these things. The . Yes. With Smith, Egbo and Jordan Lewis gone to the WNBA, the Bears added three freshmen and four Division I transfers to the roster. Wisconsin is a strong team defense, slow down, good shooting team and they got beat by pure athleticism by a team that starts 5 freshmen. men, just by nature, are much, much, better equipped to play a sport like basketball than women. Gold 2015 X Games Unquestionably. Though, it feels as though we should note that the last time the Huskies didnt receive an AQ (2013), they went on to win the national title with no opponent getting closer than 18 points in the tourney. The last few weeks have given teams a bit of a roadmap in how to play South Carolina close. Orangutan South Bend Simian Joined Apr 17, 2014 Messages 5,813 The question of the day: Could the best college basketball team beat the worst NBA team? Sabreena: Hopefully, these age better than our midseason roundtable. In four World Cups in the last year, her best finish was fifth. To appeal to the cynics who think this example is complete hogwash, we simulated the Lady Huskies against the National Champion Duke Blue Devils. I honestly don't think the best wnba team could beat the best high school men's basketball team. 1 seed when its all said and done, which brings me to my last question. 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. even at a collegiate level. Chantel: Sellers growth from her freshman to sophomore seasons, especially in terms of her defensive play, has been one of the most fun things to watch this season. Kendall Coyne Schofield, the U.S. hockey captain at last years Olympics and world championship, announced she is pregnant and due with her first child this summer. The latest in the sports world, emailed daily. The boys wouldn't have much height advantage at that age - it would just be a showcase of the difference in pure athleticism. Subscribe to The Athletic for in-depth coverage of your favorite players, teams, leagues and clubs. When I was on my 8th grade middle school basketball, we scrimmaged the High School varsity girls team. Voepel covers the WNBA, women's college basketball, and other college sports for espnW. But she suffered a lower leg injury in the third game this season, and played only limited minutes in five more until mid-January. 7 Baylor on Saturday in its final game of the regular season. not even the Indiana Fever. 21st 2002 X Games Gold 2011 X Games Her five career world championships gold medals in snowboard cross were already a record for total medals of any color in a single snowboard event at worlds. 2023 NYP Holdings, Inc. All Rights Reserved. The Peabody Warhorses would make the UConn Lady Huskies their bitches. Any mens high scholl basketball team that is competetive enough to win a state high school tournament in one of the 15 biggest states in the US could easily wreck the best WNBA team ever. Some of them are genetic freaks like 6"5' which is really tall for a girl. Those confusing losses to DePaul and Nebraska are far in the rearview; the current iteration of Maryland is a defensive juggernaut that walls off the paint, gets out in transition and rolls off double-digit scoring runs in the blink of an eye. Subscribe if you enjoyed and help us reach 500k! Chantel: And Iowa is definitely not a Final Fo oh, wait, never mind (mea culpa, mea culpa). 1 in the AP preseason poll. If opposing teams let Souley Boum get cooking, goodnight. It would be like 999/1000 times. 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. The next finals are Fridays mens and womens snowboard halfpipe. Chantel: While I still have the Gamecocks as my national championship pick, Im slightly less confident than I was a few months ago. 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. Julius Randle was able to dominate the 7 foot tall Big 10 player of the year, Frank Kominsky, and there is not a WNBA player who could hold a candle to him in any basketball skill. WNBA MVP Elena Delle Donne, Brittney Griner, Tina Charles and Breanna Stewart were not part of the four-game, eight-day college tour. It wouldn't even be remotely close. Saint Mary's 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. Notre Dame won the regular-season title (though the obvious caveat of Olivia Miles health is in play), but I think Virginia Tech is playing the best of any team in the conference, and North Carolina also has its full starting lineup back with some ground to make up in the minds of the selection committee. The reality is there are only four real contenders. A hyped crowd, a game-winning shot and Caitlin Clark heroics make for historic day at Iowa. Especially if they got a D1 athlete. 2 seeds for the Final Four, but I wonder if this might be the year thats different. Re: Would a Top WNBA team beat a good college bball team? The short answer is that it's possible, but really unlikely. Bronze 2023 Worlds, Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Flipboard (Opens in new window), Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window), Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window). Britney Griner is one of, if not the tallest woman in the WNBA at 6'8" (and she doesn't play for the Lynx). The top American men wereNick Baumgartner andSenna Leith, who were eliminated in the quarterfinals. 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. Gold 2022 Olympics There will be no Big 12 regular-season title for the Baylor women for the first time in 13 seasons, and the Bears won't get to open the NCAA Tournament on their home court as had pretty much become a given over the past decade. It was an exhibition, but the U.S. starting lineup included Olympic champions Sue Bird, Diana Taurasi, Sylvia Fowles and Seimone Augustus. But even if UConn wins the Big East, I have a hard time seeing the Huskies ending up as a No. They also improved their home record to a surprising 9-6 mark, which comes in sharp contrast to this teams 3-11 record on the road. Company Overview The WNBA -- which features 12 teams and is the most successful women's professional team sports league in the world -- is a unique global sports property combining competition . A college team could beat an NBA team, there are too many variables. Jamie Anderson, a two-time Olympic champion in snowboard slopestyle, is due with her first child. (Ryan Hunt / Getty Images). The Lady Vols have had some quality losses this season, and theyve been in basically every game theyve played this year for 30-ish minutes. It's not uncommon for coaching staffs to ship in all-male practice squads to toughen up their women for the games that really count. Lindsey Jacobellis becomes oldest world championships medalist in snowboard Mikaela Shiffrin resumes World Cup wins record chase this weekend. They have two more games to play in the regular season, but theyre riding a 12-game winning streak. Stewart's usage rate is 27.5, right in line with her career norm of 26.9, but she's cut her turnover percentage from 13.0 last year and a career rate of 11.9 entering this year to just 5.8 . A top program with blue chip recruits? Yeah, I know, A'ja Wilson kicked butt. 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. No they wouldnt. Come join our discussions, post your own battles and kick some ass! And part of that comes from the fact that there just seemed to be so many more injuries this season, which impacted records, and if those teams can get healthy by the tournament, then their records/seedings might not reflect whats actually in the cupboard. Any other potential Cinderellas we should have an eye on? Canada is the reigning Olympic champion and two-time reigning world champion. Here are the odds to win the 2023 WCC Tournament courtesy of FanDuel and our best bet to win it: 21+. She dominated the NCAA and is pretty dominant in the WNBA. All rights reserved. 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. 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. But could another in March? 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. Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, Karl-Anthony Towns, Kawhi Leonard, Anthony Davis and Brandon Ingram will play outsized roles in how their respective teams close the season. "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. When Mike Terry was assigned to the WNBA beat in 2001, the stars seemed aligned. 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. Penny and Blue have something to share with you! Chantel: Ah, yes, the SEC, it just means more. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. I was really excited to be able to get on the podium here, its always a big challenge just to make it into finals, so Im very happy with myself.. Iowa State will take on No. 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. I do feel like this March is going to be a lot of fun, though. 1 Year Quarters: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=se-2Z. They could def beat a HS team lol, just by knowledge of the game. 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. My highschool team would have been crushed. Loyola Marymount was the only team to beat both Gonzaga and Saint Marys this year, and its easily the best sleeper bet to play spoiler this week, too. 2023 NYP Holdings, Inc. All Rights Reserved. A decent high school team (+.500 record large school) would be a good match for a WNBA team. 3 min read. Using our college basketball simulation engine , we had the UConn women play the UT men 1,001 times. You can't throw a bunch of college players together who aren't used to playing with each other and expect them to beat a WNBA team. After 65 wins, the question started off as a hypothetical one. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. He tallied his 12th 20-point performance of the season in the win over the Pirates, scoring 23 points while going 5-for-8 from downtown. It feels strange to say that the Hoosiers have great depth considering they only play six players, but after last season, six players feels like serious depth for this team. Phelan M. 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