Subscribe to The Athletic for in-depth coverage of your favorite players, teams, leagues and clubs. For the first time, we have added a women's team to our college basketball simulation engine . 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. 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. 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. Moore-McNeil is the only IU player playing 33-plus minutes? Sabreena: The most difficulty Siegrist has had all season was against Aaliyah Edwards, and I expect Edwards to once again be up to the challenge. Follow us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram to get the latest updates on LSU Football and Recruiting. Regardless of whether she requests a waiver for an additional year of eligibility, Soares has made her case for the WNBA. The Gaels actually rank two spots higher in net efficiency thanks to their stellar defense, which held the Zags to two of their worst offensive outputs all year in these teams two meetings in the regular season. More fair question would be something like best WNBA team vs. Division 2 or 3 College teams. Yes, the top two Louisiana high school 5A boys teams would beat every womens college team. "But we have to be the best version of ourselves.". By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. She stepped up, she knocked down big shots.". Press J to jump to the feed. The reality is there are only four real contenders. Sabreena: Hang on, Ive got some Maryland/Indiana thoughts. SOCIAL MEDIA. They have two more games to play in the regular season, but theyre riding a 12-game winning streak. I think any state champion would smoke the best women's college basketball team. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. That's not a putdown of the WNBA, it's just a fact. College teams wins. 3 min read. Jacobellis made her first podium of any kind since sweeping the individual and Olympic team golds last February. 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. To appeal to the cynics who think this example is complete hogwash, we simulated the Lady Huskies against the National Champion Duke Blue Devils. 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. We've received your submission. Elite HS team? She owns 16 individual gold medals and 19 individual medals overall among the biennial world championships (the last in 2017), the annual X Games, which stopped holding snowboard cross competitions after 2016, and the Olympics. 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. Gold 2015 Worlds She towers over everyone else in the WNBA and she is shorter than Jonas Jerebko and as thin as a rail. Subscribe if you enjoyed and help us reach 500k! You could take the WNT and it still wouldn't be competitive. 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. Here's an interesting article on the subject. 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. The Dons are a high-variance bunch that attempt 49% of their shots from deep the third-most by any team in the country. 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. "Sometimes our youth and inexperience catches up with us.". 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. Chantel: Belmont. The WNBA all stars couldn't beat a small junior college in the middle of nowhere's team. Lol real question? 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. A nationally ranked boys high school basketball team would probably beat a WNBA team. The physical matchup against South Carolina is always going to be the problem and specifically with how well Kamilla Cardoso has played lately, and pairing her with Aliyah Boston, there just arent many teams nationally that can handle that length and size. Re: Would a Top WNBA team beat a good college bball team? Call 1-800-GAMBLER, 21+. Grill posted a lengthy statement on Twitter later on Wednesday afternoon. What the Terrapins did to Iowa was as impressive a performance as Ive seen all year, and the perfect example of a team peaking at the right time. As an example. Voepel began covering women's basketball in 1984, and has been with ESPN since 1996. Fourth 2018 Olympics New customers only. But with conference tournaments kicking off, lets take a gander at the landscape right now. Boy this board is in love with the hypotheticals today. 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. I would love to see a bunch of 10th graders take on a WNBA team. Grills removal comes at a very turbulent stretch for the Cyclones. If the USWNT can regularly lose to high school kids why wouldn't a random WNBA team lose too. 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. Ohio State, Stanford, LSU, and UConn are all projected to go deep into the tournament. The best WNBA team wouldn't beat a good high school men's team. If youre looking for another long shot, keep an eye on San Francisco. Athleticism is too important in basketball. Top kvash37 Pro Prospect Posts: 840 And1: 367 Joined: Jul 07, 2009 Re: WNBA champions vs best men's high school team? 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. re: can a top flight boys high school basketball team beat most any womans college team? The Ducks, led by senior triple-double machine Sabrina Ionescu, became the second college team to beat the U.S. after Tennessees 65-64 win in 1999. Ole Miss pushed the Gamecocks into overtime, UConn (with six bodies) drove them to the brink. 1 and No. A hyped crowd, a game-winning shot and Caitlin Clark heroics make for historic day at Iowa. Chantel: While I still have the Gamecocks as my national championship pick, Im slightly less confident than I was a few months ago. MORE: U.S. 33 basketball teams get one chance to qualify for Olympics. 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But even if UConn wins the Big East, I have a hard time seeing the Huskies ending up as a No. 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. Can the Best WNBA Team Beat the Worst NBA Team? Physiological differences between men and women mean that the women are just not as fast, strong, or jump as high as men. Are Taylor Soule and Virginia Tech peaking at the right time? 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. In our first college version of Getting Technical, The Athletics womens basketball writers Sabreena Merchant and Chantel Jennings discuss whats ahead this March. Gold 2008 X Games Girls basketball is so much worse than men's basketball. 21st 2002 X Games 21+ and present in OH. No. What's in store for spring? Another, who works for an NBA team with a WNBA team of its own attached, says a reasonably good boys high school team could beat the Detroit Shock.) Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. But I am most interested in whats happening in the ACC. The Americans are on a 46-game win streak between the Olympics and FIBA World Cup dating to 2006. "There's some inconsistency. 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). Height, strength, quickness, jumping all in conjunction. Yeah, I know, A'ja Wilson kicked butt. On Tuesday night, head coach Jon Scheyer's first Duke basketball team held on to beat the visiting NC State Wolfpack (22-9, 12-8 ACC), 71-67.Once again, with the help of the loud-as-ever Cameron . 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? Coyne Schofield, 30 and a three-time Olympic medalist, will presumably miss the world championship in April in Canada, where the U.S. will look to win a global tournament for the first time since the 2019 Worlds. Ill be at the Target Center for the Big Ten tournament, which I think will be a lot of fun, too. 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. It's crazy. Grill first committed to play for Otzelberger at South Dakota State when he was still in high school. 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. Close. But even without raising a conference trophy or celebrating another title after their regular-season finale at home Saturday against West Virginia, the unranked Bears can clinch their 23rd consecutive season winning at least 20 games before going to the Big 12 and NCAA tournaments. My highschool team would have been crushed. 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. 1 seed when its all said and done, which brings me to my last question. Jamie Anderson, a two-time Olympic champion in snowboard slopestyle, is due with her first child. I think it would be more interesting to know what the lowest level of mens team could beat a pro womens team. New customers only. In four World Cups in the last year, her best finish was fifth. Chantel: The Maddy Siegrist Hive is going to be sending you angry emails, Sabreena. From first downs to buzzer beaters, get KSL.coms top sports stories delivered to your inbox weekly. Iowa State senior Caleb Grill was released from the team on Wednesday, less than a week before the Big 12 tournament was set to . A full box score is here. Gold 2009 X Games Gold 2015 X Games a champion wnba team couldn't beat oak hill, much less any high school top60 team. Or could a top flight JV men's team beat a WNBA team. The women can't score and can't rebound. "We've proven that this group can win," second-year Bears coach Nicki Collen said. 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. 2023 NYP Holdings, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Chantel: And Iowa is definitely not a Final Fo oh, wait, never mind (mea culpa, mea culpa). Yes, those teams couldnt finish the job. Post #44 by kvash37 Wed Mar 30, 2016 3:56 am Then against the National Runners-up Butler, the Bulldogs won 98 percent of the time. Praise be. 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. Is the best team In The WNBA able to beat the worst NBA team? Chantel: Yeah, youre not going to beat South Carolina by going bucket-for-bucket in the paint. 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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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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 . *** Tore ACL/meniscus in 2012 X Games training run They will grab all the rebounds. Its unclear what specifically led to Grills removal from the team. This is where our hypothetical "Battle of the Sexes" hits the courts for the first time. original sound - Brian Shapiro. The Bruins return three starters off a team that got NCAA Tournament win experience last season by beating Oregon and nearly taking down Tennessee. Sabreena: I think this is a big week for LSU. Grill averaged 9.5 points and four rebounds in 25 games this season. "Our freshmen are honestly, they're special. Canada is the reigning Olympic champion and two-time reigning world champion. All rights reserved. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. Edit: boysvswomen.com if you doubt my claim. But I think we're talented enough to beat anyone.". A top program with blue chip recruits? We've compiled all the statistics that comprise the Lady Huskies 2009-10 unblemished season. Like what if you took one of the top WNBA team and they played a decent mid major college team like Akron or Mid Tenn or a team like that, on a neutral court, who would win? The only thing is everyone can then study your lines! Jacobellis said with a laugh, according to U.S. ? With just two wins separating the Gaels from a conference title, I love this bet at a plus-money price. 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. 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. After 70 wins the question was a C&C Music Factory, "hmmmm." 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