Iowa State will take on No. We've already seen Ohio State score outright home upsets . The Dons are a high-variance bunch that attempt 49% of their shots from deep the third-most by any team in the country. Pure athleticism will counter out any amount of fundamentals, especially when the fundamentals don't include the ability to dunk. Kentucky owned the paint and rebounding against a team with very good fundamentals by being bigger and stronger. He put up 31 points in the Cyclones' win over then-No. Gold 2010 X Games Chantel: I, for one, am excited to see how all our predictions come to pass. Layton woman dies in possible drowning in Hawaii, Man injured, officers placed on leave after police shooting in Farmington, What's coming and going on Netflix in March, KFC is bringing back a fan favorite after a nearly 10-year hiatus, What time is it on moon? 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. Man, it's going to be a long three months in this sub. re: can a top flight boys high school basketball team beat most any womans college team? 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. 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. Gold 2005 Worlds Either way, Im riding with the best team in this conference and the one thats given Gonzaga the most trouble this year. haha what? All content 2000-2023 RealGM, L.L.C. Lol real question? During that four-game losing streak last month, the Bears had consecutive overtime losses at home to Top 25 teams Oklahoma and Iowa State. Seventh 2014 Olympics They would get creamed by any top 100 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. 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. 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. 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. I was really excited after training because I was putting down some really great times. Praise be. original sound - Brian Shapiro. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. Its unclear what specifically led to Grills removal from the team. Close. Rounding out the top 10 teams to watch are Indiana, Notre Dame, UCLA, Utah, and Iowa. Still, anything can happen in March, and there are some value plays worth targeting further down the board. Still, this isnt the same team were used to at this stage. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. M.A. But I am most interested in whats happening in the ACC. 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. 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. Yes, Whatifsports.com can accommodate that request. Press J to jump to the feed. We were a very small school (<200), and didn't play in a super competitive state. 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. She dominated the NCAA and is pretty dominant in the WNBA. Some of them are big pieces that haven't been able to play. WNBA MVP Elena Delle Donne, . A decent high school team (+.500 record large school) would be a good match for a WNBA team. The U.S. women, under new coachDawn Staley, previously beat Stanford (95-80), Oregon State (81-58) and Texas A&M (93-63) in the college series. Cavallini planned to return to the national team after childbirth, her agent said when she announced her pregnancy in August. 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? According to WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert, expansion discussions could begin in earnest next year. The NBA isn't the NFL. 10 seed South Dakota in the second round of the NCAA Tournament at the Ferrell Center. Not a doubt in mind. Jacobellis made her first podium of any kind since sweeping the individual and Olympic team golds last February. Then against the National Runners-up Butler, the Bulldogs won 98 percent of the time. The Rockets averaged 55.2 points per game while surrendering over 66. Blackwell averaged 15 points and 10.2 rebounds in 79 games the past three seasons at Missouri. Or could a top flight JV men's team beat a WNBA team. After the scrimmage, coach made us run laps for running up there score. The athleticism gap is huge. "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. 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. SOCIAL MEDIA. The reasons for their failure may have been inherent to the whole project. "Sometimes our youth and inexperience catches up with us.". The WNBA is a tough first year transition for even the best college players. Gold 2009 X Games 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. Using our college basketball simulation engine , we had the UConn women play the UT men 1,001 times. There arent that many mid-majors making noise this season, but are there any teams outside of the Top 25 that you might tune in to watch during conference tournament season? Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. Sabreena: Hang on, Ive got some Maryland/Indiana thoughts. Ill be at the Target Center for the Big Ten tournament, which I think will be a lot of fun, too. "But we have to be the best version of ourselves.". 1 and No. Updated Mar. I think you could definitely get 5 posters that could beat most college teams but maybe not UConn or a WNBA team. T&C apply. 1 in the AP preseason poll. My thoughts are this could be answered in one of the 4 other posts over the last 2 days that ask the same question. Phelan M. Ebenhack/Associated Press Friday night marks the beginning to the WNBA's 25th. pic.twitter.com/hw3lziRiwS, Kendall Coyne Schofield (@KendallCoyne) March 1, 2023. It's crazy. MORE: U.S. 33 basketball teams get one chance to qualify for Olympics. 7 Baylor on Saturday in its final game of the regular season. For sake of comparison, we are going to give the nod to Gonzaga over Baylor for college basketball's best team in 2021. In Wednesdays mens snowboard cross at worlds, Austrian Jakob Dusek prevailed over German Martin Nrland Italian Omar Visintin. this question in itself is disrespectful and undermines how talented female players are. 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. I want to see if they can push that to 40. A top flight boys basketball high school could win the WNBA. A top program with blue chip recruits? 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. No. 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. 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. Gold 2011 Worlds 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. 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 short answer is that it's possible, but really unlikely. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. With Smith, Egbo and Jordan Lewis gone to the WNBA, the Bears added three freshmen and four Division I transfers to the roster. The U.S. lacked some of its top bigs. 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. 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. Gold 2003 X Games In my book, experience plus momentum is usually a pretty good equation for some March Magic when it comes to mid-majors. Answer (1 of 9): Easy. The boys are taller, stronger, and faster. A top HS team probably beats them. What's in store for spring? Abby Meyers and Brinae Alexander are shooting the lights out, and I dont have words to explain how frustrating it must be to have Shyanne Sellers guarding you. 2 seeds for the Final Four, but I wonder if this might be the year thats different. I hope that all the players and Iowa State fans can find it in their hearts to forgive me. In between those games, the Bears lost by 19 and 21 points on the road to teams below them in the Big 12 standings. minutes. 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.. not even the Indiana Fever. 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. Even though Id still favor South Carolina in a potential matchup, that doesnt mean I am not very bullish on what Indiana can accomplish at the Big Ten tournament and beyond. 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. In four World Cups in the last year, her best finish was fifth. 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. The Bruins return three starters off a team that got NCAA Tournament win experience last season by beating Oregon and nearly taking down Tennessee. 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. Coyne Schofield is the latest U.S. Winter Olympic star to announce a pregnancy. 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. The Peabody Warhorses would make the UConn Lady Huskies their bitches. 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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. (Top photo of Mackenzie Holmes: Andy Lyons / Getty Images). Regardless of whether she requests a waiver for an additional year of eligibility, Soares has made her case for the WNBA. Princeton appears to have settled in, playing like the preseason favorite over the last month, but Columbia, Harvard and Penn have all beaten up on each other this year, creating some drama around that automatic bid. 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. 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 boys wouldn't have much height advantage at that age - it would just be a showcase of the difference in pure athleticism. 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. 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. Chantel: The Maddy Siegrist Hive is going to be sending you angry emails, Sabreena. 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. Gold 2005 X Games But my bigger issue with South Carolina is that Im still never going to be 100 percent confident (or even 70 percent confident) in its outside scoring options, who might end up being the weak links this March. The computers generated a winning percentage and points per game average for both teams. 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. It would be like 999/1000 times. But even if UConn wins the Big East, I have a hard time seeing the Huskies ending up as a No. More fair question would be something like best WNBA team vs. Division 2 or 3 College teams. Get thefree Action Network appfor expert picks, live odds, bet tracking and more. Which conference tournament has you most intrigued? Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. Gold 2014 X Games My high school's 4x400m record is better than the women's world record, and everyone at my high school is white. UConn, despite playing the Gamecocks tight, has had its own scoring woes without Azzi Fudd. After 70 wins the question was a C&C Music Factory, "hmmmm." A nationally ranked boys high school basketball team would probably beat a WNBA team. The latest in the sports world, emailed daily. College vs WNBA is where it gets tough because both are very skilled and college has the size advantage. 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. a all star team from an average gym could beat a buncha girls. 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