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The difference between Kareem and UCLA and the rest of the country is greater than the difference in talent gap between UCONN and the rest of the women's teams.
Im just tired of people comparing Geno Auriemma's Conneticut team to John Wooden's UCLA Team
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And WHAT would that prove?
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Good point. Forgot about that.
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So?
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There are so many things wrong with this post.
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12 to 15 girls on the team w/ that talent ... are u serious .... geno doesn't even offer all his available scholarships ... like it's been said ... even w/ loads of talent ... you gotta coach them up ... these girls play defense ... u think they win b/c tiffany hayes launches 3's from nba range all game ... or maybe they're winning now b/c they have a ton of freshman ... the uconn team has had walk ons ... so i'm sure it's not about a "uconn talent" thing ... they don't need your credit ...Originally Posted by lynchpin33
No, I don't think that I am comparing highschool to division 1 athletes, I am just using my personal experience and things I have watched first hand. Basically saying that a girl who is physically advanced and more skilled than other females can dominate a game on BOTH ends. It only takes one girl to dominate a game where in the men's arena, unless you have Kobe talent that is not necessarily going to happen. I mean how many times have you seen a female with UConn women's basketball talent at your local gym (Maya Moore) not often. I bet everyguy on this board can attest that most girls that play with the guys just get in the way 9/10 times. The chances of playing with a Maya Moore or a Candace Parker (talent level wise) in your local gym are few and far in between. But, you always see dudes who can play above the rim at a dime a dozen. So now consequently you have Geno and his staff getting all the girls that have dominated in their respective areas, while other schools are getting girls who have dominated, but not on that Uconn women's type level. So basically the female that I was talking about in my earlier post did not even have a chance of going to UConn, despite playing varsity from the seventh grade on up and being player of the year 9th thru 12th grade. Even with all those accolades the biggest offer she got was from a D-1AA school. She was not what you call "UConn Talent". So that should tell you the talent level of the girls that they have at Uconn, and if he has 12 to 15 of them on his team, and everybody has one or two, that is why I cannot give that streak all that kind of credit.Originally Posted by Durden7
Youre comparing HS to Division 1 athletes.
the girls stay 4 years ...
they got a great coach ...
and they have the mindset of winning b/c of the programs history ... when you go to uconn you are expected to win ...
look how long it took tina charles to develop... charde houston never did anything @ uconn and she was the #1 hs ranked player ... its hard as hell to do what they do ... everyone has played their role and it's working out well right now ...
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12 to 15 girls on the team w/ that talent ... are u serious .... geno doesn't even offer all his available scholarships ... like it's been said ... even w/ loads of talent ... you gotta coach them up ... these girls play defense ... u think they win b/c tiffany hayes launches 3's from nba range all game ... or maybe they're winning now b/c they have a ton of freshman ... the uconn team has had walk ons ... so i'm sure it's not about a "uconn talent" thing ... they don't need your credit ...Originally Posted by lynchpin33
No, I don't think that I am comparing highschool to division 1 athletes, I am just using my personal experience and things I have watched first hand. Basically saying that a girl who is physically advanced and more skilled than other females can dominate a game on BOTH ends. It only takes one girl to dominate a game where in the men's arena, unless you have Kobe talent that is not necessarily going to happen. I mean how many times have you seen a female with UConn women's basketball talent at your local gym (Maya Moore) not often. I bet everyguy on this board can attest that most girls that play with the guys just get in the way 9/10 times. The chances of playing with a Maya Moore or a Candace Parker (talent level wise) in your local gym are few and far in between. But, you always see dudes who can play above the rim at a dime a dozen. So now consequently you have Geno and his staff getting all the girls that have dominated in their respective areas, while other schools are getting girls who have dominated, but not on that Uconn women's type level. So basically the female that I was talking about in my earlier post did not even have a chance of going to UConn, despite playing varsity from the seventh grade on up and being player of the year 9th thru 12th grade. Even with all those accolades the biggest offer she got was from a D-1AA school. She was not what you call "UConn Talent". So that should tell you the talent level of the girls that they have at Uconn, and if he has 12 to 15 of them on his team, and everybody has one or two, that is why I cannot give that streak all that kind of credit.Originally Posted by Durden7
Youre comparing HS to Division 1 athletes.
the girls stay 4 years ...
they got a great coach ...
and they have the mindset of winning b/c of the programs history ... when you go to uconn you are expected to win ...
look how long it took tina charles to develop... charde houston never did anything @ uconn and she was the #1 hs ranked player ... its hard as hell to do what they do ... everyone has played their role and it's working out well right now ...
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You did compare HS athletes to D1 athletes though.Originally Posted by lynchpin33
No, I don't think that I am comparing highschool to division 1 athletes, I am just using my personal experience and things I have watched first hand. Basically saying that a girl who is physically advanced and more skilled than other females can dominate a game on BOTH ends. It only takes one girl to dominate a game where in the men's arena, unless you have Kobe talent that is not necessarily going to happen. I mean how many times have you seen a female with UConn women's basketball talent at your local gym (Maya Moore) not often. I bet everyguy on this board can attest that most girls that play with the guys just get in the way 9/10 times. The chances of playing with a Maya Moore or a Candace Parker (talent level wise) in your local gym are few and far in between. But, you always see dudes who can play above the rim at a dime a dozen. So now consequently you have Geno and his staff getting all the girls that have dominated in their respective areas, while other schools are getting girls who have dominated, but not on that Uconn women's type level. So basically the female that I was talking about in my earlier post did not even have a chance of going to UConn, despite playing varsity from the seventh grade on up and being player of the year 9th thru 12th grade. Even with all those accolades the biggest offer she got was from a D-1AA school. She was not what you call "UConn Talent". So that should tell you the talent level of the girls that they have at Uconn, and if he has 12 to 15 of them on his team, and everybody has one or two, that is why I cannot give that streak all that kind of credit.Originally Posted by Durden7
Youre comparing HS to Division 1 athletes.
The level of competition in HS is FAR inferior to D1. A girl can dominate much more in HS but in college its not as easy. Theres also no way that one girl can dominate a game in a girls game, yet in the mens game its not going to happen. Thats just a discredit to the skills and abilities of female basketball players.
How many times has someone seen a UConn type talent at their local gym? I dont think you thought this one through. Just look at ratio of men and women who play basketball. From a macro standpoint, theres FAR more men who play basketball then there are women and when its the numbers are looked at from a local gym perspective, its not surprising that most people dont find a UConn talent around them. Of course you see dudes who play above the rim because men are physiologically more gifted at basketball then women are. Thats not a discredit to women who play, its just the differences in gender. So for you to say that because you see guys who play above the rim women are more adept at dominating their game is just wrong.
Just because she started for 5 years doesnt mean she automatically should be UConn talent.
Its not even like they get all the best players in the country. Duke got just as many top level recruits as UConn did last year. Tennessee and Stanford get top level talent. Griner didnt go to UConn, she went to Baylor.
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You did compare HS athletes to D1 athletes though.Originally Posted by lynchpin33
No, I don't think that I am comparing highschool to division 1 athletes, I am just using my personal experience and things I have watched first hand. Basically saying that a girl who is physically advanced and more skilled than other females can dominate a game on BOTH ends. It only takes one girl to dominate a game where in the men's arena, unless you have Kobe talent that is not necessarily going to happen. I mean how many times have you seen a female with UConn women's basketball talent at your local gym (Maya Moore) not often. I bet everyguy on this board can attest that most girls that play with the guys just get in the way 9/10 times. The chances of playing with a Maya Moore or a Candace Parker (talent level wise) in your local gym are few and far in between. But, you always see dudes who can play above the rim at a dime a dozen. So now consequently you have Geno and his staff getting all the girls that have dominated in their respective areas, while other schools are getting girls who have dominated, but not on that Uconn women's type level. So basically the female that I was talking about in my earlier post did not even have a chance of going to UConn, despite playing varsity from the seventh grade on up and being player of the year 9th thru 12th grade. Even with all those accolades the biggest offer she got was from a D-1AA school. She was not what you call "UConn Talent". So that should tell you the talent level of the girls that they have at Uconn, and if he has 12 to 15 of them on his team, and everybody has one or two, that is why I cannot give that streak all that kind of credit.Originally Posted by Durden7
Youre comparing HS to Division 1 athletes.
The level of competition in HS is FAR inferior to D1. A girl can dominate much more in HS but in college its not as easy. Theres also no way that one girl can dominate a game in a girls game, yet in the mens game its not going to happen. Thats just a discredit to the skills and abilities of female basketball players.
How many times has someone seen a UConn type talent at their local gym? I dont think you thought this one through. Just look at ratio of men and women who play basketball. From a macro standpoint, theres FAR more men who play basketball then there are women and when its the numbers are looked at from a local gym perspective, its not surprising that most people dont find a UConn talent around them. Of course you see dudes who play above the rim because men are physiologically more gifted at basketball then women are. Thats not a discredit to women who play, its just the differences in gender. So for you to say that because you see guys who play above the rim women are more adept at dominating their game is just wrong.
Just because she started for 5 years doesnt mean she automatically should be UConn talent.
Its not even like they get all the best players in the country. Duke got just as many top level recruits as UConn did last year. Tennessee and Stanford get top level talent. Griner didnt go to UConn, she went to Baylor.
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i dont care if its intramural softball, 88 wins in a row is pretty badass
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It's true. I went to UConn. The men's scout team also plays the Women's team I believe to make the practice squad more prepared for the men's team, and scout team members said the women can def. ball. It's just the size and power of men is too much for the women, which I think everyone knows.
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It's true. I went to UConn. The men's scout team also plays the Women's team I believe to make the practice squad more prepared for the men's team, and scout team members said the women can def. ball. It's just the size and power of men is too much for the women, which I think everyone knows.
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so lets see, there's no competition in women's basketball? then why doesn't baylor, duke, stanford etc have winning streaks like this?
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so lets see, there's no competition in women's basketball? then why doesn't baylor, duke, stanford etc have winning streaks like this?
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Man exactly. My roommate is a practice squad player here at Tennessee and I would argue that some of these girls are even more skilled than lots of D1 players. A lot of you dudes are clueless man.
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Man exactly. My roommate is a practice squad player here at Tennessee and I would argue that some of these girls are even more skilled than lots of D1 players. A lot of you dudes are clueless man.
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