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DaddyChoc said:
Video has been posted around here already... I've been showing anyone that wants to watch
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Thanks Choc, I hadn't been checking. That was an epic rant of, which I enjoyed every second.
 
BigBird said:
I think you're on to something there, Miami. It just blows my mind watching a three on one fast break opportunity (with a trailing 4th player, no less), but the guard keeps the ball, misses the shot, and gets called for the charge. Geno would bench that player; that's just my guess.
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He hasn't so far this year...
 
Everyone outside UConn and South Carolina plays terrible basketball. The viewer numbers would suggest the general public thinks men play basketball better than women in general. Or else they would watch women play. You enjoy your sport, we'll enjoy ours, but threads like this are ridiculous.
 
Huskyforlife said:
Everyone outside UConn and South Carolina plays terrible basketball. The viewer numbers would suggest the general public thinks men play basketball better than women in general. Or else they would watch women play. You enjoy your sport, we'll enjoy ours, but threads like this are ridiculous.
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Your avatar proves why there is no "I" in "ESPN". :cool:
 
Huskyforlife said:
Everyone outside UConn and South Carolina plays terrible basketball. The viewer numbers would suggest the general public thinks men play basketball better than women in general. Or else they would watch women play. You enjoy your sport, we'll enjoy ours, but threads like this are ridiculous.
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Ha, you very clearly just looked at the rankings, saw South Carolina was undefeated, and disparaged everyone else but the two undefeated teams as terrible. I was ready to point out that Baylor, MD, Notre Dame, and Ohio State are all top teams that are more offensively efficient and (in my opinion) more attractive to watch. But then I saw you're a regular on the men's side and not actually here to discuss women's basketball.

"You enjoy your sport, we'll enjoy ours," indeed.
 
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Orangutan said:
Ha, you very clearly just looked at the rankings, saw South Carolina was undefeated, and disparaged everyone else but the two undefeated teams as terrible. I was ready to point out that Baylor, MD, Notre Dame, and Ohio State are all top teams that are more offensively efficient and (in my opinion) more attractive to watch. But then I saw you're a regular on the men's side and not actually here to discuss women's basketball.

"You enjoy your sport, we'll enjoy ours," indeed.
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OK, he was definitely a little short on that one. But you have to admit, that year in year out, outside the Top 10, the games can get ugly.

And I'm someone who used to watch a fair amount of Women's ball. Especially during the Tennessee/UCONN rivalry. I don't watch as much now though, only the big UCONN games. And late NCAA games.
 
intlzncster said:
OK, he was definitely a little short on that one. But you have to admit, that year in year out, outside the Top 10, the games can get ugly.

And I'm someone who used to watch a fair amount of Women's ball. Especially during the Tennessee/UCONN rivalry. I don't watch as much now though, only the big UCONN games. And late NCAA games.
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There are a lot of ugly games (even inside the top 10), no doubt about it. But South Carolina plays in their fair share of them. That's what struck me as odd - especially coming from (presumably) a UConn fan. Usually in these parts you would see "everyone is terrible except UConn" or maybe "everyone is terrible except UConn and ND" but never "everyone is terrible except for UConn and SC".
 
I believe outside of chap and HFD, this is the dumbest thing I've ever read on the BY.

Thanks for making me stupid.
 
BigBird said:
I am currently watching the number three-ranked men's college basketball team play. They are ahead by about 30 at the moment. But as I watch and compare them with the top women's team, some things become clear.
1) Selfish play won't get you benched.
2) Since when is it a violation to pass the ball to another player if he has a better shot than you do?
3) A bad shot is any shot or pass that doesn't go in the basket.
4) Cutting off the baseline is considered optional. If you get around to it, fine. Otherwise, don't think bad thoughts about yourself because you stood and watched.
5) Stopping the ball on defense against a drive? See item #4 above.
6) If your team mate has the ball, just stand there; you won't get a touch anyway, so why bother?
7) The definition of a successful team is one that just beat a worse team.
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Men's Game= Dunking, NBA(leave early), tattoos
 
Monte said:
Men's Game= Dunking
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Monte said:
Men's Game= NBA(leave early)
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Notre Dame junior guard Jewell Loyd leaves for WNBA
Monte said:
Men's Game= tattoos
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Huskyforlife said:
Everyone outside UConn and South Carolina plays terrible basketball. The viewer numbers would suggest the general public thinks men play basketball better than women in general. Or else they would watch women play. You enjoy your sport, we'll enjoy ours, but threads like this are ridiculous.
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Your avatar would leave many to believe you are not yet out of the 5th grade. Not sure how many will buy your opinion of what is ridiculous. I do find the OP topic redundant but that is his or her right. Just as it is yours to have a childish moniker. Best poster ??? Your ego is bigger than your avatar ;).
 
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So the tattoo on Stef's arm commemorates the date of her last college game, the one that capped off the 40-0 season? Kinda cool. I'm guessing the BY was already on top of this, but I wasn't aware of it.
 
BigBird said:
I am currently watching the number three-ranked men's college basketball team play. They are ahead by about 30 at the moment. But as I watch and compare them with the top women's team, some things become clear.
1) Selfish play won't get you benched.
2) Since when is it a violation to pass the ball to another player if he has a better shot than you do?
3) A bad shot is any shot or pass that doesn't go in the basket.
4) Cutting off the baseline is considered optional. If you get around to it, fine. Otherwise, don't think bad thoughts about yourself because you stood and watched.
5) Stopping the ball on defense against a drive? See item #4 above.
6) If your team mate has the ball, just stand there; you won't get a touch anyway, so why bother?
7) The definition of a successful team is one that just beat a worse team.
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Note: Watch D ham on the mens' team
 
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Gee, I didn't expect some of these responses, but I probably should have. Look, I am semi-addicted to UConn WBB. I admit it. I am not ashamed at all. But as I watched a well-regarded Iowa men's team trounce a not-so-good Northwestern team, I saw quite a few plays by both teams that I am (fairly) sure Geno would not tolerate.

That notion, or the OP itself has been, to put it charitably, pooh-poohed by some. If the core thought is a retread, I beg your pardon.

But what some others have said, however is that social and athletic differences make it (more or less) unreasonable to expect male BB players to comport themselves (I couldn't resist) the way the best women's teams do. So, those posters might go so far as to say, "No, men cannot be taught BB the way women can." That was the original question.

After watching UConn for about 5 years, my newbie BBIQ tells me that they know something that others don't, including many of their male counterparts. Are there exceptions? Surely. I was a fan of UCLA in the 50's and 60's, because they too played like Geno has UConn playing right now. No wonder Geno gets compared to John Wooden.
 
Monte said:
Do you have a television?
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If you think men's college basketball can only be summed by 3 words..not sure there is much conversation to be had here.
 
polycom said:
If you think men's college basketball can only be summed by 3 words..not sure there is much conversation to be had here.
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polycom said:
If you think men's college basketball can only be summed by 3 words..not sure there is much conversation to be had here.
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You are correct; NOT a conversation, just a statement......go back to the men's board!
 
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There is no comparison between men and women in basketball. UConn men would absolutely throttle the women's team by more than 50...now I know this is Ball State, but look at what the D1 women's team plays against in practice..guys who didn't even play high school ball
 
huskyfan224 said:
There is no comparison between men and women in basketball. UConn men would absolutely throttle the women's team by more than 50...now I know this is Ball State, but look at what the D1 women's team plays against in practice..guys who didn't even play high school ball
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As if that was the question. It wasn't.
 
Seeing the Iowa reference earlier and not having weighed in here - or any other time period... Actually I prefer watching women's basketball but only if UConn or 2 or 3 other teams are playing. (I watch all the Iowa men's games but cannot watch the women for more than a few minutes, but I don't watch them because they are the best... only because I'm a long time Hawkeye... have followed UConn since 1995 when I worked there) Sometimes I think as I watch the Hawkeye men that I wish Geno was their coach for a few minutes... some of those quick shots would not be taken. But I certainly do not see the teamwork and focus from many men's or women's teams. UConn is in a very select class.
 
BigBird said:
. So, those posters might go so far as to say, "No, men cannot be taught BB the way women can." That was the original question.

After watching UConn for about 5 years, my newbie BBIQ tells me that they know something that others don't, including many of their male counterparts. .
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No, they were taught what the women were, when they were in elementary school. They moved past it in middle school. You think watching basketball played like it was in the 1960's is revolutionary. It is not.
 
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