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Message: [QUOTE="wbball novice, post: 2588154, member: 8663"] I'm with Connie on this one. I enjoy NBA and women's bball. To this non-purist casual fan both genders seem to be playing what I would call basketball. In the women's game coaches and players often model their strategies, moves, and playing styles on the men's game, I believe, if only because the majority of games on TV are played by men/boys. I'm sure even Coach A. has at one time or another compared the style of one of his players to some iconic male player. This is not to say that women players don't emulate their female peers. Remember that bounce pass Gabby made to KLS in the SC game that made a lot of halftime highlights? In the next SC game I swear Ty Harris made the exact same pass to Wilson. Imitation the sincerest form of flattery. I don't have a problem comparing Z to KD. They have a similar body type but nobody is saying she drops threes like KD. If only! Guys who get their knickers in a twist when some aspect of a woman's game is compared to a well-known male player's game aren't gonna stop dissing women's bball if only the fans of women's ball learn to know their place and stay in their own playground. [/QUOTE]