OT: "Can Men Also Be Taught To Play This Game?"

[BoatShow]

Hate the "way it's supposed to be played" arguments. TV's were supposed be 8 inches and black and white. Its like that new ad campaign with The Settlers.

 

[SubbaBub]

Their sport is non-competative and they are sensitive about it.

The larger point is that one of Geno's points of emphasis is that if you don't reliably take and make a certain shot in practice, then why would you ever attempt it during an actual game.

On that point, the MBB team could gain a lot by taking it to heart.

 

[intlzncster]

She does have an avatar that looks like St. Joan of Arc.

I preferred her Uma Thurman Kill Bill avatar. No patience, no nicety, just the hand of justice...

 

[intlzncster]

Their sport is non-competative and they are sensitive about it.

The larger point is that one of Geno's points of emphasis is that if you don't reliably take and make a certain shot in practice, then why would you ever attempt it during an actual game.

On that point, the MBB team could gain a lot by taking it to heart.

In fairness, the sport is fairly competitive among the rank and file. It's Geno and UCONN that make it non-competitive.

 

[imno1]

I'm a glass half full kind of guy so I don't focus on the 53%.

Plus of those passes how many offensive put backs are there? Wouldn't those be passes off the basket and count towards assists

 

[August_West]

In fairness, the sport is fairly competitive among the rank and file. It's Geno and UCONN that make it non-competitive.

UConn=Kramer NCAA= Dojo

 

[KemBuckets21]

Plus of those passes how many offensive put backs are there? Wouldn't those be passes off the basket and count towards assists

Exactly. The way I calculate my pick up stats, I can get d*mn near a point and assists double double in a game to 18.

 

[Huskyforlife]

To all women's basketball fans. There's a reason nobody watches your sport. And @intlzncster those stats are gold.

 

[Huskyforlife]

When geno retires half those fans will magically disappear

 

[intlzncster]

...and those shooting numbers are with a smaller ball. Well done!

The worst is when they say that NBA players don't have any fundamentals, can't shoot, can't pass, all one-on-one, don't play D...etc, etc. It's like, have you watched a single game in the last 10 years. The shooting alone is ridiculous.

 

[champs99and04]

There are a few people who are out-of-touch over there, but they're no less intelligent than the people on this board who like to claim that nobody plays defense in the NBA.

Women's basketball is a fine sport that I'm happy to watch when the circumstances align. Then again, I'm the type who can be entertained by watching pick-up games at the Y.

The UConn women are good for the sport in a vacuum, but they're bad for the sport when there are no other interesting teams...at least in my opinion. When Griner and Baylor were going strong a couple years back, it was fascinating to watch those two teams play.

I do think that one way to grow the sport is to align with some of the more masculine features of the men's game rather than withdraw from them. By that, I mean some of the posturing, chest-thumping, trash talking, etc. found in men's sports could draw some eyeballs. There needs to be a version of the fab five, something that pushes the envelop and becomes a vocal adversary of Geno and UConn. For a while, you could argue that Geno and UConn were that...but I think things have grown static.

 

[Huskyforlife]

Sorry for poor quality. I decided I'd try to watch a women's basketball game before unc and ul. And this happend...

 

[CTBasketball]

Mother of God the angst I feel right now. Whats worse is people actually liked and agreed with the post.

 

[intlzncster]

There are a few people who are out-of-touch over there, but they're no less intelligent than the people on this board who like to claim that nobody plays defense in the NBA.

Women's basketball is a fine sport that I'm happy to watch when the circumstances align. Then again, I'm the type who can be entertained by watching pick-up games at the Y.

The UConn women are good for the sport in a vacuum, but they're bad for the sport when there are no other interesting teams...at least in my opinion. When Griner and Baylor were going strong a couple years back, it was fascinating to watch those two teams play.

I do think that one way to grow the sport is to align with some of the more masculine features of the men's game rather than withdraw from them. By that, I mean some of the posturing, chest-thumping, trash talking, etc. found in men's sports could draw some eyeballs. There needs to be a version of the fab five, something that pushes the envelop and becomes a vocal adversary of Geno and UConn. For a while, you could argue that Geno and UConn were that...but I think things have grown static.

WCBB needs another UCONN/TN rivalry. That was so fun. I went to a few of those games and it was like going to a big men's game. People going nuts. Real bad blood between the two.

 

[TheChamps990411]

http://the-boneyard.com/threads/can-men-also-be-taught-to-play-this-game.87048/

If God wanted women playing basketball he wouldnt of made kitchens. Womens bball pffft! Dont watch it or any female "sports" to be honest. I respect them as athletes but i have zero interest in women sports.

 

[HuskyNan]

I can always tell when someone posts a link to a women's board thread here when youse guys show up to let us know what you think of us. (obligatory smiley face here). C'mon, guys, I spend a lot of time explaining what a wing is; do you really expect them to see spacing and pace in a men's game?

The last avatar was Katniss Everdeen from the Hunger Games.

 

[BigErnMcCracken]

If God wanted women playing basketball he wouldnt of made kitchens. Womens bball pffft! Dont watch it or any female "sports" to be honest. I respect them as athletes

Yeah, sounds like it.

 

[boba]

If God wanted women playing basketball he wouldnt of made kitchens. Womens bball pffft! Dont watch it or any female "sports" to be honest. I respect them as athletes but i have zero interest in women sports.

God has it's reasons but basketball isn't one of them; I never let women in the kitchen, they curdle the sauces and distract the staff. (Paraphrase of a food writer 14th C). I agree, and disallow them from the kitchen when I am working in it. Italian wife with a repetoire of three dishes, all pasta; so this continentally trained chef (North America, learned from the head chef of a restaurant called Denny's) does all the cooking.
Crikey, I dont have time to watch what few games are available to me, I'm supposed to look for other ones too? I doubt I will catch UConn but even in Cardinal country (farmers at Stanford, not UL) they are not on TV often; out of sight out of mind.

 

[Stainmaster]

This was an actual post that was made in response:

"Men's Game= Dunking, NBA(leave early), tattoos"

 

[intlzncster]

This was an actual post that was made in response:

"Men's Game= Dunking, NBA(leave early), tattoos"

I'm pretty sure that was made in jest. Those are some of the actual ludicrous reasons parroted again and again, so that poster decided to throw them in with some of the OP's ridiculous observations.

 

[Huskyforlife]

I dare them to watch a Syracuse-Miami or some other terrible matchup women's game, and then tell us the men don't know how to play. The only reason they think it's better is because they watch a team that never loses.

 

[TheChamps990411]

I dare them to watch a Syracuse-Miami or some other terrible matchup women's game, and then tell us the men don't know how to play. The only reason they think it's better is because they watch a team that never loses.

This.

 

[Fishy]

When geno retires half those fans will magically disappear

Oh, shut --- up.

You say that like it's a good thing.

I don't care why they prefer women's basketball and I don't give a flying f--- what they think they know about the men's game - what I know is that women's basketball has been nothing but great for UConn.

 

[FeedTheDove]

I can always tell when someone posts a link to a women's board thread here when youse guys show up to let us know what you think of us. (obligatory smiley face here). C'mon, guys, I spend a lot of time explaining what a wing is; do you really expect them to see spacing and pace in a men's game?

The last avatar was Katniss Everdeen from the Hunger Games.

Your current avatar is a Goddess, never change it.

 

[polycom]

There are a few people who are out-of-touch over there, but they're no less intelligent than the people on this board who like to claim that nobody plays defense in the NBA.

Who are these people? They just need to watch 1 NBA regular season game v watching the NBA All-Star game to know saying nobody plays defense is insane.