Will girl be competitive girl High School boys All Stars

visitingcock · May 6, 2021

The Female Field: Raven Johnson is first girl to play in boys All-American game

An All-American high school senior out of Atlanta who led her school to three state championships will be the first girl to play in a boys All-American game on Friday.

www.counton2.com

Yes, it's a story about a Gamecock and maybe it should, perhaps, be on the General Board, but I HOPE this thread is topically about women's basketball and competitiveness for women players, not our team.

The article says she will compete in the dunk competition, but I have never heard of her having that ability. Would love to see her get a bunch of assists and a respectable point total. I think she can be effective at point.

Thoughts?

oldude · May 6, 2021

Liv also competed in the dunk competition with boys when she was in HS, and there have been a number of coed 3-pt shooting contests as well.

visitingcock · May 6, 2021

oldude said:
Liv also competed in the dunk competition with boys when she was in HS, and there have been a number of coed 3-pt shooting contests as well.

Raven's only about 5-8 and I've never heard of her being Mugsy Bogues, Part II

LoboDays · May 6, 2021

There are two separate issues. Athleticism (strength) and skill. The former shows distinct differences that will probably be with us forever. There are no women defensive tackles in the NFL. The latter puts women on equal footing. 3 point contests as an example.

Golf May be a good example. Women are as good as men when it comes to shot making. But the reason they don’t succeed when playing in a men’s tournament is the length of the course where strength comes into play.

MilfordHusky · May 6, 2021

Raven is on the team with A.J. Griffin, who is very familiar with girls playing basketball.

AmeriConn · May 6, 2021

visitingcock said:
The Female Field: Raven Johnson is first girl to play in boys All-American game

An All-American high school senior out of Atlanta who led her school to three state championships will be the first girl to play in a boys All-American game on Friday.

www.counton2.com

Yes, it's a story about a Gamecock and maybe it should, perhaps, be on the General Board, but I HOPE this thread is topically about women's basketball and competitiveness for women players, not our team.

The article says she will compete in the dunk competition, but I have never heard of her having that ability. Would love to see her get a bunch of assists and a respectable point total. I think she can be effective at point.

Thoughts?

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Maybe she’ll use a springboard.

RockyMTblue2 · May 6, 2021

oldude said:
Liv also competed in the dunk competition with boys when she was in HS, and there have been a number of coed 3-pt shooting contests as well.

It seems to be a common format that the girls do 3 point, the boys do 3 point, and then the winners compete. Caroline Ducharme has won out in 2 contests that I know about this year.

chrissaran · May 6, 2021

A shooting contest is not the same as going up against men in a game.

Go/huskies · May 6, 2021

Reminiscent of Brittany Sykes

nwhoopfan · May 6, 2021

Didn't Candace Parker win the dunk contest at the McD's AA festivities? I remember it was an absolute joke, it really wasn't even a dunk. Barely pushed the ball over the rim, didn't throw it down even slightly. Affirmative action at its worst.

I just don't understand why? Almost any guy over 6' can dunk, and plenty below that height can. Very few women can throw it down, and the few who can have nowhere near the power the men do. There's just no reason to have women compete with men in a dunk contest. None at all. Ever.

triaddukefan · May 6, 2021

nwhoopfan said:
Didn't Candace Parker win the dunk contest at the McD's AA festivities? I remember it was an absolute joke, it really wasn't even a dunk. Barely pushed the ball over the rim, didn't throw it down even slightly. Affirmative action at its worst.

I just don't understand why? Almost any guy over 6' can dunk, and plenty below that height can. Very few women can throw it down, and the few who can have nowhere near the power the men do. There's just no reason to have women compete with men in a dunk contest. None at all. Ever.

Maybe if they lowered the goal to 9 feet for the women.. then maybe a female could do a nice dunk. Its a joke if a female wins a dunk contest vs a male. Non of the dunks I've ever seen by a female has been impressive..... no dunking in traffic.... no reverse dunks... none with power... not even sure if there has been a 2 handed dunk by a female. And before any of yall accuse me of being a misogynist, I love women... I love my grandmother, my mother, my aunts, and my sister.

BobbyJ · May 6, 2021

triaddukefan said:
Maybe if they lowered the goal to 9 feet for the women.. then maybe a female could do a nice dunk. Its a joke if a female wins a dunk contest vs a male. Non of the dunks I've ever seen by a female has been impressive..... no dunking in traffic.... no reverse dunks... none with power... not even sure if there has been a 2 handed dunk by a female. And before any of yall accuse me of being a misogynist, I love women... I love my grandmother, my mother, my aunts, and my sister.

Ayanna Patterson, UConn '22 commit.

cockhrnleghrn · May 6, 2021

I hope she balls out.

visitingcock · May 7, 2021

cockhrnleghrn said:
I hope she balls out.

I would love that, but will be happy enough if she handles the ball well, picks up a steal or two and some assists, maybe a breakaway layup or a couple of open 3 pointers. Basically, if she runs her team's offense efficiently, I'll be happy.

CL82 · May 7, 2021

I've used this line before but most female "dunks" are like the bastard child of a dunk and finger roll. That said, they are getting better. Patterson's dunk in the video above is a true dunk. It's not all that impressive, but it is a dunk and is something that she could use effectively in a game.

triaddukefan · May 8, 2021

BobbyJ said:
Ayanna Patterson, UConn '22 commit.

Not bad.

bballnut90 · May 8, 2021

nwhoopfan said:
Didn't Candace Parker win the dunk contest at the McD's AA festivities? I remember it was an absolute joke, it really wasn't even a dunk. Barely pushed the ball over the rim, didn't throw it down even slightly. Affirmative action at its worst.

I just don't understand why? Almost any guy over 6' can dunk, and plenty below that height can. Very few women can throw it down, and the few who can have nowhere near the power the men do. There's just no reason to have women compete with men in a dunk contest. None at all. Ever.

Slightly exaggerated, she dunked rather easily....didn't barely push it over the rim. Stewart, Hunter and ONO also competed in HS dunk competitions.

I think it's great for women to get more exposure and hype even if they obviously aren't as athletic as their male counterparts. Reality is, if they did a women's dunk contest in HS, only one or two of the women would be able to dunk. If a girl wants to participate, may as well let her than shut her out.

Mdoggie · May 8, 2021

It’s not a “boys” all star game.

nwhoopfan · May 8, 2021

Okay, my memory failed me a bit. Still, watching that, Parker's dunks were so plain and "vanilla" it's ludicrous she won. The boys missed a lot of their attempts, but every single dunk by every guy was way, way better than hers.

Go/huskies · May 8, 2021

nwhoopfan said:
Okay, my memory failed me a bit. Still, watching that, Parker's dunks were so plain and "vanilla" it's ludicrous she won. The boys missed a lot of their attempts, but every single dunk by every guy was way, way better than hers.

I’m sure that played a part in her winning.

nwhoopfan · May 8, 2021

Go/huskies said:
I’m sure that played a part in her winning.

It doesn't explain her scoring as high as she did on her dunks. She should've been getting the lowest score possible on those.

Monte · May 8, 2021

Dunks are the most ridiculous part of basketball. It's like a baseball game where you can run into the outfield and throw a baseball over the fence!

HuskylnSC · May 8, 2021

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