UConn Women Vs. UCLA

[randallscott35]

Great non story. Discuss.

[randallscott35]

"I just know that there wouldn't be this many people in the room if we were chasing a women's record," Geno Auriemma told a packed news conference in trademark sardonic fashion. "The reason there's everybody in this room, the reason everybody's having a heart attack the last four or five days is a bunch of women are threatening to break a men's record. And everybody is all up in arms about it. All the women are happy as hell and they can't wait to come in here and ask questions. All the guys that love women's basketball are all excited. And all the miserable bastards that follow men's basketball and don't want us to break the record are all here because they're pissed."

[randallscott35]

Apples and oranges Gino...But faux outrage is my favorite kind.

[Bigsmc]

They keep separate records for men's and women's collegiate sports, why does UConn's record have anything to do with UCLA's?

Good for UConn, they should be proud of their accomplishment, but this is a complete non-story that is being played up by the media that is desperate for controversy to report on.

[randallscott35]

Originally Posted by Bigsmc

They keep separate records for men's and women's collegiate sports, why does UConn's record have anything to do with UCLA's?

Good for UConn, they should be proud of their accomplishment, but this is a complete non-story that is being played up by the media that is desperate for controversy to report on.

It is being played up by ESPN and UConn in particular. A C level men's high school team would dismember Uconn. Beyond non-story.

[Antitrust32]

you are sooo off base when you say a C level high school team would crush UConn no way in hell.

[dalakhani]

Originally Posted by randallscott35

It is being played up by ESPN and UConn in particular. A C level men's high school team would dismember Uconn. Beyond non-story.

How are you in a position to make this judgement? What constitutes a "c" level high school basketball team? Does this vary by region? What is the size of this "c" level team? How tall is the front line?

Now, if you want to say that they would get beaten by a pretty good boys high school basketball team, I could agree with that. Heck, we have some boys teams in our area that could beat some men's college teams. Dematha or Montrose Christian would beat some division 1 men's teams. There is little doubt in my mind that they could handle UConn women.

The difference is mainly in size and not as much in skill although that would vary depending on the team. Top high school teams will have 6'6 wings and centers 6' 8" and up while women's teams are generally going to be shorter and smaller. In my mind, a "c" level high school team will have players that are about the same size or even smaller than the Uconn women and probably wouldn't be anywhere near as skilled and certainly not anywhere near as well coached or seasoned. The same would go for most division 2 or 3 schools and even some bad division 1 schools.

[timmgirvan]

Originally Posted by randallscott35

"I just know that there wouldn't be this many people in the room if we were chasing a women's record," Geno Auriemma told a packed news conference in trademark sardonic fashion. "The reason there's everybody in this room, the reason everybody's having a heart attack the last four or five days is a bunch of women are threatening to break a men's record. And everybody is all up in arms about it. All the women are happy as hell and they can't wait to come in here and ask questions. All the guys that love women's basketball are all excited. And all the miserable bastards that follow men's basketball and don't want us to break the record are all here because they're pissed."

Gino is full of crap! No attempt at graceful discussion, what a bitch!