re: What level of men's basketball do you think could beat the UCONN women?

our boys can beat UConn women without Mitch

with Mitch it's unfair

One of my friends (starter at 5A playoff team in La.) practiced with the LSU women's team in the 90s. He said they were much more physical than he expected and on a somewhat similar level.

I recall Elaine Powell and Marie Ferdinand from LSU playing at the Rec Center in the 90s often. I think they both played professionally for a bit (WNBA?). I was also a starter on a 5A La. playoff team and felt they were of similar ability.

While I agree that upper level HS teams would beat UConn, I think they are probably a little better than most weekend warriors give them credit for.

this is purely anecdotal

I've played rec basketball against several major college women's starters. 2 of them were over 6 feet. One of them played in the NCAA tourney and she scored 2 points all game against me and I blocked like 4 of her shots.(this was like 2 months ago and she played in college a couple years ago) I'm 6'2 and decent.

I think a solid mens HS team destroys UConn

UCONN women would beat ISIS they are fricking good

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Mississippi State has the second ranked WBB team in the country right now.

They got beat in scrimmages by a bunch of guys who play pick up in the gym. The tallest of which was 6'7.

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I was just about to post this.

MSU is #2 in the nation. Their scrimmage team is a bunch of guys that played high school basketball and weren't elite at all. They usually split their games. A decent high school team that has practiced and played together for a couple months and runs an offense would destroy them.

I'll give UConn some credit and say it would take a state championship caliber high school team, but a D3 college men's team would beat them.

However, I think Geno is a great coach and could have success in the men's college game.


Edited: Here's a LINK to a video of Tennessee's women practicing against guys. The video is edited to make the Lady Vols look good, but every time the camera pans over the scoreboard, the game is close.

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I'll give UConn some credit and say it would take a state championship caliber high school team

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absolutely no way

the top 15-20 teams each in 3A, 4A, and 5A in Louisiana would beat Uconn

Am I the only one on this board that was an LSU student at the same time that Simone Augustus would come play basketball at the rec with all guys multiple times a week? Sure if she was open she could knock down a jump shot but she would regularly get owned by athletic guys that played football in high school.

Also, click the link below to see a 15u AAU team. This team would be favored by at least 40 points vs Uconn. The poster saying a high school all star team would be needed to beat UCONN is delusional LINK

if you have a MODERATELY athletic and coordinated guy who is like 6-3 or so he'd absolutely dominate the game entirely

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Also, click the link below to see a 15u AAU team

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that's why i went all the way down to a 7-8 grade AAU team

i still think an elite one would win. that's about age when those kids start to play above the rim and build muscle at that point the girls have no shot at all