Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Yet that would be underselling the upside for these Buckeyes and the significance of Wednesdays home-road splits for both them and the visiting Maryland Terrapins. this is poor banter, Above average HS team? *** Skipped 2009 Worlds Top kvash37 Pro Prospect Posts: 840 And1: 367 Joined: Jul 07, 2009 Re: WNBA champions vs best men's high school team? Who on a bad college team is going guard Candace Parker? The WNBA is a tough first year transition for even the best college players. The NBA isn't the NFL. Now that the University of Connecticut women's basketball team has added more national championship hardware to its trophy caseits seventh in school historyand won 78 games in a row, fans are demanding to know if this group of athletes could compete, and even beat, a division one men's basketball team. The U.S. lacked some of its top bigs. If youre looking for another long shot, keep an eye on San Francisco. It's only the second time a college has knocked off Team USA dating back to 1999, when. Jessie Diggins is first U.S. cross-country skier to win individual world U.S. hockey captain Kendall Coyne Schofield is pregnant, plans return to U.S. 33 basketball teams get one chance to qualify for Olympics. A hyped crowd, a game-winning shot and Caitlin Clark heroics make for historic day at Iowa. Gold 2010 X Games College vs WNBA is where it gets tough because both are very skilled and college has the size advantage. I don't know much about Basketball, it's not particularly popular here in the UK but come on, Mens team will win 9/10 times. Seventh 2014 Olympics My highschool team would have been crushed. While Geno Auriemma said that nothing is fixable at this point in the year, I think a lot gets fixed for the Huskies when Fudd is inserted into the lineup, so a UConn-SC rematch would look pretty different. Now a college teams going through an NBA season would be complete garbage but they could win a few games under the right circumstances. Post#1 by rcp002 Sun Mar 17, 2013 10:14 am, Post#2 by Jake0890 Sun Mar 17, 2013 11:37 am, Post#3 by Tyrone Luton Mon Mar 18, 2013 8:21 am, Post#4 by wiff Thu Mar 21, 2013 3:26 pm, Post#5 by FlutieX Fri Mar 22, 2013 6:25 pm, Post#6 by Chocobanana Fri Mar 22, 2013 9:01 pm, Post#7 by CBB_Fan Tue Apr 9, 2013 7:15 pm, Post#8 by Kembastockton Tue Apr 23, 2013 9:35 pm, Post#9 by Alienware Tue May 14, 2013 1:14 pm, Post#10 by Jory04 Tue May 14, 2013 2:25 pm, Post#11 by tsherkin Sat Jul 13, 2013 11:11 pm, Post#12 by miltk Sun Jul 14, 2013 2:01 am, Post#13 by TheToothFairy Mon Aug 5, 2013 4:52 pm, Post#14 by APacoJ Tue Nov 12, 2013 11:48 pm, Post#15 by HeartBreakKid Wed Nov 13, 2013 5:50 am, Post#16 by JN Tue Nov 19, 2013 5:08 pm, Post#17 by JN Tue Nov 19, 2013 5:20 pm, Post#18 by Johnlac1 Sat Nov 23, 2013 11:32 pm. Mick Dierdorff, a two-time U.S. Olympian who won the 2019 World title, raced for the last time in his career at age 31. But even though I like the Bruins, Im not certain that theres a mid-major team that can play ultimate spoiler or go on a huge run during the NCAA Tournament. TikTok video from Brian Shapiro (@ptlvegas): "Male VS Female debate: Could a WNBA team beat a men's college basketball team? New customers only. Chantel: The Maddy Siegrist Hive is going to be sending you angry emails, Sabreena. But the Bears' 66-game non-conference home winning streak, and string of 12 consecutive NCAA Sweet 16 appearances, ended when they lost to No. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Chantel: The Pac-12 feels pretty wide open, too, given that I feel as though weve seen the highs and lows out of the top half of the league over the last few weeks Utah is coming in with a ton of momentum and Stanford is Stanford (though weve seen some struggles, as you mentioned), but then you have a bunch of teams like USC, UCLA, Colorado and Arizona that seem like they could play spoiler if everything goes right for them. Another, who works for an NBA team with a WNBA team of its own attached, says a reasonably good boys high school team could beat the Detroit Shock.) I want to see if they can push that to 40. WNBA MVP Elena Delle Donne, . Phelan M. Ebenhack/Associated Press Friday night marks the beginning to the WNBA's 25th. But lets not get too far ahead of ourselves because with parity across conferences seemingly at an all-time high (we say this every year, no?) Regardless of whether she requests a waiver for an additional year of eligibility, Soares has made her case for the WNBA. Chantel: Sellers growth from her freshman to sophomore seasons, especially in terms of her defensive play, has been one of the most fun things to watch this season. You are indeed where you belong. Jacobellis added to her unparalleled record in major championships. Can the Best WNBA Team Beat the Worst NBA Team? Scientists push for an agreement, Legislature passes bill requiring police to perform lethality assessment for domestic violence calls, Man with history of speeding charged in fatal motorcycle-pedestrian crash, Salt Lake releases water from Parleys Canyon reservoirs over possible flood risks, Storm's second wave heads for Utah, possibly adding 1-3 feet of mountain snow. Whatifsports.com has also taken into account, during these simulations, the physical make-up of the women; being that on average they are smaller than the men they will be facing. For Stanford, Hannah Jump and Brooke Demetre would have to get going, and Brink would need to stay out of foul trouble. Take the undefeated 2016 Chino Hills team which will probably have at least 3 NBA level players in Lonzo, Lamelo and Onyeka Okongwu and they probably at least beat them by minimum 20 points. Baylor (19-10, 10-7 Big 12) won 63-54 at 12th-ranked Texas on Monday, holding the Longhorns to a season low in points, ending their 12-game home winning streak and preventing them from clinching . Im not sure. Im a little surprised to see the top-seeded Gaels dealing at this price with some books offering them at shorter than even odds to win the WCC Tournament. Im curious to see what Tennessee can do. Next up is Maryland (20-9), which has similarly been unbeatable at home but struggled mightily on the road. A college team could beat an NBA team, there are too many variables. We are not making it all up in our heads, thinking well of Kris Dunn because we want to: he has real talents to bring, and a body that for the time being will allow him to use them. (Top photo of Mackenzie Holmes: Andy Lyons / Getty Images). Florida would fucking destroy any WNBA team. They hadn't even lost three in a row since March 2008. NY, AZ, CO, CT, IA, IL, IN, MI, NJ, PA, TN, VA, WV only. Jun 23, 2021. If they are as good as advertised, Geno Auriemma's squad should at least be able to hang with a division one men's basketball team. In between those games, the Bears lost by 19 and 21 points on the road to teams below them in the Big 12 standings. The U.S. women, under new coachDawn Staley, previously beat Stanford (95-80), Oregon State (81-58) and Texas A&M (93-63) in the college series. Blackwell averaged 15 points and 10.2 rebounds in 79 games the past three seasons at Missouri. Still, anything can happen in March, and there are some value plays worth targeting further down the board. Ill be at the Target Center for the Big Ten tournament, which I think will be a lot of fun, too. men, just by nature, are much, much, better equipped to play a sport like basketball than women. Thanks for contacting us. The high school boy's national championship just ended, with Montverde Academy being crowned. Anderson, 32, plans to return to competition in late 2023 and try for one more Olympics, a fourth for her, in 2026,according toPeople. "But we have to be the best version of ourselves.". From first downs to buzzer beaters, get KSL.coms top sports stories delivered to your inbox weekly. And he'd be doing it for a Los Angeles Times sports section helmed by editor Bill Dwyre, whose generous budget allowed Terry to travel to season openers on the road, All-Star Games, and playoff series as . I wont be surprised to see another outright loss on Wednesday. Montverde has 2 players that are 6'8" and two that are 6'9". They also improved their home record to a surprising 9-6 mark, which comes in sharp contrast to this team's 3-11 record on the road. It's crazy that people don't realize just how much stronger the fully grown adult WNBA players would be than a bunch of 15-17 year olds, lol. The best WNBA team wouldn't beat a good high school men's team. Yes, those teams couldnt finish the job. New customers only. Chantel: Belmont. BALL GAME . Now, if you were talking an WNBA All-Star team, you MIGHT be able to field a team that could compete with a high-level HS team, or even an average college team (assuming they could play like a mid-major team and just shoot a ton of threes to win), but NEVER a good or college team. Subscribe to The Athletic for in-depth coverage of your favorite players, teams, leagues and clubs. Chantel: Yeah, youre not going to beat South Carolina by going bucket-for-bucket in the paint. Olympic champion Alessandro Hmmerle of Austria was last in the four-man final. Wisconsin is a strong team defense, slow down, good shooting team and they got beat by pure athleticism by a team that starts 5 freshmen. Gonzagas biggest loss in WCC play each of the last two years has come against Saint Marys, and I just dont have a lot of faith in the Zags defense or their supporting cast around star scorer Drew Timme. 20th 2001 X Games They could def beat a HS team lol, just by knowledge of the game. Edit: boysvswomen.com if you doubt my claim. 2023 NYP Holdings, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Is this the first time in a loooooong time that UConn is going to require an at-large bid to get into the big dance? Estimated read time: 4-5 I think it would be more interesting to know what the lowest level of mens team could beat a pro womens team. Grill first committed to play for Otzelberger at South Dakota State when he was still in high school. The U.S. womens basketball team suffered its first defeat to a college program in 20 years, falling 93-86 on Saturday to Oregon, which is ranked No. Gold 2017Worlds I think you could definitely get 5 posters that could beat most college teams but maybe not UConn or a WNBA team. Their only advantage might be that the women play professionally so their coaching and play strategy might be better. Would a Top WNBA team beat a good college bball team? Yes, the top two Louisiana high school 5A boys teams would beat every womens college team. The Bruins return three starters off a team that got NCAA Tournament win experience last season by beating Oregon and nearly taking down Tennessee. Which conference tournament has you most intrigued? Every professional and DI women's basketball team practices against men, and has for years. A .500 high school team in Arkansas's 3rd biggest classification would probably run roughshod against all but the best women's teams. Gold 2011 X Games Call 1-800-GAMBLER, 21+. Sabreena: Hang on, Ive got some Maryland/Indiana thoughts. Collen was head coach of the WNBA's Atlanta Dream before she was hired by Baylor after Mulkey returned to her home state to become coach at LSU, now the third-ranked team and with its only loss coming against No. The boys wouldn't have much height advantage at that age - it would just be a showcase of the difference in pure athleticism. To nobodys surprise, Gonzaga (-145) enters this tournament as the favorite for the umpteenth time after winning it nine of the last 10 years and 18 times in 23 tries since head coach Mark Few took over in 1999. All content 2000-2023 RealGM, L.L.C. Saint Mary's has been a top-10 team all year long thanks in large part to its stifling defense, which limits easy scoring chances and attacks the glass with reckless abandon. But they are still missing 5-foot-11 playmaker Aijha Blackwell and 6-foot forward Dre'Una Edwards, a former Pac-12 freshman of the year with Utah who didn't get a waiver from Kentucky after being there the last three years. What the Terrapins did to Iowa was as impressive a performance as Ive seen all year, and the perfect example of a team peaking at the right time. Whatifsports.com is just taking that practice to the next level. Any mens high scholl basketball team that is competetive enough to win a state high school tournament in one of the 15 biggest states in the US could easily wreck the best WNBA team ever. Granted, some would think UConn's two percent chance of winning is far-fetched, but I think most would agree that so were Butler's chances of reaching Indianapolis. a all star team from an average gym could beat a buncha girls. I honestly don't think they'd be able to keep up with girls like Liz Cambage, Delle Done, Aja Wilson, Mya Moore, Ogunwike sisters,etc. "We've proven that this group can win," second-year Bears coach Nicki Collen said. Lord knows what past teams like 2019 LSU and 2013 FSU wouldve done. Chantel: And Iowa is definitely not a Final Fo oh, wait, never mind (mea culpa, mea culpa). even at a collegiate level. MERCH: brettmaes.comi turn 21 next Wednesday :)SC/IG/TT: brettmaes By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. Czech Eva Adamczykov (ne Samkov) earned her second world title, while AustralianJosie Baff, who was two years from being born when Jacobellis made her X Games debut in 2001, bagged silver. The hypothetical man versus woman matchup is nothing new in sports. Indeed it would probably beat the best WNBA team. "I thought Aijha was certainly not going to be NaLyssa Smith, but was going to be a different type of NaLyssa Smith, a kid that was going to be in the running for player of the year in our league,'" Collen said. College teams wins. She is dangerous, and she makes this team way more dangerous. Diamond Miller is good enough to be the best player on a title-winning team, and the rest of the crew has come along with her. They could def beat a HS team lol, just by knowledge of the game. We wont see top seeds Gonzaga or Saint Marys until Monday, and it feels like a near-certainty on paper that one of those two teams will be cutting down the nets on Tuesday. Any other potential Cinderellas we should have an eye on? The Ducks beat Team USA, 93-86, on their home floor to open an already ridiculously hyped year. College vs WNBA is where it gets tough because both are very skilled and college has the size advantage. Try a week on us. Could the Uconn women hang with the big boys on the court? Ionescu, who scored 30 points, is also a two-time reigning U.S. national champion in 33, a new Olympic event, making her a possible choice for either Olympic team. No way. When Mike Terry was assigned to the WNBA beat in 2001, the stars seemed aligned. The last few weeks have given teams a bit of a roadmap in how to play South Carolina close. As an example. Girls basketball is so much worse than men's basketball. Gold 2016 X Games Just like the college team, the high school team would have height and speed on the women. After 65 wins, the question started off as a hypothetical one. She towers over everyone else in the WNBA and she is shorter than Jonas Jerebko and as thin as a rail. Praise be. As for not beating overseas teams, Harvard just beat Japans national . Is the best team In The WNBA able to beat the worst NBA team? Thanks for contacting us. Grill's dismissal is surprising both due to the fact that the season is almost over and that he has a long history with Otzelberger. a champion wnba team couldn't beat oak hill, much less any high school top60 team. The Bears won all three of their national championships in Mulkey's 21 seasons. I think a team like Simeon in Chicago this year could beat a WNBA All-Star team. Usually, you can pencil in two to three No. Orangutan South Bend Simian Joined Apr 17, 2014 Messages 5,813 Sabreena: Hopefully, these age better than our midseason roundtable. The physical matchup against South Carolina is always going to be the problem and specifically with how well Kamilla Cardoso has played lately, and pairing her with Aliyah Boston, there just arent many teams nationally that can handle that length and size. Regardless of how right (or wrong) we are or come to be, its March, and thats reason enough to celebrate. Gambling Problem? To appeal to the cynics who think this example is complete hogwash, we simulated the Lady Huskies against the National Champion Duke Blue Devils. The U.S. has played 44 games against NCAA teams since 1995. The reasons for their failure may have been inherent to the whole project. If opposing teams let Souley Boum get cooking, goodnight. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. This is the most wide-open field among the major conferences, and there is a sleeper Final Four contender somewhere in the ACC, even if Im not yet sure which team that is. If Jacobellis continues through 2026, she can break the U.S. female record of five Winter Olympic appearances that she shares with four others, according to Olympedia.org. They were a massive disappointment, yes, but also so transcendent for brief moments. No they wouldnt. What women is stopping a even under sized big down low ? Im a big fan (and proponent) of all things #Pac12AfterDark so I would prefer chaos out of that conference. Theyve lost four straight and have dropped 10 of their last 14. Moore-McNeil is the only IU player playing 33-plus minutes? The Storm, led by 6'5 187 lb. Australian Lauren Jackson, won their second WNBA championship this summer. We've received your submission. I think any state champion would smoke the best women's college basketball team. Physiological differences between men and women mean that the women are just not as fast, strong, or jump as high as men. Iowa State senior Caleb Grill was released from the team on Wednesday, less than a week before the Big 12 tournament was set to kick off, for failing to meet the programs expectations, the Cyclones announced. Especially if they got a D1 athlete. The two-time NAIA Player of the Year made an immediate impact at Iowa State, catching the eye of WNBA teams before suffering an ACL tear 13 games into the season. We saw Stanford have some severe offensive issues in conference play, and turnovers are death against South Carolina. Ohio only. March Madness excitement builds as top teams set their sights on a national championship. Olympic calibur women lose to high school level boys in every objectively measured sport, it's really just a matter of if you think the women's strategies are more effective than the men's teams to overcome their athletic disadvantage. Yes, Whatifsports.com can accommodate that request. It feels strange to say that the Hoosiers have great depth considering they only play six players, but after last season, six players feels like serious depth for this team. Gold 2003 X Games The Cyclones, despite their recent struggles, are still widely expected to make the NCAA tournament. Voepel began covering women's basketball in 1984, and has been with ESPN since 1996. Even though Id still favor South Carolina in a potential matchup, that doesnt mean I am not very bullish on what Indiana can accomplish at the Big Ten tournament and beyond. Re: Would a Top WNBA team beat a good college bball team? By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. Close. While Jeudy thinks it would be a great opportunity for the stars. Sabreena: I think this is a big week for LSU. 34 Likes, 43 Comments. Plus, they actually defend well enough to throw other teams off balance, with Chloe Moore-McNeil as the head of the snake on that end of the floor. The Ivy League has also been interesting this season. Sabreena: I am more confident in South Carolina winning it all than I was a month ago because each of the contenders to take down the Gamecocks keeps slipping up. high school has the size advantage, have you seen the rosters on any of the top 100 high school teams?? Iowa State senior Caleb Grill was released from the team on Wednesday, less than a week before the Big 12 tournament was set to . Kentucky owned the paint and rebounding against a team with very good fundamentals by being bigger and stronger. 10 Gonzaga, More to do: Utah Valley clinches WAC title share with win over UT Arlington, No. Get thefree Action Network appfor expert picks, live odds, bet tracking and more. Here's an interesting article on the subject. You could take the WNT and it still wouldn't be competitive. We're playing in a league filled with three- and four-year and five-year starters," Collen said. And if the Tigers fail to even get that far, itll be easier for us amateur bracketologists to predict an early exit for them in the Big Dance. M.A. minutes. Toledo Men vs UConn Women - 1001 Simulations. Ninth 2021 Worlds By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. Caesars Sportsbook promo code NPBONUSFULL unlocks $1,250 f Mike McCarthy shreds ex-Cowboys coordinator after firing, Patrick Mahomes' wife posts cozy couple's pic during Joe Rogan drama, Hoops star twins mock NCAA after 1st name-in-likeness punishment: 'Be f--king for real', NFL prospect driving recklessly in crash that killed teammate, staffer: cops, Surging Knicks destroy Nets in statement victory, Patrick Kane well worth the struggle to bring him to Broadway, PGA Tour becoming like LIV Golf after latest schedule changes, Dodgers' biggest problem isn't their new shortstop deficit, 'Disgraceful' Meghan, Harry 'provoked' King Charles to evict them: royal expert, 11-year-old reads aloud from 'pornographic' book he checked out from library at school board meeting. Sabreena: Whats wild about the Big Ten is for as much as weve extolled Indiana and Iowa, Maryland might be the best team right now. After 70 wins the question was a C&C Music Factory, "hmmmm." The Terrapins are 2-7 straight up in true road games (3-6 against the spread) with a 1-7 road record in conference play, including an overtime loss at middling Nebraska on Feb. 19 in their last road test. She dominated the NCAA and is pretty dominant in the WNBA. James Harden, Rockets Serious About Reunion; Sixers Currently 'Unconcerned', Ja Morant Accused Of Threatening, Violent Behavior In Multiple Off-Court Incidents, RealGM Radio: Mo Dakhil On The Season So Far (Mar 2023), Lester Quinones, Warriors Agree To 10-Day Contract, The Lottery Pick Gleam Still On Kris Dunn, The 2023 Title Contenders Are Already Here, Six Biggest X-Factors After The All-Star Break, Jalen Carter Charged With Reckless Driving, Racing In Fatal Crash, Aaron Rodgers Expects Decision To Made Soon, Bengals Vague About Joe Mixon's Future With Team, Seahawks Will Consider Drafting QB Amid Talks With Geno Smith. ", AP women's college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/womens-college-basketball and https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-womens-college-basketball-poll and https://twitter.com/AP\_Top25. Even Indiana suffered a second loss while South Carolina kept chugging along. ", Caleb Grill (@caleb_grill0) March 1, 2023. 9/10 times? The Gaels actually rank two spots higher in net efficiency thanks to their stellar defense, which held the Zags to two of their worst offensive outputs all year in these teams two meetings in the regular season. 7 Baylor on Saturday in its final game of the regular season. But I am most interested in whats happening in the ACC. Im excited to witness The Caitlin Clark Experience in person, and I think that buzzer-beating loss to Iowa will have Indianas focus on another level. The boys are taller, stronger, and faster. What level of mens basketball could UCONN's womens team beat? Billie Jean King proved her critics wrong when she upset Bobby Riggs in tennis. Athleticism is too important in basketball. Tools and Resources Used by Real General Managers. Before saying they would be killed by any college basketball team, just remember Grambling went 0-28 last year, and would be a 37-40 point underdog to any tournament bubble team. 11 in The Associated Press rankings, they fell out completely this week and now sit at sixth in the Big 12 conference standings. Jacobellis made her first podium of any kind since sweeping the individual and Olympic team golds last February. if a men's team decided to full court press, the women wouldn't get the ball past midcourt. Sabreena: Hilariously, we find ourselves in the same conference. Elite HS team? 2023 NYP Holdings, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Now that the University of Connecticut women's basketball team has added more national championship hardware to its trophy caseits seventh in school historyand won 78 games in a row, fans. Grill posted a lengthy statement on Twitter later on Wednesday afternoon. Gold 2022 Olympics Fifth 2019 Worlds The WNBA all stars couldn't beat a small junior college in the middle of nowhere's team. Darianna Littlepage-Buggs, named Big 12 freshman of the week for the seventh time earlier that day, had 19 points and 13 rebounds for Baylor, now 4-0 on the road against Top 25 teams. Princeton appears to have settled in, playing like the preseason favorite over the last month, but Columbia, Harvard and Penn have all beaten up on each other this year, creating some drama around that automatic bid. Could Monica Czinano and Hannah Stuelke be enough of a force inside to slow down the Gamecocks if Caitlin Clark gets going and puts up triple-double numbers? It was an exhibition, but the U.S. starting lineup included Olympic champions Sue Bird, Diana Taurasi, Sylvia Fowles and Seimone Augustus. I was really excited to be able to get on the podium here, its always a big challenge just to make it into finals, so Im very happy with myself.. Saint Mary's has been a top-10 team all year long thanks in large part to its stifling defense, which limits easy scoring chances and attacks the glass with reckless abandon. You can't throw a bunch of college players together who aren't used to playing with each other and expect them to beat a WNBA team. Using our college basketball simulation engine , we had the UConn women play the UT men 1,001 times. ? As a team, UConn shot under 30 percent from the floor and under 25 percent from beyond the arc, but they did convert some free throws and created more turnovers than the Rockets. "I think she's that good, who would give us an interior presence offensively, that gave us a toughness. Then against the National Runners-up Butler, the Bulldogs won 98 percent of the time. Best way to see this play out is probably that women's college teams practice against a 'practice squad' team that usually consists of decent men players selected from a tryout. Kendall Coyne Schofield, the U.S. hockey captain at last years Olympics and world championship, announced she is pregnant and due with her first child this summer. Get thefree Action Network appfor expert picks, live odds, bet tracking and more. Rounding out the top 10 teams to watch are Indiana, Notre Dame, UCLA, Utah, and Iowa. With conference tournaments tipping off across the country, were soon going to have a clearer idea of what the NCAA Tournament bracket will look like. Press J to jump to the feed. But yeah the OP's question is silly. It would be like 999/1000 times. More fair question would be something like best WNBA team vs. Division 2 or 3 College teams. They will grab all the rebounds. Yes. Georgia, Alabama, and maybe even Michigan, would smoke some, if not most, of the XFL teams. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. Chantel: Ditto. She has plans to return to the national team when the time is right, a representative said. The top American men wereNick Baumgartner andSenna Leith, who were eliminated in the quarterfinals. #wnba #aces #basketball #hoops #menvswomen #menvsboys". Yes, score would be something like 120-24. But I think we're talented enough to beat anyone.". A decent high school team (+.500 record large school) would be a good match for a WNBA team. More fair question would be something like best WNBA team vs. Division 2 or 3 College teams. And part of that comes from the fact that there just seemed to be so many more injuries this season, which impacted records, and if those teams can get healthy by the tournament, then their records/seedings might not reflect whats actually in the cupboard. Like what if you took one of the top WNBA team and they played a decent mid major college team like Akron or Mid Tenn or a team like that, on a neutral court, who would win? Beat the Worst NBA team, the stars of how right ( wrong! 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