5 guys off the street...beat a WNBA team?

If they were all like 6'10 maybe but I'd doubt 5 guys playing down at the Y could beat a WNBA team. Sad as it they might though.

Provided the guys aren't grossly overweight and they get a little time to practice together, I don't see why not.

Depends, what WNBA team, With normal sized ball?

I think it would be very hard because Women are looked down on and are vastly underrated. I'm not huge on the WNBA but they can still ball.

Since their not huge though I think there is a small chance you could win but they can hit the 3 all day.

"BuckeyeKing wrote:

Depends, what WNBA team, With normal sized ball?

I think it would be very hard because Women are looked down on and are vastly overrated. I'm not huge on the WNBA but they can still ball.

Since their not huge though I think there is a small chance you could win but they can hit the 3 all day.

With a women's ball or a men's?

NBA 3?

not unless we are talking of really good street basketball kids, like if we are talking of the and 1 guys then yeah, if we are talking you , me and the mor... no way

"Stitches wrote:

With a women's ball or a men's?

NBA 3?

I would say College 3, and Normal sized ball. But if you really think you can beat them play with their ball.

I think if you were to play against them with their ball you have no chance.

I say...in a gym with a regulation ball with the NBA 3...

I am talking about walking out of your door and going ona recruiting trip. Only qualification..they have to be regular joes...no former college players or high school players.

I think the Guys are a lock.

Depends if you get no one taller than 6'4 you might struggle. I think if its with a regular ball guys can win but its not like Girls can't shoot with a normal sized ball or from NBA range. I think guys are quicker and more athletic but I still think a WNBA team would still win.

How bout this? A WNBA ALL-star team vs. a mediocre Mens highschool team.

who wins?

We (me and 4 random guys) played at the rec center against 5 girls on the Women's team at Akron, and they flat out stomped us (16-7 by 1's and 2's with a regulation ball an college 3). To be fair a few things should be noted: 1- I am not a very good basketball player, though I try my hardest and enjoy it. 2- I was probably the 3rd best player on my team. 3- The two better players were "me" players, so rarely did they ever pass the ball out it was always them driving in or taking jump shots. 4- The girls obviously had a lot of experience together. 5- The girls actually had the height advantage as their center was at least 6'5" (and a freshman pre-med student, I was surprised. She was pretty good looking too). Everyone else was within an inch or two of each other, and our tallest guy was probably 6'3".

"Section126 wrote:

How bout this? A WNBA ALL-star team vs. a mediocre Mens highschool team.

who wins?

I said WNBA all star team vs High School All-American team and I have no doubt the men win.

Did you see the US women's olympic hockey team lose to the high school boy's team a few years back and they were even using the women's rules?

"Section126 wrote:

I say...in a gym with a regulation ball with the NBA 3...

I am talking about walking out of your door and going ona recruiting trip. Only qualification..they have to be regular joes...no former college players or high school players.

I think the Guys are a lock.

No high schoolers either? Do you also mean like former Hs's? If so I'd say the WNBA players. At a certain point fundamentals are something to hang your hat on.

5'11 King >>>> Candace Parker

I'd body her, T-Mac over Shawn Bradley style.

"Section126 wrote:

How bout this? A WNBA ALL-star team vs. a mediocre Mens highschool team.

who wins?

WNBA all-star team no question.

"Section126 wrote:

I say...in a gym with a regulation ball with the NBA 3...

I am talking about walking out of your door and going ona recruiting trip. Only qualification..they have to be regular joes...no former college players or high school players.

I think the Guys are a lock.

It's funny you bring this up, I was thinking about it today on my way to my Thursday night game. You know that ad campaign they're running now? The one where some WNBA player comes on and says stuff like "we want no part of your rec league team. I hate contact, so you can post me up all day." I was watching that and said to my wife, "holy cow, truth in advertising! What a great ad campaign!" (What, you mean it's supposed to be ironic? Baloney.)

I think if you had five good rec league players, at least one of whom (and preferably two) was a least a 6'6 bruiser, and they had a month to practice together, yes, the guys would win. I think it would be hard to pick five guys and put them up against the Detroit Shock right away though.

Teamwork counts for a lot in basketball. If the guys learned to play defense together, and even learned to execute a simple pick and roll, I think they'd be fine. However, without some basic team defense, the ladies would just pick them apart with outside shooting. Since the guys wouldn't play a zone defense anyway (only a clinically braindead coach would use zone D against a team whose best hope of scoring is to make it rain threes...so Doc Rivers can't coach this team), some work together on a cohesive man to man (or as the great Bill Raftery says "the mantaman!") would be enough.

"KiNG wrote:

5'11 King >>>> Candace Parker

I'd body her, T-Mac over Shawn Bradley style.

I don't know good you are but I'd take Parker over you.

doubtful

unless the men were over 70, morbidly obese, or mentally and physically handicapped...no way the broads win.

I don't think anyone could outshoot a girl in BBall. They have perfect strength.

"phunwin wrote:

It's funny you bring this up, I was thinking about it today on my way to my Thursday night game. You know that ad campaign they're running now? The one where some WNBA player comes on and says stuff like "we want no part of your rec league team. I hate contact, so you can post me up all day." I was watching that and said to my wife, "holy cow, truth in advertising! What a great ad campaign!" (What, you mean it's supposed to be ironic? Baloney.)

I think if you had five good rec league players, at least one of whom (and preferably two) was a least a 6'6 bruiser, and they had a month to practice together, yes, the guys would win. I think it would be hard to pick five guys and put them up against the Detroit Shock right away though.

Teamwork counts for a lot in basketball. If the guys learned to play defense together, and even learned to execute a simple pick and roll, I think they'd be fine. However, without some basic team defense, the ladies would just pick them apart with outside shooting. Since the guys wouldn't play a zone defense anyway (only a clinically braindead coach would use zone D against a team whose best hope of scoring is to make it rain threes...so Doc Rivers can't coach this team), some work together on a cohesive man to man (or as the great Bill Raftery says "the mantaman!") would be enough.

Remember that in my hypothetical, I am allowing you to go out and just recruit whoever you want, as long as they are not a former college player or high school player. Just a park junkie.

I would also allow a one month training camp.

SO I would allow everything you would need to make sure that you can't be "outcoached".

Trying to make all the intangibles equal.

I am sure of my position. here in Miami, when I was playing alot of park basketball, there were some players that would wipe the floor with Candace Parker.

Just playground guys? Sure. Take them down to a court down here somewhere in NYC (I forget where it is, but it is very famous) and take five of the nastiest street ballers there and they will school a WNBA AllStar team by 40+.

Okay, New one.

A good..but won't make it in the NBA college player with 4 complete park stiffs versus a mediocre WNBA team.

OR

Lebron James by himself versus the Detroit Shock in a half court game.

Section that isn't even fair Lebron would win hands down. There isnt a girl who could guard him hell there is no one in teh NBA who can guard him.

Baising off your first one most guys at a Rec center are hacks who suck. There is maybe like 3 guys who are actually decent.

"124 wrote:

Just playground guys? Sure. Take them down to a court down here somewhere in NYC (I forget where it is, but it is very famous) and take five of the nastiest street ballers there and they will school a WNBA AllStar team by 40+.

I don't think that qualifies. You are talking about the Rucker, that place is chockfull of summer league talent...and european pros.