How good are the UConn women?

[Rwalsh]

Ter posted on this thread last week

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=215x143243

He wondered what would happen if the Duke men played the UConn women.

The Duke men would win, but it got me wondering.

Could the UConn women beat a men's team?

Last year I would have said no, but now I'm not so sure.

I don't think they'd be a match for a Division I men's team, but, based on how they played this year, they might be able to knock off a couple of Division II or III men's teams.

Thoughts?

Reedited for clarity

[joeybee12]

1. I don't think they'd win against any men's team...but they would have

the best chance of any women's team because they are so quick...it's like the other women's teams are playing a completely different game.

[Captain Hilts]

2. Probably not. The ODU '80 team with Lieberman, Nissen and Donovan was also

really REALLY good, but they do not have the physical beef inside to beat men.

Nissen was/is 6'5" and Donovan is 6'8". I saw them play the Soviet national team. Amazin' game.

[madinmaryland]

3. Joe LIEberman went to ODU??

:wtf:

[joeybee12]

4. That explains everything! n/t

[hughee99]

5. I don't think they'd be able to beat any D1 mens teams.

Their 2 big advantages in the women's game are size and speed, and they wouldn't match up well against any D1 mens team. I wouldn't even like their chances against many of the D2 men's teams, though I think they might be competitive against some the D3 teams. Tina Charles, a top-flight center, is 6'4", which would probably be undersized for even a forward in D2 ball, and I'm not sure they would have sufficient muscle to make up for this either. With guards all under 6' and forwards topping out at 6'2", I think they'd be too undersized and would have serious issues in the paint.

I'm a big UConn fan, but the men's game and the women's game are 2 completely different animals.