Diana Taurasi could play in the NBA...

[Dizzle-2k7]

And so could a handful of other women.. no joke. Some of the WNBA girls are legit ballers...

ignore the fact that they are physically inferior.. because all that really matters is their overall BBall IQ which, safe to say, easily surpasses 90% of NBA Players, most of whom are more concerned with their stats, $$$, and women then winning a ballgame. (WNBA girls have the the Larry Bird effect of mind over matter)

Watch some WNBA games next year.. better yet, go actually attend some. Tickets are only like 10 bucks and you sit courtside/lower level.. you'll see what I see.

[Lakeshow23]

No... just no, man.

No.

[Rekindled]

who would she guard in the nba.

[StroShow4]

OP, I hope you've got your flame suit ready. :oldlol:

[ds123]

And so could a handful of other women.. no joke. Some of the WNBA girls are legit ballers...

ignore the fact that they are physically inferior.. because all that really matters is their overall BBall IQ which, safe to say, easily surpasses 90% of NBA Players, most of whom are more concerned with their stats, $$$, and women then winning a ballgame. (WNBA girls have the the Larry Bird effect of mind over matter)

Watch some WNBA games next year.. better yet, go actually attend some. Tickets are only like 10 bucks and you sit courtside/lower level.. you'll see what I see.





Reminds me of when people say the USC Trojans in their sweet years could beat the Lions.

[Dizzle-2k7]

who would she guard in the nba.

Diana could play the 3rd string PG for a quality team... like the Spurs or Lakers.. she'd defintely need to be in a quality system..

She wouldnt get many minutes, and probably would go a few games without playing.. but Im telling you, put a jersey on her back and she fits on a team's 12 man roster.

[ukballer]

And so could a handful of other women.. no joke. Some of the WNBA girls are legit ballers...

ignore the fact that they are physically inferior.. because all that really matters is their overall BBall IQ which, safe to say, easily surpasses 90% of NBA Players, most of whom are more concerned with their stats, $$$, and women then winning a ballgame. (WNBA girls have the the Larry Bird effect of mind over matter)

Watch some WNBA games next year.. better yet, go actually attend some. Tickets are only like 10 bucks and you sit courtside/lower level.. you'll see what I see.

That's a pretty large fact we'd be ignoring here. I just cannot see how she or any other woman wouldn't be a huge liability on defense. Outmuscled for every rebound, not being able to defend a jumpshot as well due to not being as athletic, and would probably be dominated in the post if whoever she was guarding had some half decent post game. Offensively, maybe she could knock down a couple of shots, but she sure as hell ain't staying in the game too long.

[Lakeshow23]

Diana could play the 3rd string PG for a quality team... like the Spurs or Lakers.. she'd defintely need to be in a quality system..

She wouldnt get many minutes, and probably would go a few games without playing.. but Im telling you, put a jersey on her back and she fits on a team's 12 man roster.
You don't believe that... and you know you don't believe that.

[Go Getter]

I went to Ohio State and played with Katie Smith in college....[the best female baller I've ever played with] and I must say that it is not possible at all.


No.

[sergiorodriguez]

dizzle-2k7 is trolling hard

[Dizzle-2k7]

Im guessing none of you saw any Phoenix Mercury games this past season.. Diana gots it all.. great shot, handles. IQ, passing, defense.. shes got stepbacks, in and outs, crossovers, hopsteps.. you name it ,shes got it..

Put her on a quality system under a quality coach and she can easily hold her own as a 3rd string PG.

[nosurrender]

she'd get dnp-coache's decision in the nbdl

[InspiredLebowski]

Tamika Catchings is a lot closer to being NBA capable physically.

Still, no she couldn't.

[jaydacris]

Im guessing none of you saw any Phoenix Mercury games this past season.. Diana gots it all.. great shot, handles. IQ, passing, defense.. shes got stepbacks, in and outs, crossovers, hopsteps.. you name it ,shes got it..

Put her on a quality system under a quality coach and she can easily hold her own as a 3rd string PG.

those moves might have worked on wnba players, but on nba players who are faster, stronger, jump higher... yaa... good luck

[WuTangWizard]

:roll: if i could play in the wnba i would be signed by a team, no joke. and i wasn't even good enough to play on a high end division 1 team in college. she wouldn't last a second in the NBA you dumbass

[Dizzle-2k7]

those moves might have worked on wnba players, but on nba players who are faster, stronger, jump higher... yaa... good luck

Larry Bird?

[nosurrender]

Larry Bird?

just stop

[phoenix18]

Hold up, are we really saying that she couldnt play in the NBA? We are talking about the SAME NBA right? I just want to know. Is this the same league with Derek Fisher/Anthony Johnson, etc? Taurasi could play in the NBA.

[bdreason]

No female in the world could successfully play in NBA.

I'm a huge Taurasi fan, and she would get dominated on both sides of the ball.

[DuMa]

if this is not grounds for having your posting rights revoked, i do not know what is.

[SRZ66]

OP is funny. a lot of people bit on it. good work

[Revelation]

Larry Bird?

Are you talking about he 6'9, 230lbs Larry Bird? One of the greatest shooters in NBA history?

[jaydacris]

Larry Bird?

my bad i totally forgot taurasi is as good as bird
d'oh how could i forget

[Rob123]

Im guessing none of you saw any Phoenix Mercury games this past season.. Diana gots it all.. great shot, handles. IQ, passing, defense.. shes got stepbacks, in and outs, crossovers, hopsteps.. you name it ,shes got it..

Put her on a quality system under a quality coach and she can easily hold her own as a 3rd string PG.


no.

How is she going to compete against taller, faster, stronger, competition?

Honestly, no knock on the wnba, but making them play nba competition is like the looney toons playing the Monstars in Space Jam.

Women and Men are so physically different, that it wouldnt be fair.

You're right though, the women's game is much more mental.

[33824]

In the celebrity all star games the WNBA hoes don't even stand out. Brian McKnight was schooling Taurasi.

[Cermet]

I would rather watch paint dry then watch women basketball.

[Rafael Delaget]

who would she guard in the nba.

http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x178/flgatorboy12/haha.gif

[UCLAlegend32]

And so could a handful of other women.. no joke. Some of the WNBA girls are legit ballers...

ignore the fact that they are physically inferior.. because all that really matters is their overall BBall IQ which, safe to say, easily surpasses 90% of NBA Players, most of whom are more concerned with their stats, $$$, and women then winning a ballgame. (WNBA girls have the the Larry Bird effect of mind over matter)

Watch some WNBA games next year.. better yet, go actually attend some. Tickets are only like 10 bucks and you sit courtside/lower level.. you'll see what I see.


most of the girl ballers i know are lesbian. the entire girls team at my highschool were lesbian or atleast bi. so who says they wont be chasing tail also

[HylianNightmare]

I bet she can really handle the balls

[halffttime]

lol i'm pretty sure any half decent playground baller could easily go up against a wnba player. they're slow, weak, and clumsy for the most part. i'm not gonna deny that they play smart on the court though, after all that's the only aspect of the game they could actually match up with against nba players. but they just plaiin suck..

wnba game:
- inbounds ball to point guard
- point guard tries to crossover but fumbles the ball on the way to the rim
- opposing player steals the ball and tries to make an outlet pass
- outlet pass is stolen.. girl feeds the center in the post
- post player does some awkward post move and throws up an air ball
- people scramble in the post for the ball
- ref blows the whistle... TRAVEL

[Doo Doo_Brown]

Reminds me of when people say the USC Trojans in their sweet years could beat the Lions.

This is even worse. At least on that team there were some NFL caliber players. WNBA players are not NBA worthy. The pace is slower, the ball is smaller, etc. Sasha Vujacic would be an all star in the WNBA.

[Real Men Wear Green]

Hold up, are we really saying that she couldnt play in the NBA? We are talking about the SAME NBA right? I just want to know. Is this the same league with Derek Fisher/Anthony Johnson, etc? Taurasi could play in the NBA.
Derak Fisher would be a freak athlete in the WNBA. None of them would be able to handle his physical strength.

[NoGunzJustSkillz]

in other news, marion jones is trying out with a wnba team right now. :pimp:

[DKLaker]

in other news, marion jones is trying out with a wnba team right now. :pimp:

Marion Jones was a baller!!!

No Taurasi could not play in the NBA......oh....unless she was going up against Ricky Rubio:oldlol: That's why he's not playing here.

[NoGunzJustSkillz]

Marion Jones was a baller!!!

No Taurasi could not play in the NBA......oh....unless she was going up against Ricky Rubio:oldlol: That's why he's not playing here.

figured it wasnt worth me making a new thread about it so i threw that tidbit in here. didn't know she was a baller tho...

[DKLaker]

figured it wasnt worth me making a new thread about it so i threw that tidbit in here. didn't know she was a baller tho...

Yeah, she used to kick ass at Thousand Oaks High and then won the NCAA championship at North Carolina (Basketball Scholarship). She turned down the WNBA after being drafted before.

[1~Gibson~1]

:roll:

[ukballer]

Hold up, are we really saying that she couldnt play in the NBA? We are talking about the SAME NBA right? I just want to know. Is this the same league with Derek Fisher/Anthony Johnson, etc? Taurasi could play in the NBA.

You did NOT, just compare this guy...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3m3EEb1hOUc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9RtvnGRp_k
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAjij2FWXkk

to Diana Taurasi. Did you? :lol

We all make mistakes, we'll let this one slide. :cheers: :pimp:

[Rob123]

Hold up, are we really saying that she couldnt play in the NBA? We are talking about the SAME NBA right? I just want to know. Is this the same league with Derek Fisher/Anthony Johnson, etc? Taurasi could play in the NBA.

Dfish's shooting, strength, and height would make him a superstar in the WNBA unfortunately.

[Real Men Wear Green]

You did NOT, just compare this guy...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3m3EEb1hOUc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9RtvnGRp_k
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAjij2FWXkk

to Diana Taurasi. Did you? :lol

We all make mistakes, we'll let this one slide. :cheers: :pimp:
A lot of people don't realize that even an average NBA athlete is still an amazing athlete.

[A.M.G.]

Yes they could, because if they can't the NBA is sexist.

[Showtime]

If Sasha Vujacic can make the NBA, I don't see why other girls can't.

[Disaprine]

good one man :oldlol:

[OG LeeTSkeeT]

they can be better then sasha

[Reef]

Derak Fisher would be a freak athlete in the WNBA. None of them would be able to handle his physical strength.

Exactly. He'd average 30 easily.

[BFRESH44]

Child please.

[AI3Anthony]

No women could play in the NBA. I'm not trying to be an a**, but honestly NO women is physically strong enough to compete with NBA players..

[Real Men Wear Green]

Diana Taurasi couldn't effectively play minutes for a decent men's D-2 college team, unless the dudes were letting her go by and purposefully not bodying her up, and playing soft.

Sorry if you don't like the truth, but if you stay quiet, you won't have to suffer hearing the truth.
She might be D-2 caliber if she had some star teammates to get her open looks. Shooting ability does transfer across the sexes. She'd get murdered on D though.

[Dizzle-2k7]

Diana could defintely hold her own.. 3rd string PG for the Lakers no doubt... she could get the ball up the court and set up the triangle.. all she has to do is pass to Kobe or Lamar and wait for an open 3 look and if shes open?.. fuggetaboutit.. its money.

SWISH

[Real Men Wear Green]

Sometimes I forget that Dizzle is Dizzle.

[adamcz]

I don't neccsesarily think that women have higher BBall IQs. That's just a myth because people are trained to say that if somebody is worse at one thing, it means they're better at another thing.

I watched the WNBA all-star game a couple years ago, and it was just embarresingly bad. These supposedly elite players were all chucking shots from their waist, which would get swatted to the bleachers in the NBA, and then they spent two minutes of actual game time trying to have a dunk contest.... except that not one of them could dunk.

[Rake2204]

I'm always intrigued by stuff like this. I hate speculation though. I wish a team would just make it happen some time (New Jersey?) so we can see once and for all.

Four-time UCLA All-American Ann Meyers was invited to Pacers camp in 1979 but 1) it was suspected as a publicity stunt and 2) it was 30 years ago. The woman's game has made astronomical strides in the times since, so I'm not sure how much merit can be put into Meyers' tryout in terms of how it'd work out for a woman in todays' game.

Here's a short explanation on Meyers' tryout with Indiana: http://www.nba.com/pacers/news/question_060831.html

[Shepseskaf]

She's probably a better defender than Steve Nash.

I think she could play some limited pg minutes and be minimally effective.

[adamcz]

Nash isn't as bad a defender as people think he is. He isn't good either, but people forget to consider that the Suns play at such a fast pace, that their are more possessions in the game - that means everybody on both squads' stats get inflated a little bit. It's not as if opposing point guards are doubling their season stats against him.

And he's crafty in the passing lanes, and takes good charges. There are worse defenders out there. I sort of doubt that Taurasi, being slower than Nash without being stronger, would be a better defender.

[kumquat]

I'd take her over Vujacic.

[Hotlantadude81]

OP is funny. a lot of people bit on it. good work

I don't know... When it comes to this ****** generation people will believe just about anything.

[tsforthrees]

i think taurasi is good enough to play division 1 men's basketball. you put her in the nba? she wouldn't be able to protect the ball and wouldn't be able to get a shot off.

[InspiredLebowski]

I'm always intrigued by stuff like this. I hate speculation though. I wish a team would just make it happen some time (New Jersey?) so we can see once and for all.

Four-time UCLA All-American Ann Meyers was invited to Pacers camp in 1979 but 1) it was suspected as a publicity stunt and 2) it was 30 years ago. The woman's game has made astronomical strides in the times since, so I'm not sure how much merit can be put into Meyers' tryout in terms of how it'd work out for a woman in todays' game.

Here's a short explanation on Meyers' tryout with Indiana: http://www.nba.com/pacers/news/question_060831.html
That was a complete publicity stunt. There was absolutely no intention for her to actually make the team. They were just coming off a Jerry's Kids style telethon to raise money to keep the team in Indy.

So yeah, given the current state of things, I'd try it again and give Tamika Catchings a tryout. Bet Murphy couldn't back her down on the post.

[MMKM]

I'm sure this has been said ten times already, but this is the dumbest thread ever posted on any message board ever. Absolutely dumb, dumber than dirt, ride the little school bus to school f@cking retard dumb. And thats saying a lot coming from me because Ive made some dumb ass threads.

[Story Up]

who would she guard in the nba.

Sasha Vujavic.

[Human Error]

Hold up, are we really saying that she couldnt play in the NBA? We are talking about the SAME NBA right? I just want to know. Is this the same league with Derek Fisher/Anthony Johnson, etc? Taurasi could play in the NBA.
Just stop the madness, kids. Fisher would rip the WNBA with 50 ppg, 20 rpg on 70% FG. No joke.

[BrentISballin]

wow that would be like throwing a fresh antelope into a pride of roaring lions and tryiing to watch the antelope survive

[HighFlyer23]

:lol:lol :lol:lol :lol:lol :lol:lol :lol @ OP























































































































































:lol

[Dizzle-2k7]

3rd string PG on any NBA squad right now

[O.J A 6'4Mamba]

3rd string PG on any NBA squad right now

Yeah right keep thinking that. There are guys legit players in the D-League,college, in the streets, in jail and overseas who are gamers and they can't even make an NBA rosters. yet a 6'0 ft female who doesn't even have elite female athletism can make a roster give me a break OP.

A post like that shows you haven't played much basketball growning up or even watched women basketball, or even played against them or you would know that even the very best of femlaes ballersare physically incapable of compete with men even at a HS level let alone a pro level.

[Dizzle-2k7]

Yeah right keep thinking that. There are guys legit players in the D-League,college, in the streets, in jail and overseas who are gamers and they can't even make an NBA rosters. yet a 6'0 ft female who doesn't even have elite female athletism can make a roster give me a break OP.

A post like that shows you haven't played much basketball growning up or even watched women basketball, or even played against them or you would know that even the very best of femlaes ballersare physically incapable of compete with men even at a HS level let alone a pro level.

diana could probably outbench you, out squat you, and out shoot you.

[Human Error]

3rd string PG on any NBA squad right now
Drop dead already, you idiot. :mad:

[O.J A 6'4Mamba]

diana could probably outbench you, out squat you, and out shoot you.

I don't play basketball or workout so she probably could. I anaylze and watch games. Any average male HS player could give her a run for her money. WNBA is terrible basketball and should just be done away with.

[O.J A 6'4Mamba]

Drop dead already, you idiot. :mad:

It is obvious he is youngster 16 or under. He doesn't know just how inferior women ballers are to men. I didn't realize that until early in my 20s. I have seen guys at local leagues were I am from throwing down dunks like no other, built. Diana can't even dunk a girls sized basketball.

[Dizzle-2k7]

It is obvious he is youngster 16 or under. He doesn't know just how inferior women ballers are to men. I didn't realize that until early in my 20s. I have seen guys at local leagues were I am from throwing down dunks like no other, built. Diana can't even dunk a girls sized basketball.

:roll:

So dunking = NBA skill? Ive known guys that can dunk from the freethrow line, but couldnt play intramural basketball. In other words: get off these nuts.

[O.J A 6'4Mamba]

:roll:

So dunking = NBA skill? Ive known guys that can dunk from the freethrow line, but couldnt play intramural basketball. In other words: get off these nuts.

yeah, but their athletism and strength is too much for Diana to handle. She would get blocked everytime down, never get a clean look and won't be able to box any of them out for a rebound.

I am not saying she is a scrub. She just physically incapable of competiting with college or pro players. She would have a tough time competiting against average high school players. The difference in athletism is pretty big. Even the best females Jamacian/US Olympian sprinters wouldn't come close to winning a state champion in HS if they had to compete with guys, just physically incapable. Guys have more muscle mass.

[Toizumi]

Diana Taurasi is my favorite WNBA player and I have a lot of respect for her and her game. She is fun to watch and has great handles and a killer shot. That being said, she couldnt survive in the men's NCAA league and would get killed in the NBA. She'd be a good passer and spot up shooter.. but that's about it.

Reasons:


Imagine her taking a charge in the NBA.
Imagine her getting posted up.
Imagine her staying in front of an NBA PG driving to the hoop, her defense wouldnt stand a chance against NBA guards. They'd be too fast, too quick and most of all- too strong.
She wouldnt be able to blow by defenders like she does now. She'd probably lack speed and won't be strong enough to handle the bumps on her way to the rim.
She is short for NBA terms and doesnt get up on her shots, doesnt work against athletic NBA defenders.


This isnt a knock on the WNBA or Diana. She is one of the best female basketball players in the world and that's the best she can be right? She's not a man, will never be a man. I'm not sexist, but men are better in most sports :confusedshrug: facts.

Here's something from sports illustrated about women vs men in tennis:


Chris Evert has said when she and John Lloyd played practice sets, she was lucky to get a game. She was No. 1 in the world; he was barely top 100. Nadia Petrova used to practice with the Yale men's team and allegedly had a hard time keeping pace. Of course, Karsten Braasch, the chain-smoking German, beat the Williams sisters a decade or so ago.

Let's stop this discussion and enjoy the women's game (for those who enjoy it) for what it is and stop comparing it to the men's game :confusedshrug:

[Maga_1]

She can't play !

[purple32gold]

watching defensive guards to go to work on her would be amusing. jkidd posting her up! lololololololllll

[Lebron23]

My 2nd favorite WNBA player of all time after Lauren Jackson. Do you think he's now better than 40 yrs.old Derek Fisher?

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pSBV7LvsgfE/TT3RUH7AMAI/AAAAAAAAAUE/bQQH00BGnJk/s1600/Diana%2BTaurasi%2BBody%2BIssue%2BESPN%2BMag%2B3.jp g

[kumquat]

My 2nd favorite WNBA player of all time after Lauren Jackson. Do you think he's now better than 40 yrs.old Derek Fisher?

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pSBV7LvsgfE/TT3RUH7AMAI/AAAAAAAAAUE/bQQH00BGnJk/s1600/Diana%2BTaurasi%2BBody%2BIssue%2BESPN%2BMag%2B3.jp g

DFish is still a lot more athletic than Taurasi.

[sipitri]

Op should be permabanned and **** raped with longkat.

[inclinerator]

dont forget they play with a smaller ball

[Psileas]

This thread is quite old, but I guess the OP's mind remains frozen in time.

If there was an individual basketball ranking, tennis-style, there would probably be no woman inside the global Top-10,000. Only Brittney Griner would be kind of interesting to see where she'd rank, if she's a normal woman, that is.

[OhNoTimNoSho]

Diana wouldn't make back up on any team that is in the NCAA tournament

[CelticsDraftee]

Any reason to look up some naked lady ballers is reason enough for me.

http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.967074.1319769931!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_630/image.jpg

[Go Getter]

When I went to Ohio state Katie Smith (WNBA champ, gold medalist) used to come to Larkins rec center to hoop. She was probably in here prime then and wouldn't have made the practice team....hell, the football players had intramural squads she wouldnt get much burn on.