Can Britney Griner play in the NBA?

[LebrickJames84']

i doubt want college womens basketball. But i am watching her right now. She is one of the most hyped female basketball players of all time. SHe had 9 blocks and counting. She is 6'8 with a 7'2 wingspan and wears a size 18 sneaker.
Thoughts?

[twolvesfan]

is that the girl who can dunk?

[jstern]

From what I've seen of her, no way in hell.

[LebrickJames84']

is that the girl who can dunk?

yeah she has 20 points 10 blocks against Kansas right now.

[twolvesfan]

yeah she has 20 points 10 blocks against Kansas right now.
:lol i remember hearing about her because she was the only girl who could dunk in the NCAA

[Myth]

Dominating women's basketball does not equal NBA talent. She would get owned by any NBA player. NBA players her size and bigger would out muscle/run circles around her. Smaller NBA players would run circles around her at an even faster rate.

[6thManOfTheYear]

hell no

[elaments]

No woman will ever be a successful NBA player. I'm not going to say a woman will never be in the NBA but I highly doubt it.

[magnax1]

If there is a woman thats going to play in the NBA she has to be super quick little point guard. Earl Boykins and Muggsy Bogues have done more then fine in the NBA, so I don't see why a woman whos around 5-9 couldn't get in the NBA if she was athletic enough.

[Rekindled]

put hasheem thabeet in women college basketball game, he average 30 ppg/20 rpg/10 bpg per game.

yet he cant make it in the nba

[noob cake]

If there is a woman thats going to play in the NBA she has to be super quick little point guard. Earl Boykins and Muggsy Bogues have done more then fine in the NBA, so I don't see why a woman whos around 5-9 couldn't get in the NBA if she was athletic enough.

This

And I looked up her pic; thinner Anthony Randolph at best

http://hoopgurlz.com/files/images/Brittney-Griner-Comtemplation.jpg
Even Kobe can punish her on and off court, if you know what I mean.

[Myth]

If there is a woman thats going to play in the NBA she has to be super quick little point guard. Earl Boykins and Muggsy Bogues have done more then fine in the NBA, so I don't see why a woman whos around 5-9 couldn't get in the NBA if she was athletic enough.

I just have never seen a woman as athletic as either Boykins or Bogues though. They were truly freaks of nature. Also, think of how many speedy/strong athletic freaks who are men that didn't make the NBA. Those 2 are rarities even among the male half of humans. The odds of finding a woman that possesses similar physical abilities of either of them AND they have picked up basketball as their sport of choice makes the chances even slimmer.

[magnax1]

I just have never seen a woman as athletic as either Boykins or Bogues though. They were truly freaks of nature. Also, think of how many speedy/strong athletic freaks who are men that didn't make the NBA. Those 2 are rarities even among the male half of humans. The odds of finding a woman that possesses similar physical abilities of either of them AND they have picked up basketball as their sport of choice makes the chances even slimmer.
I agree that there is pretty much no chance, but it is possible. I also don't see why a women would want to play in the NBA even if she could. You'd go from being the top tier of WNBA players to being an average NBA player at best, and probably wouldn't get much respect from your peers.
Obviously she'd have to be skilled, not just athletic, but the athleticism is important.

[Myth]

I agree that there is pretty much no chance, but it is possible. I also don't see why a women would want to play in the NBA even if she could. You'd go from being the top tier of WNBA players to being an average NBA player at best, and probably wouldn't get much respect from your peers.
Obviously she'd have to be skilled, not just athletic, but the athleticism is important.

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[magnax1]

http://weblogs.cltv.com/news/local/chicago/Money%20stacks.jpg
I don't think She'd get paid much more if she was top tier WNBA vs low tier NBA. How much $ do WNBA players make?

[Swaggin916]

Well she is a man after all.

[1~Gibson~1]

if a girl ever played in the NBA i think it would have to be a guard. Woman cant match up with Men in the art of playing in the low post......unless Pau Gasol is the defender. Then the entire complexity of the question changes.

[Go Getter]

Not a chance.

I went to Ohio State and Katie Smith [Olympian, WNBA player] used to workout and run with the fellas and she was not the best player on the court ever.

[50inchvertical]

I don't think She'd get paid much more if she was top tier WNBA vs low tier NBA. How much $ do WNBA players make?less than 70k

[Disaprine]

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[Q.E.C]

if a girl ever played in the NBA i think it would have to be a guard. Woman cant match up with Men in the art of playing in the low post......unless Pau Gasol is the defender. Then the entire complexity of the question changes.

Yea she would have to be a tall guard at that.

[kap]

the only way woman are ever going to play in the nba, are if the nba salaries get a 90% cut, and the nba becomes comprised of local recreational players.

[wang4three]

She's pretty damn good.

[Randy]

This is beyond ridiculous. She couldn't hold her own against men in DII competition, let alone D1 or any level of professional basketball around the globe. A woman absolutely, positively stands zero chance of ever playing NBA basketball. Every Oak Hill high school team of the last 10 years would be undefeated WNBA champions.

[AtomSmasher]

If there is a woman thats going to play in the NBA she has to be super quick little point guard. Earl Boykins and Muggsy Bogues have done more then fine in the NBA, so I don't see why a woman whos around 5-9 couldn't get in the NBA if she was athletic enough.
truthfully ive never seen a female athlete that's anywhere in the same universe much less ball park as an athlete the caliber of mugsy or earl.

[StroShow4]

It amazes me that there are people who are stupid enough to actually believe this girl could play in the NBA.

[Timmy D for MVP]

I don't think She'd get paid much more if she was top tier WNBA vs low tier NBA. How much $ do WNBA players make?

She'd get much more money as the woman player in the NBA due to sponsorship deals. That'd be a huge story.

[paintingshade]

I don't think She'd get paid much more if she was top tier WNBA vs low tier NBA. How much $ do WNBA players make?

its bad. like teacher salary.

no joke.

[Kiddlovesnets]

Well the fact that Britney is a woman doesnt mean she cant play in NBA...

[indiefan24]

Can Britney Spears play in the NBA?

[MMKM]

This is beyond ridiculous. She couldn't hold her own against men in DII competition, let alone D1 or any level of professional basketball around the globe. A woman absolutely, positively stands zero chance of ever playing NBA basketball. Every Oak Hill high school team of the last 10 years would be undefeated WNBA champions.


I would never say never for ANY woman EVER playing in the NBA, but I agree with 99% of your post. As for Griner, no way. She's an absolute twig, she'd get broken in half. In order for her to be successful she'd have to have Kevin Durant-like skills and athleticism which she does not. She'd be an impact player on most boys varsity high school teams, that's about as far as I'd venture to go.

[Juges8932]

This is beyond ridiculous. She couldn't hold her own against men in DII competition, let alone D1 or any level of professional basketball around the globe. A woman absolutely, positively stands zero chance of ever playing NBA basketball. Every Oak Hill high school team of the last 10 years would be undefeated WNBA champions.

No kidding. QFT. :applause:

[liljohnnywall]

hell no. but with her length, she has longer arms than LeBron she could actually make in impact playing boys varsity on 85% of teams in the country.

[hawksdogsbraves]

God I hate when these threads pop up every month or so. No girl will ever play in the NBA, no girl has ever been good enough to be the 12th man on a D-League team. Griner would not be even a 3 star male recruit in HS basketball, and would not be able to sniff the court for any DI male program.

[jamal99]

Can Britney Spears play in the NBA?

Well, she has same chances as Britney Griner...
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[TheTruthTeller]

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No, No!

[jbot]

she's one ugly dude.

[AI3Anthony]

There is no woman that would play in the NBA. I'm sorry. The NBA game is way to fast and physical for a girl..

[RichSmoove]

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vSn9QLNmJ30/SoEanHE9ufI/AAAAAAAAACM/p7uViIKKQEY/s320/brittany+and+queen.jpg

there is no way thats a girl. Looks like lil Romeo aka Master P's son aka Percy Miller who played alongside Demar Derozen at USC

http://bossip.files.wordpress.com/lilromeo.jpg

[Andrei89]

http://img2.timeinc.net/ew/dynamic/imgs/060831/142856__snoop_l.jpg

[LebrickJames84']

she had 14 blocks last game wow. :bowdown:

[niko]

Not a chance in hell. The difference is so ridiculous in the strength level. we used to play in the park with some women who played on Syracuse when i was about 20 and my friends were in HS. My two friends (who were both big, over 6 feet) easily held their home against these girls, who were really tall (not like this girl). My point is, an 18 year old guy who was a decent player could easily play a college division 1 girl simply because they were stronger.

Do people not get this whole men and women thing and that men are stronger?

[Wonder Bread Kid]

she had 14 blocks last game wow. :bowdown:

Yeah, when you're 6'8 with long arms playing against 6'4 centers and 5'7 points, racking up blocks isn't that impressive. :oldlol:

[Kebab Stall]

It's bad enough that there's a female ref in the league, but to answer the question, no, not a chance in hell will a woman ever play in the NBA.

[RapsFan]

Put a scrub from the D league on a woman's college team and see what numbers they put up.

No, she couldn't play in the nba.

[Rekindled]

let's put it this way, pick anyone from nbdl and put him in women's college basketball, he would put up stats like a prime wilt.

[DukeDelonte13]

i hear women's menstruation attracts bears...

[Rake2204]

No she can not.

[dallaslonghorn]

let's put it this way, pick anyone from nbdl and put him in women's college basketball, he would put up stats like a prime wilt.
:oldlol:

[ProfessorMurder]

A big problem with women players is size. A 6'6" girl plays center.

If a 6'6" long, slightly athletic girl was perimeter oriented say SF... I bet at some point there could be one good enough to play D1 college ball.

[CeoTypeDoe619]

i doubt want college womens basketball. But i am watching her right now. She is one of the most hyped female basketball players of all time. SHe had 9 blocks and counting. She is 6'8 with a 7'2 wingspan and wears a size 18 sneaker.
Thoughts?
and how big is her d*ck?

[CeoTypeDoe619]

Lol she would look like a scrub playing for a men's junior college team. You really think she can hold her own on the nba court? Haha You must have a really low IQ if you think she could even put the ball in the hoop in a NBA game.

[stephanieg]

I wonder if any intersexed (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intersexed) person could ever make the NBA.

[GOBB]

The only reason I want to see her in the NBA? To swing on Artest like she did that 1 girl. :oldlol:

[BarberSchool]

A former teamate of mine had a child with a girl on the girl's team.
Now, none of us really ever wanted to date any of the female players, cause they looked like dudes, but his baby's mother looked 1/2-ok.

So anyway, I had no idea she was so self-deceptive until 2 years later I watched her watching D-1 women's basketball one day at their apt.

She literally was so delusional to think that alot of these girls could be backup PG in the NBA, even went so far as to compare one of the bigger girls to Troy Murphy. I bit my toungue out of respect for my friend, but his wife was on some other sh!t.

Your answer is no.

Britney Griner would get destroyed by nearly every starting centers in boy's high school varsity basketball here in chicagoland, white or black. It's just an unfair, unrealistic expectation for any female player to think they could hang with fellas, unless the fellas are being nice to them.

[ZenMaster]

A former teamate of mine had a child with a girl on the girl's team.
Now, none of us really ever wanted to date any of the female players, cause they looked like dudes, but his baby's mother looked 1/2-ok.

So anyway, I had no idea she was so self-deceptive until 2 years later I watched her watching D-1 women's basketball one day at their apt.

She literally was so delusional to think that alot of these girls could be backup PG in the NBA, even went so far as to compare one of the bigger girls to Troy Murphy. I bit my toungue out of respect for my friend, but his wife was on some other sh!t.

Your answer is no.

Britney Griner would get destroyed by nearly every starting centers in boy's high school varsity basketball here in chicagoland, white or black. It's just an unfair, unrealistic expectation for any female player to think they could hang with fellas, unless the fellas are being nice to them.

Hah that's funny!

[stephanieg]

...even went so far as to compare one of the bigger girls to Troy Murphy.

In all fairness, Troy Murphy sucks and would get dunked on by my grandmother.

[OhNoTimNoSho]

I think a better discussion would be, what would a child of Britney Griner and Lebron play like?