Semi-OT: Could Brittney Griner make it in the NBA?

That does happen a lot in the WNBA!

 

a girl could play in the nba if she was a insane outside shooter, not sure who she would guard though

 

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!

 

A 6' 8" post player at her weight? Uh ... no, not so much.

But she is a helluva player.

 

I think it's not just semantics to say, when a woman does something extra well, that "she's a man". Perhaps you are too young to remember when a smart woman was said to have "a man's brain". And the opposite; how often is a man, especially an athlete, called "pussy" or "f----t" or "vagynum" because if you really really want to insult a guy, compare him to a woman or imply he's gay. It's not just semantics. It's an attitude and it has real life consequences.

Actually, I also responded to the question at hand.

My comment about the women being better educated (not smarter - I agree education does not make a person "smart") was part tongue in cheek, part a reflection on the fact that for too many men, their college is just a year they need to get through en route to stardom in the pros. And if stardom doesn't happen, too often they don't have anything to fall back on.

 

crandc, I knew exactly what I meant, and referred to that comment about her as "controversial". I know that is considered an insulting comparison, and I think you and I have talked enough over the years that you would know I meant no disrespect to her, you, or women in general.

 

im pretty sure girls are from mars, where they get more candy bars

 

Yes, but you keep hammering on this same kind of thing over and over and over. You rarely post on Blazer related topics anymore and really only show up to argue about women/men. Even your avatar is a weak attempt to troll the men on this board. Why are you so insecure about your sex that you feel the need to constantly defend it?

 

Could Ray "Meatloaf" Felton play in the WNBA?

 

These type of comparisons are a joke. Chris Johnson can't get his ass off the bench in the NBA....... you put him in the WNBA and he is putting up Wilt Chamberlain type #s. Lock this thread down!

 

Rather telling that you're more upset or irritated by crandc defending women and pointing out problematic statements than you are by those very same problematic and sexist statements.

I would wager, though a guess, she doesn't show up to post very much anymore for the same reason many women don't post on sports boards: It isn't a very welcoming or safe place for women. We get to hear sexist comments all day outside the internet, why come to read them when we just want to talk basketball instead of reading those comments and educating you? Especially since the first ten times education is tried hardly any of the people making problematic/sexist comments stop. Just continues, continues, continues. It is all rather exhausting.

It is the same for most other minorities/marginalized groups. There are so few on sports boards, in particular on ones with very lax rules about how to treat others. Do you think that is because there are just so few, for example, gay sports fans in general? I think there's only three of us that are out here, and two of us don't post very much anymore. It isn't because we don't like talking sports. I think there are only three women here too, and none of us post much anymore either.

It's because people who hateful and hurtful comments are directed towards get tired of other people being more upset that those comments and people are called out and told they're being problematic/sexist/racist/homophobic, rather than you know being upset or offended at the people making those comments, or the comments themselves.

Though the idea of her being 'insecure' about her sex is laughable. If crandc is considered insecure and defensive for trying to make this place more respectful towards women, then I'm terrified what that makes people who sit idly by while sexist behavior and comments continue (yet call out people who are trying to fix it, instead of calling out those who partake in it).

Her point about being called a man being good in almost every case (except of course when society says a woman 'looks like a man) and being called a woman is bad in almost every case? True.

Be a man.
Grow some balls.
Man up.
Act like a man.
You're not man enough.


What are you, a pussy?
Little bitch.
Fucking vagina.
Crying like a little girl.
Stupid ****.
God, such a fucking girl.
Stop acting like a god damn woman, be a man!

But hey, crandc pointing out problematic thoughts and comments (even when they aren't as direct as the above, those they carry the same weight and lead those those more severe and direct statements) is the problem. She's being too 'sensitive', of course. Too defensive.

 

OP mentioned that others have called her that, as well as stating that it was controversial.

Not quite sure how that's relevant to anything being discussed, but nice jab.

Anyway, back on topic. It's just a different game, and Griner is amazing at what she does, but the NBA is an entirely different animal. Think about how many great college players go to the NBA and flounder (Stache, Ed Cota couldn't even make the league). Give her credit for what she is, one of the best women's basketball players ever, but thinking that she'd have a chance to make the NBA is a bit ridiculous for reasons already mentioned (size, strength, etc.).

 

I guess I'm not outraged about statements because:

A) I'm tired of people having such sensitive feelings and crying about being PC

B) I don't feel like I represent a group of people that I need to defend every time something is said or a slight is implied. Not politically, no religiously, and certainly not racially.

It doesn't accomplish anything. Do you think you're winning hearts and minds or changing opinions by raging against the machine? Do you think you're doing anything other than annoying people because you're upset that someone, somewhere said that so and so is a man playing among women? Who the fuck cares. Seriously. They are words. If you let words on the internet upset you, you obviously have very thin skin.

But come on.... safe? Really? You don't feel safe here? Are you saying that HCP is going to come to your house and eat your pizza and drink your beer? Nobody hits on you. Nobody threatens you. That statement is pretty ridiculous.

My original statement was made because it never fails to see crand in a thread that somehow reflects on women. It's like clockwork. We are discussing the possibility of a female player being able to play in the NBA, not whether some guy is an asshole for making a statement about that player being similar to a man among women.

 

In addition she would have to be very tall and have a quick release or she wouldn't even get her shot off. It is amazing to watch in the NBA how close the defenders come to shooters most of the time.

Of course this assumes she gets a pass on defense--although I suspect some of the best in the NBA could do as well as some in NBA on staying in front of their counterpart.

 

I find it ironic that somebody who has no problem calling posters "racists" and "white supremacists" would feel the need to play the victim.

Can we please move this thread to OT? Britney Griner has about as much chance of making an impact in the NBA as I do, even if she was born with some extra male chromosomes, as some feminists/lesbians, such the ones in the linked article from CurveMag, have pondered. Read the comments below the article. It seems to have been a real debate among some very smart women.

 

Actually, if you read the article and comments that I linked from CurveMag, it seems to have been a hot topic among the lesbian community. I doubt crandc cares about their bigotry, though...

 

True! However, she could be a practice squad player and provide other assistance to the team.

 

Uh, Rickey Henderson was slender?

 

"INSERT" joke here!