http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_y...vLYF?slug=ap-nbawomanplayer&prov=ap&type=lgns 1st of all... Why??? 2nd... So in ten years, the females will become as physically strong as males? (they might even grow d*cks in the process?) 3rd... Stern, what the hell are you smoking?
I also think Diana Taurasi wouldn't be too bad. She can shoot about as well as the elite shooters in the NBA. She's also plenty tall enough to play the PG spot.
id love to see candice parker or any woman player backing down (a.k.a. sticking her ass) into a male players groin... seriously... that would just be WRONG and what about bodychecks... male players can't go about and put their elbows (or hands) unto a girl's chest now can they?
Women playing in the NBA would create a whole slew of problems, that's for sure. But, that's why they have their own league. However, I still think there are a select few players that could, at the least, compete in the NBA.
I don't mind seeing Candace Parker some more. On that note, anyone else notice LeBron said,"I love watching the girls"?
I don't see it happening. Women just aren't physically capable of being a consistent contributor in the NBA.
It depends on the position. I don't think any frontcourt players would have success. I think if a Candace Parker were going to have success, she'd have to be a SG, seeing as how she's only 6'4". The issue with that is that she's not a SG, so I don't really know how much success she'd have, even though she's a beast in her league. However, I think players like Sue Bird or Diana Taurasi could have some success. They're both about 6' and play PG, which isn't too far off the average height of an NBA PG. And seeing as how they're both tremendous shooters, they could, at the least, be solid spot up shooters in the NBA, especially Taurasi, because she has range well outside the NBA three point arc.
But as a guy, not to be sexist, but how awkward of a position is the ref put in. What if the girl gets hit hard, and by the NBA rules its a blocking foul or whatever, and they call it against the guy cause it looks harder than it is, or the ref feels bad for whatever reason. I mean theres alot more to think about than just the game. If the refs give preferential treatment to the lady or if players can't be as physical or play how they want cause of the lady or whatever it may be, it'll TECHNICALLY not be fair. You know what I mean?
Oh I understand completely, and that's why I said in one of my previous posts that this would create problems. This is also why I don't think it'll ever happen. Men are just too big and strong for women to play against that a regular ol' foul to them could end up being a near flagrant foul on a female.
It would also put the defender in an awkward position, as somewhat mentioned earlier. Not gonna lie, when I play pick-up games, I'm never a huge fan of guarding chicks that are playing because you might accidentally grope them or something, and some people don't take kindly to that, even if it's a complete accident.
If girls can wrestle boys they can play basketball against boys. Also, there's a considerable difference in size in the NBA already. A female wouldn't necessarily be smaller than the smallest current NBA players. barfo
'Tis true, but I think the refs might give special treatment to women simply because, generally speaking, they're going to be weaker (and I'm not trying to be sexist, but it is, for the most part, true), so they might get more calls their way because of that.
Touche. It wouldn't, at all. Stars still get all the calls. I'm just saying, they'd probably get whistles their way that a male player usually wouldn't get, simply because they're physically inferior.
