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LJ

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Apr 6, 2010 8:05 PM
Beat a men's D-III team?
Apr 6, 2010 8:05pm
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killer_ewok

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Apr 6, 2010 8:09 PM
No way.
Apr 6, 2010 8:09pm
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Apr 6, 2010 8:10 PM
No
Apr 6, 2010 8:10pm
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Apr 6, 2010 8:13 PM
I think they could. Maybe like Ohio State Lima or something?
Apr 6, 2010 8:13pm
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Apr 6, 2010 8:17 PM
Not a chance.
Apr 6, 2010 8:17pm
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Apr 6, 2010 8:26 PM
Nope. They'd get ran off the floor.

The size disparity is just to big to overcome.

How big is Tina Charles 6'4" Tops?

A lot of D3 schools have post players close to 7 feet. She'd stand no chance, they'd just back her down, turn around and have an un contested layup.
Apr 6, 2010 8:26pm
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Apr 6, 2010 8:27 PM
The only player for UCONN that plays anything like a guy is Moore.

They would get killed on the boards and in the paint.
Apr 6, 2010 8:27pm
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HighRoller74 wrote: Nope. They'd get ran off the floor.

The size disparity is just to big to overcome.

How big is Tina Charles 6'4" Tops?

A lot of D3 schools have post players close to 7 feet. She'd stand no chance, they'd just back her down, turn around and have an un contested layup.
A lot, but certainly not all.
Apr 6, 2010 8:27pm
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Apr 6, 2010 8:27 PM
So you guys don't think they could beat the worst D-III team in the country?
Apr 6, 2010 8:27pm
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LJ

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Apr 6, 2010 8:28 PM
HighRoller74 wrote: Nope. They'd get ran off the floor.

The size disparity is just to big to overcome.

How big is Tina Charles 6'4" Tops?

A lot of D3 schools have post players close to 7 feet. She'd stand no chance, they'd just back her down, turn around and have an un contested layup.
Yeah but Jeff Gibbs is considered the best center in D-III of the decade and he was only 6'3, so I wouldn't say that a lot of those guys are all that good.
Apr 6, 2010 8:28pm
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Apr 6, 2010 8:29 PM
They could beat some teams. I went to a D-3 school and there is no way our team could beat this team.
Apr 6, 2010 8:29pm
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Apr 6, 2010 8:29 PM
I really don't think some of you guys know what lower tier DIII basketball looks like haha.

It is flat out terrible.
Apr 6, 2010 8:29pm
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Apr 6, 2010 8:31 PM
LJ wrote: So you guys don't think they could beat the worst D-III team in the country?
Not even close.
Apr 6, 2010 8:31pm
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Apr 6, 2010 8:33 PM
I forgot about Gibbs...talk about a monster
Apr 6, 2010 8:33pm
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devil1197

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Apr 6, 2010 8:33 PM
They would beat some small D3 that are simply terrible, but not any competitive team imo.
Apr 6, 2010 8:33pm
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Apr 6, 2010 8:37 PM
queencitybuckeye wrote:
LJ wrote: So you guys don't think they could beat the worst D-III team in the country?
Not even close.
I think 5 players from on here could beat the worst D-III team in the country. I know some of the schools do open tryouts every year just to get 5 on the floor.
Apr 6, 2010 8:37pm
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Apr 6, 2010 8:38 PM
Hb31187 wrote: I forgot about Gibbs...talk about a monster
He was a lot of fun to watch
Apr 6, 2010 8:38pm
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Apr 6, 2010 8:41 PM
LJ wrote:
queencitybuckeye wrote:
LJ wrote: So you guys don't think they could beat the worst D-III team in the country?
Not even close.
I think 5 players from on here could beat the worst D-III team in the country. I know some of the schools do open tryouts every year just to get 5 on the floor.
Possibly, and if so, the same five guys would paste the UConn ladies.
Apr 6, 2010 8:41pm
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Apr 6, 2010 8:42 PM
So 5 guys from open try outs could beat them now? What the hell? Thats so not true its amazing.
Apr 6, 2010 8:42pm
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Apr 6, 2010 8:43 PM
queencitybuckeye wrote:
LJ wrote:
queencitybuckeye wrote:
LJ wrote: So you guys don't think they could beat the worst D-III team in the country?
Not even close.
I think 5 players from on here could beat the worst D-III team in the country. I know some of the schools do open tryouts every year just to get 5 on the floor.
Possibly, and if so, the same five guys would paste the UConn ladies.


I don't think a bunch of nobodies would "paste" the UConn women's team. I don't think you know how bad the low level teams in D-III are.
Apr 6, 2010 8:43pm
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Apr 6, 2010 8:52 PM
LJ wrote:
I don't think a bunch of nobodies would "paste" the UConn women's team. I don't think you know how bad the low level teams in D-III are.
Perhaps I don't. I can only compare it to the D3 football I played, and the concept that a top high school team could beat a bad D3 team. They can't. Never in a million years. Unless the bottom of the well in basketball is lower than it is in football, I would tend to believe that the difference in physical strength and speed would overcome the superior skills.
Apr 6, 2010 8:52pm
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Apr 6, 2010 8:57 PM
hahahahahahahahahaahaha. No UCONN could not beat a men's team.
Apr 6, 2010 8:57pm
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Apr 6, 2010 8:59 PM
No, they couldn't beat a good high school boys team.
Apr 6, 2010 8:59pm
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Apr 6, 2010 9:04 PM
Unless this D-III team is a school for physically handicapped, they will still have superior athletes to the UConn women. It would be incredibly difficult for the ladies to even get a clean look at the basket, and they wouldn't stand a chance inside on offense or defense.
Apr 6, 2010 9:04pm
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Apr 6, 2010 9:26 PM
Not shooting 17%
Apr 6, 2010 9:26pm