Hypothetical NBA All Stars vs WNBA all star game

[ZedgetRedd]

Am I the only one that thinks it is IMPOSSIBLE for the NBA players to win by 200 points. They need to outscore the WNBA players by 50 every 12 minutes. Not that easy considering WNBA players aren't that bad.

You realize, there is a massive size difference, a massive strength difference and greater skill. The woman would likely be blocked or miss the shot on nearly every possession on offense and its not even a contest on defense.

[Dr Positivity]

Am I the only one that thinks it is IMPOSSIBLE for the NBA players to win by 200 points. They need to outscore the WNBA players by 50 every 12 minutes. Not that easy considering WNBA players aren't that bad.

It would be if you pick them off 100 times when they inbound after the score. Let's say every pick + dunk takes 7 seconds.

7 * 100 = 700 seconds which is less than 12 minutes, so there'd be PLENTY of time

I think you'd need more like 115 inbound picks to make up for the times they do get the ball in and you have to foul, but I think the NBA players could easily beat them by 300+

[Th3RaptorSwag]

Am I the only one that thinks it is IMPOSSIBLE for the NBA players to win by 200 points. They need to outscore the WNBA players by 50 every 12 minutes. Not that easy considering WNBA players aren't that bad.

It would be if you pick them off 100 times when they inbound after the score. Let's say every pick + dunk takes 7 seconds.

7 * 100 = 700 seconds which is less than 12 minutes, so there'd be PLENTY of time

I think you'd need more like 115 inbound picks to make up for the times they do get the ball in and you have to foul, but I think the NBA players could easily beat them by 300+

meh. i understand what your saying if they are able to pick off over 60% of the inbounds. I guess i was overthinking it

[Dr Positivity]

I think it'd be more like 90% than 60% too. Can you imagine trying to throw a ball to a woman guarded by Lebron James or Gerald Wallace? Their movements are too quick, their arms too long, they'd have no chance to outrun them to get open. Their best chance would be to whip it as hard as they can at the crowd and hope it bounces the right away

[SeniorWalker]

for starters, we accept the fact that although wnba players are skilled, nba players are at least as skilled. the obvious advantages of the nba players would be size, strength, and speed. that being said...

PG: rose
SG: wade
SF: lebron
PF: amare/it almost doesn't matter as long as they play close to the basket at a high level
C: dwight

for the guys to win by +200 they would need to focus on easy baskets and easy steals. have the speed and endurance to run the floor for that 48, and the strength to never be bothered.
don't need to make difficult passes or shots, so no nash or kobe are needed. keep the game as up-tempo and physical as possible. as long as the nba's endurance holds up, i wonder if the other team would score inside the 3 point line, at all.

[Joseph17]

Not that easy considering WNBA players aren't that bad.

Yeah, I think they actually are.

Try playing against a team of Taurasis in a 5 on 5 and see who wins. Taurasi is basically a slower and weaker version of Eddie House.

[Warriors Analyst]

This is the best thread ever created.

[blkout]

Why Gerald Wallace?

He's the best rebounder/shot blocker and one of the better defenders at SF.

[D.Brasco]

In the past they had ABA vs NBA exibition games. Why don't they have NBA vs WNBA exibition games. As bad as the women would get beaten would they turn down the publicity? I know i'd watch.

[TheOUTLAW]

There is no way that you could put together any NBA team that'd be able to beat an All Star WNBA team by 200 in a 48 min game. That's just ridiculous

[HoopsGuru25]

There is no way that you could put together any NBA team that'd be able to beat an All Star WNBA team by 200 in a 48 min game. That's just ridiculous

They'd probably lose..but the idea isn't that ridiculous. There is nothing a WNBA team can do from stopping guys like Dwight Howard or Lebron from dunking the basketball at will. The only question would be could they force enough turnovers. They'd outscore the WNBA team by well over 100 points regardless though.

[pancakes3]

winning by 100 is feasible. 200 is just stupid. Anyone rationalizing it by saying NBA players would pick off every single inbound for 100 straight possessions is asinine.

[HoopsGuru25]

As for the 5 players...Wade,Lebron,Dwight with someone whose job was to hawk the ball(Rondo)and someone tall enough where the WNBA players wouldn't effect their shots at all(Durant/Dirk/Lewis)if I needed some desperation 3s in the 4th quarter.

[Joseph17]

In the past they had ABA vs NBA exibition games. Why don't they have NBA vs WNBA exibition games. As bad as the women would get beaten would they turn down the publicity? I know i'd watch.

They had a WNBA vs. Celebrity exhibition game last year and I think the WNBA team won by like 50+.

[J-Ville Smoke]

The WNBA team wouldn't even be able to cross the halfcourt line if they did manage to successfully inbound the ball. Their possessions would be AT MAX 8 seconds. The NBA team would score in 5. There is plenty of time.

The WNBA team wouldn't score a single basket. The outcome would be 5 less female "athletes" in the world.

[mcmokken]

I think the WNBA team would be able to prevent them from winning by 200 by holding the ball as much as possible to trying and kill as much time as they could instead of actually trying to score the ball.

[Johnny Firpo]

winning by 100 is feasible. 200 is just stupid. Anyone rationalizing it by saying NBA players would pick off every single inbound for 100 straight possessions is asinine.

Even winning by 150-160 would be a walk in the park, i have no doubt. But 200? That's a lot, and i think the WNBA team could score around 10-15 points, maybe i'm wrong on that, it's hard to predict, but you still have to score 200 points... I don't know. I wanna see this match. Anyway, i go with Chris Quinn, Kobe, Morrison, Brockman, Anderson. All right, give me Paul, Wade, Melo, Lebron, Dwight.

[Roger Murdock]

The WNBA team wouldn't even be able to cross the halfcourt line if they did manage to successfully inbound the ball. Their possessions would be AT MAX 8 seconds. The NBA team would score in 5. There is plenty of time.

The WNBA team wouldn't score a single basket. The outcome would be 5 less female "athletes" in the world.

This was my thinking. I think it would be very very difficult for the WNBA team to hold the ball for more than 10 seconds basically ever. I think the max they could score would be 20-30 points.

[SpencerBusch]

I think it would be very very hard to beat a team by 200 points with only 5 players.

But if i had to put a team together id go

PG: Nash
SG: Lebron
SF: Bryant
PF: Melo
C: KG

All of them can shoot, all of them can drive (KG maybe not so much because of being old and hurt) They would have KG as there captain, he would help anchor that defense and having Kobe and KG on this team since there both so intense about winning when its life or death id like both of them on the team because even if they got hurt, since its life or death they would refuse to come out. These guys are also all good enough that if they get hurt and maybe couldnt dunk or something they could adjust and find a way to succeed.

Plus having Lebron and Melo would be great for shooting and driving.

They would learn to play with each other and not be selfish because its life or death.

[Roger Murdock]

I dont get why people keep picking jump shooters like nash and kobe and kg. The only way the men could win is to constantly steal the ball, run the break lighting quick, and dunk and layup all game.