Could Caitlyn Clark compete with D1 men?

[bk400]

I would agree that women have a better chance in non-contact sports. This said, size and speed will make a difference in tennis. I'd probably give even odds to the world number 1 female tennis player against the number 3 ranked high school male tennis player in Florida.

In swimming, I think you'd have to go long course, open ocean, where a woman's body fat percentage works in her favor. I haven't looked at the data, but I wouldn't be surprised if the female world record for crossing the English Channel is pretty close to the men's record.

[maniac_73]

Originally Posted by bk400

I would agree that women have a better chance in non-contact sports. This said, size and speed will make a difference in tennis. I'd probably give even odds to the world number 1 female tennis player against the number 3 ranked high school male tennis player in Florida.

In swimming, I think you'd have to go long course, open ocean, where a woman's body fat percentage works in her favor. I haven't looked at the data, but I wouldn't be surprised if the female world record for crossing the English Channel is pretty close to the men's record.

Here are the english channel records.
Men Germany Andreas Waschburger [39] 06:45 Sep. 2023
Women Czech Republic Yvetta Hlaváčová 07:25 2006
Men two ways New Zealand Philip Rush 16:10 1987
Women two ways Australia Susie Maroney 17:14 1991
Men three ways New Zealand Philip Rush 28:21 1987
Women three ways United Kingdom Alison Streeter 34:40 1990

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by bk400

I would agree that women have a better chance in non-contact sports. This said, size and speed will make a difference in tennis. I'd probably give even odds to the world number 1 female tennis player against the number 3 ranked high school male tennis player in Florida.

In swimming, I think you'd have to go long course, open ocean, where a woman's body fat percentage works in her favor. I haven't looked at the data, but I wouldn't be surprised if the female world record for crossing the English Channel is pretty close to the men's record.

In a state like Florida, I'd probably go with the high school player. Just too much difference in how hard men and women hit the ball.

[quinnsryche]

Let her take a flagrant foul from Draymond Green or run over by Lebron and see how long she lasts - 1 sec. - before they have to take her off the court in pieces. That's a question constantly asked about females in a male sport and I have NEVER ONCE heard an argument that ends well for the girl.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by quinnsryche

Let her take a flagrant foul from Draymond Green or run over by Lebron and see how long she lasts - 1 sec. - before they have to take her off the court in pieces. That's a question constantly asked about females in a male sport and I have NEVER ONCE heard an argument that ends well for the girl.

Just in the ordinary course of a game, assuming people didn't let up on her, she would get the crap beaten out of her if she even tried to cover anyone, or go for a rebound, or go around a pick. The whole discussion is rather inane. This is a skinny young woman we're talking about. It's fantasy. And that takes nothing away from her, it's just biology.

[G1911]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

And that takes nothing away from her, it's just biology.

Biology is an offensive construct of an oppressive system and cognizance of it enables bigotry.

[cgjackson222]

I was amazed to learn how popular women's college basketball is.

According to ESPN:

"Iowa's 94-87 victory over LSU in the Elite Eight of the women's NCAA tournament on Monday night averaged 12.3 million viewers on ESPN, according to Nielsen. That makes it one of the most-viewed games in any sport other than NFL football over the past year.

Iowa-LSU outdrew all but one of the five games in last year's NBA Finals, along with the clinching game of last year's World Series (11.48 million)....

Only one men's NCAA tournament game this year had bigger viewership: North Carolina State's win over Duke on Sunday in the men's Elite Eight on CBS averaged 15.1 million.

The 60 women's tournament games are averaging 1.5 million, a 127% increase over last year."

[Peter_Spaeth]

The men's game has increasingly become boring.

[maniac_73]

The womens tourney is insanely more exciting than the mens this year. They have marketed the women well and the storylines and competition have been fantastic.

Originally Posted by cgjackson222

I was amazed to learn how popular women's college basketball is.

According to ESPN:

"Iowa's 94-87 victory over LSU in the Elite Eight of the women's NCAA tournament on Monday night averaged 12.3 million viewers on ESPN, according to Nielsen. That makes it one of the most-viewed games in any sport other than NFL football over the past year.

Iowa-LSU outdrew all but one of the five games in last year's NBA Finals, along with the clinching game of last year's World Series (11.48 million)....

Only one men's NCAA tournament game this year had bigger viewership: North Carolina State's win over Duke on Sunday in the men's Elite Eight on CBS averaged 15.1 million.

The 60 women's tournament games are averaging 1.5 million, a 127% increase over last year."

[JustinD]

Originally Posted by quinnsryche

Let her take a flagrant foul from Draymond Green or run over by Lebron and see how long she lasts - 1 sec. - before they have to take her off the court in pieces. That's a question constantly asked about females in a male sport and I have NEVER ONCE heard an argument that ends well for the girl.

I would say this is completely proven in any Iowa game with Audi Crooks in the key. They have near zero ability to handle size. Audi has a 2.5" vertical and takes forever to cross the court but can still drop 40 just in layups?

That said, I can't believe that Audi could score a single basket in a game against any men's team because it would be stuffed consistently....but I sure as hell wouldn't take a charge from her. At 6'3" she has to weigh more than any NBA player of her height in the history of the league. There have definitely been bigger players, but I would like to see one at 6'3" or under.