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Originally Posted by whodey17
I watched the last few minutes of the Stanford v Tenn semi-final game. Tenn score to go up 1 with like 1.2 seconds to go. Stanford had to go the length of the court to have a shot at winning. The woman inbounding the ball could barely throw it to half court. At that point, Standford had zero chance of winning because the woman could not throw the ball that far.
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This is exactly why they dont have a 10 second rule to cross half-court. If the women press on D, they cant throw a long ball to an open player unless it is a bloop pass. The game would be totally dominated by pressing. You would get 10 second calls and constant turnovers. (This is actually why my daughter was valuable at HS level. She could see the floor and dribble equally well with both hands, and was able to break presses easily as a Point, her niche.)
They also cant just lob a ball up on a break and expect a finish from a big girl. I will say the women have gotten a whole lot better fundamentally. But it really is painful to watch a game that was meant for really athletic people played by mediocre athletes. If they made the basket 9 ft., shortened the length of the court, and played 4 on 4, the women's game would look better.