Caitlin Clark

I said she was the "best player in college basketball." That was the post.

From a skills perspective, I stand by that post. Relative to Clark's competition, no other player in CBB demonstrates the same skill set.

Also, if you read my above post carefully, it was about using those comparisons for the purpose of diminishing skills and quality of play.

With the transfer portal, and the size and strength of some of the women in college, I still think in my lifetime we see a woman take a chance and transfer from a South Carolina or UConn to a mid major mens team to hone her skills for the WNBA and we see a coach with enough balls to realize there are some women out there who can help their team.

I don't thnk we'll see it in the sports of football or hockey in my lifetime. I don't know enough about soccer, and hell, I think womens softball is more difficult than mens baseball in college right now anyway, so take that for what it is. But I have to imagine that ball is on top of a batter in one wink of an eye as far as hitting. Some of these women pictures are freaks. That brings me to another question. can men learn to throw the ball that fast underhand? Is it legal? would it save on arm breakdowns?

DWags wrote:With the transfer portal, and the size and strength of some of the women in college, I still think in my lifetime we see a woman take a chance and transfer from a South Carolina or UConn to a mid major mens team to hone her skills for the WNBA and we see a coach with enough balls to realize there are some women out there who can help their team.  

I don't thnk we'll see it in the sports of football or hockey in my lifetime.  I don't know enough about soccer, and hell, I think womens softball is more difficult than mens baseball in college right now anyway, so take that for what it is.  But I have to imagine that ball is on top of a batter in one wink of an eye as far as hitting. Some of these women pictures are freaks.  That brings me to another question. can men learn to throw the ball that fast underhand?  Is it legal?  would it save on arm breakdowns?  

With the smaller field things happen quickly, however the larger ball slows things down, so maybe it equals out.

When I was a kid recreational men's softball was fast pitch underhand, but I don't know what the size of the infield was.

IIR there was a Major League relief pitcher who threw underhandedly. (Dan Quisenberry)

Turtleneck wrote:I said she was the "best player in college basketball." That was the post.

From a skills perspective, I stand by that post. Relative to Clark's competition, no other player in CBB demonstrates the same skill set.

Also, if you read my above post carefully, it was about using those comparisons for the purpose of diminishing skills and quality of play.

i could shut her down because she's a girl and therefore inferior

Man it sure seems like we’ve spiraled into semantic arguments only one day after barking at others to “stop playing semantics”.

Welcome to tSwill.

kingstonlake wrote:Man it sure seems like we’ve spiraled into semantic arguments only one day after barking at others to “stop playing semantics”.

Welcome to tSwill.

Man, it sure seems like I missed your actual thoughts on the topic...or just stalking me as usual?

Welcome to tSwill.

NigelUno wrote:

kingstonlake wrote:Man it sure seems like we’ve spiraled into semantic arguments only one day after barking at others to “stop playing semantics”.

Welcome to tSwill.

Man, it sure seems like I missed your actual thoughts on the topic...or just stalking me as usual?

Welcome to tSwill.

Bob covered it.

Other Teams Pursuing That wrote:i could shut her down because she's a girl and therefore inferior

I'm not sure you could make Iowa's women's team OTPT

duffy munn wrote:

Other Teams Pursuing That wrote:i could shut her down because she's a girl and therefore inferior

I'm not sure you could make Iowa's women's team OTPT

ask devin booker if that's true, bro

NigelUno wrote:

Turtleneck wrote:

I think Bruce Springsteen wrote a song about that girl. Or maybe it was John Mellencamp.

At the end of the day, I am just saying that whenever there is a thread about women's sports, especially basketball, somebody rolls in and does the "Well, they couldn't beat (insert male or men's team)." We get it. By comparison, men have enhanced skills due to size, speed, and strength advantages. But we don't do this anywhere else. We didn't run down MSU's recent 11-2 season because they would have been wrecked by the KC Chiefs, even though we are talking about the same sport and differences in size, speed, and strength. It's just this weird reaction that comes up in mostly male spaces when the conversations turns to women's sports.

Seems like you compared her to a man in the first post.

Turtleneck scored well in the Backpedal and Goalpost Moving events in the Message Boarding Combine

Other Teams Pursuing That wrote:

duffy munn wrote: I'm not sure you could make Iowa's women's team OTPT

ask devin booker if that's true, bro

relax OTPT. I know the running joke has been you against Tum, Loyer and pretty much everyone. But I honestly never read about your basketball back round. If you say you played with or against Booker I believe you and would actually like to hear more.

OTPT is why Booker didn't come to MSU.

Also, will I be a first round pick in the upcoming Professional Message Board Association poster draft, Nordic?

Turtleneck wrote:OTPT is why Booker didn't come to MSU.

Also, will I be a first round pick in the upcoming Professional Message Board Association poster draft, Nordic?

We hear you’re a Diva and are worried. Have you been in Dark rooms for three days at a time lately?

Turtleneck wrote:OTPT is why Booker didn't come to MSU.

Also, will I be a first round pick in the upcoming Professional Message Board Association poster draft, Nordic?

You’re a projected UFA in the PMBA.

DWags wrote:

Turtleneck wrote:OTPT is why Booker didn't come to MSU.

Also, will I be a first round pick in the upcoming Professional Message Board Association poster draft, Nordic?

We hear you’re a Diva and are worried. Have you been in Dark rooms for three days at a time lately?

What? I'm not a fucking WR.

I played against Guy Rucker in high school. I didn’t score a point but he did…a lot.

I played hoops and football with David Shaw. I could of been the HC of Stanford.

I played basketball against Sam Vincent. I could’ve had my own Spot Bilt poster.

Nordic wrote:I played hoops and football with David Shaw. I could of been the HC of Stanford.

Buddy's with Harbaugh?

I once held Dan Majerle to 55 points before I fouled out. Bitch was lucky.

I asked Cindy Sprague to a dance in 8th grade. She said no.

kingstonlake wrote:I asked Cindy Sprague to a dance in 8th grade. She said no.

I banged a Cindy Sprague on and off for a few years back in the 90s.

I watched Andre Rison dunk over the first stringers on my team...

Oh, and my roommate, during high school, totally laid out a guy that eventually was the kick returner at Northwestern. He had video and kept showing everyone.

I stopped Al Bundy from scoring a 5th touchdown against us when we were playing Polk High. Stoned him on the two.

GreenWay lost a foot race to Jim Thorpe in 1906.

My college roommate went to HS with Kirk Gibson.

Use to talk with Mike Longaker, who graduated from my HS.

Turtleneck wrote:GreenWay lost a foot race to Jim Thorpe in 1906.

What do you expect? GreenWay was like 75 years old.

Motown Spartan wrote:

Turtleneck wrote:GreenWay lost a foot race to Jim Thorpe in 1906.

What do you expect? GreenWay was like 75 years old.

True.

Sorry, GreenWay. My post about your loss to Thorpe was insensitive. I apologize.

Turtleneck wrote:GreenWay lost a foot race to Jim Thorpe in 1906.

He cheated and he knew it.

Turtleneck wrote:

Motown Spartan wrote:

What do you expect? GreenWay was like 75 years old.

True.

Sorry, GreenWay. My post about your loss to Thorpe was insensitive. I apologize.

You’re a rabid ageist.

Motown Spartan wrote:

Turtleneck wrote:GreenWay lost a foot race to Jim Thorpe in 1906.

What do you expect? GreenWay was like 75 years old.

Turtleneck frequently posts without thinking. He’s heartless.

I tried on Gates Brown’s ‘68 WS ring. It did not improve my hitting, but I didn’t spend any time in prison, so, we’ll call it even.

tGreenWay wrote:I tried on Gates Brown’s ‘68 WS ring. It did not improve my hitting, but I didn’t spend any time in prison, so, we’ll call it even.

Dude! You got to meet the Gator and try on his giant ring. Mad respect and very jelly.

duffy munn wrote:

tGreenWay wrote:I tried on Gates Brown’s ‘68 WS ring. It did not improve my hitting, but I didn’t spend any time in prison, so, we’ll call it even.

Dude! You got to meet the Gator and try on his giant ring. Mad respect and very jelly.

Every year there was a winter banquet for Lansing area youth baseball teams that won championships. The group that held the dinner every year would bring in well known retired Tigers and other mlb players. I remember Frank Howard was a large man with a buzz cut. That’s it. That’s all I remember about meeting him.
The Gator’s ring was effing enormous. It’s funny, because in a different year I also tried on another old Tigers’ WS ring and it was too small. I’d busted my ring finger and it was extra swollen. I’m so old now that I can’t remember who that Tiger was. lol

tGreenWay wrote:

duffy munn wrote:

Dude! You got to meet the Gator and try on his giant ring. Mad respect and very jelly.

Every year there was a winter banquet for Lansing area youth baseball teams that won championships. The group that held the dinner every year would bring in well known retired Tigers and other mlb players. I remember Frank Howard was a large man with a buzz cut. That’s it. That’s all I remember about meeting him.
The Gator’s ring was effing enormous. It’s funny, because in a different year I also tried on another old Tigers’ WS ring and it was too small. I’d busted my ring finger and it was extra swollen. I’m so old now that I can’t remember who that Tiger was. lol

Probably Don Wert's ring. Maybe Rusty Kuntz.

tGreenWay wrote:

duffy munn wrote:

Dude! You got to meet the Gator and try on his giant ring. Mad respect and very jelly.

Every year there was a winter banquet for Lansing area youth baseball teams that won championships. The group that held the dinner every year would bring in well known retired Tigers and other mlb players. I remember Frank Howard was a large man with a buzz cut. That’s it. That’s all I remember about meeting him.
The Gator’s ring was effing enormous. It’s funny, because in a different year I also tried on another old Tigers’ WS ring and it was too small. I’d busted my ring finger and it was extra swollen. I’m so old now that I can’t remember who that Tiger was. lol

You were allowed near children?