When a team that's as stacked as UCONN blows the doors off a 5th seed by 51 points, the women's game is made a mockery. I can understand one or two teams being dominant like the Kentucky men's BB team seem to be this year, but you don't see the same lopsidedness in the men's game as you see in the women's game. There is no way in my mind that a team ranked number one like UCONN was for most of the season, is able to win each game in the tournament by such obscene margins of 56 points, 36 points and 51 points. That's just crazy!
I realize that Geno is not running up the score, but he is getting the best players in the country to play for him. This reminds me of the first Dream Team in men's BB in the Olympics. That team won by an average of more than 43 points a game. It wasn't a matter of if they win but by how much.
What can be done? I don't know. I'm hoping some of you make suggestions here. Maybe to bring more parity in the women's game, if a particular school wins the NCAA championships they are only allowed to bring in one AA recruit over two years after they win the championship. And if a team reaches the Elite 8 they are only allowed to bring in one AA recruit the following year. I know some here will criticize this idea, but I'm trying to find a way to bring more parity. For example UCONN is bringing in 3 AA next season. Louisville is bringing in 2 next year. How is this going to slow down the UCONN juggernaut? It won't.
FYI, I loved seeing FSU only beat Arizona State by 2 points to move into the Elite 8 (a 2 seed vs. a 3 seed), and South Caroline beating UNC by 2 (a 1 seed vs. a 4 seed) in the other bracket. That is parity. That's what you see in the men's game. Duke just beat Utah last night by 6 points. Wisconsin really struggled the other night but pulled out a 7 point win over UNC. And Arizona had a difficult time beating Xavier pulling away in the last 3 minutes of that game, which was tight most of the way. That is what NCAA tournament BB should be about. And that's why you see two 3 seeds lose to two 14 seeds on the men's side. I don't recall EVER seeing a 3 seed in women's BB lose to a 14 seed.
So with that said, what say you? How do we get to the point where there is more parity in the women's game, because quite honestly, I think UCONN BB is detrimental to the women's game.
I realize that Geno is not running up the score, but he is getting the best players in the country to play for him. This reminds me of the first Dream Team in men's BB in the Olympics. That team won by an average of more than 43 points a game. It wasn't a matter of if they win but by how much.
What can be done? I don't know. I'm hoping some of you make suggestions here. Maybe to bring more parity in the women's game, if a particular school wins the NCAA championships they are only allowed to bring in one AA recruit over two years after they win the championship. And if a team reaches the Elite 8 they are only allowed to bring in one AA recruit the following year. I know some here will criticize this idea, but I'm trying to find a way to bring more parity. For example UCONN is bringing in 3 AA next season. Louisville is bringing in 2 next year. How is this going to slow down the UCONN juggernaut? It won't.
FYI, I loved seeing FSU only beat Arizona State by 2 points to move into the Elite 8 (a 2 seed vs. a 3 seed), and South Caroline beating UNC by 2 (a 1 seed vs. a 4 seed) in the other bracket. That is parity. That's what you see in the men's game. Duke just beat Utah last night by 6 points. Wisconsin really struggled the other night but pulled out a 7 point win over UNC. And Arizona had a difficult time beating Xavier pulling away in the last 3 minutes of that game, which was tight most of the way. That is what NCAA tournament BB should be about. And that's why you see two 3 seeds lose to two 14 seeds on the men's side. I don't recall EVER seeing a 3 seed in women's BB lose to a 14 seed.
So with that said, what say you? How do we get to the point where there is more parity in the women's game, because quite honestly, I think UCONN BB is detrimental to the women's game.