POLL: Who would win? NCAA's best vs. NBA's worst

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whattaguy

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Originally posted by: maddogchen
A better question is who would win, any WNBA team or the best college basketball team?

An All-American High School team could beat a WNBA team.

The NBA would beat the NCAA...no question.
 
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Originally posted by: Fmr12B
Charlotte Bobcats
Atlanta Hawks
New Orleans Hornets

Any of the above would manhandle a college team by 40-points if not more!

The guys in the NBA are polished professionals who are the top 1% of college basketball and Intl. players. The level of the game is at a whole 'nother level!



Yep. The draft really assures that the dregs of the NBA are still an elite group of players, drawn from the college ranks. Keep in mind that only a couple of players from any of there elite NCAA programs will ever get a sniff of the NBA.
 

TheNinja

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I think the size difference would be a major factor. Those NBA guys are huge. Iverson looks like a midget and he's probably 6'1". The point being I don't think the NCAA guys could beat any NBA team (even the Hawks or Hornets).

I think the best NCAA team could beat a lot of WNBA teams tough.
 

95SS

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Originally posted by: psteng19
But it could be the Hawks vs. UNC or Hornets vs. Oklahoma.
Have you seen the Hawks in action this year? Even with Walker?

The jump from college to pro is huge. Even the Hawks or Hornets would destroy any college team. I do believe that ATL and NO have beaten other NBA teams this season. ;) Plus, if the college players were able to play with NBA players, they'd already be in the league.
 

MikeMike

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still they are within the top 3% id say of all college players and still would beat the shiznit out of the top college team

MIKE
 

hpkeeper

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I pick the NBA team over the NCAA team any day... simply because the NBA team, it's a profession... while NCAA is just a extra curricular activity. When we don't see the guys in the NCAA playing basketball.. they're studying...

While they're still in great shape, when they're not in a game, they're not constantly practicing like NBA players are.
Mere endurance would be enough to sink an NCAA team...

in the NBA quarters are what? 12? 15? minutes long?

in NCAA halves are 18 right? 36 minutes vs. 45 minutes

I like the Hawks over UNC.
 

Juno

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Originally posted by: nourdmrolNMT1
Originally posted by: mpitts
Originally posted by: LeonarD26
NBA or NCAA rules???

How would it make any difference?

6 personal fouls.
traveling is very very lax in NBA
3 seconds is hardly called
3 point arc is further out
25 sec shot clock.

list goes on

MIKE

24 second shot clock*
 

classy

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Originally posted by: whattaguy
Originally posted by: maddogchen
A better question is who would win, any WNBA team or the best college basketball team?

An All-American High School team could beat a WNBA team.

The NBA would beat the NCAA...no question.

No doubt there. You take even an average State Championship boys team and they'll probably destroy even the best of the WNBA.
 

BDawg

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Remember, every player in the NBA was a superstar in college.

The NBA players would win and it wouldn't be close.
 

Dr. Detroit

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Originally posted by: psteng19
OK, how about the bench warmers of the NBA's worst team vs. NCAA's best, LOL.


Bench warmers all day long!

The Bobcats team is made up of benchwarmers and a draft pick or two. They still won 12-games. The conditioning of going 82 games and 48 minutes on back to back nights leads me to think that a bunch of 35-40yr old scrubs like Dikembe and Elden Campbell would manhnadle the college palyers.








 
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the best college team probably has one, maybe two NBA caliber players.

an NBA team has all NBA caliber players.

 

DanTMWTMP

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No contest. NBA's worst will easily, EASILY beat the best NCAA team.

A better question will be, can the worse WNBA team beat the best NCAA team.
 

Homerboy

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this isnt even a contest
NBA's worst is filled with the best guys from College teams years prior. This is the worst poll over. ANY NBA team would beat down on ANY college team.
 

whattaguy

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Originally posted by: DanTMWTMP
No contest. NBA's worst will easily, EASILY beat the best NCAA team.

A better question will be, can the worse WNBA team beat the best NCAA team.

Rephrase your question maybe? The best NCAA team would demolish any WNBA team IMHO. The WNBA simply cannot match up physically.
 

Syringer

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How about the BEST 12 college players in the NCAA vs. the 12 worst players in the NBA?

Oh and this poll is waay too close..
 

SofaKing

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Originally posted by: Syringer
How about the BEST 12 college players in the NCAA vs. the 12 worst players in the NBA?

Oh and this poll is waay too close..

i thought you were banned :Q
 

DainBramaged

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Originally posted by: BDawg
Remember, every player in the NBA was a superstar in college.

The NBA players would win and it wouldn't be close.

I agree. I think that the NBA would win.
 

Kev

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nba or ncaa rules, the nba team would absolutely dismantle the college team.