Kobe: “There are a couple of WNBA players who could play in the NBA right now”

[CarbonBraddock]

It's a bunch of guys in the league that are non factors at both ends and no that's not true for anybody. It's not pandering to suggest that the top women could find their way into the top 450 men.



Well we can't act like there are no intergender pickup games. Kobe has probably seen these chicks (well Diana certainly) hold their own against dudes. To your point, would it be crazy to suggest that the best 2 or 3 of those male players could play in the NBA?

Yeahman, the women just love only playing in a league with less money so much that they never try out for the nba. If only they had your wisdom, and knew how good they really were, they could be taking some nba scrubs spot and making like twenty times what they're making right now.

 

[360Waves]

UCONN Women's is the pinnacle of D1 college basketball. They routinely run scrimmages against average joes who play pickup, and the club basketball team, and LOSE.

The US Women's Soccer team, who is far and away the most dominant woman team in all of international soccer, routinely scrimmages against U-15 boys teams and LOSES.

The thought of a girl being able to play in the NBA when there are monstrous male athletes who are struggling to break through in the G-League and overseas is

 

[Sauce Dab]

nikkas be reaching trying to slander this era. “Yeah in this era, they could “ those women ain’t scoring on anybody

if this era so easy why ain’t some of you nikkas in the nba getting some minutes

 

[tuckgod]

Chris Childs CTE

 

[BlackAchilles]

I need some of what this man Kobe smokin on

 

[10bandz]

i mean its obvious he's pumping up the womens game because he has no sons and his daughter is clearly a future pro baller. Expect more women sports pandering from Kobe going forward it's all he's got honestly

 

[Greenhornet]

Not in the NBA completely

but there's women without a doubt who could give out work. I dont know why its still in question when its been documented
I've been saying this for close to a decade. And I hate to say it now, but this era's rules allow for a womans game to be more dominant ... its the difference between talking to fans about sports and people who play. There's a bunch of women that you arent going to be able to stay in front of and have better jumpshots than you. Not a crazy amount, but its always been like that. Like I said, there's evidence of women fukking men up.... they are way more reality based in the sport and dont rely on freak gifts to play.

 

[froggle]

I had to look up Dela Donne, never seen this chick play

 

[levitate]

Just no.

 

[cKondomsucK6]

i love kobe but this comment is a fcking joke , sure they could make a wide open shot but they wouldn't stand a CHANCE on defense

 

[Jesus Is Lord]

Kobe taking shots at this soft ass league

Low key

 

[Taadow]

UCONN Women's is the pinnacle of D1 college basketball. They routinely run scrimmages against average joes who play pickup, and the club basketball team, and LOSE.

The US Women's Soccer team, who is far and away the most dominant woman team in all of international soccer, routinely scrimmages against U-15 boys teams and LOSES.

The thought of a girl being able to play in the NBA when there are monstrous male athletes who are struggling to break through in the G-League and overseas is

Yeah...and even then, this doesn't account for the players he named:

- Diana Taurasi is damn near 40
- Elena Delle Donne is Larry Bird status, she has back problems that will cut her career short
- Maya Moore sat out this last season and last I saw might sit this next one out; she hasn't even been playing

Kob was just pulling names of who he could think of at the time...

 

[Legalese]

planting the seed for his daughters.

 

[Tasha And]

 

[BrehWyatt]

The reigning, defending NBA World Champions successfully used a defense not seen outside of middle school/junior varsity on their way to said NBA title.

If a basketball team can successfully employ middle school tactics on the grandest stage in the highest level of its sport ... then in theory, I choose to believe that the best women's player(s) on the planet today -- who may or may not be more technically sound at the sport given they are at a physical/athletic disadvantage -- can score/contribute in today's version of the men's game.