Womens Sports

In most sports, men are the main attraction, they draw the most fans and are on ESPN way more than the women. College basketball is no exception to this standard. The average basketball fan wont watch women’s basketball but will be inclined to follow mens basketball, especially around March Madness. I am a very big basketball fan so I can enjoy a good womens games just like a mens game. The difference between them, and the reason the average fan watches is because men are more exciting then women on the basketball floor. The women cannot pull off the fancy spin moves or the alley-oop dunks that men can. Which leads to a less exciting game that, unless you can appreciate good basketball, wont be selected by your television remote. Last nights game, Baylor vs Connecticut could have been a major milestone in bridging that gap between mens and womens basketball. Even the average fan would have to tune in, if only for a few minutes, to see if Baylor’s outstanding freshman could single handily give Uconn their first loss in almost 80 games. The final score had Uconn beating Baylor by 20+, an average win for the huskies, who beat opponents in the top 25 by an average of 26 points during the season. Nevertheless, leading up to the game, Brittany Griner, who stands 6 foot 8 inches tall was the only reason why Baylor was in the Final Four and the only reason Baylor was given a chance to win. Obviously Uconn proved to be too much for Baylor but even Uconn must know that next year Baylor will be the only team that will be able to play with them and possibly beat them. Brittany Griner is the best thing to happen to Womens basketball in such a long time. Average fans will tune in to see her dominate every single big girl teams can throw at her. She has already broken the NCAA’s record for blocked shots in a season as a freshman. She has three more years with unlimited potential and several records just begging her to shatter them like a soft layup.