Uconn women's basketball is doing the opposite of hurting women's college basketball because as the article stated and Coach Auriemma said, they are forcing everyone else to raise their game. Although Uconn is crushing teams by 50-60 points every night, it is not like they are keeping in their starters the whole game. In fact, it is often their bench players who still outscore the opposing team by large sums. It does not make sense for them to be criticized if no one is good enough to beat them. If anything, the rest of women's college basketball should be getting shamed for not being on a level even close to Uconn's. Additionally, the whole concept of men not being criticized for winning but these women were. As recent as last NBA season, the Golden State Warriors broke the record for most wins in a season, breaking Michael Jordan's Bull's record. For the entire season, the Warriors were being praised as one of the best teams ever and accomplishing one of the most unbreakable records in sports. At no point was anyone saying that what the Warriors were doing was bad for the sport. Even this year, they are dominating in the NBA and still no one has complained about a thing. Lastly, in the article, critiques were claiming that there isn't competition for Uconn and they shouldn't be able to be compared to John Wooden's UCLA. This is completely wrong because there is definitely competition, it's just that Geno Auriemma is the GOAT and he prepares his girls like no one has before or ever will. How can you detract Auriemma or Uconn's legacy after winning 11 of the past 23 championships--that's essentially winning a title every two years!! Additionally, they have the two longest winning streaks in college basketball history. Even if they are playing against absolute chumps, david has to beat goliath every once in a while.
I don't believe that the UConn women's team is ruining women's basketball. It may not be entertaining watching UConn play other teams because it is very predictable that they will win. However, there are other teams other than UConn that may be fun to watch. The team obviously deserve some respect because the women had to accomplish a lot and work hard to get as good as they are. They should be given credit for being amazing athletes and not told they are ruining a sport. People don't hate on how good other athletes are, so why should people hate on athletes that are good. Michael Phelps has won 23 gold Olympic medals, but he didn't ruin Men's swimming. Simone Biles is the individual all around gymnasts on three events, but she didn't ruin Women's gymnastics. The UConn's women team is good at what they do and instead of bringing them down by telling them they are ruining a sport, we should be celebrating their great athletic accomplishments.
Personally, I do not believe that the UConn women's basketball team is ruining women's basketball at all. The only reason people say this is because they wish their team was as good as UConn. You can't blame them for being good. They play basketball the right way and win because of it. Nobody complained when the Warriors broke the record for the best NBA regular season record. People were actually talking about how it was such a great thing. Nobody talks about the specifics of the UConn women's basketbal team. They only talk about how this winning is making the sport not fair. Actually, I believe as they win more, the games get more exciting just because teams will continue to give Uconn their best shot. I think it is totally insane to say that a team who continues to win is bad for the sport. Isn't that the reason to play?
In my opinion, Uconn is not ruining women's basketball because they give a good example of a successful and well rounded team. A lot of people watch the sport in order to observe teams play neat and skillful basketball. Uconn shows other teams where they need to be in order to be successful as well. The Uconn team also creates suspense because the audience wants to know when they’re finally going to get defeated. For example, this past weekend there was an upset that was so unpredictable and it cost the women their national championship. These women are very talented and they have worked for many years in order to win so many games and national championships. They are just an example of what all teams in their league should look like and they are not ruining the game, in fact they are making it more interesting.
I do believe UConn Women's Basketball is ruining women's basketball, but only during the NCAA tournament. During the regular season, I believe UConn makes women's basketball better because there are many people rooting for their streak to continue or end on any given night, which attracts viewers who many not typically follow women's basketball. However, I believe UConn hurts women's basketball during the NCAA tournament because part of what makes the tournament so exciting for men's basketball is that no one knows which team will rise to the occasion each year, but for everyone knows that UConn will at least make the final four for the women's tournament which takes away energy from the game.
In my opinion the Uconn Women's Basketball team is not ruining the sport. The Huskies have lost a numerous amount of times, and with head coach Geno Auriemma there for 32 years he has been able to create a dynasty. Thus, they have set the bar so high that no one can catch up to them. They work just as hard, if not even harder than any other NCAA team. The only thing harder then getting to the top, is staying there. And staying there is exactly what the Uconn Women have been doing. Mens teams do not get this critisim for winning this much, in fact they are praised. But because the competition cannot catch up to Uconn, people are putting the fault on the Huskies. The Uconn Women's team shouldn't be questioned, they should be celebrated. They are history in the making and a very talented on going program. People cannot argue they are bad for the sport because this year I bet many people's brackets had Uconn winning it all, and they ended up losing in the final four. So there is still that level of suspense in the women's tournament. They are not ruining the game, they are defining it.
I believe that the UConn women's basketball team is not ruining the sport. It is unfair for a team who has risen to such a high level in the sport that they love, to be talked about this way in the media. This team has mastered basketball and helped it to grow and develop further. They challenged other teams to reach their level and improve their skills in order to compete with them. Although not many teams have, that increase in the level of play will come and the game will be better off for it. When a team dominates a sport like this, it doesn't only challenge the rest of the programs, it inspires young athletes to improve their game as well. With an increase in the high school level, the college game will benefit. In terms of media coverage, the women's game does not have a huge fanbase, not because of the Uconn dominance, but because people are not as interested in the sport. If anything, the dominance helps to spread media coverage, because it is an exciting phenomenon that people want to watch. Overall, Uconn is not ruining basketball. If anything, the team is making the sport better and more respected.
I think that Uconn Women's Basketball is not killing the sport. Uconn just simply plays at a higher level than everyone else. It should be motivation to step up and try and beat the almighty Huskies. Just a few days ago, Uconn girls were knocked out of the NCAA tournament in the semifinals to Mississippi State. In the regional semifinals last year, Uconn beat Mississippi by 60 points just a few days before the March Madness tournament. In the semifinals for the March Madness tournament, Mississippi State stepped up their game to take Uconn into overtime, and to beat the 36-0 Huskies with a buzzer beater. It's possible to beat super teams, but the players have raise themselves to a high level and standard of basketball.
In my opinion, I believe that not only is the UCONN woman's basketball team not ruining college basketball, but actually further enhancing the game. Although UCONN is completely dominant in the NCAA, there are many perks of having a dominant team in the league. First, they are creating history with every game they play. Although they lost in the tournament, they had an 111 game winning streak, something unheard of in any sport ever. This historic feat makes the best players around the country want to play in Connecticut, which is great for our state. Secondly, although some may say that woman's' college basketball is not fun to watch because of how dominant UCONN is, this is completely false. Because of their insane record, upsets are possible at any time. So, it could be very exciting to watch the game where it finally happens. Lastly, the style of play by UCONN is just so wonderful to watch, so it simply makes the league look better by having this team that is so brilliant on the ball.
No I don't think UCONN women's basketball is ruining the league. They are just a dominant team and good for them. They should continue to win and play how they are. It may not be as entertaining to watch because they will usually win most games they play, but that doesn't mean the league is now ruined because there is a good team. It should give other teams incentive to want to be that good and to want to beat them and come out on top. It gives other teams a real challenge to beat. UCONN women keep doing what you're doing.
I don't think UConn is ruining the game, I feel like it makes it better because when their historic win streak was happening everyone was paying attention like "oh yea i hope UConn wins tonight so they keep up their win streak". I feel that their win streak created more attention for the sport. When they finally lost I probably saw the most women's sports coverage on sportscenter i had ever seen. So I don't think that UConn is ruining womens basketball, I feel like everyone likes the excitement about UConn and how they are such a good team and how fun it is to watch them. In other sports we have the warriors or the patriots, no one says they are ruining the sport. Why shouldn't it be the same for UConn.
I do not believe that the UConn women's basketball team is ruining the game. The article made a very good point when comparing their win streak to that of Tiger Woods. Even though Tiger was expected to win, he was praised for it, and just was seen as setting the bar higher, and increasing the challenge. With the Uconn team, some say that it is no longer fun to watch knowing that they will win. That is not something that is their fault, or necessarily a bad thing. What is surprising however, is the fact that no team has posed a challenge for the Uconn team. Eventually, other teams may catch up with their ability, and it will just enhance the game. I do not think that the Uconn women's basketball team is ruining the sport, but rather progressing it.
I do not think that UConn is ruining women's college basketball. If anything I think they are doing quite the opposite. I think that because of the high level of play UConn plays at, it makes other teams have to work that much harder and be that much better to be able to compete with them. I think they play beautiful basketball and really show everyone who watches their games how the game should be executed. I don't think they should be criticized for their impeccable play. I think like Geno said, if you don't like it then don't watch it. People shouldn't waste their time criticizing UConn's success. I think when people criticize their success it really takes away the credit from the team. I think people often forget that its not like these girls just show up and are amazing at basketball. They put in tons of time and effort and hard work and get no recognition for that, but instead, get criticized for making the game "boring."
I do not think that UConn is ruining women's college basketball. If anything I think they are doing quite the opposite. I think that because of the high level of play UConn plays at, it makes other teams have to work that much harder and be that much better to be able to compete with them. I think they play beautiful basketball and really show everyone who watches their games how the game should be executed. I don't think they should be criticized for their impeccable play. I think like Geno said, if you don't like it then don't watch it. People shouldn't waste their time criticizing UConn's success. I think when people criticize their success it really takes away the credit from the team. I think people often forget that its not like these girls just show up and are amazing at basketball. They put in tons of time and effort and hard work and get no recognition for that, but instead, get criticized for making the game "boring."
I believe that UCONN is not ruining women’s basketball. UCONN works hard at the sport they play. The hard work and dedication they have towards this sports pays off because they are very good. Auriemma states in her interview, "When Tiger [Woods] was winning every major, nobody said he was bad for golf," Auriemma said. "Actually, he did a lot for golf. He made everybody have to be a better golfer. And they did. And now there's a lot more great golfers because of Tiger.” Because they are women nobody suspects them to be as talented as they are, they were on an incredible winning streak and they deserved to win because of how talented they are.
I do not think UConn women’s basketball is hurting the sport in any way. Saying UConn is ruining the sport is faulting a team for achieving the ultimate goal of sports, to win. Saying they’re hurting the sport similar to a student getting good grades because he studied and worked hard in class but, the teacher started giving him worse grades because he was doing to well. UConn hasn’t broke any rules they’ve simply made the best of what they were given and people don’t like it because UConn is better at it than anyone else. Also, this is all besides the fact, in many other sports there have been teams or player as dominant as UConn and no one think they ruined their sports. As the article stated, Tiger Woods was a force in golf for a few years and instead of always being better than everyone he made everyone around him get better. Thus proving why UConn women’s basketball is not hurting their sport or league in any way.
Uconn is not necessarily ruining the game but they are casting a shadow on the progress that everyone else in the league are making. In the article it said that Tiger's rise to dominate spurred others to become better in their own game, but that was only realized until he was taken off the throne. UCONN has definitely made other teams better but they continue to embarrass opponents and downplay their progress. As soon as Uconn women continue to lose on a regular basis will the progress of the rest of the league be noticed. Until then a loss here and there would just be considered as an anomaly. I also don't feel that Uconn should have any other obligation besides winning. You can't be made too feel bad for being ontop. Criticizing their dominance is counterintuitive. If someone is a fan of the game than how can they hate on the greatest dynasty sports has ever seen. All in all I'm in the middle in how I feel about Uconn womens basketball.
I believe that the Uconn women's basketball team is not ruining the sport. The Uconn team has lost several times due to the head coach Geno Aurimma. For 32 years that coach has created a great team that always wins and is very committed to the sport. They have made there team so strong that it is hard to keep up with them when playing against them. They work very hard in keeping the students in shape and work as hard as any other NCAA team. Due to the competition being so competitive the people are putting fault to the huskies. They are history in making this program so strong. People can not fight that they are bad for the sport since this year looking at my friends brackets they had Uconn winning it all. Then, they ended up loosing the final four which was a big let down. I feel they are not ruining the game, they are making it better.
I think that UConn's dominance is good for women's college basketball. It should not be a deterrent because any prominent figure in a certain sport attracts viewers as Geno Auriemma said giving the example of Tiger Woods. The goal of a team is to win and that is exactly what UConn does so nobody should criticize them for doing what they are supposed to do. I think that these claims could be considered sexist because when there are teams like Alabama football, the New England Patriots and the men's United States basketball who dominate their league year after year. Previously, I don't think the question of whether the teams previously stated were too good was ever brought up so I don't think UConn should be asked that question.
I think the Uconn women's basketball team is not ruining women's basketball. If anything I think they increase the viewership. To be honest I am would not be interested in women's basketball wether Uconn dominated the league or not. However, I think a lot of people are interested only because Uconn dominates the league. People are more willing to watch if Uconn is braking history on a win streak. I also think by them being so good that they are increasing the standards for the average female college basketball player. They are setting the bar very high to be competitive and a lot of teams are getting better to reach the new standard.
In my opinion, I believe UCONN women’s basketball is not ruining college basketball. Opponents to this may claim that watching a team the championship over and over again gets boring after awhile and ruins the game, but the UCONN women’s team should be given more credit than it gets for being this successful in a sport. Even though, their winning streak was recently snapped, they were able to prove to everyone that they are a high caliber sports team. Success should not be a word correlated with “ruining” a sport because if a team can win every game they play, then so be it. It only means the opposing teams need to step up their game.
Uconn women's basketball is doing the opposite of hurting women's college basketball because as the article stated and Coach Auriemma said, they are forcing everyone else to raise their game. Although Uconn is crushing teams by 50-60 points every night, it is not like they are keeping in their starters the whole game. In fact, it is often their bench players who still outscore the opposing team by large sums. It does not make sense for them to be criticized if no one is good enough to beat them. If anything, the rest of women's college basketball should be getting shamed for not being on a level even close to Uconn's. Additionally, the whole concept of men not being criticized for winning but these women were. As recent as last NBA season, the Golden State Warriors broke the record for most wins in a season, breaking Michael Jordan's Bull's record. For the entire season, the Warriors were being praised as one of the best teams ever and accomplishing one of the most unbreakable records in sports. At no point was anyone saying that what the Warriors were doing was bad for the sport. Even this year, they are dominating in the NBA and still no one has complained about a thing. Lastly, in the article, critiques were claiming that there isn't competition for Uconn and they shouldn't be able to be compared to John Wooden's UCLA. This is completely wrong because there is definitely competition, it's just that Geno Auriemma is the GOAT and he prepares his girls like no one has before or ever will. How can you detract Auriemma or Uconn's legacy after winning 11 of the past 23 championships--that's essentially winning a title every two years!! Additionally, they have the two longest winning streaks in college basketball history. Even if they are playing against absolute chumps, david has to beat goliath every once in a while.
ReplyDeleteI don't believe that the UConn women's team is ruining women's basketball. It may not be entertaining watching UConn play other teams because it is very predictable that they will win. However, there are other teams other than UConn that may be fun to watch. The team obviously deserve some respect because the women had to accomplish a lot and work hard to get as good as they are. They should be given credit for being amazing athletes and not told they are ruining a sport. People don't hate on how good other athletes are, so why should people hate on athletes that are good. Michael Phelps has won 23 gold Olympic medals, but he didn't ruin Men's swimming. Simone Biles is the individual all around gymnasts on three events, but she didn't ruin Women's gymnastics. The UConn's women team is good at what they do and instead of bringing them down by telling them they are ruining a sport, we should be celebrating their great athletic accomplishments.
ReplyDeletePersonally, I do not believe that the UConn women's basketball team is ruining women's basketball at all. The only reason people say this is because they wish their team was as good as UConn. You can't blame them for being good. They play basketball the right way and win because of it. Nobody complained when the Warriors broke the record for the best NBA regular season record. People were actually talking about how it was such a great thing. Nobody talks about the specifics of the UConn women's basketbal team. They only talk about how this winning is making the sport not fair. Actually, I believe as they win more, the games get more exciting just because teams will continue to give Uconn their best shot. I think it is totally insane to say that a team who continues to win is bad for the sport. Isn't that the reason to play?
ReplyDeleteIn my opinion, Uconn is not ruining women's basketball because they give a good example of a successful and well rounded team. A lot of people watch the sport in order to observe teams play neat and skillful basketball. Uconn shows other teams where they need to be in order to be successful as well. The Uconn team also creates suspense because the audience wants to know when they’re finally going to get defeated. For example, this past weekend there was an upset that was so unpredictable and it cost the women their national championship. These women are very talented and they have worked for many years in order to win so many games and national championships. They are just an example of what all teams in their league should look like and they are not ruining the game, in fact they are making it more interesting.
ReplyDeleteI do believe UConn Women's Basketball is ruining women's basketball, but only during the NCAA tournament. During the regular season, I believe UConn makes women's basketball better because there are many people rooting for their streak to continue or end on any given night, which attracts viewers who many not typically follow women's basketball. However, I believe UConn hurts women's basketball during the NCAA tournament because part of what makes the tournament so exciting for men's basketball is that no one knows which team will rise to the occasion each year, but for everyone knows that UConn will at least make the final four for the women's tournament which takes away energy from the game.
ReplyDeleteIn my opinion the Uconn Women's Basketball team is not ruining the sport. The Huskies have lost a numerous amount of times, and with head coach Geno Auriemma there for 32 years he has been able to create a dynasty. Thus, they have set the bar so high that no one can catch up to them. They work just as hard, if not even harder than any other NCAA team. The only thing harder then getting to the top, is staying there. And staying there is exactly what the Uconn Women have been doing. Mens teams do not get this critisim for winning this much, in fact they are praised. But because the competition cannot catch up to Uconn, people are putting the fault on the Huskies. The Uconn Women's team shouldn't be questioned, they should be celebrated. They are history in the making and a very talented on going program. People cannot argue they are bad for the sport because this year I bet many people's brackets had Uconn winning it all, and they ended up losing in the final four. So there is still that level of suspense in the women's tournament. They are not ruining the game, they are defining it.
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ReplyDeleteI believe that the UConn women's basketball team is not ruining the sport. It is unfair for a team who has risen to such a high level in the sport that they love, to be talked about this way in the media. This team has mastered basketball and helped it to grow and develop further. They challenged other teams to reach their level and improve their skills in order to compete with them. Although not many teams have, that increase in the level of play will come and the game will be better off for it. When a team dominates a sport like this, it doesn't only challenge the rest of the programs, it inspires young athletes to improve their game as well. With an increase in the high school level, the college game will benefit. In terms of media coverage, the women's game does not have a huge fanbase, not because of the Uconn dominance, but because people are not as interested in the sport. If anything, the dominance helps to spread media coverage, because it is an exciting phenomenon that people want to watch. Overall, Uconn is not ruining basketball. If anything, the team is making the sport better and more respected.
ReplyDeleteI think that Uconn Women's Basketball is not killing the sport. Uconn just simply plays at a higher level than everyone else. It should be motivation to step up and try and beat the almighty Huskies. Just a few days ago, Uconn girls were knocked out of the NCAA tournament in the semifinals to Mississippi State. In the regional semifinals last year, Uconn beat Mississippi by 60 points just a few days before the March Madness tournament. In the semifinals for the March Madness tournament, Mississippi State stepped up their game to take Uconn into overtime, and to beat the 36-0 Huskies with a buzzer beater. It's possible to beat super teams, but the players have raise themselves to a high level and standard of basketball.
ReplyDeleteIn my opinion, I believe that not only is the UCONN woman's basketball team not ruining college basketball, but actually further enhancing the game. Although UCONN is completely dominant in the NCAA, there are many perks of having a dominant team in the league. First, they are creating history with every game they play. Although they lost in the tournament, they had an 111 game winning streak, something unheard of in any sport ever. This historic feat makes the best players around the country want to play in Connecticut, which is great for our state. Secondly, although some may say that woman's' college basketball is not fun to watch because of how dominant UCONN is, this is completely false. Because of their insane record, upsets are possible at any time. So, it could be very exciting to watch the game where it finally happens. Lastly, the style of play by UCONN is just so wonderful to watch, so it simply makes the league look better by having this team that is so brilliant on the ball.
ReplyDeleteNo I don't think UCONN women's basketball is ruining the league. They are just a dominant team and good for them. They should continue to win and play how they are. It may not be as entertaining to watch because they will usually win most games they play, but that doesn't mean the league is now ruined because there is a good team. It should give other teams incentive to want to be that good and to want to beat them and come out on top. It gives other teams a real challenge to beat. UCONN women keep doing what you're doing.
ReplyDeleteI don't think UConn is ruining the game, I feel like it makes it better because when their historic win streak was happening everyone was paying attention like "oh yea i hope UConn wins tonight so they keep up their win streak". I feel that their win streak created more attention for the sport. When they finally lost I probably saw the most women's sports coverage on sportscenter i had ever seen. So I don't think that UConn is ruining womens basketball, I feel like everyone likes the excitement about UConn and how they are such a good team and how fun it is to watch them. In other sports we have the warriors or the patriots, no one says they are ruining the sport. Why shouldn't it be the same for UConn.
ReplyDeleteI do not believe that the UConn women's basketball team is ruining the game. The article made a very good point when comparing their win streak to that of Tiger Woods. Even though Tiger was expected to win, he was praised for it, and just was seen as setting the bar higher, and increasing the challenge. With the Uconn team, some say that it is no longer fun to watch knowing that they will win. That is not something that is their fault, or necessarily a bad thing. What is surprising however, is the fact that no team has posed a challenge for the Uconn team. Eventually, other teams may catch up with their ability, and it will just enhance the game. I do not think that the Uconn women's basketball team is ruining the sport, but rather progressing it.
ReplyDeleteI do not think that UConn is ruining women's college basketball. If anything I think they are doing quite the opposite. I think that because of the high level of play UConn plays at, it makes other teams have to work that much harder and be that much better to be able to compete with them. I think they play beautiful basketball and really show everyone who watches their games how the game should be executed. I don't think they should be criticized for their impeccable play. I think like Geno said, if you don't like it then don't watch it. People shouldn't waste their time criticizing UConn's success. I think when people criticize their success it really takes away the credit from the team. I think people often forget that its not like these girls just show up and are amazing at basketball. They put in tons of time and effort and hard work and get no recognition for that, but instead, get criticized for making the game "boring."
ReplyDeleteI do not think that UConn is ruining women's college basketball. If anything I think they are doing quite the opposite. I think that because of the high level of play UConn plays at, it makes other teams have to work that much harder and be that much better to be able to compete with them. I think they play beautiful basketball and really show everyone who watches their games how the game should be executed. I don't think they should be criticized for their impeccable play. I think like Geno said, if you don't like it then don't watch it. People shouldn't waste their time criticizing UConn's success. I think when people criticize their success it really takes away the credit from the team. I think people often forget that its not like these girls just show up and are amazing at basketball. They put in tons of time and effort and hard work and get no recognition for that, but instead, get criticized for making the game "boring."
ReplyDeleteI believe that UCONN is not ruining women’s basketball. UCONN works hard at the sport they play. The hard work and dedication they have towards this sports pays off because they are very good. Auriemma states in her interview, "When Tiger [Woods] was winning every major, nobody said he was bad for golf," Auriemma said. "Actually, he did a lot for golf. He made everybody have to be a better golfer. And they did. And now there's a lot more great golfers because of Tiger.” Because they are women nobody suspects them to be as talented as they are, they were on an incredible winning streak and they deserved to win because of how talented they are.
ReplyDeleteI do not think UConn women’s basketball is hurting the sport in any way. Saying UConn is ruining the sport is faulting a team for achieving the ultimate goal of sports, to win. Saying they’re hurting the sport similar to a student getting good grades because he studied and worked hard in class but, the teacher started giving him worse grades because he was doing to well. UConn hasn’t broke any rules they’ve simply made the best of what they were given and people don’t like it because UConn is better at it than anyone else. Also, this is all besides the fact, in many other sports there have been teams or player as dominant as UConn and no one think they ruined their sports. As the article stated, Tiger Woods was a force in golf for a few years and instead of always being better than everyone he made everyone around him get better. Thus proving why UConn women’s basketball is not hurting their sport or league in any way.
ReplyDeleteUconn is not necessarily ruining the game but they are casting a shadow on the progress that everyone else in the league are making. In the article it said that Tiger's rise to dominate spurred others to become better in their own game, but that was only realized until he was taken off the throne. UCONN has definitely made other teams better but they continue to embarrass opponents and downplay their progress. As soon as Uconn women continue to lose on a regular basis will the progress of the rest of the league be noticed. Until then a loss here and there would just be considered as an anomaly. I also don't feel that Uconn should have any other obligation besides winning. You can't be made too feel bad for being ontop. Criticizing their dominance is counterintuitive. If someone is a fan of the game than how can they hate on the greatest dynasty sports has ever seen. All in all I'm in the middle in how I feel about Uconn womens basketball.
ReplyDeleteI believe that the Uconn women's basketball team is not ruining the sport. The Uconn team has lost several times due to the head coach Geno Aurimma. For 32 years that coach has created a great team that always wins and is very committed to the sport. They have made there team so strong that it is hard to keep up with them when playing against them. They work very hard in keeping the students in shape and work as hard as any other NCAA team. Due to the competition being so competitive the people are putting fault to the huskies. They are history in making this program so strong. People can not fight that they are bad for the sport since this year looking at my friends brackets they had Uconn winning it all. Then, they ended up loosing the final four which was a big let down. I feel they are not ruining the game, they are making it better.
ReplyDeleteI think that UConn's dominance is good for women's college basketball. It should not be a deterrent because any prominent figure in a certain sport attracts viewers as Geno Auriemma said giving the example of Tiger Woods. The goal of a team is to win and that is exactly what UConn does so nobody should criticize them for doing what they are supposed to do. I think that these claims could be considered sexist because when there are teams like Alabama football, the New England Patriots and the men's United States basketball who dominate their league year after year. Previously, I don't think the question of whether the teams previously stated were too good was ever brought up so I don't think UConn should be asked that question.
ReplyDeleteI think the Uconn women's basketball team is not ruining women's basketball. If anything I think they increase the viewership. To be honest I am would not be interested in women's basketball wether Uconn dominated the league or not. However, I think a lot of people are interested only because Uconn dominates the league. People are more willing to watch if Uconn is braking history on a win streak. I also think by them being so good that they are increasing the standards for the average female college basketball player. They are setting the bar very high to be competitive and a lot of teams are getting better to reach the new standard.
ReplyDeleteIn my opinion, I believe UCONN women’s basketball is not ruining college basketball. Opponents to this may claim that watching a team the championship over and over again gets boring after awhile and ruins the game, but the UCONN women’s team should be given more credit than it gets for being this successful in a sport. Even though, their winning streak was recently snapped, they were able to prove to everyone that they are a high caliber sports team. Success should not be a word correlated with “ruining” a sport because if a team can win every game they play, then so be it. It only means the opposing teams need to step up their game.
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