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Originally Posted by Scrapper1
I didn't want to be the sexist pig, but since somebody else has started it. . .
I also disagree that basketball fundamentals are significantly better in girls ball than boys. There are just as many turnovers in the girls' game as in the boys' game. The girls don't shoot any better, or rebound any better, or defend any better than boys do.
The girls game is different, no question, but not because they perform these fundamentals better than boys in general.
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It's not sexist to say that one group is different from another in some way. It's sexist to say that one person is inherently better or worse because of their gender.
When it comes to boys and girls (hs and lower), in general, I think you're right, Scrappy and Rut. But in college and pro, there are more male than female players who rely on their athleticism to help overcome a deficit in fundamental play, I think.
Even so, I think that's a matter of history and background. I'm interested to see how women's basketball changes over time. It's not going to be the same as men's changes, of course. Not better or worse, just different.