75 game winning streak…and yet they suck?

The Connecticut women are on a 75 game winning streak. I would make jokes about the that number not being a typo, that no a 7 was not accidently hit before I typed the 5, but this is kind of old news. The UCONN women are completely taking over the women’s game.

The Huskies have played Southern, Temple, and Iowa State so far in this tournament and have outscored the three 259-111.  That’s an average of almost 50 points a game. The entire season their opponents have averaged 53.4 points a game while UCONN is putting up 83.9 points. Ridiculous numbers.

So, of course, after watching one of UCONN’s utter annihilations, I posted my Facebook status as “UCONN is going to win the tournament. Just accept it.”

I checked it later and got into an argument about just how good these women are. No one said the UCONN women wouldn’t win the entire shebang. Rather we discussed weather or not this team could beat a Division III one.

I said they definitely could. I mean, come on. Maybe they couldn’t beat some of the top men’s Division I teams, but these women would blow a men’s Division III team out of the water. It’s true that the other top women’s teams aren’t playing fantastically this season, but it’s not like no one else has quality players.

The UCONN women are striving for perfection. On every possession not just over the length of a game or season. No one should demean their accomplishments by saying they couldn’t beat a mediocre Division III team. The women’s game doesn’t have as much prestige as the men’s and may not be as exciting but it’s not an utter disaster.

The solution is to pit UCONN against a men’s team. I would love to see that. Of course there would be too many problems with this. What ball to use? What three point arc?

But back to the point. This team is playing spectacularly  and is looking to extend their winning streak to be the longest in the nation, men’s or women’s game. 75 wins is a lot. It’s not like they got there by luck or sheer mediocre play. They could beat the best Division II men’s team in the country and probably a few mid majors too.