Everybody has a good laugh at the clips of current women's games where the play is really bad. The upper level teams are pretty good, but overall, it's not a great piece of entertainment. That said, I've been checking out games from the 50s and even 70s, and woof, not much better. Check out the 1958 champtionship game against Seattle, who had Elgin Baylor. I didn't see any plays, other than simple picks.
I saw atrocious shooting and very little athleticism. I knew it was a different game back then, but take that 1958 UK team that won it all, and they would get humiliated by just about every D1 team today. I used to think the game was more pure and devoted to fundamentals in the earlier decades, but I would say simple is a better description.
I saw atrocious shooting and very little athleticism. I knew it was a different game back then, but take that 1958 UK team that won it all, and they would get humiliated by just about every D1 team today. I used to think the game was more pure and devoted to fundamentals in the earlier decades, but I would say simple is a better description.