Wednesday, April 3, 2013

I Bet He Won't

From the Houston Chronicle:
Never one to shy away from bold actions, Mark Cuban suggested he is willing to bring in the first female player to the NBA.
Baylor women’s basketball standout Brittney Griner could be paired up with Dirk Nowitzki if Cuban has his way.
While she is expected to transform the WNBA, he said he has been considering selecting Griner in the NBA draft.
“If she is the best on the board, I will take her,” Cuban said to ESPN on Tuesday. “I’ve thought about it. I’ve thought about it already. Would I do it? Right now, I’d lean toward yes, just to see if she can do it. You never know unless you give somebody a chance, and it’s not like the likelihood of any late-50s draft pick has a good chance of making it.”  http://blog.chron.com/ultimaterockets/2013/04/mavericks-owner-cuban-says-he-would-draft-brittney-griner/
While Griner may dominate in girls basketball, she has absolutely chance of playing in the NBA.  She is not fast enough, strong enough and cannot jump high enough to make most college basketball teams and probably not even make some high school varsity basketball teams.
All this is is a publicity stunt by Cuban.

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