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[QUOTE="KBOrange23, post: 1727405, member: 3887"]
UConn coach Geno Auriemma brought this subject up a while ago.  Now reigning WNBA MVP Elena Delle Donne thinks lowering the rims would increase viewership of the women's game as it would increase dunking.

Cast me in the category of this being a horrible idea.  I grew up with female relatives who played and loved basketball just as I did (and still do).  They hated when the smaller ball was introduced into their game (as Cheriehoop alluded to in the "women can 3 all day long" thread).  They played with the same ball me and the other guys played with in high school.  The reason why they hated the smaller ball was they felt that change said their game was inferior.  Lowering the basket only adds to that for them.  I agree.

Candace Parker, Maya Moore, Brittney Griner and Delle Donne are some of the women players who can dunk.  I don't know if some of the players on the SU women's hoop team can dunk or not, but the fact that a dunk hasn't happened in any of their NCAA tournament games (at least not yet)hasn't stopped this community from being captivated by this great run they're on.

Keep the rim where it is please.  I think Parker agrees with me.

[URL]http://www.wnba.com/news/candace-parker-dunk-rim-height-discussion/[/URL]

[URL]http://espn.go.com/espnw/voices/article/15090920/fagan-why-lower-rims-women-basketball-flawed[/URL]
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