Since no one else will say it, I will. Let's just be honest. They don't get the support from "most" because the game is just brutal. It's slow, boring and just not well played. I wouldn't pay to watch womens hoops at the college level. Much less high school. That game winning layup is proof in the pudding. Untouched to the basket with time running out? Come on.

 

Now, i'm well aware that this is where the parents of some girls bball players are going to attempt to crush me but the truth is the truth. To be fair, there are a lot of boys HS games I wouldn't pay to see either.

 

Totally agree with whoever posted it above, back to back finals games is definitely the way to go.

 

10 years ago I would have agreed with this point of view. You have to learn to appreciate the girls game for what it is. Once you get to know the teams/players the game becomes much more enjoyable to watch. The casual fan will probably never become a huge fan of the girls game, but talk with several people who follow both and they'll tell you they enjoy watching the ladies play too.

 

Bench is correct and you are as well.

 

If you do not watch a lot of girls games you can't appreciate them. I get why they don't have a lot of casual fans coming out. Casual means you might see them once during the year. That's tough because it's a completely different game than what you're used to.

 

If you do not have a personal connection to the school, coach, and/or players on the team it's tough to get into if you don't have a lot of experience watching girls games.

 

After a steady diet of high school girls games I watched an 8th grade boys game on Sunday and was stunned at the frenzied pace. Even at that young age the boys were quicker, jumped higher, could turn on a dime more accurately, could get off a jump shot a lot faster and were just more athletic. I was told that one of the 8th-grade players had thrown down a dunk a couple of games earlier, and he nearly pinned a shot high on the glass in this game. The zip of the passes and the frantic fast breaks were exciting. "I can't believe these kids are just in the 8th grade," my wife kept saying.

 

In that sense, the game offered the casual fan something the typical girls game doesn't.

 

And no doubt to an experienced fan a typical girls game has its share of frustrating moments: A dozen times a (girls) game I find myself thinking "geez, if you lifted your head when you dribbled you'd have seen your teammates wide open" or "a bounce pass wouldn't have gotten picked off" or "roll after setting that pick" or "fill the lanes on the break!!!"

 

But magicfan and clyde are right, too. The girls game is fun to watch too -- especially when you know the players and their strengths, when you watch game after game how a team begins to mesh and find itself, when you see a girl step up and have a big game, and when the careful execution of a coach's strategy allows a less talented (or smaller or slower or younger) team win a game it shouldn't. And in a 3-point shot or foul shot contest? I might bet on the girls. Some of them are just deadly.

 

There were plenty of "mistakes" by players on both sides in the Holy Cross-NewCath game the other night. But there was plenty of brilliant, courageous and gutsy play as well. And for the outcome to be in doubt even AFTER the buzzer sounded (with the potential game-winning shot still in the air)? I doubt a single fan in that arena -- whether a casual fan or a parent uniquely familiar with the players -- walked out thinking they didn't get their money's worth ... even at $8.

 

Everyone of you make excellent points, and I would agree. Especially after watching as many boys game as I do, you kind of expect the girls to follow suit. On a "rare occasion" there are games that match that of a boys game.

 

However, these young ladies put in the same amount of time and effort and should be supported likewise.

Everyone of you make excellent points, and I would agree. Especially after watching as many boys game as I do, you kind of expect the girls to follow suit. On a "rare occasion" there are games that match that of a boys game.

 

However, these young ladies put in the same amount of time and effort and should be supported likewise.

 

That's exactly why we broadcast Girls Basketball. We're not bound by Title IX, but choose to broadcast games because even though we do see some games that are less than stellar, some of the rivalry games we do broadcast are well worth it.

 

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That's exactly why we broadcast Girls Basketball. We're not bound by Title IX, but choose to broadcast games because even though we do see some games that are less than stellar, some of the rivalry games we do broadcast are well worth it.

 

And it is appreciated by many.....Thanks!!

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One more reason they need to play in a high school gym. It would have made a much better environment.

 

NDA has 600 girls. How many in the student section today?

 

I believe timing for the game was a major factor. Crowds for the 2 semi-final girls games on Saturday were very nice size. But having the girls final on a Sunday evening 3 hours AFTER the boys semi-finals (which were expected to be the 2 best games of the year in NKY) is rough. I agree that it would be awesome to have boys and girls championship double header next year.

Congrats to the Breds on the big win. Good luck at the Sweet 16:thumb:

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Pyro at the players entrance.

 

.....and me and Marc Hardin (seated behind the Geico sign) could feel the heat from those things....WOW!

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AWESOME SHOTS!!!!!

That's exactly why we broadcast Girls Basketball. We're not bound by Title IX, but choose to broadcast games because even though we do see some games that are less than stellar, some of the rivalry games we do broadcast are well worth it.

I for one appreciate it. It is a different game, and in some ways requires more and different skills. Once those are appreciated I think it is a very interesting game. For one thing, I'm not convinced the girls don't shoot foul shots better than the boys.