Could The Best College Team Beat The Worst NBA Team? | 4/5/24

[@cancersurvivor9992]

The worst NBA team would win by 40+ against the best CBB team

[@karlanthonymargate7362]

Wemby with college rules would even be a bigger monster defensively

[@limbcollector22]

Pistons win by a minimum of 35, and the spurs win by 50. No matter what anyone says, there is a big difference between D1 college ball and NBA

[@stephenscott8632]

Short answer, the best college team has 1 maybe 2 nba players on their roster. The NBA has every player as a NBA team. It's nonsense and they have zero chance😂😂😂

[@tylerbennett5282]

Why are we even having this discussion? One of the reasons why Uconn is good casue they have 2 good 7 footers, while another team is lucking to even have one. Give me Pistons by 30

[@cyber6sapien]

Answer: "No".

[@Thedog9]

The only chance a college team has is if the college team Jacks up a bunch of threes and hits a majority of them. The weakest nba team is winning 99 out of a 100 times.

[@donsolos]

They have no chance. The college kids will struggle just to get shots up.

[@prooveditt4839]

Big difference vs the Pros. The time they dedicate to their craft is more than a student athlete even though technically both teams get paid

[@asufluffhead]

Student athlete😂😂😂😂 They are mostly grad students.

[@Mrcharles.]

@@asufluffhead Student athlete in football and basketball is not applicable anymore thanks to the transfer portal and NIL.

[@prooveditt4839]

@@asufluffhead uh no they are not. The ones with clipboards are. Give me the team with multiple grad students in the starting line up. I'll wait

[@asufluffhead]

@@prooveditt4839 NC State

[@derricksmith6425]

Uconn would get blown out... Maybe not by 45... I'd take Uconn and 45.... No doubt.... I would like my chances...

[@freddiegibbs101]

The Pistons at the tail end of their record losing streak this year took the #1 seed Celtics to overtime ... that's all you need to know. UConn would have the game called at halftime. In fact, if this exact UConn team just split up and played professionally in some leagues somewhere overseas for a few years and then came back together, they would beat the shit out of this current version of themselves, just by being older and more trained. And a lot of this UConn roster isn't even going to make or last in the NBA.

[@colenaber7409]

It's definitely more possible in basketball than football, because one player catching fire (or going ice cold) can swing a game so wildly. But yeah... it wouldn't happen lol.

[@andrewlucabaugh9113]

This is such a fun question, but the hardest question I’ve ever heard!

[@nolongerblocked6210]

Short answer: no Long answer: nooooooooooo

[@MatthewG728]

The pistons would win the NCAA championship if they could play in it

[@razkable]

No duh....imagine those college kids playing the pistons in a 7 game series lol

[@stingrey1571]

the best college team would get dragged by the worst nba team. on some nba teams, the 12-15th players dominated in college. think about it. a national title team may have 3-4 nba players. how many nba players are on a nba team, ALL OF THEM!!! in college football, they would need body bags. the worst nfl teams still have hall of famers on them.

[@brianerisca6822]

This is such a ridiculous topic lol

[@jaredgreathouse3672]

Any professional team creams a college team. Yes, this also includes the WNBA. In the WNBA (nevermind the normal NBA), there are 10 people who get paid money to play basketball and are better than all of their previous peers. They have years of professional training, have better coaching, have better nutrition, and are overall just smarter at the game due to this experience. The idea that a bunch of 18 19 year old kids hold a candle to them is just silly

[@El-Scorcho]

How did you not mention the 06-07 Florida Gators? Most dominant college basketball team I've ever seen.

[@colenaber7409]

This is actually an interesting one. That team had a lot of future NBA players on it, and a future NBA head coach. Plus, the worst team in the league that year I think was the Knicks, coached by Isaiah Thomas lol. I still don't think Florida would win, but it would be fun to see.

[@Mrcharles.]

I can’t believe he’s bringing this up again except in basketball. Because we had this exact same conversation when Alabama football seemed unstoppable.

[@colenaber7409]

@Mrcharles. It's not possible in football. The lines alone make the difference. Basketball is probably also impossible, but you could find a couple historical examples that at least make it a fun conversation.

[@MatthewJohnson-q1v]

I made the comment in the Tom Izzo video, but I thought that the 2011-12 Kentucky Wildcats (38-2, Anthony Davis and five other NBA players on their roster) could've beaten the 2011-12 Charlotte Bobcats (the worst winning percentage of all time).

[@facomori3110]

No...they got cooked by 20.

[@SomeChink]

outside of Anthony Davis, every other guy from that team that made the NBA basically made no impact in the league

[@razkable]

The Kentucky team had young talent....that charlotte team had vets

[@Sc9cvsd]

Their record answers the question, they lost 2 games. Any NBA team would have easily gone 40-0. There wouldn't be a single game that wasn't a blowout by half time

[@razkable]

The 96 wildcats lost twice to kids...could they keep a game with the 10 win 2015 76ers within 12 maybe...and the 2012 bobcats....but winning heck no

[@vietnam1978]

Not a chance

[@bbthumb43]

Cant beat the pistons but definetely the wizards

[@unclesnake3766]

this is just a dumb question, and a lazy topic this time of year

[@0zee]

Fab 5 from Michigan beats the Detroit Pistons

[@13calde]

Vilanova!!

[@Letssavethecountry]

No! No! No!

[@ChocolateAfterDark]

No but I do believe the UNLV teams in the early 90s could beat an NBA team today. Not back then though….

[@mrnobody6548]

No mention of the Fab Five?

[@lucasu817]

Old people. These are AI holograms all of them

[@phillipgresham9814]

The 14-15 UK squad had many NBA players including Booker, Towns, Cauley-Stein, Harrisons, Terrence Jones, Tyler Ulis, just to name a few. Only lost to the Badgers.

[@davidlax5067]

Terrence jones aint on that team homie

[@davidlax5067]

And u didnt name towns?! Lol

[@akumicobain]

They would’ve gotten thrashed by the bobcats at that time. Not a single soul you named could guard Kemba Walker 2014-15

[@Faustinop]

We don’t need to speculate. There is clear evidence. Not only an NBA team, but maybe the best team of NBA players ever, lost to a team of college players. If we’re talking one game, the answer is a resounding yes. Especially now with the heavy employment of the 3 point shot, regarding which any team can get scorching hot or go ice cold, for one game. At the same time, the NBA team will always win the vast, vast majority if numerous games are played.

[@cjokerp]

In todays NBA where players are leaving college after 1 season and then taking 3 to 4 years of NBA seasoning to develop any sort of consistent skillset/game... I would definitively give a great veteran college squad a fighters chance against the worst NBA team in a 1 and Done scenario

[@itchytoes4412]

Has this question been asked every year?

[@miister_tee]

Think these teams have the best shot: Michigan Fab 5, 90 LSU, 00 Arizona, 09 UNC, 2015 Kentucky, 82 Tar Heels, 83 Houston

[@TempeSoldier123]

That UNLV team from back in the day could have definitely beaten the worst NBA team.

[@stingrey1571]

nope. that unlv team had 3, THREE!!!! nba players. they would be facing the new jersey nets who had 15 nba players on their team.

[@20Schmidt]

No

[@TempeSoldier123]

@@20Schmidt YES.

[@nolongerblocked6210]

Nope, sorry... it just ain't happening

[@TempeSoldier123]

@@nolongerblocked6210 yep, it’s happening.

[@zenith2930]

I think the 82 north Carolina tarheels is about the only team i would trust to beat a bad nba team

[@jayballa1121]

Unlv team

[@razkable]

Like anothony hunt but come on now...the bench sucked....

[@mehheyo]

This is easy. 2016 Villanova had Jalen Brunson, Donte DiVincenzo, and Josh Hart, plus Mikal Bridges. The Knicks are 3-0 against the Pistons this year.

[@akumicobain]

This is dumb af and I’m a Knicks fan. They were great IN COLLEGE. If the 2016 Villanova matched up against this years pistons Killian Hayes would look like an MVP

[@samsmith8643]

Moronic take. You don't think those guys have improved a fair bit in the last 8 years.

[@haroldfloyd5518]

Which college team? This UConn team? No. The 1982 UNC Tarheels or the 1970 UCLA Bruins? Maybe.

[@razkable]

Not the unc team or 70 bruins ...96 wildcats with 9 nba players have a chance vs the 10 win 76ers and 7 win bobcats

[@Dont-Ask-Me-My-Name]

The back-2-back champions from Florida: Jokim Noah, Al Horford, Cory Brewer, Mo Speights, Lee Humphrey & Taurean Green 2006-2007 UCLA Bruins: Aaron Affalo, Darren Collison, Luc Richard Mbah a Moute, Josh Shipp, Russell Westbrook

[@razkable]

Mo speights wasn't on the first title team

[@spedoclctr]

The spurs should draft caitlyn Clark and the pistons should draft angel Reese 😇. I am serious. 😊

[@Mrcharles.]

You must be crazy if you think that’s gonna happen.