Only 7 out of 10? I think more like 9 out of 10.
That SC roster was an excellent college roster. The Tennessee team sans KJH (no offense) is an Olympic roster.
Granted, it's not quantitative research here, but it is completely reasonable to compare and contrast one completed college basketball career with another... if just for the purpose of fun discussion on a sport's message board. SC has never had a player the caliber of Holdsclaw or Taurasi.It’s a dumb comparison and it’s obvious the sport writers in the SEC are very bored. Everyone on the Tennessee graphic outside of Parker could be mothers(age wise) to those on SC’s. Why compare some of greatest players from decades ago to active players still mapping out their legacies? Also you can’t compare Legend Pat Summit who coached well over 30 years at UT to Dawn Staley who hasn’t even had close to half that time at SC? We can probably revisit this in next 20 years but as of right now.... No.
Granted, it's not quantitative research here, but it is completely reasonable to compare and contrast one completed college basketball career with another... if just for the purpose of fun discussion on a sport's message board. SC has never had a player the caliber of Holdsclaw or Taurasi.
Who was better Parker or Holdsclaw?
Literally, though; they were all Olympians except her. In her defense, though, she'd probably have 15 assists in a game playing with that roster. A team like that doesn't really need an elite scoring PG. She would be the type of player to really tie the team together: excellent passer who can hit the open shot when needed.
As I said on Twitter, our 2nd team would consist of three Olympians, as well: Gordon, Charles and McCray. And regardless of the guards, would still beat that SC team by double digits.
I would personally take Parker over Holdsclaw. Parker had more of a warrior mentality than Holdsclaw in my opinion. They are two different types of players so it's hard to compare. Catch was kind of like a blend of both those two. Fantastic players for sure.
I wouldn't even put South Carolina's "team" as the second best in the SEC. Landers at Georgia coached Janet Harris, Teresa Edwards, Katrina McCain, Saudia Roundtree, Kelly Miller, among countless others. Say what you will about Landers, but that team would still smoke South Carolina's...