Comparing Every U.S. Women's National Team Baller to Her Men's-Team Counterpart

Team USA is undefeated in Olympic basketball, whether you're talking about the men's or women's team. 

Each team features a bunch of the best players in the world, and the women are even more dominant than the men. 

Although the women's game looks very different and the roster is comprised of unique players who play quite differently than the men, I'm about to attempt to compare each and every player on the women's roster to one on the men's. 

Let's see how this goes. 

Seimone Augustus

WNBA Team: Minnesota Lynx

Position: Forward

Height: 6'0"

Olympic Per-Game Stats: 7.5 points, 3.5 rebounds, 1.5 assists

One of the most well-known players in the WNBA, Seimone Augustus is the reigning Finals MVP and a great scorer who's taking a bit of a backseat during Olympic play. 

Augustus is a score-first forward with a knack for the difficult shot, and she's the sixth-leading scorer through the women's first two games. 

Comparison: Kobe Bryant

Sue Bird

WNBA Team: Seattle Storm

Position: Guard

Height: 5'9"

Olympic Per-Game Stats: 4.5 points, 2.0 rebounds, 5.0 assists

The best pure point guard on the Team USA women's roster, it only makes sense to compare Sue Bird to the best pure point guard on the Team USA men's roster. 

Bird doesn't need to call her own number but is perfectly content to make the smart play and dish the ball to the open teammate. 

Comparison: Chris Paul

Swin Cash

WNBA Team: Chicago Sky

Position: Forward

Height: 6'1"

Olympic Per-Game Stats: 5.5 points, 1.0 rebounds, 0.0 assists

Swin Cash has only played 9.5 minutes per game during the first portion of Olympic basketball, but she's been a dynamic scorer off the bench when she's been allowed to play. 

The 6'1" Chicago Sky forward is a versatile scoring threat who can adapt to whatever type of offense she's thrown into. 

Comparison: James Harden

Tamika Catchings

WNBA Team: Indiana Fever

Position: Forward

Height: 6'1"

Olympic Per-Game Stats: 8.5 points, 6.0 rebounds, 1.0 assists

A versatile forward who plays bigger than her size, Tamika Catchings is a four-time Defensive Player of the Year. 

That's why I'm comparing her to the men's team's defensive stopper off the bench. Catching is more of an offensive player than Andre Iguodala, but work with me here. 

Comparison: Andre Iguodala

Tina Charles

WNBA Team: Connecticut Sun

Position: Center

Height: 6'4"

Olympic Per-Game Stats: 10.0 points, 8.0 rebounds, 1.5 assists

The starting center for the U.S. Women's National Team has to be compared to the U.S. Men's National Team's starting center. 

Tina Charles is a better offensive player, but the comparison to Tyson Chandler still stands. 

Comparison: Tyson Chandler

Sylvia Fowles

WNBA Team: Chicago Sky

Position: Center

Height: 6'6"

Olympic Per-Game Stats: 2.0 points, 3.0 rebounds, 0.0 assists

The women's team has quite a few players who play big, while the men's team has a hole in the size department. That leads to some problematic comparisons. 

This is one of those, as Sylvia Fowles gets compared to Kevin Love out of necessity. 

Love and Fowles are both the backup centers for their respective teams, so they're paired with each other even though their playing styles aren't very similar. 

Comparison: Kevin Love

Asjha Jones

WNBA Team: Connecticut Sun

Position: Forward

Height: 6'3"

Olympic Per-Game Stats: 2.0 points, 1.0 rebounds, 0.5 assists

Even though both Asjha Jones and Anthony Davis are great basketball players, they're stuck at the end of the bench for their respective teams. 

Jones only appeared for eight minutes in one game and sat out for the entirety of the other thus far, while Davis has only been able to play in garbage time. 

Comparison: Anthony Davis

Angel McCoughtry

WNBA Team: Atlanta Dream

Position: Forward

Height: 6'1"

Olympic Per-Game Stats: 11.5 points, 3.5 rebounds, 1.0 assists

Angel McCoughtry has been a scoring sensation for the women's team while coming off the bench. She's provided invaluable points and infusions of energy as soon as she steps onto the court. 

Carmelo Anthony is the biggest threat to score a bunch of points in a short span of time off the men's bench. 

Although they prefer to get their points in different ways—McCoughtry with her handles and Melo with his outside shot—they fill the same role. 

Comparison: Carmelo Anthony

Maya Moore

WNBA Team: Minnesota Lynx

Position: Forward

Height: 6'0"

Olympic Per-Game Stats: 7.5 points, 5.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists

Maya Moore is the most versatile player on the Minnesota Timberwolves roster, capable of filling any role that Geno Auriemma asks her to fill. 

If the women need her to score, that's what she's going to do. She can also rebound and pass the ball with the best of them.

Additionally, she's one of the most recognizable players on the roster.

Sound like anyone from the NBA? 

Comparison: LeBron James

Candace Parker

WNBA Team: Los Angeles Sparks

Position: Forward/Center

Height: 6'4"

Olympic Per-Game Stats: 12.5 points, 12.5 rebounds, 1.5 assists

Candace Parker has been a sensational scorer and rebounder for Team USA. She's been able to drill shot after shot in a variety of ways while corralling most missed shots in her area. 

As the best offensive player on the squad, Parker has been given the green light for her shot, much like Kevin Durant has for the men's squad. 

Comparison: Kevin Durant

Diana Taurasi

WNBA Team: Phoenix Mercury

Position: Guard/Forward

Height: 6'0"

Olympic Per-Game Stats: 7.0 points, 1.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists

Diana Taurasi has been able to tone done her scoring instincts for Team USA in order to involve her world-class teammates. 

She's been better at avoiding the costly turnovers than her men's counterpart, but Taurasi has filled the same role for her team. 

Comparison: Deron Williams

Lindsay Whalen

WNBA Team: Minnesota Lynx

Position: Guard

Height: 5'9"

Olympic Per-Game Stats: 9.0 points, 1.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists

Lindsay Whalen plays significantly bigger than her 5'9" frame would indicate. 

She's a dynamic ball-handler with the ability to penetrate at will and either finish around the basket or kick the ball out to her teammates. 

Whalen has been incredibly efficient with her shot thus far while minimizing the turnovers, something that Russell Westbrook can't quite say, but they do fill the same role. 

Comparison: Russell Westbrook