The ball the women use is smaller than what the men use. But the rims are the same size. So it should be easier to make a basket with the basketball the women use compared to what the men use. And yet you routinely see a ton of missed layups in nearly every womens game. There are some good 3-point shooters in the women's game, but they do seem to get a lot of open shots, and, again, the ball is smaller, giving the shooter more margin for error when they shoot.