I finally gave in and tried to watch a wnba game. well i watched the 2nd half.... and a lot of talk is about sabrina.... BUT CHELSEA GRAY SAID YALL BETTER PUT SOME RESPECT ON HER NAME!!!
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Both are NorCal HS legends!I finally gave in and tried to watch a wnba game. well i watched the 2nd half.... and a lot of talk is about sabrina.... BUT CHELSEA GRAY SAID YALL BETTER PUT SOME RESPECT ON HER NAME!!!
Do you know the reason why it is inflated over in Europe?There are a lot of reasons, but as always, it comes down to money.
First, players make much more money overseas than they do in the WNBA, so it's important to the players to get the season over so they can rest a little bit before they go to Europe. Along that line, every other year there's the Olympics or World Championships, both much more important than the WNBA, so the WNBA has to cram its schedule in around those big events.
Second, as pointed out, once football starts, and to a lesser extent, the baseball postseason, it's harder to draw TV viewers. And note the NBA is very close to starting its season and an overlap will not work. The NBA still owns 42% of the league.
Third, even though these Finals are doing well at the gate, in the past ticket sales for postseason games have not always been robust. School is back in session, so half of the audience -- young basketball playing girls -- is not as likely to go to games.
All that said, the improved ratings and attendance will increase the push for a seven-game series, but the more likely first step would be to lengthen the early rounds from three games to five games.
And the players' need to get to Europe is also not going away. The WNBA can't pay the necessary salaries and remain profitable enough to keep players home. (And the European salary structure is weirdly inflated, as clubs there play to smaller crowds than here, and the TV money is absent too. The way club sports work in Europe is much different than in the U.S.)
fan interest?Do you know the reason why it is inflated over in Europe?
Appreciate the way you laid out this post!