Kev4029
Footballguy
A couple other thoughts...
1. This is a hugely white, middle-aged, male population. Generally, this board isn't the prime demographic that the WNBA needs to attract to get some excitement going - old white dudes will get on board as the culture around women's sports changes.
2. The WNBA needs to get the Taurasi's of the league to be supportive of the young talent rather than **** all over them. Help build the excitement rather than diminish it.
3. The league, mostly as a result of ESPN's coverage the last 2-3 years from what I can tell, seems to be gaining some interest. Hopefully they can take this crop of rookies (the most marketable class in wnba history) and snowball some of the interest.
4. There has been some talking here about quality of play, which is a fair criticism, but it's also partially a result of the system. Similar to the NBA of yesteryear, there isn't enough money to support the coaching/travel/training/development needs of the league to be competitive with any men's pro sports. The average NBA player has the access to year round trainers, cooks, dieticians, coaches, etc. that just isn't possible with the money involved in the WNBA. There is a huge cycle of economic cause and effect that makes men's basketball a better product than women's basketball, beyond some of the intrinsic built in advantages the NBA has (longer history, increased size and athleticism, etc.).
5. In a few of the comments here, you can see why women blame sexism for many problems women have in the work force. Comparing a woman's ability to make more money with Onlyfans (which, side note, very few women continue doing because the money sucks for most of them) to a man's ability to make more money in a sport is not a great look.
1. This is a hugely white, middle-aged, male population. Generally, this board isn't the prime demographic that the WNBA needs to attract to get some excitement going - old white dudes will get on board as the culture around women's sports changes.
2. The WNBA needs to get the Taurasi's of the league to be supportive of the young talent rather than **** all over them. Help build the excitement rather than diminish it.
3. The league, mostly as a result of ESPN's coverage the last 2-3 years from what I can tell, seems to be gaining some interest. Hopefully they can take this crop of rookies (the most marketable class in wnba history) and snowball some of the interest.
4. There has been some talking here about quality of play, which is a fair criticism, but it's also partially a result of the system. Similar to the NBA of yesteryear, there isn't enough money to support the coaching/travel/training/development needs of the league to be competitive with any men's pro sports. The average NBA player has the access to year round trainers, cooks, dieticians, coaches, etc. that just isn't possible with the money involved in the WNBA. There is a huge cycle of economic cause and effect that makes men's basketball a better product than women's basketball, beyond some of the intrinsic built in advantages the NBA has (longer history, increased size and athleticism, etc.).
5. In a few of the comments here, you can see why women blame sexism for many problems women have in the work force. Comparing a woman's ability to make more money with Onlyfans (which, side note, very few women continue doing because the money sucks for most of them) to a man's ability to make more money in a sport is not a great look.