I REMEMBER WHEN THE WNBA STARTED AND LIFETIME NETWORK, ESPN, NBA, AND ABC AIRED THE GAMES AND THE HILIAROUS COMMERCIALS. WNBA WAS WELL PROMOTED ON MULTIPLE NETWORKS. ESPN AND OTHER SPORTS SHOWS AIRED MULTIPLE STORIES ON THE WNBA, TEAMS AND PLAYERS. THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ATTENDED THE GAMES. PEOPLE KNEW AT LEAST 3 PLAYERS ON EACH TEAM. THEIR MERCHANDISING SALES WERE UP.
TODAY, WNBA? WHAT'S THAT? IT STILL EXSIT?
IF YOU DON'T BELIEVE ME. THE HOUSTON COMETS FOLDED. THE COMETS WON THE FIRST 4 CHAMPIONSHIPS OF THE WNBA. AT ONE POINT THE MOST POPULAR TEAM IN WNBA WITH THE MOST SOLD OUT GAMES. EVERYBODY ON THE TEAM WAS A STAR INCLUDING THE BENCHWARMERS. THE MOST SOLD JERSEYS ARE THE COMETS.
LIFETIME NO LONGER AIRES WNBA GAMES. ABC AIRES A GAME ONCE IN A BLUE MOON. ESPN AIRES A GAME ONCE A WEEK. THE ONLY TIME SPORTS SHOWS MENTION THE WNBA IS WHEN SOMETHING BAD HAPPENS( I.E. DUIs, I'M GAY ANNOUNCEMENTS AND FIGHTS). ALL THE WELL KNOWN PLAYERS HAVE RETIRED OR ARE NOT SHINING. NO BIG INDIVIDUAL ENDORSEMENT. LOW SCORING GAMES. A LOT OF BRICKS. NO TRICKS. NO DUNKS. THEY GIVE AWAY A LOT OF TICKETS AND PEOPLE STILL DON'T SHOW UP. THEY ARE NOT GENERATING A LOT MONEY.
THE WNBA WILL NOT EXIST IN THE NEXT 5 YEARS.
I LOVE THE WNBA, BUT CORPORATE IS NOT DOING THE LEAGUE JUSTICE BY NOT PROMOTING THE GAMES, TEAM, AND PLAYERS. THE PLAYERS ARE NOT BRINGING EXCITEMENT TO THE GAME. THE ECONOMY IS BAD SO FANS ARE NOT AS SPENDING AS MUCH MONEY.
WNBA STEP UP YOUR GAME!
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