Bill Lambieer WNBA Playoffs

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by REFVA

JR, I don't believe that it's just devoted following, Carol Lawson is a local Virginian, do you know how many girls follow her here in Virginia, Not just the local Sacramento followers. It's growing, I believe that if you ran the WNBA in conjunction with the NBA, the NBA would loose followers, especially the female side and as well get some fathers followers who will share the fun with their daughters. The same follows for Diana Taurasi, Sue Bird and many other WNBA players.

Um, they do run the WNBA in conjunction with the NBA. If they didn't, there wouldn't be a WNBA. The NBA is subsidizing the WNBA to the tune of $12 million a year. And the WNBA sureasheck ain't growing either. League attendance from 1997 is down and tv ratings are generally terrible. As a vice-president of ESPN said in this recent article, it's simply a niche sport.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...071100988.html

Facts, REFVA, not wishes......