The all-purpose WNBA thread

[ondeadline]

A big day in the association!

The Sting folds (Where will Bogues coach now?) and Van Chancellor will reportedly resign as the Comets coach.

Yes, starting this thread is a joke. But at least with the Sting folding and the Comets looking for a buyer we're maybe getting closer to seeing the WNBA go away?

 

[GB-Hack]

Not a chance in hell. This is Stern's baby. It's not going to die.

 

[tyler durden 71351]

And, after all, they do got next....

 

[shotglass]

This cannot end well.

 

[AreaMan]

What's the WNBA?

 

[GB-Hack]

Hell, I already declared my unrequited love for Lauren Jackson of the Storm. Hell of a player. There's a really far-fetched rumor that she might work out with an ABL team in her homeland to see what happens. 6-5, 3-point range, and could probably post up as a 2-guard against the men. Probably have issues defensively though.

 

[sportschick]

The level of maturity on this board amazes me sometimes. That is all.

 

[Ace]

This cannot end well.

But it will end quickly.

 

[Starman]

Any time a female athlete anywhere on the earth succeeds, millions of penises instantly shrivel up. (Even more.)

 

[Chuck~Taylor]

I really hope they keep the WNBA. It gives a chance/goal for women to accomplish after college instead going away from their homes to overseas. I actually catch the WNBA from time to time. I was there for the first Detroit Shock championship and it was great.
Yes, GB-Hack, Lauren Jackson is very talented. I love watching her and Sue Bird go Karl Malone/John Stockton on the league.

 

[sportschick]

Sheryl Swoopes remains my favorite player, but the Sue/Lauren pairing is by far the best since the Cooper/Swoopes/Thompson pairing when the league started.

 

[GB-Hack]

I really hope they keep the WNBA. It gives a chance/goal for women to accomplish after college instead going away from their homes to overseas. I actually catch the WNBA from time to time. I was there for the first Detroit Shock championship and it was great.
Yes, GB-Hack, Lauren Jackson is very talented. I love watching her and Sue Bird go Karl Malone/John Stockton on the league.

Ok, here it comes. I used to go regularly to Miracle games before they moved. I have a Nykesha Sales replica jersey, and has a Taj McWilliams-Franklin bobblehead until my cat killed it. I'm looking forward to the Women's final four coming to my town.

Alright officer, I'll come quietly......

 

[Chuck~Taylor]

Sheryl Swoopes remains my favorite player, but the Sue/Lauren pairing is by far the best since the Cooper/Swoopes/Thompson pairing when the league started.

Sheryl Swoopes is a baller. Love watching her play. I also love watching Ticha Penicheiro(she can pass that rock) and Katie Smith(great scorer),especially when she played for Minnesota.

 

[ondeadline]

I enjoy and follow women's college basketball, but I just can't get excited about the WNBA.

 

[GB-Hack]

I enjoy and follow women's college basketball, but I just can't get excited about the WNBA.

Any particular reason for that? Or do you just prefer college sports in general.

For the record, I like both. But you probably guessed that already.

 

[Ace]

I enjoy and follow women's college basketball, but I just can't get excited about the WNBA.

Me, too, though I feel the same way about the NBA.

 

[BYH]

Not a chance in hell. This is Stern's baby. It's not going to die.

Until he resigns. then I bet the WNBA dies within 12 months.

 

[ondeadline]

GB-Hack, I look at the WNBA much like I look at the MLS, the Arena Football League or any other minor league that a network (NBC and soon-to-be ESPN) or entity (the NBA in this case) tries to prop up as a major league. It's a niche league and I don't care about it.

I just can't get excited about the WNBA, but I enjoy games involving big-time college programs such as Tennessee, UConn, Maryland, Duke, North Carolina and some others. They are at least working to win an NCAA title that actually means something. I couldn't care less about a WNBA title.

I think Ace is suggesting that he likes men's college basketball and isn't an NBA fan. That's my feeling as well. Love college basketball and would probably fall asleep if I tried to watch an entire NBA game.

 

[GB-Hack]

Ok, that pretty much covers it. I like basketball, and all types from college to the NBA to the world championships. There's something remarkable about what NBA players can do on a regular basis, and teams like the Suns make me smile every time I watch them. There are things about each different type of game I enjoy.

 

[Lugnuts]

And yet, 78 percent of SportsJournalists.com respondents said they'd take a job in the WNBA. ;D

http://www.sportsjournalists.com/forum/threads/28127/