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I feel sorry for those guys who lost to her in the dunk contest
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What happened to it being Candace Parker's league?
I don't get it. Girl had LeBron type hype coming into the league.
She had a baby with alien face Shelden and she faded into the oblivion? Such a weird story honestly.
She had endorsements and everything lined up for years to come. Now she's just forgotten?
Didn't she just get stomped out by 20?The WNBA has had 5 dunks since it's inception in 1997. Griner had 2 of those 5 dunks last night. It's her league now. Regardless of her looks.
That's not to say that that sole factoid can sustain it's future, but it's to say that if the ship does go down, it won't for lack of effort.
they already said because she had those 2 dunks in game last night she's solidified a spot in the HOF. hahaha.
WNBA, ESPN Extend TV Contract Through 2022
AP - March 28, 2013
NEW YORK (AP) — The WNBA has extended its contract with ESPN through the 2022 season.
The league and network announced Thursday they had added six years to their current broadcasting deal, which had four seasons remaining. ESPN has been televising WNBA games since its inaugural season in 1997.
fixedI'll watch if Skylar playsin spandex and sports branaked.
because people don't care enough about it to keep that story line going. that's why I laughed when people say Skylar will get the ratings up. wasn't that suppose to be parker a few years ago?What happened to it being Candace Parker's league?
I don't get it. Girl had LeBron type hype coming into the league.
She had a baby with alien face Shelden and she faded into the oblivion? Such a weird story honestly.
She had endorsements and everything lined up for years to come. Now she's just forgotten?
There are nowhere NEAR enough people with this mindset for me to fathom the WNBA being a long-term thing.I'm for the WNBA. Not that I watch, but it's good for the girls who wanna take their game to the next level and be a professional.
Yes, I know how long it's been around. I remember the inaugural season.
And I'm surprised with every new season.
It's still a man's world, and we (collectively) don't care about women's sports unless they feature a bunch of Playmates wearing as little as possible, or even decent bodies wearing spandex.
"Oh, it's because the actual athleticism is so terrible."
Miss me w/ that. What you want from women (in general) is clouding your vision and justifying your excuse (speaking to a general audience, of course).
American sports fans aren't as open minded as the euros
Only 3 teams are bringing in a profit out of 12 teamsAdam Silver is not going to become the new commish and just cancel the WNBA. The WNBA is going no where. The new method of placing company advertisement on jerseys keeps the WNBA from operating at a lost.
There are nowhere NEAR enough people with this mindset for me to fathom the WNBA being a long-term thing.
Yes, I know how long it's been around. I remember the inaugural season.
And I'm surprised with every new season.
It's still a man's world, and we (collectively) don't care about women's sports unless they feature a bunch of Playmates wearing as little as possible, or even decent bodies wearing spandex.
"Oh, it's because the actual athleticism is so terrible."
Miss me w/ that. What you want from women (in general) is clouding your vision and justifying your excuse (speaking to a general audience, of course).
Get out of here with that. I know you think you're the only person capable of discussing this topic without bias but you're not.
The level of athleticism is significantly lower relative to what's seen in the men's game, don't act like that's not legitimate reasoning.
The fact is that basketball derives a great deal of its entertainment value from the raw athleticism on display. You take that away and the entertainment value takes a bigger hit than others sports.
For an example I find myself legitimately entertained by women's professional soccer. The drop off in athleticism doesn't hurt the entertainment value of the sport nearly as much as the drop off in athleticism hurts basketball.
so those 3 will make the WNBA bigger then ever? ya right
but like someone said its a tax write off for the NBA its not going anywhere
My apologies for being so quick and ignorant by assuming that we, as a society, are simply too chauvinistic for the WNBA (or any female pro sports league) to be taken as anything more than a shadow, a lite version of male sports.
Going by some of the responses in here about them playing in sports bras or naked or wearing more makeup or simply being more attractive, I see I was way off.
I was going to quote those responses and just say "Like I was saying," but I already know how that would play out: some of the people I quote would simply justify their response.
Some of y'all know exactly what I'm talking about, though. Very few; very few... which is why women's sports will never be taken seriously. We're still figuratively clubbing women over their heads. Until that changes, they'll never get credit for their accomplishments, not in sports, not anywhere.
Well, we either need to stop clubbing them over their heads, or they need to be flawless.
Since the latter is obviously highly unlikely, and the former is not happening anytime in the NEAR future (maybe someday)... then... back in the background they'll stay, overscrutinized and tossed aside.
My apologies for being so quick and ignorant by assuming that we, as a society, are simply too chauvinistic for the WNBA (or any female pro sports league) to be taken as anything more than a shadow, a lite version of male sports.
Going by some of the responses in here about them playing in sports bras or naked or wearing more makeup or simply being more attractive, I see I was way off.
I was going to quote those responses and just say "Like I was saying," but I already know how that would play out: some of the people I quote would simply justify their response.
Some of y'all know exactly what I'm talking about, though. Very few; very few... which is why women's sports will never be taken seriously. We're still figuratively clubbing women over their heads. Until that changes, they'll never get credit for their accomplishments, not in sports, not anywhere.
Well, we either need to stop clubbing them over their heads, or they need to be flawless.
Since the latter is obviously highly unlikely, and the former is not happening anytime in the NEAR future (maybe someday)... then... back in the background they'll stay, overscrutinized and tossed aside.
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Seriously, your post reads like there's some feminist prison guard forcing you to write this stuff. Women get there due in sports when they earn it. When I think of the biggest name in US Soccer (male/female) history, I think Mia Hamm. When I think of biggest names in US Tennis, I think of the Williams SISTERS. When it comes to the Olympics, 2 of the most popular sports are WOMEN'S gymnastics (Summer) and WOMEN'S figure skating (Winter). If I had to name my top 10 Track and field athletes in US History, the list would likely include Gail Devers and Jackie Joyner-Kersee. '96 was a while ago, but that's when Women's basketball was at it's peak. Swoopes (first female with a Nike Sig), was a household name and even had her shoes being rocked by boys with no shame here in PG County during the height of her career. People knew Cooper and Lobo. The WNBA has been given more than a fair shot to stand on it's own. As of now, it appears to be a decent tax write-off for the NBA, so it will be (clubbed and) dragged on.
How many NBA teams do you think are bringing in a profit?
theres also a video of her a few pages back cookin in a first halfelena? who dat?
My apologies for being so quick and ignorant by assuming that we, as a society, are simply too chauvinistic for the WNBA (or any female pro sports league) to be taken as anything more than a shadow, a lite version of male sports.
Going by some of the responses in here about them playing in sports bras or naked or wearing more makeup or simply being more attractive, I see I was way off.
I was going to quote those responses and just say "Like I was saying," but I already know how that would play out: some of the people I quote would simply justify their response.
Some of y'all know exactly what I'm talking about, though. Very few; very few... which is why women's sports will never be taken seriously. We're still figuratively clubbing women over their heads. Until that changes, they'll never get credit for their accomplishments, not in sports, not anywhere.
Well, we either need to stop clubbing them over their heads, or they need to be flawless.
Since the latter is obviously highly unlikely, and the former is not happening anytime in the NEAR future (maybe someday)... then... back in the background they'll stay, overscrutinized and tossed aside.