Give the WNBA another chance
I believe it was Charles Barkley who was interviewed last season during the WNBA Playoffs. Sir Charles told the interviewer that fans should give the WNBA another chance. The play has gotten a whole lot better since the league tipped off.
I don't often agree with Barkley but in this instance, he's absolutely correct.
The WNBA Playoffs are going on, right now, although most of you don't even realize it. Unfortunately, a lot of you do know they're going on and simply don't care.
That's the problem for the league, which is still hanging on by a thread after 10-plus seasons of existence.
A lot of fans will never give the WNBA a fair chance. These are the fans who say they want to see dunking and when a woman like Brittany Griner starts throwing it down with two hands, they claim she doesn't look feminine enough.
Some men simply will not look at a woman if she's not wearing a short skirt and batting her fake eyelashes like Marilyn Monroe. The WNBA will never appeal to these guys.
But, the league should appeal to real basketball fans. If you really like the sport and love to watch good, competitive basketball, these WNBA Playoffs have been great. The games have been close, hotly contested, intense matchups between relatively even-matched teams. There's been plenty of offense, tough-hard nosed defense down the stretch and even a buzzer-beater or two.
I would almost guarantee that any true basketball fan who watched one of these last few games will tune in again. Unfortunately, like Charles Barkley so eloquently stated, a lot of fans won't give the league another chance.
It really is too bad. They're missing some really good basketball.
I don't often agree with Barkley but in this instance, he's absolutely correct.
The WNBA Playoffs are going on, right now, although most of you don't even realize it. Unfortunately, a lot of you do know they're going on and simply don't care.
That's the problem for the league, which is still hanging on by a thread after 10-plus seasons of existence.
A lot of fans will never give the WNBA a fair chance. These are the fans who say they want to see dunking and when a woman like Brittany Griner starts throwing it down with two hands, they claim she doesn't look feminine enough.
Some men simply will not look at a woman if she's not wearing a short skirt and batting her fake eyelashes like Marilyn Monroe. The WNBA will never appeal to these guys.
But, the league should appeal to real basketball fans. If you really like the sport and love to watch good, competitive basketball, these WNBA Playoffs have been great. The games have been close, hotly contested, intense matchups between relatively even-matched teams. There's been plenty of offense, tough-hard nosed defense down the stretch and even a buzzer-beater or two.
I would almost guarantee that any true basketball fan who watched one of these last few games will tune in again. Unfortunately, like Charles Barkley so eloquently stated, a lot of fans won't give the league another chance.
It really is too bad. They're missing some really good basketball.
posted by Tony at
5:04 PM
3 Comments:
No second chance. I watched a game four or five years ago - OK, part of a game - and it sucked.
That's the point. It no longer sucks. By the way, I've seen a few NBA games that were unwatchable. But, they're guys so I guess I see your point.
Can you smell that? It's sarcasm.
I don't often agree with Barkley but in this instance, he's absolutely correct. www.ufcsale.com
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