Monday, July 4, 2011

Way to go, WNBA

I've been trying to figure out why the WNBA can't seem to get any footing in the sports entertainment industry. The product is good and getting better and better. It's played during the middle of summer, where competition is at its lowest.
Yet, for some reason, no one watches or cares about the league.
I think I've figured it out.
The people who operate the league don't want anyone to watch it.
What other explanation could they have for scheduling a grand total of six games over a 7-day period in early-July?
It's unbelievable.
I'm one of the precious few people who actually look for WNBA games. Trust me, it was easier tracking down Bin Laden.
You have to have a computer and then you have to join WNBA.com, because that's where the majority of games are shown.
That's okay. Hey, I want to see the games so that's not a problem. I can handle that.
The only downside to this is logging onto WNBA.com, checking the schedule and seeing, nobody's playing.
Saturday, July 2 - zero games. Sunday - one game (the freaking Mystics and Seattle without Lauren Jackson). Monday - zero games. Tuesday - three games. Wednesday - zero games. Thursday - zero games. Friday - two games.
Okay, why would you not have games in the middle of the week? That's when the sports entertainment competition is at its weakest. People starving for sports might stop at the WNBA simply because it's the only thing on. Yet, the WNBA has no games on during the week. It's as if they really do want to go head-to-head with more established events.
You know what, I give up. I've been preaching to all the WNBA haters out there for years about how the game has improved. The players are really good and there are some teams that are fun to watch. Yeah, the officiating isn't great and the people who broadcast the games are so God-awful bad they're comical. But, the play on the court, when the cameras actually show it, is really good.
But, that's it. I won't try to convert any more non-believers. If the people who run the WNBA don't believe in their own sport enough to actually have games available to be watched, then why should I?

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