The WNBA’s Hidden Problem

I can solve the WNBA's biggest problem with one simple rule change, but why is the league so afraid to make it?

[@Heathcoatman]

I had 2 WNBA tickets in my car. I went into the store for a few minutes. When I returned to my car I saw that my passenger window was broken. I looked in the car and couldnt believe what had happened to me. I now had 4 WNBA tickets.

[@Laid2Sleep]

Didn't expect the ending to be that lol nice one haha

[@sportcoatjoditv7148]

FUNNY !!!!!

[@kubakubakuba6027]

😂😂😂👍💪👍🔥

[@R3dOcktoba]

Stupid 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@marvinjones5000]

good one. 😂

[@JorJorIvanovitch]

The "attendance" numbers are skewed by all the thousands of tickets that are given away or purchased by the front office of a team. Paying people to attend games is never going to work. Also, women need to buy tickets, not just a handful of men.

[@salmanariffin4916]

The saying goes: "A woman's greatest enemy is other women" Women want what men have but refuse to support it the same way men have. They want a handout, subsidies and preferential treatment.

[@yakhooves]

Women are the last ones to want to watch. Most of my friends are women. Just the nature of my work. I actually asked them if they were interested in watching the WNBA. We have a team in our state. They even won whatever their championship is. All seven of the women I asked just kinda giggled at the idea. Three didn’t even know what it was, and didn’t care when they learned. The ONE I was positive was a fan, because she played in high school and coached for a while too, admitted she didn’t like it at all. She watches the NBA because it’s “a way better game.” So… I can’t see how this league can survive. If even basketball players don’t respect it, you have nothing to sell.

[@toxicmasculine77]

I'm actually very surprised by the attendance numbers and the viewership numbers. I'm sure there's some gaming of the data involved

[@bobsmith6544]

@@yakhooves So you're in NV. Where out team actually packs the arena.

[@yakhooves]

@@bobsmith6544 Seattle dude. Where they don’t.

[@styner3]

The biggest reason the NBA took so long to take off was television was limited to 3/4 channels only, even your home team wasn't on TV. Cable TV came out in the late 70's and the rest is history.

[@thelitmedallion]

Magic/Bird happened. East Coast/West Coast. Whitey/Darky.

[@inquizative44]

Exactly, I am 54, I remember when there only was: ABC, NBC, CBS, PBS and about 4 UHF channels. That was all.

[@cannafarmer]

​@@inquizative44 dude my grandpa remembers pre TV they had like 3 radio stations. Congrats on being old 👍 not something I Brag about

[@richborn6700]

@@inquizative44 my dad used to say the same thing. And that if the President was on TV he was on ALL four channels

[@inquizative44]

@@richborn6700 Yup, when the president spoke, he was on ALL the channels and the radio!

[@nello8630]

The demand is not artificially suppressed. There are no fans. Our Houston Comets won the first four WNBA championships and went out of business. Cynthia is the best ever WNBA player to this day.

[@darrengordon-hill]

Tell him

[@grimmettcleaningservices7003]

I didn't know Houston folded! I actually watched the WNBA back then, and since Cleveland didn't have a team, I adopted Houston as my team. Sheryl swoopes was on that team as well.

[@DerekDynasty]

@@grimmettcleaningservices7003Cleveland Rockers

[@skyhawk4946]

The WNBA has been a bust for 25 years. It is brutal to even attempt to watch. Yoga has more excitement value. Bill Burr covered it well.

[@cawj7896]

@grimmettcleaningservices7003 Cleveland had a WNBA team I believe they were called the Rockers. One of the original franchises. It folded in the early-mid 2000s.

[@joeshmoe4671]

If the WNBA had a game in my backyard I would call the police and report a crime in progress.

[@JohnMiller123]

😂

[@knucklesaukuso5086]

LMFAO!!!🤣😂🤣✊🏽👏🏽

[@CR7club]

😂😂😂😂 wtf bro

[@HoodRichForbesList]

Bruh u gotta chill 😂😂😂

[@blackgold4291]

😂😂😂😂😂😭

[@nicholasmccarty1519]

That’s great and all except your information is incorrect and misleading. - The NBA has a 90% stake in the WNBA which is why they are footing the bill for an average of -$10 million per year. - The WNBA is hemorrhaging money. - (even if your revenue information were correct) any business model that takes 20 years for less than half of their businesses to have a profit for that one year or is horrible and would’ve long gone under. - Because the WNBA is in the red every single year, a woman making $100,000 is a substantially bigger percentage of the pay vs the percentage of money the NBA players make. - All the people watching women’s basketball in the Olympics were absolutely not watching because of the WNBA. They were watching because they watched the Olympics. - The actual attendance numbers for the WNBA are also on a decline every year. - The majority of the teams (if not all of them) have either already moved/or are moving to a much smaller facility because they’re not filling the seats and it is costing them way too much money to rent out the bigger venues.

[@goombapizza6335]

And also because playing in mostly-empty venues makes the team look less popular, which makes people want to go there even less, so it becomes a vicious cycle.

[@budbuddies8737]

Yea I'm wondering if he was paid for this video, cause it's very misleading. Lol

[@houstoneuler]

Yeah I was wondering who are these cities chomping at the bit to have an expansion team in a league having rosters that are even more diluted.

[@MrFaulkner42]

In two minutes, you've accurately assessed the problem that he didn't in 15. So, do you have a solution, or is it just, as "highlight" videos elsewhere have shown, the quality of play just isn't good and can't be fixed?

[@chuckdeuces911]

And this is only 25% of the problem. This guy has a social justice itch he's trying to scratch. Nothing about the WNBA is rising and anything that is rising is artificial because of the social justice movement...and those people don't spend money.

[@damarcohamby]

Bro it’s not about how the league is marketed or how they should market it. It’s about what they are marketing and that’s simply a brand of basketball that has little to no interest for the common sports fans 💯

[@Laid2Sleep]

Exactly, this guy is being PC or just being a moron.

[@jen_nice2059]

They just need to lower the age to 18 and allow college players to leave early. All the talent is going to college.

[@dwightcurrie8316]

I TRIED to watch the WNBA....I really did, but when I realized I had a Much Better time watching Women's College Ball. That's when I realized "Me and MY Misogyny" wasn't the problem. The Problem was & Is The WNBA's Level Of Play. None of the teams seem the least bit interested in Upping Their Game by introducing NEW PLAYERS> It's The Same Old Roster Year in and Year Out. In what universe does this make sense? Why would a "Average" team not be out actively recruiting New Talented Players? These Women are Out There, ut nobody seems interested in adding them to their Bench. Oh Hell No! They keep the same old Tired "Air Ball Specialists" lumbering up nd down the courts FOR YEARS & YEARS.......WHY? I came to the conclusion that the WNBA is a "Girls Club" With members who have The Same "Proclivities" Off The Court, and they stay until "They" not the Franchise, decide to retire or just Quit. I saw one WNBA player say "Offhand" that "Nobody really retires" as if that's a Good Thing???? In Any Sport, if you aren't looking to Grow, but only look to keep the Status Quo, that team Stagnates & Becomes Worse, not better..............Witness Today's WNBA. Take an honest look at the "Star" Players along with the Bench Warmers. NONE of these Women look "Toned & Fit". You know like they Put In The Work to Up Their Level Of Athleticism, and Playing Ability......What I see is a bunch of Flaccid, Lazy, and Unconcerned Women Lumbering Up & Down The Court, without a care in the world. When one of the "Hot Dogs" makes a silly looking attempt at a Basket & Either Air Balls It, or simply Misses The Bucket, they are Congratulated by team mates and seem totally Fine with their Miserable Effort. Not to be Rude, But these Current "WNBA Super Stars" remind me more of the Stereotype DMV workers(Or Most Government Employees, who know they cannot be fired, no matter how dismal their job performance is). It's as if they know they won't even be criticized let alone Benched, Traded or Fired, no matter how Bad their performance is. Picture THIS WNBA AD that says................ "Yeah, we may Suck, but we're gonna keep on Sucking, without doing a single thing to improve our performance, BUT You have to watch and support us Anyway, and BTW Pay Us More Money, Or You're All Sexists, Homophobes, Racists And Misogynists"..........Coming Soon To A TV Near You

[@cobbler88]

People always complain about the marketing. Its marketing is horrible because of its players. People do not warm up to these ladies. And the fact of the matter is that I could have all of the best marketing in the world to try to sell people a pile of my crap but at the end of the day it's still just a pile of my c***. No buyers.

[@cobbler88]

​@dwightcurrie8316 This is one of the conceits about women's athletics. The talent gap between the best and everyone else is so huge that these women can play these sports for decades without being pushed out by younger players. There was no reason Serena Williams should have been able to play tennis after about 33 or 34, but there were not enough talented women around to push her out so what the hell?

[@gregjross852]

What’s crazy is the WNBA had everything the NBA didn’t on its conception and still just tanks badly. I’m still not sure why the Women’s side is so hesitant to some small rule changes that would help increase the overall flow of the game and make it more entertaining lol.

[@darrengordon-hill]

What changes?

[@Laid2Sleep]

But this guy in the video says it's the marketing lol he's slow.

[@jameskinard9835]

It's way more complicated of a topic than what both sides argue. Things like lowering rims is so retarded of a suggestion, that I'm almost convinced that it's said in jest... and this is usually suggested by people who wouldn't go to an WNBA game, even if all their critiques were implemented. You have to have money to eliminate the salary cap, and your problem is in the fact the league doesn't turn a profit. Having big brother bail you out all the time is not a long term solution, so the league needs to figure out how to get more butts in seats... because they're currently not.

[@darrengordon-hill]

@@jameskinard9835 PARAGRAPH TWO!!!! They suggested "lowering the rilm" then call WNBA players "resistant to change".

[@cobbler88]

​@darrengordon-hill It wasn't the WNBA that suggested lowering the rims, but I do have to agree that it would make a sport that is already kind of a sham into something that would be taken even less seriously. It's kind of like suggesting that the fastest kid at the Special Olympics should run with his shoe laces tied together.

[@chuckdeuces911]

This has to be one of the most optimistic, misinformed, positive narrative mini docs I've ever heard. Bravo to you for trying or shame on you for lying, idk which yet.

[@makenzie.s6478]

What is wrong about it?

[@user-nv1gm2zj7y]

hahahaha

[@mikelliteras397]

White mans guilt

[@CarlWinslowFM]

Totally agree

[@corey22beardable]

Agreed

[@PatrickIrvineBlacknesslives]

Its a culture issue. The league has come into form based on screaming about parity and equality. The WNBA as an organization and as individual pieces has stood so strong on equality that shifting the view towards that of competition would be a betrayal. I think they understand that it could be viewed as hypocritical so they are hesitant to make the move. This can be viewed in several other league bettering decisions that they refuse to make.

[@jinov191]

They don't want equality they want equity, they already have equality, that is they are paid what they are worth.

[@Nuthing_but_the_Truth]

Talent is not the issue, but the league is?? So, the solution is to expand? Whaaatttt???? Why in the world would you expand something that doesn't make enough money??? Too much talent and not enough teams? Woooowww!!!! What about business do you not understand?

[@jsain360]

I don't agree with expansion, but expansion = expansion fees

[@Nuthing_but_the_Truth]

@@jsain360 I guess so, but who in their right mind would invest in a losing business?

[@prettyugly]

​@@Nuthing_but_the_Truththe same people who invested in a losing business, called the NBA, back in the day. All businesses lose money in the beginning. It's the long term vision that brings in investors.

[@Nuthing_but_the_Truth]

@prettyugly without the talent, how will it ever make money? Will the comstant complaining make the league better?

[@prettyugly]

@@Nuthing_but_the_Truth It will make money because there is talent. The players are getting better each and every year. The WNBA does a poor job of marketing it's stars.

[@kkelleybass]

It wasn't Stern in 1984, it was 1979 when Bird and Magic entered the NBA, and joined the two biggest marquee teams, that were also arch rivals. THATS what boosted the NBA to the second most popular sport in America after football.

[@boondoggle4820]

That’s why this Angel Reese/Caitlin Clark rivalry is such a huge opportunity for the league. The only reason I know who any women’s basketball players are, the only reason why I’m watching a video talking about the WNBA, is because Reese did that mocking hand gesture to Clark last year and it was covered by political news and non-sports news (there was also some controversy about whether Reese would accept the invitation to the White House which was also covered by non-sports news).

[@alexhoffee1865]

Yep, he glossed right over that as if Bird and Magic needed Stern more than he needed them.

[@d.e.b.b5788]

Third, after NASCAR.

[@kkelleybass]

@@d.e.b.b5788 Nascar? I was talking organized team sports. Not a hobby, where it requires an engine, or a horse to win.

[@blackwidowsm]

Football wasn’t the monster you see today, in late 70s MLB was king until the strikes literally ruined the sport. Took mcwuire soda historic home run chase to reignite mlb interest and baseball didn’t care about steroids thier bigger always been amphetamines which heighteneds your vison and focus which are particularly qualities when you’re trying to hit and catch a base ball in bright sun. Amphetamines been an issue since the 1950s and have more impact than peds ever did. Doesn’t matter how strong you are if you can’t baseball you’re not going to hit baseball after taking peds you still need talent. Good hitters will hit mediocre players will not. Like football it didn’t take off until after Dwight Clark’s “catch” was main nfl opening promional bit for 30 years. In 80s Super Bowl once was at Tulane stadium tickets were 10.00 wasn’t even televised live. Started to take an upswing with raiders Steelers rivalry in 1977 but tv didn’t take off until bill walsh built those offensive entertaintaining forty niners thing was there defense was much better. Afterctozelle passed torch taglibue who had an attorney working on media deals for him Comcast named Goodell. Later he as commissioner Goodell signed. Largest North American sports deal at the time and been making money at unprecedented levels for nfl. If anyone secure in his job it’s Goodell the way lines pockets of nfl ownership no matter how they may disagreement. Bottom line rules every calculation in a billionaires world. Baseball fell simply due to weak leadership since day Vincent was ousted. Right now who is worst commissioner Manfred or that guy who runs nba. Won’t say his name he done such a horrible job.

[@chenito36]

Sorry folks, but Magic and Larry Legend saved the league.

[@mitchhorton9178]

Followed up by Michael as well.

[@chenito36]

@@mitchhorton9178 MJ took it to the next level

[@charlesgair8608]

The NBA Was Around Way Before Larry Bird And It Will Still Be Around Long After Bird .

[@charlesgair8608]

Caitlyn Clark Won't Be Shooting Wide Open Jump Shots Like In College .She Will Be DEFENDED..

[@chenito36]

@charlesgair8608 it was around but by the 70's was about to fall off the face of the earth. Those games were tape delayed if you remember.

[@loganorin]

This was a well put together video where the creator put a lot of work and information in it. Too bad it was a complete waste of time. None of those things mentioned in the video is what the problem is with the WNBA. The problem is that the game just isn’t interesting to enough people. Why can’t people accept that fact? In the year 2023, if people wanted to consume this product, they would be. You have OF women making millions with no marketing or advertising. If people want it, they will find it.

[@darrengordon-hill]

Simps gonna simp

[@loganorin]

@@darrengordon-hill Well SIMPly stated...lol

[@phillipwilliams7679]

It was not a well informed well koreagraphed concise productive information. It was a slanted view that had basketball itself. Seemed like it had nowhere or no direction. Debt disrespects all the thousands of men that played basketball. Period.

[@phillipwilliams7679]

Voice typo...

[@csracingreport2024]

Lol; True; I like Women's College Basketball, though some games are hard to Watch; Easier 2 skirt around it & get decent quality vs the WNBA, which to Your Point, is Very Hard to look @; I did check out a bit of the last game of the Finals, but the prime/ only reason I'd watch any game this season is 2 see CAITLIN CLARK; Can she save the WNBA? Maybe; Tough Task; The League doesn't bundle the Int'l leagues for Players / audience to see, and / or have a solid system in place that: A; Keeps College Players in the News by: B: Expanding, choosing a Number of teams / Games, take the un-chosen Clubs, make a 2nd league, w/ those teams C: developing players for their A-Team and / or free market trading w/ teams in both leagues, and D: toss in a Int'l Soccer style Relegation / Promotion System; Bottom 2 WNBA teams go Down to League 2, Top 2 WNBA 2 teams Move up; Though the product, as you stated may still be Lower- level, this would E: salvage/ save some face & create interest w/ College Players that disappear; The hunch is the Product is Sub-Par because F: there aren't enough good players competing in a League that's too small... CONCLUSION The other issue to further your point is the "No-Dunk" Factor, therefore you're probably 99.9% Correct that... even if the ideas I've suggested have or haven't been posed, who has or hasn't considered it / the Product to be a worthy Investment of the Time & Money?

[@Dwb.x]

This is why IMO Caitlin Clarke might stay another year (2024/2025) at Iowa. She knows she’ll always make money regardless but at Iowa she and her team is drawing record crowds and adoration and the moment she goes to the WNBA she knows it’s downhill from there unless she can drag those fans across to the WNBA and she knows that is at best 50/50.

[@Laid2Sleep]

The wnba doesn't want heterosexual women in the league. They get fazed out quick if they aren't willing to lick.

[@cobbler88]

She is best off just playing in Europe. I wouldn't even bother with the WNBA if I didn't have my compensation demands met on draft day.

[@elmarko9051]

I'm hoping, hoping, that Caitlin Clark can be a template for future draftees/rookies, with a plan to figure it all out. WNBA would be the biggest bunch of dummies if they couldn't figure out a way to get eyeballs on the most exciting women's player who's ever played. This is the Michael Jordan moment, to take the league to the next level.

[@cobbler88]

@@elmarko9051 It will never happen, but it's good to have hope.

[@richborn6700]

Clark will be more successful in college. People have attachments to college sports for either time spent there or it's their home state. It's not like all Iowa fans will immediately watch whatever team Caitlin is drafted to.

[@mwoods2375]

Yep, NBA games in the 70s were NOT on TV at times. I remember sitting in the kitchen listening to the games on the radio

[@albertbowen6197]

When Bird and Magic entered the league, there was only one game televised weekly, and it was tape delayed on Sunday night......

[@RomnysGonzalez]

The WNBA is cutting their rookies?!. That's craaaazy

[@csracingreport2024]

their Model was broken from the Start; Not enough teams, Too many in huge Pro markets playing in Big, Hard to Sell-Out venues, instead of... Hitting strong College and / or Medium Markets close by @ smaller venues, selectively using big Areas for the Marquee Matchups, duplicating it enough to have a larger portion of good College Grads that stay in the News w/ interesting mixes to form Teams, which improves the Draft & makes it an event; Expansion if needed would be smooth @ this point w / a 2nd League of un-chosen WNBA teams w/ a Soccer Style Relegation / Promotion System; the Bottom 2 WNBA teams go Down, WNBA League 2 teams Move up; Generates late-season games of interest & player incentive to avoid demotion or gain promotion; There's still time left to implement it: the Question is who doesn't think it's Too Late?

[@jasonlunstrum9599]

The game is boring, airballs and layups....👌

[@anticssmantics8446]

truth teller!

[@dhruvadude808]

And here I thought it was "the most competitive league in the world."

[@lonnellgrigsby1367]

They need to lower that Rim to 9 feet 2 inches

[@wesley939]

Layups are dope

[@libertarian4323]

They make up for poor shooting with slow and unathletic players.

[@winstoncharles28]

THE PROBLEM WITH THE WNBA IS THE NBA, THE NBA IS THE BIG SHOW WHO WANTS TO WATCH A SECOND RATE VERSION OF THE BIG SHOW

[@HighFrequencyRadio]

Not even second rate.

[@nfcheeze]

Women?

[@reno419rockstar]

WNBA been around 27 seasons. Only 2 million on instagram. Give them the guy uniforms from the 60s.

[@jaylucas8352]

Nike does because they sell 8 billion$ a year in women’s shoes obviously.

[@realtalk6195]

@@jaylucas8352 Let Nike buy out and fund the WNBA then. Why is money from the NBA being funneled into the WNBA when that's not what we're paying for??

[@prettyugly]

The hard cap is a huge problem, but the biggest problem is the Commissioner. She is, based on her past work with Deloitte, a good businesswoman, bit not a good Sports Businesswoman. Business is business, but there is still a difference between running Deloitte and running a sports league. She is too afraid and cautious, nothing like David Stern, and too concerned with pleasing her employers (the owners) and maintaining their pockets than the Players, the people who fans actually pay money to see. As long as she is the Commissioner, the league will not grow or will not grow at a pace it should be, and will not capitalize on momentum and good opportunities.

[@reno419rockstar]

It's women. They know how to sell tickets. Buns and Basketball league might be too much. Give them volleyball uniforms.

[@Hoffanheim]

The owners aren‘t her employees the owners are her bosses

[@prettyugly]

@@Hoffanheim who said this? We know the owners employ her.

[@mattpillon8430]

@@Hoffanheim you should learn how to read

[@user-wm2hv2mh9b]

The problem IS the game is BAD...BORING ...SLOW AND JUST UNWATCHABLE.....PERIOD....GET WITH REALITY !

[@MRCOGITATE]

When are we going to get that Las Vegas vs. boys high school team that Clay was willing to put $1 million into?

[@coala1980]

Women's basketball in college and internationally is well marketed and popular.The problems for WNBA are basically based on two things audience and sponsors/owners. You can have low ratings for nearly 25 year's not able to extend and improve your audience which predominately is older man,players and family members and expect the league to progress.There is not one superstar in WNBA which i can say that casual fans are following. Then let's talk about the owners/sponsors how you can spend money and not expect any returns and lose money on regular bases.There is no way anyone with brain will want to own a WNBA franchise in any city.Most of the current owner's own a NBA franchises to and many want to sell their WNBA teams .The reason not profitable.

[@politicallil7060]

They should also change their ownership model by opening it up to allowing citizens to own stock in theses teams like they did with the Green Bay Packers

[@bossblacka1951]

Ownership in a business that doesn't make money WTH

[@kennethmays8059]

Lol who in their right mind would buy that stock? Are they gonna come to the citizen owners for the $10 million it’s in debt each year? They can’t even sell tickets.

[@jaylucas8352]

Yea, wonder if any women would buy stock and learn about business

[@politicallil7060]

Any stock purchase in any type of business on the planet is a risk. I'm talking about a model similar to how the Green Bay Packers built their franchise that is now profitable. Rome wasn't built in a dam day but it did become an empire...your LOL sounds like some aggravated stupidity it just a dam suggestion foh@@kennethmays8059

[@politicallil7060]

People buy stock in businesses every day that are not making money when they buy the stock, but they may buy the stock based on growth potential. The business may merge with another business and come under new management or in the case of real estate a building might be repurposed and then become profitable. I'm gonna assume you ain't never heard of such a thing as the potential to make a profit or you don't understand the concept of investing because your comment doesn't make sense@@bossblacka1951

[@johnvane5240]

I honestly thought you were going to say something like lower the height of the rings, reduce the length but widen the width of the key or bring in the three point arc as ways to make the WNBA a better game. Getting rid of the salary cap and making the league one sided and even more unattractive never even crossed my mind.

There is nothing, NOTHING they can do to make this league relevant. The handful of fans can plead their case all they want, the shit ain't going anywhere. The more tantrums they have, the more fans will fart at it. All these years later and their finals are still best of 5. They should feel grateful to be able to play a professional sport and get paid for it.

[@gr8myndmuzic]

💯💯💯

[@standardofexcellence]

You've made all 12 fans irate!

[@rachelscliff1]

And they complain about getting paid for it - they say they should get paid more. None of these players took an economics class in college or learned supply and demand.

[@cawj7896]

​@@rachelscliff1With all the woman's studies classes I'm sure Econ 101 couldn't be fit in the schedule lol.

[@WorldConflictsTV]

Yes it is. They need to let Clark play the way she plays IMMEDIATELY and hope Reese turns out to be a good WNBA player to push a rivalry . This could be the Magic vs Bird for the WNBA if all those things fall through. Next all star weekend, they need to bring in half WNBA players for 3 point shooting contest. One of those women should be able to make a deep run so they can start pushing some more propaganda.

[@ashorter]

So you are just leaving out the contributions they got from merging with the ABA? The shot clock? The high flying athletic play? The three point line? Dr J? George Gervin? Rick Barry?? All ABA players

[@Blacklist324]

Rick Barry was actually an nba who left nba for the aba . I think he's the only player to do that.

[@apacademy]

THAT my friend is the definition of an "Inconvenient Truth"

[@mikejohson3971]

Tyler, first time seeing your channel and I have to say regarding the analysis of this league seems way off. Although, in the end I don't think it would hurt to try your idea as I think it leads to the same conclusion, the league folds without the NBA support. The one thing I would agree with is they definitely need to market the stars vs. the teams. Comparing this league where it is with emergence of the NBA is not even in the same realm. The WBNA had the extreme advantage of people being interested in basketball, financial support from the NBA, technology to get the product into the hands of as many people as possible. With those advantages this league should have been completely self sufficient and making a good deal of money a long time ago if it was a good package. I believe I have the answer of what is wrong with this league. From what I saw, there is ZERO difference from the NBA, EXCEPT the talent level is so un-godly low compared to the NBA. This year I watched approximately 10 games of the regular season and probably another 10 games in the playoffs including 2 of the finals games (yes I lost a bet, but I also did want to see what the complaining is about). I can clearly state the WNBA players don't pass the eye test. I have "X" amount of time in my life why in world would I watch a vastly inferior play compared to the NBA and in turn purchase merch or spend $$ go to a game live? They have another issue; the women in this league are obnoxious a*holes IMO. Don't get me wrong there are a plenty of NBA players that meet that qualification and worse, but holy crap the least talented NBA player has more talent in his shoe laces compared to the best WNBA player. I am 6' 2" in my 50s and 40lbs overweight and I can still dunk better than 99% of the WNBA, because 99% of them can't dunk. Think about that a minute. I am so far past my prime I can't even recognize myself and yet the explosion (what remains) can still go above the rim better than they can. I am not saying I can beat the pro women now, but there is absolutely nothing these ladies are doing that I know I could do better at least as good at same age they are. My uncle played in the NBA and I can say on my best day I was not worthy of holding his sweat towel in ability in playing the game. I can at least watch the NBA because it amazes me what they can do and I know I could never touch that. At least the ladies that started in the league were decent people for the most part and I could at least cheer for them for that, nowadays, forget it.

[@sweetbobbybliss]

Thank You!!!! I’m so glad someone finally said it! These girls don’t just have a money problem, they have an attitude problem!

[@jerrycaughman6324]

100% agree with the attitude comments. These ladies are selfish, entitled, and sjws. That’s not a combo that will win you many friends much less viewers.

[@kevinalford272]

The late 70s started the uptick in the NBA. With the merger of the ABA and its star Julis Dr.J Erving and the addition of the three-point line, the league was getting ready for Magic and Bird.

[@brianroesch3259]

Yes on those great players boosting the NBA. That supports the view that with Angel Reese, Caitlin Clark, and other serious talent now thrilling millions of Americans, now is the time to increase the salary cap to lead the WNBA into getting the same boost it got from Dr J, Magic, and Bird.

[@kevinalford272]

@@brianroesch3259 Yes, Catlin is a game changer. I don't know how good Angel will be in WNBA

[@thelitmedallion]

The WNBA won't ever get a Magic/Bird, Michael, and Lebron type of magic. Ever.

[@jadeshand2990]

Check out Malaysia Fulwiley with the South Carolina Gamecocks. A freshman. The future of women’s basketball.

[@jadeshand2990]

Sorry, Milaysia is correct spelling

[@cobbler88]

That's all they need - some gal lighting up the scoreboard to a tune of 11.6 points per game!

[@aggressivepipeearth6743]

@@cobbler88 I’m dead

[@cobbler88]

@@aggressivepipeearth6743 It would be like playing inside a pinball machine! Or maybe bumper cars. 🤔

[@aaronacj]

When I was in the military we were working on the ops floor with 20+ people. The projector always had the tv going with news, sports, whatever… a female Lt (O1) asked to put the TV on WNBA from some trash show. An E6 said… and I quote “fuck that I don’t want to watch ugly women miss lay ups.” The ops floor proceeded to clap… will never forget that day, it was in 2005.

[@lakoncers13]

I live in Las Vegas and the few clips of the Aces you showed on this video is the most I’ve ever seen of them

[@WordBootyYaHerd]

I don't understand why people are so unrealistic about things because it's not PC. There is NOTHING anyone can do to make pro women's basketball profitable. No one wants to watch it. Not women, not men. There is just NOT A MARKET. Not a substantial one. The END

[@Cooleyhyh]

It’s crazy cause women outnumber men if they just watched it and attended games these ladies could profit 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@thomasgirty6397]

same as indoor football , local pro soccer , indoor lacrosse and womens pro football.{which is WAAAY better than the media shows. basicly ignored.}

[@mazx19]

The first 4 mins of this video is just filler for the KZbin algorithm

[@5049MIKE]

There was professional women's basketball in the U.S. around 1978-1981. I remember the New Orleans Pride.

[@jefffournier9986]

Need to add 6 more teams instantly, then a few more after that.

[@guynishida8578]

I'd be interested to see stats on the injury and missed games percentages between the NBA and the WNBA. Could the reason the WNBA leaves a spot open is because they are trying to save money on salaries since they don't need as many reserves to cover for injuries. With the weight and strength disparities, perhaps the severity of injuries is not as devastating in the WNBA. I'd also speculate that the WNBA can more easily pick-up a replacement than the NBA since women players have less places to play if they are cut by a WNBA franchise.

[@jamesgoforth1606]

Ironically, college women's bb has gained greatly in popularity lately.

[@ThePeterR66]

how can I identify to players who for 90% hate what I'm : Hetero, Male, White and who are more interested for "THE MESSAGE" (victim etc..) rather than training ?

[@BobothePirate24]

And every power and business in the world seems content and losing money until white men are gone from all power. Eff them. Hopefully this election will help....

[@user-hj2fw3fm6n]

I lasted about 10 minutes to hear what this rule change might be then just gave up.

[@zackfreeman1977]

The problem is it's not good basketball most of the time. College women's basketball is more interesting and exciting.

[@fingerpickingood1900]

Excellent commentary. The 2024 draft can change everything if they take your advice. Caitlin Clark and Paige Beukers can light a fire in the league with the next draft. In fact I had no interest in thr wnba until this year. The only reason this happened is because of the college game and the aforementioned. The women's game depends more on fundamentals that athleticism which is more fun to watch for me.

[@fingerpickingood1900]

@@bumfluffaddlepate1680 don't believe me ask Luca Doncic. He agrees with me

[@alexandergilles8583]

Someone on reddit make a fantastic comment similar to your point. Because of the physical limitations, the women's game is much more fundamentals and about technique, that raw athleticism. The women's game is much closer to what basketball at its core is, and doesnt emphasize flashiness. It's kinda like comparing college football. group of 5 schools to power 5. Granted, its men all the way, but the talent gap between the two causes the group of five style of play to be much more different and arguably more entertaining from a simple "art of the sport" view, because the teams aren't loaded with freaks of nature who do crazy things and have pounded weights since they were 12

[@GrahamCStrouse]

@@alexandergilles8583Yeah….no. It’s just played a lot slower.

[@shellya6212]

The Big3 offers to professional women's basketball players will force the WNBA's hand or they are going to lose a lot of players. They need to get rid of these ridiculous anti-profit people at the top.

[@cjgazerro622]

The hidden problem is the league suck so much. A 40 year old is still playing nasty. It’s just nasty.

[@StateoftheWorld]

It’s a shame your long form videos don’t do as well as your shorts, this was great!

[@tylerwebbshorts]

Thanks for saying that! This is a totally different game, just gotta stick to it. Planning to learn a ton in the next 10 videos

[@darrengordon-hill]

If this video had more views, how would that make you enjoy it more?

[@anotherelvis]

@@tylerwebbshorts Please consider making the main point in the video a little earlier. 8:00 is a little late.

[@Byrthor]

Keep the cap, but have more exemptions like MLS and the NBA does. Also, let them have chartered flights. Seriously!

[@tylerwebbshorts]

That’s probably the more correct, nuanced answer. But I say go all in with no cap.

[@daijourcalloway998]

​@tylermwebb I'm with u can the cap. If folks start failing and losing money then they will just sell the team to a more financially competent ownership group. If u can't afford a team y buy one? 😂😂😂 I promise ny lv Dallas the new bay area team la chi all those large markets would love this no cap model cuz they not scared to spend. It will also encourage others who have the money I e other nba owners to buy into expansion teams. Cuz they know they can compete. So really dump the cap expansion of the league and expansion of the roster as well reason w team leave a spot open is so they don't hard cap.

[@TravisGarnett]

@yosho700 &@@tylerwebbshorts - Or allow what the Golden State Warriors do in the NBA: If a team goes over the salary cap, they will be fined (which is a[-nother] stream of income for the league) and the team pays the fine.

[@wisethabrain1100]

No one just HAS charter flights u have to make the money to afford them and again how does charter flights improve the game???

[@TravisGarnett]

@@wisethabrain1100 - Since WNBA players are the league's most valuable resource, player safety should be a/the focal point of the WNBA presenting as high-level as possible of "on-the-court" content [for its fans]. Therefore, allowing WNBA players to have access to chartered flights will aid (more than likely) into what the WNBA is trying to present to its fans.

[@fernandotillman]

If you can’t afford younger players with a decent size fan base, start pushing out the older ones. Doing that and building on rivalries started in college, it is possible to increase revenue to expand in future.

[@bobsmith6544]

NOTHING IS GOING TO FIX IT IF THEY DON'T STOP BEING WOKE.

[@ArtwithAmarBrisco]

Well you have to be honest if it was not for the excitement of them adding the ABA players and black players the NBA and NFL in the 60 and 70s there would not even been a league at all.

[@timfeininger9222]

No no no people weren't watching NBA or the NFL because of black people and cocaine this gay said

[@hazardousice2040]

Bro how do you not have one millions subs 😂 your video quality is lowkey better than ESPN

[@tylerwebbshorts]

too kind, I'll pass them eventually 😅

[@brianpineda9982]

I would go to a WNBA game if I was allowed to be a heckler. “Go make me a sandwich!”

[@coachfezz1137]

now that is FUNNY thx

[@yokaidigital3033]

Part of their marketing plan of making it around the Olympic Games was flawed look at another women’s sport that gets a lot of support and attention during Olympic and World Cup time but women’s soccer can’t grow anything beyond that. Our country tends to cheer for events like that not for the players but for the jerseys they’re wearing and the NBA is a star driven league. The average person can’t even name any of the WNBA stars and why should they? They don’t market them at all. How are we supposed to care for them if we dont even know the product

[@nita723]

Really appreciate a video on the wnba that informs the public on the issues the league faces without bashing it. Keep ‘‘em coming

[@truthmatters8407]

Go ahead and bash. The WNBA sucks.

[@ccfeisty4321]

sissy@@truthmatters8407

[@SentokiO.P]

By "Bashing" you must mean telling the hard truth regardless of hurting feelings.

[@ccfeisty4321]

@@SentokiO.P No, they mean Bashing. Stop being ignorant. Do you how many times men just make vidz about wnba just bcuz they can get clout off for bashing the WNBA. All because it's looked at as funny. They make vidz just to clown and always say regular things "oh the WNBA just sucks, all they need is to dunk to gain attention or people just Dont care about women playing sports, it's boring or laughing at them for wanting a better pay " and all the other bullcap that has no depth and no real advise or info. They just don't care and they don't give real advise. People just appreciate videos like this because it's not bias , Not trying to clown and actually informs the general eye about the Wnba and whatever they got going on.

[@mikeg6069]

the reason the league gets bashed is because the players are delusional and entitled. In addition, what's not mentioned in the video is the the NBA in the early days was not being subsidized. They operated within their means. After 26 years the WNBA has made not $1 in profit. It's on average $10M a year. The NBA subsidizes it every year. That with ESPN continuously shoving the league down the throats of it's viewers. The early NBA did not have that. The league has never turned a profit, the league has always been subsidized, the league gets high visibility, yet the players complain about rage gas and other perks they don't get when in reality the league should've folded 20 years ago. No other professional league of any sport has ever had the longevity of the WNBA without turning a profit. All other leagues in this condition fold within 3-4 years. It's the arrogance and lack of reality awareness by the players that turn men off and motivate them to bash. Here's the other HUGE issue that they never speak of. Women don't support the WNBA! The average WNBA consumer is the middle to older than middle aged man. Success for them lies with the female market. And the bottom line is most females simply aren't into professional sports like men. They don't spend the same amount of money on it, they don't meet in bars to watch the game, they don't gather in homes to watch the game, they don't bet on the game like men do. So the WNBA is in a hard spot. They are competing with other male professional sporting options for eyeballs. And men for the most part aren't interested in watching women behave like men.

[@PACIFICBboy]

Damn, I learned a lot. The WNBA has way more problems as an organization than I thought. I thought it was simply a bad product on the court(I still kinda do lol) but everything you said makes a lot of sense. Even if the play was as good as the NBA, if they still have all these financial/rules issues you mention it'll never take off

[@darylrichardson8567]

They’re women & women don’t BUILD😂 They’re only around, because the NBA has them on welfare. Lesbianism is costing them LEGAL LOSSES. Look it up, last I heard they’ve paid out over $500 million in discrimination lawsuits. Apparently lesbians don’t draw crowds. Women’s volleyball/soccer/tennis/billiards/swimming/softball makes more than them. Even Women’s football makes a profit

[@mctoks]

In the end it is still a bad product

[@anonymous05067]

Even if they have all these financial, they won't take off. It is boring to watch. No one will turn on TV to watch WNBA.

[@chriswaller3251]

If they keep putting teams in cities that have NBA teams that's why they're not making it they need to go to cities that does not have a team

[@DeCurtaRican]

There was a professional women’s league in the U.S. before the WNBA. It was the American Basketball League (ABL), which ran 1996-1998.

[@kristianmorris9738]

Lower the height of the ring. In fact, create multiple leagues with multiple ring heights. End the heightism in basketball! 😅

[@Kindafu]

You are making too much sense. I want to see a lotta of these college players play in the US but the league pushes them away with these salary rules.

[@GrahamCStrouse]

That’s because they’re losing a lot of money on the WNBA every year.

[@InfamousFunkster]

In fairness, in the 70's I think 75% of every white collar worker was using cocaine. The rest of us were definitely constantly drunk driving. In the 80's every dad was having a couple beers+ at the restaurant before packing the family into the car to get home.

[@hughjassol2072]

They don’t want a thriving women’s league. They just want to be able to say they have one.

[@terrenceliburd8655]

The rise of 4th wave feminism, has gave way to this disillusion of the WNBA being on par with the NBA financially.

[@CJBRadio]

Looking at the WNBA this year was good for me. The Aces is a team I wanted to see every time they were playing, and if they could put 18,000 in the seats for that championship game then they could put 8,000 in the seats doing the Reg. season, LV was sold out every home game.

[@619Born]

I like the way this was broken down and explained. Problem is your wasting your time because they’ll just call you a misogynist for mansplaning the issues in the league.

[@ferengiprofiteer9145]

I might watch the NBA again if they outlawed traveling and double dribbling for all players and they called fouls the same for everyone and they raised the basket to 12ft.

[@jeffdavis2248]

Ahh yes I see what you're trying to do there....Lame asf👎

[@JermainePerry-qu2et]

Great reasonable common sense business lesson solving video

[@mitchhorton9178]

Far from it. Would put many teams out of business. Unless you have an owner willing to lose lots of money then many teams would consistently be losing which is not sustainable for a fan base. Expansion idea is also laughable. TV revenue would need to be split even further.

[@Zuggbar]

I genuinely don't know if this video is a parody or not - the WNBA has NEVER turned a profit since their inception.

[@hammerdon1962]

The solution took about a minute to think of. Each team needs a junior varsity team. They can play about a 30-minute game before each game. Raise ticket prices one or two dollars to cover the additional expense. Fans arrive a little earlier. eat an extra hot dog. drink an Extra beer. You can imagine all the benefits of the baseball farm system. And the speculation about young players coming up to the big leagues. Or being sent down. But without all that additional expense of an entirely separate League. Young players get to practice with the vets. Step up in case of injuries. And play real, entertaining games in front of fans. And you can just add a couple of assistant coaches not have to have an entire coaching staff and Administration.

[@DaneRates]

Schedule the wnba season at the same time as the nba. In the same stadium have the women's wba game played prior to the Men's game with a 1to 2 hour intermission and stadium fan addition or adjustments seating. Also at the beginning of the entire event have a meet greet players and fans session by both the men and women teams. Even if only the 2nd or 3rd string players are available to do so. Fans parents and children will appreciate and benefit from the interaction opportunity.

[@jefffournier9986]

Good idea

[@SweetMamaMojo]

I've always thought the biggest part of the problem was the WNBA season was played in the Summer. I think the WNBA and NBA teams should share an arena and schedule games on different nights during the "traditional basketball season - winter." NBA could be scheduled on Tuesday, Thursday, & Saturday, WNBA on Monday, Wednesday, & Friday...and then on Sundays they could BOTH play...one would get the day game and the other a night game. There should also be more WNBA teams. Every NBA team could "sponsor" a WNBA team....then there would be more opportunities in the USA for great female BB players coming out of college. The salary cap should be removed and the players should also get the same perks NBA players get...private flights...high-quality hotels for away games...etc...etc... IMHO :)

[@GrahamCStrouse]

So they’ll have more competition? Genius move…🙄

[@aesirgaming1014]

Honestly, I think the biggest issue for the WNBA on-court game is hand-size. Physiologically speaking, women usually have significantly smaller hands than men. Why does this matter? A lot of what makes the NBA so exciting (fast, fluid shots, one-handed dunks, acrobatic layups, put-backs, etc) are often done using one hand, especially the stars. The ability to control the basketball is critical and this is heavily predicated on your hand-size. I know this very well as a smaller guy that plays recreationally. Having small hands is much tougher to overcome than height. I can find ways to create space against a taller player through dribble moves, off ball movement, etc. I can't make my hands bigger to control the basketball more easily. It makes a big difference. When I need to shoot, both my hands have to be precisely positioned just to raise the ball, otherwise I risk losing control. I see similar shot form from a lot of WNBA players and that's what makes me believe that the hand-size plays a bigger role than height. It also precludes you from some of the acrobatic layups because, with a smaller hand, you can't control the ball as well one-handed. Add into that female disadvantages in height and musculature and the WNBA just really suffers. Basketball is heavily predicated on certain aspects of physique, aspects where women are physiologically disadvantaged compared to males. The female game just looks slower, more awkward and with less variation and style between how players shoot the ball. For me personally, I just don't think basketball is a great sport for females. Physiologically, women just lack the hand-size, height and leaping ability that make the NBA game enjoyable to watch. This is in contrast to other sports where women are able to compete just as well as males within their own league, without the game looking significantly different. I can watch women's soccer and see most of what I would see in a men's game. This makes it exciting, fun and I have enjoyed watching the US Women compete and win on the world stage. Arguably, it was the US Women's team that put the US on the map for soccer. Similarly, women's MMA can have a lot of the same things that I love about men's MMA (though in fairness, I'm more into watching technique than pure knockout power). Still, you had females who, within their weight class, were absolute powerhouse strikers. The WNBA doesn't have this. The game looks massively different from the men's game, to the point that there are more similarities between an AAU game and the NBA than the WNBA and the NBA.

[@usveteran9893]

Hand size shouldn't be an issue. The WNBA Basketball is one inch smaller than an NBA basketball.

[@realitymatters4745]

Bro honestly this comment is way too long to read.... I'm pretty sure you got some good points in there but way too much😢😢🎉🎉

[@cotati76]

@@usveteran9893its strange that they’re okay with a small ball and a closer three point line but they draw the line at not lowering the rim? They just like to complain since complaining is the only way the WNBA gets any air time on espn.

[@usveteran9893]

@@cotati76 They have talked about lowering the rim and I thinkthat would be the end of it all in a way. Complainers like Kelsie Plum would lose all attempted 'bargaining" points. It would totally make the league look way more weaker than it already is.

[@clarencebland4861]

That’s a great point about hands.

[@craigpittman9764]

If the egotistical players would just embrace Caitlin instead of shunning her they would all reap a harvest of profit.

[@RealPackCat]

She goes against every principle in the league. She is a Straight White Conservative Christian. That does not mix with Woke ideology.

[@herbb8547]

The biggest problem with the WNBA is their vocal politics. They have alienated half of their potential audience. Politics are just not good for any business, and it doesn't matter which side. It's just a really bad idea to alienate half of your customer base.

[@quasimotto8653]

If the women's game had "too many good players and not enough roster spots", then only the most talented players would get those roster spots. This would mean a higher quality of play on the court; that is OBVIOUSLY not happening. And lowering the rim doesn't increase the talent either.

[@azimuthclark462]

If you leave a comment saying women arent as good as men in basketball, KZbin will take down your comment for hate speech. What a fkn joke.

[@marksauce2383]

Like Democrats. "Don't bother me with the facts".

[@jwfmsu1990]

Let me try.... "Women are not as good as men in basketball."

[@albundy5492]

The real problem is they still dont make a profit imagine having a buisness for over 20 years and it loses money every year and then the talent of that company birch and complain about how under paid they are

[@veeisher]

This guy did not only do his research but he had a solution… let’s go! Remove the salary cap!!!! And watch the WNBA explode!!!

[@curtismajors2315]

I’m old school. It would be nice to see nice attractive women on the court. The WNBA have an unattractive problem(every other sport has attractive women performing). I don’t understand why women in pro basketball have a strong masculine image. The women in track and field still maintain their feminine image.

[@darrengordon-hill]

Attractive women don't play sports. See Kim Kardashian or Cindy Crawford.

[@jen_nice2059]

😂😂😂 you’re probably too old creepo

[@cobbler88]

Tje track womwn Stull maintain dat azz. And don't hide it in baggy shorts

[@baseballsux2]

Lower the damn rim already.

[@patrickcollins1855]

$50,000 was still a lot of money in the 90s.

[@d.e.b.b5788]

The WNBA's problem, is that women don't want to watch other women play basketball. The stands are still practically empty. Now, if the players played the games naked, that would increase interest by men. You still aren't going to get women to go watch the games.

[@chuckm4540]

The WNBA needs to raise the court by a foot so it's closer to the rim.

[@carloli3084]

This is probably the only WNBA analysis video which offers a thought-out solution rather than just bashing the league. Kudos to you.

[@chloethacker]

The only solution is to cancel the league. Viewership is not up. This is dude is a moron. The WNBA is the most god awful sport on the planet. Clearly 99% of pple think this

[@michaelharder3055]

In Denmark we have competing clubs ALL OVER the country. Though small (7 mil), we have sooo many clubs where you for a very small fee (depending on the sport) can practice 2-4 times a week. Coaches for these teams are not getting paid, and if they are it's symbolic usually. All these teams are playing in leagues if they want to. It seems to me that there are as many teams as players can fill up. Never heard of anyone being told to go home because there is no room on a team.

[@kennethharrison9409]

Get the men that identify as women to play in the WNBA to see if gets more exciting. Or get more people to want to pay to watch the game.

[@Bigb-dt7nh]

Bruh, you really said “get men to identify as women. Women are physically weaker then men that’s just how it is. So it would not be fair to put a man in the WNBA

[@larrycarter1875]

Great video. It’s nice to see a fair and well researched video involving this league.

[@ddale20]

There is no pay gag, there is a gap in quality of playing! You get the money you deserve! It's a meritocracy people! You don't get paid a physician's salary just because you are the orderly in his/her office!

[@lonnellgrigsby1367]

You have to market the players plain and simple but the WNBA doesn’t want it grow.

[@goombapizza6335]

You can only market an athlete to a point. Once people watch them play and are bored by their game, they don't care how many times they saw them in a Gatorade commercial. WNBA has been pushing all their players on us for years and it's barely bumping up viewership. I hate to say it but 1) the best female hoopers don't go into the WNBA, because there's no money there; 2) the WNBA is boring to watch; 3) the three solutions would be to A) pay better money so the best players play in the league so it becomes a more exciting league; B) lower the damn rim to fit women's smaller size and vert; or C) sexualize the league by making uniforms smaller/tighter/more revealing, but that would never fly (nor should it, ethically), and 80% of women who play pro basketball are not the type of women that anybody's interested in seeing in short shorts anyway.

[@cobbler88]

WNBA players are too prickly. People do not embrace them. NBA players aren't all great people, but they have the advantage of actually heavy a somewhat watchable product.

[@lonnellgrigsby1367]

@@goombapizza6335I do want to wear like a volleyball uniform women don’t dress like men when they workout why should they dress like men playing basketball. And lower that Rim for Goodness sake 9 feet 6 inches not to much.

[@lonnellgrigsby1367]

@@cobbler88 they have some weird chip of there shoulder like there competitors against the men and that’s a Bad idea

[@cobbler88]

@@lonnellgrigsby1367 it has become fashionable to publicly complain about these things. I don't believe the mens salaries actually factor into it. That's just low hanging fruit that is easy for the public to consume. They just want easier lives, making a living doing something there is no market for. They should thank God every day they have what they have now

[@lukesmialkowski7870]

I have a Solution...Make the rims 5 feet wide,and then I may watch

[@jefffournier9986]

Not a fan of the game then hit the road Jack and don't come back.

[@NuncaSeMeOcurreUnNik]

WNBA will succeed if men are allow to play with women. Just put 4 guys in every roster and it will become a great show.

[@cobbler88]

You mean a freak show. No one's going to that

[@AMACHiiBiong]

Gotta love your delivery, good sir. 🙋🏽‍♂️ Imagine if Stern was still alive today..

[@pipesmoker67]

I living in Orlando and born 1967, we had a good rec center and a packed court every day. From the age of 7, if I wasn't at football practice; the neighborhood kids and I were on the court busting each others noses. The Harlem Globetrotters seemed to be on Wide Wide World every sunday, but we didn't pay much attention to the NBA. Then Darryl "Choclate Thunder" Dawkins got drafted straight from Evens High (Orlando) to the 76ers. The local station started playing all the Philadelphia games on delay (11:30pm). I had a 12" black and white tv in my room and would watch all of them with sound off. I could hear my mom watching Johnny in the den. Then a few years later cable tv was brought to centeral Florida. WGN had the Bulls, WTBS had the Hawks, USA network had Knicks and others. All of a sudden, Magic, Dr. J, Kareem, Byrd, The Ice Man, Moses Malone, The Cheif, Bill Walton and all the others of the 1980-81 NBA were being talked about at the court. I think the #1 reason the NBA took off was cable TV. Without that, we wouldn't have access to seeing the "stars".

[@bigarj2]

This is the best WNBA breakdown I’ve ever heard. Really good technical analysis and information.

[@janemorrow8802]

This is an intriguing insightful video. The problem will be finding investors willing to take the risk. I personally find their games boring as all get out. But others do not.

[@jamesbingham1007]

First, Kaitlyn Clark won't be denied a roster spot. That's dumbass. Now, she might get a larger offer to coach college or play overseas. But, that is not the problem any more than this salary cap nonsense. Interest is stiil the obstacle. Lower the rim or nothing will change.

[@cobbler88]

Lower the rim and we're basically watching the Special Olympics. That's never been a good idea.

[@jamesbingham1007]

@@cobbler88 Ok.

[@marksauce2383]

Bad idea

[@hughjassol2072]

The needs to raise the salary cap and build at least 6 more teams. There are at least 6 NCAA players more popular than most WNBA players.

[@UrHeroSupaTim]

Expansion is the only way to fix the wnba. More roster spots gives more talented players opportunities and more college players opportunities. The league's revenue will increase when more fans in more cities can support the new teams they have.

[@garys1216]

So more players for nobody to watch?

[@UrHeroSupaTim]

@@garys1216 if you paid attention to the video you would know that the attendance and TV ratings are up. You may not watch but people are watching. Having a franchise in a market only adds to that. 9 million watched the NCAA finals so it's people that are interested it's just not enough teams to feature the young talent that's coming out of college. Don't speak for America. Speak for yourself.

[@wisethabrain1100]

I don’t think u get it either!…The problem is not HOW to sell the problem is WHAT YOUR SELLING…THEY WONT LOWER THE RIM

[@styner3]

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[@COOLSAUCE21]

Very insightful... They must remove the salary cap and max salary restrictions. And lower the minimum salary. This will make it like European sports. Not only will this give owners more freedom to run a team the way they want... It'll also help reverse some of the damage done by all the "equal pay" controversy, since now all negotiations will be directly between players and owners. Things like hotels and flights should be entirely on the owners... If they can afford luxury, go for it! It'll incentivize them to make more money. At this point, you shouldn't worry about competitive balance. Have 2-3 good teams who can draw in loads of fans (kinda like La Liga). Once you're making good money, then introduce salary caps, max salary etc.

[@xelaander8429]

Yup, this nonsense about parity across teams means even potentially good teams get hamstrung into being shit. There are twelve teams, if only 2or 3teams are constantly mopping the floor with the other teams respective owners will take notice and step up

[@Okraknife]

The demand is equal pay for equal play, correct? This begs a thought-provoking question. If equal play truly means equal play, then why do we need separate play?

[@markquick3332]

Their problem is that they don't put the asses in the seats! Lower the goals to 9 feet so there are frequent dunks, move the three point line in and maybe they'll get out of the 25 years in the red! 📈

[@nicholasbrowning4558]

They could at least have players that are not butt ugly

[@MrEJF02]

Great stuff here . Good ideas and it makes perfect sense.