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Message: [QUOTE="Carnac, post: 2798112, member: 5798"] Agreed. To your point, it costs less in "operating fees" to play in an arena that seats 8,000 than an arena that seats 18,000. Down size where applicable and reasonable. I read some where that the WNBA players are only receiving 20% of the profits. I realize that not everyone is a fan of the W, however, there is a large enough fan base that can and will support the WNBA. It has for over 20 years. I would like to see that percentage raised to 30%. This will be tough if they're already operating at a loss. Which is causing some players to say "[URL='http://www.espn.com/espnw/voices/article/23262077/a-shift-wnba-season-show-money']Show me the money"[/URL]. The 2018 maximum WNBA salary is about $115,000. Players make many multiples of that abroad (Taurasi was getting paid nearly $1.5 million when she sat out in 2015). No one's asking for NBA-level dollars, as that business model is vastly different. But nearly all WNBA players have multiple jobs, and not in the sense of maintaining endorsement deals and national team commitments (though many of them do). In addition to their WNBA responsibilities, they also coach, call games, manage ice cream shops, publish books, run camps or some combination thereof. Find other untapped sources of revenue. Form a round table of successful millionaires across the country to volunteer to participate in a "think tank" to come up with some innovative ways to increase public awareness, increase the over all fan base and attract new corporate sponsors, and new untapped sources of revenue. Where there's a will, there's a way. The W definitely has a will (need). There's got to be an answer, all they need to do is find it. There are some brilliant business and financial minds out there, that would help if asked. Most of them would love the challenge. ;) [/QUOTE]

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