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[QUOTE="Rb335, post: 2781174, member: 2685"]
To me a big issue is that the depth of talent in the league has never been good enough to put a really good product on the floor. It’s been improving as of late, but as D said, the quality of play goes down when you compact a schedule for an international competition. Does the WNBA even value the WNBA?

Unfortunately most sports fans are men, and if they can watch a higher level of basketball in the G league, why watch the WNBA? As a women’s basketball fan, I’ve come to appreciate the fundamentals of the game, but you can’t argue that even the best athletes in the WNBA have the same athleticism as summer league men’s players. It’s two completely different products.

If the WNBA could appeal to more female fans, (or figure out a way to gain respect in the male demographic) maybe that would be a solution. But until the WNBA can find a way to sell out arenas and increase revenue, they are never going to catch up in pay. They are having a hard enough time keeping owners at this point. How many franchises have folded or relocated in its 20ish years? A lot.

I hope they can figure it out because these players deserve much better.
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