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Message: [QUOTE="HopJim, post: 4308702, member: 6986"] Perhaps the WNBA needs to follow some of the European and parts of the US sports model. While I recognize in Europe there is significant sponsorship money, they play in smaller gyms in smaller cities where there is less competition for fans. This is similar to much of the US women's basketball college model where teams like Baylor (Waco, TX), South Carolina (Columbia, SC), Notre Dame (South Bend, IN), UConn, etc. sell out frequently since they don't compete with pro sports. When I lived outside Dallas, while it had a huge potential fan base, the WNBA team rarely received a mention anywhere, in large part because of who they competed with for attention (i.e. Cowboys, Mavericks, Rangers, FC Dallas Football, SMU men's football/basketball, college football teams throughout the state, Stars hockey, etc.). A team that can't come close to filling a third of the arenas isn't going to generate much excitement. [/QUOTE]