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[QUOTE="Dogdude, post: 5256849, member: 13168"]
I'm curious to see what effect the portal has on the WNBA long-term. The NBA was on to the fact very early on that their growth was tied to the college fans being invested in their team's players, and then following them to the NBA. The mystique of Chamberlain, Russel, Bird, Magic, Walton, Jabbar and so on made it so national fans could see what all the fuss was about bout that previously only the local college fans could see on a regular basis. There was a loyalty to the players that started in college. If players jump around, we as fans don't have any real attachment to them, and are thus less interested in watching them in the WNBA. Right now, we're in the midst of CC and now Paige's media transcendence. What happens when players bounce and there's none of that local attachment? I'm thinking there's a leveling-off of growth if it turns into a money grab for players. I know that for many of us, as we see these kids for four years, we almost think of them as surrogate grandkids. Is that going to happen when all they want is money and a quick publicity grab?
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