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Message: [QUOTE="oldhusky, post: 4389431, member: 9844"] As a part time Vegas resident, I agree completely regarding the change in style of play, and the ownership change has been a major plus in every way. I suspect the Aces will have an advantage going forward because of the ownership and the city. Vegas has a reputation of being a high class organization which could influence the decisions of free agents, as could the city itself. It will be interesting to see how much support the Aces have at this rally. This has been a sports town for a long time and even more so with the recent additions of the Golden Knights and Raiders along with the Aces. Women's basketball, however, has been more of a cultural transformation. Interest in the NBA via the summer league, and collegiate men's basketball because of UNLV has been strong for a long time but many have not followed women's basketball until perhaps now. I have been a little frustrated with the local newspaper/web site coverage regarding the Aces. Only now are they getting major coverage. Because there was not a natural base of women's basketball fans here, it has been an evolving process. I would call regular season attendance ok but not great. But now people are paying attention to the Aces and women's basketball. In some ways Vegas now is in a position like the Huskies in 1995. That championship created a whole new group of women's basketball fans that did not exist before. Maybe to a lesser degree, but I think many new women's basketball fans in Vegas will be created as well. It seems like being in contention doesn't move the needle much for someone who isn't already a fan, but when you win a championship those new fans come out of the woodwork. [/QUOTE]

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