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I like this hire. She did a great job with the Nigerian women's program in the Olympics.
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I like this hire. She did a great job with the Nigerian women's program in the Olympics.
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Azzi Fudd is off the table as she is returning to UConn for a fifth year. I’m looking forward in seeing what the Mystics plan on doing in the draft. With 3 awesome picks do they select players or make trades. Has Della Donne decided on what she plans on doing? They are in way better shape than the Connecticut Sun.
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The same could be said of just about everyone.
Valkyries 1st in WNBA to sell 10K season tickets
The expansion Golden State Valkyries are the first WNBA team to sell 10,000 season tickets, the team said Wednesday. They begin play May 16 at home against the Los Angeles Sparks.
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The Golden State Valkyries are the first WNBA team to sell 10,000 season tickets, the expansion team said
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Proud that my seatmates and I are 1/2000th of that record!Valkyries 1st in WNBA to sell 10K season tickets
The expansion Golden State Valkyries are the first WNBA team to sell 10,000 season tickets, the team said Wednesday. They begin play May 16 at home against the Los Angeles Sparks.
The Golden State Valkyries are the first WNBA team to sell 10,000 season tickets, the expansion team said
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Landed on his feet pretty quickly and reuniting with Plum. Not bad.
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Hopefully I don't start any fights, but I'm really surprised at that strong of a reaction to the Bay Area getting an WNBA team. With the exception of this year, Stanford has been one of the top programs in wcbb for several decades and their attendance tended toward lukewarm. Cal even worse. Is the area just more geared toward pro sports? If not, why doesn't Stanford have better attendance? Just curious.Valkyries 1st in WNBA to sell 10K season tickets
The expansion Golden State Valkyries are the first WNBA team to sell 10,000 season tickets, the team said Wednesday. They begin play May 16 at home against the Los Angeles Sparks.
The Golden State Valkyries are the first WNBA team to sell 10,000 season tickets, the expansion team said
Alumni too busy creating agi?
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Four main reasons, in my mind:
1. Difference in location. Most Stanford alums live in the city, and it's faster to drive from Seattle to Tacoma than from SF to Maples on a Thursday/Friday in rush hour. In my case, it takes me 20 minutes to Muni or Uber to chase but over an hour to get to Maples. Guess which season ticket is easier to commit to? Similarly, getting from the East Bay to Stanford is an incredible hassle, but getting from the East Bay to Chase Center can be pretty efficient by public transit.
2. Difference in demographics. Stanford WBB ticket holders tend to be (mostly white) retirees from the area or families with young kids. Anecdotally, my impression is WNBA fans generally (and Valks fans specifically) tend to be more people of color and LGBTQ. So they're not really drawing the same audience.
3. Difference in size of fan base. The Valks have very conscientiously marketed themselves as "Bay Area," not just SF. Now we're talking potentially 7.5m people in that fan base. Stanford has ~220k living alumni, most of whom (a) don't live in the Bay Area and/or (b) are graduate alumni unlikely to develop sports loyalties.
4. Difference in good will. The Warriors have generated an incredible amount of good will here over the last decade and so I think a lot of us are "all in" product unseen simply because (apart from the ludicrous ticket prices) we all feel pretty warm and fuzzy about our NBA team and that's translating to good will towards our new WNBA team too. By contrast, most folks respect Stanford, but how many Cal, Santa Clara or USF fans are going to get excited about rooting for the elite school they couldn't get into? No many that I've met.
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When was the last time you tried that? Puget Sound area traffic is no picnic.
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Google maps said it took 1 hour and 3 minutes at 5pm this afternoon, including live traffic flow.
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I'll take your word about Bay Area, but I know I don't drive between Seattle and Tacoma if I don't have to.Google maps said it took 1 hour and 3 minutes at 5pm this afternoon, including live traffic flow.
Thank you for your previous response. That was illuminating.
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Whoa. This looks freaking cool.
What is a player suite? And how are they customized? It does look impressive.
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No idea. The post didn't include a link to an article. I recall seeing video that may have provided context, but didn't bookmark it (d'oh).
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Thank you! This was what I was referring to.
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Well, when most of the league's players are free agents following the 2025 season, look at what the Liberty can point to?
Performance centers like that will make the difference, when money is about equal.Well, when most of the league's players are free agents following the 2025 season, look at what the Liberty can point to?
Also livability, family ties, and other factors will impact this "free agency"
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Dang it