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Head Coach
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: North Carolina
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WNBA Strike/Lockout
This is not a comment on the merit (or lack thereof) of professional women's baskeball.
This is a comment on the kind of delusional world in which the WNBA Player's Association (or whoever they are) are living. Right now, the WNBA does not make money (unless things have changed from last I heard). However, like most businesses, the NBA is willing to lose money on the league for a while while it develops the product. At some point, unless the NBA was doing this as a charity, I expect that it planned for the WNBA to start generating income for the league. So the WNBA as a concept does have some value to the league in terms of potential income. But, right here right now, the league is a drain on the bottom line. Why then, do the WNBA players believe that they have the leverage to play hardball bargaining? Demanding that the other side accept your terms or you are walking out makes sense when you offer a lot of value to the other side besides cashing their checks. Maybe the women deserve more money; maybe they do not. I have not been paying attention. But it seems like a little money to play basketball is better than no money to play basketball. |
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College Starter
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Florida
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They should just be thankful they have jobs,
no offense to women but women's basketball sucks big time. I watched 1 game once for about 15 mins.
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Coordinator
Join Date: Oct 2000
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Re: WNBA Strike/Lockout
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Simply put, if the business is not making money, I don't see how they could possibly deserve more money. |
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Coordinator
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Conyers GA
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Re: Re: WNBA Strike/Lockout
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Have you ever heard of Major League Baseball? How about United airlines? The goal of unions is to make their members more money - even to the point of driving their employers out of business. |
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Lethargic Hooligan
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: hello kitty found my wallet at a big tent revival and returned it with all the cash missing
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The NBA has previously said that they will call off the WNBA season if the dispute not sttled by a certain date. I have every reason to think that they will.
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High School JV
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Herndon, Va
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Hope they do call off the season, less basketball on TV is something I want to happen
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College Benchwarmer
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Cincinnati, OH
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WNBA not playing?
if a tree falls in a forest. . .
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World Champion Mis-speller
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Covington, Ga.
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Re: WNBA not playing?
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Would it get more press coverage than the WNBA? |
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College Starter
Join Date: Oct 2000
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Re: Re: Re: WNBA Strike/Lockout
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Major League Baseball makes loads of money. Depending on who you talk to, MLB makes just a bit more or just a bit less than the NFL. And the airlines pay out what they do to their workers because of concessions made back when they were making money hand over fist ( Where the hell does the expression 'hand over fist' come from, anyway ). The point being: you can't get blood from a stone. |
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College Benchwarmer
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Neptune Beach, Florida
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Re: WNBA not playing?
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That was the first damn thing that came to my mind when I first heard about this.. "We Got Next"... uh, not so fast WNBA'ers.
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Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Behind Enemy Lines in Athens, GA
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Re: Re: Re: Re: WNBA Strike/Lockout
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from word-detective.com Quote:
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Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Back in Houston!
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Wow. I got some useful knowledge for the day when I clicked on a WNBA thread against my better judgement. Woohoo! Go Jon!
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Pro Rookie
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Kansas City, Mo
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Who wants to be the Martha Burke of the Wnba? Seriously.. someone needs to petition to be able to play in the Wnba as a man..
A 6'5 250 pound guy could be like the Shaq of the Wnba ![]() |
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