AROUND THE NBA THREAD. Sept 2021 edition

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  1. EL PRESIDENTE

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    Damn that means Disney on Ice is a bigger draw than the WNBA playoffs. That's a pretty big indictment on the WNBA as a product... not as a sport but just as a revenue generating business model.
     
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    It's like people don't understand that these are businesses and businesses exist to make money. Not make people feel good.

    If Disney on Ice will pull in more profit, they get the building. The WNBA isn't popular. It doesn't make enough money. I don't think sexism has anything to do with it. If people think they deserve better then maybe they should go out and spend money to make it more profitable.
     
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    Hard Truth!
    I tried to watch WNBA. Gave it all i had. Sorry ladies. I can watch boys High School basketball and get more excitement.
    I might get roasted for this but Women's sports are exactly that. Women playing sports.
     
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    I'm glad he is giving props to those that are getting vaccinated. I wish they would give less attention to those refusing.
     
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    tykendo Don't Tread On PDX

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    He didn't last season. Refs weren't buying it last year. Most of those attempts to get a foul called failed.
     
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    Not sure what you mean by the last sentence.... sure its true, and mens sports are men playing sports.

    There are plenty of awesome women sports. Tennis, Skiing, Golf, pole vaulting, MMA, beach volleyball, ice skating, soccer.

    I'm not a fan of womans basketball, and I agree the teams are not entitled to play in arenas if their revenue model's don't support it. Similarly there are plenty of mens sports with little to no commercial opportunities such as Greco-Roman wrestling.
     
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    You forgot to add Gymnastics and you probably could just say Track and Field instead of Pole Vaulting. Yes there are some fantastic athletes that are women. Sure.
     
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    So NBA players really only need to get one shot to be able to play then?
     
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    Doesn't necessarily mean it's a bigger draw. Just that they were already contracted to use the arena. The Spurs famously take a long road trip each NBA season because the rodeo comes to town, and uses the stadium. The Bulls, at least used to, have a circus tour, where they took a long trip because the circus came to town and used their stadium.

    Seems more likely a scheduling error on the part of Phoenix, perhaps, not reserving the rights to the stadium.
    Or, maybe the stadium reserves the rights to bump them, I'm not positive.
     
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    Anyone notice that TNT has started showing some Thursday night NHL now?
     
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    How long ago? Watched some recently and thought it was pretty good.
     
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    I like watching US women's soccer over the men. Hopefully, US men's soccer will catch up to the women's one day.
     
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    TNT was showing MMA too (ONE FC).
     
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    And of course we all like watching Women's beach volleyball.
    I guess if i could watch soccer at all i would probably enjoy watching women play it.
     
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