I won't tune into a fever game. Hell, I hate the NBA until finals and then may be I watch a game or two if it's a game 5 or game 7.
Even Clarkenomics Can’t Solve Sexism in Sports
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This. When butts in seats and eyeballs on TV's increase the salaries will increase.
The WNBA's existence the last few years was due to being subsidized by the NBA. ($15M a year)
I think CC will increase interest in the WNBA, how much is the interesting question.
I think we're hitting an inflection point in women's professional sports. Hopefully they can keep it going. Lots of investment going into it now. The WNBA hopes to get 4 more teams in the coming years, 1 confirmed in San Fran. The NWSL keeps growing and even getting their own stadiums. I don't think the WNBA will ever get close to the NBA in terms of salaries but hopefully CC and those that follow can help where they don't need to supplement their income playing overseas and through endorsements
I am wondering about this as well. Initially I think you are probably correct, but it will give the WNBA a great opportunity to show what it has got. Add in all the exposure carduso and Reese amongst the many others got during the tourney this year and there is going to be more interest than just CC22. It is going to be fascinating to watch.
Given the wnba operates on a net negative budget I'm surprised she's paid as much as she is. If the feminists don't like it then they should go support the wnba. Same people complaining probably couldn't name 3 wnba teams.
With the WNBA I really wonder what ceiling for viewship is when it continues to be that more men watch the sport than women. Women in general don't seem to give sports as much attention. (in fact, isn't sports viewership and participation going down overall?)
I think Clark was uniquely exciting in the women's game and was celebrated for it. She became a cultural phenomenon. But hard to say that will translate into a bunch of enthusiasm for the WNBA.
I think Clark was uniquely exciting in the women's game and was celebrated for it. She became a cultural phenomenon. But hard to say that will translate into a bunch of enthusiasm for the WNBA.
With the amount of negativity the WNBA players have shown to Clark, I would love to have the fever have 10x the viewer ship and then CC goes oversees to make 5 mill a year in England
Yes...so bad that she shoots threes in rythym from distance. Never has worked.
But it is telling how little someone knows about basketball when they do not realize that even in a miss those are not horrible shots. What it does to other team...how they play D, how they pull to D on their own shot to cover the transition, limiting their offensive rebound opportunities, etc.
OP may have had one of the dumbest posts ever.
I love it when morons waste time and energy because they simply can't understand the difference between sexism and economics.
Women: Hey! We deserve equal pay in sports.
Also Women: We've never watched a single WNBA game.
Also Women: We've never watched a single WNBA game.
It's cool to have an absolute game changer come through the program, and somebody Iowa fans can be really proud of. But history tells us that people just won't support women's sports over the long haul. As great as the USA women's soccer team was or has been, if they had a game on TV the same time as the USA Men's team... the ratings would be 10 to 1 in favor of the middle of the road Men's team vs a perennial power in the women.
Everyone is celebrating the 2.44 million viewers for the WNBA draft... to put that in perspective:
At least 21 of the meaningless bowl games people complain about and players sit out of had higher TV ratings than the WNBA draft; that number goes higher if you include the playoff games.
This includes:
Memphis vs Iowa State
Airforce vs James Madison
Duke vs Troy
Northwestern vs Utah
Kansas vs UNLV
Texas STATE vs Rice
Oregon vs Liberty
And then you start to get into bigger name teams with much larger viewership numbers than the WNBA draft.
Everyone is celebrating the 2.44 million viewers for the WNBA draft... to put that in perspective:
At least 21 of the meaningless bowl games people complain about and players sit out of had higher TV ratings than the WNBA draft; that number goes higher if you include the playoff games.
This includes:
Memphis vs Iowa State
Airforce vs James Madison
Duke vs Troy
Northwestern vs Utah
Kansas vs UNLV
Texas STATE vs Rice
Oregon vs Liberty
And then you start to get into bigger name teams with much larger viewership numbers than the WNBA draft.
hawkeyetraveler
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I’m not sure this is the best comparison. Last year’s NBA draft first round had about 2x the number of viewers as this WNBA draft. If the WNBA was able to draw 1/2 the level of interest as the NBA it would be financially viable and the salaries would increase dramatically. I doubt it rises to that level immediately, but it will undoubtedly go up quite a bit this year. Hope it is sustainable.
There’s a real chance I never see Caitlin Clark play another game ever again. And I’m guessing that’s most people who watched her last one.
But I will definitely see another women’s college game.
But I will definitely see another women’s college game.
Not only this but I think they're only going to watch like two of her games maybe three and then lose interest. I'm afraid she's going to be a little underwhelming in the pros compared to college maybe I'm wrong
I feel it's a decent comparison because if the WNBA draft with CC and all the hype can't get more viewers in prime time than Servpro First Responders Bowl played at 530 pm then I have to wonder how much of this is real passion and how much was morbid curiosity
A draft and a live sporting event are 2 completely different things though. The NHL draft had less viewers than the WNBA Finals
I didn't know there was a NHL draft? Then again I have watched about the same amount of NHL and WNBA over the last 20 years
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