I spent a week or so there one summer. It's a nice area. Definitely worse places to spend your winter. Like Connecticut.
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I spent a week or so there one summer. It's a nice area. Definitely worse places to spend your winter. Like Connecticut.
She is 26 years old now! Remember how she was ready to come. Then the NCAA mess and she signed to play Pro in Europe. I think that is how we lost out on this great Danish WBB player.
Yes, I think the area itself would be awesome. I just mean that it's very far from the other population bases in Australia. They're the only pro BB team in the northern half of the country (which is effectively a continent).
WNBA viewership and attendance has decreased over the years, actually. If it weren't for the NBA subsidizing the league, the WNBA wouldn't be able to support its self.
Attendance has been between 7500 and 8000 since 2010. 2018 average was down, but that was primarily due to the Liberty moving, as well as 3 other teams moving arenas.
TV ratings were good enough last year ESPN added 25% more games to its lineup.
My own statistical analysis indicates the NBA is twice as popular as the WNBA. I've lived three miles from Target Center for the last 35 years. Been to more Timberwolves games than Lynxx but most of those were free tickets (cause the Wolves suck) so I am going by purchased tickets using Boxsters own cash American money:
Two Timberwolves games (one Freddie Hoiberg ISU night and one Monte Morris ISU night).
One Minnesota Lynx game (Alison Lacey ISU night)
Two Timberwolves games (one Freddie Hoiberg ISU night and one Monte Morris ISU night).
One Minnesota Lynx game (Alison Lacey ISU night)
BTW, if Bridget makes the Sun's regular season roster the local alumni club will do a Bridget Carleton ISU night when the Sun plays here this summer. Ticket manager has been bugging me about it but told him we should maybe wait and see if she actually makes the roster.
Used to have 10-packs game for couple of seasons for the Lynx (after they won their first titles) and went to the game with my son, who was probably 5 or 6. He enjoyed the atmosphere plus it was summer: no need to worry if having to go home early in order to wake up for school the next day. The tickets were cheap (the season they won the first title it was 30 bucks for one row behind the courtside seat).
It also helped that Wolves were extremely horrible then.
Would love to go back to the game if Bridget makes the roster.
It also helped that Wolves were extremely horrible then.
Would love to go back to the game if Bridget makes the roster.
Well this is the most nonsensical comment so far. To say the men are more athletic is nuts. You’re comparing apples to oranges. Are men more capable in some areas because of genetic differences? Sure. More athletic ...wrong term.
Oh no, let's not go down this semantic rabbit trail. I would much prefer for someone to contact Julie Vanloo to get an update on her career and her anticipation of Bridget becoming a teammate. Wonder if she has been following Iowa State in recent years.
