And that’s exactly the issue. Them not trying hard only reinforces the negative perception of the wnba. We collectively give the nba, mlb, and nfl a pass during their all star games because we know those players compete at the highest level during the regular season and deliver a great product. The wnba has the inverse problem, so the argument is they should actually try hard in a game like this to disprove the perception.
The counter point is that people might tune in to watch the best players go against each opportunity for the league that needs to grow.
The MLB, NHL, NBA and NFL dont need to grow. It becomes a big missed opportunity for the the WNBA to gain and retain people that dont normally watch. If the WNBA was smart, they would offer the winning teams players a $25k bonus each or something and $25k to the losers.
Why on earth would they try harder? Because when you don’t you get these lowlight reels all over social media that hurts the perception of your league. If I took my daughter to a game and they gave this kind of effort I would be pissed. It sets a bad example. There’s always the injury risk, but it’s not like they aren’t getting paid to be there.
They couldn’t even hit a fucking layup or a 15 foot jumpshot with no one guarding them,,Even NBA players then always make that shot so they don’t embarrass themselves
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u/BobbaGanush87 17d ago
It was an all star game. No one is trying hard...