WNBA 2026

The basketball in this league is horrid but the drama around it is a soap opera.

Caliknight said:

The basketball in this league is horrid but the drama around it is a soap opera.

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Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Women's sports are playing catch up with the men's game and to expect the same type of play isn't reasonable;e.
But judging moth men's and women's sports on their own merits is the best way enjoy watching both .
Remember the NBA has close to a 50 year jump on improving their game
The NBA was formed in 1948 , 50 years later ,in 1997, the WNBA got its start
Comparing WNBA player's game to NBA players is like comparing George Yardley of old the Fort Wayne Pistons an all star from the 1950s to today's all star, Jaylen Brown of the 76ers,

The women's game has improved leaps and bounds, but still has a talent disadvantage , because the women haven't been developing their skills like the men have because the sport opened up to them much later and it took time to gain women's interest in playing the game once it became open to them The game always was open to women in colleges , but not seen a something most colleges felt making a major sport
That ended after The Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) was officially formed in 1971 and Title IX coming into play in 1972

Plenty of of other women’s sports are watchable. Tennis. Golf.

Basketball isn’t one. It’s actually awful. But the drama around, players in relationships, cheating with other players, and all else, it’s a soap opera. Women running a women’s league was always going to lead to this.