Post by randy on Mar 29, 2023 10:12:56 GMT -5
Mar 27, 2023 10:22:16 GMT -5 @stormeo said:
damn, Clay, comin' for blood here lmao. it’s a modern-day product that sells the athlete rather than the team, which is only a concept that has been come up in the age of social media. is it experimental? yes. maybe too ahead of its time given the lack of audience. i mean, they clearly shouldn’t have it in Dallas ever again. but the timing of its season (during March? stupid af) and location (the Wings already struggle to get fans to show up at times) could certainly make a positive difference. maybe also the marketing of it all. the league certainly shouldn’t pack it up already because of this which may be the implication here, but they do need to learn from it.I still think home teams are the bedrock of pro sports, but FA is eroding that. In the case of UA - the players just aren't "big enough stars" to draw big crowds or eyeballs. They have some proven WNBA players (e.g. A. Gray, N. Smith, Cloud), some WNBA role players, and a lot of WNBA wannabees. That's not enough to draw big crowds in a lot of places, so marketing the players doesn't seem likely to work. The problem with "marketing the players" is that it's a "winner take all" business. Sue Bird, Candace Parker, Chiney, J Jones, Sabrina and a few others are getting the most advertising exposure for example. While it's great for them - it's not apparent that it is drawing fans to games, nor making other players better off. In following the Dream since 2008, I've never seen a TV commercial (local or otherwise) featuring a Dream player other than the ads the team runs itself.
All that aside, seems to me Seattle would be the perfect place for AU because there is a very strong WBB fan base and no NBA competition.
