Greg No, we do not. For starters, there are far more NBA teams, so it's that much harder. Just like in the olden days of the NHL when there were only the "original six" teams, some racked up trophies in a way that was never approached after the league expanded. Always gonna be bad teams with no chance, but otherwise it's really simple math. Then there's the whole competition thing. How much money did Sue Bird make in a year? How many fans turn out for a WNBA championship parade? Larry Bird started out in the NBA before salaries really exploded and yet he still earned more forty years ago than Sue Bird did last year. Don't start with that nonsense either, the WNBA loses money. It's all about TV revenue, filling the stands, how much you can charge per ticket, merchandise sales. You think that NBA money entices far more talented boys to pursue that dream? Let's put it another way, if I played for Stanford's women's basketball team and majored in just about anything, no way I'd pursue professional hoops. Most Stanford grads make way more money.

Greg No, we do not. For starters, there are far more NBA teams, so it's that much harder. Just like in the olden days of the NHL when there were only the "original six" teams, some racked up trophies in a way that was never approached after the league expanded. Always gonna be bad teams with no chance, but otherwise it's really simple math. Then there's the whole competition thing. How much money did Sue Bird make in a year? How many fans turn out for a WNBA championship parade? Larry Bird started out in the NBA before salaries really exploded and yet he still earned more forty years ago than Sue Bird did last year. Don't start with that nonsense either, the WNBA loses money. It's all about TV revenue, filling the stands, how much you can charge per ticket, merchandise sales. You think that NBA money entices far more talented boys to pursue that dream? Let's put it another way, if I played for Stanford's women's basketball team and majored in just about anything, no way I'd pursue professional hoops. Most Stanford grads make way more money.

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