Case Study Of The WNBA

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“Profit growth is measured by the percentage increase in net profits over time. In general, higher profitability and a higher rate of profit growth will increase the value of an enterprise and thus the returns garnered by its owners, the shareholders.” (Hill, Global Business Today.) This is the main reason that it is important that the Women’s National Basketball Association is successful. Started by the NBA, the WNBA has been lucky to start out with a partner that is already stable in it’s industry. The WNBA was not able to support itself when it started out, similar to most leagues. The NBA spent more than $10 million per year during the mid-2000s to keep the WNBA financially solvent. Without the NBA, the WNBA would’ve folded. It was estimated that teams were losing around $1.5 million to $2 million a

Even though the New Orleans Pelicans signed Anthony Davis to 5 year / 145 million dollar extension this past off-season. The Pelicans should strongly consider trading Davis within the next 2-3 seasons because Davis has missed at least 15 games in each of his first three seasons due to a number of injuries, which include sprained right shoulder, sprained MCL and a fractured left hand. If Anthony Davis continues to sustain injuries that force him to exit or miss games he will not be able to lead the Pelicans to any real team success. Real team success for the Pelicans would be winning 50-55 regular season games and making it pass the first round. For the Pelicans to achieve this goal they would need Davis 75 to 80 games without missing big portions of games to attend to an injury. Since the Pelicans do not have another impact player on their roster that can help them tread water until Davis.

We are going to talk about the differences about the National Basketball Association and the Woman National Basketball Association. Because right now the popularity on the WNBA is known than the NBA, mainly because of the excitement of the NBA brings to the fans is a lot more entertaining than the WNBA, obviously because in the NBA have more money to pay their players and to have nice venue. An interview on ESPN said that an NBA game draws over double the attendance of a WNBA game, which means that there will be more ticket sales as well as merchandise sales and endorsements.  This means that owners of WNBA teams are making much less money

The Women’s National Basketball Association, more commonly known as the WNBA, is a professional basketball league consisting of 12 teams spanning across the United States. The league was founded in 1996 but didn’t officially kick off until 1997. While it’s not the first major women’s professional basketball league in the United States, the WNBA is the only league that has received full backing from the National Basketball Association, more commonly, the NBA. Now in its 20th season under the direction of league president Lisa Borders, the regular season is played from June to September with the playoffs spanning through the remainder of September into the middle of October. Although they have the full backing from the NBA, there are still a few discrepancies between the two leagues. Even though WNBA games are not as exciting as NBA games, the players of the WNBA deserve equal pay because the team mindset makes the game more challenging, players continue to show their hard work in the offseason by playing overseas, and they inspire young girls by providing for charities as a result of their work.

It’s no secret that WNBA players are grossly under paid in comparison to NBA players. This article will truly show you how bad this wage gap is. Sylvia Fowles is the reigning WNBA MVP and a huge contributor for the Minnesota Lynx (2017 champs). Just to give you some numbers of what exactly she did last season, she had the top field-goal percentage, second in rebounds per game, second in blocks per game and overall the fifth leading scorer in the league. Sylvia got paid an estimated $109,000 this past year with certain small bonuses coming in for being a top performer. In comparison, Kevin Durant, the reigning 2016-2017 NBA MVP made an estimated $26.54 million, with bonuses of course. How can it be 2018 and the top WNBA players only make a fraction

Kevin Durant left the Oklahoma City Thunder for the Golden State Warriors. This proves the theroy “if you fall down, get back up and take the easiest road to reach your goals.” My parents taught me that no matter what happens always maintain your integrity and work hard for what one wants in life. I will use my scholarship money to help further my education in the Criminal Justice degree program. I will then be capable to earn the neccesary stratigies and information such as my decision making, communicating skills to help my community as a police officer.

The short-handed Los Angeles Clippers will be trying overturn their bad lucks when they host the visiting Portland Trail Blazers for the Game 5 of their Western Conference First Round best-of-seven playoff series at the Staples Center on Wednesday evening.

The Pulaski Girls Basketball team is hoping for another successful year of hoops. Last season the team was robbed in the regional final game against Southwest by a last second half court shot. On November 9, the team begins practice and their first game is against Wausau West at home on November 19. The Raiders host 12 home games this year leading up to regionals on February 23.

The Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) was formed in 1981 when a group women coaches met at the Olympic Festival in Syracuse, NY. The initial meeting included legendary women basketball coaches Pat Summit, Kay Yow and Vivian Stringer. During the first year, the WBCA establishes a board of directors, creates a logo, and establishes Backboard Bulletin as its first publication. The WBCA started in Philadelphia before moving in 1985 to its current headquarters in Atlanta. The organization continues to grow in its influence and importance in the game of women’s basketball through educational programing, networking opportunities, information and news, legislative and rule changes, and representing a voice collectively of the membership to the NCAA and other governing bodies in women’s basketball.

Every paying job has different amounts of pay; whether you work at a school and get paid $37,000 or $54,000, you are still doing the same job. The only difference is the amount of years you’ve worked there, and what subject you teach. This is just like what happens to the WNBA players and NBA players, only when playing basketball, you are doing the same exact thing. Between the WNBA and NBA there is a huge margin in pay.

So who’s really better men or women? It’s all up to someone’s choice but I have to say that women are better due to certain statistics shown throughout the essay. Everyone will all have a different viewpoint based on their preference of athletes. However, I believe that a woman can do anything a man can do regardless if it sports or an occupation. It doesn’t matter if someone likes the WNBA better or the NBA better they are both great sports and they both have great athletes.

It should come as no surprise to the producer, WFAN radio and MSNBC who simulcast nationally the show that eventually Don would cross the line with his “often close-to-the edge style of humor; he regularly trashed any interest group… for he was an equal-opportunity offender.” Don should have persuaded the networks that his comments as well as all the other comments made over the past 30 years were not meant to be amusing, not hurtful. The controversial comments that he made in reference to the Rutgers University women’s basketball team was in line with his “close-to-the edge style of humor” that he has made over the past 30 years. Don was well known for his communication style directed at anyone regardless of “age, gender, body type, political

The University of Connecticut women’s basketball is arguably one of the most dominant programs in college sports. The big criticism of women’s basketball is a lack of consistency. Uconn has been an unstoppable force for the last fifteen years, which could be a main reason why it receives so much judgement. After winning their fourth straight national title in the 2015-16 season, the amount of criticism has never been higher. With Uconn being so dominant in recent years, many people feel that their dominance is ruining the women's game, even Boston Globe columnist, Dan Shaughnessy commented on the team, causing the team and staff to fight back with comparisons and opinions of their own.