Talk:Women's National Basketball Association

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Contents 1 Article Expansion 2 Finances 3 3-point line 4 Fire-ing line 5 WNBA Awards 6 "Arguable"

[edit] Article Expansion

Expanded the article a little bit. Did a history write-up and changed the organization a bit. The Orlando and Utah team's aren't really defunct, they just moved so I don't think they count as defunct teams. -- jtalledo 23:28, 13 Nov 2004

[edit] Finances

I've heard that the wnba didn't turn a profit the first several years after it was established but I'm not a good source on the issue. Does anyone have info on the wnba's finances?Vicarious

The June 7 article in the New York Post entitled "WNBA Driving Toward Profit" states that as of 2005, the league has yet to turn a profit but hopes to become profitable by 2006 or 2007 (I don't fully remember the stated year). --Jtalledo (talk) 06:19, 29 August 2005 (UTC)

The most recent edit, regarding inflating attendance figures with free tix, is consistent with my own understanding but it needs a cite. Decafdyke 13:41, 6 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] 3-point line

I'm pretty sure that starting with the 2004 season, the 3-pt. line was moved back from the NCAA standard of 19' 9" to the FIBA standard of 20' 5". Eric 20:06, September 4, 2005 (UTC)

Actually, according to the 2005 WNBA Official rulebook , the distance is 20 ft. 5 in. But that's close enough. ;) Thanks for the heads up. --Jtalledo (talk) 02:42, 5 September 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Fire-ing line

I've heard of a WNBA team the Fire? Have I heard wrong? Or have they gone bust? Trekphiler 09:12, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

I believe they were the first WNBA expansion team to go under. See Portland Fire. --Jtalledo (talk) 18:35, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] WNBA Awards

We only need to keep the current winners on the WNBA wiki page. -TheHoosierState89

[edit] "Arguable"

The statement, "... Arguably most successful women’s professional team sports league" is not fit for an encyclopedia entry if left un-cited.

The phrase, "Arguably" is commonly used to insert an opinion while in the guise of a researched fact. If it is argued so, cite the source in which it is argued. If no source can be cited, then it is not fit for the entry. - Dan Kleinman 24.148.68.164 (talk) 17:39, 18 May 2008 (UTC)