I Have A Solution For The NBA Lockout: Kill The WNBA

 
NBA Commissioner, David Stern.

The NBA can be saved! Yes, you heard me. The NBA can be saved by shutting down the WNBA.

Now, before you call me a sexist, I have numbers and stats that will back up my claims.

The NBA averages about 1.6 million viewers, which is the highest the NBA, or anyone for that fact, has seen. The WNBA has seen some improvements, but they give away most of their tickets because they are unable to sell tickets before the actual game. Who wouldn’t pass up on free tickets to the WNBA? Oh, wait…

The WNBA is a joke. A lot of sports writers and sports fans would agree with me on that. There are several people who would disagree with me, but the world wouldn’t be that great if everyone agreed on everything, so to each their own.

Now, the NBA is going through a lot of hardships (I hope you sensed the sarcasm. If not, I feel sorry for you). NBA Commissioner, David Stern, asked for “bailout” money back in 2009 and he was granted $200 million dollars from JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America. But, compared to the WNBA, the NBA is more entertaining. Who wants to watch a two-hour game of basketball with nothing but layups, jump shots and passing.

Compared to the WNBA’s attendance in 2011, the NBA’s attendance in 2011 was staggering. The top 5 teams were:

TEAMS	YEAR TOTAL		AVERAGE ATTENDANCE
BULLS	893,462		21,791
Trail Blazers	840,924		20,510
Cavaliers		824,595	20,112
Mavs		824,162	20,101
Heat		810,930	19,778

Below is the list of WNBA attendance for 2011:

TEAMS	TOTAL ATTENDANCE (’11 Season)
LA	175,436
MIN	142,319
PHO	155,845
SAN	148,767
SEA	147,196
TUL	82,069
ATL	110,278
CHI	94,116
CON	119,951
IND	136,915
NY	130,936
WAS	177,639

 If you expect 18 to 32-year old's to sit down to watch a WNBA game, think again. David Stern is better off cutting his loses and focusing on the NBA.