We Got Next!
Yeah, I know what you're probably thinking: "With the Braves' piss poor showing the last few years, the Falcons in total disarray and the Hawks looking only marginally better, why on Earth would WNBA prez Donna Orender elect to start her newest franchise in the sports purgatory commonly called Atlanta?" Umm, maybe THAT'S the reason- to shoot some new blood into the city too busy to cheer. See, NS isn't like a lot of folks out there who simply discount the ladies league as this second-rate sideshow. I actually kinda like watching Swin Cash, Seimone Augustus and Diana Taurasi out there on the floor. In fact, here are three reasons the Atlanta Jam (or Soul or Belles or Phoenix or whatever fans vote to call it) can make it:
1. Summer's In- Come June and July, the baseball season is already kinda dragging. And Arena Football? Well, honestly, that's just kind of a drag in general. Maybe the fresh team, with its new stars, new colors and new attitude, can bring some new life to the local sports scene.
2. Oh, They'll Come- Listen, Knoxville and Athens are only a few hours drive from downtown Atlanta and you know how crazy they are about their basketball in those two towns, right? Plus, you add in the fact that there are countless teenaged girls (and their parents) and active college students in the city, and you essentially have the necessary 7,000-8,000 fans/game to keep things afloat.
3. Position for Parker- It doesn't take Atlanta owner Ronald Terwilliger to tell you that most expansion teams struggle the first couple of years. Things probably won't be any different this time around. That's okay though. Suck this year with Candice Wiggins or Sylvia Fowles and four scrubs, but come next year, position yourself for the Candice Parker lottery. And trust, she'll do all she can on her end to play in the A. Why? Don't forget she's engaged to Hawk forward Shelden Williams.
1. Summer's In- Come June and July, the baseball season is already kinda dragging. And Arena Football? Well, honestly, that's just kind of a drag in general. Maybe the fresh team, with its new stars, new colors and new attitude, can bring some new life to the local sports scene.
2. Oh, They'll Come- Listen, Knoxville and Athens are only a few hours drive from downtown Atlanta and you know how crazy they are about their basketball in those two towns, right? Plus, you add in the fact that there are countless teenaged girls (and their parents) and active college students in the city, and you essentially have the necessary 7,000-8,000 fans/game to keep things afloat.
3. Position for Parker- It doesn't take Atlanta owner Ronald Terwilliger to tell you that most expansion teams struggle the first couple of years. Things probably won't be any different this time around. That's okay though. Suck this year with Candice Wiggins or Sylvia Fowles and four scrubs, but come next year, position yourself for the Candice Parker lottery. And trust, she'll do all she can on her end to play in the A. Why? Don't forget she's engaged to Hawk forward Shelden Williams.
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