But now we can begin to ease them into the games. They're picking up a lot of the things they were missing. In January, they'll begin to come into their own. There's no question that women's basketball is growing in popularity all over the country. One of the reasons is the level of play has improved tremendously.
Players are bigger, quicker, stronger and demonstrate more skill.
Truth is, people want to come out and see a product that's worthy of their time. I think that the WNBA is helping to whet everyone's appetite. The Final Four and the TV coverage that is becoming more and more evident, is also giving us an opportunity to expose the sport. I think we're going to have a lot more support this year ourselves. As more young girls see their favorite WNBA players, and parents see the kind of popularity, I think they'll support their daughters and their opportunities.