The ABL had better talent than the W but the W had the MNBA to back them. Dawn Staley, Teresa Edwards, Yolanda Griffith, Katrina McClain and other elite players played in the ABL first. The ABL was played during normal basketball season and the players made 6 figures. However, it couldn't compete with the W's marketing and resources at the time, causing it to fold.
I ❤ this content. I moved to colorado 4 years ago and fell in love with the Nuggets. After our championship I wanted more basketball and found the WNBA Aces and became a fan. I got my mom hooked too 😂 and hope we get a WNBA home team!!!🎉
@4:05, @8:19 and 17:23 - Yes, please! @5:25 and @6:41 - 👏👀 @16:34 - As you've mentioned, un-tapped markets should be of interest: The State of Iowa is another example, especially with college pipelines from the Hawkeyes (B1G) and Cyclones (Big XII). In addition, I would like to see the WNBA revisit Houston (besides given its legendary history), as the Cougars enter the Big XII and the Owls (AAC) are making some noise...plus the Houston area is a recruiting "hot-bed" [with student-athletes from elementary to college-bound]!
Quita, I always love the content of your videos. Yes, PLEASE present one on the ABL! I remember the brief time when both the ABL and the WNBA co-existed, and felt they were playing stronger b’ball in the ABL at the time. The same thing was happening with the men in ABA / NBA. Of course as a whole, the pool of talent is better now. The W needs another team because too many very talented ladies are being left out only because no available roster spot.
I'll admit, although Denver just won the NBA championship it wasn't the first location that came to mind for WNBA expansion. I had Miami and some city in Louisiana in mind New Orleans/Baton Rouge. What I like about Denver is they have interested investors so that's a good sign. I hope this expansion does take place!
I attended the sweet 16 games in Seattle this year, at the game were a lot of WNBA fans. Having a WNBA in a city grows women's sports overall. I hope for continued growth of the WNBA.
Hi Quita, im taking a break from Track&Field world championship to check in with ya. You're always so informative and well researched. The ABL had great players before it folded. Dawn Staley, Valerie Stills and Teresa Edwards were 3 of my favs. As far as expansion goes. Toronto showed great numbers. And with the women's bball tradition built by the P. Summit &Tenn Vols; Nashville might be a good bet.
As always thanks for watching! I really would enjoy a Nashville team. Tennessee has supported women's basketball for decades, I'm sure they would also support a WNBA team
Hello Quita, I hope all is well. I enjoyed this video regarding this subject matter. I’m glad you showed that dunk by Sylvia Crawley because I remember seeing it on the news. She was a good player who moved fluently when she played, and dunking was the icing on the cake. As far as Colorado goes, I believe it would be an excellent fresh market for the WNBA. My only concern would be getting fans from Colorado Springs to Denver. I mention this because I once lived in that area, and cars would be the only way that fans could make it to the stadium unless things changed because it was several years ago when I lived there. Lastly, I don’t think Charlotte is a good market for the WNBA. This area loves college sports, but that love doesn’t extend to the professional leagues. For instance, look at the fanfare for the Charlotte Hornets. Not the best, in my opinion. I have to say this: I hope Canada is in the mix to get a team.
I agree with your thoughts on Charlotte, that’s one of the reasons I don’t think the WNBA will be expanding there any time soon. Thanks for mentioning the Colorado Springs piece, I wonder if they are considering that when picking an arena
Hi Quita-this is exciting in that the WNBA is expanding. I still hold out hope that ABQ, NM might have a chance sometime in the future. I looked at the population of one of the cities that was looked at-Austin, since I thought it might comparable to Albuquerque, but Austin is still considerably larger-about 400K larger in terms of population. I guess the city has be pretty large to be in consideration. I think the things to think about with this-positive and negative, is that while we are a huge basketball-obsessed city, with our UNM Lobos-with both the Women and Men's teams and also the NMSU Men and Women's teams, I am not sure if the population would be as supportive of a WNBA team. At times, our Women's College teams haven't got the exposure and fan base that they deserve. I think though, that minds would change, if people got a taste of seeing these women playing ball in the Pit. (UNM) There's the mentality that basketball is solely dunking, power plays, alley oops, all offense, and individual stars, and not great shooting, passing, screen and goes, bank shots, team play and defense, which is probably a part of every city, but maybe more so in a smaller, less metropolitan city? Anyway, I still think it would be cool for Denver to gain a W team. Heck, I/we would love to travel up there to visit friends/family and catch a game! Great story.
Thanks for commenting! I think Albuquerque, is a long shot to get a WNBA team, primarily because of the size. The WNBA is still a niche product and it wouldnt be helpful for them to set up shop in small cities because the overall pool of interested fans would be really small. But keep hope alive! Maybe someday a professional womens basketball team will come to Albuquerque
@@QuitaLovesSports Yes, I get it. It's too small of a city to support the team. Bummer. It's kind of bad too, because we have some major big city issues here, already, even with us being a mid-size city, so I am not exactly itching to for us to grow exponentially either. Do you know anything about Stewie and Napheesa's off season league's playing locales?
Would love a video on the 4 cities you mentioned- Nashville Portland denver and Philly, cases for them or comparisons to the others named like Boston and the bay. would be a fun tier list!
I lived in CO for many years, and they def support their sports franchises. Hope that happens. However, now I live in the Bay Area, so I'd love to see a team here.
Denver would be truthfully legit, as would Philadelphia (which is a diehard sports town and desperately needs another pro hoops team outside of the dysfunctional 76ers), but my favorites to team grab are probably IMO: TORONTO and PHILADELPHIA and probably Oakland/Bay Area.
I wonder about Toronto, while that preseason game was awesome, I don’t know if the league is big enough to deal with international travel and the complications that come
Denver would be great and they seem to be serious about it so I hope they get it. Please do a video about the Chill and the ABL. I honestly hope instead of Austin they bring the Comets back to Houston and snatch the Ogwumikes from LA lol! Beyoncé as an owner would be chef’s kiss! I know she was interested in investing in the Rockets in the past. Why not invest in the W and bring the legacy of excellence back to Houston? That’s my expansion dream lol!
I wish the league would bring back the comments, but that doesnt seem likely to happen (at least right now). The team failed for a reason, and I assume the WNBA dont want to try again in the same market. I'm going to do some research on the Comets, why they left and why the league wont bring the team back
I have some suggestions big and small cities. Off top "Houston" should get another crack at getting another WNBA team. I want to see a Dallas vs Houston rivalry in Texas. The Houston Comets (in my opinion) should still be around. Other states/cities: Mississippi, Toronto, Mexico City (or New Mexico), Oakland (needs some love), Kansas, Philadelphia, Memphis (TN), Oregon, and a Florida WNBA team too.
Hey Quinta! I know your channel is all about the ladies, but I would love to see an NBA expansion discussion. It doesn't have to be a long video either. I believe the WNBA should expand with two new teams; the NBA, in my opinion, should/could expand with four new teams. The NBA has enough talent to spread out a little more, but the WNBA just need more roster spots to see more women thrive and continue to expand from there.
Denver is ready for a WNBA team. Given their resources I definitely think they will be 1 of the next 4 teams. As for a name I’ve heard Denver Diamonds and Denver Gold from a local Denver news outlet. I kinda like the Denver Gold it makes sense especially with the history of the state. Now as for the next 3 locations. I like Portland, Philadelphia and Toronto. Portland use to a team called the Portland Fire. But that team had financial problems unfortunately and folded after three seasons. I think because the popularity with the NWSL team Portland Thorns. The fanbase wants other chance with a WNBA team. Philadelphia I think is a great spot. Philly sports will support that team whether good or bad lol. Toronto I think is the easiest slam dunk I mean 19,000 people showed up for a preseason game. I also don’t want multiple teams in each state. You need to spread them out and grow the fanbase more. I think the goal of the league should be to get to 20 teams. That would be monumental for women’s pro-basketball in the US.
I like the Denver Gold, though I wonder what that mascot would be. Another name could be the Denver Avalanche. While the Toronto game was super popular I'm not sure the league is ready for the logistical nightmare regular international travel would cause, but we will see I do like the idea of having 20 teams that are spread out, that way fans all around the country can have a close-ish team near them.
I believe WNBA needs to put teams where there is no competition like North and South Dakota, Montana etc. Denver the ladies have to compete with Nuggets and Bronco Country..IMO
Number of WNBA could the same as NBA 30 Nos.Currently thére 12 plus two ( 2) expansion teams in 2025 then 2026 can add another 6 Nos on 2027 another 6Nos can be added in 2028 last 4 teams in 2029 With the expansion majority NCAA players can be drafted after in WNBA as there will be a lot of players are needed to fill the slots 16 Nos x 14 ( Players/ team Roster 12+2) 224 new players from.2026 to 2029 are needed
HigkKEY the ABL had ALLLLLL the True Starts and were paying athletes more! Hence what contributed to the fall of the ABL. Without the NBA backing and BET only playing the ABL games, the ABL couldn't keep up
The WNBA has existed for 27 years the league has never made a profit. The talent pool has been low for a generation. Even the famed Houston Rockets ( who has won 4 consecutive league titles) folded. The WNBA has to break even or a profit in order to grant expansion teams.
The ABL had better talent than the W but the W had the MNBA to back them. Dawn Staley, Teresa Edwards, Yolanda Griffith, Katrina McClain and other elite players played in the ABL first. The ABL was played during normal basketball season and the players made 6 figures. However, it couldn't compete with the W's marketing and resources at the time, causing it to fold.
Yea the more I look into the ABL the more I see truly how talented the league was
I ❤ this content. I moved to colorado 4 years ago and fell in love with the Nuggets. After our championship I wanted more basketball and found the WNBA Aces and became a fan. I got my mom hooked too 😂 and hope we get a WNBA home team!!!🎉
Love this! Hopefully y’all get a team soon!
Great video! Please do a video on the ABL and I can't wait to see your video about the slam dunk contest.
You got it!
@4:05, @8:19 and 17:23 - Yes, please!
@5:25 and @6:41 - 👏👀
@16:34 - As you've mentioned, un-tapped markets should be of interest: The State of Iowa is another example, especially with college pipelines from the Hawkeyes (B1G) and Cyclones (Big XII). In addition, I would like to see the WNBA revisit Houston (besides given its legendary history), as the Cougars enter the Big XII and the Owls (AAC) are making some noise...plus the Houston area is a recruiting "hot-bed" [with student-athletes from elementary to college-bound]!
Sylvia Crawley also played for the Portland Fire. I met her when I was a kid. That is literally why I started hooping! #bringbackPortlandFire
Wow that awesome!
It's a shame people don't talk about that dunk when they mention Lisa Leslie, Britney Griner, Candace Parker...
Quita, I always love the content of your videos. Yes, PLEASE present one on the ABL! I remember the brief time when both the ABL and the WNBA co-existed, and felt they were playing stronger b’ball in the ABL at the time. The same thing was happening with the men in ABA / NBA. Of course as a whole, the pool of talent is better now. The W needs another team because too many very talented ladies are being left out only because no available roster spot.
I'll admit, although Denver just won the NBA championship it wasn't the first location that came to mind for WNBA expansion. I had Miami and some city in Louisiana in mind New Orleans/Baton Rouge. What I like about Denver is they have interested investors so that's a good sign. I hope this expansion does take place!
I attended the sweet 16 games in Seattle this year, at the game were a lot of WNBA fans. Having a WNBA in a city grows women's sports overall. I hope for continued growth of the WNBA.
Omg Yes! Definitely Quita do the ABL video, please and thank you! I would love to know more about that era!
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Hi Quita, im taking a break from Track&Field world championship to check in with ya. You're always so informative and well researched. The ABL had great players before it folded. Dawn Staley, Valerie Stills and Teresa Edwards were 3 of my favs. As far as expansion goes. Toronto showed great numbers. And with the women's bball tradition built by the P. Summit &Tenn Vols; Nashville might be a good bet.
As always thanks for watching! I really would enjoy a Nashville team. Tennessee has supported women's basketball for decades, I'm sure they would also support a WNBA team
Hello Quita, I hope all is well. I enjoyed this video regarding this subject matter. I’m glad you showed that dunk by Sylvia Crawley because I remember seeing it on the news. She was a good player who moved fluently when she played, and dunking was the icing on the cake. As far as Colorado goes, I believe it would be an excellent fresh market for the WNBA. My only concern would be getting fans from Colorado Springs to Denver. I mention this because I once lived in that area, and cars would be the only way that fans could make it to the stadium unless things changed because it was several years ago when I lived there. Lastly, I don’t think Charlotte is a good market for the WNBA. This area loves college sports, but that love doesn’t extend to the professional leagues. For instance, look at the fanfare for the Charlotte Hornets. Not the best, in my opinion. I have to say this: I hope Canada is in the mix to get a team.
I agree with your thoughts on Charlotte, that’s one of the reasons I don’t think the WNBA will be expanding there any time soon. Thanks for mentioning the Colorado Springs piece, I wonder if they are considering that when picking an arena
Hi Quita-this is exciting in that the WNBA is expanding. I still hold out hope that ABQ, NM might have a chance sometime in the future. I looked at the population of one of the cities that was looked at-Austin, since I thought it might comparable to Albuquerque, but Austin is still considerably larger-about 400K larger in terms of population. I guess the city has be pretty large to be in consideration. I think the things to think about with this-positive and negative, is that while we are a huge basketball-obsessed city, with our UNM Lobos-with both the Women and Men's teams and also the NMSU Men and Women's teams, I am not sure if the population would be as supportive of a WNBA team. At times, our Women's College teams haven't got the exposure and fan base that they deserve. I think though, that minds would change, if people got a taste of seeing these women playing ball in the Pit. (UNM) There's the mentality that basketball is solely dunking, power plays, alley oops, all offense, and individual stars, and not great shooting, passing, screen and goes, bank shots, team play and defense, which is probably a part of every city, but maybe more so in a smaller, less metropolitan city? Anyway, I still think it would be cool for Denver to gain a W team. Heck, I/we would love to travel up there to visit friends/family and catch a game! Great story.
Thanks for commenting! I think Albuquerque, is a long shot to get a WNBA team, primarily because of the size. The WNBA is still a niche product and it wouldnt be helpful for them to set up shop in small cities because the overall pool of interested fans would be really small. But keep hope alive! Maybe someday a professional womens basketball team will come to Albuquerque
@@QuitaLovesSports Yes, I get it. It's too small of a city to support the team. Bummer. It's kind of bad too, because we have some major big city issues here, already, even with us being a mid-size city, so I am not exactly itching to for us to grow exponentially either. Do you know anything about Stewie and Napheesa's off season league's playing locales?
Would love a video on the 4 cities you mentioned- Nashville Portland denver and Philly, cases for them or comparisons to the others named like Boston and the bay. would be a fun tier list!
Great suggestion!
Boston would be a great city for a WNBA team, they are true fanatics for ALL their sports over there 😂
@@spreadlove1655 I agree about Toronto but I don't think the W has the funds for teams to travel to and from there for a whole season just yet.
If Philly ever get a team, I’m getting season tickets for sure.
100% gritty would love the w coming here
A team in Philadelphia would be sooo popular
I commented and appreciated your content and research on ABL, Xplosion on another login. Lark Birdsong, GM Colorado Xplosion
dont go getting my hopes up about a franchise in Denver. would definitely get season tickets..
also, please do a post on the ABL
Keep hope alive! I think Denver has a great chance to get a franchise
Big mistake ignoring ohio. columbus or cincy i think would really support it. Not sure why they keep.overlooking us
I lived in CO for many years, and they def support their sports franchises. Hope that happens. However, now I live in the Bay Area, so I'd love to see a team here.
Thanks for sharing! Since you have been to both places which team do you want to get a team the most?
Thanks for research and content. Lark Birdsong, GM Colorado Xplosion.
You were the GM for the Xplosion?
You was the GM for the Xplosion?
New subscriber here, love what I've watched of your content so far. Can we see a little more of the sleeping dog/cat please? ❤️
Haha I’ll see if they can be featured in a future video
Denver would be truthfully legit, as would Philadelphia (which is a diehard sports town and desperately needs another pro hoops team outside of the dysfunctional 76ers), but my favorites to team grab are probably IMO:
TORONTO and PHILADELPHIA and probably Oakland/Bay Area.
I wonder about Toronto, while that preseason game was awesome, I don’t know if the league is big enough to deal with international travel and the complications that come
Holy shit I've never heard of the woman's league and they had a dunking contest in the 90s???? Please make a video
At this point, I'll take a team(s) wherever we can get them. However, I would love to get a team back in Detroit.
Denver would be great and they seem to be serious about it so I hope they get it. Please do a video about the Chill and the ABL. I honestly hope instead of Austin they bring the Comets back to Houston and snatch the Ogwumikes from LA lol! Beyoncé as an owner would be chef’s kiss! I know she was interested in investing in the Rockets in the past. Why not invest in the W and bring the legacy of excellence back to Houston? That’s my expansion dream lol!
I wish the league would bring back the comments, but that doesnt seem likely to happen (at least right now). The team failed for a reason, and I assume the WNBA dont want to try again in the same market. I'm going to do some research on the Comets, why they left and why the league wont bring the team back
I have some suggestions big and small cities. Off top "Houston" should get another crack at getting another WNBA team. I want to see a Dallas vs Houston rivalry in Texas. The Houston Comets (in my opinion) should still be around.
Other states/cities: Mississippi, Toronto, Mexico City (or New Mexico), Oakland (needs some love), Kansas, Philadelphia, Memphis (TN), Oregon, and a Florida WNBA team too.
Hey Quinta! I know your channel is all about the ladies, but I would love to see an NBA expansion discussion. It doesn't have to be a long video either.
I believe the WNBA should expand with two new teams; the NBA, in my opinion, should/could expand with four new teams. The NBA has enough talent to spread out a little more, but the WNBA just need more roster spots to see more women thrive and continue to expand from there.
Would love a video about the ABL.
It’s on the way!
Debbie Black also played with Connecticut Sun. She was a defensive pest.
Yes she did, thanks for mentioning that!
How in the hell is Cleveland not on that list??
I wonder if they deem Cleveland too small
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Denver is ready for a WNBA team. Given their resources I definitely think they will be 1 of the next 4 teams. As for a name I’ve heard Denver Diamonds and Denver Gold from a local Denver news outlet. I kinda like the Denver Gold it makes sense especially with the history of the state.
Now as for the next 3 locations. I like Portland, Philadelphia and Toronto. Portland use to a team called the Portland Fire. But that team had financial problems unfortunately and folded after three seasons. I think because the popularity with the NWSL team Portland Thorns. The fanbase wants other chance with a WNBA team.
Philadelphia I think is a great spot. Philly sports will support that team whether good or bad lol. Toronto I think is the easiest slam dunk I mean 19,000 people showed up for a preseason game. I also don’t want multiple teams in each state. You need to spread them out and grow the fanbase more.
I think the goal of the league should be to get to 20 teams. That would be monumental for women’s pro-basketball in the US.
I like the Denver Gold, though I wonder what that mascot would be. Another name could be the Denver Avalanche.
While the Toronto game was super popular I'm not sure the league is ready for the logistical nightmare regular international travel would cause, but we will see
I do like the idea of having 20 teams that are spread out, that way fans all around the country can have a close-ish team near them.
I believe WNBA needs to put teams where there is no competition like North and South Dakota, Montana etc. Denver the ladies have to compete with Nuggets and Bronco Country..IMO
Number of WNBA could the same as NBA 30 Nos.Currently thére 12 plus two ( 2) expansion teams in 2025 then 2026 can add another 6 Nos on 2027 another 6Nos can be added in 2028 last 4 teams in 2029 With the expansion majority NCAA players can be drafted after in WNBA as there will be a lot of players are needed to fill the slots 16 Nos x 14 ( Players/ team Roster 12+2) 224 new players from.2026 to 2029 are needed
Debbie Black was a Problem 💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾
She was reallllly good
HigkKEY the ABL had ALLLLLL the True Starts and were paying athletes more! Hence what contributed to the fall of the ABL. Without the NBA backing and BET only playing the ABL games, the ABL couldn't keep up
The WNBA has existed for 27 years the league has never made a profit. The talent pool has been low for a generation. Even the famed Houston Rockets ( who has won 4 consecutive league titles) folded. The WNBA has to break even or a profit in order to grant expansion teams.
I remember this dunk!..
I remember Debbie on the SOL getting in a fight with spoon one game when I first watched
Oh wow, I’ve never heard that before. I wonder if I can find a clip of that
@@QuitaLovesSports yea remember it was during a regular season game right before halftime when got in scuffle I wanna say 2002.
@@patjoseph8700 thanks for that , I’ll look into it
This is like cleaning the blood before closing the wound
What do you mean?
@@QuitaLovesSports I just mean the WNBA has more vital issues which should be addressed before expanding
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