Misconception about NIL money vs WNBA money according to Aliyah Boston

I think people who think this way are missing the fact that literally nobody gives a frick about the WNBA.

Her popularity score, or whatever these companies use to determine people’s value, is going to plummet. The end of the line for women’s sports (outside tennis or golf) is college. Fans will cheer for their school no matter what. Plus the passion of college kids playing for enjoyment and pride (I realize this is debatable now because of NIL) far outweighs watching pro events.

I could not name two active WNBA players. I couldn’t tell you what teams are good or bad. I’ve never watched a game in my life. These girls are moronic for not staying in college as long as they can. They’ll be a fart in the wind once they leave school. Caitlin Clark is really their only hope since she plays like a mediocre dude playing against girls. She could probably move the WNBA needle a little bit, but not nearly as much as she does at Iowa. She’d also be an idiot to turn down the Big 3 offer for the same reason. Once they lose their popularity from the novelty of college sports fandom, that’s a wrap on their relevancy. No matter how many times ESPN forces the homepage to be covered in WNBA news. Nobody gives a shite about the WNBA and nobody ever will

Boston is intelligent but she is not the Bayou Barbie , Johnson or even HVL meaning no marketing power. Boston is not a factor no WNBA player is .
Reese would be a fool to go WNBA she would be the Queen of WBB .

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Nobody gives a shite about the WNBA and nobody ever will

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The classic Bill Burr rant in a standup special. “Nobody in the WNBA got COVID. They’ve been playing in front of 300-400 people per night for a quarter of a century.”

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This was common sense only delusional people who think Reese is coming back believe otherwise

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Why would a rich alumni pay Reese NIL money after she left Baton Rouge to play professional basketball?

Please provide logic...

Mulkey needs NIL to go to future stars she is recruiting...

Real world reality...money isn't endless

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She said the companies that give NIL can still pay you to endorse their business as a pro and her income is definitely higher this year

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Well yeah. It's just the complete morons on the rant that still can't comprehend that LSU isn't paying NIL money. Will Powerade give a crap that Angel Reese is now playing professional basketball and cut her off because she's no longer at LSU?

None of this story is true

If the NBA didn't pay for the WNBA, that league wouldn't exist. The College WBB has gotten more exciting and draws more people but still doesn't produce a revenue for 99% of teams.
Some individual players will make some money on NIL or endorsements but it's far and few in between.

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My brother was in a frat at Baylor. He said that his fraternity B team, not even best players in his frat, the B team, played Baylor WBB when Mulkey was there, and they'd win by 25+ every time.

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I was at La Tech when they were winning the womans national championship during the Teresa Weatherspoon days. We would play against the Lady Techsters and beat them as well.

No body is watching women’s pro ball.

Someone mentioned golf and tennis. I’d disagree and say tennis and US soccer are the only pro level women’s sports people in America care about. Throw in Olympics every 4 years.

Caitlyn Clark is about to disappear off the face of the earth. Though I assume every network will want her on the screen come March next year.

As for major companies continuing to pay them… why? 90% of the country will forget who Caitlyn Clark is within a few years.

Why? Because we do that with all women athletes because in reality, none are so superior to those who came before that we even care. Caitlyn Clark was shoved down our throat. She scored a lot of points because she could shoot, but she will go the ways of Griner, Fowles, Augustus, Parkee, Taurasi…. Forgotten, outside of the college fanbases where they played.