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My friend Rebecca — a stalwart Liberty supporter — was first to tell me that WNBA Los Angeles hired Lynne Roberts as their head coach. (My question is “Did Golden State have the chance to hire Coach, and if so, how did they fuck that up?”. Your question might be “Why hire Roberts?”, and one […]

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Lynne Roberts, the Golden State Valkyries, and Paige Bueckers are joining the WNBA in the same season. That just sank in. I mentioned Bueckers because everyone should be jazzed about that. Much bigger to me are the Valkyries, who are a local story; and Coach. I’ve read people referring to Coach as an unknown. It […]

How times change

The WNBA players’ union is opting out of its present contract, due to expire in one year. Which suggests the Caitlin Clark Effect has been SO great for professional American women’s basketball that the players have built a position from which they can effectively walk out. Progress: The highest-ever attendance and TV viewership has spiked […]

Golden State Valkyries open the Chase Center to prospective season ticket buyers, even those with chess teacher money

The Golden State Valkyries have received 15,000 deposits by prospective season ticketholders, and conducted an open house at the Chase Center Aug. 17 to bring together sales representatives and fans. Fans were restricted to exploring the lower two levels of seats. If one wanted to see the upper deck — like I did — an […]