WNBA Lays The Suspension Smackdown On The L.A. Sparks And Detroit Shock

The first brawl in WNBA history is going to be costly for both teams. 10 players were suspended including Detroit Shock Assistant Coach Rich Mahorn. beyond the suspensions, the Detroit Shock suffered the most by losing star Cheryl Ford for the season. She suffered an ACL tear injury trying to help end the brawl. She will be a glaring reminder for the remainder of the season about the stupidity of the fight.

I'm sorry, I don't care if Lisa Leslie flopped or was pushed, WNBA coaches who are male and former NBA players need to be really careful in cases like this. You keep your butt on the bench and let the referees handle it! And I'm not appreciating Plenette Pierson being made the fall-girl here. She is not a female version of Ron Artest. This incident was fueled by her coach Bill Laimbeer's coaching philosophy of "get tough" and he should bear the responsibility of his coaching.

The WNBA also bears some responsibility for this as well. WNBA referees are absolutely horrible. Bad calls and missed calls all add to tension on the court. The teams that are the top of the WNBA have great parity and poor refereeing affects the players attitudes and the outcome of the game. This is an issue that must be addressed!

And the level of attention this incident is getting also proves that the WNBA needs a completely new marketing strategy and campaign for the future of the organization.

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Nancy "Lady Magic" Lieberman Returns To The WNBA

One of the greatest women basketball players in the world is making a temporary return to the WNBA. Nancy Lieberman will join the Detroit Shock for seven days to help them through the recent suspensions leveled against the team by the WNBA. Good to have your back Lady Magic, even if it's for a short while.

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WNBA's Detroit Shock Achieves Equality With The NBA's Detroit Pistons With Their Own Game-Ending Brawl

Suspensions and fines should be coming to both the WNBA's L.A. Sparks and Detroit Shock, for the game-ending brawl that occurred last night. Both teams had players and coaches leave the bench in other to get involved or stop the melee on the court. Rookie star Candace Parker and Detroit Shock assistant coach Rick Mahorn where among the players and coaches tossed from the game.

The Sparks won the game, but both teams, former WNBA champions, lost in terms of public relations. This is a black eye for the WNBA, which had fights before, but nothing like this. WNBA officials need to crackdown on everyone involved and hard. This is one thing that female professional athletes do not need to copy from their male counterparts.

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Why Women's Professional Sports Will Always Sucks Ass!

I really hate the backwards ass thinking of the idiots that market and promote women's professional sports, particularly the WNBA. They always get it so wrong! For example, the L.A. Sparks jersey of the number one pick in the 2008 draft Candace Parker, has already sold out in sizes x-large and xx-large. Are the marketing geniuses of the WNBA taking pre-orders on her jesery to be sold at a later date? Of course not! What a missed opportunity!!!!!

When Allen Iverson was traded to the Denver Nuggets and when Kobe Bryant changed his number from 8 to 24, the NBA store took pre-orders for their jerseys months in advance. Pre-orders on jerseys that were not even for sale yet! And the WNBA is missing opportunities to continue selling a sold out jersey? How brainless is that? Women will never make strides in professional sports if they don't start taking advantage of valuable opportunites.

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