Women's Hoops Blog

Inane commentary on a game that deserves far better


Sunday, May 23, 2004

Cheryl Ford's monster night (21 points and 22 rebounds) was notable for another reason...Ford broke the WNBA record for offensive rebounds in a game wiht 12 (breaking Yolanda Griffith's record of 11).

The attendance from last night looks good. For home openers, Washington had over 18,000; Sacramento had over 17,000; San Antonio had over 10,500; Connecticut had 9,341, which is a sellout; and Seattle had over 9,600 (which was a sellout of the entire lower bowl). I hope at least 90% of the fans in attendance involved tickets sold, not giveaways. For the Phoenix Mercury's home opener, there were over 10,400 in attendance, with at least 90% being tickets bought and paid for. Remember, a WNBA franchise can make money if 8,000 tickets are sold for every game (with the exception of Connecticut...the Sun can turn a profit with significantly less attendance if the people there spend money at the casino).