Mechelle on the Tulsa move and what it means for the WNBA: "It's not going to sink, but it's also not close to smooth sailing."

The longtime Big XII reporter also calls the Tulsa franchise the first one in Big XII country: "in the middle of Big Twelve territory"; I'm not sure that's true. sure that's true (meaning that OU and K-State fans, for example, are now much more likely to drive to WNBA games).

Next question: does Tulsa try hard to trade for Courtney Paris, or for some other former Big XII star? Existing WNBA franchises have scorned that kind of regional approach; is it warranted now?