Alex from 13 teams, 1 Journey is prompted to respond - and ends with a similar question to mine:

In the end, guys like Pearlman will never go away. Sad really. Even as Pearlman admits he likes the WNBA, he still feels compelled to write such things.

I only have one question; Why would you tear down what you like? Makes no sense. Then again, his entire column didn’t either.