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51 sats \ 35 replies \ @gmd 26 Dec 2024 \ parent \ on: Are the TransferPortal and NIL Ruining College Sports? Using Austrian Economics Stacker_Sports
Considering how unpopular the NBA is now, it might be smart for them to create a similar route- keep them in college for 3 years, allow them to generate an NCAAB fan base which they can bring to the NBA.
That would be one way to bring more fans, however, the basketball players only have to play one year in college to make the jump. Perhaps if the NBA limits entrance to 4-year degree holders it would work.
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that would be hilarious if NBA players who didn't graduate from college imposed a 4 year degree requirement to enter the league
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Why hilarious? This is the kind of thing that makes monopolies great again!! The NBA players seem to be quite street smart.
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WNBA is running this playbook right now with success... WNCAAB is surprisingly popular and many are able to make much more money in college now due to NIL. 1 year in college is not enough time to make an impact- let them develop skills for 3 years and create a loyal college fanbase that will follow them to the NBA.
The NBA needs to do something to increase the funnel for new fans, especially when games are all gate-kept and harder to access. Tiktok generation ain't got the attention span for 80 boring games.
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You can see what this Caitlin Clark is doing for the WNBA. She is bringing a lot of new interest and former fans to the game. Unfortunately, all of her fans are rabid racists and should not be allowed to watch the games ‘cuz reasons. When will people quit this kind of attitude? Especially when they can earn more rewards for abandoning it.
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Like 2% of her fans are racist that are loud and co-opt her cause for social media points. Vast majority are just CC fans because she’s so fun to watch.
the 2 games are different
People who love college don't watch pro and vice versa, same with football
People are watching Caitlin Clark, they don't care about the other players
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Since I am not a big fan of basketball, at all, I am not sure of what you are claiming. I can see that some people may be only following the one player whether pro or college, from the controversy they have aroused. I have noticed that college and pro games are vastly different and have come to the conclusion that college sports are finishing schools for the pros.
I followed CC since her insane march madness runs- as a result I now know the names of quite a few wnba players I never cared about before.
I also never cared about NFL until Stanford players I cared about (Luck, Sherman, Ertz, CMC, etc) started to get some real traction. There are many ways for people to get hooked onto different sports and they stay for different reasons but you need something to get them into the funnel.