I will never understand from a logical standpoint why women’s sports are so poorly received, especially by men. We’re in the middle of college basketball season now, and the women are definitely outscoring and generally outplaying the men and there’s little of all that annoying and unwarranted hype and early draft talk. For a basketball purist or a true fan of the game, women’s ball should be where it’s at. But, alas, that is never the case. The women’s Final Four and Championship games are always consistent and fought tooth and nail. Rarely do you see sloppy play and stupid losses like in the men’s brackets, but they still get a fraction of the love even after UConn rocked the court for their multi-year championship run. Women have always been fancy with the lay-up and passing, and, now with the emergence of Candace Parker, women ballers are free to dunk, so lack of excitement and moves can no longer be used as an excuse.
I just don’t get it. There’s better basketball and (despite what stereotypes will tell you) good-looking young women in shorts and tanktops. What is there not for your stereotypical, testerone-driven, heterosexual male sports fan not to like? Nothing? Then why are you guys watching?
