The Daily Biff - Let's Go Storm

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Sat, 27 Aug 2005

Let's Go Storm
The four of us attended the last home game of the Seattle Storm this afternoon. Berkeley seems to really enjoy the games (provided we remember to bring ear plugs for him), and will chant and clap in unison with the crowd (he especially likes to cheer "Let's - Go - Storm!").

Eliana isn't really to the point where she will actually sit and watch an entire half (like Berkeley does), but she does watch in fits and spurts. Despite the need to constantly provide Eliana with some form of secondary entertainment, we really enjoy attending the games as an entire family unit.

The WNBA game is a clean game; both from a "basketball fundamental" point of view, and from a "game atmosphere" point of view. Make no mistake, the WNBA game is not the above-the-rim high-flying me-me-me game that the NBA game is; instead there is a lot more ball movement and team involvement. It is not uncommon to see every player on the team get a touch before a shot is attempted. Where the NBA is very much a sport about individual performance, the WNBA is very much a sport about team performance. The WNBA-style is how the game should be played in my very humble opinion (i.e. how the NBA game used to be played).

Furthermore, the "game atmosphere" at WNBA contests is much more family friendly. Noticably lacking from WNBA games is the abundance of alcohol (and the bombardment of alhohol-related advertisements), the scantily clad female "cheerleaders", and the obscenities yelled by fans seated in the immediate vicinity. The NBA game is no longer a game for the kids; and that is a great loss as I have many fond memories of attending Utah Jazz games with my brothers and my Dad at the old Salt Palace.

By contrast (and by virtue of how the WNBA markets itself), the majority of the folks attending the WNBA games are not the beer-drinking profanity-yelling adult males you find at NBA games. Instead you find that the majority of the fans at WNBA games are kids (and their parents). I find this thoroughly refreshing for a professional sport. Also, consider the Seattle Storm Promotions for the month of August:

Aug. 27: Fan Appreciation Day

Aug. 25: Back to School Night

Aug. 9: Faith & Family Night

Enough said.

The Storm WNBA games are the best value for your family sporting entertainment dollar in the Seattle area. Nothing else even comes close.

:: Posted by rus on Sat, 27 Aug 2005 10:19 pm
:: Filed under /daily_journal/2005

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