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New WNBL format , how will this play out

Reckon for those players it would come down to dropping the WNBL. Just how many players is that though? Enough to make it difficult to fill a roster?

People who complain that players should get paid more - where does this magical money come from, huh? WNBL does not make a profit. Lucky to have a league as it is. Or you yourselves stump up the cash if you think they need to be paid more by becoming a sponsor.

I like the new format, they just need to be paid more. They can also play overseas which is good too.

Agreed, it will be very interesting to see how the players cope with the increased demands of this schedule. I think it would be wise for clubs to follow Perth's lead and go for a full time environment - although most clubs bar perhaps Melbourne likely won't have enough coin for that to occur.

I feel for the players who will have to juggle their playing and training commitments with extra work and/or study. Hopefully they won't have to do so for many more seasons..

That's minimum obviously...

$600 a week I think it is.
If you worked PT on top, gets you another $250-$400.

Hopefully it becomes a guaranteed minimum of $1000 the following year.
Just over $100,000 per club. Chump change for some teams.

"It is their job!!! its no different than a wnba or nba schedule.. small price to pay to be on TV"

Haha, really that's how you see it, one game per week from the potential 7 played between 8 teams should be enough incentive for a player on less than $500 a week to give up their day job....rightO.....haha

Even the NBL development players earn more than that by the way.

That's no small price to pay.

The more intense schedule also leads to higher injury chances, ( which may work in the favour of those at the bottom end of the 12 contracted players , even the DPS)

But you do have to,wonder just how much thought actually went into this decision just to get some shared airtime with NBL teams.

Seems like perfectly valid concerns to me. I mentioned some of the same things when the new season format was announced.
There's no question that it's going to make life tougher for any players who have to hold down regular jobs to supplement the petrol money they earn in the WNBL. Having nearly all games on the weekend was much less disruptive than this season's schedule.
It's a good point brought up about the impact of injuries too.

As a fan I'm looking forward to the season and the high density of games, especially with the level of talent we've got in the league this season, but it's pretty silly to pretend that everything about the new setup is wonderful.

I don't get the complaint. Shorter season and most of it during summer means less disruption to education/work rest of the year if they aren't making decent pro money. Some ppl are never happy.

If they can't play I guess they won't then? Simple.

WNBL is not viable so cutting the length of season saves $. Makes sense.

man up...really in what way do they need to 'man up'

loose your job or play through injury would that be your idea of how players should 'man up...únlike the NBL many women couldn't survive on what WNBL pay them or SEABL for that matter, they are not all going to get what Cambage, Batkovic and Ohea demand.

It will be more how will coaches manage their teams if these situations arise not how will players 'man up''

Time for the players to man up.

Cleveland Cavaliers have traded JJ Hickson to the Sacramento Kings for Omri Casspi and a "Heavily Protected" 1st round draft pick.

"The Cavaliers said the first-round pick they obtained is lottery protected in 2012 (Nos. 1-14). The pick is then protected in 2013 (1-13), 2014 (1-12) and 2015-2017 (1-10). If the pick is not conveyed by 2017, then Sacramento will convey its own 2017 second-round pick to the Cavaliers"

Pretty much unless the Kings make the playoff's anytime soon, the Cavs probably won't be receiving the draft pick for a while.

Also although it gives the Cavs a player to fill the void at SF, Hickson at times last season was their most exciting and prosperous player for the future.

If Casspi reaches his expected potential, which he should have all the opportunity to in Cleveland, could prove to be a great trade.