i dbug, (10/19/2009 9:56:05 AM)

REALLY? I am SHOCK!

iflyfast, At an airport somewhere in the Tulsa area (10/19/2009 9:57:27 AM)

In other news.....Vegas just set the over/under for number of years the team will be here at 2.

Ryanoceros, Tulsa (10/19/2009 9:57:52 AM)

There is a WNBA?

Arbythree, Tulsa (10/19/2009 10:01:21 AM)

Seems like a lot iflyfast.

iflyfast, At an airport somewhere in the Tulsa area (10/19/2009 10:02:56 AM)

1 to get the inaugural season and get fake warm and fuzzies for the owners, 2 to have reality hit is what I heard.

Oilsooner, Tulsa (10/19/2009 10:04:16 AM)

When can we get discussions going to get an NFL franchise??

SS_Hippy, Tulsa (10/19/2009 10:06:30 AM)

This is great news!

SoonerDJ, Lisbon, Portugal (10/19/2009 10:08:10 AM)

WNBA is better than NBA. At least the women aren't acting "gangsta". Buncha thugs in the NBA. Collegiate team sports are better than pro sports anyways. More exciting.

Arbythree, Tulsa (10/19/2009 10:10:40 AM)

NFL is after the Olympics Oilsooner.

TWpostersRposers, (10/19/2009 10:10:51 AM)

Oilsooner, if we all support the team by attending at least one of the 17 or so home games, and we show other leagues we are capable of supporting a sports team, then maybe we can get into discussions with the NFL.

I'm not a huge WNBA fan, but I look at this as an opportunity to get more sports in Tulsa if we can show our support. I am going to attend at least one game.

Lance-a-lot, Tulsa (10/19/2009 10:12:06 AM)

I agree with SoonerDJ, college sports are where its at! I can't stand the NBA or WNBA, but hey, I'm sure a lot of people will be happy to hear this, so I hope it works out.

sivart, bixby (10/19/2009 10:14:43 AM)

The WNBA also doesn't have to deal as much with having ILLEGIMATE children. Women can't play basketball while pregnant, can they?

sivart, bixby (10/19/2009 10:15:49 AM)

correction...."illegitimate"

Nim, Jenks (10/19/2009 10:18:42 AM)

All sports team fans are idiots.

Groove Monster, San Antonio (10/19/2009 10:24:56 AM)

We have the WNBA here in San Antonio, but they are so looked down upon because everyone loves the Spurs, and there's just no room for a second team in their hearts. When I move to Tulsa, I will probably try to take my girls to some of the WNBA games, just so they can see that option is available.

As for the NFL... San Antonio has been working on getting a pro team for years. The NFL has made is clear that San Antonio (pop. 2,031,445 based on the 2008 U.S. Census) is too small a market to host a team. Plus the people here are big Cowboys fans, and Jerry Jones has managed to keep the league looking elsewhere so he doesn't lose this market.

Mar, Tulsa (10/19/2009 10:28:46 AM)

Ah contra-re, never underestimate Tulsa. :)

Am I just weird or do other find this odd? "...The official spoke on the condition of anonymity to The Associated Press on Monday because he was not authorized to make the announcement. ..."

I've noticed anymore almost all news articles have the above statement. My question is if the person is not authorized to make the statement, then why are they making the statement? Looks like the person would get fired. I find it strange

Mar, Tulsa (10/19/2009 10:30:17 AM)

Nims comment is funny considering he lives in Jenks, the town where people live Jenk's Trojans football. ha ha

Willard_Roker, (10/19/2009 10:35:36 AM)

TWpostersRposers is right the best chance Oklahoma has for getting a NFL franchise is for both the Thunder and Tulsa's WNBA team to be successful. It will take both of them because where NBA areanas tend to seat 20,000 or less where NFL teams need to seat 50,000+.

We need to show we can fill a lot of seats.

The ORIGINAL Adman, (10/19/2009 10:39:15 AM)

I'm fine with the WNBA coming to town. Not sure I'll be at any games, but I am kind of getting tired of OKC folks trying to shove the worthless kind of pro bball in our faces.

Sure, I'm glad the state has an NBA team and for the first time in 20 years, I actually watch some NBA games on TV thanks to the Thunder. I think OKC earned their franchise the right way, too.

But, they give us one game a year, not even a real game, and then act like we're clueless at the game because there's little crowd noise.

It's tough to get up for a team where they demand our interest but deny access.

Heck, give us one home game in the fall and one in the spring. That's all. We don't need to share the team. If they want to act like Tulsa is a suburb of OKC, at least throw us a bone twice a year.

Instead of that, they come in and buy the 66ers, which is fine (it's a good idea for Tulsa's and OKC's bball teams be connected like that) and then their good ol' boy system says, "Hey, we are not gonna give you a real game for the REAL team, BUT, we will bring you a WNBA team! C'mon, watch pro bball, it's FAN-tastic!"

I hope the WNBA works. I really do. To me, it looks like the WNBA wants it to work here because if we are getting a really successful team in the Shock. Plus, they are leaving a strong bball market with popular people engaged with the franchise.

The WNBA may be looking at a model of fringe markets to gain success. I dunno. We are certainly one of those.

I think Tulsa is the ultimate "bachelor" like city. No, not FOR single guys, we ARE the single guy. We're too fickle to get married to a franchise or a team because commitment is too difficult. We are great hosts and we like to date the pretty girls who come to town every few years like the smokin' Hot PGA tourneys or the girl next door bball tourneys. Just don't ask us to marry anyone because we may not support it. Of course, we can support the low maintenance kinda gall who is always there and we always take for granted (Drillers, Talons) and then, when they threaten to leave us, we give them a lot of attention until they are satisfied and then we go back to looking for the next hot chick coming to town.

Daven, Tulsa (10/19/2009 10:40:51 AM)

Great news!! Cant wait to go to a game!

FaithnHim, Crested Butte, (10/19/2009 10:43:59 AM)

Great news! I hope to be able to attend a few of the games. Should be a whole lotta fun!

quester, Tulsa Area (10/19/2009 10:45:39 AM)

This is great news unless you are a Detroit fan who is losing a team. It's a sad day in Detroit. My condolensces to Shock fans and season ticket holders. I'll do my part to make sure we take good care of them.

Welcome to your new home Shock. I think you'll like it once you get here.

Thank you Bill Cameron, David Box and investors for making this possible!

C.R. Delough, Tulsa (10/19/2009 10:48:21 AM)

Nim must be a sports fan, otherwise why is he/she/it here? Welcome Nim! And congratulations on your emergence!

/just point that thing toward your favorite WNBA player Nim!

Tulsa Kayaker, Tulsa (10/19/2009 10:49:13 AM)

All the naysayers are an ingnorant bunch.

sr71v3, (10/19/2009 10:49:43 AM)

Let's hope the only thing coming from Detroit is the team.