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Air Parker? Will Candace be the Michael Jordan of the WNBA?

February 21, 2008 4:57 PM | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

By Dustin Michael Harris

Candace Parker has said goodbye to her Tennessee career. The former Naperville Central star is now a bona fide star in her own right whose name is often mentioned with the question, "Can she save the WNBA?" With her time at Tennessee coming to a close, it looks like we'll finally find out.

Parker is a huge name in women's college basketball, not just to Naperville readers but to a national audience as well. She can dunk. She is athletic. She was called the female version of LeBron James by ESPN. But will anyone care once she's in the financial no-man's land (no pun intended) that is the WNBA? Despite a new salary increase and an encouraging up turn in attendance and ratings, the league is still not profitable. As it currently stands, the WNBA should be applauded for sticking around, but the sport clearly needs a player that can bring in the money and the national contracts. Is Candace that player? Can we expect to see people in Candace jerseys wearing Candace shoes? Air Parker, anyone?

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