The WNBA Will Celebrate it's 20th Season in Style
- By Shorty
- Jan 29, 2016
- 2 min read
From marquee players such as Lisa Leslie, Sheryl Swoops, and Teresa Weatherspoon, who built a foundation - to Maya Moore, Elena Delle Donne, and Skylar Diggins who will carry the torch into the future.
The WNBA will look to celebrate its 20th season in style with major changes to the league. Beginning with a new slogan, logo, regular season schedule format, and playoff format. The "Watch Me Work" slogan along with a brand new ad campaign is one of the WNBA's best promo videos yet featuring its top stars representing the present while honoring the women who came before them. Expanding on the continuance of last year's "Watch Me" promo released during the playoffs.
The new changes to the regular season format will allow for more cross conference match-ups and limit the number of games each team will play in-conference.
The new changes to the playoff format will eliminate seeding by conference, meaning the top 8 teams will make the playoffs based on winning percentages. The format will go as follows:
*Read more about changes to the regular season schedule and playoffs on WNBA.com*
Not too long after was the release of the ESPN/ESPN 2 schedule with the official season set to tip off on May 14th. Check out the full schedule on WNBA.com.
My overall take is that I am pleased with the changes made by the WNBA front office. The new ad promo in itself has me excited for the season and the slogan is without question, the best one ever created.
(Much better than the redundancy of Expect Great )
Changes to the schedule and playoff formats were much needed, bringing a breath of fresh air to the regular season and thrill come playoff time. Eliminating conferences in the playoffs is a major move, allowing true playoff contenders to get in regardless of seeding. My only minor gripe is with the single game elimination of the first and second rounds, but other than that I approve of these changes. WNBA 20, Let's GO!
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