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Check out the thread "The Mercury are on their way to a 3rd title" on the "Phoenix Mercury and Other Arizona Sports" ASFN site.

It has been a pleasure rooting for the Mercury since their inception, as well as the Suns. I just wish the Suns could reach that level of excellence.
 
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BC867, you have a right to be proud. You have always been a huge fan of the Mercury. I commend your support.

Keep rooting for the Suns to win a championship!
 

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Great to see the Mercury pull it out without Griner. Diana stepped it up! Congrats
 

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Since this is here I'm curious how many Suns fans care about the Mercury winning a title? To me it means no more than winning a season series against a rival like the Lakers. It doesn't give me any real satisfaction. I've tried supporting and following the team but the level of play isn't that good. If you're a fan then good for you but personally I put the level of play among a good HS game. It's not even up to NCAA standards.
 

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Way to rain on some young girls' happiness..... sheesh.
 

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Since this is here I'm curious how many Suns fans care about the Mercury winning a title? To me it means no more than winning a season series against a rival like the Lakers. It doesn't give me any real satisfaction. I've tried supporting and following the team but the level of play isn't that good. If you're a fan then good for you but personally I put the level of play among a good HS game. It's not even up to NCAA standards.
What is wrong with just enjoying it for what it is?

The top 6 players on this team could start for any team in their league. They played some great basketball. If you can't appreciate that I feel sorry for you.
 
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It was pretty impressive to see a great player like Taurasi step up and be so clutch to win the game. And, she really had shot pretty poorly the first three quarters. I don't care about the gender, that is one great competitor.
 

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The Mercury were invented after I left the Phoenix area, so I don't feel any connection to them. Same with the Diamondbacks.
 

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BC867, you have a right to be proud. You have always been a huge fan of the Mercury. I commend your support.

Keep rooting for the Suns to win a championship!
Thanks, Mainstreet. I do and I will. Which is why I get so frustrated when the Suns seem satisfied to put a flashy, but incomplete, product on the floor.

Ann Meyers Drysdale had been promoted from Mercury GM to VP of both teams. I wonder what the degree of her input is regarding the Suns.

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The Mercury were invented after I left the Phoenix area, so I don't feel any connection to them. Same with the Diamondbacks.
That's understandable.
 

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I never posted on the Mercury thread, but i followed their games thorugh the playoff and that's a really good team. Taurasi is a beast. Glad they were able to pull it out without BG yesterday.

I really feel they will repeat next season. Congrats to them!!
 

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I am a fan of all sports, especially Arizona teams. I'm a homer for this state's sports teams.
 

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The Mercury were invented after I left the Phoenix area, so I don't feel any connection to them. Same with the Diamondbacks.

Cool story, brah. :p

They came into existence after I left Phoenix as well but being a Phoenix native, I still feel a connection. Had the same feeling watching the DBacks win their championship.
 
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I feel a connection to the Mercury because they represent the Phoenix area. They are well run team and have achieved a high level of success. I think the Suns are owed a big thanks in the matter as they own the Mercury. I admit I am only a casual follower but as the WNBA grows, I can see this changing. Although arena football may not be considered on the same level as the WNBA, I had a warm feeling when the Rattlers won another Arena Bowl Championship this season.
 

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I feel a connection to the Mercury because they represent the Phoenix area. They are well run team and have achieved a high level of success. I think the Suns are owed a big thanks in the matter as they own the Mercury. I admit I am only a casual follower but as the WNBA grows, I can see this changing. Although arena football may not be considered on the same level as the WNBA, I had a warm feeling when the Rattlers won another Arena Bowl Championship this season.

Well stated, my sentiments exactly!
 

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I didn't mean to take away from what they accomplished. Sure, good for them that they won the championship and reached the top of their sports league. That is something they should be proud of. I just don't see the interest in the WNBA at all. Each time I turn on a game, no matter if it's a regular season game, playoffs, all-star game, or finals game the stands are half empty and the people there don't seem all that excited to be either. The talent level between the NBA and WNBA is so far it damages the product IMO to call it the "W"NBA. I'm a fan of basketball all around and like I said I get more excited watching a good high school than your typical WNBA game because the way the game is played is so different from the men. I don't mean to come off as sexist but I'm sure it sounds that way. If my daughter wanted to play in the WNBA one day I'd support her fully and would be glad there was a professional league available for women but I think they need to do something to put a more exciting product on the floor.

Also I'm not a bandwagon fan, I haven't cared about the Mercury since the day the league was formed so getting excited that another Mercury banner will hang in the USAC isn't anything that I'm going to get all up excited over.
 

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Each time I turn on a game, no matter if it's a regular season game, playoffs, all-star game, or finals game the stands are half empty and the people there don't seem all that excited to be either.
Then you haven't watched, or been to, any Mercury games. I have done both and their fans are loud and into it from start to finish.

Fans are on their feet from the start of the game until the Mercury scores their first point. And the electricity continues until the end of the game.

Suns fans have been known for decades as being laid back. I wish they showed the same passion for their team.

The NBA could take a lesson from their little sisters. That is what this guy has seen over the years, and not just the Championship years.
 

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Then you haven't watched, or been to, any Mercury games. I have done both and their fans are loud and into it from start to finish.

Fans are on their feet from the start of the game until the Mercury scores their first point. And the electricity continues until the end of the game.

Suns fans have been known for decades as being laid back. I wish they showed the same passion for their team.

The NBA could take a lesson from their little sisters. That is what this guy has seen over the years, and not just the Championship years.



Maybe it's one of those sports you need to go see in person to truly appreciate. I know I didn't care much, if at all, for hockey when I was younger until I went to a game and I found a whole new appreciation for it. I will take your word for it and make it to a Mercury game next season, I don't imagine tickets are that much, especially compared to Suns tickets.
 

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I don't pay close enough attention to claim any glory, but congrats to the Mercury! Last time I was in Phoenix we were walking into Chase Field alongside a crowd going into the arena just after their long winning streak. The Diamondbacks lost 12-2 and we sort of wished we'd gone to the other game...
 

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