Cathy Engelbert Set to Retire as WNBA Commissioner

So let's get over to the other story this week. Kathy Engelbert has announced that she's going to retire at the end of her contract. And so give me the good, the bad, and the ugly with her time as commissioner of the WNBA. But before I give you the good, bad, and the ugly, how about a day why was right? Because I called this thing about two damn months ago saying that she had to go. Let's go to the good. The viewership, the value of the franchises, and the expansion fees are through the roof. Could that be Kathy Engelbert? Yeah. But it's got a lot more to do with the product on the court, especially the popularity of players like Paige Beckers and obviously Caitlin Clarke being at the forefront. The bad and the ugly is her inability to communicate with her players. The inability to get out in public and relay the thought of what is going on. The WNBA Big Show is in a really critical state. And I've talked about this. They got to get a commissioner. And I'm going to say this. I don't give a damn if it's a woman or a man. Get it right. Get someone that continues to build the business model of the WNBA, which will make the NBA and Adam Silver happy. But get someone in there that can speak to people. That can talk to people. That can get in front of a press conference and say, we believe him. We believe her. They know what they're doing. You got people. Listen, there's talk coming out. Condoleezza Rice's name has been thrown out. I've even saw Michelle Obama been talked about. But the name that I saw made a lot of sense is Swin Cash. Former star at UConn. Former star player in the WNBA. Been part of the Players Association in the past. Someone that's hyped into the old and new players. And someone who is eloquent and good enough to talk in public, but still deal with the back office deals, because she's done back office deals herself with her league and has done a great job. You know that Condoleezza Rice name. She was a finalist for the NFL commissioner's job. You know, it was Roger Goodell. It was Condoleezza Rice. And it was Rich McKay. Those were the three names that came down to. And they obviously chose Roger Goodell. So I know Condoleezza very well. And she is a huge sports fan. And she's a teacher right now at Stanford.