text: why is women's basketball so boring? as a women i've tried to watch a whole game of wnba, but can't!! however, i love the nba. is it just me, or are there other women who have the same experience? personally, i prefer the athleticism of the men's game.    it's not that there aren't plenty of skilled female players, it's just that they can't match the men on the athletic side of things.  the men's game is faster, with everything happening at a much quicker pace.  the fundamentals sometimes suffer, but the speed of the overall game is so much higher than that of the women's game.  the women's game has some good passing and team play, but the level of athleticism isn't even close.  it's nothing to do with dunking, really.   i've seen the same thing in hockey, where the women's game just doesn't move as fast as the men's game.  that's why women's basketball has virtually no shot of being able to stand on its own, without having the nba supporting it.