WNBA's Houston Comets to Disband After Team Fails to Find Buyer - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Zoneboy · 12-02-2008, 05:33 AM

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HOUSTON, Texas (AFP) – The Houston Comets, four-time winners of the Women's National Basketball Association crown, will suspend operations after the league was unable find a buyer for the team.

"We are, unfortunately, at a place we hoped that we wouldn't have to be at - the Comets will cease operations in this coming week," WNBA president Donna Orender told television station KRIV on Monday.

One of the league's original teams founded in 1997, the Comets claimed the WNBA's first four championships from 1997-2000.

"All of our energies were focused on finding a viable ownership group in the city of Houston," Orender said. "As such, going really to the wire with a group that expressed an interest and desire to keep it there, at some point you can't start in another city.

"We're really too late to be able to drive success in another market. We were really focused on driving success in the Houston market."

The women's professional league will hold a dispersal draft before the 2009 season, sending Comets players to other teams.

MonarC · 12-02-2008, 08:53 AM

I heard this on the news last night. I think that is crazy. They have won 4 championships, is the economy that bad right now that no one wants to buy a dynasty?

Well if anything it will give another team a chance at the championship.

Scoobiedoo30 · 12-02-2008, 02:00 PM

sorry to here this sad news

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12-02-2008, 08:53 AM	#2
MonarC The truth will set you free Forum Fanatic Join Date: Dec 05, 2002 Location: 3rd Stone From The Sun Posts: 9,525	I heard this on the news last night. I think that is crazy. They have won 4 championships, is the economy that bad right now that no one wants to buy a dynasty? Well if anything it will give another team a chance at the championship.