The Washington Mystics' potential first round WNBA playoff games have been forced out of Verizon Center, moved to College Park, Md.'s Comcast Center due to a scheduling conflict. The BBC stage production "Walking with Dinosaurs" apparently took priority over the Mystics with the management at Verizon Center, forcing any opening home playoff game or games to the University of Maryland campus.
The possible move to College Park, while a minor annoyance to most Mystics fans, is a sad and pathetic reminder of how little influence the Washington Mystics and the WNBA in general have in their respective sports landscapes. The Atlanta Dream will also have to move much of their home postseason to alternate in-state sites this year while the Detroit Shock have done so on previous occasions.
Of course, the Washington Mystics have to make the women's pro basketball playoffs in the first place for any such arena conflict to even matter. If the Mystics win their final two regular season games, they are guaranteed a spot in the WNBA postseason, at least if the given analysis of all the possible permutations is correct. Any other scenarios may force the Mystics out of the running.Labels: comcast center, schedule, sports, verizon center, washington mystics, women's pro basketball
