What cities can the WNBA thrive in?

I haven't posted in forever because of my hectic schedule and personal time off because I've been trying to get my blog working and up to date for the 2010 WNBA season! I'm so excited, because even though I don't live in a WNBA city, i've been meaning to buy season tickets and donate them to who ever deserves it in that city. I've also been trying to find good merchandise because if I didn't indicate it before, i'm a huge San Antonio Silver Stars fan and the WNBA when Candace Parker entered the league :) So yes, i'm a fairly newbie at this, so bear with me! :)

That got me thinking, what city would the WNBA thrive in? Where would it be the best suited in and fans would come to see them play? I've listed and thought of some cities that I think personally, the WNBA would be able to work/thrive.

1. Tennessee - No explaination necessary.

2. Boston - One of the biggest cities and has basketball culture, I think Boston would be able to hold/retain a WNBA team and make it work.

3. Dallas. I think that Dallas would be a great fit for the WNBA to thrive. Basketball is growing in Dallas, and although I don't think Mark Cuban would buy the WNBA franchise, I do think he would help support the franchise and help it grow. I really think Dallas would be a good fit for a WNBA team and it would make for a great rivalry with San Antonio. Nancy Lieberman is a person who I think could help benefit the Dallas WNBA team/lay the foundation.

Some other cities that I think would also be good fits, but because of WNBA franchises already placed and failed, it might not work  a second time. Places like Miami, Orlando, Portland, Utah, etc.

I picked Miami and Orlando because I think it would work a second time, but I was skeptical because it took the Orlando NBA team to make it to the NBA Finals to succeed, and Miami Heat constantly deal with empty seating in their arena, even when playing big names such as Lebron James.

Portland also seems like a good place for a WNBA team, but like I stated earlier, due to the former franchise, it might not work again.

Utah is also interesting because the interest in women's basketball is growing and I would love to see cities in which it was labelled as "not going to work OR "doomed to fail" thrive.

So that is what I think . I would like the WNBA to expand to at least 1 team in the 2011 WNBA season, and hopefully 2 more in the 2012 season. I really want to see more teams play each other and not 2 teams 5x each. It just makes it harder to suprise and compete for the playoffs.

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What do you think? Where do you see the WNBA thriving?