Detroit Shock
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The Detroit Shock is a professional women's basketball team that plays in the Women's National Basketball Association. The team started in 1998. The team is located in Detroit, Michigan. They play at The Palace of Auburn Hills.
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Uniform
- White with the team's logo of the stylized Detroit Shock name, in black and blue, over a WNBA basketball at home. Orange with the same logo and style on the road.
Playoff history
Playoff Appearances: 1999, 2003, 2004
Conference Championships: 2003
WNBA Championships: 2003
History
Upon starting in 1998, the Detroit Shock quickly brought a blend of rookies and veterans, such as Sandy Brondello. (Brondello was later traded to the Miami Sol before the 2001 season.) Their first coach was hall of famer Nancy Lieberman.
Detroit came in last place during the 2002 season, and former Detroit Pistons center Bill Laimbeer was brought in as coach. Laimbeer's ideas influenced the team's front management, which agreed with the new coach's idea bring over some new players he felt necessary to become a contender.
Laimbeer predicted that the Shock would be league champions in 2003, and his prediction became a reality when they defeated the Los Angeles Sparks, two games to one, in the 2003 WNBA Finals. The final score in the championship game that year was Shock 83, Sparks 78. Detroit, much like the 1991 Minnesota Twins in baseball, became the first team in WNBA history to make it from last place to WNBA champions the next year, and the Shock also became the second Eastern conference team to win the championship in WNBA history (The Houston Comets were in the Eastern Conference in 1997).
Hall of Famers
- Nancy Lieberman (coach)
Not to be forgotten
- Carla Boyd
- Sandy Brondello
- Edwina Brown
- Dominique Canty
- Korie Hlede
- Astou Ndiaye-Diatta
- Claudia Neves
- Wendy Palmer
- Elena Tornikidou
Current stars
Coaches and others
Head Coaches:
- Nancy Lieberman (1998-2000), also served as General Manager
- Greg Williams (2001-2002)
- Bill Laimbeer (2002-Present)
External links
- Shock website (http://www.wnba.com/shock)