The Shock won Game 1 — at home. The Shock won a rough Game 3 88— When the dust cleared, the Mercury won 77—76, forcing a decisive Game 5 in Detroit. The following season, the Shock went 22—12, which was the best record in the East. Three games into the season, Bill Laimbeer announced his resignation as head coach.
Rick Mahorn would take over as head coach. On October 19, , the Associated Press reported that a Shock official stated that the team would be relocating to Tulsa. From to , the Shock's home uniforms were white with the stylized Shock name in red on the front, while road jerseys were blue with the word "Detroit" across the front in red and white.
From to , a more complex color scheme of teal, yellow and red was used. It is currently composed of twelve teams. The league was founded on April 22, , as the women's counterpart to the National Basketball Association NBA , and league play started in Due to the COVID pandemic, plans to hold a midseason tournament, the Commissioner's Cup, starting in the season were placed on hold.
Initially, regular-season Cup games were to be played through early July, followed by a final match in August. William J. Laimbeer Jr. She currently serves as vice president of basketball operations and team development for the New Orleans Pelicans.
A prolific scorer and rebounder, as well as a capable ball handler and defender, she helped lead the University of Connecticut women's basketball team to national titles in and In , she was named a studio analyst for MSG Networks covering the New York Knicks pre-games and post-games as well as the weekly coaches show.
Cheryl Ford is an American former professional women's basketball player. On January 3, The Charlotte Sting folded. The Shock defeated the Monarchs Playing 27 minutes contributing 16 points, 13 rebounds, and 5 assists for the Eastern All Stars victory. The Mercury defeated the Detroit Shock 3 games to 2. During the finals, Katie Smith averaged a team high This season was better known as, "From Worst To First". The season ended with the Phoenix Mercury winning their second championship in three years.
On June 15, , head coach Bill Laimbeer resigned as head coach of the Detroit Shock, due to family reasons and the desire to become an NBA head coach. Despite the early struggles, the champion Detroit Shock reached the playoffs for the seventh straight year. It would be the final year in Detroit, as the Shock were purchased by Tulsa Hoops, and new ownership moved the team to Tulsa for The Detroit Shock, top-seeded champions of the Eastern Conference, defeated the San Antonio Silver Stars, top-seeded champions of the Western Conference, three games to none in a best-of-five series.
This was Detroit's third title in six years. The Phoenix Mercury, top-seeded champions of the Western Conference, defeated the Detroit Shock, top-seeded champions of the Eastern Conference, three games to two in a best-of-five series.
This was Phoenix's first ever professional basketball title. The Detroit Shock, second-seeded champions of the Eastern Conference, defeated the Sacramento Monarchs, second-seeded champions of the Western Conference, three games to two in a best-of-five series. This was Detroit's second title. The Detroit Shock, top-seeded champions of the Eastern Conference, defeated the Los Angeles Sparks, top-seeded champions of the Western Conference, two games to one in a best-of-three series.
This was Detroit's first title. The regular season started on June 5 and playoffs concluded on October The team is owned by a group which is led by chairman Bill Cameron. Greg Bibb is president and CEO. Women's basketball team. Releases Schedule". The New York Times. Associated Press. January 16, Retrieved July 1, Retrieved June 1, August 29, June 19, June 20, Retrieved July 2, Detroit Free Press. September 16, January 6, Retrieved July 3, September 7, September 9, Archived from the original on February 20, September 21, June 15, National Desk.
Retrieved July 4, September 18, September 26, October 19, October 20, Archived from the original on November 6, Retrieved October 22, April 3, Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Retrieved July 6, July 24, Retrieved October 25, Retrieved July 15, April 22, March 14, The Detroit News. January 17, February 9, August 5, July 14, December 13, July 22, In the second game, the Liberty were clearly in the lead for a long time, but due to many mistakes in the final phase, the Shock came closer and finally won this game The third and final game of this series, the Shock were only in the overtime , the Liberty with defeat.
In the Eastern Conference Finals, the Shock clearly lost their first game, but the Shock won the two other games in front of their home crowd. So the Shock were also in the finals this season, where they met the Phoenix Mercury this time , who could win every game in the playoffs. The Shock took the lead twice in this series, but the Mercury managed to equalize again and again. As in the previous season, there was an all-important fifth game, which the Shock clearly lost in the end with In the season , the Shock were able to recapture the throne.
The regular season ended the Shock as the best team in the Eastern Conference. After two narrow wins in the Conference Semifinals and Conference Finals, the Shock were in the finals for the third time in a row, where they faced the best team of the regular season, the San Antonio Silver Stars.
In the finals they won the first three encounters, which meant the third title for the Shock in the last five years. On January 23, it was announced that the team name will not change, but the team colors will be black, red and gold from the season. Another story at: Dallas Wings. In the beginning, the team had the usual difficulties of a new franchise. Coach of the Year Award : The award for the best coach of the regular season went to Bill Laimbeer in , who led the Shock to its first title this season.
Finals MVP Award : The Shock won the championship in , and and since it is customary for this award to be given to the most outstanding player on the winning team, this award has already gone to a Shock player three times.
Peak Performer : This award is given to players who lead the league in a certain category. At the beginning of the WNBA the categories were changed several times; For example, Sandy Brondello received the award in because she had the best free throw rate in the league.
In and , Cheryl Ford received this award for having the best rebound cut in the league. As in the NBA, the best in the categories of points, assists and rebounds are now being honored. Nancy Lieberman was the first head coach in the history of the Shock, during which time she also assumed the post of general manager of the franchise. At the time, the Shock were one of the few teams that filled the post of head coach and general manager with a woman.
After two seasons, Lieberman was fired and Greg Williams was appointed as the new head coach. When the Shock started with 10 straight defeats in the season , Williams was fired and Bill Laimbeer became the Shock's new head coach and general manager. Under the leadership of Laimbeer, the Shock won the championship for the first time in the season. He was also named Coach of the Year that season. After two unsuccessful years, Laimbeer were able to win the championship with the Shock for the second time in the season.
After the shock of the following season was stopped by the Phoenix Mercury in the final game in the finals , Laimbeer was able to win the championship for the third time in the season, making him one of the most successful coaches and general managers in the WNBA.
In the last season of the Shock, Rick Mahorn , previously assistant coach under Laimbeer, was the team's head coach. The Shock were known for the fact that they rarely transfer their first round pick, so the Shock always had at least one pick in the first round since it was founded until Even if the Shock had a lot of first-round picks up until now, there was not yet an opportunity to select a player in the overall first position. The highest pick the Shock ever had was the second overall in The Shock opted for Swin Cash , but the organization left after the season for Seattle.
Cheryl Ford, who was number three in the WNBA Draft and was named the best newcomer of the year at the end of the season, was particularly convincing of the draft picks in the first season. Source Authors.
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