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- Arena: The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan
- Team colors: Blue, red, white
- WNBA Championships 2003, 2006, 2008
- Head Coach: Rick Mahorn
- Owner: William Davidson
- Sister team to the Detroit Pistons
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The Detroit Shock are a women's professional basketball team. They compete in the Eastern Conference of the WNBA. Since their founding in 1998, they have won the WNBA Championship three times, including in 2008.
On June 15, 2009, head coach Bill Laimbeer resigned, stating he wishes to pursue a coaching job in the National Basketball Association. Assistant coach Rick Mahorn was named as his replacement.http://sports.espn.go.com/wnba/news/story?id=4260271
Early History
The franchise was originally granted to the city of Detroit in 1998. The Shock joined the league as part of the first WNBA expansion with the Washington Mystics. They failed to make the playoffs their first season, but did in 1999, losing in the second round.Team Highlights
- 1998: Founded
- 1999: First post season appearance
- 2003: Defeated the Los Angeles Sparks for the WNBA Championship
- 2006: Defeated the Sacramento Monarchs for the WNBA Championship
- 2007: Lost in the WNBA Finals to the Phoenix Mercury
- 2008: Defeated the San Antonio Silver Stars for the WNBA Championship
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Detroit Shock Questions
Would there be a shock wave if something suddenly accelerated to the speed of light? 3 AnswersSort of. If a charged particle moving close to c (the speed of light in a vacuum), enters an insulating medium in which the speed of light is less than the part... read more
Can you find articles about the Future of Detroit? 4 AnswersHere are a few that I found... 1. This article speaks of the possible death of some Detroit suburbs by 2025: http://www.detroitmakeithere.com/article/20080602/... read more
Can you tell me of a store in metro Detroit area that sells puzzles by masterpiece or whitemountain? 1 AnswerHi there, I actually emailed Masterpieces and asked them what stores carried their puzzles, this was my response. Dear Valued Customer, I have listed a few of ... read more
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Detroit Shock Leadership
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Detroit Shock Fansites, Blogs, and Forums
- WNBA: Detroit Shock Fan Forum
- WNBATalk.com: Detroit Shock Fan Forum
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the sacramento monarchs fold. the detroit shock move to tulsa, and most importantly i have to cut my nails.
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@daverichard I'm going to retweet something from Terry Foster of the Detroit New&97.1 the Ticket in Detroit. This might shock or not.
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RT A baby born in El Salvador has better chance of surviving than baby born in Detroit. http://unstats.un.org/ uh, in shock. That is nuts!
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Detroit real estate values continue to shock. Former Detroit Lions statium, built for $55.7M, sells for a pittance. http://bit.ly/1N0t9J
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@StayElla explain why they shoudd keep the shock in detroit. You should be good at that one.
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