Detroit Shock

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Detroit Shock
Detroit Shock logo
founding 1997
resolution 2009
history Detroit Shock
1998 - 2009
Tulsa Shock
2010 - 2015
Dallas Wings
2016
Stadion Palace of Auburn Hills
Location Auburn Hills , Michigan
Club colors blue, red, white
league WNBA
Conference Eastern Conference
Championships 2003 , 2006 , 2008
Conference title 2003 , 2006 , 2007 , 2008

The Detroit Shock was an American basketball franchise of the Women's National Basketball Association based in Auburn Hills , Michigan . It was founded in 1996 and started playing at the beginning of the 1997 season . The team colors were red, blue and white. On October 20, 2009, the WNBA announced that the franchise would be relocated to Tulsa, without changing the name of the team.

The Shock played their home games at the Palace of Auburn Hills . During its existence, the franchise won the championship three times, making it the most successful WNBA team after the Houston Comets (four championship titles).

history

Difficult start (1998 to 2002)

The Shock joined the WNBA in 1998, a year after that league played its first official season. In the 1998 season , the Shock were trained by Nancy Lieberman . Lieberman was able to win 17 of 30 season games with the Shock, but they only narrowly missed the playoffs by just one win. Nevertheless, this performance was remarkable for a new league player. In the 1999 season , the Shock could only win 15 of 32 games, but this time they qualified for the playoffs, where they met the Charlotte Sting . The Sting won the only game in the series with 60–54. In the 2000 season , the Shock only won 14 of 32 games, which was just not enough for a place in the playoffs. In the 2001 WNBA Draft , the Shock decided for Deanna Nolan , who was selected in the sixth place by Detroit. Nolan was slowly becoming the star of the Shock, but she couldn't prevent the Shock from falling further and only winning 10 of 32 games. Also in the 2002 season there was no improvement in sight when they only won 9 of 32 games. That season was arguably the worst in Shock history.

First title (2003)

After Lieberman's moderate success, she was dismissed and replaced by Bill Laimbeer . Laimbeer brought a breath of fresh air into the organization of Shock, the squad was largely changed, many players came, many left. Laimbeer announced at the beginning of the season that the Detroit Shock will win the WNBA championship in the 2003 season . In the end, Laimbeer was right with this statement. The Shock finished the season with 25 wins in 34 games in first place in the Eastern Conference as well as in the entire league. In the playoffs, the Shock won in the Conference Semifinals against the Cleveland Rockers just 2–1 in games. In the Eastern Conference Finals they defeated the Connecticut Sun clearly with 2–0 in games. In the WNBA finals they met the reigning champion from Los Angeles, the Los Angeles Sparks . The Shock defeated the Sparks 2–1 in games. The third and decisive game won the Shocks just before 22,076 spectators with 83-78. Thus, for the first time in six years, the WNBA champion was called neither Houston Comets nor Los Angeles Sparks. What is impressive about this success today is that the Shock finished the previous season as the worst team in the entire league.

Moderate success (2004 to 2005)

In the performance of the previous season, the Shock could not follow in the 2004 season and with 17 wins only won half of the season's games. The Shock just qualified for the playoffs where they failed in the Conference Semifinals at the New York Liberty . The 2005 season was not much different either. The Shock qualified after 16 wins in the regular season again as the last team for the playoffs, where they failed this time to the Connecticut Sun.

The beginning of a dynasty (2006 to 2009)

After the moderate successes in the previous seasons, Rick Mahorn was appointed by Laimbeer as the new assistant coach. It looked as if changes in the coaching staff would have a positive effect on the performance of the players, because in the 2006 season the Shock were able to win most of their games with 23 wins in 34 games. With this positive balance they qualified as the second team from the Eastern Conference for the playoffs, where they did not have much trouble with the Indiana Fever in the conference semifinals . In the Eastern Conference Finals, the Shock met the Sun, against whom they had lost in two games in the previous season in the playoffs without a chance. But in a highly competitive series, the Shock finally won 2–1 in games. In the finals, the Shock faced a reigning champion again, this time the Sacramento Monarchs . In the first four games, each team could clearly decide a home and away game for themselves. The fifth and decisive game in Detroit was the only even game in this series. The Monarchs led at halftime with 44-36, but the Shock were able to turn the game with a very strong third quarter, which they won 22-9. In the end, the Shock won the game with 80-75 and thus the championship. The Shock did everything in their power to successfully defend their title in the 2007 season . They finished the regular season with 24 wins in 34 games in first place. In the playoffs, the Shock were already in the conference semifinals before the. The Liberty could clearly win the first game with 73-51. 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 76-73. The third and final game of this series, the Shock were only in the overtime , the Liberty with 71-70 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 92-108. In the 2008 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.

Relocation from Detroit to Tulsa and on to Dallas (from 2009)

After a season that ended in the Conference Final, WNBA President Donna Orender announced on October 20, 2009, along with investors Bill Cameron , David Box , Tulsa Mayor Kathy Tylor , Oklahoma Governor Brad Henry and Head Coach Nolan Richardson that the franchise was launched Detroit Shock is relocated to Tulsa. On January 23, 2010 it was announced that the team name will not change, but the team colors will be black, red and gold from the 2010 season .
Another story at: Tulsa Shock
For the 2016 season, the team was relocated from Tulsa to Dallas and renamed Dallas Wings.
Another story at: Dallas Wings

Achievements and honors

Sporting successes

In the beginning, the team had the usual difficulties of a new franchise. The success came only under the coach Bill Laimbeer, who was NBA champion as a player with the Detroit Pistons , to Detroit. The Shock won the WNBA championship in the 2003 , 2006, and 2008 seasons . This made the Shock at the resettlement in 2009 after the Houston Comets (4 titles) the most successful franchise in the WNBA.

Individual awards

Coach of the Year Award : The award for the best coach of the regular season went to Bill Laimbeer in 2003, who led the Shock to its first title this season.

Finals MVP Award : The Shock won the championship in 2003, 2006 and 2008 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.

Rookie of the Year Award : Young Cheryl Ford was named Best Newcomer of the Season in2003.

Sixth Woman of the Year Award  : Plenette Pierson was the first WNBA player to receive the title of Best "Complementary Player".

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 1998 because she had the best free throw rate in the league. In 2005 and 2006, 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.

Other awards were won by Shock players while the team was based in Tulsa.

Season after season

Abbreviations: Sp. = Games, S = victories, N = defeats

season Sp. S. N Wins in% space Playoffs
1998 30th 17th 13 56.7 4th, Eastern Conference not qualified
1999 32 15th 17th 46.9 2nd, Eastern Conference Conference semifinal defeat, 0: 1 ( Charlotte Sting )
2000 32 14th 18th 43.8 5th, Eastern Conference not qualified
2001 32 10 22nd 31.3 7th, Eastern Conference not qualified
2002 32 9 23 28.1 8th, Eastern Conference not qualified
2003 34 25th 9 73.5 1st, Eastern Conference Conference semifinals win, 2-1 ( Cleveland Rockers )
Conference final win, 2-0 ( Connecticut Sun )
WNBA champions , 2-1 ( Los Angeles Sparks )
2004 34 17th 17th 50.0 3rd, Eastern Conference Conference semifinals lost, 2-1 ( New York Liberty )
2005 34 16 18th 47.1 4th, Eastern Conference Conference semifinals lost, 2-0 ( Connecticut Sun )
2006 34 23 11 67.6 2nd, Eastern Conference Conference Semifinals win, 2-0 ( Indiana Fever )
Conference Finals win, 2-1 ( Connecticut Sun )
WNBA champions , 3-2 ( Sacramento Monarchs )
2007 34 24 10 70.6 1st, Eastern Conference Victory in the Conference Semifinals, 2-1 ( New York Liberty )
victory in the Conference Finals, 2-1 ( Indiana Fever )
defeat in the WNBA Finals, 2: 3 ( Phoenix Mercury )
2008 34 22nd 12 64.7 1st, Eastern Conference Conference semifinals win, 2-1 ( Indiana Fever )
Conference Finals win, 2-1 ( New York Liberty )
WNBA champions , 3-0 ( San Antonio Silver Stars )
2009 34 18th 16 52.9 3rd, Eastern Conference Victory in the Conference Semifinals, 2-0 ( Atlanta Dream ),
loss in the Conference Finals, 1: 2 ( Indiana Fever )
total 396 210 186 53.0 8 playoff appearances in 12 seasons
17 series: 12 wins, 5 losses
49 games: 30 wins, 19 losses (61.2%)
continue with Tulsa Shock and Dallas Wings

Trainer

Surname season Regular season Playoffs
GC W. L. GC W. L.
Nancy Lieberman 1998 to 2000 62 32 30th 1 0 1
Greg Williams 2001 to 2002 42 10 32 - - -
Bill Laimbeer 2002 to 2009 274 165 109 43 27 16
Rick Mahorn 2009 18th 12 6th 5 3 2

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 2002 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 2003 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 2006 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 2008 season, making him one of the most successful coaches and general managers in the WNBA. In June 2009, he resigned as General Manager and Head Coach of Shock. In the last season of the Shock, Rick Mahorn , previously assistant coach under Laimbeer, was the team's head coach.

Players

First-round voting rights in the WNBA Draft

Surname year Draft position
Korie Hlede 1998 4th
Jennifer Azzi 1999 5.
Edwina Brown
Tamicha Jackson 		2000 3.
8.
Deanna Nolan 2001 6th
Swin Cash 2002 2.
Cheryl Ford
Kara Lawson 		2003 3.
5.
Surname year Draft position
Iciss Tillis
Shereka Wright 		2004 11.
13
Kara Braxton
Dionnah Jackson 		2005 7.
13
Ivory Latta 2007 11.
Alexis Hornbuckle
Tasha Humphrey 		2008 4.
11.
Shavonte Zellous 2009 11.

In the 12 seasons in Detroit, the Shock had a total of 16 draft rights in the first round of the WNBA draft , more than almost any other team in the WNBA at that time. 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 2006 . 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 2002 . The Shock opted for Swin Cash , but the organization left after the 2007 season for Seattle . Cheryl Ford, who was number three in the 2003 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 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ WNBA History Timeline. WNBA, May 3, 2012, accessed April 6, 2018 .
  2. ↑ Shock reportedly moving to Tulsa. ESPNW, October 19, 2009, accessed July 3, 2012 .
  3. ^ Laimbeer resigns as Shock coach. ESPN, accessed June 28, 2009 .
  4. ^ All-Time WNBA Draft Picks. WNBA, accessed November 30, 2016 .