detroit-shock Stories - Swish Appeal
Dishin' & Swishin' Catches Up With Cheryl Ford: When Will She Return to the WNBA?
I love the bangers and I make no apologies. I love the girls that do the dirty work on the court. My early faves were Yolanda Griffith and Natalie Williams. Sure they cou...
Some Of Those "Other" Rookies Making a Strong Impression in Detroit
While Candace Parker, Sylvia Fowles, and Candice Wiggins grabbed the headlines for the 2008 WNBA rookie class, three rookies in Detroit are making quite an impression.What strikes me most about the Sh...
Impressive Defense In An Inspiring Week of WNBA Basketball
I was a bit NBA draft obsessed this past week so I watched less WNBA games…and I missed quite a week…During the NBA draft was the triple overtime thriller between the Liberty and Fever. Overtime h...
Fighting Is Not the Type Of Attention the WNBA Needs
It’s normally difficult to find any quality post-game analysis about WNBA games, but last night’s fight between the Shock and Sparks managed to get attention from all the major sports websites, NB...
Melee Update: Suspension Announcements a Relief For Sparks, Nolan
Well, I wrote earlier that losing Candace Parker or Deanna Nolan for an extended period of time would be the most harmful outcome of Tuesday night’s fight. We now have the announcement and Parker go...
A Review of Media Attention to the Melee & Perceptions of Female Athletes
If there was any doubt about whether female athletes faced double standards, the reactions to Tuesday night’s scuffle should be convincing evidence of the challenges they must overcome.That is not t...
The Shock-Mystics Trade Analysis: Who Wins the Exchange of Experience for Potential?
I have to confess that watching U.S. basketball players blow out Olympic competition in the preliminary rounds has only left me more impatient for the return of the WNBA. So the Mystics-Shock trade o...
Mercury Eliminated From the Playoffs, But Can Still Get To .500
Well, as could probably be expected, the Shock pounded the Mercury in the paint and eliminated them from the playoffs. That's sad -- I was rooting for them.After playing a close game for three quarter...
The Cost of Shock-Sparks Melee: Which Team Loses More From WNBA Suspensions?
After having a little more time to think about Tuesday night’s fight, it seems that the biggest cost to the WNBA after the fight might be the damage done to the playoff race after suspensions are de...
The Shock Indoor Classic: Where the Game Sold Itself
It’s somewhat ironic that while the highly-anticipated Liberty Outdoor Classic made history for playing basketball in a unique venue, the best example of progress in the WNBA was played in one of t...
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