Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
For the fifth time in team history, the Monarchs will have the second overall pick of the 2010 WNBA draft. Coach and general manager John Whisenant just hopes to draft a player who will be as good as some of their prior No. 2 picks. "We would have liked to have No. 1 and been in the catbird seat, but in the end it might not make much difference," said Whisenant. The Minnesota Lynx will have...
Ridiculous Upside (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
More photos » by Duane Burleson - AP Former player and coach Nancy Lieberman has been named the head coach of Frisco's D-League team. Browse more photos » So this is a thing. In the midst of the frenzied draft preparation, Frisco owners Evan Wyly and Donnie Nelson announced that former player, broadcaster and WNBA coach Nancy Lieberman will be the next (first') coach of the Frisco team...
The Onion (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
DETROIT—A recent announcement that the WNBA's Detroit Shock would be moving to Tulsa, OK next season seemed pretty much in line with what one would expect from the women's professional basketball league, observers told reporters Sunday.
hoopfeed.com (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
China: Former WNBA players help PLA collect 7th consecutive National Games title (Xinhua) http://j.mp/1×7xv3 # wnba # UConn: RIP, Jasper: A campus & a family mourn, football player was close to women's hoops players (courant.com) http://j.mp/1wDplt # Sophomores filling role for New Mexico State women's hoops (Las Cruces Sun-News) http://j.mp/3v97jO # ncaaw # Minnesota Gopher Women Add Four...
Pleasant Dreams - An Atlanta Dream Blog (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009
Hoops for Hope will play a basketball game in Ashland, Kansas on Friday, October 30th. And it looks like Shalee Lehning will put her books down for long enough to take part. Lehning is finishing up her degree at Kansas State in the off-season. The roster: Coach: Jackie Styles (WNBA) Coach: Cynthia Cooper-Dyke (WNBA, Prairie View) Shalee Lehning (Atlanta Dream), G Marcy Sudbeck (Wichita State), F Katie...
Pleasant Dreams - An Atlanta Dream Blog (Free subscription) | 10/22/2009
Tom Wilson, the President of the (former) Detroit Shock, gave some insight into the financial considerations that resulted in the Shock moving into Tulsa. "The attendance this year was the toughest ever, and we had to make the call. If you guessed, we lost somewhere near two million dollars. We had owners stick by year after year through millions of dollars in losses, but they felt obligated and...
Pleasant Dreams - An Atlanta Dream Blog (Free subscription) | 10/22/2009
An insider from the Detroit Shock organization posted this at Rebkell: the formula... genuinely interested, committed nba owners + sponsorship $ + print and tv media support = successful wnba franchise But, as someone replied, it's very hard for a franchise to meet all of those criteria.
hoopfeed.com (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
The new WNBA team in Tulsa is a hot topic at the annual Big 12 Conference women’s basketball media day. Baylor head coach Kim Mulkey learned of Tulsa Pro Hoops LL purchase of the Detroit Shock on the plane to Kansas City, Mo. for the media confab. “I hope that they draw well and that the league can sustain,” she said. “I wish them well.” Oklahoma head coach Sherri Coale...
Oklahoma Women's Network Blog (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
From Tulsa Mayor Kathy Taylor: Well, it's official! Women's professional basektball is coming to Tulsa! A formal announcement was made yesterday, but Bill Cameron ended the speculation late Monday night, in a brief e-mail to the Tulsa World confirming the three-time WNBA champion Detroit Shock is moving to Tulsa. "We're thrilled to not only have a team, but one of the most successful teams in...
home (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
The Detroit Shock are officially in Tulsa now. Nolan Richardson is the new general manager & head coach. Q McCall wonders how Tulsa will build their fan base . The Detroit Free Press asks if anyone noticed the Shock left town.
Detroit Bad Boys (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
From the comments of previous stories, I suspect that most readers of this site aren’t particularly concerned about the future of the Detroit Shock. But for those who are, Dave Hogg takes a look at what fans in Tulsa should expect in 2010.
The "D" Spot (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
No, you’re right. Losing the 3-time WNBA championship woman’s basketball team the Detroit Shock to Tulsa, Oklahoma isn’t like we’re losing a real team. I mean hell, it’s only women’s basketball, right? Since when were women ever considered to be real athletes worth paying for or crying over? But hey, if we’d lost the Detroit Lions [...]
SI.com (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- The three-time WNBA champion Detroit Shock are moving to Tulsa in hopes that a small-yet-enthusiastic market will embrace what will be the city's only major pro sports team.
WNBA.com (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
The Detroit Shock will relocate to Tulsa, Okla., and will be owned by a group of investors led by Oklahoma businessmen Bill Cameron and David Box, WNBA President Donna Orender announced today. The sale and move are pending WNBA Board of Governors approval. <p> Nolan Richardson will become the team's general manager and head coach. <p> “We are thrilled to have a team in Tulsa with such...
Pleasant Dreams - An Atlanta Dream Blog (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
The post - on the (Former) Detroit Shock website - says it all. We really didn't need a press conference...this was virtually an open secret, but at least we have "closure".
The 3 latest articles published by users on Detroit Shock :
krispinosd6c | 09/30/2009
MINNEAPOLIS – Kurt Rambis and Bill Laimbeer were perhaps the two biggest agitators on the court when the Los Angeles Lakers and Detroit Pistons went at each other in the 1980s. Now the blue collar of those glitzy "Showtime" Lakers and the lead intimidator of Detroit's feared "Bad Boys" are teaming up to try and turn around one of the NBA's most downtrodden franchises. Rambis announced Thursday that...
adabelleafn6s | 09/27/2009
MINNEAPOLIS – Kurt Rambis and Bill Laimbeer were perhaps the two biggest agitators on the court when the Los Angeles Lakers and Detroit Pistons went at each other in the 1980s. Now the blue collar of those glitzy "Showtime" Lakers and the lead intimidator of Detroit's feared "Bad Boys" are teaming up to try and turn around one of the NBA's most downtrodden franchises. Rambis announced Thursday that...
bradentu449 | 09/25/2009
MINNEAPOLIS – Kurt Rambis and Bill Laimbeer were perhaps the two biggest agitators on the court when the Los Angeles Lakers and Detroit Pistons went at each other in the 1980s. Now the blue collar of those glitzy "Showtime" Lakers and the lead intimidator of Detroit's feared "Bad Boys" are teaming up to try and turn around one of the NBA's most downtrodden franchises. Rambis announced Thursday that...
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