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    MUST WIN COMING UP MOTHERFUCKERS!!
    GO SHOCK!!

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    Shock up 20 (59-39), 4:07 left in 3rd...I really like how Laimbeer always has his team respond after tough losses.

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    Laimbeer's teams are good out of the half as well, but dude can't draw up a play during timeouts to save his life. They NEVER score after a timeout.

    30 pts for Nolan. Fucking insane. Gonna need Katie Smith to show up in the Finals though. Indiana's best player got hurt just before haftime (Detroit had already taken the lead) which is nothing new for that state.

    Finals start Wednesday. PHX is just like their male counterparts. Run-n-gun but no defense. Score the league high and allow the league high. Diana Taurasi is a name plenty of people should recall. She's their best player. PHX games get into the 90s and 100s so those who bitch about 50-something games should be satisfied by this series. Detroit won the two regular season meetings, one close, one a blowout. If PHX starts collapsing too much on the paint their fucked. Detroit starts slow so if you turn it on and see the Shock down 9 in the opening 5 minutes its not the end of the game, just the typical situation. Detroit has yet to win a road game in the playoffs (they've only played 2) and yet to lose a home game (out of 4).

    7pm Wednesday bitches. The Tigers are playing at the same time on Wed. so you might as well watch a good team with a sane coach (yeah that's right, Shock smack AND I called Laimbeer sane in comparison to another professional coach/manager).
    STEW BEEF!

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    WNBA Finals tickets appear to be in very high demand.

    Want to go to the WNBA Finals...for free?

    The WNBA Finals are back in Detroit, thanks to the Shock. The atmosphere in the 2003 and 2006 Finals was incredible - packed arenas (Palace and Joe Louis) - and people really into their hoops.

    - Thanks to some sponsors, there are 4,000 tickets available FOR FREE for Games 1 and 2 at The Palace.

    - So here's the deal, straight from the Palace peeps: "Fans who want to attend Wednesday or Saturday's games, need only call The Palace of Auburn Hills during normal business hours at 248-377-0100 and ask for the free tickets to either Game One or Game Two...When fans are asked for the secret word, they need to respond FINALS to get their tickets. Fans may pick up their tickets at The Palace Box Office. Tip-off for Game 1 is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. and Game 2 is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. The defending champion Detroit Shock are meeting the Mercury in the playoffs for the first time ever. The Shock also won the WNBA Title in 2003.

    - So no excuses for not seeing some good hoops.
    I give them credit for making an effort to not have the appearance of an empty arena for the huge TV audience.
    Find a new slant.

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    Shock > Tigers.

    Fact.

    Went to the 2nd Fever game for $10 a seat. Sat below the lower suites (just off the floor). Might have to see if I can get Bella (my daughter) for that Saturday game.
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    Ouch.

    Paltry Palace crowd rates as a shocker

    AUBURN HILLS -- So what happens if the WNBA holds the Finals and nobody shows up?

    There's no other way to describe the attendance at The Palace for Wednesday's Game 1 of the Finals, a 108-101 Shock victory over the Mercury: Nobody came.

    The Palace, which holds 22,076, hedged its bets for a light crowd. The black curtains were down, covering the empty upper section of the arena.

    There were many signs that it was the Finals -- banners, thunderstix, cute kids with signs supporting the Shock. Even season-ticket holder Chauncey Billups came out to support the team.

    But if only about 5,000 showed and there were 4,000 free tickets available, what does that say about the WNBA? It should be noted the official attendance was reported as 10,513, which points to some creative counting.

    Palace president Tom Wilson said he was stumped as to why his arena was only a fourth full.

    "I wish I knew what exactly kept people away," Wilson said, shrugging his shoulders. "Maybe it was the short turnaround between games, or maybe the start of school, or people stuck at work -- who knows? We didn't have much time to really get the word out.

    "But we're very confident that Saturday will bring out the large, enthusiastic Shock crowd that The Palace is known for."

    The Palace has drawn good crowds -- around 10,000 without accounting creativity -- during this playoff run. There was even a WNBA-sized sellout, (the kind with the curtains down), of 11,425 during the Eastern Conference finals.

    The Shock led the WNBA in attendance this season, averaging 9,749. And a one-day turnaround isn't enough time to get the word out, or even generate much marketing buzz, for a niche product such as women's basketball.

    The Shock last played on Labor Day, beating the Fever to reach their second straight Finals.

    For Saturday's Game 2, which is scheduled for 3:30 p.m., there still are 3,000 of the 4,000 free tickets available.

    However, Michigan is playing Oregon on ABC at 3:30 p.m. I dare say, given what transpired last Saturday with the Wolverines, that a few people might be watching that game.

    Things look even more uncertain for a championship-deciding Game 5, which would be played at 5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 16. The scheduling geniuses put it against the Lions home opener, which kicks off at 4:05 p.m. against the Vikings.

    There's always going to be something going on in the sports world, making scheduling nearly impossible. But picking and choosing better times, and giving The Palace time to sell some tickets might help boost the crowd and bottom line.

    Still, WNBA president Donna Orender said she's not concerned about the poor turnout for Game 1 or what could happen in Game 2.

    "I don't think this is a bad turnout, I really don't," she said. "We expect Saturday to be to be a packed house. The fans in Detroit are known for really supporting the Shock. We have built up a strong brand identity with the WNBA We're family driven entertainment, we still have athletes who are accessible, which is a rarity in this day and age."

    And that's the thing that should give the WNBA and the Shock pause -- this is a town, and a state, that supports women's basketball.

    Capacity Shock crowds have packed The Palace and Joe Louis Arena. The Michigan State women's team has nearly filled the Breslin Center on a regular basis. Marketing isn't fighting upstream here against bias directed toward female athletes.

    But somehow, there was a major disconnect for Game 1 of the WNBA championship.

    Which is a shame, because the game was pretty exciting.

    The WNBA has a slogan asking, "Have you seen Her?"

    Perhaps it should be changed to: "Will you come out for Game 2?"
    Find a new slant.

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    Lets see. Watch the Tigers struggle to eek out a 2-1 win against a dog shit team or watch the Shock win the first game of the Finals without their best player?

    Ford was out with the ankle injury that she's been fighting through all playoffs (and that kept her out all of the 2nd half of the season) but the Shock still dominated inside.

    Ok, so it took 7 minutes for the Shock to get down 10 (not 5 minutes for them to get down 9) but the game ran pretty much as predicted.
    PHX comes out shooting. Det comes out missing. Det starts getting serious about going inside and its all layups, in the paint jumpers, and free throws from there. Det bench outscored PHX 52-12. Hi Joe Dumars. The Shocks bench scored almost half of their team's 108 game winning points. Did the Piston bench score that the entire playoffs?

    Taurasi had more fouls than points in the first half (0 - 4). She sat most of the third with her 5th foul and ended up fouling out playing only 22 minutes (way to step your game up for the finals, franchise). So basically the two best players on both teams sat this one out and the game still got into the 100s.

    BTW, 72 4th quarter points.
    Last edited by Fool; 09-06-2007 at 10:08 AM.
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    Bill Laimbeer>Flip

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tahoe
    Bill Laimbeer>Flip
    Yes, But not even Glenn can see it.

    Either way when the WNBA crumbles I still think he'll be a good NBA coach.
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    Shock up 1-0. 2 more wins away from the 3rd title in 5 years BABY!

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