The Detroit Shock are, well, DONE.

[Kstat]

So they've won 3 of the 13 finals in WNBA history and still can't make it.

Houston won the first four championships and folded last year.

That makes 7 out of the 14 championship cities no longer supporting a team.

[darkobetterthanmelo]

I can't speak for you guys, but in this economy, the first thing I do with my hard earned dollar is go to the palace and watch the Shock play. I am devastated.

[Kstat]

Again, for the people having fun with this, are you going to be having just as much fun when the pistons are playing elsewhere?

[Glenn]

The WNBA is a sham, the NBA is not.

No way Stern leaves Michigan without an NBA team, and he'd have to sign off on it, so I'm not worried at all.

If the bitch wants to sell the team to a new local owner, so be it.

[Kstat]

There's no evidence Karen Davidson is going to differentiate.

Her first major move as an owner is to sell one of her teams.

[Glenn]

See, I take this as a good thing for the Pistons.

The Shock were no doubt losing money and draining assets from PS&E.

If you can rid yourself of a liability, without hurting the core product (Pistons), especially in this environment, then you do it.

[Timone]

Sad day for dad guys in Michigan.

[Kstat]

See, I take this as a good thing for the Pistons.

The Shock were no doubt losing money and draining assets from PS&E.

If you can rid yourself of a liability, without hurting the core product (Pistons), especially in this environment, then you do it.

...so at what point do the Pistons become a liability when they have a few bad seasons? They don't turn a profit every year.

[Glenn]

Then she'll have to sell them to a Stern-approved buyer. One that will keep the team right where they are.

[Kstat]

Like he approved for Seattle? Or Charlotte? Or Vancouver?

When is the last time Stern fought the almighty dollar to keep a team's ownership local? Don't worry, i'll wait.