2009 Detroit Shock season

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2009 Detroit Shock season
Coach Bill Laimbeer (1-3)
Rick Mahorn (17-13)
Arena Palace of Auburn Hills
Attendance8,011 per game
Results
Record18–16 (.529)
Place3rd (Eastern)
Playoff finishLost Conference Finals
Team Leaders
Points Nolan (16.9)
Rebounds Ford (7.4)
Assists Nolan (3.5)

The 2009 WNBA season is the 12th for the Detroit Shock of the Women's National Basketball Association in the United States. The Shock attempted to win the WNBA Finals, tying the record for most championships with the Houston Comets (4), but failed in the conference finals. On June 15, 2009, head coach Bill Laimbeer resigned as head coach of the Detroit Shock, due to family reasons and the desire to become an NBA head coach. [1] Though he was unable to secure an NBA head coaching position, ESPN reported on August 30 that Laimbeer was offered, and accepted, an assistant coach position with the Minnesota Timberwolves. Despite the early struggles, the 2008 champion Detroit Shock reached the playoffs for the seventh straight year. It would be the final year in Detroit, as the Shock were purchased by Tulsa Hoops, and new ownership moved the team to Tulsa for 2010.

Contents

Offseason

Dispersal Draft

Based on the Shock's 2008 record, they could have picked 11th in the Houston Comets dispersal draft. The Shock waived their pick.

WNBA draft

The following are the Shock's selections in the 2009 WNBA draft.

RoundPickPlayerNationalitySchool/Team/Country
111 Shavonte Zellous Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Pittsburgh
218 (from Phx. via Atl.) Britany Miller Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Florida State
337 Tanae Davis-Cain Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Florida State

[2]

Transactions

[4]

DateTrade
April 9, 2009To Detroit Shock To Atlanta Dream
18th pick in 2009 DraftAshley Shields

Free agents

Roster

Detroit Shock roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
C 45 Flag of the United States.svg Braxton, Kara 6' 6" (1.98m)190 lb (86kg) Georgia
PF 35 Flag of the United States.svg Ford, Cheryl 6' 3" (1.91m)195 lb (88kg) Louisiana Tech
SG 22 Flag of the United States.svg Hornbuckle, Alexis 5' 11" (1.8m)155 lb (70kg) Tennessee
F 42 Flag of the United States.svg Kelly, Crystal 6' 2" (1.88m)190 lb (86kg) Western Kentucky
C 44 Flag of the United States.svg McWilliams, Taj 6' 2" (1.88m)184 lb (83kg) St. Edward's University
SG 14 Flag of the United States.svg Nolan, Deanna 5' 11" (1.8m)147 lb (67kg) Georgia
SF 23 Flag of the United States.svg Pierson, Plenette   Cruz Roja.svg 6' 2" (1.88m)178 lb (81kg) Texas Tech
C 24 Flag of the United States.svg Sanni, Olayinka 6' 2" (1.88m)205 lb (93kg) West Virginia
G/F 30 Flag of the United States.svg Smith, Katie 5' 11" (1.8m)175 lb (79kg) Ohio State
G 6 Flag of the United States.svg Teasley, Nikki 6' 0" (1.83m)169 lb (77kg) North Carolina
G 1 Flag of the United States.svg Zellous, Shavonte 5' 10" (1.78m)155 lb (70kg) Pittsburgh
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Athletic trainer
Strength and conditioning coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured

Season standings

Eastern Conference W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
Indiana Fever x2212.647–14–38–917–5
Atlanta Dream x1816.5294.012–56–1110–12
Detroit Shock x1816.5294.011–67–1011–11
Washington Mystics x1618.4716.011–65–1210–12
Chicago Sky o1618.4716.012–54–1310–12
Connecticut Sun o1618.4716.012–54–139–12
New York Liberty o1321.3829.08–95–128–13

Schedule

Preseason

2009 Game Log: Preseason
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
1May 227:30pm@ Chicago 67-71 Hornbuckle (14) Miller (10) DeLaHoussaye (5) UIC Pavilion
3,283		0-1
2May 2711:00am Chicago 78-68 Zellous (18) Zellous (8) Smith (5) Palace of Auburn Hills
3,952		1-1
3May 307:00pm San Antonio 62-55 Zellous (13) Sanni (6) Hornbuckle (3) Traverse City West H.S.
2,109		2-1

Regular season

2009 Game Log: Regular Season
June
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
1June 62:30pm@ Los Angeles ABC 58-78 Nolan (15) Smith (7) McWilliams (4) STAPLES Center
13,154		0-1
2June 87:30pm Los Angeles 81-52 Nolan (27) Hornbuckle, McWilliams (7) Haynie, Hornbuckle, Smith (3) Palace of Auburn Hills
13,915		1-1
3June 107:30pm Washington 69-75 Smith, McWilliams (14) Sanni, Zellous (7) Nolan (6) Palace of Auburn Hills
7,329		1-2
4June 197:30pm Indiana 54-66 Nolan (13) Hornbuckle, McWilliams (10) Hornbuckle, Nolan, Smith (2) Palace of Auburn Hills
7,725		1-3
5June 216:00pm@ Indiana NBA TV
FSI 		70-82 Nolan (16) Nolan (8) Nolan (6) Conseco Fieldhouse
7,610		1-4
6June 267:30pm@ Atlanta 86-96 Zellous (25) McWilliams (9) McWilliams, Nolan (2) Philips Arena
5,935		1-5
7June 286:00pm Sacramento 86-72 Zellous (18) Ford (8) McWilliams, Smith (3) Palace of Auburn Hills
7,277		2-5
July
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
8July 27:30pm@ New York MSG 64-80 Ford (13) Ford, Hornbuckle (10) Smith (5) Madison Square Garden
8,018		2-6
9July 56:00pm Connecticut 92-95 (OT) Smith (28) Hornbuckle (12) McWilliams (5) Palace of Auburn Hills
6,981		2-7
10July 117:00pm@ Connecticut NBA TV
WCTX 		79-77 (OT) Smith (25) Braxton (13) Smith (3) Mohegan Sun Arena
6,342		3-7
11July 1510:00pm@ Seattle NBA TV
FSN-NW 		66-62 Smith (19) Ford (8) Nolan (7) KeyArena
6,821		4-7
12July 1810:00pm@ Phoenix 90-97 Smith (21) McWilliams (12) Smith (5) US Airways Center
8,288		4-8
13July 199:00pm@ Sacramento 69-65 McWilliams (21) McWilliams (12) Braxton, Nolan, Smith, Zellous (3) ARCO Arena
7,538		5-8
14July 2212:00pm Atlanta 95-98 (OT) Braxton (25) Braxton (12) Nolan (9) Palace of Auburn Hills
14,439		5-9
15July 317:30pm Minnesota 91-83 Nolan (22) Ford (9) McWilliams, Nolan (9) Palace of Auburn Hills
9,314		6-9
August
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
16August 26:00pm Connecticut 65-83 Nolan (20) Ford (9) Nolan (4) Palace of Auburn Hills
7,814		6-10
17August 47:30pm New York ESPN2 76-64 Nolan (26) Nolan (14) McWilliams, Nolan, Smith (4) Palace of Auburn Hills
7,081		7-10
18August 77:00pm@ Washington 66-70 Braxton (14) McWilliams (7) Nolan (6) Verizon Center
10,637		7-11
19August 96:00pm Chicago 64-58 Zellous (19) McWilliams (12) Smith (4) Palace of Auburn Hills
6,893		8-11
20August 117:00pm@ Washington 81-77 Nolan (23) McWilliams (13) McWilliams, Zellous (4) Verizon Center
10,398		9-11
21August 137:30pm@ Atlanta 75-80 Nolan (20) McWilliams (10) McWilliams (5) Philips Arena
5,641		9-12
22August 157:00pm@ Indiana 59-82 Zellous (16) Braxton (10) McWilliams, Zellous (3) Conseco Fieldhouse
9,963		9-13
23August 187:30pm Seattle 75-79 Nolan (29) McWilliams (8) Smith (5) Palace of Auburn Hills
7,392		9-14
24August 228:00pm@ Chicago 76-67 Smith (10) Ford (9)4 players (4) UIC Pavilion
5,167		10-14
25August 236:00pm San Antonio 99-87 Smith (31) McWilliams, Nolan (7) Hornbuckle (7) Palace of Auburn Hills
7,130		11-14
26August 257:00pm@ Connecticut 90-70 Smith (19) Kelly (8) Zellous (5) Mohegan Sun Arena
6,811		12-14
27August 277:30pm Atlanta 87-83 Nolan (29) Ford (12) Hornbuckle (5) Palace of Auburn Hills
5,695		13-14
28August 293:00pm@ San Antonio ESPN2 88-100 (OT) Nolan (34) Braxton (7) Teasley (5) AT&T Center
7,735		13-15
September
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
29September 17:30pm Phoenix 101-99 Ford (22) Ford (11) Teasley, Zellous (5) Palace of Auburn Hills
5,239		14-15
30September 47:30pm Indiana 70-63 (OT) Nolan (22) Ford (12) Nolan (4) Palace of Auburn Hills
7,230		15-15
31September 66:00pm Chicago 84-75 Nolan (19) Nolan (8) Braxton, Hornbuckle, Nolan (4) Palace of Auburn Hills
6,619		16-15
32September 98:00pm@ Minnesota 72-75 Ford (16) Ford (12) Ford, Teasley, Zellous (4) Target Center
7,423		16-16
33September 107:30pm New York NBA TV
MSG 		94-87 (OT) Nolan (34) Braxton, McWilliams (8) Hornbuckle, Zellous (5) Palace of Auburn Hills
8,178		17-16
34September 128:00pm@ Chicago 80-69 Zellous (20) McWilliams (10) Nolan, Zellous (4) UIC Pavilion
5,334		18-16
All games are viewable on WNBA LiveAccess

Postseason

2009 Game Log: Postseason
Eastern Conference Semifinals
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceSeries
1September 168:00pm Atlanta ESPN2 94-89 Nolan (25) Ford (10) Hornbuckle (5) Palace of Auburn Hills
6,122		1-0
2September 187:30pm@ Atlanta NBA TV 94-79 Nolan (22) Braxton, Hornbuckle (8) Braxton, Nolan (5) Gwinnett Arena
4,780		2-0
Eastern Conference Finals
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceSeries
1September 238:00pm Indiana ESPN2 72-56 Zellous (23) Braxton, Ford (9) Zellous (5) Palace of Auburn Hills
7,214		1-0
2September 257:00pm@ Indiana NBA TV 75-79 Nolan (23) Ford (13) Hornbuckle, Nolan, Zellous (3) Conseco Fieldhouse
9,210		1-1
3September 267:00pm@ Indiana NBA TV 67-72 Nolan (16) Ford (11) Hornbuckle, McWilliams, Nolan (4) Conseco Fieldhouse
18,165		1-2

Regular Season Statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage 3P%  3-point field-goal percentage FT%  Free-throw percentage TO  Turnovers per game
 PF  Fouls per gameTeam leaderLeague leader

Player statistics

PlayerGPGSMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
Sherill Baker 1011.01.01.01.000.007.0
Kara Braxton 28218.06.01.50.680.649.0
Barbara Farris 1338.51.40.40.380.001.3
Tanae Davis-Cain 104.02.00.00.000.002.0
Anna DeForge 7716.12.91.40.570.001.4
Cheryl Ford 292926.07.40.90.970.458.6
Kristin Haynie 2028.11.30.60.700.002.2
Alexis Hornbuckle 322126.64.92.71.310.286.7
Crystal Kelly 1107.61.30.40.360.092.8
Taj McWilliams 343430.46.62.90.970.479.8
Britany Miller 108.00.00.01.000.000.0
Deanna Nolan 333333.74.33.51.330.3016.9
Plenette Pierson 105.00.00.01.001.000.0
Olayinka Sanni 3119.61.80.50.350.163.8
Kelly Schumacher 1010.00.00.00.001.000.0
Katie Smith 272733.12.32.80.780.0713.7
Nikki Teasley 11720.21.32.20.550.363.8
Shavonte Zellous 34423.63.11.80.790.5011.9

Team statistics

TeamFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPFPPG
Detroit Shock.430.351.74836.116.97.72.816.122.578.0
Opponents.410.340.77732.415.48.23.215.621.177.8

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References

  1. ↑ "Laimbeer resigns as Shock coach". ESPN. June 15, 2009. Archived from the original on June 21, 2009. Retrieved June 15, 2009.
  2. ↑ "WNBA.com: 2009 WNBA Draft Board". Archived from the original on June 28, 2009. Retrieved June 7, 2009.
  3. ↑ "Laimbeer resigns as Shock coach". ESPN. June 15, 2009. Archived from the original on June 21, 2009. Retrieved June 15, 2009.
  4. ↑ WNBA.com: 2009 WNBA Transactions
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