The Shock might not have had more intrasquad dramas than any other team in the WNBA over the last three seasons, but Detroit's were certainly the most publicized. Players were benched and traded. Some dealt with it quietly. Some groused to their local newspaper's beat writer. He's the kind of coach I want, somebody that's not going to get caught up in the whole emotional gig,' veteran power forward Wendy Palmer told Charles Robinson of Detroit's Free Press at the time.
Any time there's a coaching change, there's a little of that type of thing.
This is her eighth year of professional basketball somewhere. Brown figures into the mix here, too, and Williams thought she looked especially sharp before a knee tweak sidelined her shortly after the start of training camp. Brown spent the off-season finishing her degree at the University of Texas and working out with her old teammates there. Cal Bouchard, a 2000 draft choice who spent last summer playing with the Canadian Olympic team, is also trying to win a roster spot. Busy in the Spanish league finals, she hasn't joined training camp yet.