Despite her slow start and the Shock's recent slump, Cindy Brown remains a player easy to root for.
Injuries keep getting in the way.
She missed training camp, then couldn't bring her high-intensity style to the game because of a hip injury. By the time the hip improved, she had lost her confidence because shots weren't falling and the WNBA's post players had gotten better. Eventually she lost the confidence of coach Nancy Lieberman-Cline. When it seemed that things couldn't get much worse, she bruised her tailbone June 26 trying to save a loose ball. After needing help into a wheelchair while on her way to a hospital, the season looked all but lost.