The Shock are back and are looking to repeat their success from last season, not 2004 the last time they defended the WNBA title.

Cash: "We're put together well and expectations are high. In 2004 it was like we have something everyone else wants. We were thinking we could go out and get it done in the last minute. We know now that last year's over."

Laimbeer: "I don't think there's any issues mentally for us, I actually think we're a much stronger team mentally -- Cheryl Ford especially -- from the way she was in the past. No issues there."