On Ring Day, the Shock looked familiar: athletic, aggressive, inconsistent, foul-prone, and quite able to beat the offensively-challenged Monarchs. Both teams shot poorly; the home team controlled the boards.

Coach Laimbeer celebrated his 50th birthday; Freep reporter Chris Silva celebrates the play of Plenette Pierson, whose jump shooting sparkled in the first half. "She's on another level right now," Laimbeer said.

Yo Griffith (who had a bad, tired game) tells Sacto fans not to blame their new coach: Jenny Boucek "drew up the plays, we just didn't execute them." (Perhaps your reliance on set plays is part of the problem?)

Sac Bee columnist Voisin is so tired of watching Laimbeer's Shock defeat her Monarchs that she wants him to coach her Kings.