Women's Hoops Blog

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Monday, October 06, 2008

Katie Smith continued her great play and helped lead the Shock to their third title in six years. While the Silver Stars got off to a solid start, the Shock took control in the second half and never looked back.

Katie was the obvious choice for MVP and a well deserved honor for one of the best to ever play."Her will is never to lose," said assistant coach Rick Mahorn. "Players just can't get that. It's already instilled in them." She finished with 18 points, most of which came during key moments in the fourth quarter. "Everybody was locked in and understood what we wanted to get done," said Smith. "It's a lot of fun to be on this team. It has a certain swagger and competitiveness to it. We find ways to win."

The other part of the outcome that pleases most fans was to see Taj McWilliams-Franklin finally win a WNBA title. Taj calls it her Kevin Garnett moment.

Fellow .com blogger Sophia Young shares her reaction to end of the season.

Voepel gives us the feel good story from the "Bad Girls," who really did not seem all that bad with their impressive defense and dominating performance, especially during the Finals.

And since we are late with the report, we can tell you the Shock and their fans celebrated their championship in downtown Detroit today.