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10.06Championship Party Continues Today

Downtown rally for the WNBA Champs keeps the celebration going as hundreds of fans celebrated with the Detroit Shock’s WNBA Championship.

Taj McWilliams-Franklin was introduced at the rally along with Coach Laimbeer, Katie Smith and Deanna Nolan.

Detroit Mayor Ken Cockrel presented a proclamation from the city to coach Laimbeer, Taj McWilliams-Franklin, Katie Smith and Deanna Nolan at Campus Martius Park.

League Finals MVP Katie Smith presented Mayor Ken Cockrel Jr. with a Shock jersey, and she and coach Bill Laimbeer addressed the boisterous crowd gathered at Campus Martius.

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10.06Detroit Shock WNBA Championship Team Celebration

Detroit Shock celebrate their 76-60 win over the San Antonio Silver Stars in Game 3 of the WNBA Finals.

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10.06Katie Smith - 2008 WNBA Finals MVP

Katie Smith had an outstanding series leading the Shock to their 3rd WNBA Championship in 6 years.

She was the Shock’s leading scorer in every game and played nearly every minute of the 3 game series.

“I congratulate Katie Smith,” said Laimbeer. “I don’t give her all the credit that she deserves throughout the course of the year, and she really showed it.

“Katie decided that I’m going to make my mark on this series and she did.”

During game 1 in San Antonio, Smith hit a playoff career high 25 points and came back in game 2 with 22 points. Leading the Shock to a 2-0 lead over the Silver Stars, a crowd of fans were waiting back home for game 3 that could possibly be a sweep.

“There’s no more deserving MVP; that was a no brainer,” said Taj McWilliams-Franklin. “If I look at all three games and had to choose a MVP, I would say Katie Smith, Katie Smith, Katie Smith. There was no contest.”

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10.06Photo: Taj McWilliams-Franklin holds Championship Trophy

Detroit Shock’s Taj McWilliams-Franklin holds the championship trophy after defeating San Antonio Silver Stars in the WNBA Finals basketball game on Sunday.

Without Taj, would they have made it to the finals or a championship? Smith says no.

“If we don’t have Taj, I don’t think we’re here,” says Smith after the Championship win on Sunday

In game 3 alone, Taj put up 13 points and pulled down eight rebounds. Let alone filling the big shoes of Cheryl Ford. It’s clear what Washington had lost and what Detroit had gained.

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10.06Photo: Coach Laimbeer with Championship Trophy

Coach Laimbeer holds the WNBA Championship trophy after their victory against San Antonio Silver Stars in the WNBA Finals basketball game on Sunday, Oct. 5, 2008, in Ypsilanti, Mich. The Shock won 76-60.

Coach Laimbeer is proud of his squad and what they have been able to over come as a team.

“We have the best players in the world,”
said coach Laimbeer Sunday after winning the Championship. “No question about it.”

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