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[Bear_Trap @deeano52]

Carmelo to retire with at least one ring 🙏🏽

[kev mahserejian @RotoSurgeon]

i am NOT gonna be a cocomelon parent…you gon sit down and watch prime megatron cutups

[I talk hoops 🏀 @trendyhoopstars]

Frontcourt depth has always been one of the hardest things to build in the WNBA, and no team did it better than the 2006 Detroit Shock.

Detroit's frontcourt was loaded with talent. 6'1 Swin Cash, 6'4 Cheryl Ford, 6'2 Plenette Pierson, 6'6 Kara Braxton, and 6'5 Ruth Riley gave the Shock five players who could impact the game in different ways. Between them were three All-Stars, two future All-Stars, high-level defenders, dominant rebounders, and reliable scorers.

The individual numbers don't fully capture how good this group was because the production was spread across five players. But during the 2006 postseason, they combined to average (39.2) points and (27.8) rebounds per game, providing the perfect complement to the dynamic backcourt duo of Deanna Nolan and Katie Smith as Detroit captured its second WNBA championship.

What separated this frontcourt wasn't one superstar. It was having five players capable of changing a game. If one player had an off night, someone else stepped up. One game it was Cheryl Ford. The next it was Plenette Pierson off the bench. Then Swin Cash would fill the stat sheet, or Kara Braxton and Ruth Riley would control the paint defensively.

That depth showed throughout the playoffs. In Detroit's first-round win over Indiana, the frontcourt accounted for 74 of the team's 98 points. Ford finished with 23 points and 10 rebounds, Pierson scored 20 off the bench, and Cash nearly recorded a triple-double with 17 points, nine rebounds, and eight assists.

Then came the semifinals, where Detroit's frontcourt once again proved that anyone could step up on a given night. In Game 1, Cheryl Ford and Plenette Pierson shared the frontcourt scoring lead with 11 points apiece. In the next win, Swin Cash scored 16 points while Kara Braxton added 12.

That balance continued into the Finals, where Cash, Ford, and Pierson each had their moments offensively while Ruth Riley made timely defensive plays. Over the final two wins of the championship series, league MVP Yolanda Griffith was held to just 6-for-26 shooting, with Riley playing a major role in that effort. The 2003 Finals MVP averaged (2.7) blocks across Detroit's three Finals victories.

Plenty of championship teams have had great frontcourts. Very few have had one this deep. The 2006 Shock overwhelmed opponents with wave after wave of talent, and that's what makes them one of the greatest frontcourts in WNBA history. 🪄

[I talk hoops 🏀 @trendyhoopstars]

Deanna Nolan accomplished all of this in just nine WNBA seasons:

✨3× WNBA champion
✨WNBA Finals MVP
✨4× WNBA Finals appearances
✨5× WNBA All-Star
✨5× All-WNBA selection
✨5× All-Defensive selection
✨Career playoff averages of (18.1) points, (4.4) rebounds, and (3.4) assists per game

[𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐮𝐤𝐮𝐧𝐚 ☢ @King_Sukunaaa]

7 year old me trying to go Super Sayian 3 after watching Dragon Ball Z

[eternal classic @eternalclassic_]

weebs: “the katana was the superior weapon”
samurai the second the weird-talking white people brought boomsticks:

[Bear_Trap @deeano52]

@SnapshotKyle This would look better if they were blue base with green accents

[Bear_Trap @deeano52]

@Kendallgds @EmmanuelAcho 😂😂😂

[VishalSid | CW: Jojos @VishalSid_1]

BLEACH FINAL PART RETURNS TOMORROW 😭🗣🔥🔥

[Israel @iohandles]

Y’all can’t be black people talking about LaMelo like this lol

[mikey @eraofmikey]

I’m fucking crying bro 😂😂😂

[Jake @313Hockey]

Watched The Odyssey this weekend. I don’t understand how this took 10 years

[Onii Chan @oniichanph]

Rest in peace to the voice behind Uncle Iroh, Aku and Master Splinter 🕊️

Remembering Mako, born Makoto Iwamatsu, who passed away 20 years ago this July at the age of 72. A trailblazing Japanese-American actor, voice artist, and theater pioneer, he helped break barriers for Asian performers while creating some of animation’s most unforgettable characters.

His iconic roles and contributions included:
• Uncle Iroh — Avatar: The Last Airbender
• Aku — Samurai Jack
• Master Splinter — TMNT
• Po-Han — The Sand Pebbles
• Akiro — Conan the Barbarian
• The Reciter — Pacific Overtures
• Co-founder of East West Players

Mako brought warmth and wisdom to Uncle Iroh, while his booming, theatrical performance made Aku one of animation’s greatest villains. His emotional rendition of “Leaves from the Vine” remains one of Avatar’s most heartbreaking moments.

Rest in peace, Mako. Your unforgettable voice will live on forever ❤️

[LiTHoUsE @ReVLiTHoUSe]

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[LiTHoUsE @ReVLiTHoUSe]

Preach the truth

[Bear_Trap @deeano52]

@dukehern @Destroyah89 @Fullcourtpass @KellyIko @TheNBABase Out of him kuz really the cream gotta rise to the top.

[𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔇𝔢𝔱𝔯𝔬𝔦𝔱 𝔗𝔦𝔪𝔢𝔰 📰 @the_det_times]

Wemby is taking a pay cut while Jalen Duren is asking for 40+ million per year 😭

[StatMuse @statmuse]

Chennedy Carter this season:

— 1st in TS%
— 2nd in bench PPG
— 4th in bench PTS

Waived.