The Detroit Shock have had six days since their last game, to practice and ponder how to get things back on track again in this 2006 WNBA season. The Detroiters were 4-2 and looking like contenders, before losing back to back games at Los Angeles and Phoenix.

Tonight they face Indiana at the Palace. The Fever beat Detroit in the Shock's season opener at Indiana, and are currently in second place in the WNBA East at seven wins and three losses. Detroit, with their four and four record, is in where else but fourth place. Saturday's game is against the Houston Comets, a perennial contender and current leader of the West at 7-3.

This would be a great time for the Shock to get a couple of key wins against quality opponents, putting themselves back in the race for first place in the East and also gaining much needed momentum.

Looking at the eight game stats for the Shock, Cheryl Ford is having a fine season so far, averaging 14.7 points, 11.5 rebounds, and 1.33 blocked shots a game. Her free throw shooting, while still not as good as it could be, is much better than last season.

Katie Smith is second in points per game and first in assists per game. She is also the top three point field goal shooter on the team so far.

Swin Cash is steadily returning to her pre-injury level of effectiveness, tallying an even 12 points a game while also contributing six rebounds and 2.6 assists each contest.

Last season's big star, Deanna Nolan, has had a bit tougher time of it so far in 2006. Still, she has put up solid numbers including 11.4 points a game, 4.25 rebounds, 3.4 assists and a team high 1.38 steals per game.

Ruth Riley struggled to play with any kind of consistency last season, and has still not quite gotten her best game back yet. She has had some definite promising moments so far, and her numbers of 9.3 points, 5.5 rebounds, and 1.0 blocks per game are good.

That takes care of the usual starters for the Shock...what about the bench?

Plenette Pierson has the best statistics of the reserves at this juncture in the 2006 campaign. She is averaging 7.4 points and 3.6 rebounds a game and has also brought some assists, steals, and blocks to the table.

Kedra Holland-Corn was the ace "sixth woman" for the Shock during the 2003 championship season, and has returned to Auburn Hills after playing elsewhere for a while. She is having a hard time finding her shooting touch in the early going, but has at least shown some of the spark she provided in her previous stint with the Shock.

Reserve center Kara Braxton had a promising rookie season, but seems to be suffering through a sophomore slump as her numbers are down.

Angelina Williams came over from Phoenix and has had one good game for the Shock so far, against Connecticut.

Jackie Batteast is another second year WNBA player who is in her first year with the Shock, having played for Minnesota as a rookie. Her playing time has been somewhat limited and so have her other statistics.

Irina Osipova and Sabrina Palie, a 6 foot five center and a five foot seven guard, have only seen a combined 17 minutes of game time so far and thus it is hard to evaluate them at this point.