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===Return to mediocrity (2004β2005)=== The Shock stumbled after their championship season and played mediocre basketball in the 2004 season. The Shock posted a 17β17 record, qualifying for the playoffs as the #3 seed.<ref name="2004 Shock">{{cite web|title=2004 Detroit Shock Year In Review|url=https://www.wnba.com/archive/wnba/shock/history/2004.html|website=WNBA.com|access-date=July 2, 2020|archive-date=July 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200703033918/https://www.wnba.com/archive/wnba/shock/history/2004.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=2004 WNBA Season Summary|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/years/2004.html|website=Basketball-Reference.com|access-date=July 2, 2020|archive-date=January 3, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110103223405/http://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/years/2004.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The Shock took the series against the [[New York Liberty]] the full three games, but fell in the end 2β1.<ref name="2004 Shock"/> In the offseason, former Pistons star [[Rick Mahorn]] was hired as an assistant coach.<ref name=Mahorn>{{cite web|title=Detroit Shock Add Rick Mahorn to Coaching Staff|url=https://www.wnba.com/archive/wnba/shock/news/rickmahorn_assistantcoach.html|website=WNBA.com|date=January 6, 2005|access-date=July 2, 2020|archive-date=July 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200703033920/https://www.wnba.com/archive/wnba/shock/news/rickmahorn_assistantcoach.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Much like the previous season, the Shock played mediocre basketball, posting a 16β18 record, which was good enough to secure the #4 seed.<ref name="2005 Shock">{{cite web|title=2005 Detroit Shock Year In Review|url=https://www.wnba.com/archive/wnba/shock/history/2005.html|website=WNBA.com|access-date=July 2, 2020|archive-date=July 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200702153231/https://www.wnba.com/archive/wnba/shock/history/2005.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=2005 WNBA Season Summary|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/years/2005.html|website=Basketball-Reference.com|access-date=July 2, 2020|archive-date=March 6, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110306115623/http://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/years/2005.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In the playoffs, the Shock got swept by the [[Connecticut Sun]].<ref name="2005 Shock"/>
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