She's been a great role player all season and maximizes her opportunities on the little playing time she gets...coach should let her shoot 10 threes per game....atleast she would be effiecient....
@AliciaLenard CAIT has no humility. She whines, complains, and flops ALL GAME. She does not play well against athletic girls on defense!!! She has not worked on this since her last two years of college... and here we go again! That's selfish!
@womanofacertainage5892 Steals is not defense. It's a part of defense. Allen Iverson was great at steals but a defensive liability. Cait doesn't have the strength or the foot speed to stop or impede anyone except smaller, weaker guards.
After watching this BLOW OUT today you're gonna say that?? I guess you tell your daughter she sounds just like Celine Dion. Shameful! Caitlin has the nerve to giggle about something?? He He I guess I missed. Oppsie.
@@jricks92921 you're subjective biased reese supporter where have you been lol hiding since the last match up you should lay low at least till next season
Of course there's always a chance to win, but if you know anything about basketball, you know this is just not a good team. Their half court sets are terrible. Their defense is terrible. They get out classed by better teams in the league, and it's understandable. There's a reason they got 2 1st round picks back to back. Regardless of CC's 'greatness' and KM's scoring, they have a lot of work to do, and I just don't see it happening with this coach. Simple as that.
What are they to learn...that Sides is a horrible coach, they already know that. That the refs called to different ways today...they know that.....allowing CC to get fouled while attempting her shots but lights cal S the other way...they know that too. This teams has played in playoff atmosphere all season long. They need another coach, another GM and for smth to be off the team. And for Sam to get her ass back in shape
Fever should look at all the angles of Carrington poking Clark in the eye. She points her fingers down towards her eyes in a purposeful looking manner instead of keeping her hand straight out. I thought it was accidental until I saw it from the other angle
100% agree. Carrington is just another thug guilty of assault and battery. Penalty for spousal abuse is 20 years in the slammer. Come on WNBA. This is a terrorist/horror movie directed against CC every week.
Carrington tried to do serious damage to Clark's eye and that's unacceptable for these to wear razor blades on the end of their fingers and apparently they haven't seen the video of Carrington trying to hurt Clark
@@larrytoole1476....I'm sure they know about it they just won't do anything about it.....they never stand up for her, management or teammates, she's getting blind sided all year and her teammates just walk over help her up off the floor and go back to missing layups and dropping passes.....CC is a generational player and the whole league is jealous that she gets so much attention so they take shots at her any chance they get...her team,coach,management,owner and commissioner of the league just let everyone,including the worst refs I've ever seen,just ignore the constant beat downs she's been taking all year.....that eye-poke would have been an assault charge on the street and should be a lawsuit because it is undeniably intentional and the po's commissioner should suspend Carrington for the rest of the year with a hefty fine....maybe she will have enough time to sit and file her claws and think about how shitty a person she is and nalyssa can comfort her at home like she does when they playing against each other....disgraceful incompetence
Thank you Sides for finally benching Smith. She can’t continue to be starting line up, no time to play around. Dantas or Temi can handle it just fine. OMG Lexi is out of this world defender, what a hustle INCREDIBLE. She just needs to be more comfortable taking shots. Lexi believe in you!!! Can we box out and catch rebounds 🙀 Refs were garbage as usual, they were clearly betting on CON then silly clock issues every time Fever gained momentum. Best luck on Wednesday
You do know that Fagbbenle scored 0 points and had only 2 rebounds last night? Hull had some hustle plays, but she got smoked by Bonner over and over again. She is a spot up shooter. She cannot put the ball on the floor and create her own shot and her lay up attempts get blocked A LOT. She is better as a sixth man, not a starter. The Fever simply do not have enough depth or talent on the bench to beat any of these four top teams....PERIOD!! We are too reliant on CC, Kelsey and Boston (Dantas is a role player that can't rebound or play defense. Great spot up shooter. I think the Fever will get better next year and upgrade their bench. I love them, but Wednesday night will probably be it if the Sun keep playing team ball.
The only thing sides did correctly all year. sides is absolute garbage. The worst coach I have ever seen! That said, it better not be just that game. smith better not play one more minute in this series or for the Fever ever! Not only is she crap, she is also a traitor who sold out her team for her POS other half. The POS whom is also the dirtiest player in the league. PERIOD. That eye gouge was intentional and better be addressed!
CC, you still that girl! It isn't all on you. The team struggled, so you're good. Take care of yourself because the game will be there and we want you to able to play❤🙏🎉! The temperature went down a few degrees, but the Fever is still🔥!!!
@ryebread921 How many shots did CC take before the blatant eye gouge? Two maybe? It's difficult to say if CC was shooting like shit before the assault but someone gouging your eye is definitely not going to help the shooting 😂
A good coach see's and knows what's going on. If you have to wait to go back and see the film how can you make in game decisions and substitutions??? WTF!!!
Sides never Takes accountability, she Always blames the Players. She must Go in the offseason, That is the single Most important issue with this young Team and of course they have No Bench.
@edvonschleck3098 she always blames the players? Yall will literally watch caitlin go 2 for 20 again next season because it happens to all shooters and it'll probably be the coaches fault then too. The entire team missed wide open 3s for the entire game, yall pretending this is about timeouts while watching a team shoot 10% from deep has got insanity written all over it.
Hey, nothing wrong with getting your arse kicked. It is a noble effort. You just got your ass kicked and now you need to kick their ass Wednesday. You got this.
They had a really off shooting day when in comparison, the Sun just had one of those can't miss days. Mabry was on fire - she barely missed. Any time that disaparity happens in a game, you aren't going to win. That said, the Fever likely won't be that bad next game. The Sun likely won't be that good. I won't write them off yet. That said, they are a young team playing a very good veteran team with more depth. If they lose the series, not the end of the world.
what did you expect?hahaha she does not call time out to break momentum for the other team and for her team to gather. putting in samuelson is a master class. no half court offense. just give the ball to mitchell, and get out of the way. one more fever loss, Sides will be fired, is the best thing that will happen for the fever
Stop! CC and Kelsey were ice cold. 4-23 from 3. They didn’t step up. If they shoot like that, they couldn’t beat any team. Sides isn’t bricking those shots, they are
I don't claim the poke in the eye was intentional. But, I can't imagine shooting well after being poked in the eye, having a bruise and some swelling below the eye. It's got to affect aiming her shots, at the very least, in spite of what CC said. CC gets a pass from me for this game. And, it wasn't just CC, Kelsey wasn't her usual self-either... Not to mention the Sun's defensive efforts. Tough team! Credit to Lexie and Damiris for keeping the fever in the game and briefly even getting the lead back! We have to earn it the hard way, but we're not out of it by any means....
The Fever must vastly improve their defense. And play to their strengths which is running a fast paced offense with the ball in Clark's hands where she's making plays for herself and the team. Hull needs more looks.
It will all change in a couple years . Need to rid team of players bedding down with opponents players which shouldn’t be permitted in work place . Fever needs total loyalty in locker room so new players are needed not part of old regime. Mitchell is loyal teammate but others are friends with Swoops . Gotta go !
I don't know what game you watched. Lexi did great at hustling for extra rebounds, etc. But Bonner shook her out of her panties on countless plays and scored (and Bonner is 37). Lexi is a spot up shooter who gets her drive shots blocked A LOT and cannot create her own shots off the dribble (she fumbles the ball). Lexi is a sixth man, a spark off the bench (not a starter). Gabby Williams would be so much better for that starting role.
When the 3 isn’t dropping, CC has to get to the rim. If she has a foot or two in the paint, it’s gotta go up. A few made jumpers or layups will help spark the 3.
@@tjewald32 I agree. It’s basically Jordan rules during the Bad Boys’ era. I’d just like to see that part of her game develop, and if she can get to the line, she can see a couple go in.
If I were the orange team I would be ashamed that almost 3/4 of the crowd is supporting the opponent in your own home court. I hope the Fever can bounce back the next game.
They played great defense in Q1 and Q2. I don't know what happened after that. But if their shots fall in then they can win. Regardless, Great Job Sides! Great Job Indiana, always stay positive!!
They actually made a lot of mistakes in the first half but got away with them. The second half was a disaster. More mistakes, terrible 3 point shooting and they allowed the Suns to get too many gimme layups . I still wonder about Sides . I see the good coaches in the league come up with offensive and defensive schemes that are designed for specific opponents. They also make adjustments between halves. The Fever seem to run the same schemes regardless of who they are playing. Hopefully getting their asses kicked today will make the Fever come back with a great effort in game two and make the Suns over confident. Can anyone figure out what's going on with Lexie? She passed up an open 3 again today and then missed one or two. Maybe a confidence issue,
Great battle Fever! More experience, more learning and you get another go at it! No shame for this game. You all played well for your first big pressure playoff moment. Onwards and upwards
If was tough for Clark playing with an eye injury. But she must try to remain aggressive. Clark has a lot of speed and needs to drive to the basket, work her midrange game, & utilize floaters when her 3-point shots are not falling.
@@WorldBeater123 Clark didn't make excuses. I'm not making excuses either but you would be ignorant not to believe that that painful eye injury didn't hamper Clark's aggression on offense. It made her tentative and threw off her vision. However as I said Clark must still find ways to be aggressive on offense. She is fast and needs to remember that she can drive to the basket, shoot midrange shots, and throw up floaters when her 3-point shots are not going in. Hopefully with 3 days of rest and film work Clark will get back to normal. I believe in her.
@@FadeMaster24 You are dumb if you don't think that being poked in the eye by someone with very long fingernails at a downward angle which caused Clark to have a very swollen and blackened eye is not an injury because that is exactly what it is especially if it her eyeball was scratched, etc. Clark could have easily lost her eye or been severely wounded by such a reckless and aggressive foul. The refs refusing to call that as a foul just illustrates how biased and corrupt the referees have been this season against Clark. That foul messed up Clark's vision and obviously made her tenative. The WNBA continuing to play prison ball with one sided officiating is going to turn off all of the new fans who are only watching because of Clark. Leave it to the WNBA to continue to shoot themselves in the foot. It's easy to see why the league has been unprofitable and unpopular for decades if this is how they are treating the most popular, talented, and profitable basketball player in the WNBA who's selling out arenas everywhere she goes. Clark would be treated a hell of a lot better playing professional basketball overseas in Europe, Asia, etc. She'd make more money too.
Sides supposedly wants "paint points," but the team stands around looking at the ballhandler. No downscreens or hi/lo type of game whatsoever. The ENTIRE coaching staff needs to get their heads out of their behinds!!! FUNDAMENTALS!!!!!!
Good job all of you ~ you did your best in the situation... You're all first timers in the playoffs, so I think it was more about testing the waters, seeing what's needed, and seeing what the other team brings.. and now you know, so I think you can prepare a lot better !! Win or lose, as long as you do your best, I'll always be behind you and rooting for you!!! Good luck in the next game!! Bring it home to Indiana pleeeease 👏👏👏!!!
Caitlin will have a heck of a game Wednesday. She will see that eye every time she looks in the mirror. Especially with no foul called. The Fever team will be out for revenge. As for Sides, I believe Sides is still as worthless as plastic 💩 in a fly catcher box. Go Fever Team, you ladies got this. ☄️🏀🥰❤️
@@WorldBeater123 I’m not blaming the coach for that. As for CC performance swollen black eye, plus a bad game. But Sides shouldn’t let a team go on a 15 point run, then call a timeout. She is suppose to be a defensive specialist coach. That was her assistant coaching job. Can you truly say, Fever have a great defense and Sides has been doing great player substitutions. I just don’t think she knows how to coach so many talented players on this Fever team.
@@Debbie-xc5vx only Can’twin Clank cult followers will blame the coach, referees, her teammates, the ballboys, the ballgirls, the concession stand vendors, security guards in the stadium, etc - anyone but their precious, infallible cult leader 🙄🤣🙄🤣🙄
Sides keep telling us how great all the other teams are when she loses. I’m telling you the Fever is a bad team because of Sides. Real coaches motivate players. Sides motivation is telling her players to play with Joy 💯🤡🤡🤡🤡💯
Exactly! She said in the pre game press conference that she doesn’t expect to win for 3-5 years. What kind of coach says something like that just prior to your team’s first playoff game. Great motivation Side’s. She needs to be fired just for that statement alone!
I didn’t get to watch. I, too, don’t understand why Sides won’t call timeouts. Unless I am mistaken, In their last game vs. Aces, they had two timeouts that could have been used to advance the ball late in the close game.
It was a crappy game & didn’t blame her eye on poor performance in shooting. Love Clark’s honesty. IMO they didn’t play fast ball. Hopefully they can rebound on Wednesday 🤞
Samuelson and Smith must be benched as they add nothing on defense or offense. Clark, Mitchell, Hull, Boston, Fagbenle, Wheeler, Damiris, & Saxton must be the 8 woman rotation in the playoffs.
Caitlyn needs a mid range game to give her game more balance..She can’t expect to 30 ft jumpers to go thru the hoop like layups. She also needs mental maintenance as well.. She easily gets discouraged when her shots aren’t falling and it affects the rest of her game
I thought her defense was improving. I think I was wishing more than reality. She just can't guard anyone! She's so smart on offense and so dumb on defense. I've never seen a player with this issue.
referee number 42 Roy Gulbeyan might as well give a conneticut jersey and a pack of sun gear some of the other referees made some questionable calls and non calls maybe referee number 77Jenna Reneau was the most objective even with some no calls but seem to be untop of stuff and issues with the clock
I'm with Catlin. I have every confidence in this team! This is a good team! I do believe that Fever can take this playoff level very far!!!❤ Go Fever!!!🎉🎉🎉
I can't tell if Sides is that stupid or is she directly/indirectly doing what the company wants her to do. In other words, always be a negative to the Fever. Use CC for the money but always hold back her shine.
One suggestion, when the other team is going on a run like Connecticut did in the 4th quarter, Sides should call an immediate time out before it gets out of hand. Seasoned coaches know this.
Fever’s perimeter defense is abysmal - the guards keep a foot in the paint when they shouldn’t. They go under screens instead of over them. They play drop coverage and never jam the screens. Should not happen consistently at this level.
So, do The Fever have practices where Coach Sides has them actually work on D, and different plays to adapt during a game, and screens, and boxing out, etc - and then they just go to the game and just forget it all?! Boston is barely setting up screens again, for instance. CC was sluggish and not cutting and running and moving when she was in the corner!! So lazy and frustrating! I felt like we were always on the orange side of the court: ( ... ... I feel like the team (including the Coach) is not LEARNING and EVOLVING and ADAPTING. I do think KM has evolved -- letting herself pass the ball more, and way improved D! ... All of our first 8 players are so freaking talented so I just dont get it!! I'm here for it no matter what -- and havent missed a game yet, but geesh!!
Christie side and the management are still in shock they are in playoff. So they have no spirits and intention to win any game, they happy just be where they are
THE FEVER NEEDS AN NBA COACH ASAP ! No team with Caitlin, Kelsey, Boston, and Hulls talent should be blown away to this degree. They need a strong fifth starter . Then they would have a decent bench. Dandus I would say would be the first coming off the bench to get some minutes. Fagbenli, and Smith when they’re hot they’re very good, the problem is - depending on the opposing team - they are not consistent . This might just be me, but CC hasn’t seemed herself in the past three games. Possibly since she knew she was going to be in the playoffs. This games loss is huge mentally. They’re playing a better team, and regardless of what she says ,the stress has to be overwhelming.
CC needs to find a way to relax before these big games. The last two big games ( this one, and the one against the Aces) she has come out to wound up and not shot the ball well. Maybe meditate or find something that relaxes her. She should take up golf, then she would learn how to deal with being frustrated and things not going her way
Clark needs a helmet and goggles! It's only a matter of time before CC gets seriously injured. This organisation is a joke. Eye gouging in Rugby league is taken very seriously with large fines and long suspensions. I was a new fan to this sport because of CC but I'm pretty much done watching this incompetent bunch.
Out coached, out shot, out played, out fouled., out rebounded, etc. This game was lost end of the second quarter on the 10-2 run and no time out called. Their coach su KS and rh3 Sun kicked their ass. Totally unprepared.
40 games played this year and the defense is still bad ! I think there needs to be some defensive coaching changes in the off season also some bench changes .
Caitlin Clark today vs Sun: 11 points (4-of-17 shooting 23.5%, 2-of-13 3-pointers 15%, 1-of-2 free throws 50%), 8 assists, 4 rebounds, 3 steals, 2 turnovers. This is a much more physical game. The Fever didn’t do well either offense or defense. The Fever had no solution to fighting off tight defense from Sun.
Lexie Hull was the only one player with the intensity and hustle on defense and i didn"t see any plan to involve her on the offense side. Sides doesn't adjust on the fly, indiana need to play with high level of urgency. Grace Berger is a great defender and the best pointguard behind Clark, she can help clark to organize the offense and can defend Dewana Broner and Mabrey and have a good mid range jump shot.
I saw a slow motion video at an angle not shown in the broadcast during the game at a podcast today and the eye-gouging of Carrington was 1,000% purely intentional. It should have been a flagrant 2 foul but the refs as usual doesn't give a sh*t when it comes to Caitlin. The WNBA should take immediate action on this or Caitlin can file charges prior to the next game, she could have lost an eye with that dirtbag action.
Since the league won't put a stop to all the out of control fouls. On Catlin Clark. The other teams want her out of the league. People in charge don't care for Player safety. It's a real shame!!
Am not surprised they lost. They still have christy sides as a coach, didn't consider getting any new good defensive players My take they will be out by first round Sorry
Clearly, not how you wanted this one to go. Shake this one off, some things worked against you today for sure but above everything else, do not be intimidated, do not be discouraged, and do not feel defeated. You have overcome to much this season to get here, now it’s part of your DNA, never give in and never give up. I guess the only real question is who wants it more, you all already said you’re not satisfied. Do what got you here, be confident in yourself and your teammates! Go get the W on Wednesday, I believe in you 💯
Love this team. But I’m curious. WHEN are Sides and Dunn going to address the assaults and terrible refs? They don’t realize, YET, that CC is bringing all the money? Unreal.
Sides is not a coach. Sides needs to be fired, Dunn also. Real Coaches motivate players. Sides lost the last 4 out of 5 games, she is a train wreck, and tells her players to play with Joy and have fun playing beer pong in the locker room. I never heard a coach say go out and play with freaking Joy
2 games were against the Aces, 1 game that’s not important, 1 in the playoffs. They lost Game 1 due to poor shooting. They had open looks. 69 points for one of the best offensive team ain’t gonna win it.
@@Ohwow1334er - Especially an offensive team like ours that continues to not have D, even tho our Coach is supposed to be a defensive expert, or something like that.
@@Ohwow1334er That poor shooting could have been fixed if Sides called more timeouts to stop the spree from the Sun and also calm our players, figure out a better way to score. But Sides is clueless - she always leaves CC and Kelsey to carry the team and Lexie fighting like a tiger in defence. And if they have a bad night and shots dont fall..its game over and Sides cant figure out an alternative. Saxton is slept on. She's a baller. Put her inside dumbass..make it twisted. She should recieve at least 20 mins and Smith should warm the bench next game.
I wish and I would love to see Kate Martin on the fever team. Please think about it. !!!! The harmony and more back doors along with Kelsey Mitchell would be great to see!!!! Wow the ticket sales would double.
It was a game where Connecticut of some reasons was better. It does not mean anything more than that. Fever can win against any other team if they have a good day. I think Fever already are the winner, to play in the Play-off is above what I expected.
Yeh.. unfortunately it only matters how you are "on the day" .. but you're right ~ it doesn't define their team's success . They've already been more successful than last year 👍😊
Indiana will not survive a bad shooting day of Clarke (4-17; 2-13 on 3s) and the non-appearance of Smith and Temi (0 points and 3 rebounds combined in 20 mins) Fever coaches need to get these PFs more engaged in the games ahead most especially off the defensive boards in order for them to even have a chance at winning against the Sun.
Caitlin is such a mature athlete for her age. She has been bullied all season by lesser players and still refuses to give in. Good on you Caitlin, great sportsmanship wins every time.
Where was defense ???? I thought you were working on that all season. Sides and assistant coaches should be FIRED? Looked like a layup and 3 point shooting clinic
Smith should seat the whole time next game with Sides. Sides should file complain to suspend Carrington, its clear on the video she poke CC eye deliberatrly.
CCs 3s didn't go in , but assists, rebound, passes, she was great! I think fever ended up being dragged into playing "sun's" pace, instead of their own. Fever needs to dictate more and maybe dictate very early on in the game, or even at the start of second half. I also think that CC is still trying to feel things out in terms of other teams players and now also "playoff" style or whatever... But I really believe in this team.. they're not just great players, but also great people!
For the Fever to win, they need Caitlin Clark to dictate the pace of the game by pushing the ball quickly in transition and ensuring she stays involved in every offensive possession. The team must focus on giving her more touches, especially in fast breaks, and use off-ball screens to create space for her when the defense tightens up. Clark must balance her scoring with smart playmaking, attacking the rim when her outside shot isn’t falling while still trusting her shot. Her leadership is crucial; she needs to stay confident, make the right reads, and distribute the ball effectively when defenses collapse on her. Overall, the Fever need to play faster, space the floor better, and execute plays designed to maximize Clark’s strengths as both a scorer and playmaker.
Yes at Kelsey Mitchell pace is what they need to play at. Those older players were tired and the big lumberjacks legs don't move fast at all. But in the paint those other teams have Granddaddy long legs for ARMS ! not going to get much in at the paint like Coach wants.
DANTAS! She's been a great shooter for us lately. Appreciate her!
fever BENCH 14pts v SUN 40pts... says it ALL! the bench is terrible in every stat. starters all were close in all stats.
changed starting 5 line up smith to dantas instead
She's been a great role player all season and maximizes her opportunities on the little playing time she gets...coach should let her shoot 10 threes per game....atleast she would be effiecient....
She was awesome. Such soft hands,, every shot looked likely.
@@smallpinkies6395 Or Temi.
Love Kelsy's and CC's humility. Go Fever!!!
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@AliciaLenard CAIT has no humility. She whines, complains, and flops ALL GAME. She does not play well against athletic girls on defense!!! She has not worked on this since her last two years of college... and here we go again! That's selfish!
@@praiselujahradio-show Her defense is getting a lot better, including some steals. Check her stats. She's been improving her D.
@womanofacertainage5892 Steals is not defense. It's a part of defense. Allen Iverson was great at steals but a defensive liability. Cait doesn't have the strength or the foot speed to stop or impede anyone except smaller, weaker guards.
@@praiselujahradio-show I did not say "steals are defense." Re-read. Her defense is getting better.
Rest up and take it Wednesday!! You got this❤
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After watching this BLOW OUT today you're gonna say that?? I guess you tell your daughter she sounds just like Celine Dion. Shameful! Caitlin has the nerve to giggle about something?? He He I guess I missed. Oppsie.
@@jricks92921 you're subjective biased reese supporter where have you been lol hiding since the last match up you should lay low at least till next season
Of course there's always a chance to win, but if you know anything about basketball, you know this is just not a good team. Their half court sets are terrible. Their defense is terrible. They get out classed by better teams in the league, and it's understandable. There's a reason they got 2 1st round picks back to back. Regardless of CC's 'greatness' and KM's scoring, they have a lot of work to do, and I just don't see it happening with this coach. Simple as that.
Appreciated hearing Dantas's voice!
Dantas should be starting. Suns are a big team. As well she has been shooting lights out that past few games.
@@brutusbarnabus8098I mean she basically played the whole game. The issues is dantas gets fatigue and because of that she struggles defensively.
Y'all over here in shambles 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Love Kelsey's attitude "turn the page!" Move on, and learn from the mistakes.
Keep your head up. Great team effort!!!!!
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This will be a learning experience for CC and the Fever. They will come back stronger.
What are they to learn...that Sides is a horrible coach, they already know that. That the refs called to different ways today...they know that.....allowing CC to get fouled while attempting her shots but lights cal
S the other way...they know that too. This teams has played in playoff atmosphere all season long. They need another coach, another GM and for smth to be off the team. And for Sam to get her ass back in shape
Learn that they cannot depend on a Coach to help them Win instead she makes it harder than it has to be!!!🤮🤮🤕
🤣🤣🤣🤣 y'all in shambles over here 🤣🤣😴
If the Fever is eliminated, most people like me won’t care about the rest of the playoffs…
They need to sign Marina Mabrey if she is available in the office season
Fever should look at all the angles of Carrington poking Clark in the eye. She points her fingers down towards her eyes in a purposeful looking manner instead of keeping her hand straight out. I thought it was accidental until I saw it from the other angle
100% agree. Carrington is just another thug guilty of assault and battery. Penalty for spousal abuse is 20 years in the slammer. Come on WNBA. This is a terrorist/horror movie directed against CC every week.
They need to send them to the league office and tell them to police it. Or they are going to do something about it themselves.
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Carrington tried to do serious damage to Clark's eye and that's unacceptable for these to wear razor blades on the end of their fingers and apparently they haven't seen the video of Carrington trying to hurt Clark
@@larrytoole1476....I'm sure they know about it they just won't do anything about it.....they never stand up for her, management or teammates, she's getting blind sided all year and her teammates just walk over help her up off the floor and go back to missing layups and dropping passes.....CC is a generational player and the whole league is jealous that she gets so much attention so they take shots at her any chance they get...her team,coach,management,owner and commissioner of the league just let everyone,including the worst refs I've ever seen,just ignore the constant beat downs she's been taking all year.....that eye-poke would have been an assault charge on the street and should be a lawsuit because it is undeniably intentional and the po's commissioner should suspend Carrington for the rest of the year with a hefty fine....maybe she will have enough time to sit and file her claws and think about how shitty a person she is and nalyssa can comfort her at home like she does when they playing against each other....disgraceful incompetence
Thank you Sides for finally benching Smith. She can’t continue to be starting line up, no time to play around. Dantas or Temi can handle it just fine. OMG Lexi is out of this world defender, what a hustle INCREDIBLE. She just needs to be more comfortable taking shots. Lexi believe in you!!! Can we box out and catch rebounds 🙀 Refs were garbage as usual, they were clearly betting on CON then silly clock issues every time Fever gained momentum. Best luck on Wednesday
Bench cc the fawk you talking about 😂😂😂
@@jricks92921 trolls gonna troll
Nalyssa is purposely throwing the games for her gf. it’s obvious.
You do know that Fagbbenle scored 0 points and had only 2 rebounds last night? Hull had some hustle plays, but she got smoked by Bonner over and over again. She is a spot up shooter. She cannot put the ball on the floor and create her own shot and her lay up attempts get blocked A LOT. She is better as a sixth man, not a starter. The Fever simply do not have enough depth or talent on the bench to beat any of these four top teams....PERIOD!! We are too reliant on CC, Kelsey and Boston (Dantas is a role player that can't rebound or play defense. Great spot up shooter. I think the Fever will get better next year and upgrade their bench. I love them, but Wednesday night will probably be it if the Sun keep playing team ball.
The only thing sides did correctly all year. sides is absolute garbage. The worst coach I have ever seen! That said, it better not be just that game. smith better not play one more minute in this series or for the Fever ever! Not only is she crap, she is also a traitor who sold out her team for her POS other half. The POS whom is also the dirtiest player in the league. PERIOD. That eye gouge was intentional and better be addressed!
CC, you still that girl! It isn't all on you. The team struggled, so you're good. Take care of yourself because the game will be there and we want you to able to play❤🙏🎉! The temperature went down a few degrees, but the Fever is still🔥!!!
It's great to watch the fever's team play. I hope that there's no lasting injury to Caitlin.
Love CC doesn’t use her eye as an excuse. I know I can’t do much at all when my eye gets poked…much less an actual black eye
She’ll never admit it was a detriment to her game. She’s that strong. (I think it was a little)
Lmaooo
@@777catalyst nah she was shooting like shit before the eye poke
@@jricks92921How’s your girl Reese doing? Oh that’s right she not in the playoffs. 😂😂😂😂😂
@ryebread921 How many shots did CC take before the blatant eye gouge? Two maybe?
It's difficult to say if CC was shooting like shit before the assault but someone gouging your eye is definitely not going to help the shooting 😂
Kelsey says accountability. Where is Sides accountability, ever?
What the hell is your problem?! OMGoodness. Grow the hell up.
A good coach see's and knows what's going on. If you have to wait to go back and see the film how can you make in game decisions and substitutions??? WTF!!!
coach Sides possess no court vision and decision mak😅ng
not changing ..
Sides is still the weakest link. Her job to stop opposing momentum
bench is terrible. then sides.
Cc couldn't hit the broadside of a Iowa barn
Sides never Takes accountability, she Always blames the Players. She must Go in the offseason, That is the single Most important issue with this young Team and of course they have No Bench.
@edvonschleck3098 she always blames the players? Yall will literally watch caitlin go 2 for 20 again next season because it happens to all shooters and it'll probably be the coaches fault then too. The entire team missed wide open 3s for the entire game, yall pretending this is about timeouts while watching a team shoot 10% from deep has got insanity written all over it.
Your weakness is....unless you get a good game from CC........YOU LOSE...
Point blank period
Hey, nothing wrong with getting your arse kicked. It is a noble effort. You just got your ass kicked and now you need to kick their ass Wednesday. You got this.
They got their ass kicked because they have ZERO COACHING on how to play fundamental DEFENSE.
Bring the brooms out cc going home ..hope she takes her fans with her 😂😂
@@SteveAppel-r2ojust
Wishful thinking
They had a really off shooting day when in comparison, the Sun just had one of those can't miss days. Mabry was on fire - she barely missed. Any time that disaparity happens in a game, you aren't going to win. That said, the Fever likely won't be that bad next game. The Sun likely won't be that good. I won't write them off yet. That said, they are a young team playing a very good veteran team with more depth. If they lose the series, not the end of the world.
Mabry is always on fire
😂😂😂😂😂😂
Yeh.. doesn't matter how good the team is or has been, it matters how good you are on the day 😌. Sad but I know CC will fight back.
Sides is rockin that "Igot no clue" look again.
No, that Sides look says, they're just better than us. Most teams have to lose before you win unless you're Magic and the 80's Lakers
Coach sides didnt made any adjustments. No plays...
she s dumb
what did you expect?hahaha she does not call time out to break momentum for the other team and for her team to gather. putting in samuelson is a master class. no half court offense. just give the ball to mitchell, and get out of the way.
one more fever loss, Sides will be fired, is the best thing that will happen for the fever
Are they OUT completely now?
@@orpheuskrifelt4984 No they play Wednesday night again.
Stop! CC and Kelsey were ice cold. 4-23 from 3. They didn’t step up. If they shoot like that, they couldn’t beat any team. Sides isn’t bricking those shots, they are
I don't claim the poke in the eye was intentional. But, I can't imagine shooting well after being poked in the eye, having a bruise and some swelling below the eye. It's got to affect aiming her shots, at the very least, in spite of what CC said. CC gets a pass from me for this game. And, it wasn't just CC, Kelsey wasn't her usual self-either... Not to mention the Sun's defensive efforts. Tough team!
Credit to Lexie and Damiris for keeping the fever in the game and briefly even getting the lead back! We have to earn it the hard way, but we're not out of it by any means....
Officials are afraid to call fouls against the Sun.
Carrington is simply a careless player, and flails around when she gets beat.
@tjewald32 Are they really afraid?? Or is it fixed?? One sided refs control games... it's not good...
@@alwaysprepared long fingernails? These are professional basketball players. No one's playing with long fingernails.
@@ryebread921 Good point....
Kelsey has an incredibly strong character and her integrity is refreshing. A true role model and grateful for her honesty.
The Fever must vastly improve their defense. And play to their strengths which is running a fast paced offense with the ball in Clark's hands where she's making plays for herself and the team. Hull needs more looks.
The season is over already. The Wnba is rigged just like other sports. Sports betting determines games outcomes. Bet against fever and become rich
It will all change in a couple years . Need to rid team of players bedding down with opponents players which shouldn’t be permitted in work place . Fever needs total loyalty in locker room so new players are needed not part of old regime. Mitchell is loyal teammate but others are friends with Swoops . Gotta go !
Indiana needs to review the "awful coaching" channel for some tips. That dude is expertly breaking down the team's faults.
Lexi Hull needs to stay out of foul trouble! She was the best Player on the floor by A LOT today!!
I don't know what game you watched. Lexi did great at hustling for extra rebounds, etc. But Bonner shook her out of her panties on countless plays and scored (and Bonner is 37). Lexi is a spot up shooter who gets her drive shots blocked A LOT and cannot create her own shots off the dribble (she fumbles the ball). Lexi is a sixth man, a spark off the bench (not a starter). Gabby Williams would be so much better for that starting role.
there rigging games mate
@volfancp Wow, that is a bad take.
Oh man -- CC's eye is bruised. :(. Hope she recovers fast and gets some ice on that..
When the 3 isn’t dropping, CC has to get to the rim. If she has a foot or two in the paint, it’s gotta go up. A few made jumpers or layups will help spark the 3.
So glad someone said this! I was constantly yelling “drive into the paint!” That has gotten her going in games where she wasn't hitting her 3s.
True, but whenever she drives to the basket she getting mauled with no call. Prison bill.
@@tjewald32 I agree. It’s basically Jordan rules during the Bad Boys’ era. I’d just like to see that part of her game develop, and if she can get to the line, she can see a couple go in.
Love ya guys , get them next time
The eye incident needs to be investigated 😮
If I were the orange team I would be ashamed that almost 3/4 of the crowd is supporting the opponent in your own home court. I hope the Fever can bounce back the next game.
You think there’s that many Suns fans? 😂 there’s Clark fans everywhere!!!
Why lol casting has an entire cult what’s surprising about that 😂 I’m glad they all paid to watch her play like shit and lose uh ohhhhh
@@courtsideview97it will be interesting to see what the viewership will be when the Fever are out of the playoffs.
@@smalls3187 it’ll be great! More than last years so who cares! U can’t possibly think the fever were making it passed the first round???
@@smalls3187 For real serioulsy they have no clue what they are talking about.
They played great defense in Q1 and Q2. I don't know what happened after that. But if their shots fall in then they can win. Regardless, Great Job Sides! Great Job Indiana, always stay positive!!
They actually made a lot of mistakes in the first half but got away with them. The second half was a disaster. More mistakes, terrible 3 point shooting and they allowed the Suns to get too many gimme layups . I still wonder about Sides . I see the good coaches in the league come up with offensive and defensive schemes that are designed for specific opponents. They also make adjustments between halves. The Fever seem to run the same schemes regardless of who they are playing. Hopefully getting their asses kicked today will make the Fever come back with a great effort in game two and make the Suns over confident. Can anyone figure out what's going on with Lexie? She passed up an open 3 again today and then missed one or two. Maybe a confidence issue,
@@MrNorcal81 Their defense is street ball stuff. This is a professional league, and there's no strategy in their defense.
Go Fever. Tough game. Let's get ready for next game and win it
Her eye is literally swollen.
How could you see it? The camera angle didn’t really show it.
@@HollyVanEislook under her right eye. It’s discolored.
Black eye
🤣🤣🤣
She’s still must control her temper she cannot slam the chair she cannot slam if she wants to swim somethings slam her foot down
Great battle Fever! More experience, more learning and you get another go at it! No shame for this game. You all played well for your first big pressure playoff moment. Onwards and upwards
Brah, she has a bump as well, Carrington I swear
When the other team goes on a long run -- it would help it Sides would call time outs!
If was tough for Clark playing with an eye injury. But she must try to remain aggressive. Clark has a lot of speed and needs to drive to the basket, work her midrange game, & utilize floaters when her 3-point shots are not falling.
Stop making excuses. She was off before that.
@@WorldBeater123 Clark didn't make excuses. I'm not making excuses either but you would be ignorant not to believe that that painful eye injury didn't hamper Clark's aggression on offense. It made her tentative and threw off her vision. However as I said Clark must still find ways to be aggressive on offense. She is fast and needs to remember that she can drive to the basket, shoot midrange shots, and throw up floaters when her 3-point shots are not going in. Hopefully with 3 days of rest and film work Clark will get back to normal. I believe in her.
Her eye wasn't injured.. it might have hurt but definitely not an injury.. softy
@@FadeMaster24 You are dumb if you don't think that being poked in the eye by someone with very long fingernails at a downward angle which caused Clark to have a very swollen and blackened eye is not an injury because that is exactly what it is especially if it her eyeball was scratched, etc. Clark could have easily lost her eye or been severely wounded by such a reckless and aggressive foul. The refs refusing to call that as a foul just illustrates how biased and corrupt the referees have been this season against Clark. That foul messed up Clark's vision and obviously made her tenative. The WNBA continuing to play prison ball with one sided officiating is going to turn off all of the new fans who are only watching because of Clark. Leave it to the WNBA to continue to shoot themselves in the foot. It's easy to see why the league has been unprofitable and unpopular for decades if this is how they are treating the most popular, talented, and profitable basketball player in the WNBA who's selling out arenas everywhere she goes. Clark would be treated a hell of a lot better playing professional basketball overseas in Europe, Asia, etc. She'd make more money too.
Sides supposedly wants "paint points," but the team stands around looking at the ballhandler. No downscreens or hi/lo type of game whatsoever. The ENTIRE coaching staff needs to get their heads out of their behinds!!! FUNDAMENTALS!!!!!!
gun-shy for sure
Good job all of you ~ you did your best in the situation...
You're all first timers in the playoffs, so I think it was more about testing the waters, seeing what's needed, and seeing what the other team brings.. and now you know, so I think you can prepare a lot better !! Win or lose, as long as you do your best, I'll always be behind you and rooting for you!!!
Good luck in the next game!! Bring it home to Indiana pleeeease 👏👏👏!!!
Caitlin will have a heck of a game Wednesday. She will see that eye every time she looks in the mirror. Especially with no foul called. The Fever team will be out for revenge. As for Sides, I believe Sides is still as worthless as plastic 💩 in a fly catcher box. Go Fever Team, you ladies got this. ☄️🏀🥰❤️
Delusional essay
@@jricks92921 The delusional one, has written.
And where is your accountability for CC going 4-17 and 2-13 from 3? Can’t blame the coach for that
@@WorldBeater123 I’m not blaming the coach for that. As for CC performance swollen black eye, plus a bad game. But Sides shouldn’t let a team go on a 15 point run, then call a timeout. She is suppose to be a defensive specialist coach. That was her assistant coaching job. Can you truly say, Fever have a great defense and Sides has been doing great player substitutions. I just don’t think she knows how to coach so many talented players on this Fever team.
@@Debbie-xc5vx only Can’twin Clank cult followers will blame the coach, referees, her teammates, the ballboys, the ballgirls, the concession stand vendors, security guards in the stadium, etc - anyone but their precious, infallible cult leader 🙄🤣🙄🤣🙄
Sides keep telling us how great all the other teams are when she loses. I’m telling you the Fever is a bad team because of Sides. Real coaches motivate players. Sides motivation is telling her players to play with Joy 💯🤡🤡🤡🤡💯
Yeah..like wtf is that..I guess she's not used to winning and this is all new to her 🤡
Hundred percent you’re right. Chrissy sides buying them all ice cream right now.🤪🤪🤪
Another Coach Hamas … “They’re a helluva ball club”
worst coach and best company idiot at that bigot stage
Exactly! She said in the pre game press conference that she doesn’t expect to win for 3-5 years. What kind of coach says something like that just prior to your team’s first playoff game. Great motivation Side’s. She needs to be fired just for that statement alone!
I didn’t get to watch. I, too, don’t understand why Sides won’t call timeouts. Unless I am mistaken,
In their last game vs. Aces, they had two timeouts that could have been used to advance the ball late in the close game.
It was a crappy game & didn’t blame her eye on poor performance in shooting. Love Clark’s honesty. IMO they didn’t play fast ball. Hopefully they can rebound on Wednesday 🤞
Samuelson and Smith must be benched as they add nothing on defense or offense. Clark, Mitchell, Hull, Boston, Fagbenle, Wheeler, Damiris, & Saxton must be the 8 woman rotation in the playoffs.
YES ! I like Smith but not with her lover on the other side nope not at all.
Sides is inexperience and not in game coach. All season to work out rotation and still has no clue.
It’s Saxton time.
@@RyanM-gc4og Saxton would be better than Smith or Samuelson that's for sure.
You got this Fever!!! CC take care of your eye we support you💯.❤
Caitlyn needs a mid range game to give her game more balance..She can’t expect to 30 ft jumpers to go thru the hoop like layups. She also needs mental maintenance as well.. She easily gets discouraged when her shots aren’t falling and it affects the rest of her game
Totally and she doesn’t get back on defense
I thought her defense was improving. I think I was wishing more than reality. She just can't guard anyone!
She's so smart on offense and so dumb on defense. I've never seen a player with this issue.
It's called weakness
yeah she needs a way to fire up her game with defense
This season is a W regardless ladies!
referee number 42 Roy Gulbeyan might as well give a conneticut jersey and a pack of sun gear some of the other referees made some questionable calls and non calls maybe referee number 77Jenna Reneau was the most objective even with some no calls but seem to be untop of stuff and issues with the clock
I'm with Catlin. I have every confidence in this team! This is a good team! I do believe that Fever can take this playoff level very far!!!❤ Go Fever!!!🎉🎉🎉
I can't tell if Sides is that stupid or is she directly/indirectly doing what the company wants her to do. In other words, always be a negative to the Fever. Use CC for the money but always hold back her shine.
company idiot without a doubt
Why isn’t AB there? She got a DD.
She looked pissed and frustrated having to play Conn. must be horrible. I can barely watch it nasty women on Conn.
Kelsey the only player who always leave it on the floor. She’s never scared of the moment! I hope all this hard work don’t go to waste
One suggestion, when the other team is going on a run like Connecticut did in the 4th quarter, Sides should call an immediate time out before it gets out of hand. Seasoned coaches know this.
SIdes has nothing to say, so why call a time out
My girl has a black eye
It looked pretty intentional in the slo-mo replay
😂😂😂😂
❤
Fever’s perimeter defense is abysmal - the guards keep a foot in the paint when they shouldn’t. They go under screens instead of over them. They play drop coverage and never jam the screens. Should not happen consistently at this level.
Can't play drop coverage when the opponent is dropping bombs consistently from behind the arc.
Sides: "We gotta get more points in the paint."
This woman has to go!!!
So, do The Fever have practices where Coach Sides has them actually work on D, and different plays to adapt during a game, and screens, and boxing out, etc - and then they just go to the game and just forget it all?! Boston is barely setting up screens again, for instance. CC was sluggish and not cutting and running and moving when she was in the corner!! So lazy and frustrating! I felt like we were always on the orange side of the court: ( ... ... I feel like the team (including the Coach) is not LEARNING and EVOLVING and ADAPTING. I do think KM has evolved -- letting herself pass the ball more, and way improved D! ... All of our first 8 players are so freaking talented so I just dont get it!! I'm here for it no matter what -- and havent missed a game yet, but geesh!!
I watched the sun get wide open shots constantly.
Christie side and the management are still in shock they are in playoff. So they have no spirits and intention to win any game, they happy just be where they are
They end up .500 and it's a successful season. Bah!
What a gracious young lady, no bickering, no drama, just sports and humble contemplation - she is a role model for everyone!
THE FEVER NEEDS AN NBA COACH ASAP ! No team with Caitlin, Kelsey, Boston, and Hulls talent should be blown away to this degree. They need a strong fifth starter . Then they would have a decent bench. Dandus I would say would be the first coming off the bench to get some minutes. Fagbenli, and Smith when they’re hot they’re very good, the problem is - depending on the opposing team - they are not consistent . This might just be me, but CC hasn’t seemed herself in the past three games. Possibly since she knew she was going to be in the playoffs. This games loss is huge mentally. They’re playing a better team, and regardless of what she says ,the stress has to be overwhelming.
CC needs to find a way to relax before these big games. The last two big games ( this one, and the one against the Aces) she has come out to wound up and not shot the ball well. Maybe meditate or find something that relaxes her. She should take up golf, then she would learn how to deal with being frustrated and things not going her way
Larry Bird would be a great head coach for them.
@@partridgepimp3363 CC is a golfer, and actually quite good for someone that plays when time permits .
The secret to slowing down Clark is poke her in the eye. Kareem Abdul Jabbar resorted to wearing goggles to stop this kind of assault.
Clark needs a helmet and goggles! It's only a matter of time before CC gets seriously injured.
This organisation is a joke.
Eye gouging in Rugby league is taken very seriously with large fines and long suspensions.
I was a new fan to this sport because of CC but I'm pretty much done watching this incompetent bunch.
@@genghiskhanjunior9581👍 Saffa here and I said the exact same thing. The officiating is appaling.
Out coached, out shot, out played, out fouled., out rebounded, etc. This game was lost end of the second quarter on the 10-2 run and no time out called. Their coach su KS and rh3 Sun kicked their ass. Totally unprepared.
40 games played this year and the defense is still bad ! I think there needs to be some defensive coaching changes in the off season also some bench changes .
Caitlin Clark today vs Sun:
11 points (4-of-17 shooting 23.5%, 2-of-13 3-pointers 15%, 1-of-2 free throws 50%), 8 assists, 4 rebounds, 3 steals, 2 turnovers.
This is a much more physical game. The Fever didn’t do well either offense or defense. The Fever had no solution to fighting off tight defense from Sun.
Lexie Hull was the only one player with the intensity and hustle on defense and i didn"t see any plan to involve her on the offense side.
Sides doesn't adjust on the fly, indiana need to play with high level of urgency.
Grace Berger is a great defender and the best pointguard behind Clark, she can help clark to organize the offense and can defend Dewana Broner and Mabrey and have a good mid range jump shot.
I saw a slow motion video at an angle not shown in the broadcast during the game at a podcast today and the eye-gouging of Carrington was 1,000% purely intentional. It should have been a flagrant 2 foul but the refs as usual doesn't give a sh*t when it comes to Caitlin. The WNBA should take immediate action on this or Caitlin can file charges prior to the next game, she could have lost an eye with that dirtbag action.
Sides should demand it !
Since the league won't put a stop to all the out of control fouls.
On Catlin Clark.
The other teams want her out of the league.
People in charge don't care for
Player safety.
It's a real shame!!
LETS GET EM WEDNESDAY !!! I GOT THE FEVER !!! 🏀
WE LOVE INDIANA FEVER!!!!!
Poor CC I felt her tiredness and aching body from the opponent bowlings
Battle wounds in a very competitive game!! She’s gonna readjust and come back to Indiana for the wins!!!
Am not surprised they lost. They still have christy sides as a coach, didn't consider getting any new good defensive players
My take they will be out by first round
Sorry
Go fever ❤ doesn’t matter you win or lose. You have your fans and we enjoy your games .
This is why everyone loves this kid. Takes responsibility with no excuses.
😂😂😂😂
@@jricks92921Go eat some cookies in your mom’s basement 🤡
Can we get a real coach? It took Mabrey to score 27 points to Sides to put Lexi on her!!!!
Oh, Kelsey's words 😔... individual accountability. So true but.... hard to hear. Pretty sure CC hears it, though. ♥♥ All luv to you both. Ballers.
Clearly, not how you wanted this one to go. Shake this one off, some things worked against you today for sure but above everything else, do not be intimidated, do not be discouraged, and do not feel defeated. You have overcome to much this season to get here, now it’s part of your DNA, never give in and never give up. I guess the only real question is who wants it more, you all already said you’re not satisfied. Do what got you here, be confident in yourself and your teammates! Go get the W on Wednesday, I believe in you 💯
Keep the faith ladies and good things will come.
How about use some time outs and set some new plays. They always expect u to go to Boston in paint. Put Smith on bench
Love this team. But I’m curious. WHEN are Sides and Dunn going to address the assaults and terrible refs? They don’t realize, YET, that CC is bringing all the money? Unreal.
I want to hear Genius Coach Sides defend Caitlin because what Carrington did is not a basketball play.
Sides is not a coach. Sides needs to be fired, Dunn also. Real Coaches motivate players. Sides lost the last 4 out of 5 games, she is a train wreck, and tells her players to play with Joy and have fun playing beer pong in the locker room. I never heard a coach say go out and play with freaking Joy
2 games were against the Aces, 1 game that’s not important, 1 in the playoffs.
They lost Game 1 due to poor shooting. They had open looks. 69 points for one of the best offensive team ain’t gonna win it.
yo, chill out. Why should sides be fired because the shots were not falling.
@@Ohwow1334er - Especially an offensive team like ours that continues to not have D, even tho our Coach is supposed to be a defensive expert, or something like that.
@@Ohwow1334er That poor shooting could have been fixed if Sides called more timeouts to stop the spree from the Sun and also calm our players, figure out a better way to score. But Sides is clueless - she always leaves CC and Kelsey to carry the team and Lexie fighting like a tiger in defence. And if they have a bad night and shots dont fall..its game over and Sides cant figure out an alternative. Saxton is slept on. She's a baller. Put her inside dumbass..make it twisted. She should recieve at least 20 mins and Smith should warm the bench next game.
Fans blame everyone but the players were hot garbage today
everytime saxton gets a few minutes i think she should be a starter, she does everything that nalyssa smith isn't doing, most of all effort
I like watching her play. Next year I'm sure she'll get more time. I hope.
You ladies have this! Come out and play hard and you will get the dub on Wednesday! You ladies got this
I wish and I would love to see Kate Martin on the fever team. Please think about it. !!!! The harmony and more back doors along with Kelsey Mitchell would be great to see!!!! Wow the ticket sales would double.
It was a game where Connecticut of some reasons was better. It does not mean anything more than that. Fever can win against any other team if they have a good day. I think Fever already are the winner, to play in the Play-off is above what I expected.
Yeh.. unfortunately it only matters how you are "on the day" .. but you're right ~ it doesn't define their team's success . They've already been more successful than last year 👍😊
Carrington appears to go at Caitlin's eyes with intention. It reminds me of Chicago's Kennedy attack on Mabrey in the season.
Keep cryin
Indiana will not survive a bad shooting day of Clarke (4-17; 2-13 on 3s) and the non-appearance of Smith and Temi (0 points and 3 rebounds combined in 20 mins) Fever coaches need to get these PFs more engaged in the games ahead most especially off the defensive boards in order for them to even have a chance at winning against the Sun.
Coach needs to be better with adjustments.
Mitchell was too iso and should play more off ball. She is best at catch and shout
Caitlin is such a mature athlete for her age. She has been bullied all season by lesser players and still refuses to give in. Good on you Caitlin, great sportsmanship wins every time.
This is great experience for the team. Big improvement over last year, and big improvements during the season this year. Still too inconsistent.
I'm still wondering why CC and Kelsey have zero go to plays for them to get their spots😮
C C is pure class even if she thought this was intentional she wouldn't say it. That's why she's so like able . Kelsey is the same.
Where was defense ???? I thought you were working on that all season. Sides and assistant coaches should be FIRED? Looked like a layup and 3 point shooting clinic
Love To See Indiana's Queen.
Smith should seat the whole time next game with Sides. Sides should file complain to suspend Carrington, its clear on the video she poke CC eye deliberatrly.
Love this coach. Doesn't get the respect she deserves. KELSEY great, too!
Officiating was really inconsistent. Fever getting mauled, no call, yet touch fouls on the other end?
CCs 3s didn't go in , but assists, rebound, passes, she was great! I think fever ended up being dragged into playing "sun's" pace, instead of their own. Fever needs to dictate more and maybe dictate very early on in the game, or even at the start of second half. I also think that CC is still trying to feel things out in terms of other teams players and now also "playoff" style or whatever... But I really believe in this team.. they're not just great players, but also great people!
For the Fever to win,
they need Caitlin Clark to dictate the pace of the game by pushing the ball quickly in transition
and ensuring she stays involved in every offensive possession.
The team must focus on giving her more touches, especially in fast breaks, and use off-ball screens to create space for her when the defense tightens up.
Clark must balance her scoring with smart playmaking, attacking the rim when her outside shot isn’t falling while still trusting her shot.
Her leadership is crucial; she needs to stay confident, make the right reads, and distribute the ball effectively when defenses collapse on her.
Overall, the Fever need to play faster, space the floor better, and execute plays designed to maximize Clark’s strengths as both a scorer and playmaker.
Yes at Kelsey Mitchell pace is what they need to play at. Those older players were tired and the big lumberjacks legs don't move fast at all. But in the paint those other teams have Granddaddy long legs for ARMS ! not going to get much in at the paint like Coach wants.
They can my push the pace when the other team is making shots and Fever are taking the ball out under the basket
How do you stop a 7 foot 3 sky hook. You poke the guy in the eye.