@@haddenmiller4364 I was just going to say, there are lots of defensive liabilities. I’d give more minutes to Donta’s and take them from Smith and Temi
@@rostamism1178 not sure how much more athletic she can get. She's 31 already. If we're going to keep her, which I dunno if we will, I would certainly like to see her in better basketball shape.
For some reason the refs have AB under a microscope and it has thrown off her game some. She plays more tentative and not as free as she had been. It seems if AB is near a player she gets called for a foul. It's crazy.
I’m watching Phonex vs sky and Diana Taurasi went and hit the backboard after and play and she didn’t get T’d up, yet Caitlyn Clark has gotten two T’s for doing the same thing. Help me understand this. Please.
The Fever team is young and vibrant: 22 Caitlin Clark: first season (2024), rookie 7 Aliyah Boston: second season (2023) 10 Lexie Hull: third season (2022) 0 NaLyssa Smith: third season (2022) 1 Kelsey Michell: seventh season (2018) 14 Temí Fagbenle: first season (2024) 12 Damiris Dantas: first season (2024) 33 Katie Lou Samuelson: first season (2024) 34 Grace Berger: second season (2023) 5 Victoria Saxton: second season (2023) 17 Erica Wheeler: second season (2023) 3 Kristy Wallace: second season (2023) Besides, the head coach Christie Sides is only with the team for the second season (2023). Hope the coaches can continue improving and growing the team for both the starters and the bench as a coherent team in: 1, raising shooting percentages, 2, lowering turnovers, 3, lowering personal fouls, 4, raising defenses 5, making bench players play more & better 6, preventing / minimizing injuries All tall orders 😅😅 Best wishes that they’d surpass Connecticut Sun - and more, in the Playoffs !!!
@@D-MARIE77 Why would she not want everyone to score as much as they can? That is the key to winning. Some weird ass belief that she doesn’t want everyone to score as much as possible is nonsensical.
Sides struggles so much when she's asked about Clark. The coaching staff rarely cheers when Clark scores but is all over the place when another player scores. She is NOT the right coach for Clark or the Fever
that 4 year plan should have been thrown out the moment you drafted CC. You should have been talking to Bluder about how to coach CC correctly. Rotation should have been set from the middle of the year at the latest or when you saw how Dantas fit in. Still not sure why Smith is starting now. We have our 2 scorers and 3s and D from Lexie. We need D and rebounds for the other 2 spots.
She'll never admit that they are in the playoffs because of Caitlin. She thinks she's responsible. Caitlin makes all the players better. I heard her say in the interview that she had worked with Dantas on her threes. I think one day Caitlin will make a great coach.
Christie slick! 😂 she never answered if it was planned teamwork for CCs temper, but we know it was. Wouldn’t be a good word for the coach to go out there and try and calm her down. Plus it might give them a technical anyways if the coach is on the floor.
Right. The Fever must enhance its defense. Among the starters, it looks like only Lexie Hull is busting to defend, while Alijah Boston is mainly focused on getting rebounds. It has some physically strong players, and the coach got to put them in the game, and let them play.
when will this coach realize she alone is the biggest problems for the Fever losing the games they lose??? Pay attention to the results of your very lame decisions and learn to take some responsibility!!
@@Debidawg so you dont have a number which is what i asked? The simple answer she isnt directly responsible for any of the wins. They have 2 #1 picks in Clark & Boston. Sides has shackled Clark for the majority of the season. She has frozen her out in many games. Drawn up plays for other players instead of her transcendant PG. she waived their best defender (Taylor) instead of players like Wallace, Saxton or Whheeler. The team is 11/12 in defensive rtg despite having the reputation of being a defensive minded coach. Players dont rotate to shooters, she doesnt know when to use TOs, she doesnt have her players backs, allows teams to erase large leads and allows them to comeback before calling TOs. I could go on but thats enough for now!
I feel the head coach and her staff are doing a good job, with such a young team. Let’s not forget that The Fever was dead last in the 2023 season, now it is 6 seed, with at least 500 this season. And also let’s not forget the Fever had 0 - 5 at the beginning of this season. 😂😂 The key for the coaches to improve is to have an open mind to learn and to change the games, and to listen to the players and to motivate them, for both the starters and the bench. Another crucial thing is to have starters rest well off the court, provide some physical and mental recovery assistances, improve their nutritions, and shorten the interview times as much as possible. 😂😂
@@mytube785 sides has stuck with the Fever through thin and thick! Yes, I said it that way intentionally. She has face constant, unstoppable criticism every time they’ve lost the game. People always cry for her to be fired after every single loss. She is passionate and dedicated and unwavering in her energy towards this team. Christie has also been slaughtered throughout all social media platforms. She could’ve easily given into the hate but decided to turn it into a positive. Regardless of the talent, this team would not be where they are today if their coach did not give a 💩
@@Debidawg they can cry all they want, but Christie Sides is performing, and meeting and exceeding the expectations of the Fever management and most of its fans. Besides, she has a 4-year contract that pretty much guarantees her employment :D
This was a totally fucked up game. I’ve been extremely reticent to turn on Sides, but this game just killed it for me. She essentially benched Mitchell when it mattered the most!! Wtf?? She had Samuelson, dantas, fagbenle, and wheeler in AT THE SAME TIME deep in the third and fourth quarters. Samuelson should not be playing at all at this point in the season. I feel like sides is playing some weird psychological game with all the players instead of empowering them. Smith averages a double double against the wings and was looking like she was gearing up for the breakout game of her career and then got benched. To me, this game just looked like Sides desperately wanted to lose…
Coach Sides has taken this team much farther than any of us expected but you guys still get butt hurt.Grow up. I think Coach Sides is doing a great job, with a very young team developing the chemistry and instilling her O. She has had a learning curve just like the players and appears to be growing and by extension her team is growing. I listened to her post game and she never said "they" but "we" didn't do this or that. She took responsibility just like CC did so you guys need to quit hating on her. Coach Sides is the reason they're in the playoffs, her and the players she coaches. People need to quit "reacting" emotionally and start thinking objectively about things. Put on your big boy pants.
Hahaha...Sides is the reason ? Why didn't they get there last year? She's terrible......the only people covering for her are LowT clowns like you....are you a relative?
Sides makes so many dumb decisions. Saying she's the reason they're in the playoffs is laughable. The players are the ones out on the court working their butts off in spite of her. Sides said she had a 4 year plan. Caitlin comes along and suddenly they're in the playoffs with 20 wins after being in last place last year. Where would they be without Caitlin?
Dantas has phenomenal screens!!
The real dynamic duo is KM and CC
Dantas needs more minutes.
Too big of a defensive liability on a team that's full of defensive liabilities.
@@haddenmiller4364 I was just going to say, there are lots of defensive liabilities. I’d give more minutes to Donta’s and take them from Smith and Temi
Sides needs less
Yes but she need to put more effort developing her athleticism.
@@rostamism1178 not sure how much more athletic she can get. She's 31 already. If we're going to keep her, which I dunno if we will, I would certainly like to see her in better basketball shape.
Dantas needs more minutes!!! CAN WE HAVE THAT QUESTION ASKED
She moves like a slug. Way too slow to be playing a lot of minutes. Good shooter for a few minutes to spell Boston. But she can’t move
Dantas knows how to screen unlike AB always moving foul.
@@thelmaalmaden8131 I like AB BUT CC shoots a lot quicker with Dantas screens because they’re stronger, as u said
For some reason the refs have AB under a microscope and it has thrown off her game some. She plays more tentative and not as free as she had been. It seems if AB is near a player she gets called for a foul. It's crazy.
@@patriciataylor2124 I’ve noticed that also
I don’t understand why people always hate on Aliyah
CC & KM winning despite Sides.
So where is the diana taurossi tech foul in her game when she slapped the hoop support in front of ref. Clarks should be thrown out
I’m watching Phonex vs sky and Diana Taurasi went and hit the backboard after and play and she didn’t get T’d up, yet Caitlyn Clark has gotten two T’s for doing the same thing. Help me understand this. Please.
DT is a legend and Clark is a rookie.
@@patriciataylor2124 that’s not a reason to change the rules. It’s either a T or it’s not no matter who does it.
Please trade Sides and Smith!
The Fever team is young and vibrant:
22 Caitlin Clark: first season (2024), rookie
7 Aliyah Boston: second season (2023)
10 Lexie Hull: third season (2022)
0 NaLyssa Smith: third season (2022)
1 Kelsey Michell: seventh season (2018)
14 Temí Fagbenle: first season (2024)
12 Damiris Dantas: first season (2024)
33 Katie Lou Samuelson: first season (2024)
34 Grace Berger: second season (2023)
5 Victoria Saxton: second season (2023)
17 Erica Wheeler: second season (2023)
3 Kristy Wallace: second season (2023)
Besides, the head coach Christie Sides is only with the team for the second season (2023).
Hope the coaches can continue improving and growing the team for both the starters and the bench as a coherent team in:
1, raising shooting percentages,
2, lowering turnovers,
3, lowering personal fouls,
4, raising defenses
5, making bench players play more & better
6, preventing / minimizing injuries
All tall orders 😅😅
Best wishes that they’d surpass Connecticut Sun - and more, in the Playoffs !!!
All the current Fever starters are drafted by Fever. It just feels right to have these 5 starters !!!!!
Fever team ? Warm themselves with Clark’s fire?
Pretty much… KM & CC to Sides, you’re welcome. ☑️👌😎 JP
Christie can't stand to see CC out score Kelsey. It's simply the truth!
What are you talking about? She wants them all to take every shot they can to win. Period.
@@sassenachdragon NO., she doesn't.
@@D-MARIE77 Why would she not want everyone to score as much as they can? That is the key to winning. Some weird ass belief that she doesn’t want everyone to score as much as possible is nonsensical.
Dontas sets screens and hit threes. She needs more minutes.
Yes she is good but is slow and has trouble keeping up with the team when they're running.
The whole team played well and Aliyah she does everything
Sides struggles so much when she's asked about
Clark. The coaching staff rarely cheers when Clark scores but is all over the place when another player scores. She is NOT the right coach for Clark or the Fever
😪😪😪
Truth,
@@glenns6855 I disagree
I've noticed the same thing and I agree with all you said.
@@Debidawg I ask you to watch the highlights (ESPN has some good ones) and watch the coaches, you'll see what I mean
that 4 year plan should have been thrown out the moment you drafted CC. You should have been talking to Bluder about how to coach CC correctly. Rotation should have been set from the middle of the year at the latest or when you saw how Dantas fit in. Still not sure why Smith is starting now. We have our 2 scorers and 3s and D from Lexie. We need D and rebounds for the other 2 spots.
This coach is so jealous of caitlin clark, and on top of that she's a horrible coach the indiana fever are winning because of caitlin clark
She'll never admit that they are in the playoffs because of Caitlin. She thinks she's responsible. Caitlin makes all the players better. I heard her say in the interview that she had worked with Dantas on her threes. I think one day Caitlin will make a great coach.
Christie slick! 😂 she never answered if it was planned teamwork for CCs temper, but we know it was. Wouldn’t be a good word for the coach to go out there and try and calm her down. Plus it might give them a technical anyways if the coach is on the floor.
😪😪😪
Good they won. However there is still no defense.
Dallas shot the lights out. There is no defense for that. Defense is much much better
Right. The Fever must enhance its defense. Among the starters, it looks like only Lexie Hull is busting to defend, while Alijah Boston is mainly focused on getting rebounds. It has some physically strong players, and the coach got to put them in the game, and let them play.
Dallas shot the lights out because there was no defense.
@randyking9489 They had an 8 point lead with a minute remaining and won by 1, great defense.
@@Joaquin-227 Fever still has a lot to learn and improve… I’m afraid they won’t be able to pass the first round in the Playoffs against the Sun
A coach comparing warm up 3 's to game winning 3's says it all doesn't it.
##FireChristieSides
when will this coach realize she alone is the biggest problems for the Fever losing the games they lose??? Pay attention to the results of your very lame decisions and learn to take some responsibility!!
How many of the 20 wins is Sides directly responsible for? The games were won DESPITE her not BECAUSE of her.
@@shauncampbell4371 she’s been with them every minute on and off the court. Keeping them optimistic especially with their 1-8 start was no small feat.
@Debidawg that wasn't sides tho she jus said she ain't expect 2 win for 2 more years
@@Debidawg so you dont have a number which is what i asked? The simple answer she isnt directly responsible for any of the wins. They have 2 #1 picks in Clark & Boston. Sides has shackled Clark for the majority of the season. She has frozen her out in many games. Drawn up plays for other players instead of her transcendant PG. she waived their best defender (Taylor) instead of players like Wallace, Saxton or Whheeler. The team is 11/12 in defensive rtg despite having the reputation of being a defensive minded coach. Players dont rotate to shooters, she doesnt know when to use TOs, she doesnt have her players backs, allows teams to erase large leads and allows them to comeback before calling TOs. I could go on but thats enough for now!
There is one more Game ! Right? Reporters talk like this was last game?
Last home game.
I feel the head coach and her staff are doing a good job, with such a young team. Let’s not forget that The Fever was dead last in the 2023 season, now it is 6 seed, with at least 500 this season. And also let’s not forget the Fever had 0 - 5 at the beginning of this season. 😂😂
The key for the coaches to improve is to have an open mind to learn and to change the games, and to listen to the players and to motivate them, for both the starters and the bench. Another crucial thing is to have starters rest well off the court, provide some physical and mental recovery assistances, improve their nutritions, and shorten the interview times as much as possible. 😂😂
Nice mature comment. I get so sick of the friggin' crybabies.
@@giftcardbillSides is terrible ..there is NOTHING immature about stating the truth !...
@@mytube785 sides has stuck with the Fever through thin and thick! Yes, I said it that way intentionally. She has face constant, unstoppable criticism every time they’ve lost the game. People always cry for her to be fired after every single loss. She is passionate and dedicated and unwavering in her energy towards this team. Christie has also been slaughtered throughout all social media platforms. She could’ve easily given into the hate but decided to turn it into a positive. Regardless of the talent, this team would not be where they are today if their coach did not give a 💩
Dantas, Fagbenle, and Wheeler are in their early 30s, and Mitchell is around 27/28. So they are not all young. Some are experienced players.
@@Debidawg they can cry all they want, but Christie Sides is performing, and meeting and exceeding the expectations of the Fever management and most of its fans. Besides, she has a 4-year contract that pretty much guarantees her employment :D
Why did they resign her Klown Coach
Better accelerate that 4 year plan
This was a totally fucked up game. I’ve been extremely reticent to turn on Sides, but this game just killed it for me. She essentially benched Mitchell when it mattered the most!! Wtf?? She had Samuelson, dantas, fagbenle, and wheeler in AT THE SAME TIME deep in the third and fourth quarters. Samuelson should not be playing at all at this point in the season. I feel like sides is playing some weird psychological game with all the players instead of empowering them. Smith averages a double double against the wings and was looking like she was gearing up for the breakout game of her career and then got benched. To me, this game just looked like Sides desperately wanted to lose…
Coach Sides has taken this team much farther than any of us expected but you guys still get butt hurt.Grow up.
I think Coach Sides is doing a great job, with a very young team developing the chemistry and instilling her O. She has had a learning curve just like the players and appears to be growing and by extension her team is growing. I listened to her post game and she never said "they" but "we" didn't do this or that. She took responsibility just like CC did so you guys need to quit hating on her. Coach Sides is the reason they're in the playoffs, her and the players she coaches. People need to quit "reacting" emotionally and start thinking objectively about things. Put on your big boy pants.
So if we disagree with you, we are childish
Hahaha...Sides is the reason ? Why didn't they get there last year? She's terrible......the only people covering for her are LowT clowns like you....are you a relative?
@@cliffkessler2504no not childish, probably should have said, "obviously you don't know 💩 about Basketball"
(Maybe?)
Sides makes so many dumb decisions. Saying she's the reason they're in the playoffs is laughable. The players are the ones out on the court working their butts off in spite of her. Sides said she had a 4 year plan. Caitlin comes along and suddenly they're in the playoffs with 20 wins after being in last place last year. Where would they be without Caitlin?
@@patriciataylor2124 yea, but it takes a good coach to get them to play this good together.
(Just saying)🤷♂️🤷♀️
Coach ain't never say a 4 year plan. It explain why she been tweakin. EXPECT 2 win not lose
Somebody please ask Sides why does she stick with Smith. There atleast 2 other players better than her!
Sides has no respect in the league, from either the other coaches or refs. CC showed despite coach's incompetence