Hulls shooting is getting better but she needs to learn the players tendencies from film. She’s was terrible guarding Mabrey. Mabrey always goes to the left side of the basket with the layup. Hull moving left toward center court and Mabrey went right around Hulls right side Lane was wide open for the easy layup. To erratic with her movements and fouls a lot. Needs to get in the gym and build those core muscles.
Lexie should be on the court at the end of the game ! not Wheeler ! period . even Grace is better option then Wheeler for defense stop ! just wondering when will Taylor having her chance . for Fever's present and future , and the owner's pocket($$$) , sit Wheeler as another assistant coach , play Lexie /Grace , make sure Mitchell does less hero ball , if they want keep this up : In just seven home games in 2024, Indiana Fever have already eclipsed their combined home attendance totals from the 2022 and 2023 WNBA seasons
@@tingmei884 The only rookie that gets minutes is Caitlin. Celeste Taylor's time will come but we can't expect her to play in place of Erica Wheeler. Nor is it really feasible. Erica Wheeler has played 5 seasons with the Fever and was the starting PG for Sides first year with the time. You can't really put a value on that kind of familiarity and knowing the teams system. You can see it between Wheeler and Kelsey Mitchell when Caitlin is off the floor. Obviously it's not the most effective form of offense the team can run, hence why Caitlin starts, but its also in theory more valuable over time than Celeste Taylor would be.
Yeah shes a no b.s. player. I like how she doesn't stop to complain to refs or hang her head if she makes a bad play, she just gets back on defense at full speed and effort like all these players should be doing. Too many players are always looking to the refs or if they make a bad play or turnover they just stop instead of immediately getting back on defense. Clark does that alot. She'll get mad at a mistake and just walk back or give up.
Sides doesn't need praise Clark, Clark knows who she is. Boston needs a confidence boost and needs to step up as a leader. My guess is that Clark is OK with that. Love the bench!!!
@@DustyTail I love that those of us who never played (except in high school) are getting to care so much about the passion and dedication and skill that we are getting to witness. The more I know and listen and learn, the more I feel a part of it. My nephew laughingly noted that I had gone fully down the rabbit hole when I referred to "we" and "my team," the Fever.
@@DustyTail Everyone is different. Do you talk to everyone the same? It's not about being a pro. Everyone has a different personality and everyone has their own life.
5:42 Lexie: she can find you in times where you don't really know it's even coming. Kelsey was streaking, Caitlin threw the pass. Mitchell wasn't expecting it, which led to a turnover. At the end of that play, KM put 1 finger up acknowledging she should've expected Clark to do it. Because CC said she will always reward her teammates who hustle, will take the risk of turning the ball over. I believe we're getting there. Go, Fever!
People complaining about Sides not gushing about CC. I think she’s smart. If she gushes then the other players could feel less than supported. Clark is aware of this and a okay I’m assuming.
All coaches do good due to players playing well😂😂 and winning makes many forgot poor play and coaching. It will take time for the Fever. They will get better. Takes time to build a dynasty.
Boston needs more moral support than CC!!! If supporting Boston means peaceful for the team then it’s all good CC doesn’t need it as much Fever needs the whole team to play as 1 Winning will cure all negativity!!!!! I think it’s good to shine the whole team CC knows who she is !!! Let’s just hope the team can move forward without any more animosity
I agree. I said it in another comment...I would love to see this team come together in a way that's unlike any other team in the WNBA. Where they're so together, so united, that no one even notices what color any of them are. They could set such a good example for the whole League. I'm not afraid to say it: I'm literally praying for that.
Yep. If CC gets 20 shots a game she will be at least top 3 in the WNBA in scoring, possibly even 1st. Arike is getting 24 shots a game and is 2nd in scoring. CC gets 12 shots a game. So even if she made only 3 of an extra 8 shots a game, that would put her at 22 pts a game if those 3 shots are 2's, and 25 pts a game if those shots are 3s.
@@gphillimo Arike gets 24 shots!? You gotta be kidding me 😭! CC's average shots per game over her 15 games is exactly 12.5, and she makes around 5. Some experts even suggest that CC should be getting 40 shots per game. We don't need 40, but she should at least get 20 per game!
The reason Boston is getting easy shots is because of CC. Just watch when CC has the ball, she makes things happen . Set GOOD picks for CC , roll to the basket, and she will get you the ball. Samuelson, Hull, Wallace, get wide open 3's because of CC. The ball should be in her hands as much as possible.
That's the key, she's a very unselfish player and will always look for the person most likely to score. I think they're finally building trust with her. She didn't lead the NCAA the past two years in assists by being a ball hog.
That's why she was drafted. But the team has come together. Two big team wins! It's not all about Clark, but she is an important presence. Boston still has to put the ball in the basket. And last game she grabbed 14 boards and had 5 blocks. So Boston is playing.
@@dotmarceo CC had 2 shots in the second quarter and only 1 shot in the fourth. The all time leading scorer in NCAA history only put up 3 shots in an entire half? They won't pass her the ball after she dishes it the initial time. I'm guessing you're probably fine with that. Watch the videos from The Adrienne Ross show and Convos with Carter about the horrible screens they pretend to set for her, it's so obvious.
I still do not understand why Sides keeps putting Wheeler into games - Wheeler is so inconsistent she should be the last player to ever play. I would play Taylor before I would put Wheeler in.
Sides talk the talk, what matter are CC having the ball , some big set a screen , AB getting in good position on the post , make sure Mitchell plays less hero ball , use Lexie not Wheeler , creating opportunity for Smith to face up opposite's guard , and everybody box out !
Why bench CC after she gets hot? Very good Q1 against the Sky followed up by benching CC for a long stretch to start Q2. Does the coach really believe she was in need of a long, long, long break at this point? Are we looking for ways to write off CC?
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I love Lexie I wish she got more playing time or put her back in the starting lineup already she is our best guard and she’s got game with the corner shots and she’s been coached by Tara VanDerveer and was key in Stanford winning the championship in 2021! 🎉 Go Lexie!
Bluder would be better than Sides but I would rather see a WNBA veteran that has played at a high level and has had championship experience like Catchings. The experience she has had in the WNBA is phenomenal!!!
Championships are won with team efforts. Getting the whole team involved will bring success. We can agree there is a lot of talent here. Get off the coach’s back.
@@roee78 A coach shared something confidential that was intended to remain private. Normally, this wouldn't be an issue, but since it involves CC, it created drama because her critics tend to seize on it. CC already has a lot on her plate. It's not that I don't want her to coach CC. Besides, the team seems to be coming together and putting in some good efforts! Go Fever 🙌🏻
Just as long as the players don’t tell her anything that should be kept between them and her privately they should be okay cause it sure looks like she seems to love throwing some of the players under the bus every chance she gets
Never seen a coach wear a player's name. You don't need to wear a shirt to support your players if your actions show you do. You need to unite the team, not divide it. All of your players need support coz basketball is also a mental game.
Man there's the Hawkeye Nation and then there's the Farm of the Cardinal. Lexie Hull is quickly becoming a favorite. I can't wait to see her return at a Chase Stadium game next year.
Inside game for this team is out of sight. Shooters need work. But you get your own rebound and get it back out to Caitlin. Shooters paradise. Momma Bear, Lexi, and Caitlin. Those will rock down the house. The they forget about the inside game and assist to AB in the paint. Better than 90s NBA fast break action.
That's right. Let AB be the face of the FEVER. She's earned it. Show CC life in the W. We don't want four more years, we want forty more of Caitlin Clark, Little Miss Record Breaker. Work on CC's Triple Double. That takes Teamwork. YOU the best. Good luck, Coach Sides. Go FEVER
It appears difficult to learn the head coaching, build a new team, and spread the discipline and praise equally among all the players, all at the same time. I wonder why some think it isn't.
The pivotal change that has occurred is getting Lexie Hull into the lineup. I know the coach always talks about her "d", but the reality is, she, along with Aliyah Boston, are the two players on the court who understand that the way to victory is to get the ball immediately into Caitlin's hands when it winds up in theirs. That's the way that Iowa played, only in college, all four players on the court immediately gave the ball to Caitlin to lead the offensive attack. Against the Sky, Hull and Boston, if you watch the game again, immediately look for Caitlin when they get their hands on the ball in the backcourt. Since Caitlin is such a brilliant creator on the offensive end, it led on Sunday to a ton of baskets and, hence, a 91-point outburst against a Chicago team that really on paper is an awful matchup for the Fever. The other players who seem to get it are the now-injured post player Temi, and the wing who just had a baby I guess less than a year ago. The more the offense is moving fast with the ball in Caitlin's hands, the Fever is going to score points ... or "eat" as some of the players refer to it. Reality is, the Fever lacks a second post player and that is going to make it nearly impossible to beat the league's elite teams. The only way that will happen is by outscoring them. As for the Boston T-shirt the coach is wearing in this video, the coach. knows that Boston needs to have her confidence at a 110-percent level to play the effective way she has in the last two games. When she does, the Fever can beat 6 of the 11 other teams in the league. The coach doesn't need to wear a "If you break it, you own it" T-shirt. She knows Caitlin is the most valuable player on the team and does not lack confidence. Boston's confidence needs to be built up daily if not hourly. So, the coach always throws flowers Alliyah's way. Always. At the same time, she knows her season. and her future is in the hands of her point guard.
Clark is brilliant at seeing the court and making solid passes. However, against teams with tough on-ball defenders, Clark's dribble is vulnerable. She has to become more secure in her dribble. The blitzes still are something she has to get used to seeing and developing timing to exploit. Clark also doesn't use the dribble penetration/pass as much as other PGs but she'll get there. Her shiftiness is good and she's developing that. In the WNBA, Clark is still very much a developing player. She has to get stronger, more secure handles to be the PG at all times. If you watch Mitchell, although her court vision and passing isn't great, her handles are secure. That's why, against the Sun, Liberty and other teams with great on-ball defenders you may see Mitchell handling the ball and Clark more off-ball IMO. Clark also has to take/make more midrange shots and utilize the at the rim floater more (something she may have tried going up against the two Chicago bigs where Reese hit her with the flagrant). Caitlin's next step is to take it to the Aces, the Liberty, the Sun against great defenses and help make the Fever at least competitive against them (at their mid-season form). But, as give her time because PG is a tough nut to crack in the pros if you have to work on ball handling.
The team is coming to together and is playing so much better than the back to back BS schedule you guys were dealt at the start. Looking forward to every game.
AB needs to room with MItchell. The Buckeye is a leader of that team. The Trumphrant has spoken, AB, CC, and Mitchell. It's a law firm, and by law firm I mean Caitlin owns the court. Eyes up. Get to work. In basketball it's called inside game, outside game, shooters. Always moving downhill. So if you pin Lexi in the corner, you need to be like Mamma bear and MItchell, be able to get across the court for the Alforder Pass. SYD PASS SYD PASS I hear Bluder yelling., the ball is coming underneath. Samualson 2pts. CC asst
Sides is blatant when it comes to her favoritism! My goodness! She down plays CC, reveals private info from CC, and has thrown CC under the bus multiple times. She praises Boston, Wheeler and Mitchell. Add the way she plays & doesn’t play Clark. Add the AB shirt. What’s the deal?
She is coaching. You have no clue or understand what that even means, so just worry about something else. Coach Sides will still be coaching the team regardless of what you think, so get over it or move on.
@@dschrute8 Nah, not after she told the media about CC’s response. Honestly, CC speaks better than Sides. I’m convinced Sides know nothing! CC is making players around her better and I know they’ve got games coming up and cook it!
@@shainsameer7162 thanks for sharing that. Some new to the sport want to make everything an issue and pit players against each other. The Fever will get better. No success is overnight. Takes years to build a dynasty.
Look at any comments section about the WNBA and in terms of popularity it's like we're seeing The Beatles (Caitlin Clark) and the Dave Clark Five (the other WNBA players)
Set screens for Clark and tell your players (Mitchell) to pass to your PG. Give Clark a greenlight to shoot more. 10-12 shots a game is a joke! The team needs much better defense.
Why not ask sides about the lack of setting proper screens and why does she allow excessive ball Hogging by Mitchell. We really have a good shot at .500 in the near future but CC has to drive the engine if this team wants to win. Our defense has vastly improved and Boston has looked mush better since Temi went down but she’s on her way back. I can’t to see her back. Go fever
Well thats a new one. The coach wearing a signature t-shirt of just one player, Aliyah Boston. Cant imagine a coach doinhg that and expecting the team to like her.
To be fair, there may actually be t-shirts of all the players on the team. Though I'm not sure we'd see Sides in a Caitlin Clark one.. 🤣 But what do I know? Who knows. All I want is for this team to COME TOGETHER and love each other like sisters, regardless of color. Like Remember the Titans. 😁😁😁 Maybe they could start to change all the toxicity in the League...
@@rcud1 Yes, Boston was player of the week, but Caitlin was rookie of the month. It's my observation, in all my years of watching basketball I've never seen a coach wearing a players signed T-shirt. Maybe in the locker room for a celebration, but not at a press conference unless she's sending a message. At best, a bit tacky.
She should support all players, but it's obvious she don't. Did she wear a CC shirt when she broke a record for the most mad 3's in a game by a rookie & tied the league? Or when she broke record with 30 points, 3 blocks & 3 steels? Nope! Sides needs to go.
@@PronounsFU I KNOW!! She didn’t hold a parade or anything for CC after her fabulous press conference the other day!! Sides should start every presser with praise of CC. Frankly, I can’t believe Sides hasn’t paid for huge billboards all around I465, declaring her gratitude for Caitlin. I mean the gall of this…this,, Coach”. 😡 ❤ CC ❤️ Fever.
How bout the players back CC when she gets hit in the head. Flagrant, what the hell!@! Where was Smith, Boston, or even the tiny guards? Heck looks like Lexi got to be the enforcement 😅 we need Temi back, she wouldn't put up with that crap
Sides doesn't give clark any kind of credit and she does have her favorites and they are only good when clark sets them up Mitchell is a ball hog fever needs bluder thats a fact
Why does this coach constantly have passive-aggressive verbal diarrhea? To openly say to an interviewer that your player "puts us in a bad situation". She thinks she's being helpful making it a shit-sandwich commentary, but in reality it comes off as publicly humiliating to the players she does this to...FREQUENTLY.
LOVE Lexie Hull getting put in rotation. High energy always and not afraid of physicality.
I want her to start over Wallace
Hulls shooting is getting better but she needs to learn the players tendencies from film. She’s was terrible guarding Mabrey. Mabrey always goes to the left side of the basket with the layup. Hull moving left toward center court and Mabrey went right around Hulls right side Lane was wide open for the easy layup. To erratic with her movements and fouls a lot. Needs to get in the gym and build those core muscles.
Lexie should be on the court at the end of the game ! not Wheeler ! period . even Grace is better option then Wheeler for defense stop ! just wondering when will Taylor having her chance . for Fever's present and future , and the owner's pocket($$$) , sit Wheeler as another assistant coach , play Lexie /Grace , make sure Mitchell does less hero ball , if they want keep this up : In just seven home games in 2024, Indiana Fever have already eclipsed their combined home attendance totals from the 2022 and 2023 WNBA seasons
@@tingmei884 The only rookie that gets minutes is Caitlin. Celeste Taylor's time will come but we can't expect her to play in place of Erica Wheeler. Nor is it really feasible. Erica Wheeler has played 5 seasons with the Fever and was the starting PG for Sides first year with the time. You can't really put a value on that kind of familiarity and knowing the teams system. You can see it between Wheeler and Kelsey Mitchell when Caitlin is off the floor. Obviously it's not the most effective form of offense the team can run, hence why Caitlin starts, but its also in theory more valuable over time than Celeste Taylor would be.
Yeah shes a no b.s. player. I like how she doesn't stop to complain to refs or hang her head if she makes a bad play, she just gets back on defense at full speed and effort like all these players should be doing. Too many players are always looking to the refs or if they make a bad play or turnover they just stop instead of immediately getting back on defense. Clark does that alot. She'll get mad at a mistake and just walk back or give up.
Congratulations Fever for a huge 2.2 million viewers on CBS after 23 years from your game against Sky. Keep on rolling!
Sides doesn't need praise Clark, Clark knows who she is.
Boston needs a confidence boost and needs to step up as a leader.
My guess is that Clark is OK with that.
Love the bench!!!
Yup. Clark is a pro. Been one before becoming one. Everyone commenting here are not pro’s. In fact most never played an organized sport.
You are absolutely true about that💯
@@DustyTail I love that those of us who never played (except in high school) are getting to care so much about the passion and dedication and skill that we are getting to witness. The more I know and listen and learn, the more I feel a part of it. My nephew laughingly noted that I had gone fully down the rabbit hole when I referred to "we" and "my team," the Fever.
Yep
@@DustyTail Everyone is different. Do you talk to everyone the same? It's not about being a pro. Everyone has a different personality and everyone has their own life.
5:42 Lexie: she can find you in times where you don't really know it's even coming.
Kelsey was streaking, Caitlin threw the pass. Mitchell wasn't expecting it, which led to a turnover. At the end of that play, KM put 1 finger up acknowledging she should've expected Clark to do it. Because CC said she will always reward her teammates who hustle, will take the risk of turning the ball over. I believe we're getting there. Go, Fever!
What I love of Lexie is when the ball is floating all over the place. She knows to get the ball back to CC to reset the offense. 🧠
People complaining about Sides not gushing about CC. I think she’s smart. If she gushes then the other players could feel less than supported. Clark is aware of this and a okay I’m assuming.
Sides pathetic & her suporters ate as bad.
Lexie!!! 💜
When is Temi coming back!!?
1:25 mark they ask her about Temi
@@the_oridinary_schmuck You're talking to a bot. Pre-programmed
Sides is always vague about when Temi coming back.
@@lindysmallwood2039 She's scared to have her back on the floor, run-gun gonna be lit. LOL
@@TheProchargedmoparscared to win?? Ok
She's doing great because of CC !!!
All coaches do good due to players playing well😂😂 and winning makes many forgot poor play and coaching. It will take time for the Fever. They will get better. Takes time to build a dynasty.
Boston needs more moral support than CC!!! If supporting Boston means peaceful for the team then it’s all good CC doesn’t need it as much Fever needs the whole team to play as 1
Winning will cure all negativity!!!!! I think it’s good to shine the whole team CC knows who she is !!!
Let’s just hope the team can move forward without any more animosity
I agree. I said it in another comment...I would love to see this team come together in a way that's unlike any other team in the WNBA. Where they're so together, so united, that no one even notices what color any of them are. They could set such a good example for the whole League. I'm not afraid to say it: I'm literally praying for that.
Boston had two MVP games in a row, including 69% from the field last game. Coach is recognizing her.
Clark and Boston should both be getting 20 shots a game
Step it up Sides
Exactly! I’ve made google sheets to track CC and her average shots per game is only 12!
Yeah, the version of Aliyah Boston that we have seen the last 2 games.
Sides doesn't want CC to shoot. Her offensive strategy is a joke.
Yep. If CC gets 20 shots a game she will be at least top 3 in the WNBA in scoring, possibly even 1st. Arike is getting 24 shots a game and is 2nd in scoring. CC gets 12 shots a game. So even if she made only 3 of an extra 8 shots a game, that would put her at 22 pts a game if those 3 shots are 2's, and 25 pts a game if those shots are 3s.
@@gphillimo Arike gets 24 shots!? You gotta be kidding me 😭! CC's average shots per game over her 15 games is exactly 12.5, and she makes around 5. Some experts even suggest that CC should be getting 40 shots per game. We don't need 40, but she should at least get 20 per game!
Aliyah keep balling out you well be a great post player
Teach your players how to set good screens and pass the ball to your point all the time.
Yes. They’re not screens, they are run throughs. Need to correct that immediately
Does she even know what a pick-and-roll is? I doubt it.
Go Fever. 🎉 Lovin CC & Smith especially
All because of Caitlin Clark!! ❤❤❤💪💪💪❤️❤️❤️🔥🔥🔥
The reason Boston is getting easy shots is because of CC. Just watch when CC has the ball, she makes things happen . Set GOOD picks for CC , roll to the basket, and she will get you the ball. Samuelson, Hull, Wallace, get wide open 3's because of CC. The ball should be in her hands as much as possible.
This should be the playbook.
That's the key, she's a very unselfish player and will always look for the person most likely to score. I think they're finally building trust with her. She didn't lead the NCAA the past two years in assists by being a ball hog.
That's why she was drafted. But the team has come together. Two big team wins! It's not all about Clark, but she is an important presence. Boston still has to put the ball in the basket. And last game she grabbed 14 boards and had 5 blocks. So Boston is playing.
Takes a team to win. They are doing better. Keep moving forward.
@@dotmarceo CC had 2 shots in the second quarter and only 1 shot in the fourth. The all time leading scorer in NCAA history only put up 3 shots in an entire half? They won't pass her the ball after she dishes it the initial time. I'm guessing you're probably fine with that. Watch the videos from The Adrienne Ross show and Convos with Carter about the horrible screens they pretend to set for her, it's so obvious.
I still do not understand why Sides keeps putting Wheeler into games - Wheeler is so inconsistent she should be the last player to ever play. I would play Taylor before I would put Wheeler in.
This is a future dynasty that needs a coach that will take it where it needs to go. Hope the scouting is going well 👌🏼
Sides talk the talk, what matter are CC having the ball , some big set a screen , AB getting in good position on the post , make sure Mitchell plays less hero ball , use Lexie not Wheeler , creating opportunity for Smith to face up opposite's guard , and everybody box out !
Why bench CC after she gets hot? Very good Q1 against the Sky followed up by benching CC for a long stretch to start Q2. Does the coach really believe she was in need of a long, long, long break at this point? Are we looking for ways to write off CC?
GO FEVER 😊 🏀
I don't see anybody practicing screens in the background.
Keep getting better I like theme! That includes you too, Sides!
Replace Wheeler with Celeste!!!!!
I be thinking that too but Wheeler is the highest salary player on the team so they have-to play her. 😕
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Only because of CC.
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E xcellent team work
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R emarkable games
Love you Fever! ❤️
Lexie!
I love Lexie I wish she got more playing time or put her back in the starting lineup already she is our best guard and she’s got game with the corner shots and she’s been coached by Tara VanDerveer and was key in Stanford winning the championship in 2021! 🎉 Go Lexie!
Lexie is who’s best guard?
That 11-game stretch in 20 days was tough at several levels. Good to see some practice time paying off and the team coming together. Keep it up!!
Why does she never know Fagbenle’s status?
She's not a doctor. Is she?
Fire Christie Sides. Hire a real coach and a proven leader. Hint: Lisa Bluder
The Fever are in the 8th spot for the playoffs after two straight wins.
Bluder would be better than Sides but I would rather see a WNBA veteran that has played at a high level and has had championship experience like Catchings. The experience she has had in the WNBA is phenomenal!!!
No. We don't want a college coach.
LEXIE need to be in the starting lineup and Mitchell needs to come off the bench.
Lexie’s D is fantastic and I love watching her play.
I still don’t want her to coach CC.
We don’t care what you want and neither does CC.
Why?
Championships are won with team efforts. Getting the whole team involved will bring success. We can agree there is a lot of talent here. Get off the coach’s back.
@@roee78 A coach shared something confidential that was intended to remain private. Normally, this wouldn't be an issue, but since it involves CC, it created drama because her critics tend to seize on it. CC already has a lot on her plate. It's not that I don't want her to coach CC. Besides, the team seems to be coming together and putting in some good efforts! Go Fever 🙌🏻
Bot.
Just as long as the players don’t tell her anything that should be kept between them and her privately they should be okay cause it sure looks like she seems to love throwing some of the players under the bus every chance she gets
🧡 Boston is the glue of the Fever team. It's important for Coach to give AB her flowers.
More games means more wins , congratulations
Never seen a coach wear a player's name. You don't need to wear a shirt to support your players if your actions show you do. You need to unite the team, not divide it. All of your players need support coz basketball is also a mental game.
Lexie is a Beauty❤
4:04 the audio quality of these videos is terrible. Please improve it.
Lexie needs to start over Kristy!
Man there's the Hawkeye Nation and then there's the Farm of the Cardinal. Lexie Hull is quickly becoming a favorite. I can't wait to see her return at a Chase Stadium game next year.
How does the HC not know when a player is ready?
Sorry not to be mean but what’s with the mouth thing going on? She answers a question and does this weird scowl thing with her mouth?
Inside game for this team is out of sight. Shooters need work. But you get your own rebound and get it back out to Caitlin. Shooters paradise. Momma Bear, Lexi, and Caitlin. Those will rock down the house. The they forget about the inside game and assist to AB in the paint. Better than 90s NBA fast break action.
That's right. Let AB be the face of the FEVER. She's earned it. Show CC life in the W. We don't want four more years, we want forty more of Caitlin Clark, Little Miss Record Breaker. Work on CC's Triple Double. That takes Teamwork. YOU the best. Good luck, Coach Sides. Go FEVER
It’s smart not to play up Clark for team unity. Clark doesn’t need it❤
That part. Clark needs publicity like water needs wet.
Eye of the tiger ladies eye of the tiger go get the win tomorrow night Go Fever!!!
It appears difficult to learn the head coaching, build a new team, and spread the discipline and praise equally among all the players, all at the same time. I wonder why some think it isn't.
The pivotal change that has occurred is getting Lexie Hull into the lineup. I know the coach always talks about her "d", but the reality is, she, along with Aliyah Boston, are the two players on the court who understand that the way to victory is to get the ball immediately into Caitlin's hands when it winds up in theirs. That's the way that Iowa played, only in college, all four players on the court immediately gave the ball to Caitlin to lead the offensive attack. Against the Sky, Hull and Boston, if you watch the game again, immediately look for Caitlin when they get their hands on the ball in the backcourt. Since Caitlin is such a brilliant creator on the offensive end, it led on Sunday to a ton of baskets and, hence, a 91-point outburst against a Chicago team that really on paper is an awful matchup for the Fever. The other players who seem to get it are the now-injured post player Temi, and the wing who just had a baby I guess less than a year ago. The more the offense is moving fast with the ball in Caitlin's hands, the Fever is going to score points ... or "eat" as some of the players refer to it. Reality is, the Fever lacks a second post player and that is going to make it nearly impossible to beat the league's elite teams. The only way that will happen is by outscoring them. As for the Boston T-shirt the coach is wearing in this video, the coach. knows that Boston needs to have her confidence at a 110-percent level to play the effective way she has in the last two games. When she does, the Fever can beat 6 of the 11 other teams in the league. The coach doesn't need to wear a "If you break it, you own it" T-shirt. She knows Caitlin is the most valuable player on the team and does not lack confidence. Boston's confidence needs to be built up daily if not hourly. So, the coach always throws flowers Alliyah's way. Always. At the same time, she knows her season. and her future is in the hands of her point guard.
Clark is brilliant at seeing the court and making solid passes. However, against teams with tough on-ball defenders, Clark's dribble is vulnerable. She has to become more secure in her dribble. The blitzes still are something she has to get used to seeing and developing timing to exploit. Clark also doesn't use the dribble penetration/pass as much as other PGs but she'll get there. Her shiftiness is good and she's developing that.
In the WNBA, Clark is still very much a developing player. She has to get stronger, more secure handles to be the PG at all times. If you watch Mitchell, although her court vision and passing isn't great, her handles are secure. That's why, against the Sun, Liberty and other teams with great on-ball defenders you may see Mitchell handling the ball and Clark more off-ball IMO. Clark also has to take/make more midrange shots and utilize the at the rim floater more (something she may have tried going up against the two Chicago bigs where Reese hit her with the flagrant).
Caitlin's next step is to take it to the Aces, the Liberty, the Sun against great defenses and help make the Fever at least competitive against them (at their mid-season form). But, as give her time because PG is a tough nut to crack in the pros if you have to work on ball handling.
The team is coming to together and is playing so much better than the back to back BS schedule you guys were dealt at the start. Looking forward to every game.
Indiana fever should play the Las Vegas ACES game in September at Kinnick stadium!!! ❤❤❤
Great attitudes.
Wearing an Aliyah Boston shirt is a bit much..
If it was a Caitlin shirt you wouldn’t mind though
@@ronniedarko317 Boston isn't Caitlin Clark. And there's a reason you chose her as opposed to ANYONE else. Just stop.
True. Some coaches would know something's up with coach and management.
My ROY list: 1️⃣CC 2️⃣ AALIYAH EDWARDS 3️⃣ JULIE VANLOO 4️⃣ RICKEA JACKSON 5️⃣ KAMILLA CARDOSO
Let Lexi Luther slay the mystic from the corner. CC is Wonder Woman. You see what she did to the Joker?
AB needs to room with MItchell. The Buckeye is a leader of that team. The Trumphrant has spoken, AB, CC, and Mitchell. It's a law firm, and by law firm I mean Caitlin owns the court. Eyes up. Get to work. In basketball it's called inside game, outside game, shooters. Always moving downhill. So if you pin Lexi in the corner, you need to be like Mamma bear and MItchell, be able to get across the court for the Alforder Pass. SYD PASS SYD PASS I hear Bluder yelling., the ball is coming underneath. Samualson 2pts. CC asst
Sides is blatant when it comes to her favoritism! My goodness! She down plays CC, reveals private info from CC, and has thrown CC under the bus multiple times. She praises Boston, Wheeler and Mitchell. Add the way she plays & doesn’t play Clark. Add the AB shirt. What’s the deal?
Good question... I wish I knew the answer to this. Is this coach just a toxic human being, or does she do this in spite of herself?
I think Sides is very cautious of what she says when it comes to CC because her words could be misconstrued and become a headline.
She is coaching. You have no clue or understand what that even means, so just worry about something else. Coach Sides will still be coaching the team regardless of what you think, so get over it or move on.
@@dschrute8 Nah, not after she told the media about CC’s response. Honestly, CC speaks better than Sides. I’m convinced Sides know nothing! CC is making players around her better and I know they’ve got games coming up and cook it!
@@MaxxZimonick Bruh, you preaching to clumps of daftness.
Sides needs to be a secondary assistant.
U are awesome and u are the best coach in the world and u always will be!!
You have a mixed-race Queen named Celeste Taylor and you don't give her any minutes. You keep talking about defense and she is the best 🌟
Why is Christy wearing an Aliyah Boston shirt?
Clearly she is biased. I have never seen her full heartedly praise Clark
She’s is the eastern player of the week, that could be the reason.
@@shainsameer7162 thanks for sharing that. Some new to the sport want to make everything an issue and pit players against each other. The Fever will get better. No success is overnight. Takes years to build a dynasty.
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oh clearly. That’s why. 🙄
😂
Thats the only way she keeps saying the game goes through AB thats why Cc is shooting lay ups. Sides will get hers keep winning GO FEVER
This is a young team players❤
Look at any comments section about the WNBA and in terms of popularity it's like we're seeing The Beatles (Caitlin Clark) and the Dave Clark Five (the other WNBA players)
Set screens for Clark and tell your players (Mitchell) to pass to your PG. Give Clark a greenlight to shoot more. 10-12 shots a game is a joke! The team needs much better defense.
Why not ask sides about the lack of setting proper screens and why does she allow excessive ball Hogging by Mitchell. We really have a good shot at .500 in the near future but CC has to drive the engine if this team wants to win. Our defense has vastly improved and Boston has looked mush better since Temi went down but she’s on her way back. I can’t to see her back. Go fever
Shows what kind of coach she is
She is woke !
Well thats a new one. The coach wearing a signature t-shirt of just one player, Aliyah Boston. Cant imagine a coach doinhg that and expecting the team to like her.
To be fair, there may actually be t-shirts of all the players on the team. Though I'm not sure we'd see Sides in a Caitlin Clark one.. 🤣 But what do I know? Who knows. All I want is for this team to COME TOGETHER and love each other like sisters, regardless of color. Like Remember the Titans. 😁😁😁 Maybe they could start to change all the toxicity in the League...
Boston was wnba player of the week
Typical bot response. Do you understand sports? The team is in agreement with this I am sure. This team is together now.
@@rcud1 Yes, Boston was player of the week, but Caitlin was rookie of the month. It's my observation, in all my years of watching basketball I've never seen a coach wearing a players signed T-shirt. Maybe in the locker room for a celebration, but not at a press conference unless she's sending a message. At best, a bit tacky.
@@dotmarceo If you watch sports,you should know that coaches don't wear the merch of specific players in pressors. . That's unusual.
Christie Sides been given a Clark high performance basket machine! Limits her time to process shots! Bench her when habits? =baskets?
What are you talking about? She played 37 minutes. She shot 7-11 FG (63%), 9 AST, and 8 REB.
@@dotmarceoShe leads the team in minutes. Some will never be satisfied until Caitlin Clark can be cloned and they can have a full team of her.
Y’all better not come for Sides supporting one of her players. Don’t be obnoxious
She should support all players, but it's obvious she don't. Did she wear a CC shirt when she broke a record for the most mad 3's in a game by a rookie & tied the league? Or when she broke record with 30 points, 3 blocks & 3 steels? Nope! Sides needs to go.
@@PronounsFU I KNOW!!
She didn’t hold a parade or anything for CC after her fabulous press conference the other day!!
Sides should start every presser with praise of CC.
Frankly, I can’t believe Sides hasn’t paid for huge billboards all around I465, declaring her gratitude for Caitlin.
I mean the gall of this…this,, Coach”. 😡
❤ CC ❤️ Fever.
Not a fan of Sides. Would you hire Sides assistant coach? Get the point.
@@PronounsFU You shouldn't be childish. You have no idea what's going on here.
@@PronounsFUShe didn't tie the record for most 3s in a game. You guys say anything.
Free Caitlin Clark from her handcuffs
How bout the players back CC when she gets hit in the head. Flagrant, what the hell!@! Where was Smith, Boston, or even the tiny guards? Heck looks like Lexi got to be the enforcement 😅 we need Temi back, she wouldn't put up with that crap
blondie is learning whoose team it is Caits
Mitchell needs to be set down and explained that it takes a team to win, not just one player.
Sides is one big joke, she's always saying we. No offense plays, I don't understand her game plans.
That is such BS coaches should never ever wear a shirt supporting just one of your players
Bet she'll never wear a Caitlin Clark shirt!
Cait the great its Caitlyns team i agree she downplays caitlyn but Caitlyn aint going no where
Only thing Sides should be saying is "Kids we're playing kickball today in gym class"
fire sides, trade kelsey, let cc and boston run things
You should be fired and replaced
Sides doesn't give clark any kind of credit and she does have her favorites and they are only good when clark sets them up Mitchell is a ball hog fever needs bluder thats a fact
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For a big poo? or what? Don’t get it. 🤔
Let it go.
Usa rookies are news coach , hahahaha, hahahaha
women are so much hotter with their hair down. just saying
Why does this coach constantly have passive-aggressive verbal diarrhea? To openly say to an interviewer that your player "puts us in a bad situation". She thinks she's being helpful making it a shit-sandwich commentary, but in reality it comes off as publicly humiliating to the players she does this to...FREQUENTLY.
She’s literally the worst