Head Coach Christie Sides, Caitlin Clark and Kelsey Mitchell talk to media after our 91-80 loss in New York. 0:00 Caitlin Clark and Kelsey Mitchell 9:04 Head Coach Christie Sides
Ima Iowa fan, and I've seen a lot of CC. Today, she seemed to have a swagger that was missing in the first 2 games, like she figured something out, and it showed in her game today. They lost because there was way too much dribbling, head down into the lane, team mates open all over the place.....come up empty. They won the last 2 quarters. Clark looked happy, she played well. Good for her.
She is starting to figuring out the physicality of the players that are guarding her. Learning to use it against them, and even give it back at them. Instead of letting it get in her own head and start forcing things, she was laughing things off and smiling. She played freer today. The team missed way too many close shots at the rim today and too many dropped passes . They all need to play better defense and identify shooters.
The Fever winning the last two quarters is huge. For, NY had its 1st team in all the way. The Fever went head to head and beat NY in those two quarters.
Clark is starting to feel more comfortable and realizing she is better than most of the players on the floor ( and all the players on Fever). She is starting to feel her mojo, it’s coming.
@@darrenswartzendruber8343 Well-stated. Clark's vision is to be a top pro, & she is so excited "laughing things off and smiliing," seeing the pathway ahead, knowing she is doing the right things. This has earmarks of a huge year. The other players have talent that will build as Caitlin builds.
I respect how these young ladies handle the Q and A I love this team ! Let's go Fever. The true fans are behind you all the way to the playoffs. Dig deep and get that Gold!!!
Yeh There is hope on the Horizon !!! Clark had the handcuffs taken off for most of the Game You could see it in her face and demeanor before the game started and during it. Someone at least heard us ! At least now we have One player performing at a pro level. Have 11 more to Go then we will at least be competitive. Will watch and wait and Hope Sides can get Clark a supporting cast now from who she has or start trading before June 20th.
Great improvement by the Fever today. Clark is the point guard and sees the court exceptionally well. Clark is a great leader. Too many missed lay ups. Hopefully, the improvement will continue.
Yeh There is hope on the Horizon !!! Clark had the handcuffs taken off for most of the Game You could see it in her face and demeanor before the game started and during it. Someone at least heard us ! At least now we have One player performing at a pro level. Have 11 more to Go then we will at least be competitive. Will watch and wait and Hope Sides can get Clark a supporting cast now from who she has or start trading before June 20th.
She needs to change the negative body language her teammates and the other team see it, once they learn each other's spots the ball will arrive on time and in stride. They will also become more in sync. Better game today still a lot of improvement has to made. The team put up a good fight but between turnovers and the defensive side the game was handed to New York once again. The turnovers and the missed layups were the difference in the game.
THANK YOU!!! IVE BEEN SAYING THAT SINCE THE FIRST GAME… WHERE ARE CELESTE TAYLOR AND LEXIE HULL… I’m TIRED OF WATCHING BOSTON, SAMUELSON AND SMITH GET BEAT DOWN THE COURT. THOSE 2 WILL COMPETE
@@twig4590 That is BS! The coach must not like her because She had to be aware of that if not her her assistance. Sides definitely let everyone know it's about her and not the team.
Aliyah Boston is good, she was the ROY and all star last year. I legit think she’s feeling the pressure with all the new fans, media coverage etc coming into the league because of Caitlin. She’ll get better, just let her get settled.
I’ll be honest, I only watch to see Caitlin Clark play…. I want to see more plays run for her to shoot… not run for your life and shoot. COME ON COACH! You can do better!!!
Yeah that's most people. Leave it to the WNBA to squander a once in a lifetime opportunity to finally get casual fans interested in their league. Giving them such a difficult schedule, a coach who's terrible, and 2 teammates who specifically choose not to pass to her, and this is going bad. People like you are going to start to tune out soon.
@@rogermiles2158 It doesn't mean you don't lose and get humiliated, it just means that to most people, it at least seems like you have an attitude of not wanting to give up, if you can help it. Does that kind of mature answer make any sense to you, you dog?
@@rogermiles2158 Have you ever competed at anything other than trolling? I had a losing record in wrestling for years but had a winning attitude before I became a state champion. Give CC credit for taking 3-star recruits to the National Championship twice. Another thing to watch any other rookie point guard like DT her rookie year. You'll never see a dbl team let a tripple team on any of them. You know why they are on CC like white on rice? Because the other players are not stepping up, neither is the coach. So kick rocks.
Caitlin played well I'm happy she finally played an efficient game offensively. 8 turnovers again is wild tho. But the whole team needs play defense better. And Caitlin teammates needs be more efficient and they will win games. But I'm impressed with Caitlins game 3.
@@kathyshea2444You are so right abt that there were plenty of times where Caitlin passed the ball right by the rim only for her teammates to drop it or mishandled the pass and turned into a turnover.
8 turnovers is not efficient that washes away the better shooting percentage. Defense is also a problem with her she's not very active on the other side of the ball. Even if she score 30 giving up 8 possessions to the other team and showing no resistance on defense give the other team a green light to victory.
I liked it when Kelsey said "we don't play to lose". It takes a while to get use to each other let alone play against the best basketball players. It takes a while for the coach to figure out the chemistry. A board of Kelsey quotes might be good. "We didn't lose by forty so I'll take it" that could be taken the wrong way. But anybody that has played sports realizes there are steps and that is one positive step. They looked pretty ok. They may get handled pretty good throughout the season at times. But the best is yet to come! Go ladies and us kind of new fans (more consistently watching) need to be patient. I am rooting for the fever and the league. It is great to see ALL these amazing talented women playing at this level. 👏
Yeh There is hope on the Horizon !!! Clark had the handcuffs taken off for most of the Game You could see it in her face and demeanor before the game started and during it. Someone at least heard us ! At least now we have One player performing at a pro level. Have 11 more to Go then we will at least be competitive. Will watch and wait and Hope Sides can get Clark a supporting cast now from who she has or start trading before June 20th.
Chartered Flights seems to be a big benefit! You can see that players are rested and able to perform. Thank you Commissioner for the chartered flights.
I actually think Coach did a much better job tonight. People can be so critical. This is a young team and they need to practice more together.They played the 2nd best team for the second time in a couple of days and looked so much better today. They ran screens much better, better energy, some nice backdoor cuts, they're running the court better. Fever players need to catch the ball on the run much better. Keep getting better Ladies!!! Take those positives into the next game.
agree, to be honest at this point in their season, this is still like a pre-season stage for the Fever. Still learning their best roles and playing as a team
I was so happy when I seen Wheeler was out of the starting lineup. What is up with Celeste? She injured, or just not in Sides good books? Lexi continuing to not get any mins is concerning.
I would love to see Hawkeyes vs Fever for charity with CC playing with her college teammates. It will be an eye opener for those playing on the Fever and the fever coach googling for an excuse; she probably would say they couldn't stop CC dancing beyond the arc hitting lots of 3's.😂
Poor Caitlin, the fever is the worse team I've ever seen.. They have no size can't rebound and when Catlin passed the ball to the veterans they shoot air balls. Pathetic. What they need to do is get rid of wheeler, trade Boston to a team for some players that can actually make baskets.
100% agree. Boston , Smith and Samuelson can't make it back on D after a few times running the floor . Every NY transition was a 3on 2 or 4 on 3 with shooters open from 3 . Terrible transition D.
FEVER STAFF AND COACH LISTEN.... SET A SCREEN AT THE TOP OF THE LOGO(OR RGHT BELOW IT) WHEN CC IS COMING ACROSS THE COURT. DONT WAIT. THAT IS WHEN SHE GETS TRAPPED. GET IT GOING QUICKER. THE TEAM WAS STILL JUST STANDING AROUND. ALSO, ONCE CC PASSES THE BALL SHE NEVER GETS IT BACK. GET THE BALL BACK TO HER WHEN SHE GIVES IT UP. COACHING IS KEY WITH THIS TYPE OF ROSTER. COACH, WATCH THE FILM. COME ON.
EXACTLY!! Make the defense fight through screens-double screens and have her get a little more active roaming the court offensively! I love that she can get a little grimy out there like the person guarding her-she got a little physical out there today The guard #0 won’t pass to her and she needs to be traded
Holy crap, you must be a basketball genius. I am sure the coach never thought about that before. I am also 100% certain that the Indiana Fever front office will see this comment, and call you soon to offer you a salary far better than however much you make now, so you can come join the coaching staff of the Indiana Fever. I recommend you just wait by your phone for someone to call.
And the all caps was a great touch. It really allowed you to express yourself well. I could hear your voice through that comment, it was so we'll written.
Quickness would be great but dear God…seems like key people can’t get down the court quick enough! Can’t jog in this game! If no one is under the basket for rebound it just keeps a 50/50 chance for another turnover. Please HUSTLE or sit down and find someone that will.
Caitlin goes long stretches not looking to take a shot. This team need her to score. Erica Wheeler and CC do need to ever be on the floor at the same time. EW needs to be cut. Play with 11. Maybe if they play with 11, Celeste Taylor will actually play. Hey coach she is your best defensive player. She can hit spot up 3's. And she can do what the other players cannot do. Catch a pass from Caitlin. Also her entire family was there she is from there. Game was lost should have put her in the game the last two minutes. Also Celeste is in shape. That is more than I can say about most of the team.
Celeste is energetic, and that is something the team definitely needs from time time. She also can hit the 3’s. How many times did CC pass to someone who missed the open 3? Coach is an idiot for playing her favorites, Wheeler & Wallace, both of whom don’t look CC’s way when she’s open. I think Berger & Taylor would fit into CC’s style of play so much better.
Celeste was the Defensive Player of the Year in 2 conferences (Big 10 last year & ACC the year before). Does anybody know the reason why the coach isn't playing her? It makes no sense to me?
Yeh There is hope on the Horizon !!! Clark had the handcuffs taken off for most of the Game You could see it in her face and demeanor before the game started and during it. Someone at least heard us ! At least now we have One player performing at a pro level. Have 11 more to Go then we will at least be competitive. Will watch and wait and Hope Sides can get Clark a supporting cast now from who she has or start trading before June 20th.
3-4. Number of turnovers by her teammates that CC was charged with. 4-5. Number of potential assists by CC that were blown from 5' in. EW. The crap player that should be on the street because she stinks. GB. Initials of the gal that SHOULD be playing.
CC as point guard + Kelsey Mitchell as shooting guard + Katie Lou Samuelson as small forward + and NaLyssa Smith as power forward + Temi Fagbenle as Center look good combination as the best starting 5. Maximizing the spacing with above 5 players who have a good 3pt shooting ability and also who can run in transition will be a good option for offensive end. 🙏🏻 Lexie Hull and Celeste Taylor are really good defensive players in the team. ❤
Too many haters and negative idiots here! This team had the best 5 start together and played well! Clark had her best game! We gotta be proud of her! Against best team in league this wasn’t bad at all! Not much frustration to focus on today! They didn’t lose by much! Great improvement! Liked the coaching job today! Let’s be positive! Oh happy day!!!! 😃
I agree, people been jumping to conclusions way too soon. Give the team some time to work things out. Give coach Sides a chance. Give Erica and Kelsey a chance. We got people bashing everyone on the team except Caitlin, including Aliyah Boston, and accusing the team of sabotaging her. Ridiculous! They are still coming off a bad season, and getting used to playing together. Give them a freaking chance, people!
Relax! As a photographer I can assure you this ridiculous camera angle and lens choice makes it look that way. If the camera were placed on the other side of Kelsey it would've looked like caitlan had her back turned. Crappy videographer should be traded😅. Go Fever!
much better yall good job.. not a win but also you can see alot of growth just between the two games. cc and mitchell is a smart decision on the court at the same time.. ab played a little better. i think fagbenlay could be just right for cc play style.. she can run and has some moves at the 5. they needed this game.
I wish these "vets" would stop waving off caitlin, only to air ball a layup or shot. Also celeste taylor should have played today not wheeler. Each time wheeler gets in the game the team does horrible. The last three games when the fever went on a run, was when wheeler was out of the game. Something is telling me she's blowing it on purpose for caitlin. I dont think she truly likes Caitlin.
Kelsey Mitchell and Erica Wheller SHOULD NOT be playing over Grace Berger and Celeste Taylor, we have the greatest scorer and two amazing big players in Smith and Boston, focus on playing players that have strong defense like 2x defense champs of the year and 3 pointer shooter CELESTE FREAKING TAYLOR and NOT Kelsey Mitchell and Erica Wheeler players that are 5'7 and cant make layups, air ball 3s, and CAN'T DEFEND!
I agree on Erica but not Kelsey…Kelsey needs to play and had a good game today…she has been injured so hasn’t been playing and wasn’t able to train and build chemistry during training camp so it’s going to take time but she can shoot and needs to be in the starting line up. I would say though the Temi should be starting over Boston and that Celeste should be in place over Katie Lou or even Wallace right now because she is a better defender and can shoot the 3. Right now these vets are not as consistent with their 3s and are rusty and need more training and conditioning. They all need more conditioning and time to build chemistry.
Sides is still the worst coach I have ever seen. Berger 0 minutes. Wallace and Wheeler come in mid to late 3rd qtr down 12, and first possession turns the ball over. Minutes, just minutes later, Liberty back up 20. The 2 combined in 19 minutes pt 1 for 8 fg's. A turnover and 3 assists with a rebound. This is what you keep a productive, balanced player, that knows how to play defense off of the floor for. Berger got more than that in 4 minutes pt. In 10 minutes pt she lead the team in assists and scored 6 on 75% fg. Is that what you're afraid of? That she will expose how terrible of a coach you are? Makes no sense. You want to free up Clark, utilize Berger and get that ball snapping.
Play Grace and Celeste. Clark always compliments everyone she's a team player. Wheeler is out for Wheeler no matter what Sides says. Caitlin probably doesn't want all the spotlight on herself.
Agree. Taylor & Berger would help on defense & with their energy. Caitlin is unselfish on & off the court. There were a couple of times today where she could have put up a shot but passed to a teammate with an open shot. Continues to do this despite the fact that it isn’t always reciprocated.
Mitchell acts like and looks like she doesn't even want to be beside Clark!!! When your players don't want to be around your star player because of jealously, then you will have a losing team!!! Also, Sides needs to go ASAP!!!!!!
The word was compete. Let me give you 3 more coach, keep Wheeler on the bench, and stop trying to make her sound better than she is. Have Nalyssa, Kelsey, Berger and Katie be her big sisters.
They don’t need a word. They need a game plan. It was good to see Caitlin was point guard. That should ALWAYS be the case. but some of those people were taking awful shots. They weren’t even shots-they just threw the ball at the backboard. It was awful.
Caitlin clark is the face of the wnba, and the best female basketball player in the world, that is way every team uses the jordan rules on her, they can't stop her only try and to containe CC
I love wheeler as she’s a sweet person but she shouldn’t be on the court as much and that’s obvious after how good they played today. Keep wheeler as a good vibe for the locker room but keep her off the ball. The team is young so I’m excited to continue watching them grow as the season goes on. They know they’re not championship contenders this year or next so it’s all about learning and getting better.
#0 never passed the ball to Catlin Clark-always looked her off. They need to have her constantly moving in the offense like the Warriors do with Steve Curry and what the Jordan Bulls used to do with Steve Kerr-make the guard defending her to fight through multiple screens. I thought overall, she played pretty good-made good passes-court vision on point..and she got a little grimy out there which was good to see..The other guard #0 is a problem-was that “go to person” last year-she must embrace the team concept more-the inside play must get better
@@TheAdamsBrothers She kept looking her off and never passed to Catlin The Coach gotta clean that up the inside play has to improve. Aliyah Boston was good in college
The body language is telling. In comparison to CC with AB and Nalyssa, these two aren't close to gelling considering that Kelsey was injured and still rehabbing. They don't look at each other and just point in a lazy manner. I feel if Sides still wants to put CC at the SG, at least play CC in the second unit. Play Kelsey alongside Wheeler in the starting 5 with AB, Nalyssa, and Katie Lou. Not that I think it's ideal. My ideal (still) lineup is CC at PG, with Berger, Lexi Hull, or Celeste at SG, Katie Lou at SF, and AB and Nalyssa at Center and PF respectively. Kelsey and Wheeler doesn't seem to want to pass to CC and leaves her in the corner. Oh, well. This is one way to stop CC. Don't play her correctly. Totally different than what we saw during the pre-season.
Since Caitlin is new to this team, the older ladies are going to have to realize and accept that CC is the centerpiece of this team and leave their egos off the court.
Give Sides the season to hit achievable targets. Fair target to me would be: 1. Give Clarke the opportunity to hit competitive rookie stats. 2. Make the playoffs. 3. Show improvement in player fitness and skill set
Wheeler has done an amazing job yes. An amazing job of hanging on to Caitlin’s coattails off the court and ignoring her on court. Boston looks like someone has drugged her. She’s so lethargic and seems to talk to the net post quite a bit. I’d like to get a sneak peak into that monologue.
The Fever played a better transition pace today. Better passing and creating space. Best 5 has not been thoroughly flushed out yet for O&D. Fever needs to focus on finishing shots and better defensive schemes of maneuver. Overall, great improvement over the first two season games.
This is a good loss. It about cohesiveness and direction. CC is the point guard she should have the ball in her hands all the time. Boston is the center she should be in the paint all the time. I would add CC should have 20 shots per games. The Fever is the Boston and CC show. The game needs to be built around these two anchors.
Much better in starting lineup and kudos to the coach for being willing to try out new combinations. Caitlin had more freedom to be herself in her style of play and worked as an unselfish unit. It just seemed however there were many missed rebounds and with Boston tiring excessively again, wondering if a fresher rotation in and out with her may help the speed play of the game and alleviate some missed paint shots. At times no one seemingly there under the bucket and this also capitalized on the Ace’s defensive rebounds.
fast-paced transition ball IS their future. Caitlyn is a phenom passer. Players STILL not expecting surgical passes. pick-rol, tthey focus on Caitlyn which opens opportunities for others to move and get passes.
Chill guys, we dont need Fever to win games now. We need CC to score a lot of pts and have all her team mates to learn and feel on how to play around her. All other will follow. Again do not focus on winning coz that doesnt make sense
Facts and they are coming off a horrible season so they need time to grow a bit I think by maybe the end of this season we'll see them in full chemistry
