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NaLyssa Smith and Lexie Hull are Key for Fever! 

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Robin discusses what Indiana Fever head coach Christie Sides had to say following the team's starting lineup change and why NaLyssa Smith and Lexie Hull are key.
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@jodale1972
@jodale1972 Месяц назад
Curious as to your thoughts on Sides drawing up that last play where CC does not touch the ball at all? Your leading scorer and assist machine does not touch the ball on the most important play of the game, after she just brought your team back to within 3 pts from being down 21. At some point, you have to trust your point guard, and arguably best player, to finish the comeback with either the shot or great pass.
@mercurialblonde
@mercurialblonde Месяц назад
I think your read on this is correct, and it makes more sense now why the starting lineup was how it was. Hoping we see Hull and Smith together going forward. You can kind of see it coming together with Katie Lou, Temi, and Dantas being the backups for the frontcourt, and wheeler and wallace backing up the backcourt. One of the things i noticed with Hull is how much she talks on defense compared to everyone else bar maybe Boston. She's out there telling people where to go on defense and putting out fires before they happen constantly. There were a few bad switches where Clark was getting buried in the post, and Hull had the quickness of thought to switch out with Clark that Katie Lou and Smith don't have. She isn't going to fill up the stat sheet, but she is the definition of the glue player.
@HieuHoang-vp6ou
@HieuHoang-vp6ou Месяц назад
Yes spot on. Lexi is the best perimeter defender on Fever by default (b/c everyone else stinks honestly including CC… Wallace/ Mitchell/ Wheeler are terrible). But Lexi hussles, scraps & is good enough to cover for flaws/ missteps from others which helped win vs Liberty & almost history comeback vs Mystics. Lexi needs to play more & in key moments (starting lineup to ensure good start to game to keep Fever out of hole early on & at end of games to close out/ put foot on opponents throats get critical stops like she did last 2-games when Coach finally played Lexi
@jjohnson3203
@jjohnson3203 Месяц назад
The perfect additional to the Fever would be someone in the mold of Bridget Carlton of Minnesota. She has size at the wing, can shoot, run and play pretty good defense. She's an amplified version of Lexie Hull. Caveat- I'm sure she's not ready to leave a great team and org like the Lynx, but we can still wish.
@seanmorehouse2834
@seanmorehouse2834 Месяц назад
Clark, Mitchell, Hull, Smith, Boston is the clear best lineup to me and its odd that we haven't seen that be the starting group.
@brettgoucher8783
@brettgoucher8783 Месяц назад
Agree
@Vadimony
@Vadimony Месяц назад
That lineup is the death lineup for them. They're like +65 in net rating with that lineup. But it is mostly the Clark-Hull lineup that makes them so good. That's the best combo of all the players, and probably the only POSITIVE lineup for Clark + any other player. Boston-Clark-Hull isn't bad, but that death lineup together is literally +65 in outscoring other people. Rated like 136 in ORTG and around the 85 range for DRTG, as it allows Clark to play more naturally in her main position and they have better sets. Though, I don't think they'll play it as well starting off the beginning as this seems like a closing lineup.
@brettgoucher8783
@brettgoucher8783 Месяц назад
This is all crap. ESPN woke reporter uses that and has CC not in top 2 for roty Shows it is useless and I sure will not follow that whatsoever
@michelleblanc6377
@michelleblanc6377 Месяц назад
Nalyssa Smith will have to go because she will only be a shadow of what she should produce because of the ongoing feud between her spouse and CC. If there could be a resolution I might think otherwise but since the problem is rooted in the apolitical views of CC and the ideology of the other I don’t foresee any cooldown in that conflict anytime soon. Unless Nalyssa would breakup with said spouse but I don’t see that happening either.
@Idklemmesee
@Idklemmesee Месяц назад
Crazy cause that's nothing she can control
@HieuHoang-vp6ou
@HieuHoang-vp6ou Месяц назад
RU-vidr Adrienne Ross (former b-ball player & coach I assume in high school) interpreted “coaches’ decision” as being personnel disciplinary issues usually. Smith being benched definitely negatively impacted game as seen by lack of rebounding & super slow start/ big deficit early on… but decision was not basketball related. Most likely again disciplinary action which Coach did not want to elaborate on for I think good reasons. Not throwing Smith under bus publicly… which she has done to CC many times before. Just something to consider as most likely explanation. Let’s see moving forward if Coach can stick to winning lineup at start & close of games: Lexi, Smith, AB, CC & Mitchell
@CharlieBrown-qd8vc
@CharlieBrown-qd8vc Месяц назад
I keep going back to the comment Sides made to the IndyStar back in Aug of 2023. She said she loved being an assistant coach, that she never wanted to be a head coach, kept saying no to Linn Dunn, but then finally relented after Dunn wouldn't take no for an answer. Now she just looks like a person who is in over her head in something that she really doesn't want to do. Maya Angelou - "When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time." Linn Dunn should have kept this thought in mind.
@edvonschleck3098
@edvonschleck3098 Месяц назад
Nylissa Smith is working against the team the whole season. At the start of the season she already was almost out of the team, but Sides kept her because Tami got injured. Smith liked social media posts against Sides, froze out Caitlin for a whole game, is dating Dijonai Carrington who is constantly making negative/race baiting posts against Caitling Clark on social media and was comenting on liking the Golden State Warriors jersays who get a team next year flirting publicly with a trade...
@driger888
@driger888 Месяц назад
smith didn't bench herself. sides is working against the team.
@dylanloveskellytaylor4774
@dylanloveskellytaylor4774 Месяц назад
You guys are the ones believing in this nonsense. I also don’t blame her when you go and look at her girl friends twitters page from their very first game it is filled with non stop nasty, hateful and racist comments all because supposed CC fans didn’t like that CC was shown to going to need to take some time to adjust to the league. Nothing wrong with that, every player has to go through it and has gone through it when they go from the amateur level to the pros so didn’t understand why everyone was all up in arms about it. CC wouldn’t want that, she even called people out for it, it doesn’t look good on CC that her own fans and her fanbase is posting such comments against players like DiJonai and even Angel all because they do something in a game against CC that shows her up yet when CC does it like in this last game where CC did the same thing that DiJonai did to her yet she gets praised for it. The hypocrisy is the problem. This is basketball and competition. CC herself is very competitive and understands that when she is playing other teams they are going to be bringing their best selfs against her and why not. They themselves are just as competitive and want to show out. They are using all the exposure to show the world that they are the great players they are and should also be celebrated and have some of the limelight as well. Don’t understand why we can’t just celebrate all of these players and not have to just be fans of one players then feel we have to down and target every single player that goes hard against her. I can understand those that have done things like Carter and Vivian’s but not to the extent that you are posting the type of comments that you are showing you are the ones that are racist, hateful and nasty and shouldn’t be in this fanbase. You are the ones that gives the fanbase a bad name. Nalyssa in the beginning of the season was also posting all those negative comments about Sides because she was pulled into a meeting with her and told that she didn’t know how she fix into this team and that she was more then likely going to end up all but riding the bench and let go once they started using Temi as a starter b then Temi got injured m. That’s why she as liking and posting what she was in the beginning about the coach and the new California team. CC and Nalyssa have a good relationship and are good friends. They are always hyping and praising each other whenever possible, whether it be at a press conference or on social media. You can see they have great fun as well when they are off the court in videos that has been posted of them and even on the court they have great chemistry. They work well together when it comes to rebounds and if Nalyssa gets the rebound it goes straight to CC and she knows that if she gets to her spot CC will find her if she runs the floor which is why they are able to have highlights like we had yesterday with that behind the back pass to Nalyssa for the layup. People need to stop with all this conspiracy theories and nonstop harassment and racism towards DiJonai. If I was Elon I would be blocking you folks, I’m shocked DiJonai isn’t blocking you folks but I guess it’s better for the world to see who you folks truly are because it’s only you who looks bad in the end along with CC; hopefully you guys understood that because what you say in her defense and name is always going to be a reflection of her in the eyes of the WNBA players and even media and if you don’t think that won’t effect her career and have consequences for her you are living in coo coo land.
@SW-lx3lu
@SW-lx3lu Месяц назад
@@dylanloveskellytaylor4774​​⁠I think Dijonai should absolutely be blocking those idiots. My problem is that she publicly addresses things as if they are coming from Caitlin’s mouth and that fuels this fire against Caitlin that she shares those sentiments. And also it brings more of those toxic trolls out to attack her (Dijonae) more. I have never seen an athlete or celebrity be dragged for the things fans on social media say like this. She could talk to Caitlin directly through Lyss and I’m sure they’d come together on something that could actually help. But DC doesn’t want peace with Caitlin, she does not like her and it’s too bad bc I would sign her in a heartbeat next season for a big contract to get her defense
@chaunceygardner2342
@chaunceygardner2342 Месяц назад
@@dylanloveskellytaylor4774tell us how you really feel
@dylanloveskellytaylor4774
@dylanloveskellytaylor4774 Месяц назад
I’m with you, the starting line up and not changing it when they we’re losing, letting thy r Washington Mystics continue to go on their runs is what cost then this game. Their starting line up needs to be CC as PG, AB as Center, Smith as PF, Kelsey as W/G and Lexie as G. Then use Dantas as sub PF/C, Katie Lou sub F/W and Temi sub PF/C then cause you know sides will do it, their last resort and if it’s not a gotta get these stops or points then Wheeler sub PG and Wallace sub G but they should only be used as subs for CC and Lexie for when they need a rest and aren’t on the floor, giving them under 3-5 minutes of playing time which also needs to come with them very much working in on their fundamentals. Can’t have them on the court and unable to make a basic layup. This just chucking the ball up at the hoop and hoping it goes in can’t continue; for crying out loud Wallace caught a good pass from CC when she was right under the basket and inside of actually moving into a good position before taking the shot she just threw it up from right under the basket so of course it just hit the hoop right underneath it with no way it have a chance of making a basket for them. Those types of plays costs them much needed points when your opponent is making theirs.
@topgun298
@topgun298 Месяц назад
I didn't mind the line-up change. I like CC, Boston, Mitchell, Hull and Sammy. I think Nalyssa Smith is a huge defensive liability and I also think she has a conflict of interest with CC. I do think the team will get rid of Smith. When Temi is healthy and Dantis I don't think we need Smith anymore.
@driger888
@driger888 Месяц назад
if you don't mind losing, the lineup change is fine. temi's never healthy.
@breezybreeze12
@breezybreeze12 Месяц назад
Yeah your clearly a buffoon. Smith plays her role well
@ronaldfuller3734
@ronaldfuller3734 Месяц назад
Could be a team disciplinary was needed by the coach for maybe violating team rules.
@topgun298
@topgun298 Месяц назад
Christy Sides needs to quit inserting Wheeler and Wallace in the lineup. If you need the rest CC or Wheeler or Hull bring in Berger. Better yet bring back Celeste Taylor and drop Saxxon.
@TheProchargedmopar
@TheProchargedmopar Месяц назад
Taylor is long gone and playing in another league. Got cut for Dantas.
@NoblesseSnake
@NoblesseSnake Месяц назад
Smith needs to work on her defense and getting rebounds. Only 2 rebounds in 27 minutes played is inexcusable.
@iowadeaniac
@iowadeaniac Месяц назад
I don't agree it was something internal. I think Sides just couldn't explain it because it made no sense.
@driger888
@driger888 Месяц назад
doubtful, in the pro's they fine you for disciplinary acts.
@shamarjames1315
@shamarjames1315 Месяц назад
Seems like she listened to the fans
@artshaffer9255
@artshaffer9255 Месяц назад
Sides has improved from really horrible to just plain horrible. That's all we can give her!
@jeffreygiebler6505
@jeffreygiebler6505 Месяц назад
The Fever need to re sign Celeste Taylor.
@reachingforthesun
@reachingforthesun Месяц назад
Forget Smith: SIGN SOPHIE CUNNINGHAM in off season to run with Clark, Hull, Fagbenle, and Boston; bring the short one on one player Mitchell off the bench, lol
@janajahn8100
@janajahn8100 Месяц назад
Sides is awful!!! She needs to be FIRED!
@driger888
@driger888 Месяц назад
smith +22 against new york, has to start, and play major minutes. sides is an idiot.
@brettgoucher8783
@brettgoucher8783 Месяц назад
Wow hated your last one minute. Sides has not got better. She is still stone cold incompetent Just not a clue
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