I watched Clark do this at Iowa for four years. In the right system, Clark runs an offense like no other, and makes everybody else better. Smith and Boston are high level players who can score huge points, but Clark is the key to keeping both of them scoring consistently. That team will REALLY look good when Clark gets fully acclimated, and her teammates get used to her passing. The more the offense runs through Clark, especially if the Fever play good defense and get out in transition, the better the Fever will be.
Dude, I don’t EVER comment, but your stance on Mitchell having to make teams pay for leaving CC open is so on point… good job my man, this team if they ignore the outside noise and just make the right plays can be really good with Mitchell, Boston, Smith, and then Clark running things can be special. I watch a ton of college WBB with the wife and Clark’s IQ is the thing, they figure that out and they dangerous.
Agree! Sides is horrible. Plays her favorites - Wheeler and Wallace - too much, and her rotations are terrible. She seems to be sabotaging Clark by not allowing those who play well with her, like Samuelson and Hull, play as many minutes as they should. And Hull is a good defender, which Sides was always stressing defense. The team still looks weak on certain fundamentals, like boxing out (at least they did tonight IMO) and setting good screens. The coach’s decision-making is not very good, and I just don’t feel like she’s very professional in what she says to the press.
Dude I have heard others dissect the Fever and Caitlin you nailed it in this video. I immediately subscribed halfway through it . I also have seen CC wide open off ball at times and no one passes it to her. Everyone on the team is looking for their own shot first and not looking for their best shooter .
I’m with you…why can’t she give up on playing wheeler? Don’t understand why she can’t play Grace, Lexie or Celeste in her spot instead. But hey at least Celeste saw some minutes tonight…would have been nice if it came a bit earlier but it was at least something.
I would rather Hull be in there than Wheeler. Hull made a 3 and was then pulled from the game and sent to the bench. Meanwhile, Wheeler threw up several wild shots but got to play 24 minutes! Hull works better with Clark.
The problem with the current strategy is that the coach is still allowing everyone to play one on one and not looking for their star number one option first.
I’ve never understood why this lineup is a thing! When CC is on the floor she has to be the point. The only positive I can see is, this is when CC is standing on side gets to rest as a decoy! 🤷♂️ 😂
Kinda funny listening to your analysis. You literally described the Iowa Hawkeyes. Kelsey Mitchel needs to be more like Kate Martin. This is why the Hawkeyes were as deadly as they were, despite having a team full of players who won't be drafted in the WNBA (aside from Kate Martin, which was a surprise pick.) Defenders have to guard Clark out at the logo. And every single team is going to go after Clark. So this is where the team needs to also make themselves a threat. The Fever have been winning lately, and just looking like a better team these past few games, because they are looking more like a team. Mitchell is a phenomenal player, and I don't think I've ever seen a player as fast as she is. But damn, she needs to pass the ball a hell of a lot more. Fever seem to run this 3 guard offense, which is fine when you have good shooters. But it doesn't really work when one of those shooters isn't molding with the rest of the team.
They may not always know when Caitlin is open but she always seems to know when they are! I've gotten to the point where I think the turnovers statistic needs to be redefined , it shouldn't be a strike against the passer when a well timed and placed pass is fumbled , maybe treated more like an error in baseball.
I would like to see an analysis of WNBA players "vision." CC has great vision and intellect to see the whole court. Mitchell is a great player, but seems to lack the vision/awareness. Thanks to CC I am watching some WNBA and I do am learning there are some really good players in the league, A'ja Wilson for example. Before CC I only knew of B Griner, and not in a positive way.
Yeah, but that's the thing. Cc is such a unique player especially for her court vision, so I don't expect every team members to see those passes. I do believe that with time and practice they will learn some of those moments where she'll have an open look and they will know that they have to pass
Christy Sides is making me mad playing 2 point guards at the same time. She is playing Wheeler and Caitlin at the same time for over 18 minutes a game. She is pouching Caitlins assist, Caitlin was 3rd in the league in assist before Sides started doing this. Now she 4th I just feel like Sides is still sabotaging CC
Wow I am so impressed with your opinion and maturity in this video. You must be a successful young man. I think you understand completely what the Fever need to do and I hope someone from the Fever watches this video. The Fever need to know each others talents and roles and stop playing like each of them may get traded if they each don’t score as much as they can. They still don’t know their roles and that’s the coach not stepping in and making some hard decisions.
Ho, hum... Carter with excellent analysis, again. There will be some bumps in the road for the Fever this season, but the ceiling could be pretty high. As they improve not many teams will want to face them. Even if the Coach has little idea what she's doing.
46% of Clark’s made 3pt shots this season have been UNASSISTED , for context (Loyd, Ionescu, Plum, Connor have only had 20-22% of their 3pt shots be made unassisted). Their teammates set them up and feed them the ball. Only 15% of Mitchell’s 3pt shot have been unassisted and zero for almost everyone else have been unassisted -meaning they are being feed open or at least setup shots for almost all of their shots (especially 3pt) while CC had to figure it out mostly herself. This discrepancy is what will keep them from being able to perform like the upper level teams as you can see they assist their PG more. CC is on an island assisting everyone to help them shine but can’t beg for an assist back. She once again had almost more assist than the rest of the team combined. Every night doesn’t have to be a 20 shot night… but She was shooting 75% from 3 in the first half and they went away from giving her the ball. People don’t show up to see her average 11 shots a game and get iced in the middle of her rhythm especially on a night when she is Hot.
I agree, and it is so aggravating! As Carter points out, there are so many times Clark is open, but her teammates are too selfish and don’t pass to her. I wish she would be a little more selfish herself and take more shots, even if they are unassisted.
I've noticed this all season and it's obvious, they hardly ever run anything to get her an open shot. The other perimeter players have wide open looks time and time again, but CC has to really work to get a shot up.
Very astute observation. It's very frustrating to watch, particularly when they run sets for CC and the screening action for her is horrible. They need to run more sets for Clark, the screening needs to get better, and Clark needs to shoot at least 15 times a game. You got a shooter like that who has great range and a lightning quick trigger, you got to get her more shots. You don't run an equal opportunity offense with a player like that.
caitlin made the same passes in college and her teammates caught them. her fever teammates just have to adjust their minds that caitlin would be making those kinds of passes so they won't be surprised when out of the blue caitlin would fire one to them. There was an interview of fagbenle and she said she was surprised Caitlin made that high risk pass to her and she thought to herself, "Oh really? you made that pass? Okay, I get you now, i'll be expecting them from now on."
Wanting Caitlin Clark to grow would mean wanting her to succeed, and the opposite is occurring. From her own team/ other teams and media. Most are envious and it’s clear to see
Can you do a video of how many times Mitchell has passed to CC, how many times Boston kicked out, and how many times wheeler does not incle CC it is so clear how could a competint coach not call this out
And yet Caitlin has the GRACE to call it a team effort in the post game presser. She's playing "the game" well. Sides sucks and hides behind her best player(s), "I'm so proud of these guys" says the woman who makes it difficult.
So true! Someone else has called her the team's engine. She has quickly transitioned into a playmaker as much as a shooter. This is why I no longer watch anything comparing CC to AR or anyone else. She is a manager, on the floor more minutes than anyone else on the team.
She would be a manager and the leading scorer if they ran consistent sets for her. Most of the leagues top 3pt shooters have and assisted rate of around 75% (meaning of their 3pt shots made 75% of those have a teammate credited with the assist) Loyd, Plum, Ionescu, many others are around that mark. The top 10 scorers also take between 18-23 shots a night. For Clark they have her clamped down to 11-12 shots per night and only 50% of her shots for the season (from 3) have been assisted. The top teams make it a priority to get their shooters assists for high scoring shots where as the Fever does not… Or they do but only for OTHER guards. Mitchell this season has had 85% of her 3s come from assisted shots. Wallace 92% and every other player on the team have had 100% of their made 3pt shots from an assist to them. It’s really shocking when you see how much they have put her on an island vs the rest of the team.
The coach is allowing everyone to think they are stars. The coach must be a socialist and trying to make everyone play with equal fairness and it’s boring and a waste of talent. The players need to learn their roles and where they stand in the team. She coaches like a mother who wants all of her daughters to get every opportunity to be a star.
@5:40 Some of these players don't know the meta-game of basketball. Sometimes 2 points or 3 points is not just 3 points. In this case, CC is not just a regular shooter, she's a Steph shooter. If you give CC a wide-open 3 and she splashes it, her shooting target becomes locked on and she can shoot harder and harder 3s even off the dribble, which will be exponentially more important in the clutch moments. So even if Mitchell can make that 2, getting CC an open 3 is more than just a 3, it increases your winning chances because it unlocks even more firepower from CC, which is worth more than just those points. And, if CC goes into bighead mode, they have to double her and change their entire defensive game plan and pick her up earlier on D, which makes it easier for the entire team to score for the rest of the game. If I am the defense, I am HAPPY to let Mitchell hit a tight contested 2 because that 2 doesn't really "unlock" more scoring potential and I don't have to change my defensive game plan. Mitchell, who, of course, is skilled, is more like a Kyrie in the sense that she can score, but people don't really double her. If she beats them, so be it. Whether she scores or not, the defensive game plan doesn't change, and she doesn't really make the team much better (then you have to factor in her overall value because like Isiah Thomas, it's tough for her on the defensive side). But if CC starts scoring those long 3s or easy drives, the Fever will get much better because of her passing, and the D will change up. Although CC is like a stick physically, she does enough on D to not be a big liability; she gets steals and timely blocks to compensate for her lack of size. I've don't think i've seen Mitchell get any blocks or contest in a way that offensive players feel uncomfortable shooting.
I have said it before and I will say it again, Mitchell can be a double digit assist machine every night if she would drive and kick but she drives and forces shots. Now not every time she drives should she kick but she needs to learn that there is another shooter on the team.
I'm not sure she has the vision or awareness, especially not like CC. If she is capable of being more aware and playing more as a team member than an individual, wow, where the Fever can go.
If CC played like Mitchell, CC would have very few turnovers... but the Fever wouldn't be doing so well. CC plays the most minutes, handles the ball the most and should have the most turnovers. Though the TO's should drop as her team mates adapt better, as AB has. And I had to research this some, but I read that Mitchell is the veteran, with many accolades, on a team that is still lookin for a higher win/loss % than the .382 in 2019. Change is necessary. Mitchell has skill, now if she can learn to play better with others.
When she didn't start the 4th I was like....WTF is Sides doing? Their team chemistry is def getting better. Agree on the Kelsey Mitchell...I think CC needs to cut when Mitchell cuts to the basket... if they can get a two man game like her and Boston this team is unbeatable. AB is def the MVP of this team. I agree. I need to see her against Jonquel Jones because she struggles against the Liberty. But all in all great game. Even tho Sides keeps trying to sabotage it.
Running sets for CC off the ball makes sense. She doesn't have to bring the ball up every time. 12 shots a game just ain't gonna make it. You got at shooter like Clark you got to get her more shots....at least 15 a game. You're on the money with the turnovers. Clark is already settled in. She's deferring to others because she's a team first player and because she understands the need to build the trust and support of teammates. There will be a point where it becomes clear that she's the straw that stirs the drink. Look out when that happens.
I hope sports analytics in broadcasting is something you think about for your future, you have a great eye for the game and an excellent analytical analysis of the game, truly enjoyed your breakdown. I will be subscribing to support your channel, wishing you the best in the future.
CC & KM could be the splash sisters like Steph& Clay but you're right Mitchell gotta be aware of where Caitlin is, especially when she is drawing defenders with her.
Some of the players simply won't pass to CC unless it's the only option, especially Mitchell. I don't get it, because CC feeds every one of them all night long.
…NOT getting hopes up…but it’s intriguing that they have FOUR go-to one-on-one Big time players when in need of a bucket. That has to be pretty rare. But agreed, they need that flow. Good vid
Starting next week no more easy teams for awhile. Aces even got Chelsea Gray back from her injury so they will be much harder to beat. Also Fever vs Mercury will be interesting.
Carter! Yes, do the video on the turnovers. You know, I've been watching several of the Iowa highlights videos, and those teammates of Caitlin would grab her passes like they had suction cups on their fingers. I honestly think the Fever are just not used to getting dimes like the Iowa players were.
There's turnovers, then there's turnover that lead to POINTS. If Clark has 7 turovers and only 1 lead to points, who cares, she makes up for it with her assists. Too bad there isnt a Turnovers/To Points stats, I would really be interested to see the percentage of her TO's that lead directly to points..
by playing teamball, having a team identity/knowing their roles and what they can do, and by taking on teams that young/currently still trying to build their roster/identity...in other words the fever beat on their future competitors/ got a glimpse of their future competition but those are the not the teams that currently sit on the throne (the established vets who are looking to win a title)
My thought is when Caitlin is being face guarded or double consistently and getting flustered by it Christie will have others bring the ball up. The last couple games it seems they are trying to get it back to her via passes/screens. Today Boston was having a battle in the paint with that Big Vet which gave her trouble getting open and scoring. Both sat out on fouls.
Sides needs to recognize and take advantage of the gravity that Clark brings to the game. Everywhere she goes. There's three players at least watching her. The fever should be able to take advantage of that.
Great analysis! I focused on CC passing and ball movement and saw missed catches and missed passes to CC. I’m learning. Would love to see your video on that. Also What is an ‘iso’??
There were I think maybe 2 passes to smith. One was almost a full court pass which smith didn’t catch. And another one was one of those where smith got her hand in the ball and the defender scooped it away. It was a bounce pass I think.
Nalissa grabbed more rebounds this game. Cailin gave a bunch of them up to her and kind of let her take them. Last game Clark took the round and oushed the pace more in transition. It is unclear what the coach really wants,
I still don't see the players shimmy to one side or quikstep to get more open on the 3pt line...or simple check back, move left 2 slow steps and and quick step 3 steps to right... they'd be more open
mitchell has a averaged 2 rebounds and 2 assists her whole career...Mitchell already said she won't change... that's why she'll always be a low level all star or just miss the cut
Pass her back the ball after the first pass in, and set a proper screen and she will dominate. You’ll win most of your games, get your easy stats and the game will grow. What worries them though, is they know if the game grows and the money gets bigger, so does the competition. Most of them won’t be in the league in a few years as younger players work on their game. The woke angle just keeps them employed.
Great analysis. Agree with you about Boston. Atlanta seemed to be the better team tho. Fever looked frazzled. Smith missed too many CC passes and baskets. Shoot the ball, CC. Sides isn't consistent.
Christie Sides is a terrible coach. All she needs to do is 1) allow Caitlin run the offense, or ship players out and 2) teach these 'professionals' how to set a decent screen!! I'm yelling at my TV half the time watching this team!
AP Basketball Writer, Tamika Catchings who went to Tennessee. She was on the team that won in 2012. Didn't the Mayan Clark restart? It did. Iowa threw their little league pitch in 2022, Iowa Cubs. Chicago has the major league team. Tennessee has 4 letter E. That's the 5th letter for the lions heart.
The reason Sides is doing what she's doing, is to normalize Clark. Why isn't the learning curve phrase applied to any other player, but applied to the player who is breaking records? Really.
We won but had 14 turnovers and Clark had 7 of them. Which negated her 7 assists. This is why she doesn't need to have the ball in her hands at all times. It's really simple if you're being objective. This is a real problem and will need to be addressed . This is going to hurt us against really good teams. But we won so YYYAAAHHH. GGGOOO FEEVVVEERRR!!!!
@@v2807 this is going to be problematic against really good teams. Sides knows this will be exploited and that's why she lets other guards help. Clark definitely needs to work on this for next year.
SO Wheeler and Wallace came with Coach Sides from Atlanta, they 2 of the weakest players in the line-up. The fact that she does not change the lineup it shows she is not a good coach.
So many wide open shots but failed to pass the ball and CC is waiting for the ball! I guarantee you when you pass the ball to her more likely that not she’ll those shots!!!
Do a video on Angel. I watched her grab a rebound shoot it straight up without hitting the backboard. Then the next shoe bounced off the backboard and she made the shot. Didn’t that take longer than 3 seconds. If you shoot a shot and grab the rebound isn’t that a continuation of the results of the missed shot but not from grabbing your own. So 3 second rule. ??? On a rebound from yourself.
Sides doesn't know how to teach double-screens and even on just single-screens they are set so poorly, it really reflects bad on the coach. And I'm not talking about screens for Clark.....I'm talking about screens for your shooters, they have to be creative and done right but this team has no clue and that's on their coach.
Boston is no longer a lumbering hippo but she was in the first six games. Sides resents CC is why S. does not give us the full CC. Last year’s #2 guard, the erratic Mitchell resentfully refuses to look for CC.
I actually like when Erica Wheeler or Kelsey Mitchell bring the ball up the court. However, after they pass backcourt, I need them to pass the ball to Caitlin for her to run plays. I prefer Erica/Kelsey to bring it because so Caitlin can rest. She's getting full court press and she has to play 30-35mins. She has to do mini sprints just to get pass the half court sometimes which is tiring.
@@NickCager that's on transition though which I prefer Clark to get defensive rebound and run the floor. But when it's being inbounded I prefer Erica/Kelsey to run the floor and let CC create the half court offense.
playing wheeler and mitchell together is redundant because mitchell can do anything wheeler can do and also shoot or drive, they should never play together. it also takes away the ball from Clark's playmaking. I think Wheeler has no place in this team, she has no weapon, she can't drive or have a reliable shot. They should play wallace, hull, berger or samuelson as the fifth player to Clark, AB, Smith (or fagbenle), and Mitchell.
Defense has improved some but the screens still suck.They also need to fight for rebounds & the offense NEEDS to run thru Caitlin. Sorry to say it but Sides is wasting her talent. The teammates need to put aside ego & play together even if it means Caitlin gets a lot of touches.
I agree ☝️ with you but, cc have more bleach then any one in the league, so it resolves in turn over her team is to blame, they know she get double and triple and no one come to get the ball 🏀 that what I think 🧐 looking 👀 for your video tomorrow ❤
Excuse me, how do you explaine such unability to catch the CC's passes? Sincerely, after first wnba watchings I was suspecting bad, while now I realize that wnba players fundamentals may be lower than NCAA's ones.
Caitlin needs to stop throwing 40 foot passes to her teammates. They cannot catch them. She needs to stop throwing 50-50 balls to her teammates. They do not catch them. A lot of time she passes up a shot to pass the ball. She needs to shoot the shot and if it is a miss they have a chance to get the rebound. All the touch fouls but they can grab and hold CC on every offensive play. They also allowed CC to constantly push off because they were wearing her shirt. Abysmal officiating.
CC should be the point guard running the play! Everytime CC is out of the game, the opponent catches up really quick!
I noticed that too, when she wasn’t out there bad things happen
I am very impressed with this young man's knowledge about BBall. Yeah I've been playing this sport since I was like 7 and that's 72 years ago.
I appreciate the kind comment! 🤝
I watched Clark do this at Iowa for four years. In the right system, Clark runs an offense like no other, and makes everybody else better. Smith and Boston are high level players who can score huge points, but Clark is the key to keeping both of them scoring consistently. That team will REALLY look good when Clark gets fully acclimated, and her teammates get used to her passing. The more the offense runs through Clark, especially if the Fever play good defense and get out in transition, the better the Fever will be.
Exactly. Egos need to be put aside. Caitlin is the key 🗝️
Dude, I don’t EVER comment, but your stance on Mitchell having to make teams pay for leaving CC open is so on point… good job my man, this team if they ignore the outside noise and just make the right plays can be really good with Mitchell, Boston, Smith, and then Clark running things can be special. I watch a ton of college WBB with the wife and Clark’s IQ is the thing, they figure that out and they dangerous.
I appreciate the comment! I agree entirely. 💯
Absolutely 💯 analysis
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I want Temi back. 🎉
Me too!!!
Me too. But, who knows if Sides will give her minutes over Wheeler and Wallace, her good buddies.
Boston-Clark looking good.
AB/CC baby!
Clark should be the playmaker. It comes down to coaching and Sides is not very good.
i still think a new coach is needed for the fever team. i still also think cc needs to take more shots per game.
Yes 100%
Caitlin is having to force shots... Sides is horrible!
Agree! Sides is horrible. Plays her favorites - Wheeler and Wallace - too much, and her rotations are terrible. She seems to be sabotaging Clark by not allowing those who play well with her, like Samuelson and Hull, play as many minutes as they should. And Hull is a good defender, which Sides was always stressing defense. The team still looks weak on certain fundamentals, like boxing out (at least they did tonight IMO) and setting good screens. The coach’s decision-making is not very good, and I just don’t feel like she’s very professional in what she says to the press.
Dude I have heard others dissect the Fever and Caitlin you nailed it in this video. I immediately subscribed halfway through it . I also have seen CC wide open off ball at times and no one passes it to her. Everyone on the team is looking for their own shot first and not looking for their best shooter .
I agree, players like Lexi and Celeste are the kind of players that are looking for their best shooter
I’m glad the video was worth your time! 💯🤝
That 3 guard lineup that Sides loves to run is ticking me off. How in the world is wheeler playing 24 minutes smh
I’m with you…why can’t she give up on playing wheeler? Don’t understand why she can’t play Grace, Lexie or Celeste in her spot instead. But hey at least Celeste saw some minutes tonight…would have been nice if it came a bit earlier but it was at least something.
I would rather Hull be in there than Wheeler. Hull made a 3 and was then pulled from the game and sent to the bench. Meanwhile, Wheeler threw up several wild shots but got to play 24 minutes! Hull works better with Clark.
The problem with the current strategy is that the coach is still allowing everyone to play one on one and not looking for their star number one option first.
I just cringe every time ball-hog Wheeler brings the ball up court; I just know nothing good is about to happen.
I’ve never understood why this lineup is a thing! When CC is on the floor she has to be the point.
The only positive I can see is, this is when CC is standing on side gets to rest as a decoy! 🤷♂️ 😂
Kinda funny listening to your analysis. You literally described the Iowa Hawkeyes. Kelsey Mitchel needs to be more like Kate Martin. This is why the Hawkeyes were as deadly as they were, despite having a team full of players who won't be drafted in the WNBA (aside from Kate Martin, which was a surprise pick.) Defenders have to guard Clark out at the logo. And every single team is going to go after Clark. So this is where the team needs to also make themselves a threat. The Fever have been winning lately, and just looking like a better team these past few games, because they are looking more like a team. Mitchell is a phenomenal player, and I don't think I've ever seen a player as fast as she is. But damn, she needs to pass the ball a hell of a lot more. Fever seem to run this 3 guard offense, which is fine when you have good shooters. But it doesn't really work when one of those shooters isn't molding with the rest of the team.
They may not always know when Caitlin is open but
she always seems to know when they are! I've gotten to the point where I think the turnovers statistic needs to be redefined , it shouldn't be a strike against the passer when a well timed and placed pass is fumbled , maybe treated more like an error in baseball.
I would like to see an analysis of WNBA players "vision." CC has great vision and intellect to see the whole court. Mitchell is a great player, but seems to lack the vision/awareness. Thanks to CC I am watching some WNBA and I do am learning there are some really good players in the league, A'ja Wilson for example. Before CC I only knew of B Griner, and not in a positive way.
Yeah, but that's the thing. Cc is such a unique player especially for her court vision, so I don't expect every team members to see those passes. I do believe that with time and practice they will learn some of those moments where she'll have an open look and they will know that they have to pass
Christy Sides is making me mad playing 2 point guards at the same time. She is playing Wheeler and Caitlin at the same time for over 18 minutes a game. She is pouching Caitlins assist, Caitlin was 3rd in the league in assist before Sides started doing this. Now she 4th I just feel like Sides is still sabotaging CC
Clark will be just fine, relax and trust Clark, she’s up to the challenge, from all of them.
No Magic made sure his Sides was gone leak another Bluder meeting story!! @@varj7
Sabotaging CC is what Sides does best
Sides is a mediocre coach and the players are mostly mediocre themselves. It’s not sabotage, it’s protection from scrutiny.
@@SeanP7195 Referring to Sides as merely "mediocre" is far too generous an assessment of this hapless coach
Let Her Grow. That part. The reason we have this Caitlin today is because Lisa bluder let her do her thing.
YES!
Wow I am so impressed with your opinion and maturity in this video. You must be a successful young man. I think you understand completely what the Fever need to do and I hope someone from the Fever watches this video. The Fever need to know each others talents and roles and stop playing like each of them may get traded if they each don’t score as much as they can. They still don’t know their roles and that’s the coach not stepping in and making some hard decisions.
I truly appreciate your kind words. I agree with your take entirely 💯🤝
Ho, hum... Carter with excellent analysis, again. There will be some bumps in the road for the Fever this season, but the ceiling could be pretty high. As they improve not many teams will want to face them. Even if the Coach has little idea what she's doing.
Yes, they are winning in spite of Sides, but who knows how long that can last.
46% of Clark’s made 3pt shots this season have been UNASSISTED , for context (Loyd, Ionescu, Plum, Connor have only had 20-22% of their 3pt shots be made unassisted). Their teammates set them up and feed them the ball.
Only 15% of Mitchell’s 3pt shot have been unassisted and zero for almost everyone else have been unassisted -meaning they are being feed open or at least setup shots for almost all of their shots (especially 3pt) while CC had to figure it out mostly herself. This discrepancy is what will keep them from being able to perform like the upper level teams as you can see they assist their PG more.
CC is on an island assisting everyone to help them shine but can’t beg for an assist back. She once again had almost more assist than the rest of the team combined.
Every night doesn’t have to be a 20 shot night… but She was shooting 75% from 3 in the first half and they went away from giving her the ball.
People don’t show up to see her average 11 shots a game and get iced in the middle of her rhythm especially on a night when she is Hot.
I agree, and it is so aggravating! As Carter points out, there are so many times Clark is open, but her teammates are too selfish and don’t pass to her. I wish she would be a little more selfish herself and take more shots, even if they are unassisted.
Omg you are reading my mind completely in your assessment.
I've noticed this all season and it's obvious, they hardly ever run anything to get her an open shot. The other perimeter players have wide open looks time and time again, but CC has to really work to get a shot up.
Very astute observation. It's very frustrating to watch, particularly when they run sets for CC and the screening action for her is horrible. They need to run more sets for Clark, the screening needs to get better, and Clark needs to shoot at least 15 times a game. You got a shooter like that who has great range and a lightning quick trigger, you got to get her more shots. You don't run an equal opportunity offense with a player like that.
@@oldschoolsaint good description of what we are seeing, “equal opportunity” offense.
caitlin made the same passes in college and her teammates caught them. her fever teammates just have to adjust their minds that caitlin would be making those kinds of passes so they won't be surprised when out of the blue caitlin would fire one to them. There was an interview of fagbenle and she said she was surprised Caitlin made that high risk pass to her and she thought to herself, "Oh really? you made that pass? Okay, I get you now, i'll be expecting them from now on."
WishFagn]benle would get back from injury.
Wanting Caitlin Clark to grow would mean wanting her to succeed, and the opposite is occurring. From her own team/ other teams and media. Most are envious and it’s clear to see
If every pass was caught and shot was made coming from this remarkable player, she would damm near average 20 assists a game. It boggles the mind.
Can you do a video of how many times Mitchell has passed to CC, how many times Boston kicked out, and how many times wheeler does not incle CC it is so clear how could a competint coach not call this out
My three nba faves MJ, MAGIC, AND BIRD, THERE ARE SO MANY KD AND KOBE.
And yet Caitlin has the GRACE to call it a team effort in the post game presser. She's playing "the game" well. Sides sucks and hides behind her best player(s), "I'm so proud of these guys" says the woman who makes it difficult.
CC is a game manager in the WNBA. Those superstar numbers she had in Iowa is a thing of the past now
So true! Someone else has called her the team's engine. She has quickly transitioned into a playmaker as much as a shooter. This is why I no longer watch anything comparing CC to AR or anyone else. She is a manager, on the floor more minutes than anyone else on the team.
She would be a manager and the leading scorer if they ran consistent sets for her.
Most of the leagues top 3pt shooters have and assisted rate of around 75% (meaning of their 3pt shots made 75% of those have a teammate credited with the assist)
Loyd, Plum, Ionescu, many others are around that mark. The top 10 scorers also take between 18-23 shots a night.
For Clark they have her clamped down to 11-12 shots per night and only 50% of her shots for the season (from 3) have been assisted.
The top teams make it a priority to get their shooters assists for high scoring shots where as the Fever does not…
Or they do but only for OTHER guards. Mitchell this season has had 85% of her 3s come from assisted shots. Wallace 92% and every other player on the team have had 100% of their made 3pt shots from an assist to them. It’s really shocking when you see how much they have put her on an island vs the rest of the team.
What?
The coach is allowing everyone to think they are stars. The coach must be a socialist and trying to make everyone play with equal fairness and it’s boring and a waste of talent. The players need to learn their roles and where they stand in the team. She coaches like a mother who wants all of her daughters to get every opportunity to be a star.
You mean floor general lol
Boston is not only good, the team needs cohesion now they're two examples of teammates and it inspires the others up their own game.
Outstanding analysis of basketball games!!!
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@5:40 Some of these players don't know the meta-game of basketball. Sometimes 2 points or 3 points is not just 3 points. In this case, CC is not just a regular shooter, she's a Steph shooter. If you give CC a wide-open 3 and she splashes it, her shooting target becomes locked on and she can shoot harder and harder 3s even off the dribble, which will be exponentially more important in the clutch moments. So even if Mitchell can make that 2, getting CC an open 3 is more than just a 3, it increases your winning chances because it unlocks even more firepower from CC, which is worth more than just those points. And, if CC goes into bighead mode, they have to double her and change their entire defensive game plan and pick her up earlier on D, which makes it easier for the entire team to score for the rest of the game. If I am the defense, I am HAPPY to let Mitchell hit a tight contested 2 because that 2 doesn't really "unlock" more scoring potential and I don't have to change my defensive game plan. Mitchell, who, of course, is skilled, is more like a Kyrie in the sense that she can score, but people don't really double her. If she beats them, so be it. Whether she scores or not, the defensive game plan doesn't change, and she doesn't really make the team much better (then you have to factor in her overall value because like Isiah Thomas, it's tough for her on the defensive side). But if CC starts scoring those long 3s or easy drives, the Fever will get much better because of her passing, and the D will change up. Although CC is like a stick physically, she does enough on D to not be a big liability; she gets steals and timely blocks to compensate for her lack of size. I've don't think i've seen Mitchell get any blocks or contest in a way that offensive players feel uncomfortable shooting.
WELL Said my friend, well said. 🤝
I have said it before and I will say it again, Mitchell can be a double digit assist machine every night if she would drive and kick but she drives and forces shots. Now not every time she drives should she kick but she needs to learn that there is another shooter on the team.
I'm not sure she has the vision or awareness, especially not like CC. If she is capable of being more aware and playing more as a team member than an individual, wow, where the Fever can go.
Mitchell loves her some Mitchell her song is "passing to myself, I'm passing to myself"
If CC played like Mitchell, CC would have very few turnovers... but the Fever wouldn't be doing so well. CC plays the most minutes, handles the ball the most and should have the most turnovers. Though the TO's should drop as her team mates adapt better, as AB has. And I had to research this some, but I read that Mitchell is the veteran, with many accolades, on a team that is still lookin for a higher win/loss % than the .382 in 2019. Change is necessary. Mitchell has skill, now if she can learn to play better with others.
I like your game break down.
I’m glad! 🤝
When she didn't start the 4th I was like....WTF is Sides doing? Their team chemistry is def getting better. Agree on the Kelsey Mitchell...I think CC needs to cut when Mitchell cuts to the basket... if they can get a two man game like her and Boston this team is unbeatable. AB is def the MVP of this team. I agree. I need to see her against Jonquel Jones because she struggles against the Liberty. But all in all great game. Even tho Sides keeps trying to sabotage it.
If CC gets 20 tonight, she breaks Taurasi rookie record in 16 games SMDH. Wth
If CC scored 20 tonight she'd break Taurasi rookie record w 24 games to go if sides wasn't her coach she would have already done it shamefull
Good analysis. Good pod
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Running sets for CC off the ball makes sense. She doesn't have to bring the ball up every time. 12 shots a game just ain't gonna make it. You got at shooter like Clark you got to get her more shots....at least 15 a game. You're on the money with the turnovers.
Clark is already settled in. She's deferring to others because she's a team first player and because she understands the need to build the trust and support of teammates. There will be a point where it becomes clear that she's the straw that stirs the drink. Look out when that happens.
very intellectual content man, rock on.
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I hope sports analytics in broadcasting is something you think about for your future, you have a great eye for the game and an excellent analytical analysis of the game, truly enjoyed your breakdown. I will be subscribing to support your channel, wishing you the best in the future.
I appreciate the kind words and advice! I’ve definitely been thinking about it… 💯🤝
CC & KM could be the splash sisters like Steph& Clay but you're right Mitchell gotta be aware of where Caitlin is, especially when she is drawing defenders with her.
Excellent video! Keep-up the great work!
Thanks! I definitely will. 💯🤝
Some of the players simply won't pass to CC unless it's the only option, especially Mitchell. I don't get it, because CC feeds every one of them all night long.
…NOT getting hopes up…but it’s intriguing that they have FOUR go-to one-on-one Big time players when in need of a bucket. That has to be pretty rare. But agreed, they need that flow. Good vid
Excellent analysis!
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CC’s teammates must pay attention to all the feeds being thrown to minimize the turn overs!
Starting next week no more easy teams for awhile. Aces even got Chelsea Gray back from her injury so they will be much harder to beat. Also Fever vs Mercury will be interesting.
Carter! Yes, do the video on the turnovers. You know, I've been watching several of the Iowa highlights videos, and those teammates of Caitlin would grab her passes like they had suction cups on their fingers. I honestly think the Fever are just not used to getting dimes like the Iowa players were.
I noticed a couple of time CC deferred from bringing the ball up. Probably her way of taking a breather while staying on the court.
No, it is Sides limiting her shot takes:(
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The game is coming to them nicely. CC will help her teammates.
Fever players/Sides are STILL not passing to WIDE open look Clark in 3. That's a serious ATTITUDE and coaching problem.
When they don't catch the ball, it makes it seem like CC made a bad pass!
Kelsey Mitchell's like Lou Williams (who was at the game); she gets the ball, it's going up.
There's turnovers, then there's turnover that lead to POINTS. If Clark has 7 turovers and only 1 lead to points, who cares, she makes up for it with her assists.
Too bad there isnt a Turnovers/To Points stats, I would really be interested to see the percentage of her TO's that lead directly to points..
by playing teamball, having a team identity/knowing their roles and what they can do, and by taking on teams that young/currently still trying to build their roster/identity...in other words the fever beat on their future competitors/ got a glimpse of their future competition but those are the not the teams that currently sit on the throne (the established vets who are looking to win a title)
My thought is when Caitlin is being face guarded or double consistently and getting flustered by it Christie will have others bring the ball up. The last couple games it seems they are trying to get it back to her via passes/screens. Today Boston was having a battle in the paint with that Big Vet which gave her trouble getting open and scoring. Both sat out on fouls.
Sides needs to recognize and take advantage of the gravity that Clark brings to the game. Everywhere she goes. There's three players at least watching her. The fever should be able to take advantage of that.
you wrong on Nalyssa...she grabs rebounds and cuts to the basket too....plus she has the best finishing shot within 5 feet of the hoop!!!
Do a video on Angel. Seconds in the paint not called. Grabbing her own rebound as a rebound when her 3 seconds are up.
Amen Carter, Amen 👏
Great Team Win again
Great analysis! I focused on CC passing and ball movement and saw missed catches and missed passes to CC. I’m learning. Would love to see your video on that. Also What is an ‘iso’??
There were I think maybe 2 passes to smith. One was almost a full court pass which smith didn’t catch. And another one was one of those where smith got her hand in the ball and the defender scooped it away. It was a bounce pass I think.
Nalissa grabbed more rebounds this game. Cailin gave a bunch of them up to her and kind of let her take them. Last game Clark took the round and oushed the pace more in transition. It is unclear what the coach really wants,
Another win by the Team despite Coach Sides 😡 Every time they build a huge lead Coach Sides goes into Defensive Mode 🤯 Let these Women Play Ball 🏀
A lot of open or good looks that are being wasted because they’re not paying attention!!!
Good job, enjoyed your analysis. Learned a lot. Subbed, keep releasing these good contents
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THANKS, you are a good one
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CC & the Fever w/a real coach (ex.'s- Bluder, Drake Coach or our RUclips analysts: Adrienne Ross & Frank DaPope) would be unstoppable.
I still don't see the players shimmy to one side or quikstep to get more open on the 3pt line...or simple check back, move left 2 slow steps and and quick step 3 steps to right... they'd be more open
mitchell has a averaged 2 rebounds and 2 assists her whole career...Mitchell already said she won't change... that's why she'll always be a low level all star or just miss the cut
Enjoyed your vid!
Thanks! 🤝
Told you Smith , she got that chip that drives her
Pass her back the ball after the first pass in, and set a proper screen and she will dominate. You’ll win most of your games, get your easy stats and the game will grow. What worries them though, is they know if the game grows and the money gets bigger, so does the competition. Most of them won’t be in the league in a few years as younger players work on their game. The woke angle just keeps them employed.
Could you make a video of the fouls called kinda struggle to understand how everybody got fouled
Seems like Boston only scores is when CC FEEDS her the ball.
Great analysis. Agree with you about Boston. Atlanta seemed to be the better team tho. Fever looked frazzled. Smith missed too many CC passes and baskets. Shoot the ball, CC. Sides isn't consistent.
Good job!
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Yes, Assists and turnovers review.
Christie Sides is a terrible coach. All she needs to do is 1) allow Caitlin run the offense, or ship players out and 2) teach these 'professionals' how to set a decent screen!! I'm yelling at my TV half the time watching this team!
AP Basketball Writer, Tamika Catchings who went to Tennessee. She was on the team that won in 2012. Didn't the Mayan Clark restart? It did. Iowa threw their little league pitch in 2022, Iowa Cubs. Chicago has the major league team. Tennessee has 4 letter E. That's the 5th letter for the lions heart.
The reason Sides is doing what she's doing, is to normalize Clark.
Why isn't the learning curve phrase applied to any other player, but applied to the player who is breaking records? Really.
I’m seeing that part too! She’s NOT Normal. But then, she just HAS to be…
@@CarterMomon We're all stunned by this coaching strategy..
Yes please the video of the turnovers
Caitlyn Clark
Kelsey sees CC' she's just a hog and wants to outshine CC by scoring higher. Those girls are selfish, and CC is being minimized!
I think this will end, hopefully sooner than later. Mitchell, continues to chick shots in paint with 3 people down there and C.C is wide open.
@@queenflint5263 True and they never pass the ball to her when she's wide open. They're trying to prove a point and purposely hindering her.
W video
We won but had 14 turnovers and Clark had 7 of them. Which negated her 7 assists. This is why she doesn't need to have the ball in her hands at all times. It's really simple if you're being objective. This is a real problem and will need to be addressed . This is going to hurt us against really good teams. But we won so YYYAAAHHH. GGGOOO FEEVVVEERRR!!!!
A turnover only negates a score or assist if the other team scores on the turnover. That isn’t the case here.
@@v2807 this is going to be problematic against really good teams. Sides knows this will be exploited and that's why she lets other guards help. Clark definitely needs to work on this for next year.
Ya, Mitchell doesn't even look for CC...Mitchell usually gets swatted once a game
SO Wheeler and Wallace came with Coach Sides from Atlanta, they 2 of the weakest players in the line-up. The fact that she does not change the lineup it shows she is not a good coach.
So many wide open shots but failed to pass the ball and CC is waiting for the ball! I guarantee you when you pass the ball to her more likely that not she’ll those shots!!!
Do a video on Angel. I watched her grab a rebound shoot it straight up without hitting the backboard. Then the next shoe bounced off the backboard and she made the shot. Didn’t that take longer than 3 seconds. If you shoot a shot and grab the rebound isn’t that a continuation of the results of the missed shot but not from grabbing your own. So 3 second rule. ??? On a rebound from yourself.
Sides doesn't know how to teach double-screens and even on just single-screens they are set so poorly, it really reflects bad on the coach. And I'm not talking about screens for Clark.....I'm talking about screens for your shooters, they have to be creative and done right but this team has no clue and that's on their coach.
Boston is no longer a lumbering hippo but she was in the first six games. Sides resents CC is why S. does not give us the full CC. Last year’s #2 guard, the erratic Mitchell resentfully refuses to look for CC.
wheeler is only weakness on the team
I don't always shout but...
WHY DIES SIDES NOT ALLOW CC TO BRING THE BALL UP COURT
I was going to post that before i knew you said it lol
Lol, it should be shouted out at this point!
I actually like when Erica Wheeler or Kelsey Mitchell bring the ball up the court. However, after they pass backcourt, I need them to pass the ball to Caitlin for her to run plays. I prefer Erica/Kelsey to bring it because so Caitlin can rest. She's getting full court press and she has to play 30-35mins. She has to do mini sprints just to get pass the half court sometimes which is tiring.
CC makes a lot of assists bringing the ball up the court. These other girls have no vision.
@@NickCager that's on transition though which I prefer Clark to get defensive rebound and run the floor. But when it's being inbounded I prefer Erica/Kelsey to run the floor and let CC create the half court offense.
playing wheeler and mitchell together is redundant because mitchell can do anything wheeler can do and also shoot or drive, they should never play together. it also takes away the ball from Clark's playmaking. I think Wheeler has no place in this team, she has no weapon, she can't drive or have a reliable shot. They should play wallace, hull, berger or samuelson as the fifth player to Clark, AB, Smith (or fagbenle), and Mitchell.
@@peakispieck I don't have an issue with what you're suggesting. What they're doing now is stopping momentum and flow... it's painful to watch.
@@NickCager I mean I have no idea why Christie has 3 guards (2 undersized and CC) on the court at the same time.....
Defense has improved some but the screens still suck.They also need to fight for rebounds & the offense NEEDS to run thru Caitlin. Sorry to say it but Sides is wasting her talent. The teammates need to put aside ego & play together even if it means Caitlin gets a lot of touches.
I agree ☝️ with you but, cc have more bleach then any one in the league, so it resolves in turn over her team is to blame, they know she get double and triple and no one come to get the ball 🏀 that what I think 🧐 looking 👀 for your video tomorrow ❤
Well said. 🤝
Yes I want the turnover videos
Long passes fatigues the opponents.
RIGHT. Clark HAS to QB. That's how it works. Only one QB on ANY team. Sides has been a sabotaging traitor.
Excuse me, how do you explaine such unability to catch the CC's passes? Sincerely, after first wnba watchings I was suspecting bad, while now I realize that wnba players fundamentals may be lower than NCAA's ones.
You know what?
I say their fundamentals do look worse, and I don’t think my mind is playing tricks on me.
@@CarterMomon ok, but I don't understand how is it possible
Without CC, this team will be 1-11
Caitlin needs to stop throwing 40 foot passes to her teammates. They cannot catch them. She needs to stop throwing 50-50 balls to her teammates. They do not catch them. A lot of time she passes up a shot to pass the ball. She needs to shoot the shot and if it is a miss they have a chance to get the rebound. All the touch fouls but they can grab and hold CC on every offensive play. They also allowed CC to constantly push off because they were wearing her shirt. Abysmal officiating.
I agree.