I agree about Grace Berger. Have watched her online at Fever practices and she was making 3's left and right. It was a shame they never used her. Sides seemed to be set in her ways and did not want to use or develop her bench. That to me was one of her weaknesses.
I remember one game where the bench wrestled back a 20 point lead the starters let get away from them because Sides wouldn't call a timeout to save their lives.
@@anthonytaylor7928 It's the opposite that I've seen. Real CC fans hate to see them using her all the time. That poor kid needs breaks. She can't carry the team all the time. They need more players that can shoot like her so that when she's taken out, the team doesn't give up 20 point leads.
@@anthonytaylor7928whos y'all? You don't like seeing the female Steph curry? Be real. No one is as nice exciting as her. Everyone likes to watch her play every minute
I’m a Fever fan and what I love about you, Quita is that unlike other Chicago podcasts you don’t put down the Fever and are fair to all teams and players. I love that you think the Fever may be better and are happy about it. I hope that Chicago gets a coach who can really utilize Cardoso because I like her and I especially love how she laughs at her opponents underneath the basket when she fights for rebounds. Love your show Quita.
Yes Quita has always been fair. She loves the game of women's basketball overall and uses her platform to promote it overall. Her analyst is spot on and her basketball knowledgeable of the W is stellar. I too hope Sky gets a coach that can build the team and hopefully the front office can be restructured as well.
QUITA is definitely unbias and I watched some Chicago podcasts and they be checking them negative CC fans who be talking down on ANGEL and the same for them FEVER podcasts stay painting ANGEL in a bad light every chance they get,it's no fairness at all.
In 1999 Stephanie White won the National Championship for Purdue. In the Semi Final game she beat Louisiana Tech. Christie Sides wearing No. 22 was a starter for LT and Stephanie White wearing No.22 for Purdue. Now they have/will coach the same CC wearing No.22. Strange world we live in.
Grace Berger and Victaria Saxton both should have got some run time but Christie Sides was too incompetent to see it. She also traded Celeste Taylor who was one of the best defenders on the team and she is supposed to be a defensive coach. Coach White is more likely to play both of them
Sides is a career killer. Grace Berger, Celeste Taylor, and Victoria Saxton. Sides played favorites, giving minutes to get personal friends Erica Wheeler and Kristi Wallace instead of playing Grace Berger, Lexie Hull, and Celeste Taylor. I'm glad she's gone.
Grace Berger is a great player. I have been very disappointed she hasn’t gotten more playing time with the Fever. I hope White sees her worth and potential and keeps her on the squad to help her develop.
✍️🏼 Canadian Dr. James Naismith, YMCA Chaplain - Counsellor invented 🏀 in 1891 in Springfield, MA not Indiana(? It's Friday 😂) Home of Naismith HOF. He invented the sport for the (troubled) youth who needed a new physical activity to exhaust their energies.
Regarding Fever roster, the ones I want to see protected in the Valkyrie draft are Caitlin, Aaliyah, Lexie, Kelsey, Temi, and Grace. I agree with you that odds look favorable of Kelsey re-signing with Fever. I expect Fever management and Kelsey will come to a mutually agreeable salary. I prefer that Erica Wheeler not be re-signed, even at a lower salary. I'd rather see that roster spot used for someone who can be more productive. Erica is fun on the sidelines, but Fever needs to focus on recruiting championship caliber talent rather than retain "fun" personalities. I'd go for a younger guard with the speed and stamina to play Caitlin's fast break offense. I'd waive Kristi Wallace, NaLyssa Smith, and Victoria Saxton. I think NaLyssa could do well with the right coach, but all the drama with her girlfriend has damaged her brand. I agree with you that Christie Sides was a big part of the problem with NaLyssa. Best to see if another team would like to take her in a trade. I believe both Katie Lou and Dameiris Dantas are both on 2 year guaranteed contracts. I really, really hope Katie Lou gets into the gym and works on her game in the off-season. She was great once, but we saw none of that greatness this past season. She needs to get back to making her 3 point shots, rebuilding her speed and endurance, and remembering how to play defense. Otherwise, if Valkyries don't take her and nobody wants her in trade, she'll be a drag on Fever's salary cap.
Quita is by far my favorite Sky fan. Also, if Berger somehow ends up on the Sky and starts dominating, I’m going to laugh so hard. She’s really good. Sides wasn’t using her properly. Smith is also really good but again, not used properly. This is where a good coach will make a huge difference before the season even starts. We need at least 10 players on the team that can seriously contribute. Preferably 12 but that’s hard with the salary cap they have currently. Katie Lou is the most frustrating. She has a max contract and is playing worse than a lot of rookies. No disrespect to her, I really admire her playing as a new mother but she either needs to seriously improve or get traded to lose that huge cap hit. Her salary alone is almost 25% of the entire player payroll. I trust Stephanie and the new Fever management to make the right decisions. It’s so difficult with the limitations they have but I think they can get it done.
I really hope Katie Lou is able to get into the gym and get her game back during the off-season. I like her, and I think she has been a positive influence in the locker room this year. But she is a very expensive bench warmer in her current condition.
Christie Sides downfall is her weakness of putting the right players into the game! She’s too afraid to defend her players against bad referees not calling fouls, charges, etc!!!!
Quita, you still have to pay your bills, buy Sky season tickets and Feed Mr. President! Sometimes that means the content schedule has to slow down. That's how it goes. We have your back! And we appreciate he update on Momma & Daddy Quita! 😜
This draft is so loaded at Guard they can likely get a good guard at #8 if needed, they need to let wheeler go, unless she want to take a HUGE pay cut. some of that will need to go to retaining probably Fagbenle the draft is weak at the 4-5 so its retain her or find another big with that money.
For those that actually follow the Fever, you do know Wheeler notorious for dribbling in circles, pounding the air outta the ball. Wheeler’s job definitely not secure. On the positive side, she did give Sides & teammates some trinkets this past season and has a cheerful personality.
I did cheer loudly for her in the final playoff game when she turned into an enforcer and gave Carrington and Mabrey what they deserved. Too bad she wasn't doing that all season!
White forced her way out of Connecticut to coach the Fever. What i don’t understand is why White came up with this “family situation” misdirect that she “had to stepped away from coaching “, yet within a week she is ready to coach again but not the Sun? What is with all the cloak and dagger stuff. The Fever should have fired Sides immediately and gave Connecticut compensation for poaching.
Some say White wanted out of Connecticut because management wouldn't let her bench players like Alyssa Thomas for their bullying violent plays. When Kelly Krauskopf took over Fever, White saw an exit strategy. I don't think White lied about having a family emergency. I think there honestly was one. I believe she had already told the Sun she wanted out. The family situation most likely delayed announcement of her becoming the Fever coach. She knew that once it was announced the media would be swarming all over her.
You notice that Fever has a replacement for some of CC teamates in Iowa. Grace Berger is Molly Davis, Lexie Hall is Gabbie Marshall, Tami Fagbenie is Hannah Stuelke. She literally entered a team that has carbon copies of players she played with in college. This is why she picked up chemistry with the team so fast.
But the best 2 players CC plays alongside are Aliyah Boston and Kelsey Mitchell. Nobody she played alongside in College are NO where near as talented as those TWO.
Face the facts CC Fanboys: Iowa LOST in the NCAA Championship Back To Back to 2 different SEC teams. Stop trying to relive Iowa's "supposed " Glory through the Indiana Fever. The Fever is PRO BALL, not college.
@@judgejurylw1026 Iowa fans know that Lisa Bluder always had a solid program, but she never made the Final 4 until CC. We truly don’t care that we didn’t win those games. We are the only team to beat LSU and South Carolina in the NCAA tournament the past two years. We can admit that we ran into two buzzsaws. That doesn’t mean they were bad teams.
Stephanie White is without a doubt extremely experienced and knowledgeable, and gives great hope starting in 2025 in making the Indiana Fever - Caitlin Clark a dynastic power house dominating WNBA Championship Team Now that we have a new HC, now comes the next phase to that accomplishment task - acquiring needed players, free agents to deepen the Fever bench with excellent defensive and offensive players to reinforce and solidify the team with and around Caitlin Clark who is undoubtedly the playmaking leader on the court. That also means getting rid of the useless dead weight, backstabbing traitor Nalyssa Smith Make no mistake about it, the 2025 season will be a thousand times more devastating to all other WNBA teams against Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever, with a new Head Coach and new Pres Kelly Kraustopf and new COO-GM Cox at the Indiana Fever helm, who are building a championship dynasty franchise team around Indiana Fever Franchise Generational Superstar Talent Caitlin Clark With the rise of the Indiana Fever Caitlin Clark dynasty domination of the WNBA, and subsequent Caitlin Clark League MVP for years to come, means the downfall of Aja Wilson, who is an immature narcissistic egocentric diva, a patent racist, emblematic of the WNBA for the past 27 years.
Like Kelsey said, it is now her time, before she played under the radar, don’t worry Kelsey and AB have a team player in Caitlyn! Lots of completed passes and few turnovers coming up in 2025! And don’t forget Erica W can hit 3 pointers too! Satou I’m guessing would love to be on the other end of Caitlyn’s passes-she would be awesome at those full court passes!
@@lindabiddenstadt927 We will see in 2025 if Kelsey Mitchell and Aaliyah Boston will still be Shadow walkers and by the way I hope you know that Kelsey Mitchell is the best player on the fever's team taking mine what you said in a way Kelsey is saying she will not be denied a light that sits on the hill cannot hidden
@@bbickham5715 so beautifully put, Kelsey is the light on the hill and her Dad’s light is there also, if I remember correctly Kelsey has always been in AW’s shadow, one thing I’m sure is Kelsey and Caitlyn are the dynamic duo. I think a lot of fans confuse popularity with quality, character, and skill…it’s like they are stuck in the pettiness of high school, maybe next year NC will be MVP, there are so many great players in the WNBA!!!
Not sure letting her go is good. She is a really good player. She had a bad couching this year. Not sure if she will help the team but I think giving her a chance this year with better couching, she does better.
IMHO Sides wasn’t weak, she was just following the WNBA’s agenda of hammering CC into just another average WNBA player from the start. Remember, CC was being badmouthed by WNBA and media folks before she suited up in a Fever’s uniform! Most likely after the first half of the season over, Fever owner realized he had a money making machine in CC and the Fever and told Mngt to tell Sides to let CC and the team cook, Sides said “Yes, will do” but now and then would go back to WNBA agenda with her slow-it-down, bad rotation antics, kinda trying to please two masters.
Indiana should assume Katie lou will still be on the team. I dont see a lot of teams jumping at that contract. For the production if im the valkyrie hell no.
Fool's gold....Clarkball is closest to Showtime, or D'Antoni pace ball.... White is another sideline game manager, 50s post playbook, no history to meet the free flow pace of the most innovative player ever . Just as with Mitchell, who fills her stats through icing her teammates out the rhythm... This is all EASY to see if people just look at actual plays, not just stats out of context. ...Unless White gets a new philosophy and let's Clark truly run ngun, AND Mitchell is traded so Clark get ALL 5 in rhythm by crunch time, the Fever will fall short and CC's genius won't be realized.
You are a fantastic voice; smart, clean speech pattern, and did I mention you're also easy-on-the-eyes? I hope you get on other media -- both sports and politics --- like the great SAGE STEELE ! John.
This is so exciting! Reminds me of the the movie, MoneyBall. The Fever are in a prime moment to build an incredible team. Yay to the Splash Sisters, AB and Lexie.
Correct. James A. Naismith invented the game with 2 peach baskets and a soccer ball. Phog Allen Kansas University coaching legend was a pupil of Naismith. Dean Smith UNC coaching legend was a basketball player and coach under Phog Allen.
True. People say Indiana because of what Dr. Naismith is quoted as saying that "The cradle of basketball” is what Dr. James Naismith called Indiana after being in the Hoosier State to watch a game of the sport he invented. Naismith's first players were at the YMCA where he created the game in Springfield, Massachusetts.
The Fever is not my team but I am a fan of Stephanie White and I do like the Fever players. I hope the craziness (whether spewed by trolls or Fever fans) calms down so that it's easier for me to cheer for the Fever next season. White is an out lesbian with an African American partner (Lisa Salters) so I fear the racism and homophobia will be ramped up. We'll see.
I doubt Caitlin's fans from Iowa would ramp up racism and homophobia over Coach White being gay with a black partner. When Caitlin was at Iowa, we had 3 Lesbians that I know of on the coaching staff, one was black. It was no big deal. Iowa fans loved them all. Still do! I can't speak for those of Caitlin's fans who became interested in her through paths other than loving the Iowa team.
@@JE-IC Appreciate your comments. I've followed Raina Harmon's career as I live in Ann Arbor and Harmon played and coached at Central Michigan, played and coached at King HS in Detroit, AAU, etc. so she's well known in basketball circles in SE Michigan. I was hoping maybe she'd end up as an assistant coach here at Michigan but it never happened. Seems like Iowa is a good fit for her.
@@SeshatPG82 love it! I always smile when I see the team doing a huddle with Raina dancing in the middle of it! She brings such joyous energy to the team! Iowa fans definitely appreciate her. ♥️
Trade? Who would WANT Smith? Who would want someone with a free throw percentage of 56.7%? Who would want someone with field goal percentage of 48%? Who would want someone that dates a player on an opposing team? Who would want someone that skips a practice in order to get high with her girlfriend and post it on social media? Who would want someone that thinks it's appropriate to do that eye poke skit? I wouldn't offer anything in exchange for her in a trade. I realize she was good in college, but since then she has destroyed her brand.
Caitlyn agrees with you too, she even bought it up in her post draft pick interview with Sides, that why AB, KM, and CC play so well together, they lift each other up👏👏👏
@sterry1982 So people in comment sections? Not anyone else? CC herself has said that numerous analysts have said that, heck, her old coach said that. I'm just trying to find out who is saying she doesn't have to work on defense. If it's from fans, that's just a silly thing to hold on too. People need to be honest, everyone has said she needs to get better on defense, sounds like being petty.
NaLyssa Smith has trade value. She will be traded for Satou/someone else plus draft picks/money. Smith will not be back. Also Carrington will not be a part of the Fever. Alyssa Thomas and Bonner are a package deal. Both do not have the temperament to fit into the Fever team. They are married and have a child. Maybe someone on the Sun is worth a spot. White is probably in Indy because she was not allowed to punish her players bad behavior. I think she had enough. At least the rumors point towards that.
Trade value? Maybe she did in the past, but she has damaged her brand. Who would want someone with a free throw percentage of 56.7%? Who would want someone with field goal percentage of 48%? Who would want someone that dates a player on an opposing team? Who would want someone that skips a practice in order to get high with her girlfriend and post it on social media? Who would want someone that thinks it's appropriate to do that eye poke skit? I wouldn't offer anything in exchange for her in a trade. I realize she was good in college, but since then she has destroyed her brand.
I also could see sides to Chicago. It just makes sense to me for some reason. I mean obviously she worked there before. Do you think she would want to go back to being an assistant somewhere tho? Or do people not do that. Since she was kinda pushed into head coaching by Dunn anyway
@@GreatlinClarkFan-c5h😂😂😂 it's about time... it's only been one season. The Fever will definitely be a force especially when their defensive plan is amped up.
@roee78 Absolutely. I got tired of Christie Sides midway. I don't blame her for the early season slow start. The Fever had a horrible schedule going up against some solid teams early on, but l saw way too many bad coaching decisions on her part that really retarded the Fever's advancement once they started to gel together. In my opinion, they could've finished off much stronger and l won't blame the players who left everything on the court every night.
@@QuitaLovesSports IDK what that circumstance would say about the Fever's performance between now and then though? SW could be really successful, but the four subsequent ones short term and maybe not that successful?
Coach White been studying CC for a long time. She need to bring some defense strategies to the Fever. Coach White I believe played for Lynn Dunn when she was coaching. Indiana been talk to Coach White a long time. Her going to Indiana is not just a last minute move over night thing. Don’t be surprise if you see Thomas go to Indy. Smith staying in Indy.
no way will any Sun players, especially those who have publicly knocked Fever fans be brought to play on the Fever. Smith has shown herself. The new management will not suffer fools.
White was groomed to be the long-term replacement for Lin Dunn when she retired, and then she signed as the Coach at Vanderbilt DURING THE WNBA SEASON. She actually divided time between coaching Vanderbilt and the Fever in her last season in Indiana, and it showed. She acted completely detached and uninvolved on the sidelines. I lost respect for her for pulling that stunt, and respect for Krauskopf for allowing her to do it. The whole situation trivialized the Fever and the WNBA, in my opinion. This move has definitely muted my fandom. First White bails on her commitment to the Fever and leaves, now that Caitlin Clark is on the team, she comes running back. Also sickening that Krauskopf is bizarre and silly enough to allow this. White was a horrible college coach, then became the coach of a Connecticut team that was 51-12 before she got there. It's not a certainty that her coaching is even impactful.
I think Sides could do a good job for Sky. The style offense that Sides is most comfortable with is the slow half court offense run through the post, and Sky's roster is optimized exactly for that. Sides did a good job at the Fever building chemistry among the team. Sky could benefit from that. I thick it could work.
the fever’s fanbase hates lyss 😂😂😂 she burned bridges. plus she doesn’t space the floor, she doesn’t play uptempo, she has one of the worst FT% of league’s history, she literally doesn’t fit. furthermore she is super messy with twitter fingers. if she is back it will be ugly af, all that great new FO moves for nothing 😂😂😂
I think nalyssa didn’t like the coaching. She did some stuff well this year. She was sometimes tough going to the basket, and also good at running for Caitlin’s passes at the beginning. I think she has potential. Should she start? Maybe not, but she’s just as good as anyone else we could get in free agency off the bench. And with a new coach I think she could be more motivated and consistent.
I agree with you that sides coaching damaged NaLyssa's production and motivation. However, there's still the problem of her being romantically involved with someone who's not only on an opposing team, but also openly an enemy.
@ I don’t really have a problem with that unless she specifically plays worse against DC. I guess I wondered if she did that a bit this year but maybe a different coach wouldn’t let her get away with that. We will see what happens
The FEVER picked up the 4th Year option on NaLyssa Smith so she can only be FREED from the Fever via a Trade. She's not going to be left unprotected in the expansion draft. No way, No How. That would be a Dream move for NaLyssa Smith, even if she doesn't know it and some FEVER fans STILL don't even know her Talents. They likely don't even trade her to the Suns unless they want to give up a pick in the 2026 draft since the Suns traded away their First Round Pick for can't get it Done Marina. Free NaLyssa Smith to the Suns since the FEVER faithful don't thinks she's worth anything. LOL.
Loyalty to Fever may seem straightforward but for NaLyssa Smith, not so much. Hearing her publicly criticized for making fun of her teammate (CC) and her organization, it's time for her to move on. Playing on her girlfriend's team might be a better fit. Using Sides as an excuse I'm not buying it! Can't trust her that she won't go back to her girlfriend and report what the FEVER gameplays are.
I hate to rock you people boat, but coaches don't win championships, players do, a coach is only as good as the players, don't take my word, just ask Phil Jackson.
@regrich8795 im sure she does..but a year under harmen at the aces or at the liberty might get her a really great position... I do hope the wings , atlanta or mystics consider her.this year.
SHE LIVED THERE, WENT TO SCHOOL THERE, PLAYED THERE AND COACH THERE. RAY CHARLES COULD'VE SEEN THAT COMING 😂
LOL Fever Haters where trying to claim she was a Chicago girl, but White herself stated that Indiana was her "home state" time (where she grew up).
Kelsey Mitchell is worth every penny give her that money 💰
@@mariamonsegur9403 Full bag to Kelsey💰
I agree about Grace Berger. Have watched her online at Fever practices and she was making 3's left and right. It was a shame they never used her. Sides seemed to be set in her ways and did not want to use or develop her bench. That to me was one of her weaknesses.
I remember one game where the bench wrestled back a 20 point lead the starters let get away from them because Sides wouldn't call a timeout to save their lives.
Then y'all cry when they take clark out make up ur mind
@@anthonytaylor7928 It's the opposite that I've seen. Real CC fans hate to see them using her all the time. That poor kid needs breaks. She can't carry the team all the time.
They need more players that can shoot like her so that when she's taken out, the team doesn't give up 20 point leads.
@@anthonytaylor7928whos y'all? You don't like seeing the female Steph curry? Be real. No one is as nice exciting as her. Everyone likes to watch her play every minute
Bozo 🤡 @@anthonytaylor7928
I’m a Fever fan and what I love about you, Quita is that unlike other Chicago podcasts you don’t put down the Fever and are fair to all teams and players. I love that you think the Fever may be better and are happy about it. I hope that Chicago gets a coach who can really utilize Cardoso because I like her and I especially love how she laughs at her opponents underneath the basket when she fights for rebounds. Love your show Quita.
💯 agreed same here. Love her parents as well and easily see the Apple didn’t fall far from the tree.
Yes Quita has always been fair. She loves the game of women's basketball overall and uses her platform to promote it overall. Her analyst is spot on and her basketball knowledgeable of the W is stellar. I too hope Sky gets a coach that can build the team and hopefully the front office can be restructured as well.
QUITA is definitely unbias and I watched some Chicago podcasts and they be checking them negative CC fans who be talking down on ANGEL and the same for them FEVER podcasts stay painting ANGEL in a bad light every chance they get,it's no fairness at all.
Quita is real.
She should replace all the ESPN talking heads along with "Truth Speaks".
Same as a Fever fan, Quita always gives fair analysis and doesn’t do clickbait.
In 1999 Stephanie White won the National Championship for Purdue. In the Semi Final game she beat Louisiana Tech. Christie Sides wearing No. 22 was a starter for LT and Stephanie White wearing No.22 for Purdue. Now they have/will coach the same CC wearing No.22. Strange world we live in.
Grace Berger and Victaria Saxton both should have got some run time but Christie Sides was too incompetent to see it. She also traded Celeste Taylor who was one of the best defenders on the team and she is supposed to be a defensive coach. Coach White is more likely to play both of them
Sides is a career killer. Grace Berger, Celeste Taylor, and Victoria Saxton. Sides played favorites, giving minutes to get personal friends Erica Wheeler and Kristi Wallace instead of playing Grace Berger, Lexie Hull, and Celeste Taylor.
I'm glad she's gone.
I've watched Grace a few times in the last couple of weeks and damn she has been balling!!!🎉🎉🎉
Quita is my favorite Chicago Sky fan. Love to see Fever do a retro Jersey Night so I can see CC and White wear a matching 22 Jersey.
@@adhdguy8403 something about tgat number ..aja also a 22. It was mine from grade school thru high school..😊
Grace Berger is a great player. I have been very disappointed she hasn’t gotten more playing time with the Fever. I hope White sees her worth and potential and keeps her on the squad to help her develop.
Take me home, Country roads, To the place, I belong, Indiana, in the W, Take me home, country roads!!!!
Yeah, and she also coached the number one team that tried to take out Caitlin at every turn. Even when asked about Caitlin she avoided the question.
No way they keep NaLyssa under those crazy circumstances. Satou would be perfect at the 4.
✍️🏼 Canadian Dr. James Naismith, YMCA Chaplain - Counsellor invented 🏀 in 1891 in Springfield, MA not Indiana(? It's Friday 😂) Home of Naismith HOF. He invented the sport for the (troubled) youth who needed a new physical activity to exhaust their energies.
Christmas 🎄🎁came early for the FEVER fans 🥳
Satou is better fit .
Regarding Fever roster, the ones I want to see protected in the Valkyrie draft are Caitlin, Aaliyah, Lexie, Kelsey, Temi, and Grace. I agree with you that odds look favorable of Kelsey re-signing with Fever.
I expect Fever management and Kelsey will come to a mutually agreeable salary.
I prefer that Erica Wheeler not be re-signed, even at a lower salary. I'd rather see that roster spot used for someone who can be more productive. Erica is fun on the sidelines, but Fever needs to focus on recruiting championship caliber talent rather than retain "fun" personalities. I'd go for a younger guard with the speed and stamina to play Caitlin's fast break offense.
I'd waive Kristi Wallace, NaLyssa Smith, and Victoria Saxton.
I think NaLyssa could do well with the right coach, but all the drama with her girlfriend has damaged her brand. I agree with you that Christie Sides was a big part of the problem with NaLyssa. Best to see if another team would like to take her in a trade.
I believe both Katie Lou and Dameiris Dantas are both on 2 year guaranteed contracts.
I really, really hope Katie Lou gets into the gym and works on her game in the off-season. She was great once, but we saw none of that greatness this past season. She needs to get back to making her 3 point shots, rebuilding her speed and endurance, and remembering how to play defense. Otherwise, if Valkyries don't take her and nobody wants her in trade, she'll be a drag on Fever's salary cap.
Quita is by far my favorite Sky fan. Also, if Berger somehow ends up on the Sky and starts dominating, I’m going to laugh so hard. She’s really good. Sides wasn’t using her properly. Smith is also really good but again, not used properly. This is where a good coach will make a huge difference before the season even starts. We need at least 10 players on the team that can seriously contribute. Preferably 12 but that’s hard with the salary cap they have currently.
Katie Lou is the most frustrating. She has a max contract and is playing worse than a lot of rookies. No disrespect to her, I really admire her playing as a new mother but she either needs to seriously improve or get traded to lose that huge cap hit. Her salary alone is almost 25% of the entire player payroll.
I trust Stephanie and the new Fever management to make the right decisions. It’s so difficult with the limitations they have but I think they can get it done.
I really hope Katie Lou is able to get into the gym and get her game back during the off-season. I like her, and I think she has been a positive influence in the locker room this year. But she is a very expensive bench warmer in her current condition.
Fever fans are happy. It should improve their defense a little bit, but they still need personnel help on the defensive end.
Smith is 23%from 3,53%from FT and cannot defend!!!She needs to go !!!Sabally is the one and she’s wanted to play for the Fever!!!Do it now!!!
As a Angel Reese and fan I am so happy the fever got Steph White!
Christie Sides downfall is her weakness of putting the right players into the game! She’s too afraid to defend her players against bad referees not calling fouls, charges, etc!!!!
You don’t want to give your opponent a valuable asset. White should give Berger an opportunity during team scrimmage and pre season.
Quita, you still have to pay your bills, buy Sky season tickets and Feed Mr. President! Sometimes that means the content schedule has to slow down. That's how it goes. We have your back!
And we appreciate he update on Momma & Daddy Quita! 😜
This draft is so loaded at Guard they can likely get a good guard at #8 if needed, they need to let wheeler go, unless she want to take a HUGE pay cut. some of that will need to go to retaining probably Fagbenle the draft is weak at the 4-5 so its retain her or find another big with that money.
For those that actually follow the Fever, you do know Wheeler notorious for dribbling in circles, pounding the air outta the ball. Wheeler’s job definitely not secure. On the positive side, she did give Sides & teammates some trinkets this past season and has a cheerful personality.
I did cheer loudly for her in the final playoff game when she turned into an enforcer and gave Carrington and Mabrey what they deserved.
Too bad she wasn't doing that all season!
I watched some games where Iowa played Indiana. Grace was the main player. Give her a chance
L. Hull, A. Boston, K. Michelle, C. Clark. 💥 FEVER and the FEARLESS 5 💥
White forced her way out of Connecticut to coach the Fever. What i don’t understand is why White came up with this “family situation” misdirect that she “had to stepped away from coaching “, yet within a week she is ready to coach again but not the Sun? What is with all the cloak and dagger stuff. The Fever should have fired Sides immediately and gave Connecticut compensation for poaching.
Some say White wanted out of Connecticut because management wouldn't let her bench players like Alyssa Thomas for their bullying violent plays.
When Kelly Krauskopf took over Fever, White saw an exit strategy.
I don't think White lied about having a family emergency. I think there honestly was one. I believe she had already told the Sun she wanted out.
The family situation most likely delayed announcement of her becoming the Fever coach. She knew that once it was announced the media would be swarming all over her.
You notice that Fever has a replacement for some of CC teamates in Iowa. Grace Berger is Molly Davis, Lexie Hall is Gabbie Marshall, Tami Fagbenie is Hannah Stuelke. She literally entered a team that has carbon copies of players she played with in college. This is why she picked up chemistry with the team so fast.
Ur delusional
And you think that is good news, how many championships did Iowa win?
But the best 2 players CC plays alongside are Aliyah Boston and Kelsey Mitchell. Nobody she played alongside in College are NO where near as talented as those TWO.
Face the facts CC Fanboys: Iowa LOST in the NCAA Championship Back To Back to 2 different SEC teams. Stop trying to relive Iowa's "supposed " Glory through the Indiana Fever. The Fever is PRO BALL, not college.
@@judgejurylw1026 Iowa fans know that Lisa Bluder always had a solid program, but she never made the Final 4 until CC. We truly don’t care that we didn’t win those games. We are the only team to beat LSU and South Carolina in the NCAA tournament the past two years. We can admit that we ran into two buzzsaws. That doesn’t mean they were bad teams.
15:15 I think it was a direct rebuttal to Carrington saying they were the worst. SW couldn't say it when at Connect Scum. LOL
Fever about to build a super team watch
Stephanie White is without a doubt extremely experienced and knowledgeable, and gives great hope starting in 2025 in making the Indiana Fever - Caitlin Clark a dynastic power house dominating WNBA Championship Team
Now that we have a new HC, now comes the next phase to that accomplishment task - acquiring needed players, free agents to deepen the Fever bench with excellent defensive and offensive players to reinforce and solidify the team with and around Caitlin Clark who is undoubtedly the playmaking leader on the court.
That also means getting rid of the useless dead weight, backstabbing traitor Nalyssa Smith
Make no mistake about it, the 2025 season will be a thousand times more devastating to all other WNBA teams against Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever, with a new Head Coach and new Pres Kelly Kraustopf and new COO-GM Cox at the Indiana Fever helm, who are building a championship dynasty franchise team around Indiana Fever Franchise Generational Superstar Talent Caitlin Clark
With the rise of the Indiana Fever Caitlin Clark dynasty domination of the WNBA, and subsequent Caitlin Clark League MVP for years to come, means the downfall of Aja Wilson, who is an immature narcissistic egocentric diva, a patent racist, emblematic of the WNBA for the past 27 years.
its gonna be game on!!!
Still think they’ll trade Nalyssa. Satou would be amazing.
I don't think satou wants to be a shadow player like Aaliyah Boston and Kelsey Mitchell who gets no credit for what they do
Like Kelsey said, it is now her time, before she played under the radar, don’t worry Kelsey and AB have a team player in Caitlyn! Lots of completed passes and few turnovers coming up in 2025! And don’t forget Erica W can hit 3 pointers too! Satou I’m guessing would love to be on the other end of Caitlyn’s passes-she would be awesome at those full court passes!
@@lindabiddenstadt927 We will see in 2025 if Kelsey Mitchell and Aaliyah Boston will still be Shadow walkers and by the way I hope you know that Kelsey Mitchell is the best player on the fever's team taking mine what you said in a way Kelsey is saying she will not be denied a light that sits on the hill cannot hidden
@@bbickham5715are you the voter that gave Kelsey that 3rd place MVP vote?
@@bbickham5715 so beautifully put, Kelsey is the light on the hill and her Dad’s light is there also, if I remember correctly Kelsey has always been in AW’s shadow, one thing I’m sure is Kelsey and Caitlyn are the dynamic duo. I think a lot of fans confuse popularity with quality, character, and skill…it’s like they are stuck in the pettiness of high school, maybe next year NC will be MVP, there are so many great players in the WNBA!!!
Bye Nalyssa peace out ✌️
She will do well somewhere else
@ we wish her well ♥️
Not sure letting her go is good. She is a really good player. She had a bad couching this year. Not sure if she will help the team but I think giving her a chance this year with better couching, she does better.
@@AdrienneDupreeshes a cancer and it needs to be removed from the team
Should have done an even swap at the bridge. Both Smith and White crossing to the other side of the bridge.
IMHO Sides wasn’t weak, she was just following the WNBA’s agenda of hammering CC into just another average WNBA player from the start. Remember, CC was being badmouthed by WNBA and media folks before she suited up in a Fever’s uniform! Most likely after the first half of the season over, Fever owner realized he had a money making machine in CC and the Fever and told Mngt to tell Sides to let CC and the team cook, Sides said “Yes, will do” but now and then would go back to WNBA agenda with her slow-it-down, bad rotation antics, kinda trying to please two masters.
Can't wait. Never watched w until cc but watched her in college and I'm a michigan fan but hawks won me over they show how to do with grace and humbly
Sides is so bad that she let Celeste go without giving her a chance
Indiana should assume Katie lou will still be on the team. I dont see a lot of teams jumping at that contract. For the production if im the valkyrie hell no.
Fool's gold....Clarkball is closest to Showtime, or D'Antoni pace ball.... White is another sideline game manager, 50s post playbook, no history to meet the free flow pace of the most innovative player ever .
Just as with Mitchell, who fills her stats through icing her teammates out the rhythm...
This is all EASY to see if people just look at actual plays, not just stats out of context.
...Unless White gets a new philosophy and let's Clark truly run ngun, AND Mitchell is traded so Clark get ALL 5 in rhythm by crunch time, the Fever will fall short and CC's genius won't be realized.
Hard no to Nalyssa after that dumb video of her and Carrington mocking poking Caitlyn in the eye.
That’s such a tired narrative. Stop creating drama where there is none. You’re making fever fans look bad.
@@83541 I agree wit hher.
@@83541drama where there is none? What planet you on? It is not ok to mock the star player of your own team. Maybe you didn’t see the video
Do you have link to that video?.Wow.
@@roee78 It's called GOOGLE
You are a fantastic voice; smart, clean speech pattern, and did I mention you're also easy-on-the-eyes? I hope you get on other media -- both sports and politics --- like the great SAGE STEELE ! John.
FEVER ATTENDANCE WILL BREAK RECORDS.
All we need Kate Martin on Feeva Team and acquiring Paige Buecker!!!!! Woohoo!
This is so exciting! Reminds me of the the movie, MoneyBall. The Fever are in a prime moment to build an incredible team. Yay to the Splash Sisters, AB and Lexie.
Don't f up Caitlin's game ...
basketball was not started in indiana but springfield massachusetts
Correct. James A. Naismith invented the game with 2 peach baskets and a soccer ball. Phog Allen Kansas University coaching legend was a pupil of Naismith. Dean Smith UNC coaching legend was a basketball player and coach under Phog Allen.
True. People say Indiana because of what Dr. Naismith is quoted as saying that "The cradle of basketball” is what Dr. James Naismith called Indiana after being in the Hoosier State to watch a game of the sport he invented. Naismith's first players were at the YMCA where he created the game in Springfield, Massachusetts.
Here on business if you witness cyber bullying, call it out. Thank you and send the word 😎
The Fever is not my team but I am a fan of Stephanie White and I do like the Fever players. I hope the craziness (whether spewed by trolls or Fever fans) calms down so that it's easier for me to cheer for the Fever next season. White is an out lesbian with an African American partner (Lisa Salters) so I fear the racism and homophobia will be ramped up. We'll see.
I doubt Caitlin's fans from Iowa would ramp up racism and homophobia over Coach White being gay with a black partner. When Caitlin was at Iowa, we had 3 Lesbians that I know of on the coaching staff, one was black. It was no big deal.
Iowa fans loved them all. Still do!
I can't speak for those of Caitlin's fans who became interested in her through paths other than loving the Iowa team.
@@JE-IC Appreciate your comments. I've followed Raina Harmon's career as I live in Ann Arbor and Harmon played and coached at Central Michigan, played and coached at King HS in Detroit, AAU, etc. so she's well known in basketball circles in SE Michigan. I was hoping maybe she'd end up as an assistant coach here at Michigan but it never happened. Seems like Iowa is a good fit for her.
@@SeshatPG82 love it! I always smile when I see the team doing a huddle with Raina dancing in the middle of it! She brings such joyous energy to the team! Iowa fans definitely appreciate her. ♥️
I would protect Clark,Boston,Hull, Mitchell, Smith,and Berger!!!Then trade Smith!!!
Trade? Who would WANT Smith?
Who would want someone with a free throw percentage of 56.7%?
Who would want someone with field goal percentage of 48%?
Who would want someone that dates a player on an opposing team?
Who would want someone that skips a practice in order to get high with her girlfriend and post it on social media?
Who would want someone that thinks it's appropriate to do that eye poke skit?
I wouldn't offer anything in exchange for her in a trade. I realize she was good in college, but since then she has destroyed her brand.
Smith needs to go!!
Coach White says she is looking forward to bring Indy another championship
I think Bozo the Clown would be fit profile for Chicago Sky coach.
Weren't they just let go?
Just so stoked. I hope everyone that was complaining comes to terms with it. She’s gonna be so good for the Fever.
I was watching Purdue back in the day and it was Ms. Ivy who was unstoppable
What a fantastic hire by the Fever.
Quita,great to see you, and happy with new coach selection🎉
Who is not talking about how CC needs to get better on defense? That is her biggest weakness and is talked about everyday as it should.
Caitlyn agrees with you too, she even bought it up in her post draft pick interview with Sides, that why AB, KM, and CC play so well together, they lift each other up👏👏👏
A lot of her ridiculous fake fans. Yall swear she's perfect when she's not. She has a lot of growing to do.
@sterry1982 So people in comment sections? Not anyone else? CC herself has said that numerous analysts have said that, heck, her old coach said that. I'm just trying to find out who is saying she doesn't have to work on defense. If it's from fans, that's just a silly thing to hold on too. People need to be honest, everyone has said she needs to get better on defense, sounds like being petty.
@@sterry1982 Caitlin's fans don't need to talk about her weaknesses because we have her haters like you to talk about it for us! 😅😅
no way stephanie white was going to choose the sky over the fever. why would she go from one toxic situation to another?
please god trade smith
What up with the sky hiring a coach ?? Any updates
NaLyssa Smith has trade value. She will be traded for Satou/someone else plus draft picks/money. Smith will not be back. Also Carrington will not be a part of the Fever. Alyssa Thomas and Bonner are a package deal. Both do not have the temperament to fit into the Fever team. They are married and have a child. Maybe someone on the Sun is worth a spot. White is probably in Indy because she was not allowed to punish her players bad behavior. I think she had enough. At least the rumors point towards that.
Trade value? Maybe she did in the past, but she has damaged her brand.
Who would want someone with a free throw percentage of 56.7%?
Who would want someone with field goal percentage of 48%?
Who would want someone that dates a player on an opposing team?
Who would want someone that skips a practice in order to get high with her girlfriend and post it on social media?
Who would want someone that thinks it's appropriate to do that eye poke skit?
I wouldn't offer anything in exchange for her in a trade. I realize she was good in college, but since then she has destroyed her brand.
I also could see sides to Chicago. It just makes sense to me for some reason. I mean obviously she worked there before. Do you think she would want to go back to being an assistant somewhere tho? Or do people not do that. Since she was kinda pushed into head coaching by Dunn anyway
Katie smith was a head coach in wnba and she went back to asst coaching the lynx under cheryl reeves
Putting indiana/iowa in the same breath as chicago/conneticut is wild. Time will tell
Caitlin has shaken the Fever team !! Glad that she is getting all the support finally !
YES! It's about time!
@@GreatlinClarkFan-c5h😂😂😂 it's about time... it's only been one season. The Fever will definitely be a force especially when their defensive plan is amped up.
@roee78 Absolutely.
I got tired of Christie Sides midway.
I don't blame her for the early season slow start. The Fever had a horrible schedule going up against some solid teams early on, but l saw way too many bad coaching decisions on her part that really retarded the Fever's advancement once they started to gel together.
In my opinion, they could've finished off much stronger and l won't blame the players who left everything on the court every night.
17:20 SW is Fever's coach #5 and #10.
yup! It would be hilarious if she leaves and comes back as the 15th coach
@@QuitaLovesSports IDK what that circumstance would say about the Fever's performance between now and then though? SW could be really successful, but the four subsequent ones short term and maybe not that successful?
Coach White been studying CC for a long time. She need to bring some defense strategies to the Fever. Coach White I believe played for Lynn Dunn when she was coaching. Indiana been talk to Coach White a long time. Her going to Indiana is not just a last minute move over night thing. Don’t be surprise if you see Thomas go to Indy. Smith staying in Indy.
no way will any Sun players, especially those who have publicly knocked Fever fans be brought to play on the Fever. Smith has shown herself. The new management will not suffer fools.
White was groomed to be the long-term replacement for Lin Dunn when she retired, and then she signed as the Coach at Vanderbilt DURING THE WNBA SEASON. She actually divided time between coaching Vanderbilt and the Fever in her last season in Indiana, and it showed. She acted completely detached and uninvolved on the sidelines. I lost respect for her for pulling that stunt, and respect for Krauskopf for allowing her to do it. The whole situation trivialized the Fever and the WNBA, in my opinion. This move has definitely muted my fandom. First White bails on her commitment to the Fever and leaves, now that Caitlin Clark is on the team, she comes running back. Also sickening that Krauskopf is bizarre and silly enough to allow this. White was a horrible college coach, then became the coach of a Connecticut team that was 51-12 before she got there. It's not a certainty that her coaching is even impactful.
It's possible to be a better pro coach vs college coach isn't it?
@jacobwatson1818 yeah, but not that dramatically. You're either a good coach, or you're not.
@@RealTalkSports-sz7suIf you win coach of the year, are you a good coach?
@jacobwatson1818 that was the players, not her. The Sun were 25-11 the year before. I will never understand why she won it. Must be political.
@@RealTalkSports-sz7suSo taking a team to finals and winning coach of the year means your not a good pro coach, I don't agree with that.
It’s going to take a bit to get past her and her girl’s “joke” video. Especially, considering who her girl is. We’ll see
Chicago need sides or hire spoons back
I think Sides could do a good job for Sky. The style offense that Sides is most comfortable with is the slow half court offense run through the post, and Sky's roster is optimized exactly for that.
Sides did a good job at the Fever building chemistry among the team. Sky could benefit from that.
I thick it could work.
NaLyssa is good by me! If she truly felt defeated by the coaching l can relate to that, I appreciate your commentary on NaLyssa and Grace!
Oh myyyyyyyyy
We in November no coach for the sky
I would love to hear Quita's opinion on if the hiring of Coach White makes the Fever more or less attractive to free agents.
Not if they're black
The beginning of Clark Era!
Indonesia here, Indonesia subtitle please❤❤❤
She joined the expansion Fever team.
the fever’s fanbase hates lyss 😂😂😂 she burned bridges. plus she doesn’t space the floor, she doesn’t play uptempo, she has one of the worst FT% of league’s history, she literally doesn’t fit. furthermore she is super messy with twitter fingers. if she is back it will be ugly af, all that great new FO moves for nothing 😂😂😂
I think nalyssa didn’t like the coaching. She did some stuff well this year. She was sometimes tough going to the basket, and also good at running for Caitlin’s passes at the beginning. I think she has potential. Should she start? Maybe not, but she’s just as good as anyone else we could get in free agency off the bench. And with a new coach I think she could be more motivated and consistent.
I agree with you that sides coaching damaged NaLyssa's production and motivation.
However, there's still the problem of her being romantically involved with someone who's not only on an opposing team, but also openly an enemy.
@ I don’t really have a problem with that unless she specifically plays worse against DC. I guess I wondered if she did that a bit this year but maybe a different coach wouldn’t let her get away with that. We will see what happens
My wild guess is Tanisha wright will coach Chicago sky maybe 🤔
No way _ Smith is out
Satou and Natasha Howard
Kia Nurse or Nnekka but Nnekka is at 250k
Natasha Howard is perfect for the fever,she can score , defend and play the enforcer role plus a free agent too
The FEVER picked up the 4th Year option on NaLyssa Smith so she can only be FREED from the Fever via a Trade. She's not going to be left unprotected in the expansion draft. No way, No How. That would be a Dream move for NaLyssa Smith, even if she doesn't know it and some FEVER fans STILL don't even know her Talents. They likely don't even trade her to the Suns unless they want to give up a pick in the 2026 draft since the Suns traded away their First Round Pick for can't get it Done Marina. Free NaLyssa Smith to the Suns since the FEVER faithful don't thinks she's worth anything. LOL.
They going to keep keep the starters n replace the rest with vets
Im here for the Fever and campaigning for Grace too😊
Loyalty to Fever may seem straightforward but for NaLyssa Smith, not so much. Hearing her publicly criticized for making fun of her teammate (CC) and her organization, it's time for her to move on. Playing on her girlfriend's team might be a better fit. Using Sides as an excuse I'm not buying it! Can't trust her that she won't go back to her girlfriend and report what the FEVER gameplays are.
Why would Nneka come to the Fever?
why would she not?
For a championship
Common sense. Unless she's tribal like yourself and this lady from th video
Let her have a bad game , them CC fans will come for her head, them fans is something else
@@michealroebuck683 Your 4th grade education is something else.
This is wonderful news
Sabally has all the shots!!!Smith has none!!!
What if Grace played for Dallas?
Wheeler and Sam Houston is gone that's too much money to be on a bench
First game lost and Fever fans will want her gone...
Smith needs to move on.
new basketball president, new gm, new coach… most likely new roster for role players.. so i think, lyss will be traded. lyss was playing bad.
What about Lexie?
I hate to rock you people boat, but coaches don't win championships, players do, a coach is only as good as the players, don't take my word, just ask Phil Jackson.
Periods win grammar contests.
HELLO Quita I TOLD YALL THE IND COACH WAS GOING 2 GET FIRED IM SO HAPPY 🆗️💥💯💯
You happy someone got fired? yall CC fans is different lol
Go Fever.
I don't think they can dump Katie Lou's contract. Maybe a buyout?
If they allow her to get picked up by tge Valks and they take her then she’s off their books
@@QuitaLovesSportsbut the Valkyries aren't going to take KLS
We all knew it of course and hopefully Spoon could get on with Dallas 🎯
Harman might bring her ( weatherspoon on as assistant to aces..imo..
@@kentuckylucky5762 but I think she wants to be a head coach she was an assistant in the NBA 🤷🏽♂️
@regrich8795 im sure she does..but a year under harmen at the aces or at the liberty might get her a really great position... I do hope the wings , atlanta or mystics consider her.this year.
CHICAGO WILL HIRE COACH SIDES NEXT WEEK!!!!