Caitlin Clark's Teammate Says They WOULDN'T Be a Playoffs Team Without Her...
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- Caitlin Clark's Teammate Says They WOULDN'T Be a Playoffs Team Without Her... In this video we are going to be talking about Caitlin Clark, the number 1 pick in the WNBA draft and how she is ready to take over the WNBA.
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Caitlin Clark's Teammate Says They WOULDN'T Be a Playoffs Team Without Her... In this video we are going to be talking about Caitlin Clark, the number 1 pick in the WNBA draft and how she is a great matchup by WNBA players. Caitlin Clark was drafted number 1 by the indiana fever after being one of the greatest college basketball players of all time. WNBA players like A'Ja Wilson, Diana Taurasi, Breanna Stewart and Sue bird have all given their opinion of the number 1 pick.
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Erica wheeler has sacrificed for this team. And she deserves credit for that.
She has also been giving great rest time for CC and Kelsey off the bench!
Wheeler seems like she's a great teammate
Avg only 10pts over last 4 years...isn't a BIG SACRIFICE for $220K. The rise of Lexie has been unexpected too
@@bpraise517, unselfish is what it means & is a big cheerleader on the bench. Erica Wheeler has accepted it is fine not starting. Great attitude throughout the season.
@@beauburrell3318 I agree with that...
I am liking Wheelers personality. Her energy is next level. The time she put a towel in CC mouth to stop CC mouthing off to the refs for another technical foul was like a big sister would do. So hilliariious but also good for CC to have a teammate tbat is helping her emotionally. It would be a big downer to not have Wheeler off the bench.
I wish I can find the picture of that, because it was hilarious. The look on Erica’s face while she was doing it. Lol
wheeler feels like a friend that u can count...i like her energy too..
Erica Aliyah and Kelsey always looking after Little CC ❤
I wasn't sure about Wheeler. As long as she is willing to come off the bench and keep up the high energy great.
Wheeler has accepted her role. I've grown to like her more she's making better decisions on the court.
Same
She can play too. Almost every time she hits the floor she plays well.
CC is a multiplier...Boston and Mitchell become much more confident and efficient when playing with her and they all make each other better...great team dynamic to watch
Boston was more efficient last season... by a mile! She had the biggest problems to adapt, cause she was allways the vocal point on all of her teams. Now she has to play differently and it took her a while. I dont blame her. But thats te truth. Same is true for Mitchell. She needed time to get acclimated to another ball dominant guard next to her. She also never played in a Backcourt like that.
But a lot of CC fans are so impacient. If something doesnt work from day 1, all is bad, players cant play and need to go... everyone is at fault, except CC of course. I think she is the greatest talent the league has ever seen. All WNBA 1st team and top 3 MVP in her rookie season.... BUT she also needed time to get used to the league. She is nowhere near perfect. Not many games (13 or so) but she did! But even back then, it was allways the teammates, the coaches, the bad officiating, the league overall...
Cant remember how many videos even this guy did saying Mitchell has to go, Boston is bad, how was she a 1st pick... Wheeler shouldnt play... havent seen a video like that in months... isnt that strange?
"In the WNBA, the maximum salary for a player is divided into two categories: the regular max and the supermax. In 2024, the regular max is $208,219 and the supermax is $241,984.
The supermax contract is typically only available to players who have been with the same team for at least five or six years. " Pay Mitchell the supermax contract! She more than deserves it.
...and more! Kelsey has matured into an outstanding team player and leader!
Wheeler is becoming one of my favorites on the team....plays with joy and her full heart....really fun to watch her
She just needs to make her shots consistently, and she's be back to the lineup regularly
I hope they can restructure her contract. She's been subbing and playing pretty damn well and her leadership and infectious cheering...well...yeah!
Mitchell having a death in the family was really tough. I don’t care who you are that’s always difficult and sucks for anyone so she’s had a fantastic season. It’s been a blast watching the team grow.
I'm gonna be honest you could tell early in the season Caitlin Clark's Teammates weren't giving 100% and they weren't connected, basketball is chemistry everybody has to connect and vibe with each other, salute to the Indiana Fever after All Star and Olympic Break practicing and BONDING it's been fun watching this group!
i disagree with that i think her teammates were giving a 100% there professionals they will always try there best (excpet nylissa smith because she wants to leave) i just think that her teammates didn’t buy into caitlin clarks style of play and thought she needed to fit in with them instead of them fitting in with her that’s just my opinion though
@@wnnakwkqkq8636I watched the whole season and (Erica Wheeler, Kelsey Mitchell) weren't passing her the ball in the first half of the season, Aliyah Boston was the only person I saw trying to connect with CC, she's gotten better all year screening for CC, I watched the whole season.
@@wnnakwkqkq8636I see RUclips is censoring my comments but I'm sorry the Fever weren't giving 100% early in the season, Wheeler and Kelsey Mitchell didn't pass CC the ball, Nalyssa Smith can't ever set a proper screen for CC, the only teammate I saw that had CC's back all year was Aliyah Boston and I watched the whole season!
@AMart870 It is hard for established players to give up control to a rookie. It took time for them to accept and respect her, I think we're past that hurdle and the chemistry will only improve. The Fever are the most exciting and fun team to watch when things are clicking.
@@martybarkley2054I think I said that they're a fun group up above, they started 1-8 I believe they should've followed CC FROM THE START of the season they would've won even more games
NGL, Erica Wheeler has turned out to be a better teammate of Caitlin than I initially thought she was going to be.
She's like the hype woman she gets the team energy on bench and locker room and practice
@@jasonj7755 And I like the way she respectfully got in CC's ear last game to calm her down.
She was the most positive teammate publicly following the draft.
No Boston = no chance. The work she does on the trenches is nothing short of unsung hero.
And KM also she's one of the big reasons why the fever won so many games
Wheeler now has a positive +/- each game. She is adding to the team since she stopped the stupid hero ball and just caretakes the ball until CC is in position, then passes it back to CC and occasionally takes shots from standing in position.
She’s also made some sweet baskets the last few games
She is an amazing 3-point shooter. I hope we see more of this in the future. I watched warm-ups before the doors opened at Gainbridge vs. Suns, and she hit 18 out of 20.
Wheeler is such a vibe. If im the fever id restructure her contract to a minimum. If she wont take it thats fine too.
You are so right. Wheeler is a vibe. Her personality is contagious. You have to have those kind of personalities to make the game fun.
I can see Wheeler taking a role as player-coach and moving into coaching down the line.
Unless she has to leave for her restaurant or something, at the very least put her on the coaching staff. She is the soul of this team.
The funny thing about it Cc if asked she would say I wouldn’t be here without them!
It is true that this TEAM is not in the playoffs without CC, Kelsey, and Aliyah. But Caitlin always talks about TEAM. She is the ultimate TEAM player. Erica is right. Like her former rival college coach Kim Mulkey said, Caitlin can't beat you on her own. But she doesn't have to; she gets her team involved.
CC for MVP and Erica for great friend and supporter!
Erica Wheeler isn't the same player she was 5 years ago but she's still fast. On a run and gun team you'd think she could fit in better. Sides could do a better job coaching her.
Without Mitchell they are not in the playoffs either. That duo needs each other to shine.
Wheeler has always been supportive of CC she really does care about CC shes very protective of her
Another thing that needs to be considered is that almost unanimously these players have embraced Caitlin and have been willing to let her take the lead on the court. That wouldn’t happen with all WNBA players. If they were more worried about their egos than winning, this season could have gone down very differently. It all started with Erica. She set the tone. I’m sure credit for this also goes to the coaches, the other players and CC herself….oh and can’t leave out the lore of zoobiliation. It says a lot about this team as a whole that they haven’t allowed the noise to derail them.
Side note- The Carrington and AT tweet about Clark leading in assists is the best worst tweet of the year….lol… the best part was Carrington’s follow-up tweet saying she was only joking and just trying to motivate AT….
Try harder… lol
Without AB or Kelsey they aren’t in the playoffs. They work better together
E Dub is a real one, I hope if she doesn't resign here that she retires and goes onto Sides' coaching staff next season.
I still fail to as why Catlin isn’t considered league MVP? No discredit to Wilson, but she’s been in the league for how many years now? Yet, to have a rookie come in and break records in WNBA history that she didn’t do this year. A rookie shouldn’t be breaking all time records, the one who has been in the league longer, you would think right? Wilson had more years to rack up more points in accolades in so many categories, but for a rookie in her first year to surpass those numbers(only half way through her season with some records), while at the same time, no vet playing has yet to catch her, says a lot. Breaking that many records surpassing over past and active vets, should mean something. shouldn’t it?
It’s a defense of her teammate, one who Wheeler recognizes is a target, and not a disrespect to her other teammates.
Caitlin regrouped over Break and returned Motivated more than Ever,,, Kudos
❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ now that's a great teammate❤❤❤❤
That is my issue with MVP. MVP is not for the best player in the league IMO, it is for the most Valuable player for their team. Maybe that distinction has changed over the years, but I stand by that opinion.
Agree 100% . They are two different things.
CC is why I watch but I really hope to see Mitchell and Wheeler on her team next season
CC and Kelsey are the dynamic duo. They are fire out there together and I love watching them.❤
KM had 6 years to do it, with the number one draft pick last year and still didn't do it. Enough said.
KM is playing like one of the best players in the league. Any Fever fan has to be grateful she's on the team. She makes crucial buckets. I don't see the Fever winning a lot of games without her. Both her and Caitlin are critical to getting Fever into the 6th seed. I'm not sure the Fever would have enough without her to get to the playoffs.
@@benjaminsmith2287 It hard to say whether or not they would have made it without KM. What we know for a fact is that Fever didn't make the playoffs for six years without CC.
@@SHsparx It's very easy to watch the Fever now and look at how much Mitchell brings to the team. KM joined Mitchell and AB. Those two are a big part of go-to's she has for offense. Clark gets a lot of her assists to AB and Mitchell.
In my opinion two things need to happen.
1. Boston needs to be more consistent at scoring.
2. Lexie Hull needs to take at least ten shots a game [she is red hot].
I agree Hull has been consistent and dependable. She needs more time and more chances for shots.
If you make a shirt with Nai’s Tweet and Swoopes’ and AT’s response with Caitlin’s final assist stats- I will definitely buy one…
The tweet on front and Caitlin’s stats on back… absolutely would be a fire shirt…. Lol
Well given that Fever missed playoffs for over a decade with some/many of the same players on the roster, then ONLY difference this year is the presence and influence of CC. It has been a positive feedback loop where the more they help each other the better they all get. Or maybe another analogy is that CC is a catalyst that turned a slow burn to much brighter and hotter.
All ingredients are important in a recipe, sometimes just needs the right seasoning to bring it all together 😋 go team!
CC & Mitchell.
Mitchell is great. At one thing. Scoring. She doesn't do anything else all that well. Once in a while she will have a great pass. Once in a very long while.
@@trhansen3244 CC can't carry the team by herself. If she could the Fever would win regardless of how everyone else performs. The objective of the game is to score more than the opponent. Mitchell is awesome at scoring.
@@Mel-gr7xp They could insert any number of players in the second guard position. You cannot say that about Clark.
@@trhansen3244 That's not true. Please give Mitchell her credit. She's one of the best players at the SG position. I prefer her to Arike because she's a more consistent shooter than Arike. Arike is a better passer but you need scoring on the Fever.
@@trhansen3244 I agree about CC, but not Mitchell.
I love Wheeler. Amazing teammate. I don’t love her max contract.
I love her as a person, as a player… she’s starting to grow on me
I agree, she's a great teammate. It's cute seeing her trying to calm CC down to keep her from getting a T. As far as the max contract, who cares? The league can well afford it, now that they are taking in money hand over fist.
Caitlin Clark needed the Indiana Fever team, just as much as the Indiana Fever team needed Caitlin Clark to make the playoffs because, together, they grew into the phenomenal team that they've become today, and will continue growing into in the future. Together, they've grown into the phenomenal team they've become. Caitlin Clark's been an inspiration and a driving force for her team, but it also took the phenomenal talent of her teammates along with the special chemistry between Caitlin Clark and all of her teammates that has created the winning successful team they've become.
Last year they didn't have Caitlin and they didn't make the playoffs. They as won 7 more games (maybe 8) this year as compared to last year. They need to look at this as they had all the pieces except the final piece to bring all their talent together for its full potential -- and Caitlin was that final piece. They are all needed to be a team.
The synergy of play of the those three players is shinning but they need the other two starters to align to be all they can be.
If we could trade Katie Lou for her twin, we could have easily been a 4/5 seed.
Karlie is 2 years older than Katy Lou
I agree that players are more likely to regret tweets. Tweets about players in the W usually just bring hassle IMO. They should tweet out of season if they must.
TRUE. The Fever would not be in the playoffs without Caitlin Clark. They also would not be in the playoffs without Kelsey and Caitlin duo. The whole team has improved. Lexie sealed up three games for us at the freethrow line. Aliyah Boston’s contribution has won us games too.
I don't think Catlain could've powered this team to the playoffs without Mitchell.
I'm actually surprised the fever are only gonna win 7 or 8 games more this year than last.
Boston and Mitchell have similar point total compared to last year, but then add Clark approaching 800 total points…it really is a 3 headed monster.
depends on who replaces them. to many variables to give a definitive answer
Why are we even talking hypotheticals? The Fever are in the playoffs with CC, AB, KM, LH, DD and TF. Add Erica Wheeler's energy and personality, and you have a team that each of them can be proud of. They've done this together.
Why is Wheeler responding at all?
Why is Smith posting any of that stuff?
Just concentrate on playing. Why get on Twitter and respond at all?
I get Smith, but why Wheeler? If she wants to respond to fans, then let her respond. It's not like it's actually harming anyone anyway. I'd rather see the players show off their personalities than be a robot on the court. It's not like the media is gonna give some of these players an opportunity to speak otherwise.
Erica wheeler to me is actually important to the team. She hypes up the team in a positive way. I always see her on the bench hyping up the team everytime they make a shot.
Erica Wheeler isn’t a great player. When CC drops to the 2 with Erica in, she does way better. She is a great person, probably the glue of the team. She is a positive force. A spirit animal, whatever. Successful championship effing teams have an Erica Wheeler on the team. She is the biggest cheerleader. It is quite nice to have a fresh Erica in for a few minutes of play. I can’t imagine the Fever without her.
Love Erica Wheeler good player and a team supporter.
If players weren’t on Twitter, we wouldn't get these “high quality” videos from you. 🤣
The top 8 Fever players are bonafide celebrities at this point. The starters , Temi, Wheeler, and Katie Lou are all famous enough to be considered a celeb
I don’t know, man. I think if there is no Mitchell or Boston, the Fever don’t make the playoffs. They compliment each other all so well.
Let the woman tweet... people can have a voice, it's actually fine if they are mature enough to not let the comments get to them. Not everyone is triggered by twitter. Considering she is one of the players who has been on the team and they haven't made the playoff it's clearly not that she is being horrible to the team she knows what's real. EW is so supportive of her team, watching her with them I rate her, but more importantly you can tell the team love her, you need cheerleaders too and she is there biggest cheerleader out there. And sometimes the leadership and the energy a person can bring off the court in games and practice is important too. Thank F she doesnt have an ego and instead is like the biggest hype woman for her team!
Without CC, they are not in the playoffs. Kelsey is better now that she is w CC. I mean, without CC they would have first pick again next season.
Erica didn’t accept her role before, now she is. She even seems to be better in a support role. Without media training, they should stay off social. A player that used it more for updates to fans.
Wheeler is a fave to me. She's the consummate team player.
Have you guy's forgotten that Erika was happiest one on the team the second they heard Caitlin was drafted? She jumping up and down.
Don't mind it but that twitter can spin anything into one big ball of SHeeeeeeet
Weeler grew on me, she's very supportive. WNBA players are petty
Wheeler is the heart of the fever, she is pure joy.
😂🤣😂 Dribble, dribble, dribble; pass the ball to Kelsey Mitchell; dribble, dribble dribble, shoots for deep two. 🤣😂🤣 That and 10 CC TOVs. Beginning of season. We can laugh about it now!
Giving deference to Wilson, Stewie and Collier, for now CC is top 4, and with the greatest offensive skill set in the league. I would tend to think that Mitchell and Boston are more like top 16-20, and Boston could climb higher than that.
She's not 4. There still are other players like Copper and even Sabrina that play well against tough teams where Caitlin still, from lack of experience, will struggle. Caitlin will be top 4 soon, maybe next year. But her lack of experience and building up certain parts of her game, has her not in the top 5 yet.
@benjaminsmith2287 We disagree. CC's all-around stats are better than Copper, Sabrina, J Young, Arike, Plum, Loyd, whoever. And intangiby, she opens up even more space for her teammates.
Who would be your top 5?
I love Erica's energy. She's the best hype man😅
I would LOVE to see Wheeler on the team next year but they have to drop her pay dramatically. She is a backup point guard and should be paid like it. That would let us bring a superstar forward to the team and win. Her leadership, big sister attitude, and love is awesome for the team…but the paycheck isn’t justified.
Once again, you are wrong they didn’t even make the playoffs last year. The only difference between this year and last year is Kaitlyn Clark.
Try spelling her name right
Facts. This is the only time I agree
It should be noted that if the Fever added ONE powerhouse player at power forward or center, they would be, without question, the WNBA's version of "The Dream Team". FACTS!
Erica is a team player that appreciates her teammates
I came to love Erica Wheeler. Great teammate and team player who will be more imactful with time. I would like to see her and Grace Berger get more time. Hopefully we won’t lose them in the expansion draft.
Caitlin also needs legit shooter like kelsy Mitchel. She is one of the most important elements in fever's success and so with Boston, Lexie and other team mates and most especially the Coaching Staff. It is a team effort... GO FEVER GO GO GO!!!
Sides probably wanted Cardoso not CC
So if you add Rickea? You get 13pts, Add Cardoso you get 10pts 10 rebs, Add AR you get 8pts and 15 rebs...👉🏾with None of them do you get 19pts or 10 assist.. No easy buckets for anyone, Kelsey aint giving you 25- 30pts since the Allstar break, not 91% from the FT...And no gravity pull that requires a dbl teams, no increase in PACE and 4,000 fans (boring)...thus you MISS PLAYOFFS AGAIN. 13-27 or worse... CC IS THE REASON FOR THE SEASON.
Grace Berger is a much better player than Erica Wheeler. Why is Wheeler treated so well and Berger is treated so poorly???
Wheeler is Sides favorite. I watched a video where she said when she was asked to coach her requirement was to get Wheeler. Berger is fighting a losing battle as long as Wheeler is on the team and Sides is coaching.
@@DANsRPathetic that is why they will never be a top tier team until that is fixed. The best players play period
Ask Coach Sides!
CC is the REALITY! Easily of the Year and should be MVP! If A'ja Wilson was thinking of getting paid more, she would campaign for CC to be MVP.. CCs value goes far beyond her stats. She's raising the value of her team, the other teams and the WNBA. She'll make those women millionaires if they just open their eyes.
Wheelers comment is just being supportive that they needed more than just CC. People are just charged up with the negativity from other parts of the league and seeing more than what it actually is.
A person is totally delusional if they think Fever make the playoffs without Mitchell, Boston, Clark, or even Hull on the team. It's a silly conversation. But silliness? Clark a top 5 player, top 1 player? Get serious.
It’s almost like basketball is a team sport 🤯
i love wheeler she's like a big sister to CC i love it when she put towel on cc cus she's afraid the ref might give tech no CC for saying things afyer the hard foul. wheeler also is a ball of energy evennwhen shes in bench cuz she always cheered whenever cc put up a good ast or 3s
I will say it 1 more time. Grace Berger should be getting some minutes. She would be the perfect backup for Caitlin.
They're in! Go Fever!
Looking at rosters construction across the league the WNBA is better thisyear than last year. The Fever would've regressed into a single digit win team this year if Clark was not on it.
Wheeler is an essential part of the team's morale. She is that vet needed in the locker room and she has been giving great numbers and rest for CC and Kelsey post olympic run. She is needed ❤
Depends on who you’re replacing these players with, but I think Clark is better than an OK point guard more so than Mitchell is better than an OK shooting guard. Replacing Mitchell with Jordan Horston would be bad, but replacing Clark with Jace Sheldon would be worse. Right now, Wheeler is the replacement for both Clark and Mitchell, and I think the Fever are (since the break) way better with Clark-Wheeler than with Wheeler-Mitchell. Of course, Mitchell is still a super-bucket.
If Mitchell is out, CC increases her scoring, still pushes the pace, dishes to everyone, etc. Without CC, not even a chance for playoffs but still better than last year. That said, way better together.
From watching this year, I would not have guessed Wheeler was an All-Star game MVP. That puts her in the company of Lisa Lesley, Tina Thompson, Sheryl Swoopes, Maya Moore (what is it with WNBA players and alliteration?), and Candace Parker. I know she's older now (though she still has a crazy motor), but imagine if she were to start playing more like an All-Star MVP. She's already playing so much better than at the start of the season.
I like Erica. She brings a Snoop Dog vibe to the team. She has hit a couple pairs of key baskets recently.
Wheeler is the cheerleader for the team, lots of energy, but the fever could use her salary to help get a better player, every team needs an Erica Wheeler
Replacing Sides with a middlin coach, the team would easily make the playoffs with Mitchell. With Mitchell, they probably would be in the 4-5th spot.
Without CC, they could even be #1 seed. But! No one would care 😂
They need media training.
we need a wheeler cam pip just to see everything Shes doing when on the sidelines, seriously
Katie lou I think Cheryl Swoops has snuck into the comments
Really. Without Boston or Mitchell CC wouldn’t have all those assists and they wouldn’t be in the playoffs
As good as CC is what makes her so good is she has such good teammates that when they focus on her the other two will destroy the opposing team and they know it
They all are great because of each other
Next year will be better.
What would there record be with a different coach????
So Mick is saying for 8th seed, Sides is responsible for a 1 or 2 win improvement from last year and CC is responsible for a 5 or 6 win improvement from last year, dependent on the final results?
They aren't there without Mitchell, either. No way.
I agree that without Mitchell they wouldn’t be in the playoffs
Pick a game, schedule a watch along, we're in for that....
A any game... you know your stuff, introduce us to the competition...
I think they need all pieces of this puzzle. Can’t do it without Kelsey. A Boston???! Better have a good replacement. I agree wit AB showing up heavy and out of shape