Indiana Fever Postgame Media Availability (at Atlanta Dream) | May 9, 2024
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- Head coach Christie Sides, Caitlin Clark and NaLyssa Smith speak to the media following the Indiana Fever's 83-80 preseason win against the Dream on Thursday night at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.
0:00 - Head Coach Christie Sides
8:12 - Caitlin Clark & NaLyssa Smith - Zábava
Smith balled out tonight and the hell yeah, shoulder rub to Caitlin was awesome. You could tell Caitlin appreciated that!
Players complimenting each other ON and OFF the court!
Smith is so gracious and kind. Really becoming a fan of her. Caitlin's self-assessment was admirable as well.
This team's players and coach are great for us fans! It's so easy to love them as fans! Thank you. You are all great role models for my daughter's! Thanks again.
NaLyssa is not only a great player, I can tell she’s a solid teammate. I loved that she had Caitlin’s back.
Nalyssa was MVP!
I feel like she's the Kate Martin of the Fever, cool calm and collected
Been an Iowa fan for decades, NaLyssa quickly becoming my 2nd favorite on this team.
she's good for sure
Mine too. Wonder why there was so much hype about Clark and Boston. Clark and Smith is a much better combo.
Smith , berger and hull running and gunning with cc , team def needs that level of energy.🍻
I’m still excited to see when Kelsey Mitchell gets back, too!
@@stuartu7150 Wheeler wasn’t out there either… it’s only going to get better!
When Celeste Taylor played the team got a boost. She has great defensive energy. The rest of the team needs to run better to keep up with Clark.
Caitlin, you are a great team player!!! Keep it up!!!
First time in 30 years I watched post interview for wnba
I think the reporters asked really good questions. I watched from start to finish. Praise to them👍
I love Nalyssa Smith - her personality is just amazing!! ❤️
She is a very exciting player to watch just like Caitlin. I was excited to see Caitlin and Aliyah but I didn’t realize how good Nalyssa was - I’m a fan!!!
Keep being amazing young women!!
Smith brought her A Game tonight.!
yeah too and caitlyn always finds the player who has game at the moment final last words to the team get your rears in gear run team run!!!
A great coach will still find a way to encourage and lift their players
Aliyah is out of shape, Celeste still has bad habits from Ohio State, bigs not scoring enough, Caitlin works too hard for her shots, on and on. Stop validating yourself to the press…
Been questioning Sides ... IN/management needs to get their heads out of their --------------QUICK LIKE in this historic moment in WBB and opportunity for IN
exactly, you can be encouraging and still give an honest assessment.
@@MokaBoucha Agree, been watching the press conferences for the other teams and their coaches seem to lift their teams up, all Sides seems to do is point out everything wrong with her team.
Coach needs to stop criticizing the team when talking with the press. That is BS!
Congrats, CC and Fever!
I miss Gabbie, I miss that whole Iowa team.
MAN DON'T WE THOUGH!!!! IF THE WNBA were SEROUS about WBB and fans, they'd KEPT at least someone together with Clark.
Yeah.
dont forget to watch them next season!
We'll hop in the time machine and go back while pro players are moving on
@@anthonytaylor7928luckily we have you tube
I thought this was an important game cause it showcased what Caitlin can do on an off shooting night. You could see how smoothly the offense was run with her out on the floor. She had 6 assists but she could have really had 10+ the team missed a lot of open layups and shots of her passes and a lot of passes lead to free-throws for her teammates. She just gets her teamates alot of open shoots cause of how much of a offensive threat she is, Atlanta sent a lot of double and even triple teams at her which resulted in open shoots for her teammates. Add on a couple good defensive plays and 8 reabounds and she had a well rounded game. Caitlin can impact the game in so many ways, just keep shooting and the shoots will start to fall. Nalyssa was a beast on both ends of the floor tonight and grace did a good job of hitting some tough shots and passed well. Celeste Taylor showed a ton of hustle and played good defense. I also was happy to see aliyah getting her confidence back.
"... the team missed a lot of open layups and shots of her passes and a lot of passes lead to free-throws for her teammates..." Same thing against Wings. Her team mates were shocking at times in their failure to convert Caitlin's assists.
@@BenjWarrant I agree but that will get better the more games they play together it will all come with chemistry.
Celeste Taylor was VERY impressive tonight. Glad Coach Sides saw what I saw. Boston was like a BOSS, and her and CC continued to crystallize their game together. Katie Lou was killing it from long range. There were too many turnovers for the Fever, but luckily, ATL had at one point 4 consecutive empty possessions. You can see that the defense against CC is going to tighten in the league. But she still put up 21 points and that she's great down low when being doubled or triple teamed up high, she makes the adjustment to transition her game down low. Impressive weapons, CC!
I agree, I hope Taylor makes the team.
CC had 12 points
Caitlin defense is overlooked I saw a beautiful block which led to transition free throws and she was Steve Nash at one point with the dimes.
It's overlooked because she don't play defense most of the time duh
She has worked on d... you can see it... progressing nicely!!
@@anthonytaylor7928 maybe youre not watching and only listen to racist narratives
@@anthonytaylor7928 They kept her loose on defence at Iowa so she didn't draw fouls.
@@jameswolfe4712There’s no racist narratives lol, her defense just isn’t good. A lot of times she ballwatching off ball and getting beat easily off the dribble. One block doesn’t outshine that, if you actually watched the game you’d see there’s alot to be desired on defense. She played a great game regardless of FG% but her defense just wasn’t good last night. Flat out, there’s no debate to be had.
If you’re a real fan of Caitlin then you wouldn’t blindly defend her and throw around the “racist” word. You’d hold her accountable and hope that she improves
Great game, especially the play of Caitlin Clark, NaLyssa Smith, and Grace Berger!!!
i am rememberin Berger. very tough to play against!
I’ve been very impressed with Nalyssa in the preseason; big fan of her game. Thought Boston looked better tonight. Loved the transition attempts from this team & think they will get better over time. Clark was drawing the double & triple team throughout the night, but I thought she had a pretty well rounded game for just her second game in the W, even with the poor shooting. Can’t wait until Kelsey Mitchell is back to take some of that high pressure defense off her. Also shoutout to Grace for just being solid & reliable.
Coach Sides is doing a great job with this team
Imma say it again NBA fans are now Indiana fever fans for the rest of the season… this was a good game for every player on that team GREAT ball movement
Respect. Just understand this team is young, but they will get there!
Thank You Coach! Well Said. And ‘The’ single most Important thing Im Impressed with in this conference, is our dedicated Coach Sides, Recognizing the areas we need so much to work on, Hammering Home Key Points that need to be emphasized and So Important. Yes, we won. Yes, it’s preseason and it looked good in some areas, But We need to be thankful that we have the kind of Coach that Coach Sides is. I’m a dedicated, loyal Fever fan and of course I wanna see my team win, but now is when all of this matters to work on if we want to get into the playoffs. When the season starts, all of these other WNBA Teams are going to be fully ready, and we need to be Fully Ready Also! In tonight’s game, the other Teams Starters were Not even in, and we still struggled a bit in several areas. There were so many things in this game that we need to importantly work on for Our own good. One other thing We desperately need to take advantage of - Inthe first 2 games other teams opponents are all focused on Caitlin, that is an advantage for us if we can take full advantage, and people getting open right away. Because The Opponents Focusing on Caitlin opens up so much for Us, and The Opponents are going to continue Doubling and Tripling up on Caitlin, until we give them a reason not to. I’m excited for the Season, And I know that we have absolutely great talent on our team, and these players have Maturity and high basketball IQ’s, and they understand Constructive criticisms, and The need for improving in so many areas. Love Ya Fever! Go Fever!
Thank you Coach for pointing out the blown layups and opportunities CC created! I saw 5 blown assists she would've had plus another 2-3 missed shots with fouls that were split into one point at the stripe. Is some of it chemistry? Sure, but some of the finishes from 3' away were pathetic! In my previous combined 5 minutes of watching the W before #22, I saw this crap time and time again, yawned, and turned the W off. And people think they'd be more popular if they dunked? Christ they'd probably miss most of those too!
Great debrief Coach 👍🏼
Celeste turned the tide. There was like 9 ast or so that team gave away from CC22. Keep giving rook the rock.
Yes, her assists should be higher, and some of her turnovers, not all but some, are attributed to the bigs not getting to her passes.
@@shf4592 facts ✅️
Reminded me of Iowa where she should have had so many 15 assist nights there
@@BitWrecker yeah, it did have that energy
Love Coaches honesty....holding Fevers to accountability and in next breath praise.
Get my coach some tea with honey and some ricolas
lol
Too busy cussing them out at half. Congrats on the win, but that first half can’t happen or teams will cook them.
😂😂🤣 yeah
I like this coach! She sees what is happening and knows what she wants! I like that!
CONGRATULATIONS ON THE WIN!!❤❤❤
Such great responses from both young ladies. Extremely poised and positive. Love it!
Oh man NaLyssa is quickly becoming a second fav. She’s great
Definitely the team I’m following. Let’s go fever alll the way from AR
Coach got that Doc Rivers voice😂
Just love Coach Sides!! She knows!! 💪💪💪💪💪💪❤️❤️❤️
Insane how hard they are playing Caitlin Clark. It is like Nika Muhl in the UCONN game versus Iowa. Indiana needs to use this aggressive play against their opponent. Attack the weakside until the defense plays straight up. Caitlin played 39 games in college. Now she has to play a similar amount right after that. Every team has South Carolina style players on their team. With all the off the court stuff, she looks exhausted.
Rook 1 and Rook 2 did great
GREAT TEAM CLARK AND SMITH!!!!! Smith GETS IT!!!!
Think these 2 are going to be a good duo.
If there's no bigs to cut it, (SMITH CAN!) get ones who CAN and WANT IT badly enough for this historic moment. IA only needed 1 big, Clark had 3 receivers who HIT those assists including 3's most every time. NO excuse at the WNBA level, coach. And Sides is WRONG - 3's in transition are ALWAYS good - IF you have the players skilled for it.
Clark tends to shoot them even when she’s ice cold though. But I agree they are awesome when they go in
What has impressed me is how great the ladies are personally aside from the skills! Wonderful sweet supportive ladies with good positive personalities! I really love a lot of the players on personal levels! New big fan of a few more this month!
Congratulations ladies
18:22 I love these 2!!
Caitlin just being on the court changes the game. She really is a game changer. Looking forward to watching the team development.
She looks no better than anyone else so stop it with the game changer stuff
@@anthonytaylor7928-When you have 3 or 4 defenders on 1 player it opens up other players and that is a game changer.
@@dalewall3726 exactly.
Wow. First time I’ve ever listened to a wnba post game presser. That coach gave all the info. Very informative
Clark is GREAT as she came to you, Coach, including ALL 3's which IS why we're in this moment for WBB.
I love this coach's knowledge of the game.
I love seeing the Fever getting stronger as a team w/ each of these preseason games and some practice clips as well. Love Clark as a player and for what she is doing for the W. Love Berger, Smith, AB, and E Wheeler, who I missed last night. So excited for the season!
Let her play her game coach. She might lose her confidence and momentum bc of the rules you wanted her todo. Fans loves excitement from her thats why they want to watch her
Great job Caitlin & Nyesha!
Boston played great too, but could get more points!
Smith played incredible tonight! I honestly can’t wait for the season to begin, I’m excited again for basketball because of this team. Let’s go fever 🙂↔️
I love Christie's voice .... Rocky Squirrel from the old Bullwinkle series....... would be fun to play for ....... fun year
You have to keep Grace on your team. She is an athlete and Smith did a great job too and Taylor.
When C. Clark is running the floor ya best HAVE YOUR RUNNING SHOES ON N HEAD ON A SWIVEL.
The whole team was great!
Indiana Fever Pre daft: We love the way Caitlin plays, she's great. We are so happy to get her. Coach Sides post draft: I am going to change the way Caitlin plays. Let's see how that works out for your team. We like Caitlin because she is exciting to watch. Change that, and let's see how many of us watch your games.
NaLyssa a great hooper and an equally great, supportive teammate 👏 A real class act! ❤
NaLYSSA SMITH has been playing Solid. For CAITLIN, She is going to get a Lot of Double Teaming Defensively on Her. Some Teammates need to come Help Her out IMMEDIATELY to relieve the Pressure, which will Help for Less turnovers and will produce more Points.
Fever will be exciting to watch IF they continue the fast pace that CC can offer. Conditioning, Boston and a couple others looked winded.
Fabulous game 🎉🎉
The league needs to expand the roster to more than 11-12 players. Hopefully that’s something they can look at next year if the league is as profitable as it seems like it will be this year.
I agree, these cuts they have to make are soooo difficult.
Facts they need more teams also
When they get more comfortable with each other and the flow of the game. Caitlin, Aaliyah and Nalyssa will be a Big 3 I can see it.
This game and presser show that Fever will be a great TEAM, helping each other out, sharing the basket and having well-rounded stats. Everybody is a star. Go Fever!
I disagree. I, and many others love watching Caitlin because she is exciting. Take that away, and many of us will stop watching. Why do you think so many people became fans? If we wanted the same old boring game, we would have been fans a long time ago.
I love NaLyssa Smith. Funny badass. Can do everything on the court.
Great coach
It showed in last nights game already. Sides is ruining a good player by not letting her play her game, its whats got her to what she is today!!! Bluder let Clark be Clark and see where it got them?? If Sides slows her down or stops her from doing what she does best, then they are wasting a great talent!!! If that is what Sides wants and is going to do, then maybe Sides needs to be replaced!!!!!!!! Sides talks the talk, but she isn't listening to her own talk.This man has said it the best i have ever heard. He is so right on all things he said. Wish he was the coach for the Fever!!!!
I have never been to A live pro game but watching CC and her new teammates light it up. I am gonna have to fight my anxiety and go see A live pro game.
A great coach knows their players strenghts and weakness..and tendencies..sides is a great coach.
Great Team win tonight
Coach Sides: save your voice, it's going to be a long season. Smith was BEAST.
Coach sounding like Tom Izzo 2 games in! ❤
Her lost voice btw!
Really needs to rest it for a few weeks
I'm late to this discussion, but I thought this game was better than the first, when I thought the team looked a little disjointed. They still are having problems adjusting to CCs passing, especially in transition. It's like they're not expecting it and then it gets mishandled. I also thought that Grace Berger was a great influence on the floor, almost a calming effect. She seems to able to take the stress off everyone and quietly strokes it when no one is looking. She was great tonite.
I hope Coach Sides understands that at Iowa, they like taking 3s and lay ups, not midrange shots, coz they like to run and get points fast. It's not a "bad habit" and she should not be throwing Caitlin under the bus this early. They need to keep in pace with her and leverage her talents. Hope coach doesn't take the shine and spirit out of Caitlin. They don't look happy though they won. Smith only has good words for Clark.
You seem like an awesome coach…
Catlin clearly makes every player better because Catlin is pushing the ball, spreading the court creating room for everyone, and hitting open players. The team is also supporting Catlin well. This is a group of wonderful ladies who are playing well individually and as a team. Thank you for this great environment for us fans.
Clark is a homerun hitter. Let her shoot. You will win games you shouldn’t win letting her shoot.
She was shooting she just missed a lot
Nalyssa and caitlins and the whole team this is special the world of the wnba resolves around Catlin cark
Smith , berger , hull are run n gunners...ab needs to get that conditioning going and get aggressive...once the chemistry really gets going this team will be stout.🍻
I can't believe it I'm watching the WNBA. I got the feverrrr.
More screens. Will help Caitlin
It's coming.
The screens looked completely ineffective tonight.
I didn’t see many screens
She has to create for herself too
Clark dishing the ball all night 8 assists off night on 3 still got 12
We want coach to draw good plays break momentum plays when other team is going on a run by calling time outs but anyways you did good coach you'll be fine have faith and confidence in your crafts 🙏
Coach Kristie, you shouldn't have to explain EVERYTHING to the reporters, please save your voice. Also save all your insights for your team, no need to tell all your game plans and impressions to the press. Get your voice rested! One other thing if you get this, I know Caitlin is advancing the ball mostly- but to get the vultures off her when they are shadowing her at half court- just have someone else take the ball up, and have Caitlin waiting mid post, and work your plays from there. That would throw every team off, since if she doesn't have the ball initially, it may be easier to work the ball to her after someone advances the ball to the point.
Thats part of pro coaches job otherwise they would be fined or suspended dummy
agree
i think caitlin knows this. grace and erica wheeler will have more success bringing ball down. they double teamed caitlin right away. caitlin needs the ball in her hands after a rebound is grabbed tho cuz shes the only one i seen advance the ball ahead successfully the rest dont loom ahead they just bring the ball down.
@@RebekahSchraufnagel My point is, every defense is now set up to dog and double her so she can't advance the ball and she has been turning the ball over more often, I think she had 7 turnovers last night. So yeah, I do agree with a fast break outlet to CC. But after a score or slow advance, let another ball handler handle it and defenses won't know what to do if Caitlin isn't advancing the ball. If she is still doubled out on a wing, that leaves the entire other side wide open for an open arc three, or break to the paint for the other talented players.
I was shocked at how LITTLE the Fever players even TRIED to grab offensive rebounds, to say nothing of defensive rebounds. It was horrible. They were not even TRYING. One of them would just throw up one hand feebly to try to reach the offensive rebound and then just GIVE UP. I had to turn it off for a while. No reason to watch anybody play that poorly. I tuned back in towards the end of the second quarter.
There may be another advantage to opponents guarding Caitlin so close. She can draw a foul simply by getting to her 3point comfort zone ... doing an "insta-stop"... and shoot the rock. Opponents will clear Caitlin for half second then jerk back to [try] a block.. but this is a great opportunity to draw the foul and get a 4pt play or even 3 pt at the line. Something to experiment with.
Don't you love some good questions from the media, just rapid fire and in depth about the game.
Caitlin and Gabbie should have done a masterclass for 3 or 4 minutes after the game....
That is a great idea.
Move on
So when do the fever get a new coach?
Yes coach get Boston in shape because she is smart
Boston is slow, cut the hair maybe she run faster. Watching that is annoying
@@hoosierproud7718 Aliyah is strong and smart already but needs to shed some pounds and workout her legs and increase stamina to run down the floor better and increase endurance.
she was better than the first game... its progressing
@@hoosierproud7718Jr l her hair has nothing to do with it
Boston is slow, but I do like that she will run down the court between Caitlin & her defender to give Caitlin some space. Plus, I feel like she looks to get the ball to Caitlin, tries to set her up for a shot or drive to the basket.
😂Every video I watched, coach’s voice is like that
Caitlin Clark the beast hasn't left the cage yet
I wasnt into the wnba much until this year I always followed caitlin clark and now im a ll in with the indiana fever i listened to the coach and she sounds like a winner and let me say this was a great draft class all the woman but i m all for caitlin clark and indiana fever ....in fact i brought tickets for may 18 when they play in new york its two hrs from me lets go fever
Their schedule is tons of work….may their pay rise if these crowds stay bigger than in the past.
NaLyssa Smith does not get the credit she deserves and Grace Berger is a smarter player than Wheeler.
8:23 😂
All of a sudden, all the girls are looking like they are ballers, good ❤
Need to bring iowa coaxh in an tell yall how to coach
Clark brings in the fans she is wnba
dream were shooting 70% first quarter. hard to stop
Indiana is lucky this was a preseason game.
@@reseyworld they didnt look lucky at all. They were playing well, even without some crucial starters out. Atlanta does have some good shooters though
Triple teaming Clark just like college you can't guard her 1 on 1 she'll find players all night.
Gray shut her down early
@@reseyworld ran the show 8 assists 12 points pushing the pass drawing double teams all night finding open players nothing changed all in 32 minutes.
Let CC be free and the Team adjust to her style. Nobody going to watch a typical CC. Let her dance and freely shooting logo 3.
Naylessa is a boss
This is what they call the Larry Bird , Magic Johnson effect Caitlin Clark Angel Reese I don't think I need to say anything else you know where I'm going now we wait for for that one super player in the next 3 to 4 years to come into the WNBA with that Michael Jordan effect it will happen
Dumb comparisons
True
12 points great job Clark LMAO
It's pre-season dude calm your wet panties down..plus she had 8 rebounds and 6 assist and being double team. Not mentioning a block also you hater.
"Hardest working" is NOT WBB win (and injuries are coaching not players). High IQ, skill and chemistry IS.
Boston is off right now. I assume she will get better as the season gets on.
Boston kinda looks out of shape.
@@dalewall3726 I think the other ladies played overseas and are in more game shape.