welcome to the Ben Daniel podcast where’re calling a spade of spade what I want everybody to do in the comment section right now give me three reasons Christy sides should not be fired seriously give me three reasons Christy sides should not be fired one reason this is only her second year on the job give her some time the second reason folks if you can come up with a second and a third reason you are a miracle worker besides the fact that she’s inexperienced she doesn’t have enough time on the job what else can possibly warrant Christy sides keeping this Indiana Fever head coaching job the great thing about the fever losing to the Sparks last night was it showed us that Christy sides given the blueprint in front of her this is how I need to follow my substitution packages my rotations my lineups this is exactly how I need to follow it to a te we already went into LA and we already beat this team let me just to the best of my ability recreate what I did there again let me recreate what I did in La at home Christy sides couldn’t do that Christy sides had to get in the way of things Christy sides couldn’t stay out of her own way and that seems to be her biggest character flaw she thinks she she’s the smartest one in the room she thinks her IQ is through the roof meanwhile everybody on that team not only kayin Clark is looking at her like what the hell are you doing Grace Berger is probably sitting at the end of the bench thinking to herself what the hell are you doing Lexi hole played five minutes last night Lexi Hull probably wasn’t expecting to play a single lick of time do you want to know why because the first time these two teams matched up Lex hle played zero minutes and guess what that was the Indiana fevers first win the first time these two teams matched up Nelissa Smith sat most of the second half however now things are changing however now we’re giving Nelissa Smith more time against the Sparks team however now we’re giving Lexi Hull more time we did against the Sparks team however now instead of Erica wheeler only getting 12 minutes against the Sparks she’s getting 17 minutes against the Sparks and I guess the question might be well was she any more effective with the extra 5 minutes no she wasn’t answer to your question how come everybody watching these games can see this five works that five works this five is great that five is great when these two are on the court together this team looks 10 times better when these two were on the court together this team looks 10 times wor worse how come people can see that from the outside looking in but Christy size cannot see the forest from the trees she is in deep she doesn’t understand what it means to be a coach maybe an assistant coach maybe she will be a great assistant somewhere but as of right now as of what we’ve seen the inconsistencies in substitution patterns is a travesty the inconsistencies within the substitution patterns is an issue what I want everybody to do right now is just take a look at your screen this is last night’s game you see Lexi hole five minutes one for four Erica wheeler 17 minutes one for three Katie Lu Samson 12 minutes one for four Nelissa Smith I am high on Nelissa Smith don’t get me wrong but 18 minutes one for three the Indiana Fever bench went four for 14 folks one more time the Indiana Fever bench went four for 14 and Christy SI decided to go an extra step and add nine women to this rotation but but keep a looking at your screen folks this is the first game these two teams played against each other notice a couple things different Lexi Hull zero minutes Erica wheeler plays five less minutes Nelissa Smith plays seven less minutes Kaylin Clark 36 minutes but look at the bench look at the bench Tammy F benley came off the bench 6 for 12 giving them something what with Tammy F benley not on the bench now there’s nothing that these guys can do there’s nothing these bench players can do Erica wheeler Katy L Samson Lexi Hull Nelissa Smith can you guys do anything off the bench in the two games against the Los Angeles Sparks Erica wheeler has played 30 minutes and she has shot one for four 30 minutes 1 for four what are we doing here The only positive from the first time these two teams played to the second time these two played is that Tammy [ __ ] benley insert into the starting lineup you go that is the only difference in a positive matter that crazyy sides decided to do last night other than that she continues to stick her foot fo in her mouth she continues to think she’s the smartest Caleb Clark played 34 minutes and guess what it was less than she played the game that they won three minutes less how is that possible Aaliyah Boston plays Less in the game that they lost compared to the game you see the issue here you know The Sweet Spot we see how much these players need to play same thing with Kelsey Mitchell how does Kelsey Mitchell play Less in the game that they lose compared to the game that they won I can tell you why you’re giving more time to Erica wheeler you’re giving Lexi hle minutes for absolutely no reason at all this is why people are asking for Christy sides to get out of here this is why people are speculating Chrissy siid is just in no man’s land men lie women lie numbers don’t don’t lie history doesn’t lie that’s why you don’t want to repeat history because history repeats itself if you see something going on in today’s day and age that happened 30 years ago 40 years ago odds AR history will repeat itself christe sides if every time you use a Noman rotation you lose guess what history will repeat itself you need to get a grip my friend you need to play eight women and eight women only and if they don’t have it six seven I don’t care I don’t care and guess what if you don’t want to if you want to go nine deep instead of eight deep why does Lexi Hull get those minutes why isn’t Grace Berger getting those minutes why aren’t we seeing what celest is all about why why why these are the an questions I need answers to why are you going from a winning formula to a losing formula in a matter of days why is somebody going from zero minutes to five minutes in a matter of days why is somebody going from 30 minutes to 25 minutes in a matter of days and guess what the difference between that is a win and a loss and Chrissy sides needs to get that through her thick skull this is
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Mounting evidence that the WNBA is manufacturing a narrative that CC isn't good enough for their "amazing league." 1. The Fever schedule is unfairly stacked against the Fever with the toughest teams and the most games without rest, despite CC having the least amount of rest prior to the season- 2. The Fever coach has been instructed not to allow CC to be herself as a player and to get into a rhythm, playing her off the ball and sitting her in crucial moments- 3. The officials allow defenders who are hellbent on keeping CC down to grab and hold her, elbow her face, etc. but won't allow CC any leeway to defend or complain in return 4. Every team double-teams CC with a sense of urgency, while double-teaming no other player in the league. 5. Every close call down the stretch gets called in favor of the Fever's opponent to ensure losses in close games.
NO NO NO NO That LA loss is NOT on the coach. Bench was 4-14=9 points, four players combined for 9 points THAT'S NOT ON THE COACH.Two starters (Fagbenle n Wallace) combined for eleven points, Mitchell 5-15, Wheeler AGAIN played like wet crap. NONE OF THOSE ARE ON THE COACH, how bout we start blaming the players. Bout damn time we call them out, four players can only score nine points on 4-14 shooting Mitchell (5-15) shooting reckless n blindly at times, Wallace n Fagbenle have been inconsistent all eight games, Wheeler should be arrested for whatever hell she's doing, on th court. I admit she's not the best coach but players are the ones in the court not her.
She should be fired yesterday… Do you think Fever management see the problem with Coach Sides?
Why would have anyone want Martin?
1-She's new 2-F if I know 3-F if I know
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2. She's showing the organizational problems with the WNBA, 3. A case for NOT hiring an unexperienced coach who will be coaching #1 picks, 4. Showing what NOT to do 5. She'll break some kind of record for #1 picks in a row.
2. She's HOT
3. She drafted CC
She has to go before she ruins her young superstar!
1) First year on the job 2) Tank for Paige 3) Roster isn’t good and Erica Wheeler has been on lists for the WORST contracts in the W
This coach is trying to prove her self. Instead of doing the job. They need an experienced coach.
Fever GM and Coach should be fired. Check out what happened with Lin Dunn at Purdue. And of course the lacklustre career of Sides. Pissed with this 2 ruining Fever players game and psyche. Disappointed with Fever owners for not taking action. Should fans make a petition?
Easy: Sides has GM’s support.
Fever is not a bad team, it’s just bad coaching. CC, Temi, & Aliya on the court at the same time is a winning combo.
1) Christie Sides has the wisdom and foresight to stamp out this national excitement thing that Caitlin Clark selfishly brought upon the team and organization
2) HC Sides understands the ins and outs of team basketball, and the importance of playing players that do exactly as she says without complaint
3) Coach Sides unique coaching style and unconventional tactics have sparked much thoughtful and scholarly debate in the women's basketball world
I could go on but I think we can all agree Coach Sides is a misunderstood genius.
I agree that Sides is a terrible coach but Clark's teammates are to blame also. They simply can't shoot! Missing layups is not professional and Kelly is a ballhog that will not pass to Clark no matter where she is. Clark my be a superstar but her teammates are not in the same league with her.
Can't. She sucks.
Christie values loyalty above all else… what does that tell you?
Make Caitlin a "Player coach" … Fire Sides …!!!
I don't have any reasons, and as Adrienne Ross said on her channel, let's have the Fire Sides chat. 😊
I have zero reasons to keep her as Coach.