Caitlin Clark's Most CONTROVERSIAL Teammate....

Caitlin Clark's Most CONTROVERSIAL Teammate..... 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 WORST Teammate is Ruining the Fever.... In this video we are going to be talking about Caitlin Clark, the number 1 pick in the WNBA draft and how she is hated 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 are not fans of the number 1 pick.
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[@sparty837]

Sorry, with those percentages she needs to go. Basketball is a team sport and she isn't a team player so they will lose with her.

[@mikeb8497]

hello, i am the liaison for the Chicago Sky and I hear you Catlyn Christ fans hate her teammates because they wont sacrifice their own stats so Shesus Clark can score 60pts, well i have a suggestion, we will trade you Dana Evans for Kelesy Mitchell, Dana will pass her the ball Dana will do whatever Catlyn Christ demands her to do, thats what you guys want right then lets request the trade.

[@sohyankeat2031]

Playing with Clark is like playing with LeBron James everyone needs to up their gane

[@HungryH1951]

@@mikeb8497 Once again. No.

[@fulanspeaks7319]

​@@sohyankeat2031😮

[@robertdelange2071]

well.. ego player.. but she does score her bit, she's butterfingers when CC passes... so it is suspicious how she's playing CC bad, and it looks like on purpose.. she's not really a team player at all.

[@malebovinemanure]

She is mad that Caitlin took her from #2 on the women's NCAA top scorer list to #3. She also took Mitchell from #2 on the NCAA top 3-point shooter list to #3, Caitlin being #1 on both list.

[@mikeb8497]

hello, i am the liaison for the Chicago Sky and I hear you Catlyn Christ fans hate her teammates because they wont sacrifice their own stats so Shesus Clark can score 60pts, well i have a suggestion, we will trade you Dana Evans for Kelesy Mitchell, Dana will pass her the ball Dana will do whatever Catlyn Christ demands her to do, thats what you guys want right then lets request the trade.

[@usveteran9893]

That is the issue I have with stats. CC22 makes a good pass that the receiving player mishandles, and CC22 gets the turnover in the stats. This can be done for any player, not just CC22.

[@glenndavis5349]

Doesn't play defense, no assists, no rebounds, how is this good again? One dementional only scores.

[@oaklandtraphouse]

Better defender than clark

[@glenndavis5349]

@@oaklandtraphouse not true.

[@tdsportscards]

Arike 2.0

[@oaklandtraphouse]

@@glenndavis5349 you sure about that? I watch fever games too

[@oaklandtraphouse]

@@glenndavis5349 you sure about that i watch fever games too

[@marcleblanc6293]

Won't pass, no defense.....send her packing

[@mariamonsegur9403]

Must go

[@mikeb8497]

hello, i am the liaison for the Chicago Sky and I hear you Catlyn Christ fans hate her teammates because they wont sacrifice their own stats so Shesus Clark can score 60pts, well i have a suggestion, we will trade you Dana Evans for Kelesy Mitchell, Dana will pass her the ball Dana will do whatever Catlyn Christ demands her to do, thats what you guys want right then lets request the trade.

[@HungryH1951]

@@mikeb8497 Nope. We can get a better trade than that.

[@benjaminsmith2287]

I wish people would be less emotional and more analytical watching these games. Mitchell's scoring is essential to Fever's wins. Unless you can replace her production, no, you don't send her passing. Basketball is full of scorers with tunnel vision. It's part of the game. Mitchell is producing.

[@tblack6296]

​@@mariamonsegur9403Caitlin don't play defense either.

[@HD-tf6zu]

She’s controversial because she is a one man show. It’s really sad because it is so clear she believes she’s the star when CC and AB know that it’s a team game. Wish she would learn how to pass and work as a team - I think she would be a great teammate if she figured that part out.

[@blackcrowvol2281]

Mitchell is jealous of CC & pissed that CC broke her college records.😏

[@marceybull]

I honestly think Kelsey is just used to playing that way, all tunnel-vision, after playing so many years as the only scorer apparently for many of the Fever years.

[@JoeJoe-lq6bd]

I think she has the offensive talent to be a star if she played team ball. She just plays iso ball nonstop and that's losing ball.

[@cesardelosreyes508]

CORRECT, she is a one woman show !!!!!

[@petep5207]

@@blackcrowvol2281 - THIS. I have said it 100 times. CC passed her on the way to the record and Mitchell is bitter to have to play with her and defer to her.

[@moneehan]

She’s Monte Ellis for Caitlyn. They need to trade her and build the team around Caitlyn the way the warriors did with Steph.

[@hpavil]

this is such a spot on comparison, it’s just such a bad fit

[@moneehan]

@@hpavil yeah and it seems like the worst part is a lot of the pick and roll offense with the rest of the team works better when they go through Mitchell. But sides doesn’t seem to like to run plays for Clark so it’s hard to tell who that’s on.

[@happykt]

Its Caitlin, not Caitlyn

[@nigeltufnel775]

Mitchell for Ty Harris

[@nickpappas6151]

she reminds of monta ellis...a chucker with a sub 60 IQ

[@Flashyboo]

Doesn’t pass and plays terrible defense

[@nbt1420]

Don't forget about the open yet feeble "scoop" layups she misses constantly !!! She's missed at least one in each game this year so far !!! Absolute waste of oxygen !!!

[@blaque5582]

Sounds a lot like Luka in the finals😂😂😂😂😂

[@mikeb8497]

hello, i am the liaison for the Chicago Sky and I hear you Catlyn Christ fans hate her teammates because they wont sacrifice their own stats so Shesus Clark can score 60pts, well i have a suggestion, we will trade you Dana Evans for Kelesy Mitchell, Dana will pass her the ball Dana will do whatever Catlyn Christ demands her to do, thats what you guys want right then lets request the trade.

[@Flashyboo]

@@mikeb8497 why trade for a player you can get for free next season? Basketball is a team game Mitchell is one of the most selfish players I’ve ever seen. Also undersized and can’t catch passes in transition. You don’t win with selfish players especially ones that can’t play defense catch passes something she’s clearly not capable of doing herself. Tunnel vision misses layups every game. that has constantly been on losing teams there’s probably a good reason for her not being on a winning team

[@HungryH1951]

@@mikeb8497 I said no. We can do better in a trade than Evans.

[@SteveC0000]

It seems to me that Mitchell almost misses CC's passes(assist) on purpose to make CC acquire more turnovers, which will make CC's stats look worst then it really is. Mitchell wants to be the superstar on this team, not Caitlin. 😢 Smh

[@crazy.horse622]

Yep. That one long, easy "oopsie" with all of the dramatics showed me everything I needed to know. Mitchell is deliberately botching plays.

[@Kakki82]

She's just too fixated and eager to score that she loses focus on catching the pass

[@petep5207]

OH, no doubt she is sabotaging CC. Sky game proved it.

[@user-gu9fv3dk2o]

Absolutely....she doesn't even try to catch sometimes

[@johnnythunder196]

Makes sense...maybe she heard something from Sides where CC's not allowed to shoot if she turns the ball over.

[@zealazax6287]

Mitchell needs to give up control and submit that's the only way its gonna work. Boston did that and look at her now. Clark is an unselfish player if Mitchell submits to her she will get a championship or else she's gone.

[@nickpappas6151]

The coach should have stamped out her crap months ago but is too scared her players will pull the race card If she doesn't let then run wild.... only other possibility is the chronically mentioned "sabotage" angel

[@brettgoucher8783]

Mememe That is all she knows No assists, no defense, no rebounds Has to go

[@brettgoucher8783]

Oh yea- can’t catch worth a crap

[@Tradewind777]

this isn't pro level. its basketball employment

[@anthonytaylor7928]

Aren't these players employed professionals?

[@nathanpayne5358]

Every time Mitchell drives Clark is wide open for a three but she will never see her

[@anthonytaylor7928]

If I have a open lane for a layup I'm not passing it either

[@mariamonsegur9403]

Simple fact , she must go !

[@nathanpayne5358]

@@anthonytaylor7928 sure but you have to have an open lane and be able to make a layup. She has not been great judging either

[@anthonytaylor7928]

@@nathanpayne5358 u know what y'all complain about Clark not getting enough shots up this and that .thats because shes not creative off the dribble when someone is guarding her one on one heck have she even used her left hand? She can barely penetrate thru traffic to score.yall say she needs screens well heck Carter was going thru those screens and defending her . The great scorers don't need screens all the time .I do agree Mitchell is a ball hog at times but shes a waaay better creative scorer than Clark

[@ayo30s]

@@anthonytaylor7928 Boom!!! Plus isn’t she a shooting guard? I definitely like her game, 👊🏾🇳🇬🇺🇸

[@alexr1934]

Why do you think Caitlin Clark can't improve her defense? She hasn't even played half a season, and she's an athlete with a high basketball IQ. Of course she'll adjust, get help, and improve.

[@Ember_Janer]

You actually made objective points on this video. No pandering. Good job buddy!!!

[@SeanP7195]

Meh, he doesn’t take oh e a stance. He will say fans about this because of this, then spell out why the fans are right.

[@deansouthwick1906]

I looked last year’s stats and figured her “teammates” out. Last year, Mitchell led the team in points. Last year, Wheeler led the team in assists (if you can believe it), and Smith led the team in blocks. Now you have CC coming in, and all relevance goes away from all 3, because Caitlin can do all 3. Easily.

[@johnnythunder196]

No one watched the games so we dont know but I suspect those three were playing keep away from the others last year too.

[@outsidethegarden]

if only coach Sides watched CC's games at Iowa: she doesn't want to be the star (or at least, not at anyone else's expense). she wants to pass, distribute the opportunities to score, build a team. if you let her play her way, everyone wins. but the coach has to see that, and make the team see it.

[@deansouthwick1906]

@@johnnythunder196 I imagine Mitchael has always been a ball hog who thinks she’s a better player than everyone else. Wheeler actually averaged almost 6 assists per game, which is about six times what she is averaging now.

[@roxydejaneiro5640]

@@outsidethegarden You should try to realize that it's not the coach stopping her from playing her way. It's the professionals on the other team that are stopping her.

[@outsidethegarden]

@@roxydejaneiro5640 certainly it could be. just that apparently coach Sides doesn't set plays around CC, even when the game is at stake, and her teammates aren't good at catching her passes (and yes, she passes too quickly or at the wrong time sometimes -- seems like leftover habits from Iowa, when she could get away with that), and very few people give her the ball if they don't have to. so she's not being used well. so when she isn't playing her way, is that because she's realized she isn't going to get any cooperation? or because her coach told her not to? (what the coach says in public can be dismissed as PR.) and yes, life is definitely harder in the pros. no lie.

[@closequarters4575]

She should be a 6th man. She’d be great off the bench.

[@DrivenA111]

6th woman.

[@HungryH1951]

She'd be great to give CC a 3 minute break now and then. Nothing more.

[@DrivenA111]

@@HungryH1951 I actually want her off the team altogether…but this comment is absolutely ridiculous. The woman is probably one of the best in the league. I think stuff like this is one of the reasons the CC hate will get stronger. She is third on the all time list, two spots right behind CC for crying out loud. Don’t be ridiculous.

[@artdogg50]

And replace her with who? Not even trying to be funny either. Samuelson? 🤔

[@ronsmac]

Mitchell gives the impression that as long as she gets hers it wouldn’t matter if Indiana lost every game.

[@johnnythunder196]

she had a big smile on her face after the Chicago loss because she got 20+

[@rowdy831]

The Fever need to really focus on defense with Boston and Clark as the nucleus of the team.

[@joeyirc]

Not only does she not pass her nickname should be "Clank" She doesn't catch a pass either.

[@johnnythunder196]

"Clank" is a great one..."Chuck" even better.

[@happykt]

Mitchell is completely selfish and not a team player on the court and I've seen about 3/4 of the game of the Indiana Fever this year. I've also watched top team, including the Aces, the Sun and the Liberty win many games because they have great TEAM players. Getting back to Mitchell, you can see it in her body language, that she thinks she's the center of the universe and she doesn't give a damn about anyone else. Its all about her ... Between her, and lousy players Erica Wheeler and Wallace, and a crappy coach in Christie Sides, the Indiana Fever and Caitlin Clark are doomed. I actually wonder if the owner and management of the Indiana Fever are paying attention and give a damn about winning. They won't win with Sides as the coach, and Mitchell, Wheeler and Wallace on the team. And I'd freaking play Celeste Taylor full time!!!!!!

[@grisnoirs]

you think management cares they are getting rich just by the sold out stadium. why change a winning ticket?

[@Michael-uc7gr]

The year prior to my joining the team, it had the Junior College National Scoring Champion. He could shoot the lights out, but he never passed and was lazy on defense. He graduated. The next year - without him - we won more games because we played team ball and great defense.

[@zealazax6287]

Boston and Fagbenle are the only ones who understands that when Clark leads they all score and win together. They care about wins and not stats. Mitchell needs to understand that and submit to Clark like they did.

[@moneehan]

I love watching Clark and Fagbenle play off each other. It’s like they’re both on the same exact page. I can’t wait for her to get back.

[@smoothblink]

I think Lexie does a pretty good job of this too.

[@Abdur_Rahman_S.]

Submit 😂😂😂😂😂 these casuals are insane…..

[@smoothblink]

@@Abdur_Rahman_S. I agree it was a weird choice of word, but the point still stands.

[@michaelsteven5558]

@@Abdur_Rahman_S. Second language understanding is fairly common. Submit has many different definitions depending on context. Understand the context, and you understand the meaning.

[@tdsportscards]

Is this where I bring up that Mitchell as a main player, she's like 49-152 before this year...bad GM's, bad coaches, bad teams over these last 10 years...Mitchell isn't a player to build around, they've already tried several times... don't forget, she already said she wasn't gonna change

[@mondogecko6859]

Kelsey Mitchell doesn't pass the ball when she has it and doesn't catch the ball when it is passed to her!

[@vanessafulton3190]

As a basketball player, a great assist has always felt better than a good basket made. I would really like to see Kelsey pop it out to Caitlin for a shot on some of her drive attempts, because CC is wide open.

[@outsidethegarden]

I suspect (based on no evidence whatsoever) that Mitchell just doesn't think about passing. not enough to look to see who's open. not even enough to notice (as I saw on one video) that she blew past CC, who had her hands up signalling for the ball, in the far half of the court. but KM just drove on by, across the half-court line, right to the rim. can't remember whether she scored or not, but that's a low-probability play.

[@varj7]

Wheeler is by far the worst team player on the Fever.

[@nickpappas6151]

wallace is worse

[@robertdelange2071]

and both are max contracts that came with Sides

[@chimanng8000]

They both don't score

[@jaylucas8352]

Aside from her defense. Mitchell has probably developed an “everyone sucks so I need to shoot” instinct because she’s been the offensive focal point for so long. Like a pickup game w scrubs. But now she’s surrounded by talent and isn’t used to playing w elite scorers like Clark or Boston.

[@Stumble1b4]

Don’t pass don’t play. Can’t catch no play. This is a team.

[@leroyj11]

If you wanna say she don't pass enough and should improve her defense cool, but all the people on here saying she's purposely trying to sabotage caitlin are nuts, stop with all the conspiracy theories, this is how's she's always played

[@michaelsteven5558]

Another way to look at what you said, is that she has always sabotaged teams, but not because of being miffed at a team mate. Rather, she is a ball hog and is simply lousy at catching the ball.

[@outsidethegarden]

@@michaelsteven5558 though that's different from "sabotage." so the question is, in addition to being a ball-hog, or "selfish," does/did she deliberately miss a pass? and what should the coach do about that? better do SOMEthing.

[@SeanP7195]

The dropped passes?

[@SeanP7195]

Is it really “nuts” to think that? We’ve seen this done many times in the NBA. They even did it to MJ early on. Players even admitted it years later.

[@benjaminsmith2287]

Agreed. That's where the whole bad reputation for CC fans comes from.

[@fyfedawg4587]

Mitchell is incredibly talented but she doesn't know how to play basketball. This is also a major problem on the NBA as well. It's hard to believe Mitchell's father was a coach because she doesn't know basketball and she is incredibly jealous and selfish.

[@johnnythunder196]

My feeling is "incredibly talented" people don't drop multiple passes in a single game (while wide open). If it was deliberate she's incredibly corrupt.

[@businesstron]

Dude...she's an allstar. That's a stupid take to say she doesn't know how to play basketball.

[@fyfedawg4587]

@businesstron obviously you misunderstand what I said. Have you ever heard a commentator say someone has a high basketball IQ? Charles Barkley said this a few weeks ago there is a difference between talent and understanding Basketball the game. Just because you can shoot the lights out doesn't mean your making good decisions on the court consistently

[@businesstron]

@@fyfedawg4587 Dude it's an idiotic take. This lady's was the Big 10 all time leading scorer before Clark broke that record. It's beyond talent at this point because she's a proven commodity college and pro. Saying she doesn't play basketball becasue she's taking shots from Clark (shots that Clark wasn't making anyway) is stupid. It's one thing to say they don't fit but another thing to say that she doesn't know basketball with all her accolades college and pro.

[@fyfedawg4587]

@businesstron your reading your own bias into my comment your saying I said stuff I never said or implied. Let me simplify it. She doesn't know how to play team basketball and she not only makes horrible decisions on the court regularly but she obviously can't catch a pass either. This has nothing to do with Clark. I said Mitchell is very talented when it comes to shooting. But she does everything else poorly and her stats prove it. It's OK to disagree with me but disagree with what I say not what you think I'm saying because I say exactly what I mean.

[@vinnieboombotz399]

KM can't catch the ball or intentionally fails to catch. She's a ball hog and only had 2 assists. If she won't play as a team, she's a detriment. Get rid of her. Definitely get rid of Wheeler!

[@HungryH1951]

Mitchell can make baskets, but she is not really a team player. She is a Kelsey Mitchell player. I think she believes she is better than Caitlin Clark. She is not. She may go one on one and fight through heavy traffic better but that is it. CC handles the ball better, makes the passes and assists, makes her teammates better, sees the floor better, knows how to run an offense and makes the shots as well. Mitchell makes the shots and that is about it. You pass her the ball and it is the last you will see of it.

[@blee30]

At the game yesterday, she was under the net, had 3 defenders around her, and 3 teammates slam open, but refused to pass to one of them. Multiple times she dies stuff like that, where a teammate is open with a better shot, and Mitchell keeps it anyway. It gets on my nerves.

[@MrWebster]

Can a player be called a good player as Mick claims if they lead their team in points scored but absolutely beyond horrible in assists and rebounds. Only people who manage losing franchises would think so.

[@user-ou2dx9ev7x]

She don't even want to give the ball to Caitlin Clark if I was Caitlin Clark I would stop throwing the ball to her sometimes you got to treat people the same way they treat you Caitlin Clark is the playmaker of that team start treating her that way

[@theautoman22]

Mitchell has always been a scorer but she’s selfish and that’s a problem! The lack of wins before Clark should have been a clue for her to be more of a team player.

[@outsidethegarden]

though it's hard to be a team player with a team that doesn't play as a team, under a coach who doesn't build a team. but having CC gives them an opportunity to try something different -- if they're willing to try it.

[@Wraithlen]

She simply doesn't make her team better at all. Much like Carmello Anthony was. Look at her assists. I mean, she's a guard that gets no assists. Chemistry is huge in this sport and she doesn't fit with this team very well.

[@merv5488]

To be honest this is not all her fault. This is a direct responsibility of the coach plain and simple. Anyone with any coaching experience can tell immediately that this coach has no control or for that matter no real strategy. She simply has no idea how to utilize the talent on the team. It’s mind boggling to me that they have not made a change. It’s becoming very hard to watch these games because of horrible coaching decisions or lack of them. Sad to see this!!!

[@dru2799]

Monta Ellis average 20 points and 5 assist for the golden state warriors in steph curry first year. Monta Ellis was traded so that steph curry would flourish. The problem with indiana team is the coach who is holding back CC for her team mates because she afraid of being labelled racist.

[@cesardelosreyes508]

The coach needs to be replaced ... period ... Mitchell can go, the fever will flourish without her and the coach !!!!!!!

[@badboyinjordanz]

lol don’t forget the additions of Draymond and klay thompson.

[@devinbrines]

Put Mitchell in the corner and give it to her if you need a basket in 8 seconds

[@kimpagel1778]

Mitchell averages 2 assists per game. Ask her to average 3 1/2 assists and coach her toward what you expect.

[@bookjp]

Smith is the one who has to go,She gets the ball in the paint she can be double or triple teamed and she won't kick the ball outside. She would rather throw up some B.S. shot that has no chance of going in.

[@benjaminsmith2287]

Smith has better post moves and finishes than Boston in some ways plus has a good mid-range shot. She's an asset. I don't trust her but she's a solid player.

[@sh0t0kan]

She's a good player if she was the only person on the team. The reason why she is a top scorer is because the majority of her points come off Caitlins assists.

[@Darrius996]

Shes the kind of player that kept me from watching WNBA until now

[@HREducationEdge]

Basketball is a team sport. Collaboration is key!

[@kylewarren8065]

Mitchell’s scoring is undone by low rebounds, low assists, poor defense… CC should get five of Mitchell’s shots and that only happens with Mitchell gone.

[@jrsanchezfamily1391]

Mitchell needs walking papers with Sides! By the way, Mitchell is NOT a team player. It's all about her and never passes to CC

[@calvinLawson-zw5qn]

Everyone who watches the Fever knows she doesn't pass but no one has ever said anything to her about it even the media. That question is never put to her in post games. Why? Why can't that question be put to her?

[@owinzenburg]

Watch her carefully during the press conferences. It's clear and obvious she's not fond of CC, especially when she speaks and gives great answers. She can't hide it, watch the little mannerisms, it's obvious why she doesn't pass

[@brianguzman6951]

Mitchell benefits from the gravity that CC draws.

[@brucekrygowski1926]

In hockey, there are so few goals that everyone sees who made a mistake, allowing the opponent to score. Your defensive game is evaluated. Objectively, all players have +/-, in reference to themselves individually. In basketball, because someone is scoring every 10 seconds, nobody is evaluated with any objective criteria whatsoever. In addition, offensively, a player can get “ assists”. Offensively, though, there is no parameter for “ non conversions”, after your teammate just passed you the ball. A players ppg is a facade; it has nothing to do with how you’re contributing to your team.

[@outsidethegarden]

as a complete newbie, this frustrates me. you can rack up rebounds by reshooting your own missed shots. you can rack up turnovers because your teammates weren't looking out for a pass they should have expected. assists only count if the other player scores. the system penalizes team players, and rewards more self-focussed players who just want to rack up their shots and their physical play at the basket.

[@nikeyrawhide2873]

One thing, she can dribble..if only she can use her speed and dribbling skill into a team game format, she'd be in Chennedy's level; the difference is Chennedy knows she's not the star of the team and play as such, but she also know how to find her spot and will shoot and/or drive to the basket with no fear. And, damn, she can definitely catch those Clark passes and finish//

[@edvonschleck3098]

Get her out of there, they need to get players who want to play in the Caitlin Clark system not just look out for their money and stats... And wanting Carrington on the same team with Clark after insulting her on twitter and indicating that she would indirectly empower racism etc. is just insane :D

[@gordonbezanson4710]

Coach gotta go!

[@nathandavis5099]

Kelsey Mitchell reminds me of Vinny "The Microwave" Johnson from the Bad Boys Pistons, and she would excel at the same 6th man role. The issues are 1) who can play the Joe Dumars role for Indiana, and 2) how can you pay the 6th man more than Sabrina Ionescu, Breanna Stewart, or Kelsey Plum - which is what Mitchell makes. I'll also point out that Erica Wheeler makes more than any of the aforementioned players.

[@anthonytaylor7928]

Dumb comparison

[@nathandavis5099]

@@anthonytaylor7928 Mitchell is instant offense. Very quick. Good penetration. Good shooter. Undersized for the role. Not going to provide great passes (Vinny passed more). Not going to provide a lot of defense. She could provide that same jolt of energy that Vinny provided when the offense gets stagnant. Where does the comparison break down?

[@anthonytaylor7928]

@@nathandavis5099 first of all it's dumb to compare a wnba player to a NBA player plain and simple and let me ask u something have u ever compared a NBA player to a wnba player?? More than likely not thats why it's stupid

[@nathandavis5099]

@@anthonytaylor7928 Just because it's the Wnba doesn't mean they're playing a different game. Players fill roles, whether they're men, women, elementary kids or the Boston Celtics. So I'm sticking with my comparison, unless you have something more than the sex of the player.

[@jonnyb6700]

Caitlin's stats would double if Mitchell was switched with more of a team player.

[@HD-tf6zu]

Carrington would be an awful teammate to CC. I understand she is a phenomenal player, but you don’t bring an enemy into your camp and expect great things……

[@jordanlj1]

Carrington, like Smith are just to into the social media clickbait moments. Both are immature and I think bad fits for the Fever.

[@benjaminsmith2287]

I'd rather have Chennedy Carter than Carrington. I don't like Carrington. I actually think Chennedy and CC would have great chemistry on the court.

[@michelleblanc6377]

You are better off having a less talented scorer that plays a team game. So either Kelsey Mitchell play team ball or she earns a one way ticket to a new team.

[@mattw4461]

She too good to drop those passes like she do. Its on purpose. She is jelly of CC

[@deepee9601]

😂😂😂

[@marlontroy2064]

She Plays For Herself. Caitlin Be Wideopen When She Drives But She Won't Kick The Ball 🏀 To Her. Kelsey Has Always Played Like This.

[@zealazax6287]

Fagbenle should get a max contract.

[@petep5207]

Mitchell and Caitlin can ONLY co-exist as long as they're not on the floor at the same time. Personally, I feel one of them MUST be traded. Mitchell is all about Mitchell--to the detriment of the team. A team is composed of FIVE--not 4+1. I don't know that a new coach would be able to coach this utter selfishness out of her. You don't win with players like Mitchell. She is Carmelo Anthony.

[@Ember_Janer]

You have to trade Mitchell. You HAVE to play CC majority of the game so you need a gaurd who is strong on defense. You can’t have two defensive liabilities on the floor majority of the game.

[@DREAMCATCHER33316]

Not a team player

[@GOLDKW-bl4gp]

CC is not a good defensive player. She is 50% better than Mitchell though. Mitchell should be a spot up 3 shooter and cutting to the rim. We know she cannot catch the ball. She should not be a distributor. NaLyssa is also a terrible defender. Celeste Taylor only good defender and she is collecting sore spots. No way will she be on this team next year unless Sides is back. Getting 16+ shots and scoring 16 points is not a win.

[@jeremiahieremia7477]

Mitchell, an individual iso type player. Cares less about winning. Shes all about making All Star at all cost and not getting everyone else involved

[@klt479]

Defense, ability to catch passes, lack of assists, and lack of screans breaking others lose are all issues. Not sure why this one is on the court except in unique situations to give a team player a rest.

[@michaelaiello9525]

Like George said, “I me mine, I me mine , I me mine “

[@fredball8240]

Mitchell has plusses and minuses. When things break down play-wise you need a player like her to bail you out and put the ball in the bucket. But she is also a liability to team play. She pretty much does what she wants to do on the court while the others are trying to play together and run the offense. Wheeler is the one you need to be talking about tho. I see no value in her game.

[@keiththompson5193]

The coach could bench her until she starts passing.

[@user-ox1nc9nk2i]

Not a Mitchell fan for the reasons stated, but I do have some sympathy for Michell. Until this year she has been the number one scoring option on any team she has ever been on. It has to be a tough transition. It would be great if she would come around.

[@nickpappas6151]

sympathy for what reason...she's an ok player at best. Clark is a once a century player. Mitchell in lucky she had a little run on very bad teams. It's not like she was the number one option on talented teams.

[@user-ox1nc9nk2i]

@@nickpappas6151 She was number 1 all the way through college and for years in the league, even if on bad teams. It would hurt anyone's ego to face the new reality.

[@ads2686]

you would think a good GM and coach would have thought about that, like "well we are about to draft one of best players out of collage, who can score 3's for fun, is clark & Mitchell going to work? maybe we should see what we can get for Mitchell." instead you have this mess with Mitchell playing for herself statpadding only interested in getting a new deal somewhere else. You would think a good GM & Coach would say well would got Boston with the no1 pick last year, we get clark with the no1 pick this year, let's build our team around them. Nope not at the fever. You have Boston & Clark on the same page, Mitchell trying to outscore clark every game and kirsty wallace basically doing nothing meaning the fever basically have 4 players and 1 passenger. Nalyssa Smith, Boston and clark are on the same page which also causes a problem because Smith's girlfriend seems jealous of Caitlin clark and is tweeting shit about her while clark & Smith seem to be getting on well.

[@user-ox1nc9nk2i]

@@ads2686 You lost me when you said good GM and coach in a post about the Fever.

[@nickpappas6151]

@@user-ox1nc9nk2i I was thinking the same thing ha ha

[@georgeallen8721]

She needs to be removed and replaced. I m sure she hasn't got to the WNBA in a lottery. So it's time for her to use her skills and talent. Get over what it is bothering her if it has anything to do with Catlin, Growup, and play team ball.

[@darrinwarner4046]

Scorer but cant catch a pass or dish it out when locked down. Recipe for disaster.

[@_M....]

itchell is one of many short, dribble, bribble, shoot scoring guards that litter the WNBA. None of them have lead a team to a good record. Great forwards and versatile guards who can do other things well besides score are where it's at.

[@businesstron]

I've only watched the WNBA this year but it's apparent that you aren't going to be in the top half of the league just being able to do one thing. There are no good one dimensional teams. The top 4 teams are stacked in the front court and back court. The Fever have guards and a center. They need a better wing and power forward. Hell you need a good bench to be in the upper half and they don't have that. The fever are 3 players and that's it.

[@Hoopskingbasketball]

She is the female version of Vinnie Johnson who used to play for the Pistons.

[@nigeltufnel775]

Good observation

[@anthonytaylor7928]

Dumb comparison

[@michaelaiello9525]

I mean it’s not like anyone is listening to our comments anyway. Front office of Indiana is the problem. Bad coach. Poor handling of a generational player. No one stepping in to build the proper team culture. Caitlin may have a high basketball IQ.. but no one else at Indiana seems to really get the game at a higher level.

[@outsidethegarden]

lol, love this. if only SOMEone were listening to SOMEthing people are saying. but no, they don't want to rock the boat, or get people upset. status quo. amazing to think that not only the coach but the front office aren't paying attention to CC22's potential. for team play, for wins, for playoffs, for attendance, for the WNBA. but they aren't. and I believe (based on nothing but my fandom) that CC is sincerely dedicated to trying to improve the team. that's what I saw at Iowa. but she can't do it alone, and she can't convince her teammates unless the coach is willing to educate them. "higher level," for sure.

[@kennyc_2373]

Carrington and Smith are dating. No way you can have them on the same team

[@rowdy831]

I am okay with a player shooting if she brings anything else to the game. Mitchell isn't a really good player because she doesn't give any effort. In her mind she plays offense and everything else doesn't matter. They should trade her for someone that can rebound and play defense.

[@AI_chatbotSydney]

LOL..this is so TRUE...she just doesn't like to pass....she always think offense and to make herself great and too worried about her points and NOT the team's points...i am talking about mitchell

[@addeigloriam4844]

One word we used to call a player like her….GUNNER

[@marlow7376]

The only good Kelsey ever did for Indiana is be so shit that Indiana was able to draft CC

[@davidpouncy8471]

EXCELLENT COMMENTARY YOU KNOW YOUR BASKETBALL AND I GENUINELY APPRECIATE THAT !! HAD TO SUB 👊👊👊🍻🍻🍻

[@keithshocklee510S]

Mitchell is there to get her's. She is not gonna change and if the coach is not gonna change her style of coaching, CC is gonna be a wasted 1st pick. ie. (Tensions grew between coach Paul Westhead and Magic Johnson, as Johnson wanted Westhead to implement a fast-break offense involving all five players that better suited his style of play, while Westhead was insistent to continue running an isolation style offense centered on Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Westhead was fired early in his third season with the Lakers, and replaced with Pat Riley. And there you have it.

[@nigeltufnel775]

WNBA is so sloppy I think a full court zone press could go a long way

[@claire4006]

Caitlin Clark - stop passing to Mitchell - thank you

[@isaactetteh5527]

My take is Kelsey Mitchell is an elite scorer that for a rookie version of Caitlin benefits the team way more than she hurts the team. For the most part Clark and Mitchell play well together however if I were the fever at the end of the season I would look to trade Mitchell for a 3&D wing type of player that doesn’t need that many shots to be impactful and can run and finish in transition ideally. Right now Clark needs to expand on her inside the arc game primarily shooting some midrange shots and using a floater because rn she realistically can’t average 18 shots a game rn or like 14-16 of those shots will be threes and defenses will find that too predictable but as Clark grows her game it’s better to find players that compliment her and Boston’s game and don’t need as high usage/shots that Mitchell needs to be effective

[@outsidethegarden]

wish Christie Sides gave this much thought to her coaching.

[@douglasschnabel4480]

This team can play okay team defense against some teams. But it lacks good individual defenders (and that includes Caitlin). So, they have to put up a decent amount of points to win these games. For all of Kelsey's faults, she is one of their most reliable offensive weapons. Take her off the floor - like when she was recovering from an injury to start the year - and this team really struggles to score. They need Kelsey's offense this year. Hopefully, next year, they will have more shooters and better defenders and Caitlin will improve her strength and ability to attack and finish in the paint.

[@outsidethegarden]

and get more cooperation with her passing: more completed assists.

[@Tradewind777]

Sides can't make the hard decisions hence no real change will take place

[@dieselhrt5492]

Mitchell reminds me of a toddler when she tried to catch a pass.

[@CreativeGuy99]

What happens with Carrington and Smith break up? Or one cheats? It's a job. There should be no dating. NEVER sign a player's significant other.

[@jdaniels1313]

Again, terrific analysis, thank you! I think you were fair and accurate in your critique of Kelsey Mitchell. First option on a bad team, she shines. But not a team player that leads to a winning team.

[@alexr1934]

Exhibit A that Christie Sides is a bs artist. Here we have, regardless of talent, a totally selfish offensive player. Actually had a 30 minute, zero assist game. Also had I believe a 37 minute, 1 assist game. But who does Christie Sides shame being a pass first point guard? Clark

[@Eric-xx3mb]

Tell Mitchell if she can't get her assists up to 5 per game by the end of the year she's cut.

[@frederickrobinson9502]

Mitchell is an offensive threat that can go off for 30 points any time. However, she is not gelling with CC fast enough for my liking and Sides does NOT have the leadership skills to mend those fences. That said, should she be traded NO but she gotta get it together. If she make no adjustments which includes excepting CC as the number option, then she is for the streets Her body language sucks during press conferences. How about her sitting up and look interested. If she could sit any further away from CC, she would be in another room.

[@ads2686]

sides is good at throwing her players under the bus though. That kind of coaching can't be taught. I especially liked her blaming clark for wallace missing an easy lay up, saying she should have either went for the 3 about a mile from the basket or try and dribble past the 2 defenders blitzing her instead of passing to the wide open wallace. I swear every time the fever lose side will throw 1 player or her whole team under the bus. She can't coach & has no leadership skills.

[@maxxgold1]

I'm fine with Kelsey Mitchell's game as long as Kelsey knows that Caitlin is running the show. Kelsey is not better at running the team, we have all seen that. Kelsey is not a ball distributer. We need her on the team. She is like "Vinnie the Microwave" from the old Pistons team. If she heats up, its on!

[@lalaurienne]

If the Fever decides to build the team around C.C., which they may not do, you can't have a freelancer running wild. A QB can't have a running back that can't run patterns. The players have got to cohere with C.C.'s style. A strong defense may ultimately be more valuable than a high scorer if you've got two decent shooting guards and a strong power forward. Carrington and Smith could easily sabotage C.C. Bad idea. Ironically, Angel Reese and Chennedy Carter could be ideal for a C.C. directed offense except A.R. is a basket case in more ways than one. (Chennedy Carter is actually quite bright.) Point being that if K.M. could adjust to C.C.'s leadership, great. But the Fever may go the other way and force C.C. to adapt to K.M. and the chaos that's always threatening to erupt at any moment.

[@johnwiggill17]

Very interesting... thanks for educating me.

[@Brenmusic50]

Imagine cc gets to her dream the WBNA and the players are so poor. Some can’t even catch a pass 😩

[@outsidethegarden]

I keep reminding myself that her Iowa coach told her a lot about what she was getting into. I'm sure it's incredibly disappointing, but I hope it's not too much of a surprise. but it seems to me (or maybe I'm imagining it) that she is trying to find a way to convince her teammates and the coach to play more the way the Hawkeyes did: run everything through CC, and trust her to distribute the ball. she's got such great court vision, and a really intent team focus.

[@berniecoderre3935]

Kelsey Cooks! Why you want her to pass the ball to someone that can't cook? Kelsey and Clark need to practice that long pass until Kelsey doesn't fumble it 3😱💚🍀

[@malebovinemanure]

You do realize that Mitchell is #3 on the women's NCAA top scorer list, but guess who is #1? Caitlin is not allowed to cook because Sides puts her in the corner so that Mitchell and Boston can shine.

[@williams7446]

@@malebovinemanurewell be mad at the coach, not Kelsey

[@rowdy831]

She plays zero defense and she is very quick so it is effort. She doesn't pass, she doesn't rebound and she doesn't make players around her want to be better. She needs to be on a team like the Aces who can afford to have a player that only shoots. Problem is the Aces have a coach who wouldn't allow it.

[@tdsportscards]

Don't you realize that every game Mitchell is responsible for 2 of CC turnovers because she can't catch...not including the typical 2-4 missed layups...this team should be averaging 90+ points a game...Boston is about 2 no catch turnovers also...the rest is everybody else, one bad lead pass on a break, and maybe one dumb turnover on CC herself

[@williams7446]

@@tdsportscards everything is always everyone else’s fault when the fever lose. But when they win y’all love the team.

[@mkmstillstackin]

I like Mitchell as a person, but in order for this team to go to the next level they need, as you say, a hard-nosed on-ball defender whose 5'11 or more and a decent spot-up shooter instead of her.

[@aljoseph7304]

Just think about how high her stats would be if she made all the buckets from the unselfish passes from CC. O Well "IT IS WHAT IT IS"