Caitlin Clark With a 25 Point Near TRIPLE DOUBLE In A Loss Vs The Lynx...

[@CharlieBrown-qd8vc]

People need to chill. The Fever are not a championship caliber team this year but they will be in another season or two. The have achieved their goal of making it to the playoffs. The season is already a huge success! People want instant gratification and it's just not going to happen...but it will...in time. The lost to a good team. It happens. Meanwhile we get to enjoy the fact that Caitlin is evolving into everything we hoped she'd be in the WNBA.

[@wvu05]

True, but the fact that they didn't just slide in will leave a lot of people hoping that even if that can't win it all that they can turn some heads while they're there.

[@madflower8723]

If they had a person at the coaching position that could do their job, they might have won tonight. They can beat ANYONE in the league, but a coach that is AWOL during the 3rd quarter, and didn't even realize until the post game press conference the second time she was asked about the 3rd that she screwed up and everyone knew it.

[@tonyedwards3938]

The season is far from over. People were getting carried away. This is a learning experience. Refs are gonna be refs ( meaning terrible) so the crowd need to be more "vocal" and call out their terrible calls. And the team needs to stay focused and not let bad calls rattle them (easier said than done in my experience). Feverball is what got them here and they have to concentrate on that. As for sides she did get things wrong in the third, but to blame the loss on Sides is wide of the mark.

[@GoodGame391]

These losses are necessary… it shows the holes in their games and what they need to work on. The Lynx are my team to win it all. No shame in this loss.

[@madflower8723]

@@GoodGame391The most glaring hole is Sides ability to coach that hasn't improved over the course of the season lack of TOs to stop runs, and regroup, along with sketchy player subs, which we saw last game as well. Mitchell still goes into ball hog mode, that hasn't improved. They made it to the playoffs, so they reverted to what wasn't working at the beginning of the season. And while you make a point there is a ton to learn from the game. They have already played 35 games. They should know what they are supposed to be doing by now.

[@aquavius34]

The ENTIRE team needs to play team defense. I love CC. but you cannot whine after every call and get back in transition defense late or let her players run by her. They also need to be more aggressive!!!

[@california862]

I'd rather her be whiner than a whino.

[@a2knyc]

The issue I see is that it takes so much attention of her teammates to keep her from getting techs. This has a negative impact on them. And with coaching this will come. It’s clear CC is trying to complain a lot and walk that fine line of not getting a tech. Refs trying to not call one. A couple games ago you could read the refs lips to CC: “you need to stop”.

[@joemcfarland3761]

The Fever panicked. Kelsey turned into old Kelsey running around like a blind mouse. Caitlin, I lover her, she has to take care of the ball. Especially against the top 4 teams and late in the game.

[@alexhoffee1865]

Agreed, and she needs to be more selfish in the 4th quarter.

[@robertstanford1778]

Atleastn3 of her turnovers were fumbled by teammates. I don't understand why those get charged to the person making the pass. They should be on the receiver of the pass.

[@mostlyanchors168]

She needs more experience and she needs to park her emotions. Simply park them. There’s no crying in baseball and there’s absolutely no room in basketball for CC to loose to her emotions. That’s who beat her tonight, not the other team.

[@larrym2434]

Lynx has more bigs, deeper bench, and better coaching. That's why the Fever looked bad.

[@a2knyc]

Lexie hull getting into foul trouble changed momentum.

[@Erich3966]

How about some perspective here. This is a team whose starting 5 are a rookie, a 2 year player, two 3-year players, and one 7 year veteran. None have playoff experience. Young teams like this often lose to experienced, veteran teams. It happens. This is coming after a five-game winning streak. CALM.DOWN.

[@outsidethegarden]

lol, the comments on the ESPN highlights page are about 50% CC haters. "turnover queen," the whole bit. yeah, calm down. nobody expects the Fever to take it, at least not this year.

[@madflower8723]

You forgot to mention a 2nd year coach with her head up her ass and really the inability to be a floor coach, she process the game fast enough in real time to react. And I don't think any amount of experience changes that.. I think she knows the game, she sees the game, and just can't process it. until like 3 hours later in film like assistant coaches do.

[@madflower8723]

@@outsidethegarden The could win with a good experienced coach. They haven't fixed issues they had at the beginning of the season. Some of this stuff, like the lack of 3rd quarter timeout, shouldn't have happened at all. Then the player subs at the end was a bit mind boggling. She had Smith and Samuelson in at the same time. There were other issues and some have been issues all season that haven't been fixed.

[@TheDisruptiveOne]

Also, this is year one. The championship isn’t supposed to come this quickly. People may need to chill a bit.

[@a2knyc]

It’s also one game. A lot of good things happened. Again, it’s one game. Adjustments will be made.

[@chawmcgraw4309]

No I don't want to wait because if they win it this year my $100 turns to $5000. Plus all the tears from all the haters will be so salty.

[@espinosalexis]

Adrienne Ross said it well, they were playing not to loose and the fear of not loosing made them do dumb plays. On the other hand, the Lynx were hungry of winning! Two very different approaches!

[@Junegotthejuiicemusic]

I feel like that assumption is dumb as hell they was leading 75%of the game just was to focused on getting calls and get out of rhythm but to say we can’t beat them is CRAZY

[@joketsu100]

I agree he's totally wrong. We've beaten them before and beat them for 1 whole half today. The team felt defeated by the bad calls. Clark let her emotions get to her in the end

[@Phlibberty]

Fever can beat them if they play very well. Minnesota makes it difficult but it can be done. A bit excessive on the hyperbole, Fever probably won’t beat them but cannot it’s crazy lol

[@alberttaylor1046]

He is aiming for clicks. Saying fever can’t beat them draws attention. He is super hot or super cold. KZbinr🤷🏽‍♂️

[@SparksFly-sk1kd]

He’s just emotionally amped up. He does this every time - he’s speaking out of invested emotion. I think if he’s going to do this long term he’s gottta stop with all the hyperbolic stuff……

[@TroyW13]

Agreed. This is where Mick isn't as objective as the other emerging commentary like Ben Daniels, Adrienne Ross and Chicks Dig Scars

[@jefferylord3068]

Refs swallowed whistle 3rd quarter

[@truthseeker-v4l]

exactly....it doesn't take many calls to throw momentum in a game....just ask coach k

[@IsaacBenton-y4y]

WNBA refs seems like they just graduated officiating school. They call ridiculous fouls constantly

[@hottrakz]

Let's not act like Caitlin wasn't getting favorite whistles they were being aggressive and she was jumping into the defense

[@truthseeker-v4l]

@@hottrakz it was entire fever team...lets not act like self destruct hater wnba

[@jontrimble6874]

Minnesota just has too many horses. Indiana has 4 WNBA level players. Minnesota has a full starting 5 and a full bench of quality players.

[@ChrisSavenSH]

agreed, both roster and coaching advantage, that's tough to beat.

[@tonyedwards3938]

And still required the "help" of the refs.

[@terenceboyd8281]

Caitlin was terrible tonight. She was mad and distracted. She needs to react more maturely on those ref calls. She nearly talked herself into another tech. It seemed as though Clark was trying to be the floor general, but neglected Mitchell, and threw some terrible passes. The Fever need to learn how to defend the backside on defense. Indiana kept starting their offense too high and the Lynx just trapped them. The Fever were outhustled.

[@california862]

100% I feel Kelsey was ignored and in frustration she goes back to her old self. And Caitlin is a crybaby. I hope she cleans that up. I still think the Fever can win it all.

[@windycityliz7711]

Clark may be a prodigy but she is 22 years old playing against a mature and excellent team. Give it a rest.

[@michael1257]

@@california862 She’s Upset Because She Feels Her Teammates Are Getting Fouled and It’s Not Being Called. No Matter What CC Does The Camera Is Going To Be Focused On Her. All These Players As You Say Cry, Did You See Arike Crying When Her Team Played The Fever Jumping Up and Down?

[@user-xn7tq1qh5r]

Ridiculous statement!

[@user-xn7tq1qh5r]

​@@california862Kinda like LeBron James?

[@Beau_Toxx]

What basketball coach at even the lowest level allows an opponent go on a 14 point run and not call a time out?

[@_M....]

Fever got cooked. They got the worst perimeter defense in the league, by a lot.

[@tonyedwards3938]

Is that a compliment? Sounds a bit backhanded but i think it is. Well done.

[@KevinPauling]

They lost because of the third quarter period… defense or not to only get what 12 points is unaccetable

[@taggart806]

Yep, you can't get outscored by 17 points in a quarter against a team as good as the Lynx and expect to win, even if they were only down 1 with 4 minutes to go.

[@tonyedwards3938]

But a lot "happened" in that third quarter.

[@1fastal1]

This happens EVERY TIME they slow down the game!

[@douglaslewis866]

Very interesting so many people cannot see this. By keeping the tempo up the fever is not put into a difficult position when playing the half-court game. This slowing down leads them to have to play better D which it appears they are not good at it, yet. So, stay with their strengths.... running up and down the court. If they watched the Lynx's tapes, the Fever would have known the Lynx are not good in a transition, fast paced game. Good call.

[@1101Gotti]

We showed we can beat the Lynx that game could’ve went either way… Lexie sat to long

[@Kc20243]

No you didn't. Y'all lost by one more point than y'all did the last time

[@ronsmac]

Can’t beat the Lynx. Their ball movement is too good and our defense is too poor. The Sun are beatable though.

[@1101Gotti]

@@Kc20243 you must didn’t watch the game we made ah few key mistakes late but that game easily could’ve went our way we basically gave it away we had ah horrible third and was still down by one in the fourth we already beat them this yr so they know we can beat them

[@Kc20243]

@@1101Gotti I just got through watching the game. They lost by 10 last time and 11 this time. Like I said you guys cannot beat them. They are too good on defense

[@1101Gotti]

@@Kc20243 we ah see

[@Flashyboo]

Out coached and the old Kelsey Mitchell showed up tonight 💩

[@testodude]

She needs to spot up and let Caitlin find her. She can't create her own shots.

[@dalebarnard1007]

Same as the last time they played the lynx the difference in coaching is so big the lynx are a way better coached team coaching coaching coaching that’s why that coach was the USA coach her team runs a constant offense while sides is just trash

[@yngtrey1638]

Old Clark showed up as well. Don’t forget that.

[@Flashyboo]

@@yngtrey1638 nearly another 20+ triple double from a rookie

[@yngtrey1638]

@@Flashyboo definitely a solid game for a rookie. Was just pointing out she looked like her old early season self at times. 8-21 shooting, 7 turnovers, a few which came at costly times in crunch time. Nonetheless still a good game for any rookie

[@fry5family]

Perimeter defense breakdown. Rather than the usual 9 threes allowed, tonight the Fever allowed 13 made threes. We need a confident Temi again too.

[@billcrowley8997]

They can definitely beat the links. They showed their immaturity by losing their composure when the Links went on the run in the third quarter. Mad at the refs and each other, playing hero ball. They have to learn that basketball is a game of runs. Don't fall apart when they go on a big run.

[@darienbondswell6381]

Not sure you understand how basketball works if you think that Kelsey Mitchell is a bad shot creator. Dribbling is apart of creating a shot

[@TrailerParkSupervisor]

Biggest play of the game was in the 4th when Indy cut the lead to one, got the ball on fast break and CC tried a Larry Bird pass which ended up as a turnover. If she slowed up the play, set it up, and Indy scored, they would have won the game. That said, giving up 99 points and you wont win many games ever. Lynx defense was very good second half, give them credit. They are a good team.

[@jllupin33]

Yeah this really wasn’t that bad imo. Offensively their percentage was very decent and without Smith’s missed shots, very good. This was just a game where the better team won and the excuses are kind of ridiculous. CC almost got her third TD and is hitting threes again so I’m not too worried. The Fever isn’t likely going very far in the playoffs, due to the lack of defense but they’ve come a long way.

[@windycityliz7711]

Yes! They are young. They are a new team. They've come incredibly far in a short time. Celebrate that!

[@Beau_Toxx]

Boston was awful again. Missed layups, 5' open shots, fumbled passes, unnecessary fouls, turnovers, lagging on transitions, hung out on the parameter.

[@hood_TheJoker]

Christie Sides severely got out coached... whata disaster

[@rcud1]

Sides didn't miss shots in the 3rd qtr.

[@hood_TheJoker]

@@rcud1 Sides didn't stop momentum... that's on the HC... if you ever played basketball in your life at any level you know this

[@edterry5782]

Bad coaching brought us here

[@tonyedwards3938]

I prefer Destiny.

[@thabomahlangu8041]

Mitchell Shoots 36% from the field CC fans, Kelsey Mitchell had a trash game. CC shoots 38% from the field, with 7 turnovers, CC was still good her teammates let her down and her coach let her down. The numbers don't lie gang will say numbers is are not everything.

[@RunItUp478]

Out coached to say the least. Sides has no idea what she’s doing. Every 3 the Lynx made was uncontested and our offense had no ball movement at all. Sides doesn’t argue calls, she doesn’t go to bat for Clark. She stands there like a deer in headlights and just takes it. Doesn’t show emotion and Clark doesn’t trust her. It starts with you Sides!!!!

[@Don4592]

CC was lucky to not get a technical. So much whinning & clapping in ref's direction.

[@Lee-tq4si]

When the Lynx were struggling, they didn’t get frustrated. You don’t see Collier walking around waving her hands in the air. Ever. Their star sets the tone for the team. The Fever’s open displays of frustration were signs of immaturity. Meanwhile, the Lynx never seemed to get rattled.

[@windycityliz7711]

What experience and maturity do. Clark will get there. She's great, not miraculous.

[@K111__jay]

Collier also has a pretty solid coach that knows a thing or two about perimeter defense.

[@stevie8102]

She might have threw her arms in the air, walking about in frustration. If the refereeing decisions were reversed

[@testodude]

Cheryl Reeve made Sides look like a middle school coach tonight

[@yourpappy57]

Fever will learn from this loss. KM starts to dribble around, gets tunnel vision, runs the S clock down, panics and takes dumb shots. She’s does it less often now though.

[@rodolfogonzales6818]

The Fever can become predictable on offense in the half court.

[@PaulRounds-l7c]

100% agree that Mitchell has regressed the last two games.

[@anbm8587]

katie lou samuelson nalyssa smith temi fagbenle aliyah boston was horrible tonight plus then Caitlin Clark can't do everything by herself 🤦‍♂️

[@testodude]

Caitlin had some awful turnovers and looked scared to penetrate tonight. That might just be how good the Lynx are, though.

[@MommaC214]

Caitlin let her emotions get the best of her tonight. And she plays terrible defence.

[@testodude]

@@MommaC214 She wasn't the same after Collier dropped her on her head

[@marcusjordan6697]

@@testodudeshe whines a lot..

[@Phlibberty]

@@marcusjordan6697 to be fair every player has complained about every call since 2001. That shit made me want to quit my high school team lol

[@jtj-co2oq]

Cheryl Reeve really has the refs in her pocket. Nice 3rd quarter for all quarters. We got 2 points and 6 fouls in 7 minutes. Hats off refs, way to feed the beast.

[@testodude]

You want your coach to work the refs

[@truthseeker-v4l]

thanks for the numbers....i just saw minn fouling on virtually every fever offensive with zero calls....a few calls change the momentum....it is tough enough to beat a tough team, but then the refs add strong headwinds takes more toughness

[@Beatles4Sale.]

Their offense a lot of times had no ball movement. They would be collapsed on and couldn’t get the ball out. There is one thing the UConn coach could teach this team, how to cut in a half court offense. How to constantly weave your players to get ball movement. They actually made some good defensive plays. Sure they have a long way to go. I agree with you. But their half court offense, especially in the third quarter was atrocious.

[@calisox395]

Smith played terrible. Mitchell pretty much sabotaged the 3rd quarter for the Fever. Fagbenle has the worst hands I've ever seen and fumbles away almost every pass Clark ever throws her. The perimeter defense was terrible and the Lynx had way too many wide open 3 point shots.

[@theanimerapper6351]

The fever spend so much time arguing with the refs it's hard to watch. Lady's can we please focus on the game and less on the refs please?!

[@neilh2475]

The team is still building, it may not be their year this year but they have got better overall as the year goes on.

[@14JHawks]

Fever totally lost composure in the 3rd qtr. Couldn’t play defense, playing 1 on 5 offense, standing flat-footed watching Minnesota out hustle them to every loose ball, and then incessantly whining about every perceived missed call (especially CC). Also, didn’t seem like there was much coaching going on to try to disrupt the streak that the Lynx got on. I will give Minnesota a lot of credit tonight but the Fever need to take some lessons from this one if they want to hope to take a series in the playoffs.

[@Green_Ghost_Media]

I like CC shooting sometimes in the mid-range. She CAN be shut down because the scouting report was so simple on her, before. Drive all the way to the bucket, right. Step back 3, to the left. The W caught on. Unlocking mid-range is going to make her a 25 PPG player. Or more. She took it to the cup 2-3 times, which is standard, but I was happy to see her NOT play it safe with a 3 or a drive, only. Fact is, sometimes her forcing a middy is better than hitting a wide open teammate for a fumbled pass or a missed 3. She just needs to be more judicious about when she uses diff parts of her offensive game. Loving the development and I can't wait to see how the Fever deal with the playoffs - this is a learning experience for everyone on the team. I also loved (at times) and hated how fired up she got. She was on edge all day long. It was fun and scary at the same time.

[@jimkoll52]

sides needs to go. she never takes blame. why didn't she challenge the foul on Lexi Hall when it was clearly a block. What was she saving it for? Hull was in foul trouble. and why does she save her timeouts all the time. why doesn't she work the refs when they have bad calls. They had almost twice as many free throws. she should have been in the refs faces. get rid of her or move on Caitlin

[@albingotti]

That Caitlin Clark turnover is what killed us from Clark. She had a layup

[@rcud1]

she does need to shoot the ball in those situations

[@Erich3966]

Oh please. That turnover was bad, but it was a one point game at that point with 5 minutes left. It’s not like it occurred in the last minute. If you can’t overcome a turnover in a close game with that much time left, you don’t deserve to win.

[@douglaslewis866]

Well , I may have to differ with you on your assessment her one play in most cases one play does not cost a game. The poor coaching decisions had an effect. The fact the other players missed their shots. Letting the frustration of so many poor calls going against the Fever get to CC. How about her points plus assists account 40pts. One could say if the rest of the team just shot each players average the Fever win. So, the other teammates cost the game by not playing well enough. However, it has been a long season of poor calls and sometimes human nature plays a part. Let's say coming out for the 3th , the Fever start in the run and gun fast paced game. Next Mitchell plays as a team player again. Smith makes a few more shots. AB doesn't play as if she is walking through the park. Hall and the bench are not sleepwalking through the game. The 3 quarter may have been different. Everyone has to do their job. However, since the light primarily falls on Clark, when things go well, I guess it shines on her when an error is made. The fact still remains. The team fell apart, and it is up to the coach to make the right decisions.

[@Akartavor]

Carlson is under appreciated. Every game I see her in she drills nasty 3's.

[@Kicks001]

Bridget Carleton is favorite player outside the Fever.

[@TexasPride62]

The Fever minus Caitlin do not play team ball.

[@humbleking24]

What the hell you talking about how does she not play team ball she leads the league in assists… stop just saying things and know what you are talking about… chill

[@outsidethegarden]

@@humbleking24 not what TexasPride was saying. "the Fever, MINUS CC, do not play team ball." CC is the reason the Fever can function as a team, rather than a bunch of iso-ball players.

[@WayneScank]

But she's needing some rest. No one can replace her. Bring on Katie Martin ❤

[@mikegall7542]

Minnesota much better. Fever are HORRIBLE defensively. Caitlin plays ZERO defense and turns the ball over way too much against the Lynx. Liberty and Lynx TOP 2 teams in the League IMO.

[@michael1257]

The Whole Team Except Hull and Temi Play Zero Defense.

[@mikegall7542]

@@michael1257 Fair enough. Lexi especially. Temi hasn't been around enough. They had entire month off, mid-season, to work on Defense and nothing. It's sad. The offense is probably good enough to make a playoff run but the lack of defense is a killer.

[@BlackEagleUSA]

As much as I hate to say it, the Lynx are very well coached.

[@LugnutMilkbone]

Lynx hit shots, Fever didn't. Fever forced and missed too many. Very annoying game as this showed off the Fever's immaturity. They're still learning to play together.

[@David-zy1jw]

This game is so one-sided by the refs it's not even funny, and we all know the refs have been instructed to be tough on Clark and Fevers. You can't play a good game or have any momentum when the opposing team is allowed to rough you around.

[@Superrun12]

Turnovers will cost you games!! Fever suck at defense.. CC will have over 250+ turnovers this season

[@gregjohnson7156]

Lynx are way deeper than the Fever. Our bench can do well against weaker teams but not the Lynx

[@douglasschnabel4480]

The Lynx trapped Caitlin into 7 turnovers. They are the one team with the personnel and the tenacity to do this consistently.

[@erob52]

Yeah they were all big, and blondie in the middle is a fucking tower. I know fever got a couple bigs, but the Lynx have bigger bigs who all move well on and off the ball, shoot well night to night, and play solid defense. They remind me of the Spurs 2000- 2008 not from a personnel standpoint, but in how they scheme basketball. Add Colier who is a top three player in the league plus a quality back court with a solid bench, and this team just plain beats the Fever convincingly in the playoffs. I never felt the Fever were as solid as the top 4 teams, Lynx, Liberty, Aces, and Sun, just a year or two and a roster upgrade or two behind. We got the Aces to see how they matchup against another true quality team, but if it looks more or less like what it looked like tonight, fever early bounce.

[@D_SQ]

First, Sides had a terrible game with pretty bad rotation. I'll say it again, Temi Fagbenle is a great gal and teammate, but her coming back is not doing Indiana any favors like everyone thought it would. Temi getting on the floor turns this team into that 0-8 team before she got injured when she was playing, where some players can have great stats individually, like Caitlin had in this game, but the team still loses in frustrating fashion. Temi is almost no threat offensively because she can't post, she can't hit mid-range shots, she can't hit threes, and even the go-ahead CC-to-Stuelke plays are just not working because either CC bungles it, or Temi can't catch it. The Indiana offense just breaks down completely when Temi is on the floor. The way this Fever team has been playing since Temi got injured, and through its recent success is players have just had improved efficiency, and Temi hasn't been part of that unfortunately and understandably because she was injured. Dantas hasn't played well the last two games, but Dantas still gives this team more stability. Fever is not having a scoring drought like in that 3rd quarter when Dantas is on the floor because Dantas can get maybe even easier buckets than Boston just from her size unlike Fagbenle. So Sides sidelining Dantas for most of this game in favor of Temi was terrible personnel management. But the blame is shared on this one starting with Caitlin. It seemed like she got a hot streak early, maybe got too overconfident and started going for a little too much similar to what she was doing in her first games for Indiana, and neglecting to do the playmaking that she was doing when she couldn't shoot the ball well. Caitlin also needs to bring that maturity that she displays off the court to the court because on court Caitlin is like a petulant child sometimes when things do not work out like she wants. She can learn from Napheesa Collier in this respect.

[@Barto-p4k]

No kidding? Clark k Leaves everybody wide open . She’s too concerned with stat padding. Call it out! It’s the only way she’ll change Meanwh, Chigaco blew other sparks, Reese had 24:12. Defense matters .

[@mark8697]

Fever lost all composure. Doesn't matter what the refs were calling, gotta keep your head. It will be a real treat when the Fever decides to defend the 3.

[@Vintage-406]

The lynx ran the same play the entirety of the second half. High ball screen, jump off screen open jumper/layup… if that didn’t work kick out to open 3. Same play and the fever couldn’t defend

[@gahennasonneillon8566]

s2pid double team on ball handler on 4th quarter... 🤣

[@Eyaf65]

FIRE SIDES ‼️

[@wilsonogunewe2053]

Trying so hard to cover for Caitlin but yap all day at any slightest mistake from Angel Reese Hypocrites. Anyways did you see Angel Reese stats today against LA Sparks?

[@EkulePrecious]

Our defense sucks so bad

[@sim2g2013]

Cc MVT...MOST VALUABLE TURNOVES HA HA

[@Manbrown1]

When being locked in and totally focused for the four quarters is a necessity for the build up now for the play offs.. they have to start making it a consistent habit as opposed to now and again… grinding out wins so often is good because you have a touch of luck on your side, but you can only ride that pony for so long and hope the opposition are playing worse than they are … they need to stick to what they know … which is pace .. pace and pace … when they play like this, they dominate and take the fire out of the opposition!

[@joecog8949]

Outcoached again. Look at those games when they played the Lynx.

[@JohnJillky]

Poor perimeter defense, terrible turnovers, letting frustration get to you (looking at you Caitlin), offensive chemistry and movement lacking... Going against the best defense in the league. Good luck lol Also KLS shouldn't have come in until Lexie fouled out. Or at least someone who plays some defense, bc she was not

[@ronsmac]

The turnover stats need to be amended. The girl from China for the Sparks fumbles two perfect passes a game and the turnover goes to the passer. Something Clark had to deal with earlier in the season.

[@catchnkill]

She is Li Yueru, one of the most beloved women basketball player in China. She has a baby face and sweet personality. She can be as marketable as Caitlin Clark. L.A. misses a big chance not to develop her more. Just the pirate link viewers from illegal gambling sites add up to more than viewership than NBA pass. WNBA does not know business. CC is WNBA queen. Li also can be a bigger fatter queen as well. A lot of viewers in China watch WNBA. They are gamblers and watch W games. A challenge question to W commissioner here. A lot of viewers here in Asia. How can you monetize it?

[@SamuelClark-4.22]

Bro, playoff Caitlin has yet to be seen! Keep the faith🎉

[@Annonomus0]

You’re being too negative to say they can’t beat the Lynx. Fever have proved they have the potential to beat anyone. They have the player of the month, coach of the month, rookie of year last year and should be this year too. They have beat many of the top teams. They need to learn from where they lost their lead, capitalise on their strengths and improve on their weaknesses. If they accept they can’t beat lynx, then they won’t. Hopefully they don’t have your attitude on this one. Chin up, we can make a comeback!! 💪

[@mostlyanchors168]

It hurts to hear it; it hurt to see it, but it’s true. My baby girls didn’t turn on the switch tonight.

[@jamesvandemark2086]

Two Cities that end in "apolis" promised a good game! And it was, for us in Minneapolis! The Fever were very good; the LYNX were better.🏀

[@danielnowak2958]

Unfortunately, The Lynx showed once again that the Fever defense stinks. They exposed us once again, but they also showed what we need to work on the most if we want to get deep into the playoffs.🤷‍♂️

[@erob52]

Dont know why people assume they were going deep in the playoffs. Team won 13 games last year, and may finish 22-18 if the Aces play up to their standard. Its an improvement, but far from championship material. CC is a special player, but the shit with the refs needs to stop. Yes they are ass across the league, but you plead your case with them and keep it pushing. Anything more is just a bad look that is on some loser level shit, and CC is far from that. She will knock it out if she wants a chip. Hull is a quality player, and they have their three to build around but everyone else is a liability night to night. Too much on and off with defense, layups, and shooting from the rest of the team. You already mentioned defense which will improve with time, and I believe a better Coach if Sides doesn't figure it out next year.

[@Nfnf889]

Did people think the fever were never going to lose again lol. They were bound to lose eventually

[@Wilmorgrandexter]

I said this all along, but everyone shoved it aside, the fever isn't there yet, we need another shooter when Kelsey isn't performing like Arike, we also need a defender like Ezi Magbegor. CC has from the onset carried every single team on her back, which is why I keep referring to the all star game when Arike went off, CC declined being subbed in because she knew she didn't have to do it all on her own. There's a difference between a regular season team and a playoff team. All the same I appreciate how far we've come. Our home streak and win streak are both over.

[@TheTruth-f5r]

Here comes the blame game again after EVERY loss. The Fever just lost to a BETTER team. Keep talking trash about Mitchell and watch her leave at the end of the season. I suspect that she's already gone.

[@SparksFly-sk1kd]

Fever played 3 games in 5 days while the lynx were well rested. Lynx are a better team but give Fever grace. Also, the take on Kelsey is harsh - shears legs are probably feeling like jelly. This wasn’t because she didn’t win player of the month. You’re just emotional right now

[@varishnakov]

I'm also emotional because my team lost, okay??? Have you ever cared about anything in your life?????

[@SparksFly-sk1kd]

@@varishnakov absolutely, I love the Fever and have been following CC since she was a freshman. However, if you let your emotions talk shit about the “Your Team” and say disparaging things about them for the world to see cause you’re in the heat of the moment - is it really “your team” You’re clearly more emotional than he is because you read my comment and came to the conclusion that I don’t care about anything in my life…….lol it’s ok to be disappointed

[@JimFerguson-yq9eu]

I think it comes down to the bench, our starters were winning. We basically went 3 deep tonight and they were not as good as their bench. Still rebuilding, but a solid foundation! Anything can happen in the playoffs, I’m not writing them off just yet!

[@vernieistooold]

New York and Minny are loaded. Should be the favorites in the playoffs.

[@mongoloyde6176]

The fever can beat them. They already did it back in july

[@CtFletcher-eg5zj]

Lmfao 8-21 8 assist 7 To cut the MVP shyt out it’s locked

[@swanrose9454]

You said earlier today sometimes you have bad takes. Listening to this I would agree

[@daedot8433]

Lol so Kelsey Mitchell just can't have a bad game now??? CC in the 2nd half: 8pts 2-9 FG 4 turnovers????? Don't let the stats fool you was terrible for her standards in the 2nd half.

[@quitwastinmytime]

I turned on the post game press conference and only caught two things. Sides talking about how the defense wasn't as good as it has been, and Clark saying it was a matchup between two teams that play good fundamental basketball. I really wasn't paying attention to them but those two statements jumped out at me.

[@mkmstillstackin]

I agree with you that the Lynx are a better team, but saying the Fever have absolutely no chance of beating them is a bit extreme, I think. They just need to make some adjustments in the way they defend the Lynx, in which case Sides needs to coach smarter, and require them to play more disciplined defense as a team. When the Lynx came out in the second half, it was clear that they had made some half-time defensive adjustments and were willing to sellout to stop both AB (in the paint), along with AB & CC's pick-n-roll action, which had been working in the first half. In fact, in AB's case they were essentially triple teaming her in the paint. Fever seemed to have no answers to counter these adjustments, but you're also right, Mick, that it didn't help that KM reverted back to her old ways of trying to play one-on-one hero ball on just about every offensive position. Also, I agree with you that the Fever did an awful job in defensive rotations when guarding the Lynx 3-point line. Lastly, I also agree that I'd rather they face any other team in the league in a playoff series other than the Lynx.

[@carlherrmann1846]

How can you be a pro and be grossly out of shape( Katie, Nalyssa, Dantas). Reaction times are terrible. Jogging around the block 4 times a week is not being in pro shape. If you cant shoot 85% free throw pct. you better work on it till you can. Learn how to shoot layup. Shoot 100 every day with somebody that has a hand in your face. Half their attempts are released below their head. These are basic bball moves. They are pros. Time to start acting like it

[@joelutting]

I missed that Faz was back when I was watching live...damn!

[@lgambertin4018]

The game stats are completely even accept for what the refs can control -FT-- It is my contention after watching this game that there is corruption within the refereeing. They dont get paid much and now that there are millions watching these games you can be assured there are millions betting. I was really excited about this league until today. I have now lost interest from the obvious corruption. Clark Boston and Mitchell could all see the corruption at the end of the this game. Caitlin drives to the basket and 4 defenders all jump into her, she lands on the floor and there is no foul? When you start getting such bad calls, you lose confidence which is what happened to the Fever today. This league better clean itself up fast.

[@lindamayes3616]

I usually find your podcasts well balanced and not at all overly dramatic. However, I find this one to be way over the top and negatively dramatic. That's disappointing. This is still a young team that have worked wonders. Lighten up, please.

[@awruble9047]

Clark needs to quit basketball. She is a turnover machine. She flubs short jumpers and yells at refs all game. Not sure what all the hoopla about her is about.

[@pauldenunzio3595]

Nalyssa Smith is trash. Her points to minutes is showing how Sides just doesn’t know how to coach.

[@Beau_Toxx]

In the second half, Reeves took away the post, shutting down the pick-n-rolls, and cuts to the basket. Clark had no passing lanes. They forced the Fever to the parimeters, where the Fever can't make 3s or mid-range shots. Sides had no answer. Fever have to shoot 42+% on 3s and 98% in the paint. Not close.

[@wolfy6258]

Unfortunately it was a loss, but these Caitlin stats will become the norm from here on!

[@jefferylord3068]

Lynx coach is a 9, sides is a 3. We have a top 5 WNBA job and a bottom 3 coach

[@jamescrow9911]

The Fever can do it again. The tonight were amazing with all the threes being made.

[@closequarters4575]

Caitlin and AB lost their composure and it affected the whole team.

[@doplinger1]

Couldn’t defend, couldn’t rebound, missed way too many shots.

[@Eyaf65]

Smith - 2 points... Dantas - 0 points... No defensive stops at all... Our nemesis, the Sky, they'll make the playoffs... Book It❗️

[@jonvalett6708]

The defense was just horrible

[@danielnowak2958]

This 3rd quarter was unacceptable, especially since we were playing at home. Unfortunately, Liberty, Aces and Lynx are out of reach. We can still fight against Sun. Unfortunately, these are the facts.🤷‍♂️

[@leonardoD81]

We can beat the Lynx. We just can't beat the Lynx and the refs. The one woman with the shaved sides of her head might be either the worst ref in the league or she's a Lynx fan. She was horrific.

[@JorgeSanchez-qu5ke]

I am sold on Satou. Fever, please go get her 🙏 That would make a solid starting five.

[@noxtrnl]

I was disappointed in this loss. But this team has grown exponentially from the team at that beginning of the season. They have matured and I believe they'll identify their mistakes and come back strong for remainder of the season.

[@jeremywright5036]

Sides decided to treat this as a training game for the bench when fever took the lead early. Takes off winner CC, puts on loser wheeler and slow poke Dantas. Big shock they utterly crumbled after that and Lynx got settled. Sides trying to be all boss lady when all she has to do is leave CC on field, shutup and collect coach of the month.