Indiana Fever Media Availability | May 13, 2024

Aliyah Boston, Caitlin Clark and Head Coach Christie Sides speak to media after practice on Monday.
0:00 Aliyah Boston
2:24 Caitlin Clark
5:55 Head Coach Christie Sides

[@Chimansam]

I love how well Aliyah and Caitlyn do during interviews, very articulate and intelligent.

[@mikailbumpus692]

I Agree. True Professionals even off the Courts

[@pauladesmond5671]

Totally agree. Very classy and these rookies (Reese, Cam etc) deserve to be treated with respect vs outright hazing.

[@kzgdan]

It’s a bit sad to see all the negative comments directed towards Coach Sides. As an Iowan and Clark fan I don’t see any animosity in the comments coach Sides made. My guess is she is trying to figure out how to put Caitlin in the best position to succeed while building up the rest of the women on the team. Guarantee you that Caitlin is okay with that as she wants the W more than anything else.

[@Insertwittypunchlinehere]

You get it. People are silly to think that Coach Sides would say anything to disrupt the synergy this young team has. Or would intentionally break the trust she’s establishing with Clark and the team. Take it from a person who is a former athlete on a high level; coaches and players converse. She’s not saying anything the team doesn’t know. She’s being practical and realistic.

[@colleenposadas8415]

​@@InsertwittypunchlinehereI have listened to coach Bluder closely all year. Monday night hawk talks. She disclosed a lot about the team, goals, problems etc without saying personal or hurtful things. She would directly refuse to answer comments about strategy.

[@colleenposadas8415]

In other words she was PROFESSIONAL

[@kc718201]

Stop paying attention to these dumbass fake-ass WNBA/ Caitlin Clark fans

[@Insertwittypunchlinehere]

@@colleenposadas8415 Coach Sides did not disclose strategy or anything that us as spectators did not see. She said the exact same thing Becky Hammon, coach of the reigning champions said. They need to work on certain aspects of their game individually and collectively. The end.

[@RogerPilcher]

Funny how that coach has never mentioned the 3 or 4 times in that last preseason game that her veterans weren't ready for CC's passes.

[@gummybeer119]

She has. Post game presser. Stop just saying things!

[@Juke582]

Let’s GO Boston! Play hard! You are a star 🌟 and we want to see it! 👍

[@MagMagandNoNosDad]

I just want to say that Aliyah Boston is all class. In the wake of the circus around this team she has really been the bright light to me. She is so professional answering all the questions. I hope she has an MVP season.

[@baitwaitfishing7625]

CC is magic🤔?mmm Magic Clark😉! Maybe her first act would be to make sides disappear? And help Boston to get Dunkin!😜 let the Magic Ponytail Run🐎🇺🇸

[@go2hvn2008]

And DO NOT sleep on Lyssa Smith!

[@TheOmengod]

Let CC cook!

[@bandislife2004]

Go Coach!!! Awesome!!❤❤❤❤

[@haleyworden4]

Let CC cook and keep negative comments about her and any player to the locker room. I sure miss Bluder 😢

[@nadinerebelles1822]

Tan real, esta bien hablar de que quieres de tus jugadores, pero ella la expone una y otra vez de forma innecesaria...

[@SeshatPG82]

(Sigh)

[@Joaquin-227]

You miss Bluder watch Iowa she's not coming to the Fever

[@amanrush7722]

​@@Joaquin-227not with 70K WNBA salary.

[@RealPackCat]

@@nadinerebelles1822 AND she does it in front of the media. That is a definite no-no to throw your team under the bus.

[@deanr6278]

The Fever getting off to a good start is really important.

[@Juke582]

I am so excited and anxious I can hardly contain myself to stay calm till tomorrow night! Never been so excited about any games as these before! Maybe the Super Bowl! But this is insanely exciting 😃 I am freaking out! 🤪

[@amanrush7722]

Kelsey was so explosive and faster than Caitlin. That's why Indiana Fever was 13/27 last season. smh

[@slaeb2466]

Jesus you people are soft

[@Insertwittypunchlinehere]

@@slaeb2466Soft as f#ck!

[@colleenposadas8415]

Is that a joke comment?

[@Insertwittypunchlinehere]

@@colleenposadas8415 if you know basketball, you should know if it is or isn’t.

[@lollipopp21_]

Erica asking questions 😂😂😂

[@lawrencegaliza3583]

FIRE SIDES.

[@djamellallouti2035]

coaches at the college level are so much better than in the wnba it's not even close

[@RealPackCat]

They treat the team with more respect.

[@TaiyouArt]

College coaches get paid millions for top programs. WNBA ones get 300,000$ . I think Bluder makes like 2 or 3 million a year

[@Juke582]

I agree!

[@user-bv6eg8cl9s]

❤

[@suzanneminikus9770]

You need to get your conditioning in BIG TIME! CC needs speed!! Let's work and fly down the court! Play BB!!

[@JeanKeeleyNASM-CPT]

Carver Hawkeye Arena doesn’t have air conditioning? That explains so much for the temp change from court level (very cool) to the concourse (very warm).

[@dakotam7386]

having gone through Iowa's graduation at CHA back in May of 2018, can confirm it was very not fun lmao

[@Juke582]

Geez don’t let that coach speak 😖😬 😨

[@oc2821]

Wheeler be killin we need her to do her thing!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Juke582]

Ohhh yeah!!! I loved her last game she played like a Tiger!!! 🐅

[@bandislife2004]

FANTASTIC!!! #GoFever #IndianaFever @IndianaFever

[@brandyramos9372]

Let #22 be herself. Coach needs to keep that Caitlin negative in the locker room.

[@kenswift12345]

Wheeler is amazing.

[@Juke582]

Yeah!!!!! Glad others noticed Wheeler like I did! She is an awesome person too! What a great supporter to Clark she has been! Stunning! I hope these two start tomorrow! Fierce duo!

[@JohnMetz-es8qd]

Let C C play and take her shots!

[@clarencejackson8165]

Cant wait for tomorrow

[@steveking7719]

Hope your Charter flight is safe

[@johntruxal432]

Coach Bluder may be available...🔥

[@bythesunrise3423]

Erica is so funny

[@richardhayman4868]

Go Fever!!

[@JeanKeeleyNASM-CPT]

I’m curious who the final cut is. The roster on the Fever app has 13.

[@majorzot3851]

One of those is inactive … but yes, 13.

[@user-gy2xh1sp9s]

GET REST!!!!!

[@malebovinemanure]

This coach just does not know how to keep her mouth shut. Bragging how Kelsey was so fast that Caitlin wasn't ready for her. Hell, why don't she just put a bigger target on Caitlin's back. Jesus. She is the wrong coach for Caitlin. It seems like she wants Caitlin to fail.

[@anhonestman1234]

Lots of very good Fever players

[@Juke582]

Indeed! Now we finally see all the talent come together! I was impressed with their skinny center too and Erica Wheeler and the other two gards!

[@kurtjohnson4816]

They pack so many games together, it'll be crucial for the bench to be strong. But they have the players for it.

[@bobbylee9727]

This professional, black woman handling all the cliched sports questions as best as she can when all they want is some 'scoop' about Caitlin Clark.

[@PhilipAnderson-bi5re]

To help with CC bring Bluder in to help both sides with the transition

[@jgomez5963]

Coach Sides handling the pressure good she will lead the Fever to the playoffs 😏

[@brutusbarnabus8098]

New to the WNBA and I am becoming a big fan of Aliyah's. Have to say that in the two interviews that I have seen with the coach she has taken shots at Clark. Seems like she is going out of her way to get on her. Like Belichick did with Brady. Wish she would stop.

[@steveking7719]

don't be surprised if Connecticut face guards CC. Funny that Erica Wheeler asking questions... nice

[@Insertwittypunchlinehere]

That has always been an area of her game she needs to work on. I noticed that was a weakness of hers in college. She has to lock in and not allow good defenders to frustrate her, much easier said than done. Lol. She has a few other adjustments to make. She’s pretty good now but when she develops into a complete player, it’s going to be a joy to see. The young lady is special.

[@malebovinemanure]

I remember when that SC player did that. Iowa lost the championship, but Caitlin still got 30 points. Evern broke the record for most 1st quarter points in a championship game, 18.

[@Insertwittypunchlinehere]

@@malebovinemanure Right and Caitlin struggled that game and was visibly frustrated. The game against UCONN in which Iowa won, same thing Muhl gave her a hard time. She scored 21. Those women who guarded her all came from the SEC (toughest conference) and aren’t even the best defenders (Muhl is Raven isn’t.) Still, she never won a championship on the collegiate level. That’s what’s held over her head. Now she’s in the pros and has an opportunity to win. She has better players around her now, so as long as she remains disciplined and humble (parents did an amazing job with her) she’ll be unstoppable. I want Caitlin to kick butt and to continue to grow the sport. She is absolutely great for the sport but I’m also realistic; I saw weakness in her game and the great thing about that is as good as she is, there’s opportunity for growth. Which will only make her that much better. People need to realize a critique or something factual about a player you may like is not an indictment on that person. You can probably go under Steph Curry’s games from college and see my comments on there, loved him but knew he would have an adjustment period in the NBA. He did and has 4 rings. I believe the same with Caitlin.

[@anneteshoppe]

Every interview the coach does, she always has something a little negative to say. keep it in the locker room.

[@jdneely9939]

It's called being a coach, she isn't their mommy. If they're sucking she should say so if they don't like then get better. Ya must be one of those everyone needs a trophy safe space peoole. Grown @$$ adults should be able to take criticism without whining n bitching.

[@JCUrbanChronicles]

Ok, so I'm not the only one who noticed that

[@dennishartley5681]

No I feel being the coach she should do what she feels is best. She is a very open coach, good.

[@adhdguy8403]

She’s doubling down

[@RealPackCat]

@@dennishartley5681 KEEP her open comments in the locker room, it does not belong in front of a media microphone. She is a narcissist who wants the world to know she is the boss in charge. The hell with talent. There is a reason she was a career assistant on a Lottery Draft team 2 years in a row. Caitlin could run the team better than she can, because she has really studied the game since she was 4 years old. While other players were social justice warrior activists, Caitlin was in the gym hitting 500 shots a day. This coach does not have the right temperament to guide a team to success. I wish Caitlin would stand up and explain to her who has the fate of the franchise in her own hands... as well as the league. If she pisses off Caitlin, the GM and League Commissioner might have something to say about that. I bet if Caitlin told the Commissioner that she cannot work with this coach, she would be gone in under a week. The League management knows where their bread is buttered. They already tipped their hand when they gave in to chartered flights last week.

[@01NATHAN10]

30 minutes + for CC and 10 three attempts minimum

[@lollipopp21_]

don’t get your hopes up😂 this isn’t iowa. cc will be cc, but she has better talent surrounding her so she’s probably working on being a more all around player

[@01NATHAN10]

@@lollipopp21_ You sound like this coach, imagine changing Larry bird's style when he came to the Celtics 😂😂

[@lollipopp21_]

@@01NATHAN10 no one is changing CC. I’m a CC fan myself but i’m being realistic. She doesn’t need to have 25-30+ point games in order for her team to win.

[@01NATHAN10]

@@lollipopp21_ this team has been in the lottery for multiple years, they defiantly need 30 be a championship team

[@RealPackCat]

@@lollipopp21_ I disagree.. These are not ballers, they are activists, start with the coach. Her college teammates did it for the love of the game. These guys just want a paycheck so they do not have to work for a living. They are not motivated.

[@DonKJB]

11 gm in 20 days tho great for hype of "new" WNBA 📈💰 is probably the worst fear manifested for Fever.. it'll be 2 ez to look side-eye. squad needed 1 mth of training camp 2 become a team.

[@gphillimo]

I'm not understanding all the hate for the coach. Y'all too sensitive about everything she says. At least let her coach some games and see how the season is going before yall start calling for a new head coach. Grass ain't always greener, and unless the Fever are gonna poach Becky Hammon from the Aces or get another coach from the Popovich tree, who out there is an upgrade and is willing to coach a wnba team? That's a pay cut for most coaches

[@queenflint5263]

Something is off with Christie!!!! always a dig at Caitlin.🙄

[@durshi01]

FANS ALERT FANS!!! IF THIS COACH WANT HER TO CHANGE HER STYLE YOU WILL NOT BE WATCHING AN EXCITING GAME. Why even draft a player like her if you aren't going to utilize her style and shot. Let's change Caitlin to another player like everyone else. I guess this would make the team like her other teams. No need to change up the teams game if you don't have a player popping 3's and opening up the game for her teammates. I guess the Fever management don't want to make $$$. Fans return your tickets or boycott the games until this coach is gone or admits she was wrong and needs to change up her plan for the team. Come on Fever. Need some leadership or you going to lose ALL THESE NEW FANS THAT ARE VOICING THEIR OPIONS. I know I am only watching WNBA due to Caitlin playing. If it weren't for her I would just watch the NBA and college ball. Crazyness I tell you or rather total mental break on them. She can't handle this style of play. She don't know what to do. So did the coach decide to change Mr. Curry's shot? or um Reggie Miller's shot? Nope the coaches adapted to their play style and look what happened. So I guess Indiana Fever don't want to become a WINNING FRANCHISE. SAD for their fans. I and now on the fence and will wait and see what happens.

[@pauladesmond5671]

Sides won’t be coaching this time next yr.

[@kc718201]

Yes she will

[@pauladesmond5671]

Nope.

[@lousykingpanda7897]

This coach is too honest 😂 it’s good but it sucks man

[@the_freedom_runner]

What are you people whining about now?

[@twig4590]

nothing worse than a whiner who whines about other whiners don't you agree?

[@the_freedom_runner]

@@twig4590 Nothing worse than a whiner who types like a 2nd grader.

[@nucl3arboNg]

Brinks for AB who says no? I think Cameron's a better fit with CC's playstyle.

[@user-ch9lj9mg6q]

I agree, AB not fast enough.

[@nucl3arboNg]

@user-ch9lj9mg6q Admittedly I'm new to the wnba but she looks horribly out of shape.

[@clarencejackson8165]

She can get fastest

[@lauriejayne27]

No!

[@clarencejackson8165]

@@lauriejayne27 yes she can

[@user-xn7tq1qh5r]

This coach is ridiculous!!!

[@slaeb2466]

In what way lol

[@reseyworld]

Stop acting like the coach is singling CC out. When she said the team has to pay attention because they are not ready for Clark’s passes y’all didn’t have a problem. She also said Katie Lou wasn’t ready for Kelsey’s pass either but no one has a problem with that. Clark’s style of play obviously isn’t a winning style either so there needs to be adjustments from everyone.

[@warlitomadamba8566]

Fever. . get rid of Sides if you want to make it to the playoffs with CC.

[@go2hvn2008]

Been saying that since Sides and Dunn waived Henny.

[@reseyworld]

Let’s not do that

[@DonKJB]

This team does not scream _Chemistry_ .. Christie Sides doesn't sound like she trusts rookie Caitlin. Rookie Clark don't see comfy at all. The new doc is there 4 all to compare. *Watch This Space*

[@karlisestephens5980]

You’re such a negative coach towards cc you’re not positive at all I know you mean well

[@ThePfockerchief]

This coach is the worst...