Indiana Fever Pregame Media Availability (at Dallas Wings) | September 1, 2024

[@cameront2023]

I’m sure the pressure is immense on and off the court. You carry yourself well Caitlin! Hope you’re understanding with yourself. ❤

[@jeaniekim9951]

Protect CC’s mental health. Pregame media with CC no longer necessary. She’s a strong person, but let’s keep her that way. This is for wins. Have CC and Sides dedicate their pregame mental energy on the court. Have an assistant coach or other team leader do at least a few of the remaining pregame media. This ultimately cares for the mental health of your team. It also can allow the fans get to know other key members of the Fever team. I am definitely not alone in thinking CC can be omitted from pregame media as commented on other channels.

[@ReviewBoard-uy5nv]

I love the Fever, but I also love Arike!! She is a force of nature. Can’t wait to see how it goes

[@beebop9808]

That was some bare knuckles ballin today!! Heluva game girls!! Congrats on another 100pt winner!!

[@MarioAlvarez-mp6yt]

Cream always rises to the top. The gift of work ethic has been developed and nurtured by the people around her since starting her basketball career. Her physical maturity at WNBA level will continue to grow. That will enhance her mental execution of adapting to getting every team’s best effort.

[@JE-IC]

Congratulations on another 100 point win today! 🙌 And wow, Kelsey's 36 point game!!! 😮 I crack up every time i hear Caitlin say "pretty basketball". 😅

[@dennispugh2472]

She is awesome

[@squizill]

Christie Sides looking like a genius, let's give her the flowers she deserves 🌹🌹

[@varj7]

The Fever are the real deal! What an amazing turnaround from the start of the season. The most fun basketball to watch I’ve seen in years. So cool to see all the hard work paying off, enjoy the ride!

[@gardengal87]

Fantastic game today. Arike and Kelsey blew it up!

[@Willard-l7t]

What a game, if you had told me Arike would score 34 in a loss I would've thought you were crazy. Great team win, everybody contributed.

[@alexleanh]

At 22 years old, she is much more mature and has a better attitude than most of the older players and coaches in the WNBA. That just goes to show: OLD doesn't mean WISE.

[@torigabriel6025]

Have a good game, team! 🎉

[@IsaacBenton-y4y]

Sides is actually a really good coach. Time to put some Respect on her name 🔥

[@gardengal87]

Really hope the Fever throw a bunch of $$ at Mitchell to keep her!

[@gahennasonneillon8566]

A million contract. since they are earning too much now ... KM 36 career high i guess.. give her flower!

[@Zxuma]

All that sweet talk, Sides, you better win this game!

[@jeaniekim9951]

✅ Team win! Dallas is a great competitor with a strong season 2nd half.

[@tabithamaxson4185]

No one has asked Christie about how she was handling this and it was a great answer.

[@jeaniekim9951]

She held in a lot with all the initial losses, couch coaches, haters, trolls… good grief! So glad she stood firm, persisted in the work, and now has a string of high quality Ws to show for it. Indeed! Solid answer.

[@yamabo]

I'm glad the reporter asked coach Sides how she's doing. This was most probably a really tough journey for her as well. And I'm not gonna lie, I was one of those people who were really harsh on her early in the season. From the outside is just seemed like she didn't know what she had in Caitlin and she was stuck in her ways with the old, slow, half court style of basketball. But I'm so happy things are clicking and the team seems happy and stronger than ever. We ain't stopping till the finals!

[@brendacimo6415]

Kelsey POTM and Caitlin ROTM

[@GKWALKER865]

GOOD JOB FEVER def Dallas. Keep on playing tough team defense.

[@RONDEAU333]

Love watching this team but God I wish they take more time and concentration on these layups...man what a bunch of wasted points!! Go Fever!!

[@joketsu100]

I thought last game was very well coached. Is it just me? It was a surprise. Maybe shes a genius and we didnt know. This team is starting to play like a well oiled machine. Maybe they finally understand the offense shes been teaching them. I have to say the defense has been looking solid the last 4 games. Benching Wallace helped. Wheeler has been playing differently

[@mattparks8434]

I’ve been saying since early season that Sides is fine. She hasn’t always been great, but the team also hasn’t always been great. I think she’s had the right focuses for the team all season and has led them to great heights. I also always said early on that the fever ran so many good plays that created shots they would just not make. Now they are making those shots, but too many people put everything on sides and not I. The team just not playing their best. I love everyone in this organization having watched from min 1

[@jeaniekim9951]

@@mattparks8434I’m with you. The whole Fire Sides/ Worst Coach thing was out of control and rather thoughtless. She’s had to adapt and she did. There is definitely other coaching staff in the W that haven’t built and sustained healthy foundations for their players. These teams implode and then have to rebuild yet again. Glad the development of the Fever is in a positive direction. I wish this good growth for all sports teams actually!

[@mattparks8434]

@@jeaniekim9951 100%. Well said. She not only had to learn how to coach CC's style of play, she had to teach the whole team how to play this style with the roughest start to the season imaginable. Not enough grace given to Sides and I think the second half of the season will really showcase that while Sides isn't perfect, she's been doing a great job of building this team throughout the season and keeping them motivated and getting better every day.

[@thomaswakefield6889]

Lmao, Sides is still a joke of a coach. You better remember 9 of the 16 loses were actually caused by Sides. Sides had to learn to let her talent play to their strength and not restrict them like she did in the first half of the season. Don't forget that Sides was also throwing several players under the bus(especially Clark) every time she blew 10 point plus leads and losing games

[@joketsu100]

@thomaswakefield6889 I didn't like the way she started either but I'm not unreasonable like I said the game against Chicago was coached very well. The rotations were perfect. They finally have a good offense going. Took a long time but it's finally working. Can't deny the facts

[@Keeks1983]

Love the question to Coach Sides about how she’s doing. That’s gotta be a stressful job and so many people believe have criticized her decisions without understanding her vision. Say what you want, she’s doing a lot of things right with this squad.

[@mindshelfpro]

She looked tired and stressed in this presser and in the game today. She did great and the Fever got the W though. The hard fouls are getting to her

[@gardengal87]

I thought she looked sick or really tired. She never smiled and looked really intense or stressed. Fever had to be tired after the overly rough Sky game.

[@gahennasonneillon8566]

KM flowers!!! New high career!!

[@TheRebellefleur27]

love you Caitlin

[@mlouise1828]

No Christy, you and other players finally accepted CC is special and the star and should be making plays on the floor. You all adjust to each other take down the egos. CC is the money maker, she is the MJ of WNBA, the goat. Keep it up Sides, i'll give you 7/10 on this one.

[@a1tank400]

Playing on the road for the fever is almost like playing at home there are so many fever fans at every opponent's stadium.

[@kylehill3016]

GOAT team

[@juliana51219]

I love coach Sides character, humility, focus on what matters: her players and the team. She has transformed this team in such a short period of time. She has done a great job recruiting the right type of player ( meaning character). And this is why I LOVE the fever and I want my kid to learn from them. In my opinion, Character and attitude is more important than basketball at the end of the day.

[@jeaniekim9951]

👏👏👏

[@kingskidgirl2]

Dang if these girls can tighten up the layups... The game yesterday could've been a blowout! But too many missed layups! I think they'll get there though...

[@johnnyg3]

Fever ❤

[@DAHBHONG022]

Dammnnn .. those beautiful, amazing big wide white hands of CC are in good use in her every exciting Game. Good for you CC. Stay safe and vigilant while playing to the highest level. Congrats

[@darrylanderson4764]

CC is ironclad

[@razmikyakyazarian]

Fix the easy miss layup. and the turnovers.🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

[@gardengal87]

Hull pretty much. Love her defense but she biffs nonstop under the basket. She and Temi right now cannot handle a fast break.

[@game-sheriff]

🌡️🌡️🌡️🌡️🌡️

[@darrylanderson4764]

Probably practice, pray and playing with joi

[@Soccox]

Sides is not a coach. CC is running the team and the fever ladies are playing Lisa Bluder basketball. Sides and Dunn should be fired and hire Lisa Bluder