Inside Indiana Fever training camp practice Day 5 & 6 - Christie Sides, Caitlin Clark, NaLyssa Smith

[@mcaste8495]

Who else went from never watching women’s basketball to watching preseason and practices and it’s still not enough.

[@chrisnunya4543]

clark effect

[@mikailbumpus692]

Right Here. I Agree!

[@steveking7719]

Men's basketball is somewhat predictable... with women's basketball there's a new player that's above the asymptote and every team in the league is scared Sh!tless ... it's Superwoman against the evil forces ... and there's no Kryptonite to be found anywhere on the planet.

[@quasarrad1464]

Dude fr

[@boondoggle4820]

Same here, and it’s not just Clark even though I love Caitlin. It’s a bunch of people in her draft class like Nika Muhl, Jacy Sheldon, and Angel Reese. Reese’s team absolutely thumped New York today.

[@steveking7719]

Caitlin Clark has actually boosted the economy not only in her own city, but in all the cities where The Fever will play. She's a jobs creator! People will be spending money.

[@ScottAgness]

Absolutely right. Now three other teams have moved the game to a larger arena when the Fever are in town. Remarkable. I call it Caitlinomics

[@christopheryochum3602]

I couldn't wait to get home from the gym, hoping there'd be SOMETHING on the Fever. Can't tell you how much fun it is just to watch a practice.

[@michaeldwight3212]

I am an Iowa Hawkeye fan. Watching Caitlin elevate Iowa to unprecedented level was incredible. She is mesmerizing. I am excited to watch as many Fever games as possible. I am so glad she wore an Iowa uniform. The Fever will be good.

[@ScottAgness]

Haha I appreciate that. You’re welcome. Glad you enjoy

[@MaxxZimonick]

Thank you for the Practice video! It's so good to see what they are doing in practice to prepare. Keep them coming please :)

[@ScottAgness]

You got it! Doing my best here while simultaneously having Pacers playoffs.

[@dondee5439]

Those guys in the yellow t-shirts are getting better every practice.

[@mcanqb]

The left handed guy in red shoes is their best hopper, consistently

[@MaxxZimonick]

Yeah, there were a lot of people trying to complain that the guys were holding back and what not. The practice team was just waiting for the ladies to learn the plays and then compete more. That was nice to see.

[@RobertLee-wi5kc]

@@MaxxZimonick They are laying off. They let the gals go to the hole and not even try to be physical. Thats ok the wnba isn't tough either.

[@Soy-Hammad2649]

I like how the guys are playing them. This will help the girls improve

[@lg_1226]

Caitlin Clark was so efficient with transition points and transition assists at Iowa. Felt so much higher paced. I feel like she’s going to have to slow down now bc Aliyah Boston is nearly last back up the court every time and feeding her posts or centers with those quick dimes is out of the question now. Just a little too slow paced for my liking.

[@foolishgrey]

Yes I agree just in this practice. She looks right up and NO ONE is running.

[@Rusnak1973]

Boston too much hype, slow and plodding, give me Stuelke anyday

[@flyonthewindshield3653]

She's slowwww.... terrible.

[@larryjones5556]

boston can't be the player that inbounds the ball - CC gets up the floor before her - coach is standing right there seeing this - someone else has to inbound the ball - come on now coach

[@gphillimo]

I have watched practice of several teams and they all practice against men. The difference i see is with other teams i feel like the men are taking it easy. That's not going to help a team get better. These guys are not taking it easy on the Fever. That will make them better in the long run

[@nikitablank4198]

Nice seeing them practice play call signals. Can’t believe they didn’t prepare for that before the preseason game…

[@MaxxZimonick]

They have never had to worry about crown noise before :)

[@nikitablank4198]

@@MaxxZimonickthey know the arena is sold out beforehand 🤷‍♀️

[@MaxxZimonick]

@@nikitablank4198 Yes, but they actually said they were not expecting the crowd noise. It just didn't ever hit them because they have never had to worry about it. Their "words," not mine.

[@menasemedhin]

SCOTT AGNESS BRINGING THE HEAT!!

[@ScottAgness]

🔥🔥🔥

[@stunxna]

0:10 why is bro so devastated 😂

[@nikitablank4198]

No lunch if the ladies score a point

[@DustyTail]

Had to go back. 😂 He like, man y’all suck.

[@palmstring1]

It seems that the preseason games are too brief for the teams to warm up (not enough time to sharpen the players' skills).

[@omegacon4]

How do they decide who is on the gray team and blue team? What's the importance of the gray team outperforming the blue team (aside that CC is on blue)?

[@ScottAgness]

Blue team is starters, gray is reserves

[@omegacon4]

@@ScottAgness Thanks!

[@michaelsholler857]

Why doesn't NaLyssa Smith have a left-handed layup..All these years of coaching and trainers and not one has demanded she develop a left-handed layup so her right hand doesn't consistently get blocked on the left side. Gotta use both hands as a Pro

[@jahy1970]

Caitlin needs to get her going right game better and stronger, plain and simple.

[@cooliscool115]

aliyah need to be quicker and tough on pick and roll plays

[@canadabear72]

Where do they find these "practice bodies" to work with?

[@ScottAgness]

local players. Practice is usually late mornings/early afternoons so it's not easy either.

[@SPAWNOFSATAN013]

They need to get used to CC speed

[@whenyouknowbetter3451]

They are not playing as a team yet. The passing is terrible. They need to correct their mistakes for them to get better.

[@tyfunk6643]

Chemistry does not happen overnight. They have a lot of young talent and have only been practicing together for a week. Give them time and they will figure it out.

[@randymonster4105]

DUH!

[@lockbert99]

That's at least 3 birthdays since training camp started. Reese and Wheeler had one earlier.

[@eitansahnovich1153]

Never realized they have a cool training facility. What is the name of it?

[@jefflittle3685]

Just curious are the guys they are playing staff, guys who played college or what? Does anyone know without guessing

[@tks1109]

CC looks confused whom to pass, AB looks slow. Transition to offence is far from ideal and as a whole offence looks clueless. If the only focus is pick n roll and CC shooting 3's it won't work here. They need to get others involved and set up more screens.

[@myapatterson8228]

She looks confused because the team is slow iowa was way faster and it was easier for her

[@ralphnakamoto2286]

Sides video is old news, CC practices ate different with a new coach from Connecticut.

[@dhruvcharan5150]

Appreciate the videos man. I love them. I have a question though, just curious as a normal NBA watcher this is my first time I am watching WNBA games and content. I am fully invested in this team and love watching it play. But to me I feel like there defence is not very good. As a person who is watching them close do you think this is championship team as it is or do they need more pieces for defending??

[@MaxxZimonick]

They are going to need time to gel. Defense is definitely a priority, but they need to iron their offense out first, in my opinion. Caitlin is pushing the ball so fast and the team is lagging behind or they are not fast enough to get into their transition offense fast enough. We only saw a small portion of the practice footage, but once again Aliya Boston can't get down the floor to ever get easy buckets. Someone needs to rim run. I think Championships are a year or two away, unless when they gel and what they are trying to do clicks and they make a run. It's to early to really make a judgement, but they need more speed or they just haven't shown it yet.

[@nikitablank4198]

@@MaxxZimonickasking AB to rim run is beating a dead horse. Let her be on the pick and roll action and Nalyssa or Katie Lou be the rim runner.

[@DustyTail]

Maybe start with are they a playoff team first.

[@MaxxZimonick]

@@nikitablank4198 Yeah, Aliyah can't rim run. Hopefully Nalyssa or Kaite Lou like you said.

[@alphariusomegon6374]

Championship? Come on. The goal is playoff, anything extra would be nice, but beyond the plan. The main thing is that Kelsey and NaLyssa are healthy, I'm not so worried about Aliyah in that regard. And Lexie could finally start shoot as with Tara. 🙄 Caitlin will hopefully help with that, but there's no point for any toooo high hopes. This is not the NCAA.

[@DustyTail]

At 1:47 AB just need to head or ball fake and go right up. Not drag the pivot and be in nowhere land under the goal.

[@jimshelton115]

This team needs a lot work to find their strength , let me start with the easiest combo Clark shoots or option to pass to Boston & other teammates that need to get open

[@myapatterson8228]

Offense is not running through her she’s to fast the rest of the team looks out of shape

[@haileejulius]

the pace seems slow

[@flyonthewindshield3653]

If that is the hustle Boston is going to give bench her.... terrible.

[@paulharbron8439]

They will loosen up. Time to ignore the hype and ball out 👍

[@majorzot3851]

Nobody’s setting any screens.

[@MaxxZimonick]

That just wasn't in the video. They talked about getting Caitlin easier shots with screens so she doesn't have to work so hard to get her shot off.

[@michael1257]

@@MaxxZimonick Yep, Clark Plays Off The Ball, She Needs Screens. Once The Players Set A Screen They Need To Roll To The Basket, Clark’s A Good Passer. Sad Part This Is Basic Basketball. That First Pre-Season Game, AB Looked Out Of Shape, We All Know AB Can Hoop, Clark Was Also Gassed Trying To Get Her Shots Off,

[@michael1257]

The Coach Said Clark Asked For A Breather During The Game.

[@majorzot3851]

@@MaxxZimonick - thanks. I missed that somehow.

[@anthonypuccetti8779]

What did Chrissie say at minute 1:32? who's gonna be this twelve?

[@ScottAgness]

The 12 - referencing the number of roster spots. They have to make two cuts before opening night next week.

[@anthonypuccetti8779]

@@ScottAgness Thanks.

[@youtubeuserUCVuhjgRB1]

2:20 gret block

[@dionnawinters4062]

Let’s go AB🙌🏾

[@User_xxCqqJkl]

AB always travels wth. Also why do they not want to run?! Like transition play. And please for the love of god CC add a middy consistently and a floater in your bag when running towards the basket it will help you a lot.

[@myapatterson8228]

Team looks bad CC gonna have to average 30+ for them to win

[@TaiyouArt]

@@myapatterson8228 they got a couple scorers that will be playing , Samuelson and Mitchell , minor injuries now

[@randyzeitman1354]

Who are the guys?

[@SimpleCivil]

At least now I know the name of one wnba team.

[@eziofazzi7078]

Hate to say but if you can't play in practice .. not going to do it in the game. You "ALL" need to "Practice" shooting, layups, fundamentals.

[@frankingram3477]

CC only drives right.

[@aliciaedgar4211]

She can drive left to but goes right if available

[@tyfunk6643]

It amazes me the amount of people who don't understand tendencies. Most right handed players prefer to drive right that does not mean they are not able to drive left. Every player has tendencies that teams game plan for that does not mean said player is any easier to stop. For instance Every one new when dirk got the ball in the post he was going to do a one legged fadaway but that didn't stop him from dominating the NBA for 20 years.

[@nikitablank4198]

That’s like saying harden only drives left

[@johnnysteelalpha7713]

She is a hard worker and her game will keep expanding. She’s working on her mid range / floater game now.

[@THEALLIANCEZERG]

They weren't flowing.

[@scottmorin357]

I am not sure how I feel about them scrimmaging against men

[@OmnistEdwardbesterjr]

Go fever

[@Hoboski]

Boston travels every play I see her on here lol

[@queenflint5263]

This is horrible on every level!

[@arlypaulmigueldamuy5221]

I hope 2 players would voluntarily give up their chances of becoming part of the lucky 12.

[@steveking7719]

WNBA full-time chartered flights this 2024 season.

[@ScottAgness]

Not official yet, but moving that way. Much needed. And they can thank Caitlin Clark, in large part, for the urgency.

[@steveking7719]

@@ScottAgness I read the Commissioner Cathy Engelbert has already confirmed and sealed the deal. But maybe I misinterpreted the article. I'll stay tuned.

[@quasarrad1464]

@@steveking7719No I think you were correct, they just need to acquire/ schedule the aircraft

[@DustyTail]

@@ScottAgness”in large part” seems understated.

[@Mark-k2l6o]

Will someone tell me this how is this helping a womens team by getting their ass kicked by men im sorry i just dont see it,alysha boston looks slow to me

[@TheODLawson23]

Monika Czinano and Hannah Stuelke were faster than Aliyah Boston when Caitlin's speed.

[@Rusnak1973]

@@TheODLawson23 totally agree ,

[@queenflint5263]

This looks horrible, lazy, worse than Friday. Slow, Boston looks like she is miserable...what is so special about her? Genuine question? Just a mess all the way around.

[@johnnysteelalpha7713]

Give her time to adjust to her new teammate. Might take a full season or maybe just a half.