Why Was Teresa Weatherspoon REALLY Fired? Racism or Basic Offence

[@adsanford7248]

It appears the Sky had problems long before hiring TW. Adding AR, KC, CC, wasn't their downfall. This organization appears not to have a vision and I understand why they lose so much talent. However, the next coach will have specific orders so ladies get in the gym.

[@Jamie0175]

If you're right, they'll be in for quite a shock, especially Carter and Reese.

[@Jeh110]

@@Jamie0175 Carter was only signed for one year. She has a foot injury- I suspect it’s serious. She was evasive. She said she wants to play in Turkey, but doesn’t know if her foot will permit it.

[@MegaHops1]

The franchise is led poorly, the team is out of control, and the coach doesn't have the skill or strength to control the players

[@gualbertogarcia305]

THE CHICAGO SKY has TOO MUCH “DRAMA & TOXICITY”.

[@galufatioo]

And the creator of this video liked to add to that toxicity by trying to sow division between black and white. People love to use racism when they want to stir things up

[@philipmtran05]

What else do you expect? We live in a HIGHEST committed CRIME rate in all of USA major cities... You got to have rough skin if you want to be a survivor....

[@dragonspaw.blogspot4461]

Too little control of her players racist jealousy turned to violence; she REMOVED class from the court by failing to control the 'Legend in Her own Mind' player who tried to play the 'Stats don't matter I'm black!' privilege card. *She's a good player and I HOPE the next coach can get her head straight and stop the bullying GARBAGE that makes her looks bad!*

[@alphasports3743]

@@philipmtran05 1. Memphis, 2. St. Louis, 3. Little Rock, 4. Minneapolis, 5. Detroit, 6. Kansas City / Missouri, 7. New Orleans, 8. Cleveland, 9. Birmingham, 10. Houston, 11. Milwaukee, 12. Orlando, 13. Baltimore, 14. Atlanta, 15. Stockton, 16. New York, 17. Phoenix, 18. Los Angeles, 19. Las Vegas, 20. Miami. Its obvious you don't live in Chi-Town laffin just repeating someone else talking points. The fact is Chi-Town have one of the toughest guns laws in the US and because of it crime is lower than many of the Red States in the US like Tennessee, Arkansas, Louisiana, Ohio, Alabama Texas Florida, Nevada, Georgia, Arizona. They have the most crimes and mass shootings in the US.

[@giiiddyup]

Um... well Chicago, as a city... is that.

[@jrod503]

7:13 so called "vet" Dana Evans ignores K.C in the paint with dominant position asking for the ball,passes out to Carter cutting from the 3point line Carter with strong drive to the hoop,making it difficult when all she had to do was pass it to your big.she is horrible.

[@Blacklist324]

I don't believe she didn't make the pass because she didn't want to, I think it was because she didn't think she could get it pass the defender who is bigger than her. That's why a lot of coaches prefer big guards.

[@rickfobes5386]

What kind of team would allow an injured rookie player, Reese, join the huddles during a game, and give advice to the rookie coach? Reese shouldn't have been anywhere near Tspoon. That's weak coaches, weak management, and a weak, dysfunctional team and culture.

[@ance8635]

half the leagues coaches could be on the chopping block after this season, it's nuts

[@giftcardbill]

sppon needed to go. She was too busy being a "sista" than a mentor and coach. Because of that she lost control of the locker room and team overall. The drama trying to push reese for roty was totally stupid and no doubt hurt team moral. Her press conferences were like listening to a petulant four year old, totally unprofessional and lacking in any decorum. The team was on a spiral and there was no stopping it. Upper management saw the writing on the wall in neon lights with a 150 font, did the team, fans and city a great favor by sending her packing. Totally devoid in leadership skills.

[@KazeShikamaru]

Nah that was stupid. You had your players bought in. Even the Sky insider pointed out how her players connected. This was a mistake.

[@DrD313]

Spoon was in a no win situation. That said, she did not handle herself or the team in the most professional way. Force feeding Reese down low, where she was the least efficient shooter in the league, was foolish and cost the team. She didn't deal with the flagrant fouls her squad committed other than saying, "That's not us". If you do the act, that's exactly who you are. Actions define us, not words.

[@samreed7817]

Angel Reese is an efficient rebounder and everyone in the league knows it, she wasn’t forced fed down low, she was boxed out in the post to grab rebounds…. Which is where she gets points. Also many teams have techs this season, funny yall only care about Chicago’s 😭

[@KazeShikamaru]

She had crappy guards though.

[@marcusaurelius5149]

Weatherspoon made bad situations worse.

[@CharlesEricClary]

Don’t be so Quick to blame Reese this has nothing to do with Reese,and there relationship

[@alphasports3743]

Force feeding, man just stop the main issue was when you have 2 biggs and Dana Evans fed none of them when they were wide open. Both AR and KC were getting frustrated at Evans and Evans did this out of spite because she lost her job to Allen when she turned the ball over 6 times in 1 game but her history is turning the ball over ... 31 more times coming off the bench, 60+ times as a backup the previous season and the only reason why she wasn't traded because she had no trade value.

[@Hamilton47]

Blaming a coach for a team failing when the team was built like it was 1965 is nasty work. Of course her offense will be post centric, two of your best players are post players and you have NO SHOOTERS.

[@JasonWilliams-um2nt]

And one of their best post players cant shoot for $h!t

[@MOHAMEDMOHAMED-bx3ji]

Thank You. Clearly a personnal thing...

[@alxbolt6225]

She had only 1 post player, Cardosa. Calling Reese a post player is like calling a pickup truck a Lamborgini. On the perimeter she had Mayberry and Chenny which she had no idea how to work.

[@leonardcann6645]

80 percent of their technical fouls were on Clark. How did Reece feel so comfortable celebrating it? She should've been fired for that Alone. Imagine the cash cow getting injured on her watch. That's bad business.

[@KazeShikamaru]

@@leonardcann6645 No that's stupid.

[@timwong5027]

Oh, was Weatherspoon the coach? I thought Angel Reese was running the Sky show.

[@Anita-kd4zu]

Bad ownership = Coaches being a scapegoat and getting fired. Happens in every sport.

[@ReadR00ster1]

I don't agree that she was a scapegoat. She was a rookie coach and so she unsurprisingly did bad job of coaching.

[@leonardcann6645]

@@Anita-kd4zu 🤡🐴 304 su

[@SeanGelarden]

Stop throwing the race card at everything

[@luistorres6956]

Facts its embarrassing at this point.

[@terrancehall9762]

ok racist

[@terrancehall9762]

@@luistorres6956 you are embarassing

[@JasonWilliams-um2nt]

​@@terrancehall9762😂😂😂what's it like living with a single digit iq?

[@SeanGelarden]

@@terrancehall9762 it's all you've got

[@johnsteward132]

She was fired for benching Cardosa for the Reese stat padding adventure. She was fired for having a hostile team on the court and blatant racism against CC, including celebrating their flagrant fouls against. CC. She was fired for costing the Sky a place in the playoffs to make Reesevthe ROY. She was fired for causing internal turmoil on her team. Want more?????

[@wolfcola3401]

Why? Because she prioritized a dumb double double record over winning. It seemed she only cared about AR getting that record.

[@JasonWilliams-um2nt]

Yup

[@Jeh110]

Yes, that was a terrible mistake.

[@alphasports3743]

Simple you sound like a CC fan when AR wasn't on the court teams would come back on them why, for the lack of rebounds. The Sky guards were the worst in the W, the 3 position was even worst. Diamond who played 3 averaged 25mins and averaged less than 7pts a game and its why she was benched. Coach Wspoon moved Marina to the #3 spot and Chen played #2 Evans was benched after she turned the ball over 6 times in 1 game. Yet it was Evans during garbage time, the Sky winning AR needed 2 points on a fast break Evans refused to pass the ball. Izzy didn't pass the ball to Cardoso on many occasions. If you hire person who is a HC for the first time you don't fire them, you know they were inexperienced from the beginning as a HC. She could have remained on the Pelicans coaching staff. The real reason for firing coach Spoon was about race. Name 1 Black HC in any sport remain the HC after 1 year when their potential draft pick is a white player. Several new Black HCs in the NBA and NFL been fired because a white player is drafted. Paige can potentially be a lottery pick and the Sky could get her. You really think these racist want a black coach to coach a white player.

[@Jeh110]

@@alphasports3743 One thing is clear- you are color blind.

[@michaelpinell1861]

First of all, this team overachieved and beat teams they had no business beating. I believe this was the only team without a number 1 pick on its roster besides Minnesota, who's led by an awesome coach. This was a team full of players that no one else wanted minus newly drafted players. This was the worst roster in the league. 2 things kept this team competitive, defense and rebounding. Those 2 things are vital to any team that has success and a little luck.

[@AI_chatbotSydney]

too unprofessional...concentrated on developing 1 player instead of pulling the team together to a common goal, which is winning. she got the chicago team in disarray that players keep requesting to be traded, locker room shouting and cursing.. untrained spokesperson for this team, she showed anger during post game interviews and even walked out..not a coach for what they like to call themselves "professional", she is a coach for the beginners, the toddlers

[@stevenorth101]

Her players were thugs. Bad for business. She allowed Reese to be focal point with her b.s. double doubles over development of Cardoso. Her best player demanded trade to get out of toxic situation. Team quit on her. But, whole organization is a mess.

[@Blacklist324]

Thugs =N-word?

[@loooom19]

It's just really too bad. I personally loved how passionate she is about the game and the ladies. I loved that her players loved her. Letting her build up a strong program of players who other coaches could not have handled or gotten the best out of (like Chennedy, Angel) would have been such a good underdog story for the fans to rally around.

[@yslcologneconnoisseur7473]

T. Spoon was too concerned with letting Angel Reese pad her stats and chase double doubles instead of playing through Kamilla Cardoso who was the more efficient player.

[@jessepena5847]

That may perhaps not be the case but like you I saw the same thing she prioritized Angels game I can’t say for sure but more than one person saw this and the players body language seemed like they weren’t into it.

[@terrancehall9762]

you are wron

[@yslcologneconnoisseur7473]

@@terrancehall9762 that answer really moves the conversation forward.

[@terrancehall9762]

@@yslcologneconnoisseur7473 we aren't having a conversation. you are throwing allegations and assumptions

[@yslcologneconnoisseur7473]

@@terrancehall9762 those things were obvious to anyone who watched the games. Now go cry to someone who cares.

[@BigDave423]

I don't think it's as much of a brag to say they "almost made the playoffs" when it's a 12 team league and eight of the teams make it in. And it's one thing to be a little under .500 and make it in, but to be well below .500 and fighting for a spot is not the headline a coach, player, or team should be pinning up on their "I Love Me" wall. She couldn't control her players on or off the court. The players may love playing basketball as well as liked their coach, but they didn't respect the game, and that's when you lose the fans. And fans mean money, which is what upper management is all about. That left them with very few options, which is why they let TSpoon go.

[@terrancehall9762]

wrong on every point

[@Jeh110]

In the end- it became clear she was “nice” to the wrong person. That person was undermining her- publicly. That person thought she was the coach. It’s sad. I wanted Theresa to succeed.

[@BigDave423]

@@terrancehall9762 - "Wrong on every point." So a team finishing 15-25 is something a league, team, and player should be bragging about? Off the court, we heard locker room trouble during a press conference that was bad enough for the players being interviewed to be bothered by it. If that happens when the public is within earshot, what happens when cameras aren't around? On the court, all you have to do is look at Chennedy Carter. Never had a flagrant foul in the WNBA, first year under Weatherspoon, she gets four. Not to mention the other players on the team with flagrant fouls. These are just some of the reasons why TSpoon was fired. And to not think fans equal money, and upper management likes money is laughable and does not warrant further comment.

[@terrancehall9762]

@@BigDave423 you are projecting so hard. you should stop commenting because you are talking out of your backside. typical cc fan clueless as ever. stop talking about basketball.

[@jeangrey5952]

Every team that made the playoffs have multiple AllStars, while the Sky only have one and that’s Reese.

[@alfredtesoroni9167]

She got fired because of the way she handled Reese

[@Jeh110]

I suspect that is correct. She was too nice to the wrong person..

[@michaelpinell1861]

Can we get an explanation because I'm not quite getting it. If your team plays well with a certain player, wouldn't you want that player on the court as much as possible? Team stats back that up as well as the eye test. The team won more games minus Carter than Reese, so help us understand. I know people hate Angel that much but facts are facts. She outshines the vets on that team.

[@leonardcann6645]

@@alfredtesoroni9167 how about 80 percent of The Sky's technical fouls were on Clark? That ALONE should've got that useless eating bottom feeder fired.

[@donniedoesdishes]

@@michaelpinell1861 how about the last time the fever blew out the sky , reese was the only starter on the floor so she could pad her stats, against bench players

[@michaelpinell1861]

@donniedoesdishes do you think that's the reason she was fired? You can say Clark played 37 minutes all season just to pad her stats, there were other point guards on the roster.

[@mofelata]

Race Card again? Really? Dwayne Wade is a co-owner of the SKY

[@prettyugly]

You are missing the point. 1, there is no such thing as a race card. If it exists, please show me this card. 2, she was too black, meaning her personality was unapologetically black. James Wade personality fit in and he was not seen as too black. He was able to code switch, if you will. Also, she is a woman, and women always get the shorter end if the stick compared to men. Pause.

[@KazeShikamaru]

Minority owner*

[@brianstarfire]

i'm with you. i don't think it's a race card just management not knowing what to do and instead of blaming themselves they used escape goats.

[@michaelpinell1861]

People that are saying the Sky has drama and are toxic, how do any of you know these thing's? Mabrey requested a trade 3 weeks into the season because she wanted to at least try the new coach, but the vision she had was she would be on a contender and not rebuilding. Dana put in a trade request much earlier, and no one wanted her because she remained. So please, can someone explain these drama and toxic remarks because they seemed quite demure to me. 😂😂 Yeah, using drama and toxic is terms people have overused with no clear meaning other than just something to say.

[@pernillepaulsen5992]

Facts! ❤

[@ReadR00ster1]

1. Too much drama surrounding players. 2. Too high expectations by upper managment.

[@marcuswood5975]

I think Chicago would be the last place on Earth I'd want to be

[@VincentBaker-j1b]

San Francisco is a close second.

[@williambeckett8642]

Just a really bad, bad leader

[@maywood2069]

Shutup dummy

[@Jm-Gonz]

The team had 3 of the top 15 players picked in the draft this year and they didn’t even make the playoffs They were terrible at the end of the season that’s why she was fired

[@Nubiansage1]

Almost all of the players were injured or coming off of injuries. E. Williams, Kamilla , Carter, Izzy Harrison, and then Angel. Diamond Desheilds was a shell of her former self. The # 13 pick Brynna Maxwell was injured in training camp and had to be cut. Then they had to trade Mabrey at the break. The Sky never had a complete team from the beginning of the season. Gaurd play and 3 point shooting was a weakness all year.

[@tracyvaught8399]

Racism at work after just one season its a joke

[@alphasports3743]

What are we talking about, the Sky organization is a mess, listen to the former players before Coach Spoon arrived, no not Marina or the players from France. Listen to Copper how bad the it was they didn't take care of their players. Their former HC / GM gutted their roster. Did you see how Chicago greeted Cardoso and AR it was a joke ... yet Pili the Lynx #1 was greeted well and she sat on the bench most of the season.

[@pernillepaulsen5992]

Finally someone with some sense !!

[@kimhrabar9294]

I did agree totally. She had skill and talent on the court. They were one of the scariest teams to play. You sit Reeses ass on the bench. You chastise Chennedy when she pulls dirty moves , you dont celebrate the moment. And the other girls fall in line. If there was a problem with Mabrey perhaps it never would have arose had you kept the bad attitude and actions of a certain player in line. I hate to burst everyones bubble but Reese was no comparison to Clark and to keep pushing that agenda the coach forgot what we were here for. To frigging win the game. Clark broke 16 records. Meanwhile Reese is missing easy layups . I can only assume deliberately to get her own rebound. So she can hold the double double record??? Chicago had what it takes talent wise , they needed someone strong enough to manage egos and attitudes. The Head Coach forgot why they were there

[@larrytoole1476]

The players seem like they like the Pat Riley kind of basketball! The Lakers won 5 Championships playing the the run and gun offense, he did win 5 NBA Championships playing the fast pace offense! Give it to your point guard and let him/her run the floor! The old half court, one on one game is boring! Just pounding the ball to the bigs and they miss layups like 13 year old kids! These women are young and can run the floor and hit layups on the run! Indiana proved that, because they could shoot layups better on the run than they could playing pound the ball to the bigs just to watch them miss 2 foot layups , grabbing their own missed shots and the other players just stand around watching instead of the whole team being involved! The game has changed and the coaches need to change for better team chemistry! Just my opinion, you have to let everyone play the game

[@philipmtran05]

Tspoon will find WNBA position again as Aces Assistant coach....for head coach Hammond as her older sister...

[@back2sports]

Will see - hopefully

[@doreenwest8872]

Well some of you are criticizing her for caring about her players Trying to build a new thing in less than a year. What kind of basketball fans are you. Or are you just being mean. I saw her when the liberty 1st played I was at the 1st game some of you just came in at the last minute, And think you know about the WNBA but you are mistaken. So sit back and ask yourself how many people can turn it around in 1 year.

[@ecalager]

Even Kim Mulkey struggled to keep Angel Reese from being a train wreck. TW was not up to the task and ultimately AR's double double quest brought her down. Carter is also a dumpster fire. On top of all that Mabrey, their best player, couldn't deal with the drama and bailed. Total mess of a team and TW deserved to be fired which happens all the time with these basement dwelling teams.

[@RS-bl4zo]

Stop the bs

[@KennethVarlack]

The Sky grew in popularity and now there is mismanagement

[@soccergoal4090]

Is that why Kim Mulkey won a national championship with Angel Reese? Is that why Kim Mulkey comes to Angel Reese games?

[@written12]

Angel is bad news.

[@written12]

Dana articulated the difference nicely. From a fan’s viewpoint, the Wade style was more enjoyable to watch.

[@MyLeftMitten]

Evan’s & Harrison sabotaged T-Spoon

[@pernillepaulsen5992]

For sure! The jealous vets and their exit interviews were a factor

[@cinquebleuu9408]

You can't have mediocrity in management and is expected to win. Hiring L.A fired coach seems to be about right for Chicago Sky.

[@tytiger7176]

You have cardoza and Reese and you can't win ? Automatic termination

[@back2sports]

Or you better have 3 elite shooters from outside. But if u only have 1 shooter & U trade them, then the coach is doomed if u expect them to win. As you have a team that throws rocks on offence.

[@pernillepaulsen5992]

Two rookies and no real point guard

[@stevedesio7433]

Well thers ya have it get the Ball to Barbie😂😂😂

[@Nubiansage1]

I'm not Mad, You are really correct with TRUTH. I remember that close game against the ACES , the players didn't like the play calling at the very end of I game. Like you said, she is inexperienced, but why not get a Assistant that is great with Xs and Os. Also when a Technical foul was called for, because of terrible Refereeing. ( Angel getting clobbered) and the Referee's refused to blow the whistle. The Coach is supposed to stand up for the players. Getting kicked out of the Game is needed sometimes early in the game, to send a message to the Referee's.

[@MsNerdsRevenge]

Offense. T Spoons was the inaugural Defensive Player of the year. WNBA history isn't important enough.

[@araynova]

Lol. Right on brother.. this take is a little controversial for your channel consideing, you have an extremely conservative sports audience. But as you laid everything out with your opinions and facts.. this decision definitely seems to be deeper, beyond just Xs and Os. If Sides is still in Indiana? We all know this is not truly based off meritocracy.

[@back2sports]

Yep knew many would hate the vid but is what I think. On the last point not sides but if Trammell keeps her job

[@soccergoal4090]

A lot of Caitlin Clark fanatics and Angel Reese haters in this comment section. These people know nothing about the wnba.

[@mofelata]

said the GateKeeper

[@soccergoal4090]

@@mofelata u watching the wnba semi finals?

[@rokrpioneer]

@@soccergoal4090definitely. Rooting for PHEE!

[@rokrpioneer]

Btw she’s gonna be finals MVP

[@soccergoal4090]

@@rokrpioneer We don't know that.

[@GaryPlaisted-h5q]

If you look at their schedule results there were at least a half dozen games they lost by 4-5 points or less. In those games ARs shooting percentages were HORRENDOUS! I argue had AR been told to grab the OREB and dish it back out to a shooter it’s not unreasonable to think they could’ve won those games (at least half). Also, feeding the ball back out to their shooters might have kept Mabrey happy enough to stay. But it’s all in the past so whatever!

[@back2sports]

Yep bad coaching - should have benched AR and put in Stewie. Oh that is right , I forgot thier roster was Sh.... Hence no good options.

[@Thabitinews-hg1ib]

why do you have question mark in your title? your title should just say bad owner and management of the organization. fired after one season is a mess!

[@soccergoal4090]

Plus, she over achieved. She has nothing to work with

[@vodkaone1053]

Her fate was sealed by the actions of Carter and Reese.

[@terrygrant9140]

#3, #7 and #13 draft picks and 18-22, catering to Reese's double double nonsense instead of trying to win. Someone who shoots 39% from 3 ft should not be taking 12.3 shots a game for 13.6 points. Cordorso was shooting 52.1% and getting 7.6 shots.

[@adriancavin1568]

You know nothing about basketball because they didn't cater to Angel's double doubles because half these girls couldn't pass the ball in the post so 95% I f Angel rebounds came off defense stupid

[@samreed7817]

A lot of those double double points were from rebounding…. Which isn’t catering to anyone’s double double? Shes literally boxed out in the post grabbing the rebound for the second chance points and somehow that’s everyone “catering to her”? Just say you don’t know ball or don’t watch her play and shut up

[@terrygrant9140]

@@samreed7817 Ok

[@ceciltgray]

Izzy complaining about anything after not being healthy damn near since high school is CRAZY. Availability is the best ability.

[@lyrical20]

Spoon could have ran better plays and could have started Chennedy Carter much sooner than she did. Most of the times, the Sky would be down by 10 or 12 points when Chennedy would get into the game and bring them back. Everyone was telling Spoon to put her into the starting lineup but she refused. She continued to start Diamond DeShields and Dana Evans who weren't giving the team much offensive production. Had she switched lineups earlier, the Sky would have won several of those close games and would have been in the playoffs. This was a coaching error on Spoon's part. But if the team hires Curt Miller as their coach, they will just continue to lose. Miller was a worst coach than TSpoon. 😂

[@Nubiansage1]

I don't think Chenady Carter and Maria Mabrey could play together. Both are Ball dominant players and not the best passers. I think they needed to get younger anyway by playing Michaela O. at the Wing. Michaela is a better defender.

[@toddb9311]

Or Carter would score 9 points and get pulled in the first quarter.

[@BBG2K]

@@Nubiansage1 Best win percentage was a line up of Allen, Marina, Chennedy, Angel and Kamilla...They won the most games with Marina and Chennedy in the lineup... I actually think they played well off each other.

[@Biggdoom344]

@@toddb9311I saw a game Carter came off the bench and scored 17 the first half ( v the mystics early in the season if I remember right). The second half Carter played like 5 minutes lol. Even the announcers were baffled 😮 That’s when I knew she had no feel for the game.

[@simbalion09]

When they traded Marina Maubury that was it. She was their playmaker and solid veterans presence.

[@calvinh.4682]

Teresa Weatherspoon should have been given more time at least one more yr. But the Sky is run poorly by a rather poor organization.

[@back2sports]

yes agree. Not sure if she will be a good coach or not. But 1 year is not good and shows it is a lost organisation.

[@Biggdoom344]

She failed to make the playoffs in a league that you have almost a 70% chance. Chicago was 10-16 at the break. They simply needed to win five more games and couldn’t even do that. All those close losses when AR was shooting below 30% caught up with them.

[@jeangrey5952]

@@Biggdoom344how can they win when Reese got hurt, they were in 8th and had a 2 game lead when she got injured, they aren’t winning anything without Reese. But I’m glad they missed the playoffs, they need a Pg in the lottery to finish this rebuild.

[@Biggdoom344]

@@jeangrey5952 not true. When AR got injured/quit..they had a one game lead on Atlanta w five to play. Every one of those five teams had already beaten the Sky WITH Reese. As far as draft picks..the sky have been rebuilding like three years. In two seasons Indiana went from the worst team in the league to playoffs. They still are missing players but that’s a rebuild. The sky are simply a mess and will always be with that ownership group.

[@jeangrey5952]

@@Biggdoom344 1 1/2 game lead, Reese didn’t play a single game this season without being in the top 8, after her injury they fell out of the playoffs. That’s a fact that can’t be disputed, it’s not a coincidence that happened. You and the rest of the Kaitlin Klark Klan said they would be better without Reese and that showed that’s was just another lie.

[@brorick5472]

Good job.

[@HonestLeighSpeaking]

Best take thus far!!! Both facts and theories; but ended on a positive note.

[@kvc5677]

Candice Parker was smart to get out a band of thugs. Good for her triumphs. It speaks volumes.

[@deidrajones4479]

I don’t care what offense she ran. She wasn’t winning with that roster. If I’m building around Evans or Reese/Chennedy/Witherspoon. I’m going with the Witherspoon. I think you’re right.

[@KeepItReal-e6n]

🚨🚨🚨 SHOUT OUT to Dwyane Wade! Hold individuals ACCOUNTABLE! ACCOUNTABILITY is soooooo LACKING in the wnba. 🚨🚨🚨 Her GHOST writer should START WRITING romance novels!💔

[@__________Troll__________]

*While LeBron's son is playing next to him in the NBA, Wade's son is being a girl. Accountability you said* 😂

[@kmill3887]

Why does it always have to be either the owners are bad, or racism as the only options? I know nothing about Weatherspoon other than past name recognition and given a chance she might develop into a good coach. Reese is good at getting OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS but is not much of a scorer from any spot on the court. She needs to work on that part of the game which I am sure she will. Cardoso though is going to be a beast on the court. C Carter is a top tier player when she controls her emotions on the court.

[@blmm47]

the team was ran by players resulting in the best3 pt shooter asked to be traded

[@catman2u2]

Really terrible analysis

[@blmm47]

@@catman2u2 oh yes your turn then

[@pernillepaulsen5992]

@@blmm47marina Mabrey has stated that she asked for a trade because she came to play for a championship team under coach Wade and with Kah. As Wade left middle of the season and Kah was traded it was no longer the vet and championship set up she came there for. Marina Mabrey is 27 years old and is hunting for a ring with a vet team and not looking to be part of a rebuild

[@luerodgers1795]

SO WHAT U SAYING A.R. GOT TERESA WEATHERSPOON FIRED ??? 🤔

[@Brotherken1234]

Pretty much.

[@back2sports]

No. What saying was she had a sh.... Roster and being in playoff contention was overachievement. She struggled with X's & O"s which was expected due to her lack of experience in WNBA. But she was fired as she was too black for management and angel Reese talking in her ear - empowering player was more than management could handle.

[@luerodgers1795]

@@back2sports MUCH RESPECT 2U RESPONDING BACK !! MANAGEMENT IS THE PROBLEM MY OPINION !! 💯💪🏿💯💪🏾💯

[@marcusaurelius5149]

@@back2sports LOL! That's the dumbest thing I've read all year.

[@pernillepaulsen5992]

@@back2sportsthat is a fair take

[@labratamber]

She wasn't there long enough for her to be fired

[@daisyhenry-u8s]

sounds like she wasn't doing much Coaching...the girls kept saying "she let US figure it out"...🤷🏽‍♀️

[@MacBigUSA]

Catering to Angel & helping her pad her stats instead of coaching to win games got her canned.

[@toddb9311]

Agree with your takes. X's and O's aren't an issue b/c every team has a solid, experienced staff---no shortage of brain power. The allocation of minutes/rotations early-on didn't make sense and looked like management was calling the shots and not the coaches. That changed later in the season. Reese's conduct on the sideline was disrespectful to the staff and the jury might still be out on her. Things weren't copasetic for her at Maryland or LSU either. Time will tell. I do wish TSpoon would've upgraded her wardrobe (along with some other coaches). She looks good with the glasses and jacket 🙂. She's better off getting away.

[@Jeh110]

In the business world, that’s called-being promoted to a level of failure. I had that happen to me. It ended up being a turning point in my life- for the better. I wish you well TSpoon!

[@Biggdoom344]

When are people going to start to realize Reese is a locker room problem.

[@pernillepaulsen5992]

@@Biggdoom344just because you claim it doesn’t make it true

[@Biggdoom344]

@@pernillepaulsen5992 just because you deny it doesn’t make it false 😁

[@pernillepaulsen5992]

@@Biggdoom344 🤣

[@kentuckylucky5762]

Id be really upset if they bring miller..yuck!...

[@YARDDAWG]

A. Reese won't be there for her 2nd contract, she'll get outter there if she's smart.

[@monicabrown4186]

A male coach would've gotten a 2nd year!!

[@YARDDAWG]

Bad Management, how do you trade Copper & get little to nothing in return. The Damn leading scorer..

[@timfincher4978]

Letting Mabrey go to pacify Reese was just stupid

[@pernillepaulsen5992]

Marina Mabrey asked for the trade at the beginning of the season. She came to the Sky to be a contender with James Wade and KFC and not be part of a rebuild

[@bpraise517]

Will Chennedy behave? Dallas wanted the top 4 pick

[@KazeShikamaru]

I don't see the race element to this but I just think ownership had no idea what they were doing. You knew you fucked up when Becky is calling you out. It doesn't help Spoon had really bad guards and not a real PG to work with. People trying to defend this firing have no solution and are defending a bad ownership group.

[@oaklandtraphouse]

She didn't get the job done its not that deep

[@jeangrey5952]

So with the worse roster in the league, and every team that made the playoffs had multiple AllStars/Olympian’s and the Sky only had 1 AllStar and that’s Reese. Every team in the league had 3 or more 10ppg scorers and the Sky only had 2. So with all of that where do u think they should have finished? Should they have finished above Indiana with 3 AllStars and the most #1 -#2 draft picks in the entire league?

[@oaklandtraphouse]

@jeangrey5952 carter fidnt make the all star team but we all know she's an all star

[@jeangrey5952]

@@oaklandtraphouse She wasn’t an AllStar, only a select few get that honor. Maybe she will make the team someday.

[@oaklandtraphouse]

@jeangrey5952 popularity contest is all it is she's with out a doubt all wnba just use your eyes she's a top guard in the league im a fan of this team as well

[@jeangrey5952]

@@oaklandtraphouse Only the top 4 selections were a popularity contest. The coaches who watch the games and know the game didn’t pick her.

[@Lilquan2004]

You should make a video on who you think they best options are to finding a new coach

[@back2sports]

First I want to go after the sparks and magic johnson

[@written12]

James Wade was the best thing that happened to them. Solid GM and coach. He did make, sad to say, a final few moves that were ill-advised. They could have stayed with Emre, however.

[@__________Troll__________]

*James Wade was as good to this org as Captain Smith was to the Titanic, with the only difference being Captain Smith went down with the ship*

[@durwoodgray3821]

The question should be. Why ain't Dunn and Side's are fired. 😮

[@saladinfarrakhan3576]

A bunch of bull One year & you get rid of her ridiculous Now most of the team will want to be traded

[@__________Troll__________]

*I think **_"too blk"_** is a wild take, but nothing else makes sense... well I mean it's likely some internal reason, terrible management, or both. The idea of the WNBA becoming a league that over emphasizes race is disheartening and you can't hardly find too many channels talking about WNBA who aren't race baiting. I been on this channel long enough to interpret your take as a joke, but you're going to have me crying if Chicago hires a wyt coach now*

[@back2sports]

i really not trying to get views via race. I generally stay away from it but with this - it is really what I think went down.

[@WyckoffMode]

Too black? Really? I recommend everyone do what I'm doing. "Do NOT Recommend This Channel." These WOKE minded opinions are pathetic.

[@soccergoal4090]

define WOKE

[@__________Troll__________]

*It's a take, not a revolutionary stance... calm down* 😂

[@soccergoal4090]

@@__________Troll__________ 🤣🤣🤣. Seriously, everything is a woke. Woke this, woke that, yet know one can define the term woke

[@MOHAMEDMOHAMED-bx3ji]

​@@soccergoal4090 WOKE and DEI are their new way to exprime how racist they are feeling...

[@sprsmoke]

@@soccergoal4090 You know what it means.

[@Thepropheticguard]

You are right, "strong black woman" and "too black" people have an issue with that. I'm a product of that! No disrespect just standing my ground!

[@andrewjackson-up4rm]

It would be nice to know she got fired because she allowed her players to play a beautiful sport like thugs.

[@CathyMckee-h4f]

T. Weatherspoon couldn't control her player's. Nobody wants to watch a bunch of bullies🤮

[@BBG2K]

Oh please... If that's the case, the entire league is full of bullies...once again, ppl see what they want to see.

[@Biggdoom344]

@@BBG2KChicago led the league in flagrant 1 fouls. She led the dirtiest team in the league. The sky had 20% of the league’s flagrant 1 fouls…80% of those were on CC22. Trash organization. She was not the only problem but also condoned running up the score on Atlanta when the game was over so Reese could keep her streak alive.

[@BBG2K]

@@Biggdoom344 BLAH... CC22 committed several Flagrant fouls that she was privileged to NOT get called for... no review or anything...

[@Biggdoom344]

@@BBG2K yes..privilege lol. CC was the third most fined player in the league. Glad she got that privilege 😛

[@BBG2K]

@@Biggdoom344 She should have been called for her flagrant fouls...but, again... can't call it on the Golden child

[@maxsullivan5669]

I agree 💯

[@galufatioo]

You are right, nobody like what you think, you just like to gain favor with the blacks. LOL. but I think it's how she appeared to enjoy the assaulting of other players especially Carter's hard foul on Marina Mabre, it appears that she enjoyed that one perhaps a revenge on Mabre for living the Sky. It appeared she had no wish to discipline her team to avoid committing fouls and zeal it with a bad record and missed playoffs. So no one should be fired for being too black, If I have a majority of black players, I wouldn't mind having a black coach.

[@back2sports]

At least I agree with one thing in the video

[@NoName-zm1ks]

Too strong, the coach that let favorite Sky players run the team?😂🤣 T Spoon is being blamed for how she coached the team, er, correction, cuz she did NOT coach the team!

[@minhluu5953]

Christie Side should join her in the unemployment line. Lol

[@SJcookiemonster]

Lol that was a funny comment. I’m all for fair critique whatever someone’s skin color is!

[@iquesnell]

Bad coaching. Come on man. Weren’t you watching.

[@back2sports]

I was - had a 4-5 who cold not shoot. & No Pg as Allen & Evans were a train wreck

[@pernillepaulsen5992]

Bad roster and the Sky were predicted to end last in the league this year. They didn’t

[@terrancehall9762]

the cc trolls in the comments

[@derricksanders6440]

Spoon is not a yes woman. Management wanted her to tank the season and she kept trying to win. I doubt we had any injuries but Williams. I don't believe Reese had any surgery or injury.

[@back2sports]

Why would they want to tank when Dallas has the swap right to their draft pick? Would be awful for sky to get No1 pick is would be forced to swap with Dallas. That is why they were desperate to make playoffs

[@derricksanders6440]

Because that's what Spoon said in a interview on you tube

[@BeautifulAfroWoman]

This is such a ridiculous question. T Spoon cradled Angel like a baby. Everyone saw that. She laughed with jealous thug Chennedy Carter after that pathetic hip check on CC kept AR in games that were out of hand to pad her stats. The front office let T Spoon finish out the season. They were fed up so she had to go and not play her 3-round pick Cardoso was pathetic. Bye, T Spoon.

[@grzlbr]

She was fired for ordering assaults on Clark

[@dr.dumddum904]

Not good enough.

[@kimhrabar9294]

She got removed for 2 reasons. #1 she didn't just allow and condone the flagrant fouls made by members of her team she celebrated it. A total no no. That's how you lost control of the team and locker room. #2 she allowed a player to jump up and down under the basket getting her own rebound counted for a double double. Meanwhile 2-3 teammates were open for 3-pointers. So you allowed this player to pad her counts even if it meant losing the game. That is why she was fired. Does the woman have the skills to be a great coach, sure. But those 2 reasons above cost you your job.

[@pernillepaulsen5992]

😂

[@NoName-zm1ks]

Come on, the Sky already had Chennedy and for most of the season Mabrey before she escaped the madness, then #7 pick Reese and #3 pick Cardoso joined the Sky. The Fever added CC and made the playoffs. Reese became a rebound champ and Chennedy balled yet Spoon was lost as to how to make the Sky a playoff team in a league where 8 of the 12 teams make the playoffs.

[@__________Troll__________]

*What are you on about? The Fever's starting lineup consisted of two #1 picks (2024,2023), two #2 picks (2022,2018), and a #6 pick (2022)... on top of that they haven't had a lot of coaching changes aka system/play style changes, hardly any roster changes. You can't compare them to a team who's starting lineup consisted of one #3 pick (2024), one #4 pick (2020), one #6 pick (2021), one #7 pick (2024), and a #14 pick (2017)... on top of having three coaches/system changes and the last 3 years, and 3 star players leave in 3 years. The Sky don't have the stability the Fever have... plus they(Sky) finished one place below where they were projected to finish in August. So again, what are you on about?*

[@pernillepaulsen5992]

@@__________Troll__________ 👏💯

[@ExurSaso-cf1kr]

There's only one reason to be she can't discipline jealous hates and criticism over favoritism ,this is business so it seems besides she ain't successful she had Reese thought she is the best.

[@TrickQuarter]

Dwyane Wade part of the ownership group of the Chicago Sky. What do you mean too black to be the coach of the team? Earlier in the season Chicago had a better win percentage than Indiana. Then the offense pivoted to Reese. There are players asking to leave the team. The incident during Barbie night, where the players were fouling CC. Social media blew it up. Catching coach Witherspoon laughing when Cater bumped into CC. It was a toxic culture. The players stated that the new plays implemented late in the season changed their performance. This video definitely getting a thumbs down. Race baiting.

[@back2sports]

Principle owner is Michael Alter. & he has final say.

[@eddieherrera9323]

Angel got her fired ! Good riddance!

[@thespicypimp423]

🤡

[@SurprisedLabrador-gl6hy]

Wasn't it Chicago Sky the team that trashed the locker room because they lost?

[@DrJackJeckyl]

hahahahahahahahahaha

[@alxbolt6225]

Offensively Tspoon was a disaster, totally mismanaged. Their defense was was very good but depended too much on thug ball. Team culture was toxic intrrnally and externally. Bottom line the team went backwards under her leadership.

[@omegacon4]

Here's my take. She is a bad coach and that's why she was fired.

[@marcuswood5975]

Who cares she admitted she's a gangster man

[@RichardIILionheart]

Weatherspoon may be gone because she bought into the victim mentality and was unprofessional in her handling of the media.

[@__________Troll__________]

*Notable moment?*