Great game to watch! Shout out to Lyssa, Kristy, Erica, Victoria, Katie Lou, and Grace for showing out!! I was at the game tonight and it was nice seeing the bench play. That ending was a nail biter.😂
I love the fact that they gave Smith this interview. She's a player thats too hard on herself naturally. The harsh criticism she gets doesn't help This young lady can play the game. I watched her at Baylor. Hopefully she continues to work and plays to her true potential.
@@PatrickFordyce-b7c hope so. Full ability 100% is the key. Her ability to run the floor as fast as she normally does is key to catching Caitlin's dimes. Caitlin looked lost without her when Mitchell went down
Bench looked good, really glad to see those players get some playing time. I would have loved to see Grace hit the winning shot, Victaria looked really good too.
NaLyssa has a pure soul. Her vision is clear, she understands the times in which she's playing. Listen to her reply to the question at 2:29. What a fine player and teammate she must be.
Huh? Have you been paying attention at all this season. She had a decent game in a meaningless game and was still horrible on D. The proof will be on Sunday. Hope she shows up.
I was at the game and even though I kind of paid to see CC, Km and AB do their thing, I was glad to see the others almost pull it out. Hopefully it gave them confidence for a real game. Their defense still scares me. I can’t see them going anywhere unless they improve there.
The bench did well to close the large gap in the 4th qtr, yet missed many points at the end, which cost Fever the game. Player rotation throughout was baffling and the pace of the game was slowed with too much dribbling by the bench players. Still at least players got some court time.
I thought the same about the player rotation. Sides just mailed that one in and decided she wasn’t going to manage the game at all, just toss in players, never call timeouts during big runs, and see what happens.
Excited to see the Fever in the playoffs! I don’t know if there are designated double teams , or if the players are collapsing instinctively when the opposition drives toward the hoop, but the defenders have to stay home when they’re guarding a three-point shooting threat!!! (Especially playing if Connecticut in the playoffs) Poise and discipline! Not only are these girls, young and talented, but they have heart! It’s amazing that the Fever have three bona fide scorers in CC, AB, and KM!
Did you hear that folks! Kelsey is good. She’ll be ready for Sunday. From that moment I think Sides probably thought, no way am I letting anyone get really hurt. It was great for the bench to get all those minutes too. If someone does get hurt in the playoffs, it is next player up.
I loved it that Smith gave a shout out for Caitlin for being responsible for 20,500 people showing up for the game. Unfortunately, the crowd didn’t get to see Caitlin much.
Because she told her team during the Washington Offense timeout before that she wasn’t. They are given plays in advance. the point guard should know what to call. Why not call TO.? 1 so the opponent cannot substitute for better defensive players and 2 the defense has less ability to set up for the defense. This is sometimes done with different circumstances. And guarantee this is something that’s practiced.
Nice thing about that ending is the fact that they did not need this game. It is a very rare moment where the players can celebrate almost winning a game. Sure the win would have been sweeter, just sayin’ ☑️👌😎 JP
The bench all you are praising gave up the 20 - 2 lead in rhe first place. At one point the bench had every player that had played at - 16 to - 27. It was the bench players that never play at all that sparked the comeback Wallace, Saxton and Berger. Wallace had 17 but was a -15 in the game. The Fever bench is the weakest bench in the W. Hope Kelsey is going to be 100%. They still don't guard the 3 worth a damn. The starters looked great in the first 5 minutes and then Side started mass substitutions.
Glad Mitchell is good. I couldn’t imagine heading into the playoffs without Clutch Kelsey. The bench looked good. But don’t get any ideas Sides. Play your studs.
Improvement, team defense including awareness or sneaks down low, back cuts, etc., and on offense, turnovers, and when EW gets the ball, give the damn rock to CC when she is out there especially in the half court, otherwise it is going to be a death march, as usual. ☑️👌😎 JP
Note to self … never waste your money buying a ticket to watch the last game of the WNBA regular season. Largest crowd to attend a WNBA game, and they saw the benches play. 🤦🏻♀️
U can't be that petty. Our bench almost won it for us. Do I agree with all of her coaching decisions? No. But everyone must play a bit in case someone gets hurt during the playoffs
@@Nipa10Not trying to be petty. Just saying that I am very thankful the game I spent money to go watch was a game they actually tried to win. Sides didn’t even call a TO to set up a play for the final possession.
the game didn't count for nothing.....she rightly made the call to keep Kelsey out, save her for Sunday's first play off game. Plus, giving the bench play time was key, valuable experience, plus, they know the coach trusts them.
One thing, ok a lot of things, but this one in particular, Sides, yada, yada, my players are always ready when they are called, YOU SHOULD HAVE GIVEN BERGER MINUTES THIS YEAR!!! And who would’ve guessed it, Saxton can play. ☑️👌😎 JP
So Sides told Caitlin she was only playing 20 minutes before the game. Cc would have not accepted that if it was a last minute decision during the game.
Don't understand sides sometimes you are telling us what they did to you. You are the coach you suppose to adjust to what you know they are doing tovu because you just told us .good luck in playoffs my dream fever aces final. Love me some double douce
I saw it differently. For this game, a win wouldn't have changed Fever's playoff status. There were a couple of important things the coach did here: 1. Avoid risking injury to the starters by minimizing their time on the floor 2. Give the starters a light level of exertion so they can go into sunday's game rested 3. Make sure the bench is ready to play so they can sub in as needed during the playoffs
Sides took a triple double from CC. Her halftime stats were halfway there. And the other teams who already locked playoff spots didn’t tank a game pull their starters out while losing in the second dang quarter. What kind of BS was that? You want your starters coming off of a win and a great performance. Won’t be another situation where the entire bench is in. Rotating in yes, but not all five. I will say the bench played better D than the starters. Also, so sad for the biggest crowd in the W who came to see CC and didn’t get to.
No, people pay good money to see the fever win. They pay good money to see the top players play. I will never watch another fever game. You are paid to win. I give you two games and you are out.
I really don't think playing her against the Sun is a good idea, it's a huge conflict of interests and I don't trust her. I don't know how anyone can trust her.
Disappointed fan. I didn’t know the league wasn’t real until the Fever tossed the game tonight. I’ve spent money on tickets, subscriptions, and merchandise. Bummed…
Sides sucks. The bench made it an exciting game, and mounted one hell of a comeback. And Sides couldn't even call a time out at the last possession to draw up a game winning play. Oh, that offensive rebound to have another shot at winning? Nah, let's not call a timeout there either. And that's all without even Sides not calling a time out when Kelsey Mitchell was limping on the court. The Fever's worst enemy, is their own coach. As usual, the Fever played well not because of Sides, but despite her
See... she's not a bad person or a selfish player. She never hated Clark or sabotaged the team or wants to leave. She's young, she hustles, she has talent and pride. This is all about not listening to the know-nothing conspiracy theorist clowns 🤡🤡all around us who try to make something out of nothing. When the headline looks ridiculous the content usually is so don't open it and don't go along with it or give liars any power.
"We didn't come out with a win, but it felt like a win". That's a very special shout out to their bench.
Great game to watch! Shout out to Lyssa, Kristy, Erica, Victoria, Katie Lou, and Grace for showing out!! I was at the game tonight and it was nice seeing the bench play. That ending was a nail biter.😂
I would have LOVED to have seen Berger hit that last shot. So glad she got to play
Berger usually hit those!! It would of been a beautiful closing game for the season to see the bench.
sides blew the win
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Loved the game, as exciting comeback and almost win as any this season.
Good job nalyssa. Nice game, good interview. Good luck in the playoffs. We will be watching
I love the fact that they gave Smith this interview. She's a player thats too hard on herself naturally. The harsh criticism she gets doesn't help
This young lady can play the game. I watched her at Baylor.
Hopefully she continues to work and plays to her true potential.
Awesome interview.
Smith and Wallace did well! Great effort! 👍
Victoria Saxton!!!
I just pray Kelsey Mitchell is not hurt and can play her full ability for she is the heart of this team !!❤❤❤❤❤❤
@@PatrickFordyce-b7c hope so. Full ability 100% is the key. Her ability to run the floor as fast as she normally does is key to catching Caitlin's dimes. Caitlin looked lost without her when Mitchell went down
Bench looked good, really glad to see those players get some playing time. I would have loved to see Grace hit the winning shot, Victaria looked really good too.
Why ppl keep pushing firgrace Berger? I saw her in one game this year, she missed 4 foul shots in a row. ? 3:10 3:11
@@ceciliawatkins Cecil this comment is so bad I'm blocking you right now.
Great job, you ladies fought hard!
I'm impressed with N. Smith, she did well on floor and in presser!
So you haven't been paying attention all year either.
NaLyssa has a pure soul. Her vision is clear, she understands the times in which she's playing. Listen to her reply to the question at 2:29. What a fine player and teammate she must be.
Huh? Have you been paying attention at all this season. She had a decent game in a meaningless game and was still horrible on D. The proof will be on Sunday. Hope she shows up.
U obviously ain't been payin attention fr
@@robertstanford1778 She’s had a many very good to great games. What you on??
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Although Conn isn’t one of her best matchups.
I was at the game and even though I kind of paid to see CC, Km and AB do their thing, I was glad to see the others almost pull it out. Hopefully it gave them confidence for a real game. Their defense still scares me. I can’t see them going anywhere unless they improve there.
Im sorry you didn’t get to see cc, km and AB and I would have been pissed if I were you. I was mad and I was just watching it on prime video.
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sides as the coach scares me
You guys almost did it!! Good job and good luck in the playoffs!!!
Congratualtions Fever bench! You almost won that game which would have been the best win of this season.
sorry bench...sides did not advance the ball, use a time out for a play??? sides has no play to help them
Good job, Wally!!! And, Lyss.
The bench did well to close the large gap in the 4th qtr, yet missed many points at the end, which cost Fever the game. Player rotation throughout was baffling and the pace of the game was slowed with too much dribbling by the bench players. Still at least players got some court time.
I thought the same about the player rotation. Sides just mailed that one in and decided she wasn’t going to manage the game at all, just toss in players, never call timeouts during big runs, and see what happens.
Excited to see the Fever in the playoffs!
I don’t know if there are designated double teams , or if the players are collapsing instinctively when the opposition drives toward the hoop, but the defenders have to stay home when they’re guarding a three-point shooting threat!!! (Especially playing if Connecticut in the playoffs)
Poise and discipline!
Not only are these girls, young and talented, but they have heart! It’s amazing that the Fever have three bona fide scorers in CC,
AB, and KM!
That's one of the best clutch games I've seen in a min 💨💨💨
They lost wtf
@@thomaswood2418 still hella game
❤ Sister Friend Nal the players hustle to open spots to shoot the ball. 😮
Did you hear that folks! Kelsey is good. She’ll be ready for Sunday. From that moment I think Sides probably thought, no way am I letting anyone get really hurt. It was great for the bench to get all those minutes too. If someone does get hurt in the playoffs, it is next player up.
It was good to see their bench get some playing time!
❤ Sister Friend Caitlin dazzles the fans when she makes the threes.😊
I loved it that Smith gave a shout out for Caitlin for being responsible for 20,500 people showing up for the game. Unfortunately, the crowd didn’t get to see Caitlin much.
She played half, had a bunch of assists and 2 deep threes.
Old Dijon mustard ain't gonna be too happy about that shout out by her girlfriend! Smith should dump that thing.
@@serafinobueti7154 lol maybe we shouldn’t over analyze their relationship. Lyss has a good head on her.
Why didn't Sides use her last two time-outs?
She's saving them for the playoffs
she didn't want to ruin her dream of 18 wims
Good job for the bench. Saxton and Wallace can play the playoffs. Just believe and have determination and everything will follow in a good way.
NaLyssa Smith Gave a shout out to Catlyn Clark ..... So much for that infighting STORY
❤ Sister Friend Nal don't write anything bad about your team on social media. No no Damn.😮
❤ Sister Friend Caitlin doesn't care about points she cares about the team winning 😊
❤ Sister Friend Nal way now you feel like you're bigger than the team.😮
I want to know why Sides didn’t call a time out to set up a play and advance the ball down the court. A professional coach would’ve called a time out.
Because she told her team during the Washington Offense timeout before that she wasn’t. They are given plays in advance. the point guard should know what to call. Why not call TO.?
1 so the opponent cannot substitute for better defensive players and
2 the defense has less ability to set up for the defense. This is sometimes done with different circumstances.
And guarantee this is something that’s practiced.
How bout those bench players got cookin awesome yall, Caitlin Clark the greatest player Geno didn't coach!!!!😂😂😂😂
She wouldn’t be the player she is if he did.
I wish they would put the players back together during these post interviews. Its fun to see them interact
Great game Naylssa great season ya’ll fought hard, I’m lifting up a quick recovery over Kelsey that she is not hurt
❤ Sister Friend Nal will you listen to yourself? Damn !
I really like nalyssa
There a famous quote in European Football/Soccer you only Good as your bench 😎👊🏽
0 questions about last possession... 3 timeouts in her pocket (including reset)
Crazy work by the "journalists"
We shld always use timeouts even if it's just for players to get a breather..we shld NEVER be left with a timeout
Sides should have drew up a play to win the game. But no, she doesn’t call a time out!!!
I hope Christy finally figures it out. I would to see a lot more Fever games this season.
Wallace!!!🎉🎉🎉🎉
I hope that Sides is vocal with the refs throughout the playoffs. The top coaches are
Nice thing about that ending is the fact that they did not need this game. It is a very rare moment where the players can celebrate almost winning a game. Sure the win would have been sweeter, just sayin’ ☑️👌😎 JP
The bench all you are praising gave up the 20 - 2 lead in rhe first place. At one point the bench had every player that had played at - 16 to - 27. It was the bench players that never play at all that sparked the comeback Wallace, Saxton and Berger. Wallace had 17 but was a -15 in the game. The Fever bench is the weakest bench in the W. Hope Kelsey is going to be 100%. They still don't guard the 3 worth a damn. The starters looked great in the first 5 minutes and then Side started mass substitutions.
Glad Mitchell is good. I couldn’t imagine heading into the playoffs without Clutch Kelsey.
The bench looked good. But don’t get any ideas Sides. Play your studs.
Improvement, team defense including awareness or sneaks down low, back cuts, etc., and on offense, turnovers, and when EW gets the ball, give the damn rock to CC when she is out there especially in the half court, otherwise it is going to be a death march, as usual. ☑️👌😎 JP
Note to self … never waste your money buying a ticket to watch the last game of the WNBA regular season. Largest crowd to attend a WNBA game, and they saw the benches play. 🤦🏻♀️
U can't be that petty. Our bench almost won it for us. Do I agree with all of her coaching decisions? No. But everyone must play a bit in case someone gets hurt during the playoffs
@@Nipa10Not trying to be petty. Just saying that I am very thankful the game I spent money to go watch was a game they actually tried to win. Sides didn’t even call a TO to set up a play for the final possession.
@@CactusAndColumbineit was trash. People payed 100 dollars minimum per ticket for a game the coach/ team threw. Horrible that they allow that.
❤ Sister Friend Nal get on the Court and play Ball you Fox you.😊
Fire sides
the game didn't count for nothing.....she rightly made the call to keep Kelsey out, save her for Sunday's first play off game. Plus, giving the bench play time was key, valuable experience, plus, they know the coach trusts them.
Never go to the last game of the season,Washington Arena was sold out.
Say what you want Sides has the team playing hard and playing together.
pride of the players ..playing well in spite of sides
COTY
FACTS!
One thing, ok a lot of things, but this one in particular, Sides, yada, yada, my players are always ready when they are called, YOU SHOULD HAVE GIVEN BERGER MINUTES THIS YEAR!!! And who would’ve guessed it, Saxton can play. ☑️👌😎 JP
❤ Sister Friend Nal Be quiet please? 🥺
Sides is the weakest link.... still
So Sides told Caitlin she was only playing 20 minutes before the game. Cc would have not accepted that if it was a last minute decision during the game.
Wonder if they told the thousands of fever fans they were going to play a half ***ed game. Bet they wouldnt have bought tickets
Don't understand sides sometimes you are telling us what they did to you. You are the coach you suppose to adjust to what you know they are doing tovu because you just told us .good luck in playoffs my dream fever aces final. Love me some double douce
Reese made it to last in the conference and 10th in the league. Beat that Caitlin!
After the viral repost twitter: Sides gave her 20 mins of playing time but still lost the game.
You realize she was saving her starters for the playoffs right 💀
She will show up
Aother game that in which Sides engineered a loss. A betrayal of the fans.
Horrible. Intentionally throwing game
I saw it differently. For this game, a win wouldn't have changed Fever's playoff status.
There were a couple of important things the coach did here:
1. Avoid risking injury to the starters by minimizing their time on the floor
2. Give the starters a light level of exertion so they can go into sunday's game rested
3. Make sure the bench is ready to play so they can sub in as needed during the playoffs
Unethical and still blew the game. Made them not have a winning season. Left team with down disposition. I trust nothing about this coach.
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The idiocy of idolators is annoying. Must ignore this trifle clique. .
Coach Sides COTY btw
Sides, you threw this game.
Where’d she throw it. 👀
@@DustyTail to the windowwww, to the wallllll
sides is sad, i only wanted 18 wins, 😢
Defense
Sides took a triple double from CC. Her halftime stats were halfway there. And the other teams who already locked playoff spots didn’t tank a game pull their starters out while losing in the second dang quarter. What kind of BS was that? You want your starters coming off of a win and a great performance. Won’t be another situation where the entire bench is in. Rotating in yes, but not all five. I will say the bench played better D than the starters. Also, so sad for the biggest crowd in the W who came to see CC and didn’t get to.
Sides is a fool
CC doesn’t care about that. Listen to
I'm okay with Caitlin playing only a partial game so she can be rested for Sunday
@@JE-ICshe/they had plenty of time to rest. Now they have a crappy loss on their minds. Fools plan
Y'all need perimeter defense to win.
advance the ball on last play??
sides please excuse yourself
Sides is sad...weakest link
COTY
FACTS.
Cook your own rice Mitchell
12 women in a room ...ohhh😮
No, people pay good money to see the fever win. They pay good money to see the top players play. I will never watch another fever game. You are paid to win. I give you two games and you are out.
I found it super disappointing also.
Go buy some ice cream for your players Christy instead of going back and working on defence.💩 coach
So glad I didn’t spend money to watch that mess. I thought Smith was out
I really don't think playing her against the Sun is a good idea, it's a huge conflict of interests and I don't trust her. I don't know how anyone can trust her.
Absolutely. Sides needs to recognize that and discuss it with other coaches and possibly Smith
I have to disagree the last game she played very well I don’t think either of them would let that affect their team
Katie and Karlie Samuelson played against another
This is an insane take. We are talking about professionals, neither of them are talking to each other about plays or sabotage be so for real
Last time Fever played the Sun, NaLyssa stepped it up a level and had a great game. I think she's in it to win it...
sides is sad
Disappointed fan. I didn’t know the league wasn’t real until the Fever tossed the game tonight. I’ve spent money on tickets, subscriptions, and merchandise. Bummed…
Sides sucks. The bench made it an exciting game, and mounted one hell of a comeback. And Sides couldn't even call a time out at the last possession to draw up a game winning play. Oh, that offensive rebound to have another shot at winning? Nah, let's not call a timeout there either. And that's all without even Sides not calling a time out when Kelsey Mitchell was limping on the court. The Fever's worst enemy, is their own coach. As usual, the Fever played well not because of Sides, but despite her
So scripted... weird
The traitor is a liar 🤥🤥🤥🤥🤥🤥🤥🤥🤥🤥🤥
What a wild thing to say
@@83541truth.
See... she's not a bad person or a selfish player. She never hated Clark or sabotaged the team or wants to leave. She's young, she hustles, she has talent and pride. This is all about not listening to the know-nothing conspiracy theorist clowns 🤡🤡all around us who try to make something out of nothing. When the headline looks ridiculous the content usually is so don't open it and don't go along with it or give liars any power.