EXACTLY. People are fooling themselves if they don't know her vision was off after that, and her black eye later ought to be enough to make that irrefutable.
The fever has burnout. The psychological warfare makes them less able to deal with whatever happens on the floor. They are sabataged from every direction. It was like that even at the beginning with the impossible schedule. They actually did a remarkable job to get where they did. And the league has made out like bandits. But I don’t think I can watch this another season…To see if sides will finallymake a right decision, to see if they manage to seriously injure CC “this time”. To watch these racist boring people play thug basketball. Wow. How did it ever get this bad? Reminds me of the shape this country is in. If God doesn’t help us we’re all goners. I hope you know who to vote for. Otherwise we’ll get what we’ve been getting till we’re totally destroyed and speaking Chinese.
Overall the Fever front office gotta lotta work to do. They need to bring in veteran frontcourt players with an aggressive attitude towards rebounding and defense. Fever have the scoring core with CC and Kelsey but it's embarrassing how they are literally bullied on the glass. Offensive rebounds killed them tonight. It will be impossible to beat the top 5 teams without competent and tough front court play. If your name isn't CC, Kelsey, Hull or Boston you have to be moved to bring grit and chippyness to that lineup. And Im with you Pope, I WENT CRAZY WHEN I SAW KATIE LOU SUBBED IN THE GAME!!! Sides has to be removed after immediately after the playoffs. I don't know what Mark Jackson feels about coaching in the W but I would reach out.
Look they're gonna act like Indiana had a successful season that almost 80-year-old horrible general manager this dummy coach they didn't have a bad CA and Clark turned them from a s*** team into a decent team and that's it team that's it.
Did you watch the slow motion videos, from a different angle, of CC getting clawed in the eye by Carrington? She curled her fingers downward to claw CC’s eye. CC could have been permanently blinded. There was no foul called! The refs are irresponsible! Christie also didn’t defend CC….call a time out! No wonder CC couldn’t get past this and played terribly. The injury went beyond just a physical injury; it was emotional injury too. There’s something that happens psychologically when one is struck anywhere in the head but it’s worse when no one helps to stop the game, to help you. The ongoing assaults (was 17% a few weeks ago) are taking a toll on her. Once she stops playing; I’m going to stop watching!
Sliced and diced in the eye early on... they all looked a little tired too. All of them. It shows this though- without CC hitting hoops, Fever can't win...
CC has to play against teams her teammates and the coach and the refs .I'm scared Caitlin mental health will be messed with that's actually to much to deal with, we don't know what behind that small and taking the high road is hiding. I watch the games with my lil cousins whos all young I don't say anything they see it and that's sad . SMH
No, she's more mentally tough than any other WNBA player- no other player has even had to deal with a fraction of the abuse she takes. Lazy ass Refs handing Sun's the game. What about the morons at the timer seemingly enjoying their first day on the job. The Sun have zero mental toughness. Bonner holds them together and she can play ball without drama- but she's can't make up for Nasty Carrington
@@RhapsodyRouge I'm sure she is I wouldn't douth it all I'm saying is this is her first yr imagine 5 r 10 yrs of this drama she want last I promise u she want it's to much I mean she is human . I remember being in a singing group everyone wanna sing leads everyone wanna shine but no one wanted to master there harmonies on a chorus , get to a show leads great but chorus harmonies trash in anything in life u have to know your place . Pope do a live let me come in and talk to the people please
@Heart2Heart337 she's not going to let some jealous old ladies run her out of her dream job. In 5 years, half her current haters won't even be playing and the other half will be busy beating up on Paige Buekers.
@@RhapsodyRouge trust me flau and Paige and juju want get that at all , juju and flau not having that that I know .I'm just worried about CC it's a lot man . I'm watching real close on everything I know what I see . Now making the money she makes she could be like whatever I'm getting the bag lol. But it's a lot man
I hope I'm wrong about this, but I get the impression that NaLyssa continues to start because to put her on the bench would weaken the bench. And, to a certain extent, I get that. But, I'm never so concerned about the strength of my bench that I'm willing to compromise the strength of my starting five. Putting Lexi in the lineup for Katie Lou was important. Putting Smith on the bench is an equally obvious decision. If not to keep the bench strong, then why else is Lyssa starting??? Either Dantas or Fagbenle, but not Smith.
There is no way that CC was unaffected by that shot to the face that blackened her eye. Regardless of what she said to the press, eye injuries are deceptive... If you can "see", you think it's all good. But the absolute reality is, while the eye is working to heal itself, your vision and depth perception IS AFFECTED. Thats why her 'wide open good looks that should fall' did not. Her eye acuity/ depth perception was fooling her. Not an excuse for the overall bad play, but a reality nonetheless
It is strategy. NOT ENERGY. Whole team (coaches + players) is low basketball IQ on defense. This is why we are below .500 for the year and 1-4 vs Sun in 2024. There is only 1 scenario where Fever beat Sun in this series: They get injuries. They will run PNR for open looks all game long on Mitchell+Clark+Hull. Everyone, please look closely at what Mabrey + Bonner are doing. It’s elementary, and it’s working against us. SMH. Season IS OVER.
Your First Words we got our a** whip tonight. Your First Words Wednesday night we got our ass whipped again. You gotta understand Caitlin is not gonna have good games against these teams who can grab and hold and bump her and get away with dozens of fowls not being called every game and then they D up on her better than anybody. Caitlin has turned this team from pathetic into decent that's all they are Pope. They were never going to be Connecticut who's so deep and plays tough defense they were never going to be New York Las Vegas or Minnesota. I think Caitlin got very hurt mentally by not playing much DC the other night when almost 21000 people AWNBA record crowd was there to see her. That was a mental setback she knows Connecticut's gonna play great defense legal or illegal She just didn't Know She was going to get poked in the eye by holy Monster Carrington's leopard claw. Have you seen the nails on Honey mustard? I think Caitln will only play a little better next day but look who their coaches man they give away 8 points a game in the coaching.
Smith do not like CC a few of them don't it's plain to see Erica Samuelson get that money off the books temi has to get it together ASAP. Boston has in her mind don't wanna play defense don't wanna get in foul trouble so she don't be taking out the game I watched aces and Seattle all those women are built different in statue I look at the fever looks like a bunch of college girl this has to change .the refs in this game they played was the worst I've ever seen in basketball the poke in the eye all I can say is WOW with the nails WOW. Do we understand how bad that could've been ?
Bad shooting, really bad officiating, but Fever is an unexperienced playoff team. If you got a team with starters who never been to the playoffs then you need a coach with experience. I mostly blame step aSides for the loss. ANd you sub Katie Lou for Lexi? Don't get me started!
You said She been playing more than anyone iin the league, WTF is you talking about? Lol CC plays no f*cking defense, and she was just jacking up shots give the ball to BOSTON, CC play was azz lol
Bring me back CC22turnovers and 30PTS bro. I dont like this version that takes care of the ball but cant shoot 🤣🤣🤣. Is all good tho, young team gotta give it time.
It must be hurting her inside to pretend that all this targeting and blatant bullying isn't affecting her. I get it that she wants to appear tough against the bullies but this is sinister and deep, somebody needs to call this bs out. I'm new to watching BB and it's only because of CC popping up on my feed, I'm from England and a football (soccer) fan and have really enjoyed watching CC but this WNBA is a sinister place right now for someone of CCs profile. I said it the other week that there will be no happy ending here for CC and certainly none for this obscure activist political league. CC needs to go play somewhere else before she's seriously injured.
The WNBA first round playoff format is silly - why not have a 1-1-1 format - if you make the playoffs you should have at least one guaranteed home court advantage game for your fans that can't travel with the team! Or just make all rounds the best of 3 or 5.
They getting swept. Rookie wall . Now I’m hearing excuses . Nah don’t wanna hear that . No excuses . This is the wnba playoffs . Welcome to the big girls tournament .
Watch that eye gouge from a different angle. It was outright criminal assault.
It was a literal poke in the eye, with a dirty, nasty nail. Those Refs were just as dumb and dirty as DJC.
Kelsey Mitchell played the point while CC was on the floor. Her eye was fucked up. DiJonae did that on purpose within the first minute of the game.
Caitlin was off because of her damn eye. Had nothing to do with her legs.
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That eye poked does more damage than u think.
EXACTLY. People are fooling themselves if they don't know her vision was off after that, and her black eye later ought to be enough to make that irrefutable.
Sabatoaged in so many ways. They're coming after Caitlin too. Intentional eye poke. Saw it up close. It's sickening.
I wonder if her eye is going to be damaged
I watched the Ben Daniels podcast and saw the eye poke from a different angle, not the one the broadcasters kept showing over and over.
I think Caitlin was under the weather last night. In the post-game presser, she sounded like she was dealing with sinus congestion.
Unfortunately, it's a bad look for Smith with her trollup, poking eyes out.
Mitchell was off also
The fever has burnout. The psychological warfare makes them less able to deal with whatever happens on the floor. They are sabataged from every direction. It was like that even at the beginning with the impossible schedule. They actually did a remarkable job to get where they did. And the league has made out like bandits. But I don’t think I can watch this another season…To see if sides will finallymake a right decision, to see if they manage to seriously injure CC “this time”. To watch these racist boring people play thug basketball. Wow. How did it ever get this bad? Reminds me of the shape this country is in. If God doesn’t help us we’re all goners. I hope you know who to vote for. Otherwise we’ll get what we’ve been getting till we’re totally destroyed and speaking Chinese.
It is all very disturbing....fever doesn't have a bench at all, many on the bench...smh
Overall the Fever front office gotta lotta work to do. They need to bring in veteran frontcourt players with an aggressive attitude towards rebounding and defense. Fever have the scoring core with CC and Kelsey but it's embarrassing how they are literally bullied on the glass. Offensive rebounds killed them tonight. It will be impossible to beat the top 5 teams without competent and tough front court play. If your name isn't CC, Kelsey, Hull or Boston you have to be moved to bring grit and chippyness to that lineup. And Im with you Pope, I WENT CRAZY WHEN I SAW KATIE LOU SUBBED IN THE GAME!!! Sides has to be removed after immediately after the playoffs. I don't know what Mark Jackson feels about coaching in the W but I would reach out.
Look they're gonna act like Indiana had a successful season that almost 80-year-old horrible general manager this dummy coach they didn't have a bad CA and Clark turned them from a s*** team into a decent team and that's it team that's it.
Did you watch the slow motion videos, from a different angle, of CC getting clawed in the eye by Carrington? She curled her fingers downward to claw CC’s eye. CC could have been permanently blinded. There was no foul called! The refs are irresponsible! Christie also didn’t defend CC….call a time out! No wonder CC couldn’t get past this and played terribly. The injury went beyond just a physical injury; it was emotional injury too. There’s something that happens psychologically when one is struck anywhere in the head but it’s worse when no one helps to stop the game, to help you. The ongoing assaults (was 17% a few weeks ago) are taking a toll on her. Once she stops playing; I’m going to stop watching!
It was disgusting and no place in sport for behaviour like that.
Karma will catch up with Carrington one way or the other.
The bad thing with Fever there is a lot of players aren't that good. Clark and Mitchell are great
Sliced and diced in the eye early on... they all looked a little tired too. All of them. It shows this though- without CC hitting hoops, Fever can't win...
T she has not played more ball than other WNBA players. Other players play overseas during the off season, right up to the WNBA season.
Resting starters in final game was a disaster. Lost the flow and rhythm.
Dijon Mustard is a Dirty player & she did it on purpose. 🙄
CC has to play against teams her teammates and the coach and the refs .I'm scared Caitlin mental health will be messed with that's actually to much to deal with, we don't know what behind that small and taking the high road is hiding. I watch the games with my lil cousins whos all young I don't say anything they see it and that's sad . SMH
No, she's more mentally tough than any other WNBA player- no other player has even had to deal with a fraction of the abuse she takes. Lazy ass Refs handing Sun's the game. What about the morons at the timer seemingly enjoying their first day on the job. The Sun have zero mental toughness. Bonner holds them together and she can play ball without drama- but she's can't make up for Nasty Carrington
@@RhapsodyRouge I'm sure she is I wouldn't douth it all I'm saying is this is her first yr imagine 5 r 10 yrs of this drama she want last I promise u she want it's to much I mean she is human . I remember being in a singing group everyone wanna sing leads everyone wanna shine but no one wanted to master there harmonies on a chorus , get to a show leads great but chorus harmonies trash in anything in life u have to know your place . Pope do a live let me come in and talk to the people please
@Heart2Heart337 she's not going to let some jealous old ladies run her out of her dream job. In 5 years, half her current haters won't even be playing and the other half will be busy beating up on Paige Buekers.
@@RhapsodyRouge trust me flau and Paige and juju want get that at all , juju and flau not having that that I know .I'm just worried about CC it's a lot man . I'm watching real close on everything I know what I see . Now making the money she makes she could be like whatever I'm getting the bag lol. But it's a lot man
I hope she will be able to play Wednesday
I hope I'm wrong about this, but I get the impression that NaLyssa continues to start because to put her on the bench would weaken the bench. And, to a certain extent, I get that. But, I'm never so concerned about the strength of my bench that I'm willing to compromise the strength of my starting five. Putting Lexi in the lineup for Katie Lou was important. Putting Smith on the bench is an equally obvious decision. If not to keep the bench strong, then why else is Lyssa starting??? Either Dantas or Fagbenle, but not Smith.
There is no way that CC was unaffected by that shot to the face that blackened her eye. Regardless of what she said to the press, eye injuries are deceptive... If you can "see", you think it's all good. But the absolute reality is, while the eye is working to heal itself, your vision and depth perception IS AFFECTED. Thats why her 'wide open good looks that should fall' did not. Her eye acuity/ depth perception was fooling her. Not an excuse for the overall bad play, but a reality nonetheless
It is strategy. NOT ENERGY. Whole team (coaches + players) is low basketball IQ on defense. This is why we are below .500 for the year and 1-4 vs Sun in 2024. There is only 1 scenario where Fever beat Sun in this series: They get injuries. They will run PNR for open looks all game long on Mitchell+Clark+Hull. Everyone, please look closely at what Mabrey + Bonner are doing. It’s elementary, and it’s working against us. SMH. Season IS OVER.
Your First Words we got our a** whip tonight. Your First Words Wednesday night we got our ass whipped again.
You gotta understand Caitlin is not gonna have good games against these teams who can grab and hold and bump her and get away with dozens of fowls not being called every game and then they D up on her better than anybody.
Caitlin has turned this team from pathetic into decent that's all they are Pope. They were never going to be Connecticut who's so deep and plays tough defense they were never going to be New York Las Vegas or Minnesota.
I think Caitlin got very hurt mentally by not playing much DC the other night when almost 21000 people AWNBA record crowd was there to see her. That was a mental setback she knows Connecticut's gonna play great defense legal or illegal She just didn't Know She was going to get poked in the eye by holy Monster Carrington's leopard claw. Have you seen the nails on Honey mustard?
I think Caitln will only play a little better next day but look who their coaches man they give away 8 points a game in the coaching.
Smith do not like CC a few of them don't it's plain to see Erica Samuelson get that money off the books temi has to get it together ASAP. Boston has in her mind don't wanna play defense don't wanna get in foul trouble so she don't be taking out the game I watched aces and Seattle all those women are built different in statue I look at the fever looks like a bunch of college girl this has to change .the refs in this game they played was the worst I've ever seen in basketball the poke in the eye all I can say is WOW with the nails WOW. Do we understand how bad that could've been ?
You are exactly right..... great podcast ❤
Bad shooting, really bad officiating, but Fever is an unexperienced playoff team. If you got a team with starters who never been to the playoffs then you need a coach with experience. I mostly blame step aSides for the loss. ANd you sub Katie Lou for Lexi? Don't get me started!
You said She been playing more than anyone iin the league, WTF is you talking about? Lol CC plays no f*cking defense, and she was just jacking up shots give the ball to BOSTON, CC play was azz lol
Bring me back CC22turnovers and 30PTS bro. I dont like this version that takes care of the ball but cant shoot 🤣🤣🤣. Is all good tho, young team gotta give it time.
It stops the flow
Their defense was terrible.. coaching? CC is not the same player on defense-and when shots aren’t falling, it’s hard to watch…
Clark appears sensitive, if her shot is off it upsets her ... but she is a great talent
It must be hurting her inside to pretend that all this targeting and blatant bullying isn't affecting her.
I get it that she wants to appear tough against the bullies but this is sinister and deep, somebody needs to call this bs out.
I'm new to watching BB and it's only because of CC popping up on my feed, I'm from England and a football (soccer) fan and have really enjoyed watching CC but this WNBA is a sinister place right now for someone of CCs profile.
I said it the other week that there will be no happy ending here for CC and certainly none for this obscure activist political league.
CC needs to go play somewhere else before she's seriously injured.
People expecting way too much from this team, they're just not good enough yet, it takes time to build great teams and they're a LONG way off
LOL DAPOPE....IT HAPPENS TO THE BEST....THEY WILL BE UP FOR THE NEXT GAME!!!
NONE OF US ARE PERFECT......EXCEPT ME....LMAO...JUST PLAYING!!!
The WNBA first round playoff format is silly - why not have a 1-1-1 format - if you make the playoffs you should have at least one guaranteed home court advantage game for your fans that can't travel with the team! Or just make all rounds the best of 3 or 5.
They call foul on the chief players so sides has to limit their time
They getting swept. Rookie wall . Now I’m hearing excuses . Nah don’t wanna hear that . No excuses . This is the wnba playoffs . Welcome to the big girls tournament .