The Indiana Fever fell to 9-14 on the WNBA regular season after losing to the Washington Mystics at home on Wednesday.
This loss was an especially disappointing one, considering that Fever rookie Caitlin Clark produced one of the best performances of her WNBA career thus far. Indiana Fever head coach Christie Sides with guard Caitlin Clark (22) against the Phoenix Mercury during a WNBA game at Footprint Center.
When asked what went into yet another change of her starting lineup, Sides responded with, “That was a coach’s decision, and I’m just gonna leave it at that.”
Yet, due to the combination of Clark’s teammates not performing well enough around her and poor decisions made by head coach Christie Sides, the Fever suffered defeat.
Both Clark and Sides spoke with media after the game. Clark came across as a thoughtful, introspective superstar who had the perfect answer for every question.
“Wow! Caitlin sounds more like a Coach with her answers than the Coach Sides does,” one fan wrote.
“Looks like CC is the coach with her responses,” said another.
A third wrote, “‘no comment’ on her starting lineup changes ‘coaches decision’ – Lady you’re the coach!”
Tough scenes for Sides.