***CC22 and the Fever mega thread***

[Hawksfor3]

Stephanie White:

Fever up:

Fever down. In-game adjustment:

 

[Buffalo43]

Outcoached big time

 

[eyesofhawk]

"greater size"? They are both listed at 6' tall. And Clark has bulked up to about 155Lbs. There's n OT much of a difference..

This has already been posted

 

[IowaCityLit]

To me this pretty much all comes down to coaching. On offense, White had NO answer for the pressure. No answer in the 4th, so just let Mitchell take the ball 1 on 5. That's poor coaching plain and simple. On defense EVERY team in the league is going to attack Clark in the lane. Read what Draymond Green said about how they would NEVER let Curray be in that position. He's too valuable to let teams attack him without help. On these switches Clark gets caught in the lane guarding players like Stewie. Coaching....

I think coaching is a problem. But they were .500 with Sides and an uptempo style of play.

I think the Fever primary problem is organizational. Believing you have a Big 3 when in reality compared to the best teams best 3 players you really don’t.

Roster construction has been dreadful. There’s no good wing (3) on the roster. No interior players. And KM and AB will be defined more by their limitations than strengths.

KM and AB were 13-27 together. Not even CC can elevate that into a title contender.

 

[Kceasthawk@77]

I think coaching is a problem. But they were .500 with Sides and an uptempo style of play.

I think the Fever primary problem is organizational. Believing you have a Big 3 when in reality compared to the best teams best 3 players you really don’t.

Roster construction has been dreadful. There’s no good wing (3) on the roster. No interior players. And KM and AB will be defined more by their limitations than strengths.

KM and AB were 13-27 together. Not even CC can elevate that into a title contender.

The coaching has been dreadful, but I guess I'm also lumping roster construction into that, when as you said that's more the front office. No true post, Lexi has been a shell of last years team. They keep Dantas, and even White can see there is NO reason to play her. I laughed when the crazy announcer lady was glossing both teams for their roster depth. Lolol.. seriously? Who's coming off the Fever bench? RJ has had her moments and I think she'll continue to develop. There are no other difference makers

 

[JBO43]

Arm grab and push on CC's drive

You could say that on about 99% of her drives to the hoop

 

[SoonerBeAHawk]

Well I'm glad to see on defense Caitlin has apparently said "Fug it, Ima just gonna body and chest up everyone like they do me. Paige last year already said she learned quickly she could get away with a lot more on defense. CC's defense was solid for a third game in a row.

Shooting is still a struggle, but my gosh she is the absolute motor for this offense, and she sucked up 7 boards too. Better Shooting night by any of the "Big 3" and the Fever win. All is not lost, I guess, the season is still less than a quarter complete.

 

[chuck285]

We / they love to criticize CC. But how many lay ups did Mitchell sp an a couple of others miss? Nobody guarding them and just plain miss their lay ups?????

 

[eyesofhawk]

Well I'm glad to see on defense Caitlin has apparently said "Fug it, Ima just gonna body and chest up everyone like they do me. Paige last year already said she learned quickly she could get away with a lot more on defense. CC's defense was solid for a third game in a row.

Shooting is still a struggle, but my gosh she is the absolute motor for this offense, and she sucked up 7 boards too. Better Shooting night by any of the "Big 3" and the Fever win. All is not lost, I guess, the season is still less than a quarter complete.

There are reasons bad shooting nights happen.

The Fever were never going to win that game