Yeah, that was very strange thing to do. Worked out but why risk it?
Caitlin could have dribbled across the court and taken a couple of seconds off then get fouled. Really poor coaching decision.
Indiana abandoned their offense. They tend to do that late in games if things get tough. Handing the game over to Kelsey is not going to take this team very far.
A LOT of Iowa transplants in the Atlanta metro area. I see a lot of Iowa gear in my area
We don’t know that…but if she did, Sides needs to tell her not to do that ever again.
Sides makes some questionable decisions. On the other hand, what is she supposed to do about players missing bunnies? Make those shots and no one would be complaining about Sides (in this game, anyway)
Yes, she called it, but the way she called it so fast makes me think that Sides told them to automatically call a TO if they got a rebound or steal
I agree that she needs to shoot more at times, especially if she's on. There may be times when she needs be assertive and call for the ball to take shots, rather than facilitate. Keegan went through spells last season where he could have taken more shots, but deferred or didn't call for the ball. Frustrating at times for sure.
Interesting, that last year, Smith averaged 15.5 pts and 9.2 rebs/game (31 games played). Wheeler averaged 9.9 pts and 5 asts/game (40 games played). Hull averaged 4.6 points, 1.1 ast, and 2.7 rebs/game (30 games played). Wallace averaged 6.6 points, 2.2 rebs, and 2 ast/game (37 games played). Berger averaged 4.2 points, 1.6 rebs, and 2 asts (36 games played).
And when you look at Angel's rebounding numbers, how many times does she get multiple rebounds on one play when missing chippies? lol
I said early, they had the last two #1 picks, and the 2nd overall the year before which they used on Smith. As I said that was either a REALLY poor draft class, (Howard was the #1 pick by Atlanta) or the Fever picked poorly. Regardless whatever Smith did at Baylor, she is not a skilled offensive player. Very poor shooter outside her spinning power move. She also lacks the ability or effort to guard bigs without fouling.
I have them losing in the finals.
It was a crap draft.. the 3rd pick 6 ‘5 Shakira Austin is averaging 12.6 points with 7 boards though. Probably would’ve been a better pick now.
Someone has catalogued this and it averages out to about 2.5 per game if I recall correctly.
Did Sides call the TO? I was yelling at the TV at the moment but Caitlin was definitely asking for the timeout. I couldn't see if Sides called it or not. It was one of the dumber TOs I have ever seen called.
