I think universally most people that have followed the Fever believes that Grace deserve more playing time. She has her moments of being a rookie but she has shown great upside when given a chance. Her and Boston have a great chemistry on the floor and they seem to be some of the most levelheaded players while on the court.
Unless she totally loses the team -- and I don't think she's anywhere near that -- I don't think Sides is in any danger whatsoever of losing her job. The near-universal sentiment I've seen on this thread this season is the Fever needs to not lose games at the end of the 4th quarter. Lot of 1st and 2nd year players with some vets and....and a firs- year head coach. Should she be merely judged on the end-of-game scenario? No. They're in the games, too, and playing hard and well, at times.
I’m with you on all accounts. Berger is the only guard who can get the ball to the post players.
Can anyone who's been watching Fever games this season share their thoughts on Lexie Hull's development and play? Her shooting stats seem much better than last season and her steals rate is quite high, but the highlights I've seen are mostly her steals and occasional 3 pointers when a post passes inside out to her at the wing.
You know, this is the kind of situation where the stat sheet can tell a fib.
Wheeler is a little bit of a head scratcher. Like you're saying, she tends to be good when the pressure is low and bad when the stakes are high -- which is bad when it's a close game in the final minute.
I don't know, I just feel like too many people appear to not want be there. That plus Sides seems to imply in her post game pressers that the players often does something different than what she plans. It's just seems like some of the players might not respect her and see that seems problematic. Maybe they will trade those players first, but i wouldn't be surprised given how trigger happy Dunn has been, if she's gone if things don't improve.
I think Lexie has been great, she still has some ways to go offensively but she looks way more confident and comfortable than last season. Her defense has picked up quite a bit and she been hustling and doing all the dirty work. Going into the season, I feared she might not stay in the league but she's been proving her worth defending some of best players every night and being a nuisance for her matchups.
I was on Twitter the other day when they announced the 3-point contestants. I picked Sabrina. That's my player!! I wonder if she pulled the classic Larry Bird line "Which one of you jokers are coming in 2nd place today? Way to go, Sabrina!!
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Point (s) taken, but:
I’m a huge fan of Hull. A couple of years or so an announcer said something like, If there are players on the floor, you can bet Lexie is on the bottom of the pile. She just doesn’t give up, and I think she’s a glue player.
I like Coach Sides and what she is trying to do in Indiana. They (front office) will have to clean house. Hopefully the front office keeps Coach Sides around a few more years. She is going to build something incredible in Indiana.
If the Fever front office is smart they’ll make Hull a core piece of their future plans. Great defender, endless energy, and unselfish. The problem for the Fever is Mitchell and Smith both want to be the hero and neither is particularly efficient at doing so.
I get the impression that Mitchell is hungry to win. I honestly think she just built some bad habits when the team was horrific. She had to be the hero because no one else was stepping up. It takes time to break habits and build trust and I think she is slowly coming around.
You are so positive. I'm not certain if her bad habits are intrinsically ingrained but really starting as a Buckeye she's always had them and they've really developed to a point where one wonders how you incorporate that approach.