Free Republic

The Indiana Fever on Sunday announced that they have “parted ways” with Coach Christie Sides – probably the most worthless coach in the history of basketball. ... it wasn’t her coaching style that elevated the team—it was Caitlin Clark’s undeniable star power. ... Sides coached like a deli worker mixing potato salad. She had no idea what she was doing. ... Despite Coach Sides, Caitlin Clark had the most spectacular season as a rookie in the history of the WNBA. Clark broke the WNBA assist record and led the league in 3-point shots – in her rookie year. ... This...

Sides has obviously never seen Caitlin Clark play basketball before she was drafted by the Fever. And Sides likely has no idea who she has on her team—the greatest clutch shooter in women’s basketball history. It is time that someone from the Fever front office notified Coach Sides that she has the greatest shooter in college basketball history playing on her squad! Here are a few of the shooting records Caitlin Clark broke in the last year: NCAA records Most career points — Division I, men’s and women’s (3,951) Most points in single season — Division I, women’s (1,234) Most...

Question: How do you take the greatest scorer in college history, men or women, and destroy her confidence and career in seven games or less? And how do you also manage to bring down an entire professional sports league at the same time? Answer: Ask Christie Sides. Indiana Fever coach Christie Sides has never had a winning record and finished dead last year in the WNBA. Now, her goal is to not only bring down Caitlin Clark and her team – that’s not enough. Christie Sides is going to single-handedly destroy the WNBA’s one chance to become a profitable sports...