The Indiana Fever of coach Christie Sides play the Washington Mystics on Thursday in their final regular season game. This Sunday marks the start of the WNBA Playoffs, which The Fever have already secured a position in. They’re now anxiously awaiting their opponent, knowing full well that they might receive a team that will be favored to beat them in the first round.
Given Clark’s rookie status and her and Sides’ team’s subpar regular season record (20-19), the majority of WNBA fans across the league believe that Clark and the Fever are a squad on the rise but not quite ready for prime time.
“I mean, that’s just part of the fun of it, right?” In an interview with the media on Wednesday before practice, Sides questioned about what it’s been like not knowing the Fever’s opponent in the first round.
“We’ll be ready whenever we know.” The dynamic team of Kelsey Mitchell and Clark has been leading the Fever lately. With 19.5 points per game, Clark has ascended to eighth place among all scorers in the league, just.1 points behind seventh-place teammate Kelsey Mitchell. In addition, Sides made a powerful statement to supporters, the WNBA, and her team’s potential rivals when she responded calmly and confidently to a reporter’s question.
She was asked if there is a “feeling” about whether or not it matters who the Fever’s first round opponent. Sides said that the Fever will sink or swim based on their habits and the way they perform on the court. “That’s what we’ve talked about from day one,” Sides said. “It is about what we do, we do at a really high level, and be consistent with it, with
“I think we have an opportunity to compete with anybody in the league.
