{"id":119137,"date":"2024-10-28T01:06:54","date_gmt":"2024-10-27T18:06:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=119137"},"modified":"2024-10-28T01:06:54","modified_gmt":"2024-10-27T18:06:54","slug":"indiana-fever-fire-coach-christie-sides-after-2-seasons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=119137","title":{"rendered":"Indiana Fever fire coach Christie Sides after 2 seasons"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The <a class=\"ath_autolink\" data-id=\"668\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/wnba\/team\/fever\/\">Indiana Fever<\/a> became the latest <a class=\"ath_autolink\" data-id=\"13\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/wnba\/\">WNBA<\/a> franchise to undergo a coaching change, parting ways with coach Christie Sides following her two seasons in the role, the team announced Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>The move comes after a season in which Indiana \u2014 led by the star trio of <a class=\"ath_autolink\" data-id=\"HFYx9YAvtq3ozzSb\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/wnba\/player\/caitlin-clark-HFYx9YAvtq3ozzSb\/\">Caitlin Clark<\/a>, <a class=\"ath_autolink\" data-id=\"EkQdVLEGwMrY1ZVE\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/wnba\/player\/aliyah-boston-EkQdVLEGwMrY1ZVE\/\">Aliyah Boston<\/a> and <a class=\"ath_autolink\" data-id=\"ClBBBaOE3XOFifHd\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/wnba\/player\/kelsey-mitchell-ClBBBaOE3XOFifHd\/\">Kelsey Mitchell<\/a> \u2014 posted a 20-20 record and made its first playoff appearance since 2016. The Fever lost in the first round to the <a class=\"ath_autolink\" data-id=\"667\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/wnba\/team\/sun\/\">Connecticut Sun<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are incredibly thankful to Coach Sides for embracing the challenge of leading us through an integral transition period over the last two seasons, while also positioning us well for future growth,\u201d Fever president of basketball operations Kelly Krauskopf said in a statement. \u201cWhile decisions like these are never easy, it is also imperative that we remain bold and assertive in the pursuit of our goals, which includes maximizing our talent and bringing another WNBA championship back to Indiana.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCoach Sides was an incredible representative of the Fever and our community, and we wish her nothing but success in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sides went 33-47 (.413) in the regular season over her two campaigns with Indiana, helping guide the development of WNBA Rookies of the Year Boston (2023) and Clark (2024).<\/p>\n<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/theathletic.com\/app\/themes\/athletic\/assets\/css\/in-content-modules.css?1729828963\"\/>\n<div class=\"in-content-module\" data-module-type=\"book\" data-module-id=\"the-pulse-newsletter\" data-module-category=\"editorial\" data-module-type-id=\"4\">\n<div class=\"in-content-module-book\"><a class=\"in-content-module-img\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/newsletters\/the-pulse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.theathletic.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=400,height=400,fit=contain,format=auto\/app\/in-content-modules-images\/in-content-module-the-pulse-newsletter.png\" alt=\"The Pulse Newsletter\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"in-content-module-contents\">\n<div class=\"in-content-copy-container\"><a class=\"in-content-module-headline\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/newsletters\/the-pulse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Pulse Newsletter<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"in-content-module-intro-copy long\">Free, daily sports updates direct to your inbox.\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"in-content-module-intro-copy short\">Free, daily sports updates direct to your inbox.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"in-content-module-cta\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/newsletters\/the-pulse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sign Up<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/theathletic.com\/app\/themes\/athletic\/assets\/img\/icon-arrow-right.svg\" alt=\"Buy The Pulse Newsletter\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The No. 1 pick in the 2024 draft, Clark\u2019s record-setting ways from her collegiate days at Iowa continued in the pro ranks last season. She set multiple WNBA records, including the most assists in a season, most assists in a game and most 3-pointers by a rookie in a season, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/5726578\/2024\/08\/28\/caitlin-clarks-record-breaking-wnba-season-the-history-shes-made-and-the-marks-shes-chasing\/\">among other achievements<\/a>. Clark averaged 19.2 points, 8.4 assists and 5.7 rebounds per game in the regular season, making the WNBA All-Star team and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/5847911\/2024\/10\/16\/all-wnba-first-team-awards-caitlin-clark\/\">All-WNBA First Team<\/a> as a rookie.<\/p>\n<p>Sides joined the Fever as head coach in 2022 after serving as a longtime assistant in the WNBA and at the collegiate level, where she also held associate head-coaching roles. In August, she became the first coach in Indiana\u2019s history to be named WNBA Coach of the Month.<\/p>\n<p>Sides\u2019 firing comes amid a broader change in leadership within the Fever. Following the season, Indiana brought back Krauskopf to oversee the Fever\u2019s basketball operations after her stint as the assistant general manager of the <a class=\"ath_autolink\" data-id=\"3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/nba\/\">NBA<\/a>\u2019s Indiana Pacers.<\/p>\n<p>At Krauskopf\u2019s introductory news conference, she said she was impressed by Sides, adding that the coach was a culture-builder who guided the team to a strong finish to its season. Indiana started the 2024 year 2-9 but was 9-5 after the Olympic break.<\/p>\n<p>However, the decision to part ways with Sides was made anyway, and it comes as the Fever reportedly had recent conversations with current Connecticut Sun coach Stephanie White about the same role, while Sides was still on staff.<\/p>\n<p>Krauskopf and White are familiar with each other, as White played for the Fever from 2000 to 2004, was an assistant coach from 2011 to 2014 and later coached the Fever in 2015 and 2016. White would seem to be a likely front-runner to return to the franchise if she can get out of her contract with the Sun.<\/p>\n<p>The decision for Indiana to let go of Sides is also significant in that it now means six coaches have been fired this offseason. Los Angeles, Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas and Washington are also seeking to hire new head coaches. Thus far, the only franchise to hire a new head coach this fall has been the incoming expansion franchise, the Golden State Valkyries, which brought in former <a class=\"ath_autolink\" data-id=\"670\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/wnba\/team\/aces\/\">Las Vegas Aces<\/a> assistant coach Natalie Nakase as the team\u2019s first-ever head coach.<\/p>\n<h2>Required reading<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><em>(Photo: Greg Fiume \/ Getty Images)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/5876178\/2024\/10\/27\/indiana-fever-coach-fired-christie-sides-wnba\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Indiana Fever became the latest WNBA franchise to undergo a coaching change, parting ways with coach Christie Sides following her two seasons in the role, the team announced Sunday. &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=119137\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-119137","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sports","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/119137","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=119137"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/119137\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=119137"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=119137"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=119137"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}