Coach Christie Sides’ Indiana Fever have one game remaining in the regular season against the Washington Mystics on Thursday. The Fever have already clinched a spot in the WNBA playoffs, which begin this Sunday. Now they await an opponent, knowing they can draw a team that will be favored to beat them in the first round. The perception of most WNBA fans around the league is that Clark and the Fever are an up-and-coming team that isn’t quite ready for prime time, judging by Clark and Sides’ rookie status and record of the Clark team in the regular season (20-19).
Read more at: https://www.fresnobee.com/sports/article292720534.html#storylink=cpy “I mean, that’s part of the fun, right?” When speaking to the media during practice on Wednesday, the players were asked how they did not know the opponent of the first round of the Fever. “We’ll be ready as soon as we know.” The Fever has been led by the dynamic duo of Clark and Kelsey Mitchell lately. Clark moved into eighth place among all scorers in the league with 19.5 points per game, 0.1 point behind teammate Kelsey Mitchell, who ranks seventh. The players also sent a strong message to their team’s future opponents, fans and the rest of the WNBA by confidently and readily responding to a reporter’s question. She was asked if she had a “feeling” whether the Fever’s first-round opponent mattered or not. The parties have said that the Fever will sink or swim depending on their habits and how they perform on the field. “That’s what we’ve been talking about since day one,” Sides said. “It’s about what we do, what we do at a very high level and be consistent with it, with our habits. “I think we have the opportunity to compete with anyone in the league.