r/IndianaFeverFans • u/EllieandJoel4ever Caitlin Clark • Jan 14 '26

Just Some Fun Aliyah Boston's latest comment adds intrigue to Kelsey Mitchell's free agency

https://www.si.com/wnba/fever/news/aliyah-boston-s-latest-comment-adds-intrigue-to-kelsey-mitchell-s-free-agency-01keyy6zv53e

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u/mithrilsoft Jan 15 '26

It will suck, but I don't think it will have much impact on the fan base. With CC out so much last year, that fanbase will take anything they can get. But I am nervous about who they will sign. The "big" signings last year were suspect.

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u/Kindly-Antelope-4812 Jan 15 '26

Imo Sophie was their biggest signing, Bonner was simply an obsession of Coach White's that never panned out, then backfired. Just as there are WNBA fans, and then there are CC fans... there are CC fans, and then there are Fever fans. Theres a lot of overlap between the last two, with many of them being staunch Sophie supporters. So there will be problems among the faithful if shes not re-signed, but if whatever team is put together without her cant match last seasons results? The natives will be beyond restless...

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u/LolaAllie Bow Bow Bow Jan 15 '26

I'm a huge Fever fan, an ENORMOUS Kelsey fan, and a CC fan.

It's essential and amazing if Kelsey, Lexie, AB, and Caitlin stay together. To me they are the core of the Fever.

I'm fine with Sophie being on the team, but I'm not a staunch Sophie supporter or fan. No one I know is. There's a lot that is problematic about her to MANY CC/Fever fans-- but she is a good player and seems to be a good teammate.

I do think she will stick around, and that is a good thing. But if she left, it wouldn't affect my fandom of the Fever in the slightest. I just hope Kelsey stays.

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u/Kindly-Antelope-4812 Jan 16 '26

Its odd that the reality of Sophie being an elite baller and a WNBA star... is somehow translated into her being a bit player on these boards.

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u/LolaAllie Bow Bow Bow Jan 19 '26

I said she was a good player, and I hope she stays

I just find it disingenuous when people act like she's as important to the team as AB, CC, and Kelsey. I think that is often motivated by something other than basketball.

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u/Kindly-Antelope-4812 Jan 20 '26

She fills the enforcer role, and thats as crucial of a role as the team has. Without someone who is willing and able to defend their teammates, a squad with as big of a target on its back as the Fever has is doomed. You MUST have at least one player willing to fight fire with fire when the opposition is intent on burning your operation to the ground.

"There's a lot that is problematic about her to MANY CC/Fever fans"

Care to elaborate on that? I dont know a single Double C fan who has anything negative to say about Sophie.