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Does Indiana Fever really need Caitlin Clark, or is it just a bad team with Stephanie White at the helm? They suffer another painful defeat at home

News RoomBy News RoomJuly 7, 2025No Comments3 Mins Read
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Indiana Fever coach Stephanie White was candid during her post-game remarks on July 5, following a heartbreaking 8987 loss to the Los Angeles Sparks.

Despite holding a lead late, Indiana couldn’t hold on, leaving White searching for answers and key lessons that her team must absorb.

It marked Indiana‘s second defeat to the Sparks this season, as they previously relinquished a fourth-quarter advantage on June 26, both encounters unfolding without star guard Caitlin Clark, who remains sidelined with a groin injury.

For White, excuses were off the table. “I think they just put their head down and started to attack us. They did a really good job of recognizing when our guards, our small guards, got switched on to. Whether it was [Rickea] Jackson or [Azura] Stevens,” she remarked, calling out a critical defensive lapse.

“They also did a good job of executing some of their schemes. I thought some of those screens, screener actions that they ran, we went over for the past two days. So we weren’t very disciplined in that. But I felt like they let the game come to them… and we, on the other hand, really felt pressed.”

Fever’s pattern of late-game setbacks

Indiana‘s struggles in the final stretch appeared to fit a troubling pattern for the 2025 season. In their first matchup with Los Angeles, they carried an eightpoint edge into the fourth quarter only to fall apart late, driving White to express concern about a lack of “killer instinct” under pressure.

In that earlier loss, White noted mental lapses, undisciplined defense, communication failures, and empty possessions at crucial moments. She emphasized that with better concentration and more physical commitment, the result could have swung the other way.

The recent defeat to the Sparks amplified those themes: the Fever allowed a small core of opposing players to exploit mismatches, missed lategame assignments in pickandrolls, and ultimately paid the price for lapses in defensive discipline.

The broader picture: roster realities and season context

Indiana‘s 2025 campaign stands at .500, with a 99 record and holding third place in the Eastern Conference, midway through a season that saw them reach the Commissioner’s Cup final without Clark and deal with roster adjustments throughout.

Clark‘s ongoing absence, due to a left groin strain, has disrupted rhythm and continuity. The Fever‘s performance, both offensively and defensively, remains in flux. White‘s return this season in her third stint as head coach signals a commitment to long-term development for this young squad.

That context makes Friday’s performance all the more frustrating: Indiana showed potential without Clark yet faltered when execution mattered most, highlighting both growth and remaining obstacles.

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