INDIANAPOLIS — Stephanie White knew how to beat the Indiana Fever last season as coach of the Connecticut Sun. She went 5-1 against them, including a 2-0 playoff series sweep.
Now coaching the Fever this WNBA season, White knows what opponents will try to do against Indiana. The Atlanta Dream did it Tuesday in a 91-90 victory at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.
“We didn’t handle their physicality. That’s going to be the M.O. against us all year long,” White said. “Teams are going to be physical. That’s how I’d play us.
“They’re going to push us, they’re going to shove us, they’re going to hold us. They’re going to do whatever they’re allowed to get away with, and we have figure out how to use that physicality against them.”
The Dream, who also have a new coach this season in Karl Smesko, added two veteran post players in free agency, both of whom played well Tuesday. Brittney Griner had 21 points and 8 rebounds and Brionna Jones 19 and 13. It was a strong bounce-back for Atlanta, which opened the season with an 94-90 loss at
