{"id":41891,"date":"2026-08-12T23:49:30","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T18:49:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=41891"},"modified":"2026-08-12T23:49:30","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T18:49:30","slug":"dan-dakich-torches-fever-coach-stephanie-white-for-her-pre-game-remarks-dumbest-coach-ive-ever-seen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=41891","title":{"rendered":"Dan Dakich torches Fever coach Stephanie White for her pre-game remarks: &#8220;Dumbest coach I&#8217;ve ever seen&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">Reactions are pouring in after <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_outkick-sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_3130625\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/wnba\/indiana-fever\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Indiana Fever<\/a> head coach Stephanie White&#8217;s pregame remarks on Tuesday night ahead of her team&#8217;s 106-92 win over the New York Liberty.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">Now, OutKick&#8217;s Dan Dakich \u2014 who knows a thing or two about a thing or two when it comes to coaching \u2014 is giving his take on it in the latest edition of &#8220;<a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_outkick-sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_3130626\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/outkick\/outkick-shows\/dont-at-me-with-dan-dakich\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Don&#8217;t @ Me with Dan Dakich<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">White has been criticized multiple times this season for not sticking up for her players, especially after hard fouls on <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_outkick-sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_3130627\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/caitlin-clark\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Caitlin Clark<\/a> and Sophie Cunningham.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;Somebody knocks your player on their ass with a flagrant foul, and if you are in a situation where the media will ask you about it, you always lead with defending your players,&#8221; Dakich said. &#8220;That is not what Stephanie White did. That is not what Stephanie White does, but she claims that she does.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_outkick-sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_3130628\" href=\"https:\/\/link.podtrac.com\/dmwdd_article\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON\u2019T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_outkick-sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_3130629\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/outkick-sports\/fever-coach-stephanie-white-launches-fiery-defense-herself-after-sophie-cunningham-hit\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">White&#8217;s &#8220;impassioned&#8221; plea<\/a> included her saying that she did not see the foul DiJonai Carrington of the <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_outkick-sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_3130630\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/wnba\/chicago-sky\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Chicago Sky<\/a> committed against Cunningham, which, as Dakich noted, misses the point.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;Again, this is why you are a minor league coach,&#8221; he said of White. &#8220;This is why you don&#8217;t need to see it, honey, you don&#8217;t. You don&#8217;t need to see it. You simply need to know that your player got clotheslined, and you come in, and you defend your player.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;It&#8217;s the same thing with the <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_outkick-sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_3130631\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/wnba-suspends-alyssa-thomas-recklessly-hitting-caitlin-clark-throat-scramble\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Alyssa Thomas throat punch<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/343\/192\/stephanie-white-indiana-fever-instructions.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/686\/384\/stephanie-white-indiana-fever-instructions.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/672\/378\/stephanie-white-indiana-fever-instructions.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1344\/756\/stephanie-white-indiana-fever-instructions.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1200\/675\/stephanie-white-indiana-fever-instructions.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Stephanie White gives instructions to Sophie Cunningham and Caitlin Clark during an Indiana Fever game.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Indiana Fever head coach Stephanie White gives instructions to Sophie Cunningham and Caitlin Clark against the Atlanta Dream at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on June 18, 2026, in Indianapolis, Ind.<\/span> <span>(Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Of course, the part of the speech getting the most attention is the intended &#8220;mic drop&#8221; moment, which sounded more like a tired saying on a sign someone would buy at HomeGoods.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;Love will win, grace will win, humility will win, and kindness will win. I stand by them; I will always stand by them,&#8221; she said. &#8220;Everybody else can go to hell.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/newsletters?cmpid=fnfirstnl\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>SIGN UP TO GET THE LATEST SPORTS NEWS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Because there&#8217;s nothing more loving, humble, and kind than telling those you disagree with to go to hell.<\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/343\/192\/stephanie-white.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/686\/384\/stephanie-white.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/672\/378\/stephanie-white.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1344\/756\/stephanie-white.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1200\/675\/stephanie-white.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Stephanie White\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Indiana Fever head coach Stephanie White&#8217;s pregame comments after being accused of not backing her players certainly raised some eyebrows.<\/span> <span>(Photo by Michael Reaves\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;Oh man, she is the dumbest coach I&#8217;ve ever seen,&#8221; Dakich said after sitting through the big finish of White&#8217;s speech. &#8220;Love, grace, humility, integrity&#8230; and you can go to hell if you don&#8217;t love grace and integrity? She is the dumbest human being to ever coach a professional sport.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Dakich had some examples to back up that claim.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;She says, &#8216;Love wins, I will always have their back,&#8217; except you didn&#8217;t with Alyssa Thomas, except you didn&#8217;t with DiJonai Carrington&#8230; except you never have,&#8221; he said. &#8220;Hell, you&#8217;re so stupid you can&#8217;t even tell us what a woman is. You can&#8217;t even tell us the <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_outkick-sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_3130634\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/outkick-analysis\/stephanie-white-educate-science-why-men-dont-belong-womens-sports\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">difference between a man and a woman<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <!----> <!----> <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<p>Matthew Reigle is a writer for OutKick.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reactions are pouring in after Indiana Fever head coach Stephanie White&#8217;s pregame remarks on Tuesday night ahead of her team&#8217;s 106-92 win over the New York Liberty. 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