When speaking with the media on September 13, Indiana Fever head coach Stephanie White conveyed just how tall a task her team has in facing the Atlanta Dream in the first round of the 2025 WNBA playoffs. "Their size," White said when asked about the Fever's biggest challenge against the Dream, per a YouTube video from Tony East. "Their size at most all positions has been a challenge for us. So we're gonna have to combat that with our discipline, number one, and with our reads on the offensive end of the floor. "Secondly, just the way they space the floor. I mean, they do a really good job... in shooting the three, but also doing it in a different way, and utilizing their post touches and their dominant interior players to score or to find open shooters," she continued. Of course, it doesn't help that Indiana has been snakebitten with various significant injuries to this point in the season, particularly within their backcourt. Caitlin Clark, Sophie Cunningham, Aari McDonald, Sydney Colson, and forward Chloe