My work at Basketball, She Wrote is typically paywalled. This article, crunching the numbers on the potential crunch for numbers -- on both ends of the floor, is available to everyone as a free trial. If you're new here and want to support independent writing about actual basketball, please 2024-10-03 12:45:01 +0000 UTC View Post
On the potential to bring change to continuity
By: Caitlin Cooper I @C2_Cooper
Altogether, the Pacers spoke to reporters for about 80 minutes on Monday at Media Day. During that span, according to YouTube's transcripts, the word "defense," w...
2024-10-01 02:23:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Answering questions about the ceiling of the defense, potential wing targets, my favorite moments from the WNBA season, and much, much more!
By: Caitlin Cooper I @C2_Cooper
As promised, this is the final mailbag before the official start of t...
2024-09-28 14:47:56 +0000 UTC View Post
And why variety is the "slice" of life
By: Caitlin Cooper I @C2_Cooper
The pick-and-roll isn't as prevalent as it used to be. According to Second Spectrum, the league as a whole averaged 69.4 ball-screens per 100 possessions last seaso...
2024-09-25 13:00:23 +0000 UTC View Post
On summer's last gasp and why less breathing room, as it applies to certain types of floor spacing alignments, can be more
By: Caitlin Cooper I @C2_Cooper
The start of fall can be fickle in Indiana. Officially, the last day of summer i...
2024-09-19 12:30:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Are the Pacers ready for primetime?
By: Caitlin Cooper I @C2_Cooper
As has become one of my favorite pre-preseason traditions, I have once again joined one of my favorite podcasts, 2024-09-18 12:30:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Evaluating the pros and cons of playing with multiple centers or no centers
By: Caitlin Cooper I @C2_Cooper
It wouldn't be nearing the start to another season for the Pacers without discussing/debating the potential options at center. From th...
2024-09-11 12:30:02 +0000 UTC View Post
A look at a clever hack for catching opponents on the rebound
By: Caitlin Cooper I @C2_Cooper
Outside of Pascal Siakam's veteran presence and scoring prowess, the opening game of the playoffs wasn't particularly memorable for the Indian...
2024-09-05 12:30:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Plus, stats that don't exist but should, my favorite memory of playing basketball, and what the realistic outlook should be for the Pacers this season
By: Caitlin Cooper I @C2_Cooper
As promised, this is the patron-only mailbag for Aug...
2024-08-31 15:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
The more point guards, the better
By: Caitlin Cooper I @C2_Cooper
When it comes to point guards, the Pacers are basically the embodiment of every "why not both?" meme -- only if "both" was replaced with "all." After already 2024-08-30 23:56:56 +0000 UTC View Post
On what needs to happen for Indiana's frontcourt to better complement each other on defense
By: Caitlin Cooper I @C2_Cooper
Following last month's mailbag,2024-08-26 12:30:01 +0000 UTC View Post
A team-by-team look at the competition for the Pacers in pool play of the NBA Cup
By: Caitlin Cooper I @C2_Cooper
Although it remains to be seen whether the Pacers will once again be rolling out the special oceanic blue court as they a...
2024-08-19 12:30:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Analyzing why and how the post entry passes to Indiana's now-signed, often-sealing max star have changed and whether further change is still needed
By: Caitlin Cooper I @C2_Cooper
Following last month's mailbag, 2024-08-13 12:30:01 +0000 UTC View Post
On how the 25-year-old sharpshooter stacks up and compares as a movement shooter
By: Caitlin Cooper I @C2_Cooper
Turns out, despite technically having 15 players on standard contracts, the Pacers weren't quite done making roster moves. 2024-08-06 12:30:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Breaking down the baseline out of bounds play that works like clockwork for the Pacers
By: Caitlin Cooper I @C2_Cooper
Following last month's mailbag, there were still plenty of Pacers-centric questions leftover, requiring additiona...
2024-08-02 13:15:01 +0000 UTC View Post
On the decision to sign Quenton Jackson and Tristen Newton to two-way contracts, and why Enrique Freeman should be next
By: Caitlin Cooper I @C2_Cooper
Answering mailbag questions about what's next for the Pacers based on what's next for the team's two highest draft selections in decades
By: Caitlin Cooper I @C2_Cooper
This is the first installment of the monthly mailbag, focusing on t...
2024-07-27 12:45:01 +0000 UTC View Post
On the significance of the Pacers investing in internal development
By: Caitlin Cooper I @C2_Cooper
Merci beaucoup, amirite? While preparing to play for the Canadian National Team at the Paris Olympics, Andrew Nembhard reached agreemen...
2024-07-24 17:50:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Reviewing the nine-day run for the Pacers in Las Vegas
By: Caitlin Cooper I @C2_Cooper
For the most part, the Summer Pacers, who went 1-4 in Las Vegas, looked as though they belonged at Summer League. With only Tristen Newton and Quenton Jack...
2024-07-23 11:51:20 +0000 UTC View Post
And what it means for Jarace Walker
By: Caitlin Cooper I @C2_Cooper
When Summer League started, the intention was to recap every game with both a play and player of the game. Following the exhibition opener against Brooklyn, 2024-07-19 12:59:01 +0000 UTC View Post
On the 23-year-old rookie's winning plays
By: Caitlin Cooper I @C2_Cooper
In what was a 98-94 win for the Summer Pacers, Enrique Freeman finished with five points on 2--of-6 shooting. As such, he wasn't as efficient putting the ball in ...
2024-07-17 12:00:13 +0000 UTC View Post
-- even as he was also obscured
By: Caitlin Cooper I @C2_Cooper
The Summer Timberwolves had 17 steals in what was a 105-94 loss for the Summer Pacers, dropping the blue & gold to 0-2 in exhibition play. Of course, given that the Actual ...
2024-07-15 12:34:44 +0000 UTC View Post
Recapping Summer League with the play and player of the game
By: Caitlin Cooper I @C2_Cooper
"That's crazy," Jarace Walker said following the third quarter in the wake of finding out that his team had already committed 27 turnovers in ...
2024-07-13 15:26:47 +0000 UTC View Post
And what can be learned about the Pacers from Team USA
By: Caitlin Cooper I @C2_Cooper
It doesn't happen often that consecutive sentences are strung together lauding Tyrese Haliburton's defense. Then again, it also isn't often (or, to be quit...
2024-07-12 12:00:14 +0000 UTC View Post
Taking a look at what to watch for from the second-year players and veterans
By: Caitlin Cooper I @C2_Cooper
Ahh yes, July. Perhaps the most hectic month of the NBA calendar when, in addition to what has been the slow burn of free ...
2024-07-09 12:30:01 +0000 UTC View Post
The Pacers can feed the former No. 2 overall pick into improvement, but they aren't necessarily satiating the areas where they need to improve
By: Caitlin Cooper I @C2_Cooper
A day after losing Jalen Smith, who signed a new, ...
2024-07-03 13:03:44 +0000 UTC View Post
Taking a look at what to watch for from the newest Pacers
By: Caitlin Cooper I @C2_Cooper
Ahh yes, July. Perhaps the most hectic month of the NBA calendar when, in addition to what has been the slow burn of free agency, rosters ch...
2024-07-02 12:45:01 +0000 UTC View Post
-- eventually
By: Caitlin Cooper I @C2_Cooper
Turns out, Obi Toppin won't be listening to offers from any other teams, as the restricted free agent reached agreement on a four-year, $60 million deal to stay with the Pacers just hours be...
2024-06-30 20:54:46 +0000 UTC View Post
On the many fitting ways the No. 35 overall pick fits the Pacers
By: Caitlin Cooper I @C2_Cooper
Without a first-round pick, Draft Night for the Pacers didn't officially begin until Thursday afternoon -- when they moved up one spot from...
2024-06-28 12:19:11 +0000 UTC View Post
Answering questions about the offseason for the Pacers
By: Caitlin Cooper I @C2_Cooper
As promised, after completing our run of player reviews, Tony East and I swapped...
2024-06-25 12:20:00 +0000 UTC View Post
