Caitlin Cooper
@caitlinmaycooper.bsky.social
Creator of Basketball, She Wrote — A blog about the basketball played by the Indiana Pacers: patreon.com/basketballshewrote
As a former pod guest, I had the pleasure of recording a congrats message for @stevejones20.bsky.social & @nekiasnba.bsky.social celebrating 500 episodes of The Dunker Spot. Very grateful for their show and for their shows of support. It means a lot to a lot of us. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eczx...
I looked around the league at various ways that teams are spacing non-shooting bigs out to the corners. Most require timing, misdirection, & HIGH-LEVEL SHOOTING. On the difficulty of moving on from Aaron Nesmith's ability to get a move on (free to read): www.patreon.com/basketballsh...
There's no skipping over the importance of Aaron Nesmith and skip concepts | Basketball, She Wrote
My work at Basketball, She Wrote is typically paywalled. This article, responding to a mailbag question about ways Aaron Nesmith's game has
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Ivica Zubac says he's going to be spaced to the corner more than the dunker. I wrote about why Aaron Nesmith, who ranked 6th last season in C&S movement 3P% (min. 50 3PA), can't be skipped over when it comes to incorporating skip concepts & rifle plays (no paywall!): www.patreon.com/basketballsh...
Aaron Nesmith does not get enough credit In general, and Caitlin is doing the lord’s work making sure that he does.
Caitlin Cooper@caitlinmaycooper.bsky.social · 3d agoThis is a FREE trial for everyone. If you like what you read, consider subscribing: www.patreon.com/c/basketball...
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Caitlin Cooper@caitlinmaycooper.bsky.social · 3d agoIvica Zubac says he's going to be spaced to the corner more than the dunker. I wrote about why Aaron Nesmith, who ranked 6th last season in C&S movement 3P% (min. 50 3PA), can't be skipped over when it comes to incorporating skip concepts & rifle plays (no paywall!): www.patreon.com/basketballsh...
Ivica Zubac says he's going to be spaced to the corner more than the dunker. I wrote about why Aaron Nesmith, who ranked 6th last season in C&S movement 3P% (min. 50 3PA), can't be skipped over when it comes to incorporating skip concepts & rifle plays (no paywall!): www.patreon.com/basketballsh...
The NBA just posted its highest TOV% of any playoffs in the tracking era. Given the emphasis on possession maxxing, curious to see in what ways teams continue to search for small, sustainable tweaks to crank up their steal creation.
New Mailbag, recapping the offseason for the Pacers - Tyrese working on his mid-range game post-injury - Defending the PnP with Zubac - Smith as the next TJM? - Oubre's impact on the depth chart - Benefits of Nembhard/Siakam expanded roles Full video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVUB...
Mailbag: Pacers Offseason Recap
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In non-LeBron news, I recorded an entire mailbag with full film breakdowns on a multitude of Pacers-related topics. Oh, and then after realizing I had recorded the whole thing without audio, I recorded the whole thing again. If that interests you, you should probably read/watch.
Caitlin Cooper@caitlinmaycooper.bsky.social · 2w agoNew Mailbag, recapping the offseason for the Pacers - Tyrese working on his mid-range game post-injury - Defending the PnP with Zubac - Smith as the next TJM? - Oubre's impact on the depth chart - Benefits of Nembhard/Siakam expanded roles Full video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVUB...
In non-LeBron news, I recorded an entire mailbag with full film breakdowns on a multitude of Pacers-related topics. Oh, and then after realizing I had recorded the whole thing without audio, I recorded the whole thing again. If that interests you, you should probably read/watch.
Caitlin Cooper@caitlinmaycooper.bsky.social · 2w agoNew Mailbag, recapping the offseason for the Pacers - Tyrese working on his mid-range game post-injury - Defending the PnP with Zubac - Smith as the next TJM? - Oubre's impact on the depth chart - Benefits of Nembhard/Siakam expanded roles Full video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVUB...
The Sixers are either going to be awesome or inscrutable
New Mailbag, recapping the offseason for the Pacers - Tyrese working on his mid-range game post-injury - Defending the PnP with Zubac - Smith as the next TJM? - Oubre's impact on the depth chart - Benefits of Nembhard/Siakam expanded roles Full video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVUB...
Mailbag: Pacers Offseason Recap
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The Pacers are signing Jalen Slawson to a two-way contract. He previously had a qualifying offer. I wrote about why here:
Caitlin Cooper@caitlinmaycooper.bsky.social · 3w agoThis is why you read Basketball, She Wrote. On whether the Pacers should take a chance on the chances Jalen Slawson takes, and why I think he's shown enough two-way flashes to earn another two-way contract -- somewhere. www.patreon.com/basketballsh...
The Pacers are waiving Taelon Peter, per Scotto. I wrote about why I expected that change and what I liked from Slawson below.
Caitlin Cooper@caitlinmaycooper.bsky.social · 3w agoThis is why you read Basketball, She Wrote. On whether the Pacers should take a chance on the chances Jalen Slawson takes, and why I think he's shown enough two-way flashes to earn another two-way contract -- somewhere. www.patreon.com/basketballsh...
I’ve become so cynical that now every time I see someone on here claiming they know a guy who knows a guy who knows where LeBron is going in free agency, rather than engagement farming, I just assume it’s a plant to impact the prediction markets
Yes, I’m the sicko sitting at home on a Saturday night watching a Summer League consolation game. No, nothing I’ve seen in the consolation game has changed the conclusions I reached before the official conclusion in Vegas. My wrap up 👇
Caitlin Cooper@caitlinmaycooper.bsky.social · 3w agoThe Pacers didn't have any lottery picks playing, and they had a coaching change in the middle of camp, but I still found this Summer League to be fairly (under)whelming. Before the conclusion, on what conclusions can be drawn about this roster: www.patreon.com/basketballsh...
The Pacers didn't have any lottery picks playing, and they had a coaching change in the middle of camp, but I still found this Summer League to be fairly (under)whelming. Before the conclusion, on what conclusions can be drawn about this roster: www.patreon.com/basketballsh...
On an (under)whelming conclusion for the Summer Pacers | Basketball, She Wrote
There's still one game left to play, but there's still some conclusions that can be made about why this roster (under)whelmed against differ
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The Pacers didn't have any lottery picks playing, and they had a coaching change in the middle of camp, but I still found this Summer League to be fairly (under)whelming. Before the conclusion, on what conclusions can be drawn about this roster: www.patreon.com/basketballsh...
On an (under)whelming conclusion for the Summer Pacers | Basketball, She Wrote
There's still one game left to play, but there's still some conclusions that can be made about why this roster (under)whelmed against differ
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Glad the Pacers have Zubac, but if that GTJ deal is what it looks like, him taking a below-market contract helped MIL sign Turner(albeit to a contract that hasn’t aged well), leading the Pacers to overpay (via trade) for Zubac with another team that is also being investigated for shenanigans.
Thought this was very thoughtfully written from @teamziller.bsky.social newsletter on salary cap shenanigans
Me, reading the headline: this makes no sense Me, reading the byline: oh, this makes sense
This is why you read Basketball, She Wrote. On whether the Pacers should take a chance on the chances Jalen Slawson takes, and why I think he's shown enough two-way flashes to earn another two-way contract -- somewhere. www.patreon.com/basketballsh...
On whether the Pacers should take a chance on the chances Jalen Slawson takes | Basketball, She Wrote
And if he's given himself a chance, with more flashes as a two-way player, for another two-way contract -- somewhere By: Caitlin Cooper I @
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If you read my article on Braden Smith's SL debut, you know I called for more off-ball switching to keep Jalen Slawson as the low-man. Watch Slawson. Swaps places w/ Taelon Peter & ends up swatting the shot at the rim. More observations from Game 2: www.patreon.com/basketballsh...
Caitlin Cooper@caitlinmaycooper.bsky.social · 4w agoWrote about the first Summer League game for the Pacers and, specifically, my curiosity with how often Braden Smith stayed low as the low-man, tagging and rotating to the rim, rather than off-ball switching. On whether he'll seek higher ground and other notes: www.patreon.com/basketballsh...
If you read my article on Braden Smith's SL debut, you know I called for more off-ball switching to keep Jalen Slawson as the low-man. Watch Slawson. Swaps places w/ Taelon Peter & ends up swatting the shot at the rim. More observations from Game 2: www.patreon.com/basketballsh...
Caitlin Cooper@caitlinmaycooper.bsky.social · 4w agoWrote about the first Summer League game for the Pacers and, specifically, my curiosity with how often Braden Smith stayed low as the low-man, tagging and rotating to the rim, rather than off-ball switching. On whether he'll seek higher ground and other notes: www.patreon.com/basketballsh...
Wrote about the first Summer League game for the Pacers and, specifically, my curiosity with how often Braden Smith stayed low as the low-man, tagging and rotating to the rim, rather than off-ball switching. On whether he'll seek higher ground and other notes: www.patreon.com/basketballsh...
Noticed Boston trying to play the drop-and-rotate scheme against the PnP. Not executed well, but Toronto countered with pop-and-burn action w/ Graves (i.e. using a 45 cut to punish the stunt/help). Added detail: Lifted the corner player into the vacated space behind the cut. Nifty.
Caitlin Cooper@caitlinmaycooper.bsky.social · 4w agoWrote about what I learned about the Pacers (and basketball) from FIBA Qualifying -- with notes on Andrew Nembhard, Ivica Zubac, & James Huff Featured: Croatia's drop-and-rotate scheme to prevent Zubac from guarding popping screeners www.patreon.com/basketballsh...
Wrote about the first Summer League game for the Pacers and, specifically, my curiosity with how often Braden Smith stayed low as the low-man, tagging and rotating to the rim, rather than off-ball switching. On whether he'll seek higher ground and other notes: www.patreon.com/basketballsh...
The Summer League Pacers play basketball today. Here’s my preview.
Caitlin Cooper@caitlinmaycooper.bsky.social · last mo.Wrote about what I'm watching for at Summer League from the players competing for two-way contracts w/ closest ties to the Pacers: - Jalen Slawson - Taelon Peter - Braden Smith www.patreon.com/basketballsh...
Spending the money is worth it, so getting a month for free is basically like getting paid
Caitlin Cooper@caitlinmaycooper.bsky.social · 4w agoThere's a lot going on this month, so I'm going to give away 5 one-month subscriptions to Basketball, She Wrote Redeem at this link and you can read all my work covering the offseason for free: www.patreon.com/basketballsh...