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Caitlin Cooper @caitlinmaycooper.bsky.social · 10h

Let’s go!

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Team Mom @tcbbiggs.bsky.social · 11h

@caitlinmaycooper.bsky.social your #1 fan in Portland

Me wearing a limited edition Basketball She Wrote t-shirt, black with popsicles (in Indiana Pacers colors) 💙💛

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Caitlin Cooper @caitlinmaycooper.bsky.social · 15h

Where the Pacers can replicate playing hot-ball as well without Tyrese (and now also TJM) is certainly fair to ask, but the system has still been the system.

Wrote about why I thought that would be here:

www.patreon.com/posts/will-p...

Will the Pacers still be the (Pace)rs? | Basketball, She Wrote

Obtén más de Basketball, She Wrote en Patreon

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Caitlin Cooper @caitlinmaycooper.bsky.social · 15h

For anyone wondering whether the Pacers could replicate keeping the ball moving, here's where they rank in key categories in preseason (compared to last season):

Passes per 100 Possessions: 3rd (2nd)
Passes Ahead Per 100 Possessions: 1st (1st)
Avg Touch Length: 1st (1st)

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Caitlin Cooper @caitlinmaycooper.bsky.social · 1d

One center can't get out of his own way, another has struggled to get in the way, & the other two are just sort of there

With Huff and Jackson both ranking in the top-five of fouls per 100 possessions, on problem-solving when there's no one right answer: www.patreon.com/posts/how-pa...

How the Pacers can problem-solve at center without one right answer | Basketball, She Wrote

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Caitlin Cooper @caitlinmaycooper.bsky.social · 1d

One center can't get out of his own way, another has struggled to get in the way, & the other two are just sort of there

With Huff and Jackson both ranking in the top-five of fouls per 100 possessions, on problem-solving when there's no one right answer: www.patreon.com/posts/how-pa...

How the Pacers can problem-solve at center without one right answer | Basketball, She Wrote

www.patreon.com

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Caitlin Cooper @caitlinmaycooper.bsky.social · 5d

The Pacers averaged 4.9 possessions with at least three offensive players crashing last season, which ranked 26th in the league.

In their preseason opener, they racked up 30.

I wrote about why, as tinkerers, the Pacers already look like the Pacers: www.patreon.com/posts/as-tin...

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Caitlin Cooper @caitlinmaycooper.bsky.social · 7d

Biggest first-day release of any of our shirt designs. Thanks, everyone!

Caitlin Cooper @caitlinmaycooper.bsky.social · 8d

Hey guys, look at my new quintessential Basketball, She Wrote shirt:

Them: Popsicle season is over
Me: Popsicle & basketball season is just getting started

For everyone who identifies as young & hungry,🧵

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Caitlin Cooper @caitlinmaycooper.bsky.social · 8d

Fair enough haha

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Mat @montaworldpeace.bsky.social · 8d

finally a good reason for the existence of shirts

Caitlin Cooper @caitlinmaycooper.bsky.social · 8d

Hey guys, look at my new quintessential Basketball, She Wrote shirt:

Them: Popsicle season is over
Me: Popsicle & basketball season is just getting started

For everyone who identifies as young & hungry,🧵

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Caitlin Cooper @caitlinmaycooper.bsky.social · 8d

Hey guys, look at my new quintessential Basketball, She Wrote shirt:

Them: Popsicle season is over
Me: Popsicle & basketball season is just getting started

For everyone who identifies as young & hungry,🧵

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Caitlin Cooper @caitlinmaycooper.bsky.social · 8d

No worries. They hide the link at the bottom of the page for some reason

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Caitlin Cooper @caitlinmaycooper.bsky.social · 8d

Yes, we do!

Here's the link to the kids apparel: www.teepublic.com/kids-t-shirt...

Quintessential Basketball, She Wrote by basketball-she-wrote

The quintessential shirt to represent the Basketball, She Wrote brand with the endless summer vibes of basketball and popsicles, while also supporting the 2025-26 Pacers, who are (apparently) "young" ...

www.teepublic.com

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Caitlin Cooper @caitlinmaycooper.bsky.social · 8d

This is the most Basketball, She Wrote shirt to ever Basketball, She Wrote.

Full back story on the design from my sister, which started out as a water-color painting (no paywall): www.patreon.com/posts/new-me...

New Merch: Quintessential Basketball, She Wrote | Basketball, She Wrote

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Caitlin Cooper @caitlinmaycooper.bsky.social · 8d

What I learned this summer is that anyone, regardless of age or level of experience going to back-to-back ECF, can be young & hungry.

So, this is the shirt to embrace your youth, as well as the youths of the 2025-26 Pacers: www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/8138...

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Caitlin Cooper @caitlinmaycooper.bsky.social · 8d

Hey guys, look at my new quintessential Basketball, She Wrote shirt:

Them: Popsicle season is over
Me: Popsicle & basketball season is just getting started

For everyone who identifies as young & hungry,🧵

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Caitlin Cooper @caitlinmaycooper.bsky.social · 9d

New Basketball, She Wrote shirt for the 2025-26 season drops tomorrow.

Hope you like what’s in store — coming soon, for everyone who identifies as young and perhaps hungry.

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Caitlin Cooper @caitlinmaycooper.bsky.social · 12d

"You're wasting your dribble, especially with how fast we want to play."

On Pascal Siakam's offseason advice for Jarace Walker, & how the third-year forward can start a stampede, presented via film examples of both players + another teammate.

Free to read: www.patreon.com/posts/explai...

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Caitlin Cooper @caitlinmaycooper.bsky.social · 12d

Training camp work from me at Basketball, She Wrote:

What the Pacers need from Benn at the POA: www.patreon.com/posts/why-be...

Best actions to optimize Nembhard-Mathurin-Nesmith-Siakam as starters: www.patreon.com/posts/breaki...

How Walker can start a stampede: www.patreon.com/posts/explai...

Why Bennedict Mathurin needs to master the art of rejecting rejections | Basketball, She Wrote

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Caitlin Cooper @caitlinmaycooper.bsky.social · 12d

Plus, some numbers on why the go-and-catch maneuver is becoming increasingly prevalent, for both shooters and non-shooters alike.

Free to read: www.patreon.com/posts/explai...

Explaining Pascal Siakam's advice for Jarace Walker, via film | Basketball, She Wrote

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Caitlin Cooper @caitlinmaycooper.bsky.social · 12d

"You're wasting your dribble, especially with how fast we want to play."

On Pascal Siakam's offseason advice for Jarace Walker, & how the third-year forward can start a stampede, presented via film examples of both players + another teammate.

Free to read: www.patreon.com/posts/explai...

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Bryan Toporek @btoporek.bsky.social · 13d

As with most things in life, I was inspired by the 🐐 @caitlinmaycooper.bsky.social here.

dan favale @danfavale.bsky.social · 13d

this is real sicko stuff here from @btoporek.bsky.social 🤣

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Caitlin Cooper @caitlinmaycooper.bsky.social · 13d

Uh, no? Pretty sure, not.

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Caitlin Cooper @caitlinmaycooper.bsky.social · 13d

Also: Baseline Ricky ("L") for Mathurin

Counter against aggressive lock-and-trail coverage, w/ an option to flow into angled PnR www.patreon.com/posts/breaki...

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Caitlin Cooper @caitlinmaycooper.bsky.social · 13d

For training camp, I wrote about the actions that best optimize this version of the Pacers -- and how, w/o Haliburton, they can do more of the same, but differently.

Featured: Nembhard-Siakam flat PnR to counter for unders + open wider gaps w/ Mathurin in the dunker: www.patreon.com/posts/breaki...

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Caitlin Cooper @caitlinmaycooper.bsky.social · 13d

You won't find a more detailed breakdown on what's to come for Nembhard-Mathurin-Nesmith-Siakam as a starting group than this

My column: www.patreon.com/posts/breaki...

Breaking down some of the best actions for this version of the Pacers | Basketball, She Wrote

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