Basketball, She Wrote

Moses Brown provides Pacers with spiritual lift

Can I get an amen? 

By: Caitlin Cooper I @C2_Cooper

Moses Brown is 7-foot-2 with two healthy Achilles tend...

Can the Pacers dial back the pressure?

On how they can take the edge off in regaining their edge 

By: Caitlin Cooper I @C2_Cooper

It's becoming i...

Making sense of the Bizarro Pacers

Talking into microphones about why a team that stayed the same is playing so differently while also continuing to manage injuries

By: Caitlin Cooper I 2024-11-19 21:27:39 +0000 UTC View Post

The Pacers made the "play better" adjustment

May the praise be as loud as the criticism 

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Defense shouldn't only be asses...

The Pacers need to make the "play better" adjustment

In a game that was supposed to mean more, the Pacers too often looked like they couldn't care less

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Why the Pacers aren't getting off to a running start

Exploring why a team that nearly led the league in pace last season is still stuck in the middle of the pack

By: Caitlin Cooper I 2024-11-14 23:53:11 +0000 UTC View Post

8 Pacers threes and how they happened

Shedding light on a lights out performance from deep

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What a difference the three...

On the Pacers and ameliorating the new normal

Observations from a 23-2 run and why coming up short wasn't just about being short-handed

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Why zone has been the danger zone for the Pacers

A breakdown of where the offense for the Pacers is breaking down against zone defense

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How the bigs for the Pacers sealed the deal in Dallas

Turns out, Indiana can play big even when they're small -- especially against a smaller opponent

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The Pacers still can't spread their wings

And now may also have a center of decline 

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When the game started against th...

How the Pacers summarized the season with one play

On the broader implications of an opponent missed free throw (seriously) 

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Mailbag: What happened to the (Pace)rs?

Answering questions about what's led to the 1-3 start for the Pacers 

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The ...

On the Pacers' flurry of late-game turnovers, explained

Turnovers and second-chance points and missed free throws, oh my!

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In a 118-114 ...

Despite staying the same, Pacers look awfully different

On their off night and how they also let Jalen Brunson off the hook

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In Game 5 ...

Pacers show they can win ugly in season opener

Notes from navigating an uneven start to the season in Detroit

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In a 115-109 win...

Getting An Outside Opinion: How Good are the Pacers?

Assembling a roundtable of some of the most knowledgeable voices in NBA media to determine what expectations should be for the Pacers headed into the regular season

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On Ben Sheppard and how easy it is to remember

Why no reminders should be needed about the value of Ben Sheppard as the all too often forgotten man 

By: Caitlin Cooper I 2024-10-18 18:27:47 +0000 UTC View Post

On Jarace Walker and "hands-on" learning

Plus, other notes from a game that saw the Pacers sleepwalking (again) against Memphis 

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Bennedict Mathurin brings the ruckus as sixth man

On the contrast in amplification between the third-year guard and the defense in what initially seemed like a difficult game to get up for in Cleveland

By: Caitlin Cooper I 2024-10-11 19:52:15 +0000 UTC View Post

Pacers Preseason - Exploring the unknown

And parsing meaning from a meaningless outcome

By: Caitlin Cooper I @C2_Cooper

Losses that don't matter can...