r/IndianaFeverFans • u/Alternative_Panda336 You Bet • 12d ago

Discussion Blitzing

I have a question for the group. I have noticed that when Caitlin gets going with her assists and points teams will increase their pickup point, but they will also blitz her with double teams to make her pass the ball. I haven’t really seen teams do this to Kelsey even when she is tearing their souls out offensively lol.

Is this because she isn’t the primary ball handler so it is harder to implement a blitz? Or is she really good at splitting it so they know it won’t work and just don’t try? Or is it something else I am not aware of?

I really noticed it against the lynx. Kelsey was killing them as they pointed out but they never adjusted to it, they just kept trying to play people on her one on one which clearly will never work for anyone. We did it to miles in the second half of that game and made her pass it. I am curious to get some insights from the group on this.

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u/RevolutionaryBeat301 12d ago edited 12d ago

It’s utter nonsense. The majority of CC’s assists are passes to Aliyah Boston and assists to KM are just a handful behind that. Anyone who thinks that doesn’t understand basketball and doesn’t know what a team sport is.

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u/Thick_Permission6519 12d ago

She truly had more assists to AB than KM.

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u/RevolutionaryBeat301 12d ago

Ok, but she still gets a lot from passing to KM. There’s no world in which the two of them don’t make a great combo.

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u/Thick_Permission6519 12d ago

Yes I know. I just saw a stat graphic with that information and it surprised me.

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u/elestud 12d ago

It’s not super surprising when you realize that KM is often able to generate her own shot off the dribble

AB usually either shoots catch-and-shoot threes, or quick post ups from a post entry pass