Spoke with Derek about his journey as a scout, basketball philosophy, prospects, and so much more!
\n0:30 Basketball journey
\n6:30 Believing in certain coaches or cultures?
\n8:30 Box score stats
\n9:30 PD \u201cFeel is teachable\u201d
\n11:00 Evaluating mental makeup
\n14:00 Factoring age and situation into evaluating intangibles
\n17:00 A hit or miss that made you re-evaluate your process
\n21:00 Studying misses to evaluate shooting
\n21:30 Landry Shamet story
\n24:30 Workout warrior lessons
\n26:30 Consistency vs isolated performances
\n29:30 Background info scouts ask for
\n32:00 Longitudinal scouting
\n34:00 Learning the intricacies of the game from Matt Babcock
\n36:45 Fundamentals needed to start Day 1 in the NBA
\n38:30 The trait that is easiest to correct or improve in the league?
\n39:15 NBA teams manipulating narratives
\n40:30 Add or subtract 3 inches to an NBA prospects\u2019 height that would most dramatically change their stock
\n41:00 Thoughts on regional HS hotbeds
\n43:00 Local OK names
\n45:00 Quick hitters
\nHost: @pr0ia Guest: @DMurrayHoops Podcast: @hoopthreadspod
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