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Spoke with Derek about his journey as a scout, basketball philosophy, prospects, and so much more! 

0:30 Basketball journey 

6:30 Believing in certain coaches or cultures? 

8:30 Box score stats 

9:30 PD “Feel is teachable” 

11:00 Evaluating mental makeup 

14:00 Factoring age and situation into evaluating intangibles 

17:00 A hit or miss that made you re-evaluate your process 

21:00 Studying misses to evaluate shooting 

21:30 Landry Shamet story 

24:30 Workout warrior lessons 

26:30 Consistency vs isolated performances 

29:30 Background info scouts ask for 

32:00 Longitudinal scouting 

34:00 Learning the intricacies of the game from Matt Babcock 

36:45 Fundamentals needed to start Day 1 in the NBA 

38:30 The trait that is easiest to correct or improve in the league? 

39:15 NBA teams manipulating narratives 

40:30 Add or subtract 3 inches to an NBA prospects’ height that would most dramatically change their stock 

41:00 Thoughts on regional HS hotbeds 

43:00 Local OK names 

45:00 Quick hitters 

Host: @pr0ia Guest: @DMurrayHoops Podcast: @hoopthreadspod