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
