Learning Basketball

Ryan Kaminski @BeyondTheRK
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Learning Basketball

Learn about NBA basketball and NBA Draft prospects from experts, scouts, analysts, writers, reporters, coaches, players, front office execs, and fans! Every episode of Learning Basketball has the goal of teaching listeners something new about hoops as Host Ryan Kaminski @BeyondTheRK takes listeners behind the scenes to study teambuilding strategy, concepts on the floor, scouting draft prospects on the rise, covering teams around the NBA, and evaluating player development in the gym. A podcast from Swish Theory. Follow @BeyondTheRK on YouTube + Twitter & Subscribe for FREE Substack Newsletter

  1. 1 DAY AGO

    OKC Thunder, Amen Thompson, Scottie Barnes, Franz Wagner, ft. OKC Film Breakdowns on Touch Miami, Horns, Double Drag, Ghost Screens with Alex! (@AlexHoops)

    Learning Basketball –  @AlexHoops  – OKC Thunder, Franz Wagner, Amen Thompson, Scottie Barnes Alex of @AlexHoops on YouTube/Twitter is a cohost of The Media Pass podcast with Mat Issa Timeline:

 0:00 Introduction & Background 1:06 Creative Process Watching Film & Editing YouTube Videos
9:41 Michael Jordan vs. Jackie Moon 
11:06 Media Pass Podcast with Mat Isa 15:40 Film Breakdown: Touch Miami, Double Drag, Horns, Ghost Screen – How OKC Thunder are making NBA Teams look clueless, Isaiah Hartenstein’s strong screening unlocking DHOs for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 34:58 Scottie Barnes Video Breakdown - Scottie Barnes is about to shock the NBA 48:50 Franz Wagner Video Breakdown - How Franz Wagner is making the Magic elite
 1:05:32 Amen Thompson Video Breakdown - Are we sure Amen Thompson needs a jump shot

    1h 19m

  2. 6 DAYS AGO

    NBA Christmas, Scouting Jeremiah Fears + Kasparas Jakucionis as Potential 2025 NBA Draft Lottery Picks, and Chicago Bulls Trade Rumors with Ricky O'Donnell

    Ep. 22 Learning Basketball with Ricky O’Donnell
 Ricky O’Donnell is a writer, editor, associate director of programming at SB Nation 

Ricky covers the NBA Draft, Grassroots Scouting, the NBA and the Chicago Bulls Timestamps:
 0:00 Background
 2:15 NBA Christmas
 10:15 Ricky’s Journey into Basketball Media & Creative Writing Process 14:05 Evaluating The NBA Draft Prospect Pipeline from Grassroots through College & NBA 
24:05 Film Watching Process & Predicting Future Pros 
31:27 Chicago Bulls Season Update + Trade Rumors 
50:55 Jeremiah Fears 2025 NBA Draft Scouting (+ thoughts on Asa Newell, Derik Queen, Cooper Flagg) 
1:05:05 Kasparas Jakucionis NBA Draft Scouting

    1h 20m

  3. 12/30/2024

    Los Angeles Lakers + Scouting 2025 NBA Draft Prospects: Penda, Harper, Bailey, Flagg, Maluach, Murray-Boyles + Impressive NBA Players: Jaylen Wells, Jake LaRavia, Cason Wallace – with Stone Hansen

    Ep. 21 Learning Basketball with Stone Hansen Stone Hansen covers the NBA draft and is a Co-host of the @upsideswings Podcast with Cooper Klein and Bryce Hendrick
 Timestamps:
 0:00 Introduction & Background
 3:35 Shoutout Upside Swings podcast and The Cerebro Sports Team + Grassroots Database
 6:45 Interviewing players for first hand perspective on basketball development 8:45 Scouting Noah Penda
 14:34 Scouting Rutgers: Dylan Harper & Ace Bailey
 27:55 Scouting Cooper Flagg 34:20 Scouting Khaman Maluach
 39:35 Scouting Duke: Sion James, Tyrese Proctor 41:33 Scouting Collin Murray-Boyles 43:40 2024-25 Los Angeles Lakers Season, Impressions of Head Coach JJ Redick so far, Rui Hachimura’s two-way impact, Anthony Davis all-league offensive start, LeBron fully embracing the point-forward role, where will the Lakers go from here? Any trades to make to save the season? (Recorded before DLo for DFS trade)
 59:00 Impressive Young NBA Players around the league like Jaylen Wells, Jake LaRavia, and Cason Wallace

    1h 13m

  4. 12/25/2024

    Memphis Grizzlies "Wheel" Concept, Jaren Jackson Jr.'s Development, Ja Morant's Return, Impact Rookies, Noah LaRoche, Thomas Lisalo, "Iverson Follow" & "Horns Out Chase" Film Breakdowns with Adam Pike

    Memphis Grizzlies "Wheel" Concept, Jaren Jackson Jr.'s Development, Ja Morant's Return, Impact Rookies, Noah LaRoche, Thomas Lisalo, "Iverson Follow" & "Horns Out Chase" Film Breakdowns with Adam Pike 
Timestamps:
 0:00 Introduction & Background
 2:00 What’s new with the Grizzlies this season? Hand Tracking the Grizzlies offensive possessions by Freelance, Organized, and Freelance P&R
 4:10 How do the Grizzlies Rank Top-5 in Offense yet Run the least amount of P&Rs and DHOs in the NBA? 6:30 The Wheel Concept - the entire lineup relocates in unison as the driver bends the defense/ball penetrates the paint
13:40 Jaren Jackson Jr. jumping from DPOY to #1 scoring option with Ja out 
14:48 Offensive Style Frequency and Playtype Efficiency Breakdown 16:00 The Return of Ja Morant
 17:48 Jaren’s New Role and Development 24:27 Film Breakdown: Iverson Follow Empty + Iverson Follow Step Up brought to Memphis by Thomas Lisalo, Assistant Coach 35:23 Noah LaRoche’s (Grizzlies Player Development Coach) impact on draft philosophy: Versatile 5-out positionless players who can attack closeouts and switch on defense 38:38 Film Breakdown: Horns Out (Stack Out) Chase
 46:45 Will Rookies Zach Edey and Jaylen Wells contribute to the Grizzlies’ Playoff Rotation?

    1 hr

  5. 12/23/2024

    What's different about #1 seed Cleveland Cavaliers this season? Evan Mobley's stardom, Donovan Mitchell's leadership, Darius Garland's efficiency & How to Build NBA Media Career with Spencer Davies

    Ep. 19 Learning Basketball with Spencer Davies Host of Courtside with Cavs on SI Podcast NBA Writer with RG Media, Babcock Hoops, and Hoop Industry Covers the Cleveland Cavalilers and NBA at large Timestamps
 0:00 Introduction & Background 2:10 Writing Process
 11:10 How to build a full time career in freelance basketball media 15:55 What to look for when watching film
 24:20 How to think of good interview questions
 29:30 Diving into this Cleveland Cavaliers season: What’s different this year?
 37:38 Evan Mobley’s Star Ascension & grab-and-go playmaking skills, Donovan Mitchell leading the way, role players Ty Jerome, Caris Levert, Isaac Okoro stepping up as efficient outside shooters
 41:17 Darius Garland’s scoring efficiency and Jarrett Allen the steady hand with experience playing for Kenny Atkinson
 48:00 Can the Cavs’ hot start help them secure 3 All-Stars?
49:55 How will Max Strus fit into this machine after finally recovering from injury? Kenny Atkinson wants multiple ball handlers running the offense
 54:45 Looking back at the Magic - Cavs 2024 NBA Playoffs Round 1 Series 
1:04:50 Cavs season goals and thoughts about some other playoff teams - Boston, Milwaukee, Denver, Thunder, Magic

    1h 16m

  6. 12/18/2024

    Nikola Jokic's best season yet? Evaluating the 2024-25 Denver Nuggets, MPJ's Playmaking development, AG's championship impact, Jamal's struggles, Russ-Jokic Connection & Replacing KCP with Joel Rush

    Joel Rush is an NBA writer with Forbes who covers the Denver Nuggets from Japan! Hear about his background, process watching film, ideas for writing stories, and dive into this Denver Nuggets season Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction & Background 2:28 Writing Process
 5:00 Michael Porter Jr.’s Playmaking Development 6:50 What’s going on with Jamal Murray? 12:50 How much will Denver miss KCP? 
13:45 Is Nikola Jokić having the best single player start to an NBA season, ever? 
17:40 Michael Porter Jr. becoming Denver’s 2nd scoring option 18:30 Russell Westbrook 2-man game connection with Jokic + Jokic assist combos
 27:17 Denver Nuggets league standings, four factors and team rankings
 30:00 Is Aaron Gordon the Nuggets’ best option at backup center? Valuing AG’s defensive versatility going back to Denver’s championship run
, Role players stepping up with KCP no longer in Denver
 43:30 Appreciating Nikola Jokic’s insane tough shot making and the 2023 Nuggets title
 44:55 Aaron Gordon’s development and changing roles from on-ball perimeter potential star in Orlando to off-ball secondary play-finisher in Denver 
58:25 Joel makes Ryan pick which family member to choose with a gun to his head: Franz or Paolo

    1h 6m

  7. 12/16/2024

    Legendary Skills of Steph Curry, Tracy McGrady, Carmelo Anthony, Manu Ginobili, Victor Oladipo, Franz Wagner, Herb Jones & Film Breakdowns of 77 + Skip with Dematha Basketball Coach Evin Gualberto

    Evin Gualberto is a Basketball Coach at DeMatha who loves film study, as his YouTube channel will show you:

 http://youtube.com/evingualberto Evin is a Freelance basketball writer, a pro video scout. 
Evin is a Cohost of multiple podcasts: The Step Through WNBA Podcast with Sabreena Merchant; Bouncing Around with Samson Folk; Ready to Diagram with @bowser2bowser, who he helps define terms for at the Basketball Action Dictionary. NBA Legend Traits + Film Breakdowns (Veer, Grenade, Skip) Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction & Background 10:05 What inspires videos on players or moves? 
16:00 Victor Oladipo’s Magic Defense 
19:50 Don’t Switch against Steph Curry
 27:10 Carmelo Anthony’s Post Up Footwork 
38:08 Tracy McGrady’s Triple Threat Footwork 46:20 Manu Ginobili P&R Maestro
 55:27 Franz Wagner’s Gliding Footwork 1:09:20 Herb Jones Defensive Dynamo 1:15:10 What makes a play/action interesting enough to break down on film?
 1:19:20 Breaking down the Action: 77 Spain Veer (77 is also known as Double Drag)
 1:28:28 Breaking down the Action: 77 Post Split Stagger (+ Gaggle/Bilbao) 
1:39:50 Breaking down the Action: Ram Ghost Skip (Skip Passes/Skip Concepts from JJ Redick, inspired by Dan Hurley)
 1:49:50 Breaking down the Action: Delay Zoom Skip (Skip passes with Kenny Atkinson)

    2h 5m

  8. 12/11/2024

    Coaching Darryn Peterson, AJ Dybantsa, Tyran Stokes, Niko Bundalo, Winters Grady, Obinna Ekezie, Aiden Sherrell, Seven Spurlock, Mikey Lewis, Zoom Diallo, Rajan Roberts at Prolific Prep with Mo Haroon

    Ep. 16 of Learning Basketball with Prolific Prep Basketball Coach Mo Haroon! Coaching AJ Dybantsa, Darryn Peterson, Tyran Stokes, Niko Bundalo, Seven Spurlock, Winters Grady, Aiden Sherrell, Obinna Ekezie, Mikey Lewis, Zoom Diallo, Rajan Roberts, Derrion Reed at Prolific Prep with Mo Haroon Projected Top-3 2026 NBA Draft Pick Darryn Peterson and Prolific Prep are fresh off beating fellow projected Top-3 picks AJ Dybantsa’s Utah Prep and Cameron Boozer’s Columbus 
Dybantsa attended Prolific Prep last season, at the same time as projected #1 2027 Overall Pick Tyran Stokes Timestamps:

 0:00 Introduction
 2:55 Background 

9:40 Coaching and getting to know Obinna Ekezie Jr.

 15:00 Getting to know AJ Dybantsa, Tyran Stokes, Mikey Lewis, Derrion Reed, Zoom Diallo, Aiden Sherrell up close as human beings and Prolific Prep’s pro pipeline (Jalen Green, Gary Trent, Josh Jackson) 
18:20 Scouting Prolific Prep - Montverde matchups in 2024, the first time ESPN aired a matchup between 3 projected #1 Picks: ft. AJ Dybantsa, Tyran Stokes, Cooper Flagg, Aiden Sherrell, Mikey Lewis, Winters Grady, Zoom Diallo (Swish Theory Written Scouting Report LINK: https://theswishtheory.com/analysis/amateur-basketball/2024/04/scouting-the-2024-hoophall-classic-title-game-montverde-academy-invitational-tournament/ 
21:50 Scouting, Coaching, & getting to know Winters Grady at NBPA Top-100 Camp and marquee matchups last two seasons LINK: https://theswishtheory.com/analysis/amateur-basketball/2024/07/2024-nbpa-top-100-scouting-report-notes-film-quotes-and-data-visualizations-on-70-standout-players/ 25:58 Scouting Darryn Peterson’s Claim for the Throne as 2026 #1 Overall Pick Upsetting Cam Boozer’s #1 Ranked High School team Columbus LINK: https://theswishtheory.com/analysis/amateur-basketball/2024/11/darryn-peterson-makes-his-claim-for-the-throne/ 31:15 Scouting & Coaching Seven Spurlock 34:29 Scouting & Coaching Niko Bundalo 38:05 Scouting & Coaching Rajan Roberts 41:09 Getting to know AJ Dybantsa off the court + Scouting AJ & Darryn Peterson in marquee matchup between Prolific Prep vs. Utah Prep
 47:55 AJ Dybantsa, Darryn Peterson, Cameron Boozer and the incredibly talented 2026 NBA Draft loaded with start potential throughout the lottery 49:14 Scouting Darryn Peterson, the “Up-and-Thunder” driving jams 

54:49 Who will wind up the #1 pick in the 2026 NBA Draft between Darryn, Dybantsa, and Boozer? 
57:00 Early impressions of Mazi Mosley, Magic Johnson’s nephew, after his transfer from Montverde to Prolific

    1h 2m
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Learn about NBA basketball and NBA Draft prospects from experts, scouts, analysts, writers, reporters, coaches, players, front office execs, and fans! Every episode of Learning Basketball has the goal of teaching listeners something new about hoops as Host Ryan Kaminski @BeyondTheRK takes listeners behind the scenes to study teambuilding strategy, concepts on the floor, scouting draft prospects on the rise, covering teams around the NBA, and evaluating player development in the gym. A podcast from Swish Theory. Follow @BeyondTheRK on YouTube + Twitter & Subscribe for FREE Substack Newsletter

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  • Creator
    Ryan Kaminski @BeyondTheRK
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2025
  • Episodes
    23
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Ryan Kaminski @BeyondTheRK
  • Show Website
    Learning Basketball

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