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. HÁ 1 DIA

    NBA Scouting Process, Draft Express, Crowdscout, Prioritizing Quick-Processing 5-out Two-Way Versatility Winning Impact over Individual Star Potential when Building NBA Rosters with Eric Weiss

    Ep. 24 with Eric Weiss @EricWeiss_SA Director of Learning @ Luceo Sports Former Draft & Development Consultant @ Sports Aptitude and Head of NBA Scouting @ Draft Express Co-Creator of CrowdScout with William Huang, a new helpful tool for finding, sharing, and breaking down NBA Film clips
 Timeline: 
 0:00 Introduction & Background
 1:00 Creating the Crowdscout App for NBA Film Editing and Sharing 
5:00 Tracking Player Development after the Draft, the full pipeline from high school through their pro career, not just up to the draft, in the Finding a Role Series with Swish Theory 12:55 Lessons learned working at Draft Express with Jonathan Givony & Mike Schmitz 
15:20 NBA Draft Scouting Process - what does Eric look for in player traits that will translate to the NBA level
 29:00 Being able to evaluate different contexts for a player + Scouting Liam McNeeley’s different contexts between Montverde and UConn
 32:30 Prioritizing good basketball players who impact the game in many ways over hoping for potential stars + Scouting Cooper Flagg being a scalable winning two-way player 
 42:25 The Luka - Trae Trade and Scouting the 2018 NBA Draft with Jaren Jackson Jr.
 52:00 Creating systems that score a lot of points because the system creates matchup advantages that are advantageous for a narrow skill set
 53:00 “Positionless sports” - How other sports like football have also become positionless in the aspect of more players needing to be able to do more things and handle more roles than before: mobility, versatility, awareness, processing 
1:02:45 Creating entire lineups of quick-processing 5-out two-way versatility, creating as many possible matchup advantages as possible like the Boston Celtics

    1h15min

  2. HÁ 3 DIAS

    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

    1h19min

  3. 1 DE JAN.

    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

    1h20min

  4. 30/12/2024

    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

    1h13min

  5. 25/12/2024

    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?

    1h

  6. 23/12/2024

    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

    1h16min

  7. 18/12/2024

    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

    1h6min

  8. 16/12/2024

    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)

    2h5min
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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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  • Criado por
    Ryan Kaminski @BeyondTheRK
  • Anos de atividade
    2024 - 2025
  • Episódios
    24
  • Classificação
    Explícito
  • Copyright
    © Ryan Kaminski @BeyondTheRK
  • Site do podcast
    Learning Basketball

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