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Notes from the scout room

3x3 · scouting · analytics · coaching

• ScoutingIf the plan is not on page one, the scout failed3 min read
• RecruitingRecruit the shape, not the averages4 min read
• ScoutingA tracker is a decision you make before tip3 min read
• AnalyticsTheir offensive rating is two teams averaged together3 min read
• ScoutingScouting a league that has no tracking data3 min read
• ScoutingBox plus film at our level2 min read
• ScoutingModel for breadth, scout for judgement3 min read
• ScoutingThe Progressive Evidence Model2 min read
• ScoutingThe women's basketball data gap3 min read
• ScoutingWhy in-person scouting still matters3 min read
• ScoutingWhat a percentile actually tells your bench4 min read
• AnalyticsORtg, DRtg and the per-100 trap in lower leagues2 min read
• AnalyticsPace and possessions: the tempo number is intel3 min read
• AnalyticseFG vs FG: the shot that pays 50% more gets counted 50% more2 min read
• AnalyticsTurnover economy: the possession you never got to spend2 min read
• AnalyticsSmall samples: when percentiles lie loudest3 min read
• ScoutingThe same scout page, written twice: one describes, one decides3 min read
• TempoThe 12-second shot clock vs 5v5 decision-making2 min read
• TempoAttack before the defence is set3 min read
• CoachingThe first five minutes — scripting your start2 min read
• 3x3 BreakdownFoul management as a tactical weapon2 min read
• 3x3Spacing when no help is coming3 min read
• 3x3 BreakdownSwitch everything: winning the isolation3 min read
• 3x35 tactical principles that separate elite 3x32 min read
• 3x3 BreakdownWhat coaches learn from Canada's undefeated run3 min read
• 3x3 BreakdownThe Netherlands defensive standard3 min read
• 3x3 BreakdownWhere women's 3x3 is heading3 min read
• 3x3 BreakdownHow elite women's teams punish a late close-out2 min read
• 3x3Why the short shot clock rewards the brave2 min read
• BuildWhy I built ScoutRoom2 min read
• BuildThe human in the loop is the product3 min read
• BuildThe box score under oath: what it will and won't tell you3 min read
• BuildInside a teardown: what $99 actually buys3 min read
• BuildThe 11pm job: put it on the books3 min read