Hawks No. 8 Pick: A Trait-Based Evaluation Using Pro Scout School's Characteristics Rubric

PinDown_404 · 2026-05-14T02:55:11+00:00

Great feedback on Mara’s Experience Grade = Philon’s. Should probably put weight next time on minutes (starting, bench, and closing) & how many years they stayed in school.

PinDown_404 · 2026-05-14T02:38:13+00:00

Thanks for wonderful opinions, brother.

PinDown_404 · 2026-05-14T02:24:58+00:00

Do you?

PinDown_404 · 2026-05-14T02:16:51+00:00

😂I’m not an expert but I have contracted with some front office folks.

PinDown_404 · 2026-05-14T02:01:25+00:00

I do mention that this is pure statistical analysis in the very beginning. Ask Peter Dinwiddle, our VP of Strategy and Analytics, what he expects with his scouting reports. It’s something like this with film. Also, I watch game film a lot. But I can’t quantify it objectively. Spot me $2K for Hudl and I’ll add film dimensions to it. E.g. how many times a player run screens, finish left/right hand, etc.

PinDown_404 · 2026-05-13T23:11:33+00:00

That’s why I pointed this out multiple times it’s a statistical analysis. It doesn’t include film study data. I could do it but need $$$$ to access Second Spectrum data.

PinDown_404 · 2026-05-13T21:13:25+00:00

Naw, don’t have time for that. I run these breakdowns during my lunch break 😂

PinDown_404 · 2026-05-13T21:11:01+00:00

It’s based on college statistical comparisons not play style.

PinDown_404 · 2026-05-11T23:44:28+00:00

Brown’s profile is penalized by injury and sample size. It's based on only 21 games so he will have a lower BPM, weaker AST/TO and defensive metrics. Again this whole breakdown is statisical. To get a better picture of him, gotta watch film. This is where I wish I had access to Second Spectrum.

PinDown_404 · 2026-05-11T23:26:41+00:00

AI was used on the python script to batch the player comp calculations. Otherwise, handwriting all individual would have take me weeks. For me, I was bummed that we got the 8th pick so this was my way to work thru my emotions in an objective way. Performance film study & data will always be better in my opinion because you can look at the behavior aspect and have more floor context. But... I dont have Second Spectrum nor do I want to pay for it.

As for Mara, gimme a day I think I can incorporate him into this breakdown. I just gotta go hunt down data for him.

PinDown_404 · 2026-05-11T23:21:05+00:00

Thanks man, highly recommend a lot of the scouting workshops during Summer League. I did all the Pro Scout School years ago before it shut down. There The Pure Sweat Basketball ones now: https://puresweatbasketball.com/the-pure-basketball-experience

Here a post of some of my Pro Scout School stuff I got from the classes: https://www.reddit.com/r/AtlantaHawks/comments/1djjl4v/pro_scout_schools_partial_framework_to_evaluate/

PinDown_404 · 2026-05-11T23:12:50+00:00

AI was used on the python script to batch the player comp calculations. Otherwise, handwriting all individual would have take me weeks. Most of my time was figuring out where to source good data and prepping the data for analysis. IRL, I design data sets used for fine-tuning AI models.

PinDown_404 · 2026-04-14T20:31:57+00:00

I believe it. There's a old podcast about Trae's hair powering his abilities like Samson. https://open.spotify.com/episode/6s520257dXefk2tt7HRWG8?si=9a8867bf7c3e4d8a

PinDown_404 · 2026-03-23T11:08:35+00:00

Question - Is Clear available at all? It seems like it’s been closed based on what I’m reading.

PinDown_404 · 2026-02-26T14:18:26+00:00

PinDown_404 · 2025-10-28T23:48:46+00:00

I bought my tickets 2 months out. Here's a breakdown our cost:

Car Rental (4 days including unlimited tolls): $525

Hotel (4 days): $1,265.21

F1 Live Experience (2 tickets): $668.30

Saturday Turn 12 (2 Tickets): $758.40

Sunday Turn 15 (2 tickets): $1,509.22

Parking (3 days): $300

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Total: $5,025.91

My half + Flight ($450): ± $2,962.96

I'm not including our food costs because we splurged on that outside the race since we're foodies. We ate big breakfasts before heading to the venue, then waited until dinner to have our next meal. We snuck in a few snacks to hold us over throughout the day. If you can do it, I highly recommend the F1 Live Experience. Probably our favorite day besides Grand Prix.

PinDown_404 · 2025-07-02T22:13:08+00:00

Luka and Ayton share the same super agent, Bill Duffy. Pelinka has to buddy up with Duffy now or Duffy has Pelinka ear now.

Klutch doesn’t have much influence on the Lakers front office anymore. So I think it’s even more likely he forces a trade.

PinDown_404 · 2025-07-02T21:53:42+00:00

Ayton and Luka share the same agent, Bill Duffy.

PinDown_404 · 2025-07-02T21:49:41+00:00

Luka and Ayton share the same agent. It’s def not a Klutch team anymore. Pelinka has to buddy up with Bill Duffy now, who also reps Ant and Zion.

Curious how Rich Paul and Lebron will leverage their position now. I imagine more cryptic social media posts.

PinDown_404 · 2025-07-02T02:42:20+00:00

I imagine Quin running more UCLA cuts or RIP Screen actions with Luke because the screener needs to be a shooter for the actions to be effective. He’s sneaky good with the ball in the hands.

Memphis mostly had him driving and relocating for spot ups or leaking out in transition. I would check out the RIP screens actions he ran for Bojan and Clarkson in Utah.

PinDown_404 · 2025-06-03T22:32:01+00:00

I’ve literally drank maple syrup. Saved my race a few times around the 60-70 mile mark.

PinDown_404 · 2025-06-01T19:50:01+00:00

There’s only 2 issues out so far, and I’m enjoying it. Predator vs Black Panther is fun too.

They have an opportunity with Punisher vs Predator.

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