People sometimes ask me if I feel like having a kid has changed me. Did my best to answer here.
11.10.2025 15:28 β π 551 π 31 π¬ 17 π 7@jakematteson.bsky.social
Had a cup of coffee years back in the NBA as a scout for ten whole months. Now I mainly watch Ms Rachel and change diapers.
People sometimes ask me if I feel like having a kid has changed me. Did my best to answer here.
11.10.2025 15:28 β π 551 π 31 π¬ 17 π 7Matas Buzelis was doing some silly things in his AAU days
10.10.2025 17:28 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Mark Schindler being named the Manager of Scouting for the Toronto Temp is so cool to see
24.09.2025 13:51 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0A local gem! Saw one today with her and Shooter McGavin.
23.09.2025 01:50 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Really fun read from Parker on what ended up being a super loaded class. Enjoy the Herb Jones love, who is easily one of my favorite players in the league right now. Fun class to watch and will only get more and more intriguing the 5+ years from now.
28.08.2025 15:09 β π 3 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0NEWS:
The Boston Globe is reporting that a group led by Celtics minority owner Steve Pagliuca has made a deal to buy the Connecticut Sun.
Pagliuca could move the team to Boston as soon as 2027.
Havenβt pushed play on anything other than Let God Sort Em Out for days. All the millennials out there are relishing in a new Clipse project.
16.07.2025 10:32 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Saniya Rivers posts stat lines that read like zip codes: 11/4/7/4/1
Quickly becoming one of my favorite WNBA players
Really interested in keeping tabs on Tamar Bates, now with the Denver Nuggets on a two-way, who was a UDFA. I was unsure if he'd hear his name on draft night, but presents some nice isolation/tough shot creation ability. Will be curious how his game develops in the G-League.
28.06.2025 16:19 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Ndudi Ebi manβ¦the part about him in Boys Among Men was pretty interesting to say the least
27.06.2025 23:48 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Manifesting hearing Kobe Sanders name called tonight
26.06.2025 21:07 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Doubling back and realizing the Essengue typo. Ouch.
25.06.2025 20:24 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0NBA Draft day! Thankful to have had another year in the scouting world. In general, a real solid class but the names that Iβm most curious to see at the next level outside of the obvious:
Carter Bryant
Noa Easengue
Rocco Zikarsky
Alex Toohey
Yanic Konan Niederhauser
For @rtrspodcast.bsky.social, I put together a 2025 NBA Draft Guide. Enjoy!
24.06.2025 15:44 β π 5 π 2 π¬ 1 π 1Saniya Rivers of the Connecticut Sun has been nothing short of amazing early in her rookie season. High defensive IQ player that can make great off-ball plays such as this. Great screen navigation and recovery to earn the block using her length on what shouldβve been an open 3 for Courtney Williams
24.05.2025 17:05 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Marina Mabrey: fun basketball
18.05.2025 17:23 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Bogoljub Markovic is a curious draft & stash prospect. 6'9", fluid movement on offense w/ 3pt range. Operated well out of the slip screen in this game vs Borac. Knocks on him is that he lacks physicality, is a pretty big defensive liability (2.7 TOV) and was second in the ABA League in fouls (3.4)
29.04.2025 15:12 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Very active off ball player, Brea shows good screen usage here along with his change of speed to get a step on Jakucionis for the runner attempt
29.04.2025 11:53 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Been catching up on some Koby Brea film and really like him as an older prospect. His shooting (.636 TS% in 24/25, .722 TS% in 23/24) and spacing is a clear translatable skill and can make some tricky reads to get others involved. I feel confident a guy like Brea will land somewhere in the NBA.
29.04.2025 11:48 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 2 π 0Coward's rim protection is what stands out the most in the games that I've watched, both a mix of his Eastern Washington & Washington State games. Again, incredible timing and discipline in a scenario where the defender is innately at a disadvantage but is made to look rather par for the course
28.04.2025 13:51 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Another nice example of Coward utilizing his length on the switch in what should have been an easy Utah basket, but in turn ends up being a jump ball
28.04.2025 13:49 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 06'6" with a 7' wingspan paired with timing and body control makes him a fun on-ball and off-ball defender. #NBADraft
28.04.2025 13:48 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Entered the weekend only knowing Cedric Coward by name, and now I start my week getting why Alabama and Duke are hopeful to land the Washington State transfer. Off-ball menace on the defensive end who does a little bit of everything that does--and doesn't--show in the box score.
28.04.2025 13:42 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Dame Sarr recently played in the Nike Hoop Summit despite Barcelona not honoring his involvement. He is 2025 NBA Draft eligible but also reportedly receiving interest from BYU, Kentucky, Illinois, Arizona, and Louisville. A lot of work to be done on his game, but the upside is pretty obvious.
27.04.2025 14:53 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0For sure, I made sure to get it on clearance off of DACA. Pulled a red parallel RC of Cade and a Mark Aguirre Catalyst Signature Gold #/3 which was pretty cool. Definitely the lowest numbered card Iβll pull for quite some time.
19.04.2025 16:48 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Love me some Spectra. Got some T Mall a year or so back for the first time and the overall design is just so nice.
19.04.2025 16:41 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Here's a Jase Richardson highlight for your timeline on the eve of the first full day of March Madness
19.03.2025 23:28 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0This unearthed a suppressed memory of mine that I was at the Ryan Center that game. I could smell the at large bid at the start of the dayβ¦
18.03.2025 00:12 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Do you need a Miles Byrd clip in your life? Of course you do.
14.03.2025 22:39 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I thought I had more clipped from Essengue of late but that doesn't seem to be the case. I can't remember which game it was, but I recently watched one of his outings from a few weeks back and it was one of the best games I've seen from a '25. His growth over the season has been great.
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