It has been reported that Walt Perrin will be hired as deputy general manager of the New York Knicks.
Perrin spent 19 years building his reputation as a scouting guru while working for Utah Jazz. He is largely responsible for the group of young players who have kept Utah competitive despite their small market size and inability to track down star-free agents to strengthen their list.
Jazz relies on scouting and the prudent maneuvers of breeders to maintain their place as small but exuberant fish in the western shark-infested conference.
Perrin spent 19 years building his reputation as a scouting guru while working for Utah Jazz. He is largely responsible for the group of young players who have kept Utah competitive despite their small market size and inability to track down star-free agents to strengthen their list.
Jazz relies on scouting and the prudent maneuvers of breeders to maintain their place as small but exuberant fish in the western shark-infested conference.
Former Detroit Pistons and Minnesota Timberwolves scout field an incredible amount of legwork to get the job done. He estimated on another podcast that travels over 250 days a year.
“I’m really trying to reach out to some guys that I might not have seen this year who could put their names in the draft,” said Perrin on the Jazz Notes podcast released April 7, 2020. “Unfortunately, I was planning to travel to Europe, probably in late March or early April, which of course was canceled, so I didn’t have a chance to go to Europe to see a certain number of players. So I’m starting to watch Synergy and watch tapes of that type of player. “
In terms of evaluating players on the pitch, Perrin spends a lot of time watching video clips on Synergy, whether he’s stuck at home because of the coronavirus or not. He likes to see as many plays as possible on a player, which he can efficiently do using video technology. However, as he mentioned in his response to player interviews, he is a strong supporter of scouting in person.
When asked how he would make up for the lack of pre-draft training, Perrin said he will have to find new ways to get to know the players.
“I would say it really puts us under pressure because we do everything we can to get to know that person,” said Perrin. “As I’ve always said, training is a piece of the puzzle. If we don’t have that piece, then we have an unfinished puzzle, I think. And we need to understand what it can do, in addition to doing that workout, what we can do to finish that puzzle. “