Episode 312: Dylan Murphy, NBA Coaching Analytics

Guest: Dylan Murphy, G League Head Coach

In this week’s basketball coaching conversation, G League head coach Dylan Murphy joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on coaching analytics.

Dylan Murphy is the head coach of the Osceola Magic, the NBA G League affiliate of the Orlando Magic.

Dylan Murphy has been associated with the Orlando Magic for the past five seasons. His journey began as a basketball operations analyst from 2018 to 2020, where he provided valuable analytics support to the coaching staff. Subsequently, he was promoted to assistant coach in 2020 and has continued in that role for the last three seasons.

Prior to joining the Magic, Murphy served as an NBA G League scout for the Atlanta Hawks during the 2016-17 season. His responsibilities included identifying potential call-up candidates for the Hawks’ NBA roster.

From 2013 to 2016, Murphy worked as an assistant coach for the Fort Wayne Mad Ants, the NBA G League team for the Indiana Pacers. In the 2013-14 season, the Mad Ants clinched the G League championship with an impressive regular-season record of 34-16 and a perfect 6-0 playoff run. They followed it up with another trip to the G League Finals in the 2014-15 season.

Murphy also served as a graduate assistant with the men’s basketball team at Ball State University in 2018.

One of Murphy's most notable contributions to the coaching community is the creation of the Basketball Dictionary. This comprehensive resource serves as a compendium of basketball terminology, concepts, and strategies, providing coaches at all levels with a valuable tool for enhancing their understanding of the game.

Breakdown

1:00 - Introduction

4:00 - Understanding Analytics

8:00 - Analytics and Basketball Experiences

11:30 - Optimizing Offensive Tempo

13:30 - Super Slow

15:30 - Efficiencies vs Types of Defenses

19:00 - Attacking a Switch

20:30 - Double Teaming a Star Player

25:00 - Offensive Rebounding

28:00 - Decision Making

31:00 - Interpreting the Data

35:30 - Teaching Points

37:30 - Decision Making Defensively

41:00 - Trends in Basketball Analytics

42:00 - Ideas Into Action

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Bio/Website: https://gleague.nba.com/news/osceola-magic-name-dylan-murphy-head-coach

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