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The Shot Clock wrote that, after four years of evaluating hundreds of players for the highest level, it considered Mbaye Ndiaye's transition from ASVEL to Olympiacos the most misguided assessment it had made. According to the writer, Ndiaye had adapted to Olympiacos's needs and improved his shooting, evolving into a key player for the team. He described it as a great success in scouting, as he believed he was ready to play a leading role in the EuroLeague champions and act as a steady closer. The Shot Clock also highlighted Carr, who, as he wrote, had been scoring consecutive 20-point games, Robinson Earl, whom he described as one of the best players in Europe and noted was playing in the Eurocup, and Lofton. He added that last season's Valencia players —Montero, Badio, De Larrea, and Pradilla— had scattered to different teams. According to him, the value of roster planning was that it increased the chances of identifying players who could elevate a team without guaranteeing infallible selections. Finally, he announced an upcoming detailed article on the subject. #basketball #scouting #αθλητισμός (translated)

FrauHodl wrote that the district administration Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis replied to her on October 15, 2026, regarding a request under the State Transparency Act for COVID-19 communication between the health department and the city of Speyer from 2020 to 2023, stating that no documents were available anymore. According to her, the authority cited reasons such as a cyberattack in October 2022, deletion periods for personal infection protection data, and the fact that former Corona scouts were no longer employed. FrauHodl emphasized that she had not requested any personal patient data, but rather official communication, scientific statements, protocols, decision papers, and information on medical consultants. At the same time, the administration stated that the Corona task force of the city of Speyer had worked independently and had its own health consultant. FrauHodl asked who this consultant was, who appointed him, and what recommendations and documents there had been. According to FrauHodl, the authority also stated that contact with virologist Prof. Dr. Isabella Eckerle, who is from Speyer, had "as far as can be traced" not occurred. She demanded information about which files were deleted, when, by whom, and on what legal basis, and which stocks had been searched. The response was not a satisfactory resolution for her and raised further questions about the authority's documentation and accountability. #Speyer #CoronaAufarbeitung #LTranspG #Transparenz #RheinPfalzKreis #CoronaAufarbeitung #Transparenz #RheinPfalzKreis (translated)

João Amaral, head of scouting at FC Barcelona, claims that the lack of time to adapt and the pressure resulting from his signing in January were decisive factors in the failure of the Brazilian forward Vitor Roque's adaptation to the club. #VitorRoque #FCBarcelona #scouting (translated)

Patrick Berger reported that Borussia Dortmund has long been interested in the 17-year-old US striker Malik Jakupović. In the summer, Dortmund made offers of 2 to 3 million euros, which the Philadelphia Union rejected. Recently, BVB scouts observed Jakupović in Marbella; the contact is still ongoing. Chelsea, Salzburg, and Stuttgart are also interested, and previously Eintracht had been in contact with him. Philadelphia is demanding a transfer fee in the double-digit million range, Berger wrote. #BVB #Transfermarkt #Fußball (translated)

Actu Foot reported, citing L’Équipe, that a scout from a European club was questioning the role given to Mika Godts at PSG. According to this scout, recruited for €55 million, the Belgian player had only played 144 minutes in six matches, without being in the starting lineup. He felt that Godts sometimes struggled during matches, was less influential, and directed his play less towards scoring and effectiveness. He doubted that PSG would find a place for him, recalling that Gonçalo Ramos, whom he considered a European-level number 9, had not been able to make a lasting impact in Paris. He was not sure that Godts would escape the same scenario. #PSG #MikaGodts #Football (translated)

Gustavo Tutinha stated that the news was positive for both Bruno and Vasco and said that losing the player at that moment would be very bad. He also highlighted the work of the club's Scout and Football departments. According to Tutinha, Bruno was hired for 1.5 million and was 1.80 m tall, was at the peak of physical condition, and was fast and intense. The author pointed out that the player had scored two goals and provided two assists in the previous four games and was a key player in Pedro Emanuel's scheme. He classified the signing as a great success. #Vasco #Futebol #Contratação (translated)

Léo Lacerda NTV reported that Almirante Participações, the new investor of Vasco led by Marcos Lamacchia and Mário Junqueira, had talked to Raphael Rezende about a possible participation in the club's new project. According to the journalist, Rezende, who worked as an analyst and commentator for Grupo Globo and was head scout for Botafogo, could contribute to the structuring of the football department. Lacerda stated that the discussions were still ongoing and credited the report to Amadeu Vasco as well. #Vasco #Futebol #Esporte (translated)

Actu Foot indicated that recruiters from Barça and Inter Milan had observed Finn Jeltsch, who is 20 years old. The account also added that Premier League clubs were following him and that his market value was estimated at €35 million, citing Sky Sports. https://t.co/rjesTZnZzI #Scouting #Football #Transferts (translated)

📌 Personal Update: Return to the EuroLeague Academy - This time as an instructor📌 A few years ago, I timidly made the decision to leave behind my job as a researcher in the field of Artificial Intelligence in Health, as well as my academic path as a PhD candidate, to try my luck in a new and very difficult world: combining my love for basketball, its analysis, and scouting with the use of analytics in it. My first stop when I made this decision was the EuroLeague Coaching Academy. Today, a few years later, I am really happy to announce that I am returning to the Academy, this time from a completely different role, as an instructor in the Advanced Analytics Module. More details about the courses I will be teaching will be announced soon. Despite the many hours I have spent so far in academic classrooms, this is certainly the most beautiful and significant teaching challenge I have taken on. It is truly a great honor to receive this offer, and to be honest, I needed about zero seconds to say “yes.” 😅 What makes this moment even more special for me is seeing the cutting-edge work we build every day at Shot Clock on Advanced Basketball Analytics & Scouting starting to find its place at the highest level with the teams we collaborate with and of course now at one of the most important levels of European basketball and the largest coaching academy in the world. From a student of the Academy, back to the same Academy as an instructor. A circle that a few years ago I certainly could not have imagined. 🙏🏀 More coming soon. 👀 #BasketballAnalytics #EuroLeague #Basketball #AdvancedAnalytics #SportsAnalytics #BasketballScouting #Coaching #ShotClock #BasketballAnalytics #EuroLeague #Basketball #AdvancedAnalytics #SportsAnalytics #BasketballScouting #Coaching #ShotClock #EuroLeague #Basketball #AdvancedAnalytics (translated)

The so-called MVP of certain major media because stories must be created to sell is benched during the Playoffs... Not against Liv because those who really scouted her could suspect that certain limitations would be targeted, but against those media that invent narratives... #Basketball #Playoffs #Médias (translated)

Comment une petite structure (liée à l’origine au secteur du cinéma et du scouting de lieux de tournage, y compris pour des productions de l’époque comédien de Zelensky) est devenue une entreprise valorisée à plusieurs milliards de dollars, dans le domaine de l'armement ? #Cinéma #Armement #Zelensky #UA

Une fuite de données sur la plateforme Twizzit, utilisée par des scouts et des clubs sportifs, a exposé les informations personnelles, y compris les noms et adresses e-mail de mineurs, bien que les mots de passe et données bancaires soient restés protégés. #ProtectionDesDonnées #FuiteDeDonnées #SécuritéNumérique

☎️ EXCLUSIVA: Hansi Flick exige de forma prioritaria el fichaje de un central para este mercado de invierno y Deco ya se ha puesto manos a la obra. La lesión de Andreas Christensen es más grave de lo esperado (alrededor de dos meses de baja) y, sumado al nivel de Gerard Martín en este inicio de temporada —que no convence en absoluto al técnico alemán—, la llegada de un refuerzo defensivo está más viva que nunca. 🔵🔴 ➡️Flick no lo oculta en privado: es un auténtico enamorado del perfil de Castello Lukeba, y el jugador también estaría encantado de vestir de azulgrana. Sin embargo, hay un freno importante: Deco y varios miembros de la secretaría técnica no están totalmente convencidos con el francés.🇫🇷 ➡️En el Barça, cualquier incorporación exige un consenso absoluto entre Flick, Deco y el área de scouting; si una de las partes frena, la operación se encalla. Las conversaciones van a continuar durante las próximas semanas para desbloquear la situación, pero la postura del DT es firme: quiere a su central sí o sí. 💣💥 #FCBarcelona #MercadoDeFichajes #HansiFlick

Génération Léon ! C’est peut-être elle après tout la « nouvelle France » ? Cette foule jeune et métissée rassemblée à Saint Denis, où le temps d’une improbable soirée on trouvait à la fois Bally Bagayoko et l’abbé Raffray, les scouts de France et les scouts d’Europe, Glorious et la Sainte Tunique… Comme si l’on avait vu ce soir une nouvelle génération de catholiques, non pas naître vraiment sous nos yeux - elle était née déjà dans l’émotion de Notre-Dame en flammes, dans le renouveau du catéchuménat ou le succès du pélé de Chartres - mais se forger enfin une identité, se trouver un dénominateur commun. Ou tout simplement un nom. Génération Léon ! Jeunesse catholique consciente de ses différences mais qui n’a plus envie d’en faire des fractures. Génération réconciliée avec elle-même, qui se sait trop minoritaire pour pouvoir s’offrir encore le luxe d’être divisée. Les aînés s’étaient tour à tour agacé ou réjoui, selon leurs sensibilités respectives, face à Benoît XVI et François : un pape de droite, un pape de gauche… Léon ne renie ni l’exigence doctrinale du premier ni l’inépuisable appel à la charité du second mais invite par sa bonhomie paisible et sa joie discrète à supplanter les clivages, pour s’atteler à la seule chose qui compte vraiment : faire feu de tout bois pour annoncer l’évangile… pour que le monde ait la vie ! Car elle est vivante, cette génération Léon : en mouvement, en recherche constante de nouveaux projets (nouveaux pèlerinages, nouveaux médias, nouvelles œuvres missionnaires…). Elle arrive moins sûre d’elle-même peut-être que les générations d’avant : consciente de ses propres doutes, des fragilités de l’institution ecclésiale qu’elle n’a pas cessé d’aimé pour autant, et consciente surtout des défis vertigineux qui l’attendent. À commencer par celui-ci : comment continuer de faire vivre l’humanité malgré la tentation de plus en plus pressante de sombrer dans le « paradis des machines » que le pape a décrit avec les mots de Bernanos ? Alors dans une spectaculaire mise en scène digne des plus beaux spectacles du Puy du Fou, ce début de réponse est venu comme une évidence sous la lumière des feux d’artifice : la foule des saints et des saintes qui ont tissé quinze siècles d’histoire chrétienne en France sont, plus sûrement encore que les piliers de Notre-Dame, comme un appui vivant pour édifier cette génération qui vient. Leur exemple est aussi un appel. « Vous êtes les saints de France ! » a lancé le pape. Des saints qui ne savent pas s’empêcher de se prendre en selfie, qui ne sont même plus foutus de respecter quelques secondes de silence dans un stade et qui ont tous posté leurs souvenirs de ce soir en story sitôt rentrés chez eux - mais après tout, le vrai propre des saints, n’est-ce pas justement d’avoir été de leur temps ? Or les temps sont là, les cloches des églises sonnent toujours, on a vu dans la ville en fête petits et grands courir à travers les rues pour se presser sur le chemin du pape et ce Léon, qui n’est sans doute ni le plus charismatique ni le plus original des successeurs de Pierre, a su rien qu’en la regardant de son œil joyeux donner à cette foule éparse un profond sentiment d’unité et de fierté collective. Vive le pape et vive la France ! #GénérationLéon #JeunesseCatholique #Unité