Dell Demps Q & A <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">NEW YORK, June 13, 2005 -- Dell Demps is in his fourth season on the Knicks? staff, and was promoted to his new role as Director of Pro Player Personnel in May after serving as a scout for the past three seasons. Dell talked to NYKnicks.com about his role as one of the main evaluators of basketball talent for the New York Knicks. Q: You recently became Director of pro Player Personnel after being a scout. What are your duties now? A: I am more involved in the overall picture of who we scout, where we go, and what we do. I still spend a great amount of time on the road evaluating players, suggesting trade scenarios, helping prepare for the draft and watching players in the American minor leagues like the NBDL and the CBA. Q: Is your time split between college and pro games? A: Not really. This time of year of course we are focusing on the college game, but mostly I am on the road watching pro players with the chance we may make a trade or look at a free agent to fill an injury spot. We always have to be prepared in case an opportunity comes up. We have a group of guys like Steve Yoder and Dick McGuire who do a lot of our college scouting year round. Q: How many games do you go to a year? A: Wow. I will try and see an average of four games in person per week from October through April. I am based outside of Sacramento so I build my schedule around that. Then on tape I would probably watch another 200 or so games. </div> Knicks.com
