Duke Basketball Report

The triumverate of Jason, Sam and Donald recap the Duke Football smashing of Northwestern, preview the upcoming game against Baylor and then dive into Duke Basketball. They discuss the clearance of Marvin Bagley III to play this season and the recruitment of Zion Williamson. Timestamps 0:00 - Intros: Sam celebrates his Washington Nationals winning the division 1:26 - DukeGang beatdown! We recap the Northwestern game 2:20 - Donald discusses the offense and how they were able to move the ball at will 6:00 - Sam notes that Duke was only Power 5 team to run 100 plays last weekend 6:43 - Sam says that Coach Cutcliffe seems to trust Daniel Jones more 8:10 - Sam, you were supposed to talk about the defense! Sam moves on to defense 11:30 - Saxton’s strip fumble has us all gushing! 12:45 - We continue to applaud the defense - they were beasts all day! 14:52 - We turn to special teams and especially the kicking game, which was on point 18:30 - NW’s targeting call changed the whole complexion of the game 22:05 - Daniel

0:00Welcome to the pod. We become sidetracked by Donald’s professional sports woes. 2:45Getting down to business, time to dissect the just released hoops schedule. Jason talks about playing BC early and he says Duke’s ACC sked is about as easy as we could hope. 7:30Donald has a look at when Duke has a quick turnaround between games, and again, the schedule seems favorable. 11:50Sam also looks at the timing between games and likes what he sees, especially the time off surrounding the Carolina games. 18:15Jason goes back to the non-conference schedule and says be on the lookout for Furman… and he laments our lousy matchup in the Big Ten Challenge. 20:25New topic: Another stud recruit is headed to Durham. Jason breaks down Cameron Reddish’s game and compares him to a couple Duke greats from history. 24:00Jason and Donald both think it says something about Kentucky that Duke got a guy John Calipari really, really wanted. 31:00New topic: The NCAA’s proposed transfer change would really change the college sports

0:10Sam welcomes us to podcast #80, the giddy about Bagley podcast 2:00Jason recaps what it was like watching the Marvin Bagley iii announcement and points out that he thinks the Duke staff knew about Bagley’s decision for several days, at least. 8:00Donald likes that Danny Ferry agreed to let Bagley take his number and thinks is says something about Bagley’s potential 11:00Jason breaks down Bagley’s game and says he is the best high school prospect since Lebron… wow! 15:20Donald talks about Bagley’s biggest weapon, an unstoppable jump hook 17:50Sam brings up the question of Javin DeLaurier’s playing time 19:30The conversation turns to the other big commitment Duke just got, Tre Jones the younger brother of Tyus Jones. 21:10Donald didn’t see the Tre Jones commitment video! Sam and Jason ridicule him so Donald goes to watch it. While we wait for Donald’s reaction, Jason and Sam laugh about the Minnesota to Duke pipeline 24:30Donald has seen the video and gives us his live reaction… it is all about the #Brothe

0:00Welcome back! Jason takes responsibility for the long break between podcasts 2:10Let’s debate the merits of one-and-done as it relates to Marvin Bagley and the controversy about bringing in a new player late in the summer 10:30Sam challenges Jason’s assertion that guys who don’t get minutes did not deserve more minutes 21:15Whew, this is a long conversation. Donald chimes in about the Dominican Republic trip and whether Bagley could potentially join the team in time for it 27:50Jason talks about the guys who transferred away from Duke and why their success does not reflect poorly on Duke 30:40A new subject, Dukies in the NBA! Donald has a trade suggestion that brings Kyrie Irving to his hometown Pistons. 36:30Jason says Kyrie is making a smart move to want to get away from of the mess Lebron is going to leave behind in Cleveland 42:30Sam wins the podcast with this line, “The only guys in the NBA who aren’t selfish are the ones who are in good situations.” Boom!! 45:00Jason talks about Kyrie’s preferred tr

0:00Hello, this may be Ep #78 but Sam and Jason explain “the missing podcast” that happened but got trashed before being posted. 2:05Donald joins us and explains where he has been… Downunder 2:35Sam launches the discussion about Duke’s roster, those leaving and coming… this could get a bit haphazard. 4:10We start with Frank Jackson’s decision to enter the draft… Jason seems to have a bunch of intel on this including some speculation about who might take Frank in the draft. 8:30On to recruiting, our 6-man recruiting class is mostly comprised of kids from Atlanta, GA 12:00The Trevon Duval conversion begins and Donald compares him to John Wall and (pre-injury) Derek Rose. Wow! 16:15The conversation turns to the big men. Will Duke play 2 traditional bigs at one time? 21:10Time for a debate about minutes/rotation. This was inevitable. Sam thinks the bigs won’t play as much as others have predicted. 27:05Prediction time… who will be our second leading scorer next season? Sam gets a history lesson. 30:55Sam wants us

0:00Preamble… where we acknowledge that we recorded this before we got the Kennard news 0:40Welcome! We can’t even get through the intros without talking about whether it is ok to not be upset at Carolina winning. 5:15Let’s talk about Duke. Tatum and Giles are entering the draft. Any surprises or disappointments here? 14:40Obi and Jeter are transferring. How much will they be missed and how impactful were their careers? We don’t have answers because Jason’s mike is on mute! 21:00Sam makes a great point about Chase Jeter and Duke’s impressive history of developing big men. 27:20Amid all the departures, someone is coming back! We react to Bolden’s return and Jason has a theory about why Bolden thought about leaving. 36:00Donald tries to start a new topic but Jason interrupts with some quick recruiting talk. 37:30Mailbag time! We start with Kaze asking about the single thing that could best equip Duke for a title run in 2017-18 41:35Mailbag – Brevity asks about football stadiums and their impact on shooting in t

0:00Jason is so despondent, he curses as the podcast opens. Meanwhile, Sam is watching “highlights” on YouTube and Donald is getting drunk 3:00Recapping the good – the victory over Troy 6:45Sam talks about the “two Duke teams” 8:05Recapping the bad – the loss to South Carolina. Jason can barely speak. Sam talks about the quality of the shots that SC got. 12:25Jason was blown away by how well SC shot from the field and how many shots they took. 14:50Donald thought the law of averages would kill SC after they had a hot game against Marquette. It didn’t. 17:20Sam makes a great point about the cumulative effect of Duke not getting to practice enough this season 20:10K said this was the most physical team we faced all year 23:00Sam asks about the UNC fans rooting for SC which leads to a conversation about home court in the NCAA tourney and some seeding controversy. 30:40Looking back on our predictions for the season… we were mostly wrong!! 42:40What was your most disappointing Duke season? This will not be an enj

0:00Welcome to Podcast #75, Donald enjoys the fact that Duke is the ACC champion 2:00ACC tournament thoughts – Jason is very impressed with Duke at crunch time, especially the way Tatum takes over games. 4:45Kennard or Tatum, who was the best player in the ACC tourney? 6:40Donald says the Louisville game set the tone for Duke’s success in the ACC tourney. This is a team that will not give up! 10:25Sam was impressed with Duke’s defense and our depth 12:10Time to talk about Harry Giles’ miracle minute against UNC 16:10Donald pulls out a huge stat about… wait for it… Duke’s zone defense! 18:00Jason wraps up the ACC tourney talk with a comment on versatility 21:30NCAA Bracket chatter, starting with our thoughts on Duke’s seed and where we are playing 25:30Jason previews the Troy Trojans, our first round opponent. Troy’s best player is the son/nephew of a pair of very famous NBA stars 32:00Sam tries to figure out why Duke didn’t get a #1 seed which sends Jason off on a rant 36:50Sam previews one potential 2nd ro

The gang (Donald, Jason, Sam) returns to recap the UNC loss and FSU victory and break down the ACC Tournament. They talk about Duke's chances and highlight the teams that could surprise in Brooklyn. Finally, they end with Player of the Week and Parting Shots. 0:13 - Intros, Sam's friend's house party guests were the reason we lost) 1:43 - We tangent into our annoyance with teaching basketball to people during big games 4:50 - We recap the loss to UNC 22:40 - We recap the victory against FSU on Senior Night 24:35 - Donald gets clowned for being on mute, but he had great thoughts! 29:37 - Thoughts on the team entering the ACC Tournament: Jason feels good, Sam is concerned, Donald falls in the middle 38:23 - We preview the ACC Tournament 43:04 - We talk about the teams that could surprise in the ACCT 51:15 - Has the ACC secured 10 bids for the NCAA Tournament? 56:30 - Players of the Week 58:40 - Parting Shots 1:07:00 - See ya! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about

0:00Welcome to the Oscar Controversy Report… I mean, the Duke Basketball Report 1:35Time to talk about the loss at Syracuse. Jason pulls out the Bootsy to describe this game. 8:35What happened against Miami? Did anyone play well for Duke? Maybe Frank Jackson. 14:10Our preview of Florida State and UNC contains a warning about Duke’s fate in the ACC standings 17:40Some comments about senior night and whether Allen and Jefferson should play or rest. Donald predicts Amile will have a big final game. 23:45The key to beating UNC, Donald wants us to be strong on D and on the boards to keep UNC from getting too excited on their senior night. 30:50The ups and downs of college hoops… remember a week ago when we thought Duke was surging? 32:20Sam points out some of the nobodies who will play on UNC’s senior night 33:55Player of the week… we can barely pick anyone. 35:10Parting Shots – Jason talks about JJ Redick on Bill Simmons podcast and also reflects a bit on Carolina’s recruiting woes in recent years 39:40Parting Sh

0:00We laugh at the fact that Sam is feeling fine. 1:20Recap of the UVA game, aka: The Jayson Tatum Show. Sam makes a great observation about how Duke adapts to different styles of play. 10:40Recap of the Wake game, sks: The John Collins Show (even though he lost). Jason thinks Duke gave up on even trying to play defense in this game. 17:10What is up with Giles and Bolden’s minutes? 18:30Time to chat about whether Coach K should rest Jefferson and Allen to heal their injuries. 27:00Donald makes an amazing connection between the 2001, 2010, and 2015 national champs… and talks about how he wants to see something similar from Duke this season. 33:05Jason uses someone else’s research to talk about the ACC race and why the regular season race is so absurdly imbalanced. 37:50Fun question of the week – if not Duke, who would you want to win the ACC. No votes for Carolina, but lots of love for Virginia. 42:30Jason previews Syracuse and their transfer shooter, Andrew White III 50:50Donald wants us to tell him one k

Episode 71 is a packed episode! Sam, Jason and Donald wish Coach K a happy 70th birthday, recap the UNC and Clemson victories, preview the UVa game and then get into a question from a podcast listener about Duke fans who didn't attend Duke. They then do players of the week and have several parting shots. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

0:10Jason welcomes us as he cries about his Falcons blowing the Super Bowl and tries to find a Duke equivalence. 3:00We move on to recap the game against the “Pitt Pampers.” Sam was at the game and was impressed with Pitt’s size. 10:40Jason waxes poetic on Grayson Allen’s magical final 7 minutes of the game. 15:20“Let’s talk about the bench” -- Sam says Harry Giles’ defense is still preventing him from getting more playing time. 18:45Sam gives us the view from the stands of what Coach K looked like in his first game back. 22:35Time for the Carolina preview. We each give our one key to the game… Donald says it is energy and feeding off Cameron, Sam says we need to frustrate Joel Berry, and Jason says we must rebound. 34:05Tenting Quiz- Part 2. Donald and Sam prove they are worthy of getting to the front of the Black tenting line for the Carolina game. 52:30Parting Shots – Sam gets us into a conversation about how much we love our listeners which devolves into a peek inside Sam’s digital ineptitude. 56:45Parti

0:10 Hello… it is early but we are mostly awake 1:50Wake Forest recap – Donald was impressed with our heart and our shooting percentage late 5:20With the season on the verge of collapsing, Jason thinks Grayson’s composure saved us 8:05Sam wants to know if what we think about Duke’s recent rebounding success 12:15Time to talk about Notre Dame, which was likely Duke’s best game and the stellar D played by Duke 16:00Jason Evans has figured out what will make Jayson Tatum truly great 22:35We all wax poetic on the absurd between-the-legs pass by Luke Kennard 27:20Jason has a cool stat about Duke’s 2nd half shooting 29:10Previewing Pitt, a game Sam will attend! 32:10We marvel at how badly Pitt has gotten beaten lately, ACC record-breaking losses 36:00Player of the Week – we split the vote 3 ways 40:00Parting shots – Donald was kickin’ with a legend! 41:35Parting shot – Jason talks the success of the K coaching tree at Marquette and Northwestern 45:40Parting shot – Sam reflects on January this year and in recent ye

The trio (Donald, Sam & Jason) recap the wild win against Miami and the loss against NC State. We preview the upcoming road games against Wake Forest and Notre Dame and give our players of the week and parting shots. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

00:10Sam greets us and wishes a happy 50th birthday to Jason! 02:25We recap a tough week, Duke lost both games to FSU and Lou and Donald talks about the importance of depth 08:10Jason rants a bit about our poor interior D 13:45We talk a bit about how Amile Jefferson is like Bill Walton… yes, Bill Walton! 20:30Jason talks about one of his favorite statistics, Field Goal Attempts 22:00Donald previews Miami, a team that has a nice record but who hasn’t beaten anyone very good 29:20Jason tells us about NC State a team that is just awful on defense 33:00Sam asks Jason the impossible question, how do you stop Dennis Smith? 38:50Jason gives Sam and Donald the Duke trivia tenting quiz. It ain’t easy! 41:15Question #1 - Name all the players on the team, their numbers, their hometowns, and their high schools 42:00Question #2 – Give Duke’s ranking in the AP poll every week this season 42:45Question #3 – Name all 6 members of the Duke coaching staff 44:35Question #4 – Which Duke players were on the HOF preseason watch li

00:10Welcome to episode #66! 00:35Sam is playing through the pain of a nasty ski injury 01:40Jason lays out the structure of this episode… and forbids us from talking about Grayson’s latest tripping “scandal” until later in the Pod 04:00Donald starts the wrapup of all three games we played this past week. He says the Ga Tech game was the best Duke can play. 06:30Sam “takes the dim view on this week” as he was unimpressed with the BC win 10:00Jason says the poor 2nd half against BC was a result of us missing Amile, which morphs into an assessment of Bolden and Giles 14:00Jason wants to talk about Grayson Allen, the new Duke point guard 18:20Time for the Great Grayson Tripping Scandal – Part 4. Sam thinks it is stupid but Jason and Donald are worried it could really have an impact on Grayson’s game going forward 24:55We blindly speculate about Amile Jefferson’s injury and his impact on the team 26:10What do we think of Coach Capel? We are all happy that Coach K will still be connected and consulted, even if he

0:00Welcome to the ACC Preview Pod… featuring Donald educating us about Kujichagulia 3:40Preview #1 – Sam looks at Duke vs. Virginia Tech, there’s a real chance Duke could lose this game 14:10Preview #2 – Jason on Ga Tech, a team that really needs more talent 18:25Jason goes off-topic to talk about high school recruiting in the state of Georgia 24:00A discussion of whether Grayson will come back for the Ga Tech game ensues 26:05Preview #3 – Donald on BC, the trainwreck of the ACC 32:20Biggest surprises and disappointments in the ACC thus far, it all begins with Jason being really impressed with Notre Dame 38:00Sam has fun with some stats on Virginia’s defense 44:35Donald’s surprise is how good almost everyone in the ACC is (except for the bottom few teams) and he can’t help but love on the Miami Hurricanes 48:50Thoughts on Duke’s non-conference performance – MVPs thus far: Sam and Jason say Amile while Donald picks Luke 55:50Donald surprises us by asking for Duke’s best game of the year thus far. The one thin

0:10Welcome! Sam, Donald, and Jason have a Christmas gift for you… a new podcast! 2:15Donald attended the Tenn. St game and gives us a quick review of some of the changes Cameron has undergone recently 5:00Time to quickly talk about the actual games against Tenn State and Elon, two games where the post-exam malaise really stood out 8:50We continue to avoid talking about Grayson Allen, but still express real concerns about team chemistry. Luke Kennard’s post-Elon game comments scare the heck out of us 11:30Jason is worried… are we cursed? How can we be this good and yet this worried? 15:45Sam says it is time to talk about Grayson Allen! Did we really procrastinate for 15 minutes before we got to this? 18:45Donald says the media deserves more than a little bit of blame for blowing this out of proportion 21:45Jason talks about Grayson’s reaction on the bench and that Grayson knew at that moment how much he had just lost and how this tripping incident will stick with him FOREVER! 28:00We all feel K was right to i

0:00 Jason and Sam are here, but where is Donald? 1:00In Donald’s place, we are joined by Bleacher Report’s Jordan Brenner, former of ESPN The Magazine 2:15Recap of the Florida victory, starting with Jordan who was at the game 3:50Sam says the most impressive player on the floor was Amile Jefferson 6:00Jordan talks about Duke’s depth and what he saw from the big men when he visited with the team during preseason practices 10:00Jason and Jordan start talking about PGs and Duke’s ability to move the ball 19:50Jordan has a warning, the team D needs to get better 23:55Let’s reflect on the Michigan St game, and the greatness that was Matt Jones’ D 27:55Jason marvels at how we got to 7-1 with only 6 players 30:45Why are we talking about the Maine game? Because it was our fist look at Tatum and Bolden! 34:05Jordan says Luke Kennard is, “pretty good at basketball.” 35:00UNLV preview. This is not the UNLV of the past. 40:35Jason interviews Jordan. First question – how is the sausage made? 43:20Jordan riffs on the noti