Duke Basketball Report

0:00Byrd Campbell, the best Duke lawyers around 0:30Jason welcomes us to the pod… and where in the world is Donald Wine? 1:50Zion Williamson shocks the world. Donald gives us a breakdown of his game. 5:45Jason says Zion is Charles Barkley 2.0 and that this is the real start of positionless basketball at Duke. 8:35The Star Wars Empire theme gets us to Sam talking about what it is like to get all the recruits, all the time. 15:30Will it be hard for so many studs to play together with just one basketball? 21:45Jason on how much fun this is for Coach K. 23:20Time to talk about the Pitt game where we rave about Wendell’s game. 26:50Is Grayson coming out of his shooting slump? 31:35Our thanks, once again, to our wonderful sponsors Byrd Campbell. 32:20Sam leads the preview of Virginia, the best defensive team in America and he wonders how many points we need to win the game. 38:50Jason says Duke’s offensive focus, pounding the ball inside, is exactly what Virginia is most effective at stopping. 41:20We all make pred

0:00Welcome to the prodcast… wait, what?!?! Oh, and by the way, we still love Byrd Campbell. 0:55We can’t stop laughing… it was a good week for Duke. 2:15Donald talks about MLK and Jason finds everything funny. 4:20Jason talks about gambling and his son playing 21 on his 21st birthday. 7:55Sam wants to talk about the Pitt game, but Donald wants to gloat about beating Miami. 9:40Jason has some interesting stats about the Pitt game and begins a theme of Duke’s impressive bench play this week. 15:30Donald talks about the way the rest of the team reacts to Justin Robinson 19:40Sam prods Jason to talk about the D against Wake… and Jason’s thoughts on how Capel coaches the team versus the way K does it. 23:20Jason dives head first into his Alex O’Connell love. 27:30Sam compares this year’s Duke team to past Duke champions, and talks about depth. 31:10Finally!! We get to the Miami game and how good that comeback felt. 34:05We spend some time gushing about Wendell Carter’s game and especially his blocked shots... an

0:00Byrd Campbell, our favorite law firm 0:30Podcast #100! We are excited! 1:30Jason intros our special guest, former Duke player Kenny Dennard. 3:00Time to dissect the NC State game… Kenny says don’t worry about early season games, “nothing really matters until March.” 6:20Sam asks Kenny when the team will get it together on D. Kenny has a brilliant reply, “Coach K’s won 5 national championships, but he’s lost 32.” 9:30Sam asks if we are concerned about the short bench. Jason’s response, “No.” 11:20Jason gives us some of the ugly stats from the game. 16:50Donald talks a bit about leadership and finding someone other than Grayson to step up. 19:25Kenny with a gratuitous shot at John Calipari… we love it! 21:15Kenny makes a great comparison to a record player, a device Sam has never heard of. 26:10Sam wraps up the NC State talk with some optimistic notes. 27:25We begin our look back at Kenny’s time at Duke by asking how things went so well early in his career and then went south later. His answer takes us to N

0:00Byrd Campbell, the lawyers who love Duke. 0:30We are recording early in the day and you can blame the college football playoffs. 4:00We finally get to the Duke basketball game against FSU, and it begins with Jason talking about what Trevon Duvall does well and what he does not. 13:10Donald chimes in about how many shots we took and how we got them… OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS! 17:15Sam talks about Duke’s foul trouble philosophy and how we managed to win despite 4 starters with 4 fouls. 23:30We talk about Duke giving up a lot of 3-pointers. Is that Duke’s biggest weakness? 32:10We preview NC State and Jason warns about a guy who could be a real 3-point threat. 39:00Donald thinks the NC State crowd could be real trouble for our young players. 41:30Jordan Tucker transfers. We debate whether he had a realistic future at Duke. 50:30Another shout out to our sponsorship buddies, Byrd Campbell. 51:15Donald talks about attending the Quick Lane Bowl, perhaps Duke football’s best game of the year! 1:00:35Player of the week

0:00Thanks to Durham Dave Olverson for being a podcast sponsor! 0:35Donald welcomes us from Texas, Sam is going blind, and Jason attempts to joke about calling in and falls flat on his face. 2:15Evansville recap. Jason starts by focusing on the D and Duke’s aggressive deny-man efforts. 7:35Sam talks about the offense and says we probably won’t be this good all the time. 10:50Time to talk about Justin Robinson, who is earning real minutes! 12:15Donald brings up some important stats regarding FTA and 3-pointers. 13:45Speaking of stats, Duke’s assist numbers are just stupidly good! 15:40Have we not mentioned the scary good game by Wendell Carter? 17:30Sam takes the lead as we preview Florida St., a good 3-point shooting team. 24:55Jason points out the murderous schedule FSU faces starting with the Duke game. 26:40Another shout-out to sponsor Dave Olverson and his love of Durham. 27:25A quick note about football recruiting and new early signing period, featuring a mini-rant by Jason about the lack of commitment i

0:00We love Byrd Campbell 0:30Jason intros everyone and we somehow start talking about Sam’s weight. 2:15Let’s look back on the BC loss… Jason begins by talking about the rebounding. 3:45Sam admits he was supremely confident we would win down the stretch… and explains what was different about this game from other close contests Duke won. 6:20We marvel at Duke’s inability to get to the FT line, especially our big men. 8:15Jason asks Donald why Duke couldn’t get any interior offense in the second half? Donald blames BC’s offense for taking us out of our game. 11:45Donald starts the talk about Duke’s perimeter D and Jason does a deep dive into the history of Duke giving up 3-pointers… it takes him all the way back to the lost season of 1995. 17:30Sam stays optimistic and talks about how the team can change to get better at defending the three. 22:05Sam interviews Jonathan Alexander, the new Duke reporter for the News & Observer. 26:20After dealing with Jonathan’s background, we finally start talking about the cu

Sam, Jason, and Donald recap the wins against Indiana and South Dakota. Jason is on husband duty so he's here for part 1 and Donald joins for part 2. We end with previews of St. Francis and Boston College, hand out Player of the Week honors, and end with a little Duke Football bowling! Timestamps: 0:00 Thank you, Byrd Campbell! 0:19 Sam brings us in and explains the disjointed podcast (First half is just Sam and Jason, second half, Sam and Donald) 1:00 It’s all Jason’s fault…he was being a good husband and needed to record early 2:30 Jason pre-reacts to the South Dakota game since his segment was recorded before the game! 3:40 Jason gives general thoughts on the Indiana win 5:05 Jason - “In addition to Indiana playing at home and playing well…we’re exhausted!” 6:22 Jason thinks we saw a growing trend where Duke plays uninspired ball for 30 minutes and get it together for 10 7:33 Jason brings up a Ben Swain tweet that explains how awesome Duke’s defense has been late in the game 11:10 Sam’s thought: Duke has

0:00Those legal eagles, ByrdCampbell earn our thanks once again. 0:30Jason is in an unfamiliar place… and so is Sam. 2:40We recap the Florida game, and Jason begins by asking, “Did you think we would win when we were down by 17 points?” 6:30Sam says, “Duke looked around and said, ‘Hey, we’re better than this,’” and with that the Blue Devils took control of the game 9:10We sing the praises of Florida. Donald is really impressed and says Florida will be a contender all season long 9:55Jason unveils his unified theory of the 2017-18 season… it boils down to one word: Rebounding! 14:10Donald talks about Marvin Bagley, and we wonder where he ranks among the all-time greats at Duke, freshmen or otherwise. 18:30Donald brings up ESPN’s “odds of winning the game” silliness. Duke was a decided underdog at times during the tournament. 22:10Jason brings up some other folks who played well, starting with Wendell Carter, who was great down the stretch against Florida. 25:00Donald: “It is almost like Jay Bilas got married

Do not miss the amazing interview with former Dukie Chris Burgess! One of the best interviews ever on this podcast. 0:00Byrd Campbell means business! 0:30Donald welcomes us to a midweek edition and teases something special coming up 2:05Sam kicks off our coverage of the MSU game by talking about what it was like to be there, live, in the arena for the game 6:30Donald asks Jason about the rebounding… we are impressed with how Duke hits the glass 8:45Jason gushes about Trevon Duval, who made several moves that seemed reminiscent of Kyrie Irving 12:50Jason talks about the transformation of Coach K in his 38th season… it is truly stunning 14:50Donald talks about how Duke demoralized Michigan State by beating them at their own game 17:25We spend a little time talking about the maturity and leadership of Grayson Allen 20:30Tucker Byrd of Byrd Campbell has a message about Grayson’s intensity and perseverance 21:25A very special interview – former Dukie and current assistant coach at Utah Valley Chris Burgess 24:40B

The Podcast gang (Sam, Jason, Donald) recap Duke Basketball's opening victories against Elon and Utah Valley, preview the big matchup against Michigan State and the game later in the week against Southern, discuss Coach K achieving 1000 wins at Duke and finish with RJ Barrett's commitment and Duke-Army football. They then hand out the first player of the week honors for the 2017-18 season and end with parting shots. Timestamps 0:00 Dave Olverson sponsors this week’s podcast and tells people to consider moving back to Durham 0:27 Welcome and intros 1:45 We recap the season opener against Elon 2:25 Jason gets off by saying “Believe The Hype” on Bagley by discarding his inner Public Enemy 8:15 Donald gives his take by mentioning Grayson Allen is playing like a relaxed floor general 10:56 Donald mentions the only dark spot from the Elon game: Free Throws 11:35 Sam is thrilled about Trevon Duval’s emergence as a point guard 14:41 Donald jump starts the Utah Valley discussion by discussing the heavy minutes for th

0:00Byrd Campbell, two Dukies who love the podcast 0:25Jason welcomes us, Donald apologizes for his audio last time, and Sam wakes up too early 2:30Jason explains the craziness that went down to create this mid-week podcast… and it all centers around Ga Tech head coach Josh Pastner 5:00Sam explains the Ga Tech scandal, being reported by CBS Sports, and we try to figure out if any of this makes sense 13:55Jason interviews Ga Tech head basketball coach Josh Patner. They begin by telling the story of how the 31-year-old Pastner got the head coaching job at Memphis 18:35Jason asks about Ga Tech’s recruiting efforts in Atlanta and how Duke keeps beating Tech for local recruits 23:35Pastner discusses academics, athletics, and the scandals at Louisville and UNC 27:30Jason asks how tough it is to follow all the NCAA rules. Pastner: “85% of my job is compliance” 30:15Pastner gives a preview of Ga Tech in the ACC this season but Pastner mostly talks about his reverence for Coach K 34:30Good bye to Coach Pastner, but be

0:00We thank our sponsor, Byrd Campbell 0:30Sam welcomes us to the show and Jason tells a silly story about a visit to Nashville. 3:50Time to move on to actual Duke stuff. We recap the Bowie St. exhibition blow out. 12:45Sam and Jason on the possibility that Justin Robinson can carve out a role in the rotation. 14:25Wendell Carter’s stat line in the exhibition was absurd. 16:05Why does the hype seem a little less for this year’s freshmen versus last year’s? 18:45Preseason prediction contest! It begins with our top scorer predictions. 21:10Most rebounds, blocked shots 23:00Most assists, steals, FG% 25:40Highest 3pt%, second most points scored 27:45Total Duke wins, total true road wins (this is the category where Donald learns math) 31:25How many ACC teams will make the NCAAs, how many Blue Devils will score 25 points in a game 34:20Rank them by minutes played: Bagley, Bolden, Carter, DeLaurier 37:05How many minutes will they play? Jordan Goldwire and Alex O’Connell 42:30How many games will Justin Robinson play

0:00Dave Olverson says, “Move to Durham!” 0:30Jason welcomes Sam and Donald as they sidebar about the shows they are currently binge watching 1:55Down to business, we recap the Duke-NW Missou State exhibition game. We start by gushing about Grayson Allen. 8:15Donald talks about the athleticism of our big men and we try to figure out the last time we saw a Dukie dunk the way Wendell Carter dunks. 14:05Jason gets into the bench and what he thinks Duke’s rotation will be this year. It starts with Javin DeLaurier who “gets all the rebounds.” 16:55Sam and Jason get in a fight about how many minutes Duke’s big men are going to play together. 20:45We are still waiting to see Marques Bolden break out. 22:30Time to talk about Jordan Goldwire, perhaps the biggest surprise on this year’s team. 26:15Sam breaks down what we saw from Trevon Duval, which is a source of some concern. 30:30“What do you want to see in Exhibition #2 that we did not see in Exhibition #1?” 38:20Jason goes back to correct a mistake… he talks about

0:00A big thanks to our sponsor, ByrdCampbell.com 0:32Welcome to Ep #89, we begin by talking about silly stuff like audio problems and squirrels. 2:40Countdown to Crazieness! We begin with the important stuff… how the players danced when they were introduced. 9:40“Hey let’s actually talk about the game.” Sam breaks down the guard play from Duval and Trent. 13:30We all gush over Trevon Duval’s absurd, ridiculous dunk at the end of the game. 16:30Jason talks about the impressive Atlanta freshmen Tucker, Goldwire, O’Connell, and Carter. 23:15Donald leads the conversation about the big men Bagley, Bolden, and DeLaurier. 31:30We look back on other CTC games and the false promises they made and we all pick the most surprising thing we saw from the Blue-White game. 39:10Have you seen the new Nike/Lebron “Want It All” commercial that features Duke? We think it will really piss off Kentucky and Carolina fans. 51:50Thanks again to ByrdCampbell.com 52:40Football time… things are not good. We look back at the disappoint

0:00Once again, thanks to Byrd Campbell 0:30Sam says hi and Donald explains why this is college basketball Festivus 2:30Jason warns the listeners… there will be cussing during this podcast! Podcast rated PG 13 3:15The NCAA chooses not to punish UNC… we are flummoxed. Donald begins by questioning the legitimacy of the NCAA. 7:15Jason explains academic fraud vs. improper benefits and he is clearly frustrated. 11:15Jason looks at the NCAA’s Core Values and says they simply do not exist any more. He also links this whole thing to UConn’s academic troubles a few years ago. 13:50Donald talks to Carolina fans. How do they feel about the stain on their school? 16:05Jason talks about UNC’s key strategic move; denying there was any academic fraud. 17:20Sam talks about SACS, UNC’s academic reputation, and then utters these words, “UNC committed the perfect crime.” 22:50Donald says the NCAA has created the road map for cheating and now every school will follow it. “The term student-athlete died today.” 24:30We look at h

0:00Byrd Campbell are good guys 0:30Welcome from Jason and Sam… but where is Donald? 1:40Special podcast guest! Jason interviews Mason Plumlee 2:30Q: What was free agency like for you? 3:33Q: Do you hear any good jokes about all three of the Plumlees being in the NBA? 4:10Q: Was there a moment where you realized you were not in college any longer? 5:50Q: What do you want your legacy in the NBA to be? 6:57Q: What is something that Miles and Marshall do better than Mason? 8:04Q: How big in the Plumlee family Thanksgiving turkey? 9:13Q: Which one of you misses Duke the most? 9:35Q: Was it hard to not play a lot as a freshman at Duke? 10:45Q: What is your favorite memory from Duke? 11:55Q: Talk about the famous Austin Rivers game-winning shot at the Dean Dome. You were celebrating before it even went through the hoop. 13:15Q: Give us your thoughts on the scandal gripping college basketball and the issue of paying players. 15:15Q: What is your feeling about the One and Done rule? 17:20Q: Tell us your favorite Coac

0:00Thanks to Byrd Campbell for helping us out 0:35Donald introduces the topics… and we actually get to start with baskeball! 2:40Duke livestreams a practice and we watch. What did we notice? Grayson Allen is good at basketball. 5:25We focus on Duke’s big men, who seem more versatile than initially expected (and we enjoy Sam getting confused about who is who in our front court). 10:40Donald gives us the lineups from the scrimmage and talks about the importance of leadership. 12:25We have fun talking about Grayson Allen destroying Jack White on a dunk. 15:40Jason listened to Coach K’s news conference. We hear about K’s move to go big this year and his feelings about the scandal gripping college basketball. 29:40Donald wants to talk more about how Duke will become a team of slamdunks, not 3 pointers. 33:20Byrd Campbell gives us a story about a great Duke football moment. 34:30Grayson is the sole captain for this year’s team. We talk about that and speculate about whether someone else may join him with a C on t

0:00Thanks to the Dukies of Byrd Campbell for loving the podcast! 0:40 Donald intros our discussion about the huge Adidas scandal and learns that Jason has A LOT TO SAY about all this 3:50We start with the obvious, Rick Pitino’s career is over… or is it? 5:15Jason says Pitino won’t be the only guy fired over this, and points out the difference in a NCAA investigation and one led by the FBI 11:40 Jason explains the two different aspects of the scandal, the Adidas side and the agent/financial planner side 17:40We get into the Auburn part of the scandal and Sam equates each school to a mafia family 21:00Donald brings up the question as to whether fired coaches will be able to move into pro coaching 24:20Jason wonders what other programs aside from Louisville have been using Adidas to pay recruits 28:10We hear what a former sports agent/financial planner thinks about all this 32:00Donald says none of this should be even a mild surprise to folks who pay attention to the way the AAU basketball world works 37:10Sam

0:00Shout out to a nice fan who is sponsoring us… and we got new music! 1:30Jason can’t even get through the intros without giving Donald **** for the insane ending of the Falcons-Lions game. 4:50Donald gives us the history of the terrible luck of the Detroit Lions… are we ever going to talk about Duke?!?! 6:00Finally, we talk about the Duke-Carolina football game! Donald and Sam didn’t see as much of the game as they should have, so Jason takes the lead. 8:40Jason finds a way to relate the Detroit Lions fatalism to Duke football. Put another way, Jason thought Duke was going to lose after watching, “the worst 2 minutes Duke has played under David Cutcliffe.” 11:30We rip on UNC QB Chazz Surratt and revel in his ridiculous pick-6 interception that was one of the worst passes ever thrown by a college football QB. 14:35Sam points out how bad times are for Carolina football fans. Karma! 15:40Donald praises Duke’s defense, which has been the strongest part of the team this season. 19:20Praise for Brittan Brown an

0:00Welcome to episode #83 in which Donald and Jason deal with microphone issues 2:05Breaking down the victory over Baylor. Sam says it was sloppy, but he loved the way we ran the ball. 4:50Jason chimes in and has a few comments about Duke’s special teams 10:55Let’s talk a bit about the defense. Jason pulls out an outrageous stat about Duke’s D 14:00Donald is loving watching out D play, something that you would not say in most past years 16:05Sam begins our preview of the rivalry game with UNC by talking about what Carolina has done against other quality opponents 19:15Jason recaps the saga of Chaz Surratt, UNC QB and hated by Duke fans and then gives us some stats that show Carolina’s strengths (offense) and weaknesses (defense) 24:20Donald looks ahead to the next 4 games and says it will be a big test for the Duke D 26:30A little bit of basketball – we answer the question posed on the boards: Which One-And-Done Dukie do you wish had come back for his sophomore season? We each pick a different player and it