Duke Basketball Report

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

0:00Welcome to podcast #62. Do we really have to talk about that football game? 1:30Recap of the Kansas game. We lost but aren’t despondent over the result. Jason was really impressed with Josh Jackson; Sam talks about the rebounding and the strange flow of the game; and Donald is relieved that we got the undefeated pressure off our back nice and early. 14:30Time for something more fun, the wins over Penn St and Rhode Island. We were quite impressed with Hassan Martin of Rhode Island. 18:10Sam has a hysterical story about how he experienced the Penn St. game 20:10We are really getting sick of everyone getting injured 23:05Jason has a shocking statistic he wants everyone to know about that he pulled right from the rules of basketball 29:20Donald starts the, “Grayson needs to get healthy” conversation which Jason morphs into his weekly man-love for Luke Kennard and then Sam morphs into a discussion about who is going to get minutes once we finally get healthy. It takes a while for us to talk about minutes. 40:3

The gang has a lot on their plate this week. Basketball season has begun, we preview the big game with Kansas, we chat with former Duke great and current NBAer Ryan Kelly, and revel in a victory over UNC on the football field. Timestamps 0:00 Welcome to a jam packed podcast!! We begin by wondering about the fate of the victory bell 2:50 Hey, the basketball season started. We talk a bit about the Marist and Grand Canyon games 17:05 We present a preview of Kansas. We are worried about their physical guards. 31:10 Jason interviews former Duke great and current Atlanta Hawk Ryan Kelly 38:40 Jason asks the question we are all dying to know -- Kobe or Austin, who passes more? 42:40 The big question from every Duke interview -- tell us your greatest Coach K story 46:40 We react to the interview and how much we loved Ryan's story about Coach K 53:50 Recruiting news - Gary Trent Jr. is the newest member of the Blue Devil family 59:10 Football roundup - Down goes the Tarheels! 1:10:00 Player of the week - Donald lik

Jason, Sam, and Donald reflect on everything we learned in the preseason and give their predictions as we get ready for the college basketball season to begin! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Donald, Sam, and Jason are joined by DBR mainstay Mark Newton, who went to a recent Duke practice and also was in house for Countdown to Craziness. The four of them dissect what we know about Duke coming into the season. We also look at the NBA one-and-done rule and reflect back on the carer of one of Duke's all-time greats. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The DBR Podcast trio break down Duke Football's historic 38-35 victory over Notre Dame in South Bend! Sam was there, Donald and Jason were not, but we get to look back on an impressive victory and everything associated with that incredible day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The guys dissect what happened with the Blue Devils against Northwestern and talk about why Coach K decided to put his team on display for NBA scouts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jason, Sam, and Donald take on three big topics this week... the football team's lackluster performance versus Wake, the ACC basketball schedule being released, and the NCAA's decision to get out of North Carolina because of HB2. Oh, and be sure to stick around until the end to hear us talk about "elaborate sausages." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Donaldis AWOL so Sam and Jason get DBR's resident football expert Bob Green to join them for a preview of the pigskin season. But, because we love basketball so much, we can't avoid talking about the newest Blue Devil and what we saw at the Olympics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the 54th episode of the Duke Basketball Report Podcast, Jason, Sam & Donald speak with the legendary Bob Harris, the Voice of the Blue Devils! Also, we take a look at the nonconference basketball schedule, and we discuss Coach K's appearance on JJ Redick's podcast, focusing on his thoughts on the one-and-done era and JJ's career. As always, we finish up with some parting shots. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Donald, Sam, and Jason are back after a 2 month break. They talk NBA Draft, NBA Finals, Olympics, and look ahead at Duke's 2017 season. 0:10 - Accidental intro where we talk about Sam's mandolin play 0:55 - We actually start, for real, and we continue talking about Sam's mandolin as well as what else we have been up to. 5:00 - Why has it taken us so long to do a podcast? We blame John Scheyer! 9:10 - We finally talk about something real! The NBA Draft, though we start with the Dukie who went undrafted, MP3! 16:10 "Hey, lets talk about Brandon Ingram!" (We end up mostly just talking about the Lakers). 26:00 Other draft notes, Donald loves Henry Ellenson and Silent G in Detroit. 27:45 Jason is flabbergasted that Cat Barber was undrafted 30:30 More NBA, this time we talk about Kyrie winning a NBA title 35:50 We wax poetic on how great Lebron was 39:30 We forgot about Dhantay Jones?!?!?!! 41:30 We talk about the Olympics and Jason goes on a Harrison Barnes rant 50:00 Donald with a shout out to Lindsay Harding,

Jason, Donald, and Sam reflect on the end of the season and talk about the delight at seeing the UNCHeaters lose. Plus, they get more than a little excited thinking about what next season will bring with a truly loaded Duke roster. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jason, Sam, and Donald woke up early Monday morning with a NCAA Tournament hangover, but they fought through it to revel in the Blue Devils marching on in the Big Dance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jason, Donald, and Sam wrap up the victory of UNCW and preview the Battle of the Brains between Duke and Yale... aSweet 16 spot awaits the winner. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's Selection Sunday! The DBR Podcast team (Jason, Sam, Donald) break down the entire 2016 NCAA Tournament bracket for you. What's Duke's road like? We preview Duke's first round matchup against UNC Wilmington and discuss everything else about the bracket and Duke's chances. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of the DBR Podcast, Jason, Sam and Donald recap the close loss to UNC, discuss the commitment of Aussie forward Jack White to Duke as well as Amile Jefferson seeking a medical redshirt, and preview the ACC Tournament. 0:11 Intros 0:37 Jason tells us where he is this week 1:58 We break down the loss to UNC; Jason starts with rebounding and free throws 5:30 Sam discusses Ingram’s foul trouble 8:15 Donald talks about shooting and UNC’s key baskets 10:43 Jack White commits to Duke (Aussie Aussie Aussie! Oy oy oy!) 14:43 Amile Jefferson out for the year; Sam discusses his medical redshirt and effect on this year and next year 15:34 Jason talks about next year’s team; future is bright! 17:49 Donald talks about Amile’s leadership being the most important for next year’s team 20:00 ACC Tourney preview; Donald the “Master of Ceremonies” this week at the Verizon Center 28:23 Player of the week nods 30:30 Sam merges Player of the Week with Parting Shots - talks about Marshall’s senior speech 31:49 Jason

0:15 Introductions and we discuss our beverage sponsors 2:00 Impressions of the FSU, Wake, and Pitt games 5:00 Sam and Jason agree that Duke’s energy reserves were pretty much empty against Pitt 7:55Time for us to praise MP3, he of the 17 boards against Wake 10:15Jason talks about the lack of rebounding against Pitt 11:30Time for trip-gate. We all agree that Grayson made a mistake, but we also agree that there was a major overreaction by the media 16:30Donald tells it like it is… it really feels like he is talking about irrational hate on white guys, doesn’t it? 18:40Jason goes on a ESPN rant which concludes with a theory about how all this silliness impacts Grayson’s basketball future 26:30Time to preview the ACC race 28:45Donald talks about the battle with UNC… guess what he talks about? Rebounding! Meanwhile, Sam says the reality is that UNC is better than Duke. 34:50Should Amile redshirt or not? Some of us have changed our minds. Sam is especially poignant thinking about what Amile would have meant to thi

On Episode 46, we dive more into the fallout from the victory over UNC. We also recap the Louisville loss and take a look at the ACC standings to predict who gets the double bye in the ACC Tournament. We finish with player of the week nods and parting shots. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices