Duke Basketball Report

The season ends... and we have so much to say about that. Plus, we look ahead to next year as Jason interviews several of Duke's incoming freshmen. 0:00We’re depressed… 3:10Thanks to the sponsors, Byrd Campbell and GTHCGTH.com (use promo code “DBR” to get 20% off your order) 4:25And here begins the lengthy recap of the Michigan State game 5:25Sam starts with how Duke gave up the big first-half lead 8:40The refs, they sucked 9:55Jason is obsessed with turnovers… and has the stats to prove it 12:15Donald laments Duke’s lack of fastbreak points… and also talks about the rebounding 13:55Let’s talk about the end game and what happened in Duke’s final few possessions. 19:20Jason says Duke just could not find the complimentary players this season and then he just cannot avoid talking about the refs some more 23:20Sam talks about how poorly Duke adjusted to the style of the game and the officiating 25:45Don’t forget to head to GTHCGTH.com for all your Carolina hating gear… and Byrd Campbell has a message where they

Survive (heart attack) and advance. Duke pulls out another nail-biter and moves on to the Elite 8. Donald, Jason, and Sam are here for your listening enjoyment! 0:00Welcome to a very Sweet 16 podcast! 2:00Thanks to Byrd Campbell and GTHGTH.com (use your “DBR” promo code to get 20% off) 2:50Recapping the VT game, starting with Tre Jones stellar game 6:20Tre’s insane lob to Zion where he quite literally flew! 7:30Sam talks about how we did with Cam Reddish missing 12:30RJ Barrett also had quite a game, facilitating and second half domination 16:25Time to talk about some other insane stuff that Zion did 21:20A reminder to check out ByrdCampbell.com and GTHCGTH.com 22:30Reflections on the other Sweet 16 games, including Auburn sending Carolina going to Hell 25:20Sam and Jason have the exact same Final Four picks and all of their teams are still alive 26:20Quick comments about Purdue-Tenn, a really great game 28:05Jason still doesn’t like conference teams playing each other in the NCAA tourney 29:40Singing the pr

0:00“You picked the wrong week to quit sniffing glue,” Sam sets the mood for our recap of the classic with Johnny Dawkins Central Florida squad 2:00Donald wants a ticket to the East Regional in DC… anyone want to hook him up? 2:30A shout out to the sponsors, Byrd Campbell and GTHCGTH.com 3:30The UCF game… whew, that was a close call. Donald begins by praising the opposition. 6:45Jason admits he underrated the impact of Tacko Fall on Duke’s ability to score at the rim and all three of us get into a long rant about how much Tacko fouled 12:30Time to reflect on the coaching job of Johnny Dawkins and the shooting job of Aubrey Dawkins 17:35Let’s talk about how teams are treating Tre Jones and Duke’s other non-scorers 21:00We come to sing the praise of Javin and JGold 24:15We finally talk about the very end of the game and the drama of the final seconds 27:10Did the UCF shot get rim or was it a shot clock violation? 28:20Byrd Campbell, they mean business! 29:00A quick look at everyone else in the Sweet 16, a truly

The guys get together for a quick recap of Duke's victory over North Dakota State and a look ahead to the game with Central Florida. 0:00Duke band, intros, and a thanks to Byrd Campbell and GTCHGTH.com. 1:55Recapping Duke’s win over ND State. Jason and Sam want to talk about the D. 3:50Donald on why Duke struggled on offense early in the game. 6:50Jason on Duke getting to play the bench a lot and winning despite not playing great on offense. 8:15Sam talks about the rebounding struggles in the first half. 9:50Time to talk about Zion’s absurd start to the 2nd half. 12:50GTHCGTH.com brings you new TShirts!! Check em out for the perfect T-shirt to root for Duke as we seek our 6th national title, #SI6HTS 14:05Previewing Duke vs. Central Florida, the matchup with Johnny Dawkins and 7-6 Tacko Fall. 19:35Jason talks about some of the other players who are not 7-6 but are still good hoops players 23:30Jason can’t figure out the name of the school we are playing which leads Sam and Donald to talk about the different

The podcast crew is back with Episode 153, on Selection Sunday! With Sam on travel, the guys break down Duke's overall #1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. They are then joined by Matt Burr of WXDU Sports to discuss the Blue Devils cutting down the nets in Charlotte as ACC Tournament Champions. They end with Player of the Week (this week, we do Unsung Hero) and Parting Shots. Timestamps 0:15 - Hello! Sponsors! Selection Sunday! 2:16 - Sam helps us break down the bracket - Duke gets the East and the #1 overall seed 8:04 - Jason leads us in a rant about how the committee screwed Duke by placing a conference foe in their region 16:48 - Donald rails against the NET rankings 18:43 - Jason says NC State’s nonconference strength of schedule is why the ACC didn’t get 9 teams 26:00 - Final Four picks (we have every right to change them or be wrong) 29:28 - DBR Bracket Challenge! (https://forums.dukebasketballreport.com/forums/showthread.php?43446-2019-DBR-Bracket-Challenge) 30:24 - Byrd Campbell means business! 30:59 - W

Yeah, we lost to UNC but Zion is coming back and tournament time is here!! 0:00Jason and Donald don’t want to be here. It is early and the week sucked. 2:00GTHC… we begin with the impact of the Bolden injury. 6:05What did Carolina do in the 2nd half to beat Duke? Jason points out the period where Coby White dominated. 9:30A bit on Kenny Williams and the charging calls (spoiler alert, Jason does not think the refs did a good job). 12:40Donald on TV Teddy and how the fouls impacted RJ Barrett’s game. 14:10Cam Reddish had quite a first half. 16:05Thanks to Byrd Campbell and GTHCGTH.com for sponsoring the pod. 16:50Let’s talk about the Wake game… “do we have to?” 21:25Jason on the frustrating lack of consistency from the supporting cast. 23:40Donald talks about Duke’s really inefficient offense without Zion. 25:40Duke’s legal eagles, Byrd Campbell 26:20Time for an ACC Tournament preview. 31:00Jason talks about the ACC teams on the NCAA Tournament bubble. 33:10Donald gets us into a chat about the seeding for Duke,

A truly special podcast this week as Jason, Donald, and Sam get together for the first time and hang out with podcast fans. Plus, Jason got to sneak into the Duke locker room and interview a few of your favorite Blue Devils! 0:00Jason says hello and he seems confused about where Sam and Donald are located 1:30A shout out to GTHCGTH.com and Byrd Campbell 2:00Duke beats Miami in a big way… we tell you where we were sitting 3:00Jack White hits a 3!!! We have much to say about this. 7:45Joey Baker’s role on the team is discussed 9:25AOC’s confidence is soaring 10:40Bolden had a double-double and we talk about what the rotations look like going forward 15:00Tre Jones owned Chris Lykes 17:30Jason talks about his experience on Press Row for the game 18:55Locker room interview with Alex O’Connell 20:15Locker room interview with Joey Baker 22:15Locker room interview with Justin Robinson 24:25Jason explains what RJ was doing and we react to the locker room sound 29:00If you hate the Tar Heels, go to GTHCGTH.com and g

After the Carolina loss, Duke still finds a way to win over Syracuse in an incredibly eventful week for the Blue Devils. 0:00Devil with a Blue Dress 0:12Donald says hi and we thank our sponsors, ByrdCampbell.com and GTHCGTH.com 1:20Obama, Fran Fraschilla, and other brushes with greatness 3:55We played UNC… it sucked 5:45Sam talks about being in the building when the Zion shoe disaster happened 10:15Jason has one word to describe what happened… shock 15:30Jason asks if this was the worst regular season game in Duke history 19:15We talk about the media frenzy surrounding shoegate 22:00The Blue Devils prove they can win without Zion, beating Syracuse by 10 thanks to an amazing game from RJ Barrett 24:40AOC has the game of his career so far 26:40Sam on the changing Duke rotation and the surprise that K is shaking things up so much 31:30Bolden’s big time boards 33:50Donald on some defensive struggles and what has happened to Tre’s offense 36:35GTHCGTH.com gave away t-shirts to the students. Don’t forget to use the

We’re back with Episode 149 early on a Monday morning! On this episode, we recap the victory over NC State, we re-visit the comeback win against Louisville, and we preview the big games against UNC and Syracuse. As usual, we got Player of the Week honors and Parting Shots as well. Timestamps 0:00 - Hello! Sam is hosting this week and it’s real early 0:39 - Donald had trouble getting home from Nebraska, which is why we’re recording stupid early on a Monday 1:19 - Jason is sneaking this podcast in from work 1:57 - Thanks to Byrd Campbell and GTHCGTH.com, appropriate sponsors this week! 2:50 - Enter the code “DBR” at GTHCGTH.com to get 20% off your orders! 3:17 - We recap the victories over NC State and revisit the Louisville comeback 4:49 - We start with the NC State recap 5:10 - Donald wants to start with RJ Barrett with the 4th triple double in Duke history 6:15 - Donald touches on another incredible Zion Williamson performance 8:17 - Sam is impressed with Barrett’s triple double featuring no turnovers 8:5

Oh my!!! In the minutes after Duke's stunning 23-point comeback, we hop on the call to bask in the glory. You won't want to miss this fun one! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Well, now we know how good Duke can play. Beating Virginia at Virginia while not trailing a single second is almost certainly the most impressive win any team will have all year. We bask in the glory of it. 0:00Welcome to the pod, where we are recruiting geniuses to attend Duke grad school 2:00Time to talk about Duke raining threes down on Virginia 3:50Donald says RJ Barrett’s postgame quote is the most cold-blooded comment EVER! 5:10Sidebar about Zion defying the laws of physics to block a shot 10:45Sam leads our discussion about the quality of Duke’s D against Virginia 14:15Marques Bolden is a heck of a defender 16:05Jason points out Coach Scheyer’s assessment of Duke’s 3-point shooting 20:20Virginia’s strategy to stop Zion and how Zion defeated it 24:50Duke stole the ball a lot lot lot of the time 26:15We have an amazing new sponsor, GTHCGTH.com, for everyone who knows where Carolina can go 27:40The BC game… yawn, we beat the !#@^!^ out of them in the second half 30:20In praise of Cam Reddish, who found

Duke's defense destroys St. John's, we spend a long time talking about the rematch with UVA, and the parting shots include some hysterical sidebars about Game of Thrones and NC State's weekend of futility. Enjoy! 0:00 Donald welcomes us to the pod and thanks our sponsor, Byrd Campbell 2:45 Recapping the destruction of St. John’s… Jason cannot stop talking about how great Tre’s defense was on Shammorie Ponds 7:00 Sam takes the job of talking about how ridiculous great Zion was… again! 10:50 Donald takes a moment to praise Marques Bolden’s defense 12:45 Duke’s Achilles heel, 3 point shooting 17:25 ByrdCampbell.com the place Dukies go for their legal needs 17:55 Previewing the upcoming week of games… starting with a weak BC team 22:45 Looking way ahead, Duke has a brutal 6 game stretch after the BC game 25:40 For the next ten minutes, we preview the UVA game… can you tell we are excited? 33:40 Jason notes that Virginia is also entering a very tough stret

The boys are back with Episode 145 of the DBR Podcast! On this week’s episode, Jason, Sam, and Donald recap the victories against the Pittsburgh Panthers, the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. They preview this Saturday’s game against the St. John’s Red Storm, and get into a little Senior Bowl action before closing with Player of the Week and Parting Shots. Timestamps: 0:00 - Welcome and thanks to Byrd Campbell! 0:42 - Donald’s in DC, Jason’s not worried about Atlanta’s impending snow 1:39 - Sam’s not concerned with the weather and is ready to talk Tre Jones and Duke Basketball! 2:05 - We recap the victories against Pitt, Georgia Tech and Notre Dame…who’s Jason? 3:15 - Donald starts with Pitt and the latest episode of the Zion Williamson Show 4:56 - Sam comments on how the emotion was tempered between Duke and Jeff Capel 6:26 - Donald reaffirms his love for how Marques Bolden played against Pitt 7:18 - Next up: Georgia Tech. Jason leads our discussion 12:47 - Sam highlights the

0:00Jason welcomes us to the pod, Sam was in Cameron and we are so jealous 2:00The way Jason experienced the Virginia game was pretty amusing 4:20Donald talks about the impressive quality of the D in the game 7:20We talk about how close the game was the whole way 8:00We transition to the Duke Gambler Report as we talk about the bad beat that was the last basket of the game 11:10Sam discusses Duke throwback offense 16:35Jason gets into Duke finishing at the rim which leads us to the murder of Jay Huff 20:50Some of the scary Zion and RJ stats from the game… they were totally dominant in this game 22:30Time to talk about the Crazies and the signs… we all weigh in on the “Maple Mamba” 26:30Byrd Campbell, your Duke legal eagles 27:00Previewing the next 3 big games, starting with Jeff Capel’s Pitt Panthers 32:10Sam tells us what to watch for in the game with Ga Tech 36:00A look ahead at Notre Dame, a team that seems to rise up when they play Duke 41:35Player of the week… we are unanimous 44:05Parting Shots – Sam in

Duke got some very good news on the injury front this afternoon and we just had to jump on and talk about it. 0:00 Can you feel something special in the air tonight? 0:15 Sam welcomes us to a Tre Jones shoulder show, brought to you by Byrd Campbell 1:00 Sam welcomes Jason and Donald... and Donald thanks everyone for praying for Tre 2:10 Sam sums up what happened and reminds us of the horror of Kyrie's toe 3:55 Jason reflects on how upset he was when Tre went down and it seemed like a long-term thing 6:00 The news broke this afternoon... Tre may be back in just a few days! 7:00 Donald needs to be bleeped when talking about his reaction to the injury 11:20 Time to recap the Syracuse loss, Donald breaks out a stat about Duke versus the zone... and that stat is not good 13:50 Jason has a stat too, about how Tre impacted Duke's defense against Syracuse 16:30 Jason wants to talk about one shot, one very unlikely one, that Syracuse hit 18:30 Previewing Virginia, in which we assume Tre will no

Welcome to the party, Cameron Reddish! We bask in the glory of the biggest shot of the year (so far). Plus, it is time to look ahead to the matchup between #1 and #1. Timestamps: 0:00Byrd Campbell was cheering 0:30Welcome to the pod, in which Donald is not worried by lots of snow on the ground 1:25Recapping Cam Reddish’s heroics against FSU 5:30To be clear, the play was called for Cam. He was option #1 when the game was on the line 8:20We need to talk about rebounding and how bad it was once Zion went out 10:45Phil Cofer has been at Florida State since 1964 13:00Fast break points, a key stat in this game 15:40Sam speaks the 4 most predictable words of any Duke January… “the rotation has shrunk” 19:50Looking back at Zion’s inhuman performance against Wake 24:50Duke welcomes Wake to the block party 26:00Sam unveils “Blockadile Dundee” and we like it 28:15Thanks to Byrd Campbell, a pair of former Durkeys who love the pod 28:55Looking ahead to the game Syracuse… and the week of playing slowly 32:30Jason talks ab

Words cannot describe the dunk that Zion laid down upon the poor Clemson Tigers... but we give it our best shot. Plus, Sam shows us what Zion's dunk would look like if it was executed by an unathletic, Jewish, business school student wearing blue jeans. Yes, there is video of this amazing event! 0:00 Byrd Campbell, your Duke legal team 0:25 Donald welcomes us to the end of basketball as we know it. Zion has ended what this game used to be. 1:25 Jason sidetracks us into talking about death and winning the game of life 2:35 Time to talk about the beatdown of Clemson... Sam runs out of words to describe Zion's dunk 7:00 We debate who got higher on the dunk, Zion doing it, or RJ celebrating it 9:20 Sam takes the Zion challenge... Sam must jump in the air and do a 360 (he will not be required to dunk). Donald videotapes it so we all can see what happened! You can watch it here: https://twitter.com/dbrsbn/status/1081759880908816387 11:40 Back to the game, Sam talks for a long time about what is up with Cam Reddis

Welcome to 2019, the podcast guys are here with a look ahead at the ACC season and look back at the absolute thrashing the Blue Devils put on Temple in the Independence Bowl. 0:00Happy New Year, Byrd Campbell 0:25Sam welcomes us, he seems to be in a good mood 2:05ACC preview time… we begin by predicting which teams will finish at the top of the conference 3:40Jason talks up Va Tech and NC State, and reflects on their schedules 7:45Donald like the Tarheels and FSU to join Duke and Virginia at the top of the league 8:50Sam says he expects UNC to improve over the course of the ACC season… ugh 12:45Which ACC teams have surprised you so far? Donald begins with the Pitt Panthers 17:45Jason says his surprise team so far is Virginia Tech, a team that hits 3s and does not foul 21:50Sam surprise team is NC State, a really experienced team 26:15Looking ahead to our first ACC opponent, the Clemson Tigers 30:45Sam brags about his preseason prediction about Jack White’s total minutes 31:50Byrd Campbell, thanks for a great

Sorry for posting this late. With the holidays, it took a few days from recording to getting it edited. Enjoy! 0:00Byrd Campbell, our legal eagles 0:30Jason is hosting, everyone else is traveling 2:25Recapping Texas Tech, a game that was a great defensive battle and that featured incredible play by Tre Jones 17:30A look back at the Princeton game, and the utter beatdown we laid on them in the second half with bonus conversation about Zion banging his head on the backboard! 25:40A holiday wish from Byrd Campbell 26:20A preview of the Independence Bowl against Temple, including us wondering about the Walk Ons sponsorship 32:30We have Christmas gifts for the Blue Devils! What will be give them? 37:30Player of the Week 42:55Parting Shots – Donald talks about Markus Howard of Marquette having a really, really big game 45:05Parting Shots – Jason talks about the success of the Duke coaching tree 47:35Parting Shots – Sam on new Duke fans discovering “Gone in 54 Seconds” 49:15Goodbye and Duke band Learn more about yo

We talk about the big 2nd halves against Hartford and Yale, keyed by amazing pressure defense. Plus we give you some intel on the newest Blue Devil, stud recruit Vernon Carey, Jr. 0:00Rockin’ the Duke Blue… Byrd Campbell 0:30Donald welcomes us, Sam is snowed in, and Jason is celebrating a championship 4:20Time to recap some games, we mostly focus on the impressive Duke defense 11:10Sam talks about how quickly Duke goes from D into O, constant attack mode 15:55Jason says the only explanation for Zion is that he must be playing with a cheat code 18:45Jason talks about how good Duke is at 2-point shots 20:40Time to praise Tre Jones’ defense 22:45Byrd Campbell loves the podcast 23:25Previewing Princeton and Texas Tech, we mostly focus on Tech’s defense and pace of play 30:25Meet the newest Dukie, Vernon Carey, Jr., a biiiig recruit 36:30We talk a bit about what next year’s team will be like 38:30Donald points out something he loved about Carey’s announcement and what it says about Michigan State and UNC 40:40Pla