Duke Basketball Roundup

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 his shooting touch and led the team in scoring 32:15We marvel at Zion filling up the boxscore 33:10We strongly urge you to skip the next 2 minutes as Jason struggles to say the Byrd Campbell promo… really, you do not want to listen to this. It is ugly. 35:10Previewing the Louisville and NC State matchups this week 45:00The NCAA releases its current look at the top seeds, Duke is the overall #1 52:55Jason makes a bold prediction about who Duke will play in the NCAA tournament 55:00Player of the week, we like the outside shooting 56:35Parting Shots – Sam on his guest shot on WXDU and some fun buzzer beaters 1:00:20Parting Shots – Donald on the new Alliance of American Football 1:02:50Parting Shots – Jason on the newest Dukie in the NBA 1:05:25Bonus talk about the NBA trade deadline 1:08:00Goodbye and Duke band Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 stretch of games 35:40 Player of the week, in which Jason gets into a discussion of the best players in all of college hoops… Zion is #1 but guess who comes in at #11? 37:50 Parting shots – Jason talks about a funny typo and then he gets into Zion’s fandom for Naruto 40:25 We become badly diverted and talk about watching Game of Thrones out of order… which almost causes Jason to have a heart attack 44:20 Parting shots – Sam has no updates on his war with the grad student ushers in Cameron 45:00 Parting shots – Sam gets us into a discussion about NC State’s offensive ineptitude against Va Tech this weekend 48:35 Parting shots – Donald on Bill Belicheck’s coaching career 50:05 Donald implores you to subscribe to the pod, to write to us at DBRPodcast@gmail.com, and he says goodbye Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 terrific zone that Tech played that frustrated Duke and the interesting Duke rotation 14:44 - Sam zeroes in on Javin DeLaurier’s lack of minutes and how Marques Bolden may have taken them away 17:25 - The discussion carries on into the Notre Dame game, where Sam comments on Zion and Marques’ rim protection 17:58 - Sam discusses Episode 20 of the Zion Williamson Show 19:04 - Jason continues the Zion discussion 21:20 - Jason might add Zion to his Forever 5 in place of Shane Battier. Donald deflects when asked his opinion. 22:24 - Donald - Jason Mooney learned quickly not to mess with Thanos. 23:22 - Donald asks about the confidence Duke has when making 3s early 26:13 - Jason gets into a portion of the game where Cam Reddish went off 28:10 - Next up: St. John’s. Jason gives us a preview of the Johnnies. 31:58 - Sam thinks the revenge factor will be in play here since Duke lost to St. John’s last year 33:00 - Thanks to Byrd Campbell for their support! - ByrdCampbell.com 33:33 - Daniel Jones is the Senior Bowl MVP…what does this mean for his chances of being a 1st round pick in the draft? 39:05 - Player of the Week award - you already know who it is. 42:10 - Parting Shots - Sam’s got some beef with the grad ushers in Cameron 46:49 - Parting Shots - Jason gushes over Jahlil Okafor’s big week 51:12 - Parting Shots - Donald highlights All Star Weekend and Seth Curry in the 3 Point Contest with his brother, Steph Curry 54:57 - Goodbye and Duke Band! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 introduces us to his doppelganger 49:30Parting Shots – Donald talks about the dueling documentaries on the Fyre Festival 52:00Parting Shots – Jason talks about who the gamblers think is the best team in the land 54:05Goodbye and Duke band Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 not play 20:30 Sam says tempo and getting some easy transition buckets will be huge in this game 25:30 Goodbye and Duke band Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 about how god-awful Syracuse is at shooting the ball 36:30#1 vs #1, we preview the big game against Virginia 37:25Sam is glad we get them in Cameron first 41:00Donald talks about the unstoppable force vs. the immovable object 45:25Player of the week time 47:55Parting Shots – Donald gives Sam the Black Tenting Quiz… with Jason grumbling in the background 56:50Parting Shots – Sam on how NC State and UNC is always the same… every single time 59:45Parting Shots – Jason on Coach K’s good advice for men in answer questions from women 1:04:10Good bye and Duke band Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 Reddish?!?! 15:15 Jason is falling more and more in love with Tre Jones 18:00 Time to talk about two other key role players who were great against Clemson, Jack White and Marquis Bolden 22:20 Duke won by 20 against a good team in a game where Duke really didn't play all that well... how scary is that? 24:00 Sam talks about the tightening rotation 26:40 We pause to thank Byrd Campbell for supporting the pod 27:15 We preview Wake and Florida State, Duke's first road games 33:35 We sidetrack back to Sam's 360 leap 39:25 This is your annual reminder that Leonard Hamilton is a lot older than you think 41:15 Player of the week, Jason breaks hearts by refusing to join the crowd in picking Zion 43:25 Parting Shots - Jason on the quiz you must pass to get to the front of the tenting line 45:25 Parting Shots - Sam reminds everyone to go back and watch the show where we interviewed Kenny Dennard 46:30 Parting Shots - Donald with some praise for the Duke alumni band 48:10 Bonus Parting Shot on the difference between spaceships and free throws 50:30 Duke band plays us out as we debut the nickname, "360 Sam" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 2018! 32:15Duke beats the _________ out of Temple in the Independence Bowl 35:20Sidebar about the Daniel Jones NFL draft stock 40:30We come to praise WR TJ Rahming 42:20Jason gives us some history on Duke football and how David Cutcliffe has elevated the program 44:15Donald praises us for an entertaining game after the godawful Cheez-it Bowl 45:45Duke vs. Alabama in the fall of 2019… be there or be square! 46:50Football players of the week 48:15Parting shots – Jason on the best description of Zion Williamson 49:55Parting shots – Donald on Seth outplaying Steph and a comment about Wendell Carter in the NBA 52:55Parting shots – Sam launches a conversation about the College Football National Championship game 57:20Goodbye and Duke band Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 40:40Player of the week time, Sam is totally unprepared for this. Once we get talking, we can’t stop talking about RJ Barrett. 44:40Parting Shots – Jason on what Duke should learn from The Last Days of Knight 48:25Parting Shots – Sam talks about the newest Duke superfan, Rachel from Fuqua 49:55Parting Shots – Donald says we should all watch 42-1, the story of Buster Douglas vs. Mike Tyson 53:45Goodbye from the Chanel 5 News Team and Duke band Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices