Duke Basketball Roundup

Donald, Jason, and Sam turn their critical eye to the football team's first game and preview the second. They also talk about the just release basketball schedule. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On episode 27 of the DBR Podcast, Jim Sumner joins us to preview the Duke Football season! We also dip a little bit into basketball after we preview the Football team and give quick predictions of Duke's opening game against Tulane. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

0:15 – Introduction to Episode #31… featuring Shane Battier 1:10 – Jason explains how Shane came on the podcast 3:30 – Shane tells us about his charitable contest at DraftKings.com to win a trip to South Florida to play a round of golf with Shane (https://www.draftkings.com/lp/take-charge-foundation) 6:10 – We ask Shane about the transition from basketball to being a “normal person.” 9:30 – Donald wants to know about the “mind of a champion.” What does Shane say is the key to success? 11:25 – Who was Shane’s favorite teammate (other than Mike Dunleavy) 13:45 – What is next for Shane? Politics? Technology? 15:45 – Sam asks about the NBA and the way it has changed over the years. Which modern player is valuable today but would not have been very valuable when Shane’s career started? 17:45 – Shane’s highest scoring season of his NBA career was his rookie season. How did Shane evolve into the “No-Stat All-Star”? 20:40 – Should Shane get credit for being the pioneer of the “3 and D” player? 21:50 – Sam is amazed that Shane was so rarely voted to the All-NBA Defensive team. Shane is kinda amazed too. 23:40 – Should Coach K get credit for the invention of “positionless basketball”? 26:35 – Jason wants to know why Duke isn’t known as an elite defensive team any more. 28:45 – Shane talks about how connected he is to Duke… there is a right time to call Coach K and a time to leave him alone! 30:15 – Jason asks Shane for his best Coach K story… it involves K turning out the lights in the locker room. 32:30 – Shane tells a story about life in the NBA and why his teammates said the strangest things 33:40 – Shane gives us his assessment of the 2015-16 Blue Devils… do they have a chance to cut down the nets again? 35:35 – Jason wants to know if Shane will become a poster on the DBR Boards 36:50 – We say goodbye number one to Shane 38:10 – Actually, it wasn’t goodbye. Sam wants to know more about the Coach K candle game 40:30 – Jason laments not winning the title in 1999 and Shane agrees 42:25 – The interview is now really over and we talk about our favorite moments and insights from our chat with Daddy Battier 50:15 – We wonder which amazing Duke guest will be next on the DBR Podcast and dream of what it would be like to interview Coach K 52:20 – Goodbye and make sure you enter Shane’s contest at DraftKings.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're back! Donald, Sam, and Jason share some life stories before we dive into actual DBR stuff. 6:40 Three Blue Devils were drafted. Donald begins to rage. 8:00 Sam starts the conversation with Justise Winslow going to the Heat. What were the Hornets and Pistons thinking? 17:10 Jahlil Okafor went third to the Sixers. Jason wonders if the Sixers will ever stop rebuilding. 24:40 Quinn Cook signed with Oklahoma City's Summer League roster. Wait and see. 25: 20 Tyus Jones is back home in Minnesota. Could it be a perfect fit for him? 31:00 Quinn Cook speculation leads to Coach K replacement speculation 31:40 Jason rails on one-and-done, while Sam highlights experienced players who got drafted in the first round. 38:00 Some veteran NBA Blue Devils are on new teams. We recorded after Kyle Singler signed his extension, so we didn't get to touch on that. 43:20 We discuss Duke's basketball schedule for the 2016 season. There could be some high quality gamed with Kentucky, Indiana, and Utah. We can't figure out what counts as explicit content. 53:50 Poor Chazz Surratt was duped by UNC. Here comes a Jason rant. 1:08:10 There is a hot contest for DBR's top UNC hater. Check it out on the forum. 1:13:30 Parting shots and farewell. It'll be football season before you know it! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The legendary Nolan Smith joins us on this episode of the Duke Basketball Report Podcast! Jason, Sam and Donald also cover Justin Robinson receiving a scholarship, the Blue Devils at the NFL Draft, the LA Clippers (aka Duke West) and their playoff run, and Gerald Henderson receiving his Duke degree. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After a couple weeks off, we get into the offseason and discuss recruiting! We start with the 2015 recruiting class capped off by Brandon Ingram's commitment. We shift gears into the NBA Playoffs and how our Blue Devil alums are doing, and then we double back to start early discussion on how our team will look on the floor next year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to another edition of the DBR podcast! We are wstill basking in the glory of winning a national title. Here is what we talk about this time... 0:12 – Welcome 0:55 – Where in the world is Sam Klein? 1:45 – Donald starts with the most important topic… National Championship SWAG!! 7:02 – We all pick our top moments from this past season 7:40 – Jason’s moment – Duke plays zone against Louisville 10:25 – Sam’s moment – Tyus Stones clinches the Virginia game with a 3-point dagger 12:05 – Donald’s moment – Marshall hits a 3 pointer against Presbyterian 13:45 – Jason’s other moment – Duke comes back against UNC to win in OT 14:45 – Sam’s other moment – K wins 1K at St. John’s 16:00 – Donald’s other moment – The Wisconsin game… because that was when we started the podcast! 18:25 – We talk a bit about NBA Draft Decisions for Duke’s freshman trio 30:00 – Jason starts calmly but then goes on a rant about why the NBA Draft and especially the “one and done” label is broken 35:00 –Sam waxes poetic on how K has adapted over the years to the changing way the draft has impacted college basketball 37:45 – Time to talk about Kentucky, UNC, and the other NBA decisions across the country… mostly we talk about UNC 50:00 – We each pick our Player of the Year for Duke! 56:50 – Donald gives a special shout-out to Coach K… and it is well deserved! 1:01:45 – Jason admires John Scheyer’s Instagram photo of the sleeping players 1:02:40 – Nationwide poll finds Duke is the country’s most popular college basketball team… as we have been for 6 years in a row. 1:04:25 – Good bye! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jason Evans, Sam Klein, and Donald Wine wax poetic on the epic 5th national title for the Duke Blue Devils! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're in the national championship game!! Jason (JasonEvans), Sam (Dev11) and Donald (Blazindw) break down the national semifinal win over Michigan State, discuss Wisconsin's victory over Kentucky and preview the national championship game! 0:13 Intros 0:48 Sam and Donald make DBR Podcast history 1:20 Recap Michigan State game 15:30 Jason recounts Trice’s “jewels" 17:05 Wisconsin takes down “unbeatable” Kentucky; Stay classy, Kentucky 22:15 Stay classy, Kentucky 31:11 We break down the national championship game - Duke vs. Wisconsin 47:43 Player of the game nods; lot of shoutouts 52:27 We discuss Lyles’ elbow no-call 55:45 Jahlil’s hands make basketballs look like grapefruits 56:35 Cool video of Wisconsin’s celebration at their team hotel 57:51 Kentucky tears taste delicious 58:40 Championship game score predictions 1:00:00 Sam’s going to the ‘ship! 1:01:41 351 teams in D-1, we’re one of 2 left 1:03:00 sign off Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The guys celebrate Duke's return to the Final Four. Here's what they talk about: 0:00 - Introductions including the "Where is Sam tonight?" game 1:15 - Thoughts on Gonzaga. Jason raves about the D, Sam thinks Matt Jones and Justise Winslow had pretty good games, and Donald shows his man-love for Quin Cook. 11:40 - Jason gives a little shout out to Amile Jefferson for his D on Wiltjer 13:20 - Coach K now has 12 Final Fours, but K is not dwelling on the past, he's living in the moment. 15:20 - Sam points out that Duke has some special mojo to get the opposition into foul trouble while not getting into foul trouble ourselves 17:00 - Time to talk about the other Elite 8 games and the other 3 Final Four teams... which basically means Jason is going to spend 10 minutes talking about Kentucky and Notre Dame. 25:50 - Donald has the coolest stat of the Final Four... though it did not happen. 27:45 - Previewing Michigan St. in which Sam points out that MSU will struggle to score with Duke 40:05 - Player of the Game -- we have three different picks! 44:45 - Reflecting on the players cutting down the nets 48:00 - Final thoughts... where Jason gets waaaay ahead of himself and thinks about the possibility of Duke vs Kentucky in the championship game 50:45 - Sam wants to talk about Adam Morrison's hair 54:20 - Goodbyes! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices