Duke Basketball Roundup

You can hear the excitement in our voices as Duke basketball returns to the court for the crazy, wild, unpredictable 2020-2021 season. Jason, Sam, and Donald loved some of the freshman performances against Coppin State, but there were many sources of concern too. What was up with all those turnovers? Coach K had a theory and we talk a bit about it. Plus, we look ahead to the game against Michigan State, a team that we seem to play every year. No Cassius Winston this time for the Spartans, but they will be bringing some strong interior players to Durham. Then, we chat a bit about another frustrating loss for the football team. Sigh... Ga Tech made plenty of mistakes, but Duke made more... a lot more. You won't want to miss it as we compare Duke's mistakes to the number of pieces of pie eaten by the DBR crew this Thanksgiving week. And it all wraps up with the player of the week... you get three guesses who we picked and the first two don't count. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this pre-Thanksgiving episode of the Duke Basketball Report Podcast, the guys talk about the fallout from Duke's opening game against Gardner Webb being disrupted by coronavirus. We will broadly about all of the cancelations and postponements around the country just as the season was getting ready to tip off this week. Will schools abandon non-conference games entirely? Will conferences scramble to create bubbles so they can play conference games without worrying about the virus? We dive into all of it as we have throughout this long and painful offseason. After the break, we discuss the ramifications for the ACC Tournament being moved to Greensboro, and Sam shares a depressing story to remind us that time is undefeated. We wrap up this episode giving thanks, as is custom at this time of year, for everything from Duke fans to Duke administration to Duke's commitment to social justice. Come hang out with us on the DBR forum, rate and review the podcast, and email us at dbrpodcast at gmail.com. We'll be back whenever Duke gets around to playing a basketball game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Duke Basketball season is upon us, so we get to an annual tradition on Episode 253 of the DBR Podcast! First, the gang opens up by reviewing “Countdown: The Movie,” which debuted over the weekend. We break down some of the parts we enjoyed the most, from JJ Redick as the master of ceremonies to Coach K’s swag, from the new Duke Basketball poster to their remake of Drake’s “Laugh Now, Cry Later” music video and the Duke Booth! We also touch on some of the members from The Brotherhood that make an appearance in the movie, including Frank Jackson's impressive shirt collection and our desire to acquire the shirt Tyus Stones was wearing! After the break, we get into the stats game, our annual tradition. Sam and Jason try to take out defending champion Donald Most points Second most points Most rebounds Most blocks Most assists Most steals Highest FG% Highest 3PT% Most FT attempts Most FG attempts How many players lead Duke in scoring in a game? Mark Williams starts DJ Steward starts Henry Coleman total minutes Patrick Tapé total minutes Players who log over 300 minutes Walk-ons total points 100 point games KenPom defensive rank at Selection Show Road wins ACC teams in NCAAT Total wins We end the show with a question from a reader about the stats game that leads to the gang each taking a category that they will monitor for the season to compare it to Duke’s success. You can play the Stats Game as well! Let us know your picks on the Forums, and we’ll check back at the end of the season to see who wins! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Congrats to Vernon Carey, Tre Jones, and Cassius Stanley on being NBA draft picks -- numbers 98, 99, and 100 in Duke history. The DBR Podcast crew looks back at how the draft went down for each of them and projects what kind of situation each player is coming into in the league. Plus, we got a chance to chat with Duke assistant coach Chris Carawell this week. Listen in as he talks about how Jalen Johnson has stepped up lately and discusses the way Wendell Moore's game has changed since last season. We wrap it all up with some discussion about the fact that Duke has not yet named the team captains for this upcoming season. Should we be worried that no one has yet stepped forward as a team leader? 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 Duke Basketball Report podcast, we have former Duke Basketball and Duke Football standout Reggie Love, whose journey has taken him from the football field to the basketball court and all the way to the White House. Reggie joins us to talk about his time at Duke juggling two sports and his academics, his time as Barack Obama’s body man and all of the famous basketball games that the former president held, and his thoughts on the current state of social justice and college athletics. After the break, we get into recent news from the NCAA about the structure of the NCAA tournament this year given the limitations of the pandemic and speculate about what future news is coming. We wrap up this episode with some uplifting news from Duke about the academic success of the student athletes before we bid farewell. Coming this weekend on the DBR Podcast, we’ll have the annual stats prediction game as we get ready for the new college basketball season. Follow us wherever you get podcasts and don’t forget to rate and review, and if you want to stay in touch, email us at dbrpodcast at gmail.com. 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 Duke Basketball Report Podcast, the crew dives into the recently released Duke Basketball schedule. We know when ACC play starts and where Duke should be playing all of its games this year. The schedule discussion gets into all of the coronavirus-related impacts, from flexibility to overall timing. Can the ACC and the rest of the big basketball conferences keep the schedule on track and everybody safe? After the break, we get into some interesting audio from assistant coach Nate James and sophomore wing Wendell Moore about different guys on the team. Nate walks through the starting lineup as it currently stands, and then discusses some of the bench players and what their roles will be. Wendell Moore makes a really exciting comparison for Henry Coleman that you won’t want to miss. Stay in touch with the DBR Podcast as the season is getting started by emailing us at dbrpodcast@gmail.com or by hanging out at the forums. The stats game returns very soon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The guy wrap up their week of draft previews with a look at the beloved Tre Jones, the man who will forever own the North Carolina Tar Heels. But, it takes more than breaking the hearts of the pale blue nation to make it in the NBA, as we hear from our NBA training expert. And be sure to stick around after the Tre conversation because the trainer we are speaking to has worked with Jaymen Brakefield and he breaks down the game of the Duke freshman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In part two of their series on the NBA draft prospects of the three Dukies headed into the draft, the guys dissect the game of Cassius Stanley. Will his remarkable leaping ability convince a NBA team to spend a first found draft pick on Cash? Once again, the podcast crew speaks to a pro basketball trainer to understand what NBA experts see when they look at Cassius' game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jason, Sam, and Donald begin a series of episodes on the three Dukies headed to the NBA draft. They bring in a special guest who trains NBA players and is an expert on the skills it takes to succeed at the next level to dissect the game of each of the Duke players. Up first is big man Vernon Carey.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We start this episode with a thorough breakdown of the scrimmage footage that Duke MBB released this week, including some surprise performances. Following that, we run through the preseason individual award watch lists, on which five different Blue Devils appear among the 100 nominees. After the break, we get into the latest schedule intel around the Champions Classic, before turning out attention to the moribund Duke Football team. Stick around at the end of the show for a quick preview of how we're planning to review the three Duke players who are in the NBA Draft this month. Don't forget to email the podcast team at dbrpodcast@gmail.com if you've got questions for Jason, Donald, and Sam! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices