Duke Basketball Report

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.

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.

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!

Jason Evans, Sam Klein, and Donald Wine wax poetic on the epic 5th national title for the Duke Blue Devils!

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

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!

Fresh off the 63-57 victory over Utah in the Sweet 16, Jason Evans (JasonEvans), Sam Klein (Dev11) and Donald Wine (Blazindw) rush home or to a Hooters parking lot to give the people the recap they deserve! We discuss the victory and preview what we look to see in the Elite 8 matchup against Gonzaga. We end with Final Four predictions and our Player of the Game is settled pretty quickly.

Join Jason Evans, Donald Wine, and Sam Klein as they break down Duke's opening weekend in 2015 NCAA tournament, including wins over Robert Morris and San Diego State. We also break down the rest of the ACC, which is sending an impressive 5 teams to the second weekend, and we look ahead at Utah. Shane Roberts of Block U, Utah's SBN site, helps us preview the Utes. We wrap with looks at our brackets, which are all cold and bloody in the street, and we do Player of the Week picks. Note: Win or lose in the Sweet Sixteen, we'll be back for an episode Friday night. Look for it Saturday morning.

It's Selection Sunday, and Jason Evans (JasonEvans), Sam Klein (Dev11) and Donald Wine (Blazindw) are here to break down Duke's draw in the Big Dance! We preview Duke's draw and possible 1st and 2nd round opponents, take a look at the entire bracket, highlight exciting games and predict our Final Fours. We also recap the ACC Tournament and hand out Player of the Week nods.

Join Jason Evans (JasonEvans), Sam Klein (Dev11) and Donald Wine (Blazindw) as they recap the last week of the regular season. On this extended episode, we recap the wins against Wake Forest and UNC, preview the ACC tournament and potential NCAA Tournament seeds and touch on the Syracuse sanctions handed down by the NCAA. Also, Laura Keeley, Duke beat writer for the Raleigh News & Observer, joins us to discuss the wild season of Duke Basketball and what she's looking for in the ACC Tournament and the Big Dance.

Join Jason Evans (JasonEvans), Sam Klein (Dev11) and Donald Wine (Blazindw) as they recap another successful week of Duke Basketball! With the calendar flipping to March, it's time to discuss some Bracketology as we recap the Virginia Tech and Syracuse victories, preview Wake Forest and UNC, and then discuss whether Duke will be in the East or the South come Selection Sunday. We also discuss the Okafor Theory and close out with Player of the Week honors and our reactions to the newest chapter in the UNC academic saga. 0:00 - Jason compares his weekly basketball game with the Duke basketball team 1:30 - Reflections on the Syracuse game in which Sam compares Jason to the worst posters on the bulletin board 12:00 - Reflections on the Va Tech game in which Sam says this was almost the game where free throws killed us 17:30 - Talking about The Okafor Theory, which Jason kinda, sorta actually defends 29:30 - Previewing Wake with Donald talking about Cook's final home game and Sam marveling at how bad Virginia crushed Wake 35:30 - Previewing Carolina in which Donald says, "Umm, we need to rebound." 40:30 - Lets talk NCAA tournament seeding and Donald explains why he thinks we won't get stuck in Kentucky's region. 47:00 - Other ACC teams and the NCAA Tourney, which mostly consists of us lamenting NC State's inconsistency 52:05 - Player of the week picks 54:20 - Final thoughts, Cook's last home game and Jason goes on an EPIC ANTI-UNC RANT!

0:00 Welcome to Episode 14! We try to be silly. 1:00 Duke beat Clemson on Saturday. Jason got to go to the game because he's a cool DBR contributor and he finally nailed an optimistic prediction about an underwhelming opponent. 15:40 Duke heads to Blacksburg, Virginia on Wednesday. Sam is more interested in Buzz Williams's dance moves and fashion choices than he is in Virginia Tech's horrid rebounding. 26:30 Syracuse returns to Cameron. Rakeem Christmas is dreaming about not having to play against Jahlil Okafor. Let's hope that doesn't come to pass. 32:30 Duke is playing dress-up with new Nike threads against Syracuse. Nike says they're super advanced. So...yeah 37:50 Jason brought up a Luke Winn power rankings article that brought us back to the Clemson game and some bonus Grayson Allen love. Link: http://www.si.com/college-basketball/2015/02/19/power-rankings-kentucky-duke-virginia-wisconsin 42:50 We pretend to wrap up with Player of the Week, where Tyus Jones somehow gets zero votes despite putting the team on his back against our biggest rival. Donald outsmarted himself. 49:00 So we'll say goodbye...oh wait, here comes some snarky UNC stuff about podcast rankings and Roy Williams driving the blame bus over his own fans. 58:00 Goodbye this time, for real. Talk to you again soon!

Join Jason Evans (JasonEvans), Sam Klein (Dev11) and Donald Wine (Blazindw) as they recap the wild 92-90 overtime win against UNC! On this special podcast, they dive in deep to discuss the game at length, from the Dean Smith tribute to the overall play of the game. They also preview this weekend's upcoming contest against Clemson.

Join Jason Evans (JasonEvans), Sam Klein (Dev11) and Donald Wine (Blazindw) as they recap a week of tough road victories at FSU and Syracuse! Also, an interview with future Duke Basketball invited walk-on Justin Robinson, son of former NBA legend David "The Admiral" Robinson. Finally, the team previews the big game against UNC, remembers the late Jerry Tarkanian, and gives out Player of the Week honors. 0:13 - Welcome and Intros 1:20 - Recap Syracuse game 12:00 - Recap FSU game 19:41 - Justin Robinson Interview intro 20:24 -Justin Robinson interview 33:12 - Interview reactions; Jason Evans recaps his Top Golf event 40:23 - Preview UNC game 49:05 - Remembering Jerry Tarkanian 53:58 - Player of the Week Nods 58:55 - So Longs and Farewells 59:52 - Reminder: New Podcast This Week on Thursday!! 1:00:12 - Duke Band Sign Off

Welcome to Episode 11! Mark Newton (Newton_14) is sitting in for Donald this week. Jason and Sam are still here, and Sam has a new microphone. 1:30 Reflections on Dean Smith's passing 11:05 Syracuse imposes a postseason ban for academic issues. What does it mean? 20:50 Virginia loses Justin Anderson likely for the rest of the regular season. We'll get to Duke eventually. 26:10 We're talking about Duke! Welcome to Cameron, Notre Dame! Jason gets giddy, avoids losing control. 33:35 Georgia Tech hung with Duke. They will never shoot that well again. We're jealous that Mark gets to go to all these fun games in Cameron. 36:40 Duke goes to FSU on Monday. Sam makes his first factual blunder of the week. 42:35 Duke goes to Syracuse on Saturday. Sam makes his second factual blunder of the week. Don't trust him. 49:00 Player of the Week awards. 53:00 We're doing a cool interview for next week's show! 54:00 So long! Jason maybe offends Donald, who isn't even here. Thanks to Mark for joining us this week!