DBR Podcast #114




Duke Basketball Report show

Summary: 0:00 Thanks to Byrd Campbell 0:30 Donald takes hosting duties, but Sam is the star of this pod! 3:35 Duke beats Syracuse. Sam gives us his views from being on press row. In short, zone defense is really tough to beat. 8:00 We must talk about Nolan Smith’s jacket. 9:30 Jason gives major props to Syracuse for playing their kind of game and he says they have a bright future ahead of them. 14:50 Duke had a stinker, and still won. We won’t be able to shoot that poorly and win again. 16:20 Duke limited the turnovers, one major reason we won. 17:50 Donald compares this game to NBA2. 21:10 Sam got into the locker room and interviewed the players!! 22:15 Grayson talks about the poor shooting but how the team got past it. 27:25 Sam chats with Bolden about the difference in a tournament and a regular season game. 28:10 Carter talks about K ripping off his jacket. 31:10 Sam asks Carter about how things have changed from the regular season. 31:55 Sam’s journalism stint is done and Jason asks him about how hard it is to find good questions. 37:10 Donald says Grayson’s answers reveal that he is really enjoying this, which leads all of us to reflect on Grayson’s career. 41:05 Jason says Grayson has embraced his role as the most famous player in all of college basketball. 44:45 Byrd Campbell, our beloved sponsors. 45:25 Kansas preview! Jason focuses on the bigs. That’s the key to Duke winning. 47:35 Sam was sitting with the Kansas media and says those folks think it is all about Kansas getting 3-pointers. 49:30 Jason talks about that stats regarding Kansas as it relates to rebounding and 3-pointers. 51:35 Donald says we can’t let them just pack it in and take away our bigs. 54:30 Jason unveils a truly incredible stat about Duke’s history. Sam is floored. 58:30 Some quick thoughts on the rest of the bracket, and how loaded our half remains. 1:03:30 Sam vows to look for more upsets in his future picks and Jason wonders how anyone could have picked Florida St. 1:07:25 Player of the game, lots of praise for Carter and Trent. 1:10:40 Donald says goodbye and the Duke band plays us out.