DBR Podcast #77 Departures, Returns, and Mailbag




Duke Basketball Report show

Summary: 0:00 Preamble… where we acknowledge that we recorded this before we got the Kennard news 0:40 Welcome! We can’t even get through the intros without talking about whether it is ok to not be upset at Carolina winning. 5:15 Let’s talk about Duke. Tatum and Giles are entering the draft. Any surprises or disappointments here? 14:40 Obi and Jeter are transferring. How much will they be missed and how impactful were their careers? We don’t have answers because Jason’s mike is on mute! 21:00 Sam makes a great point about Chase Jeter and Duke’s impressive history of developing big men. 27:20 Amid all the departures, someone is coming back! We react to Bolden’s return and Jason has a theory about why Bolden thought about leaving. 36:00 Donald tries to start a new topic but Jason interrupts with some quick recruiting talk. 37:30 Mailbag time! We start with Kaze asking about the single thing that could best equip Duke for a title run in 2017-18 41:35 Mailbag – Brevity asks about football stadiums and their impact on shooting in the Final Four 50:30 More mailbag – Mountain Devil wants to know if the spotlight of the championship will impact the NCAA investigation and potential penalties connected to the UNC academic scandal 57:00 Parting Shot – Jason on the lunacy (and shame) of Kentucky fans and their treatment of referee Tim Higgins 1:02:40 Parting Shot – Sam on Georgetown hiring Patrick Ewing and the trap of nepotism 1:06:05 Parting Shot – Donald on the brilliance of Russell Westbrook’s season 1:09:55 Buh-bye and Duke band