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It’s time. The big game is upon us and we preview Duke’s matchup with North Carolina on Episode 689!
UNC has struggled this season against a loaded schedule, one of the best of the country. Donald and Jason get into who UNC has played and how they’ve struggled in very close games. They then break down the offense and defense, going deep to tell you about what makes UNC successful and where Duke could have an advantage. They have some players that are dangerous, but they’ve struggled this year with the combinations on the court and that has created inconsistency. We then get into the things to watch, including who matches up with Cooper Flagg, rebounding, and embracing the huge moment that this rivalry provides.
After the break, Duke Football got their 2025 schedule, and it’s an interesting one! We discuss the schedule quickly to tell you which games to circle and how Duke could be set up for a decent run if they can make it through a couple of barriers.
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It is Carolina week and the Duke Basketball Roundup is going to have multiple previews of the big game against UNC. Up first, the guys welcome in Brendan Marks of The Athletic. It is his job to watch Duke and UNC all year long and he has plenty of thoughts about the troublesome year so far in Chapel Hill. Brendan looks into the failed roster construction that has made it really hard for UNC to win games unless they really turn up the tempo.
And he also has thoughts about Duke... How impressed is he with Cooper Flagg and who does he think is Duke's secret go-to weapon in big games?
Lastly, Jason and Donald ask him about the ACC and you may be surprised at which teams he thinks have a chance to make the NCAA tourney and which ones just don't have the horses to get there.
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If you already digested the instant reaction pod released Monday night by the Duke Basketball Roundup team, then this is your next stop as the guys break down an unexpectedly tough battle with the NC State Wolfpack. Jason and Donald's deep dive include everything from Cooper Flafgg's second half dominance to the ways Duke's zone held State in check to why Duke didn't shoot many threes and even what is going on with the suddenly shortened Duke bench.
If you are not already a subscriber to the DBR podcast, now is the time to sign up on whatever podcast platform you use because you won't want to miss a single second of what the guys have in store for you this week. With State in the rear view mirror it is Carolina week and there will be plenty of episodes giving you all you need to be 100% ready for the big matchup with our biggest rival.
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What was that game?! Donald and Jason hop on almost immediately after Duke beat NC State to discuss all the ancillary weirdness that attached itself to this game.
From the weird (Khaman Maluach losing his lunch) to the wild (Tyrese Proctor being saved from falling out of bounds by Kon Knueppel holding his leg down) to the downright scary (a fan passing out in the stands), we decided to jump on for a few minutes to talk about those things.
The actual basketball game action will be recapped on Tuesday, so submit your headlines to our email (DBR Podcast at Gmail dot com). But this is 15 minutes of recapping the weird non-basketball moments of this game. Somehow, Duke is still unbeaten in the ACC, but we’re left not knowing how quite to fully process this win.
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Fresh off the Blue Devil's win on the road at Wake, the team is back in Cameron for another in-state rival, the NC State Wolfpack. We all remember what State did to Duke in March last season, but this is a very different club with several new faces and almost everyone in new roles. The Duke Basketball Roundup crew is here with a look at how State's season has gone so far including a deep dive into what is working for them on offense (holding onto the ball and not committing turnovers) and defense (forcing teams to make decisions late in the shot clock). Duke figures to be a big favorite in this contest, but as Wake Forest showed all of us, rivalry games have a way of fooling all the expert predictions.
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The Duke Blue Devils toughed out a 63-56 win over Wake Forest on Saturday afternoon, and we recap the win on Episode 686.
Donald and Jason begin with the headlines after a tough win and start by commending Duke for their resilience in coming back after Wake stormed to take the lead. They center a lot of the kudos around two bench players: Mason Gillis and Patrick Ngongba. Both players had tremendous efforts and were two of the main reasons why Duke remains undefeated in the ACC. We focus on the rest of the good, from rebounding to Cooper Flagg down the stretch.
After the break, we get into the things that need to improve from this game, starting with turnovers and eliminating the overall sloppiness. That led to some of Wake’s ability to bounce back and take a lead midway through the second half. There was also physical play and we discuss all of the nuances behind how Wake was able to use physicality to their advantage. We close out with our play of the game as well as our Player of the Week.
Also, look alive! We will be back in your feed very soon to preview the NC State game, which is on Monday night.
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If you have ever listened to one of Jon Scheyer's press conferences you know there is a voice that always asks the first question. That voice belongs to Raleigh News and Observer sportswriter Steve Wiseman, who has covered Duke athletics for close to 15 years. Steve sat down with Jason and Donald on the DBR Podcast this week to give us an assessment of the team and the ACC thus far.
Among the questions he answers --
How does Cooper Flagg compare to other great Duke freshmen? When does Maliq Brown come back and how vulnerable is Duke with him out? What are Duke's chance of running the table in the ACC? And which ACC coaches are on the hot seat due to disappointing seasons?
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The Duke Blue Devils have a big game this Saturday when they take the road to face the Wake Forest Demon Deacons. We preview the game on DBR Bites Episode 84.
Wake Forest is one of the top teams in the ACC right now and coming off a home win against UNC. They’ve defended their home court, going 10-0 so far this season. They put that record up against a Duke team that’s currently undefeated in conference play. Donald and Jason discuss the upcoming game, going through what Wake does well and where Duke could have an advantage. They take you through the Wake Forest roster and discuss what some of the key things to watch will be.
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Did you ever wonder how the official scorer only had your favorite Duke player for 1 steal when you swear he stole the ball 3 times? What about blocked shots? Khaman had to have 4 last game but the official boxscore only shows him with 2. Well, all your scoring questions are answered on the latest edition of the DBR Podcast because the pod welcomes Joe Jasper as a guest. Joe has been the official scorer for Duke basketball for more than 2 decades. This interview gets into all the little details about how the scoring process works and how it has changed over the years. Joe also gives us his take on this year's Duke team -- after all, he has watched hundreds of Duke games up close over the years. Does he think something special is brewing in Cameron this year?
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The Devils may have started out slow, but they ended up dispatching a badly outmatched BC team with ease to win their 5th road game on the season against zero road losses. The Duke Basketball Roundup was in Boston (in the person of longtime collaborator Sam Klein) to witness the closest thing to a homecoming that Cooper Flagg is gonna get this season. Is it somehow possible that the Blue Devils played a bad game and still won by 25 points?
Oh, and the episode includes a couple shoutouts to beloved former Dukie Jaylen Blakes, who stuck a dagger in UNC's heart and twisted it with his buzzer beater. The Crazies better give him plenty of love when he returns to Cameron in a few weeks.
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Duke takes every opponent seriously and so the Duke Basketball Roundup Podcast does too. Still, it is hard to find much that is very good to say about Boston College, the worst team in the ACC according to KenPom. In the DBR Pod preview, Jason and Donald look at how the BC program has fallen on hard times and what the current players are doing well (and poorly) as they try to get the program back to what it once was.
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The Duke Blue Devils absolutely took the wind out of the Miami Hurricanes in a 89-54 beatdown on Tuesday night. Scott Rich joins us to discuss it all on Episode 683!
It’s Jason’s birthday (happy birthday Jason!) so he’s only on for a few minutes at the beginning to discuss Caleb Foster’s really good game as well as how bad the Miami defense was in letting Duke get any shot it wanted. After he departs, Donald and Scott go through the rest of the good, from Kon Knueppel’s career day in points to Khaman Maluach’s 15 rebounds to the great games from Mason Gillis, Patrick Ngongba, and the rest of the bench. The defense was there, the shooting was there, and Bill Courtney and the Canes just didn’t have the pace to keep up with the Blue Devils.
After the break, it was as close to a full 40 minute performance as we’ve seen from Duke, but there were still some details to clean up from this game. Scott and Donald get into it and then they go to Play of the Game, where they both take different perspectives of the same thunderous alley oop from Maluach.
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A flurry of Duke news to cover in this episode of the Duke Basketball Roundup. First on our list is the status of Maliq Brown and how Duke will deal with not having our defensive savant available for a few weeks (we hope not longer than that). Next, Jason and Donald talk about the genius that is Cooper Flagg on offense and how Jon Scheyer constructed what is almost a perfect roster to fit around him. After that, the guys dive into Duke's next opponent, the Miami Hurricanes. Donald is a longtime follower of that team and he breaks down how their season has turned into such a nightmare. Lastly, the podcast crew dives into an idea Coach K is pushing... some kind of partnership between the ACC and the Big East.
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The Duke Blue Devils won their game against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish yesterday in a game that got close at the end. However, Cooper Flagg’s record 42 points was the difference, and we recap it all on Episode 681.
Cooper Flagg’s 42 points was an ACC freshman record, the most points for Duke in over 35 years, and was incredible to watch. But, Notre Dame made it a test at the end, and Jason and Donald begin by discussing that test that the Blue Devils received. They then get into the headlines and all the good from the game, including Khaman Maluach’s career day. Cooper Flagg’s stat line is nothing short of mesmerizing, and there were other things that Duke did successfully on the afternoon.
After the break, we focus on what was not successful for Duke, from our defense late in the game to the bench production. Maliq Brown leaving the game after a minute due to injury is very concerning, and we hope that it’s not too serious. But, Duke got a bit of a pop quiz from the Fighting Irish, and while it wasn’t perfect, they were able to pass it and remain undefeated in the ACC. We of course end with our Play of the Game and our Player of the Week, which should come as no surprise.
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What the DBR Podcast promises, it delivers. A month ago Jason and Donald were joined by journalist Jordan Brenner of The Athletic and DraftKings in a deep dive conversation about the Duke team that was filled with expert insight. And they promised they would bring Jordan back every month to assess what he sees from the team. So, with the calendar going from December to Janaury, it is time to have Jodan back on the Duke Basketball Roundup.
Needless to say, he is even more impressed with the way the team is playing now than he was a few weeks ago. The wide-ranging conversation goes from Duke's use of depth to the roles of deep bench guys to expectations for how the season will go during March Madness. This is an episode not to miss with someone who knows the Duke program inside and out.
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The Duke Blue Devils are back in action on Saturday afternoon against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. We preview that game on DBR Bites Episode 81!
Duke is 5-0 in the ACC and they have been rolling lately, and the Fighting Irish enters with a 7-7 record and reeling. But, they recently had Markus Burton return to the lineup and he is the heart and soul of the team. Together with Tae Harris and Braeden Shrewsberry, they post the biggest issues for Duke’s defense. Jason and Donald go through what Notre Dame does successfully and where Duke can take advantage. We’re hoping the defensive pressure continues against Notre Dame to keep them frustrated. We close this episode by sending some love and strength to one of our listeners who is going though some tough times.
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The Duke Blue Devils won in fun fashion against the Pitt Panthers, and we recap everything on Episode 679!
There’s no way we can get into the recap without starting with the Dunk of the Season so far, when Cooper Flagg absolutely caught a body (and the foul) against Pitt center Guillermo Diaz Graham. We get into the rest of the good from the game, most notably the defense. The defense is performing at historic levels, and it’s incredible to watch. It’s fueled how Duke takes these games over and shuts an opponent down.
We also deal with the stuff to improve from this game, from the turnovers to Jason and Donald’s ability to make an opponent sound dangerous! There was a lot to discuss from this one, so it’s a longer episode. But, it’s one you’ll want to listen to from start to finish!
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The Duke Blue Devils return home tomorrow to take on the Pitt Panthers, and we preview the Quad 1 game on DBR Bites Episode 80.
Duke and Pitt both enter with 12-2 records overall and undefeated in the ACC, and this is a strong Pitt team led by a beloved member of The Brotherhood in Jeff Capel. Capel has a team that has quite a bit of continuity, which makes their elevation to one of the best teams in the ACC. They have some length and some toughness, and they have some guys who can put the biscuit in the basket. Donald and Jason go through what Pitt brings to Cameron and how Duke can continue their unbeaten start to the ACC schedule. Before the break, we also do a little word on The Duke Effect and how many people tuned into Duke Basketball in 2024.
After the break, we switch to football, where Duke lost to Ole Miss last week in the Gator Bowl. Despite the 52-20 scoreline, there was some things to be proud of from Duke on both sides of the ball. We discuss how Henry Belin IV did throwing the football and how Duke is set up to be a contender for the ACC title next year with their schedule and many of the players coming back, including All-American Chandler Rivers.
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A game at upstart SMU was supposed to be one of the biggest challenges left on Duke's schedule and most folks expected a close contest that would likely no be decided until the final minutes. It didn't take long for Duke to dispel that notion. The DBR Podcast crew cannot gush enough about this game where Duke jumped all over SMU and never let up for a second. Tyrese Proctor, Manman, Caleb Foster, and several guys get shout-outs but it is the performance of Cooper Flagg that really stands out as he impacts every aspect of the contest on both ends of the floor. A word of warning -- be careful as you listen or you might get caught up in a wee bit of irrational exuberance... the guys even calculate Duke's chances of winning out the rest of the regular season.
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Having, hopefully, knocked the holiday rust off against Virginia Tech, the Blue Devils hit the road to Dallas for a big matchup with the SMU Mustangs. SMU may be new to the ACC, but they are looking to make a real splash in hoops the same way they did in football. And step one in that process would be a victory over Duke. The DBR Podcast gets things started by talking about how important this game will be for Duke's quest for a top tournament seed. This is a Quad 1 game and there just aren't many of those left on Duke's schedule, so the Devils need to take advantage of a chance to impress with a road win. Jason and Donald talk about what SMU does well (elite offense) and the matchups Duke will need to take advantage of to get a victory (wait until you hear about SMU's freshman big man). If you want to know what to expect on Saturday, this episode is the place to find out.
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