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0:00Thanks to Byrd Campbell 0:30Donald takes hosting duties, but Sam is the star of this pod! 3:35Duke beats Syracuse. Sam gives us his views from being on press row. In short, zone defense is really tough to beat. 8:00We must talk about Nolan Smith’s jacket. 9:30Jason gives major props to Syracuse for playing their kind of game and he says they have a bright future ahead of them. 14:50Duke had a stinker, and still won. We won’t be able to shoot that poorly and win again. 16:20Duke limited the turnovers, one major reason we won. 17:50Donald compares this game to NBA2. 21:10Sam got into the locker room and interviewed the players!! 22:15Grayson talks about the poor shooting but how the team got past it. 27:25Sam chats with Bolden about the difference in a tournament and a regular season game. 28:10Carter talks about K ripping off his jacket. 31:10Sam asks Carter about how things have changed from the regular season. 31:55Sam’s journalism stint is done and Jason asks him about how hard it is to find good questions. 37:10Donald says Grayson’s answers reveal that he is really enjoying this, which leads all of us to reflect on Grayson’s career. 41:05Jason says Grayson has embraced his role as the most famous player in all of college basketball. 44:45Byrd Campbell, our beloved sponsors. 45:25Kansas preview! Jason focuses on the bigs. That’s the key to Duke winning. 47:35Sam was sitting with the Kansas media and says those folks think it is all about Kansas getting 3-pointers. 49:30Jason talks about that stats regarding Kansas as it relates to rebounding and 3-pointers. 51:35Donald says we can’t let them just pack it in and take away our bigs. 54:30Jason unveils a truly incredible stat about Duke’s history. Sam is floored. 58:30Some quick thoughts on the rest of the bracket, and how loaded our half remains. 1:03:30Sam vows to look for more upsets in his future picks and Jason wonders how anyone could have picked Florida St. 1:07:25Player of the game, lots of praise for Carter and Trent. 1:10:40Donald says goodbye and the Duke band plays us out.
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0:00Byrd Campbell says GTHC! 0:35We are feeling just a little giddy 3:10Duke clobbers Rhode Island and Donald talks about Marvin Bagley being inhumanly good 8:20Jason points out why his obsession with FGAs did not matter in this game and then the conversation morphs into all three of us praising Trevon Duval 13:35Donald talks about some of the impressive statistical milestones coming up for Duke 15:00We preview Sweet 16 Syracuse - Sam recaps what happened the last time these two teams met 20:20Jason gives us some of the truly horrible stats about Syracuse’s offense 23:40Jason asks Donald to explain how Syracuse could win this game… he talks about making things ugly 26:15Time to talk about UNC and Virginia getting hammered… Donald insists we begin with the biggest upset in college hoops history. 28:15Donald says this was like a perfect game in baseball… you see it happening but you don’t want to say anything for fear you will jinx the incredible feat 33:40Sam admits he is just happy that Duke was not the #1 seed who lost to a #16 34:25Jason tells us about the biggest UMBC gambler in Las Vegas 38:00Donald gets us to the Twitter reaction to the UMBC win 41:25Jason wants to know if this game makes us doubt the genius of Virginia coach Tony Bennett, but Sam and Donald do not take the bait 46:30A message about “the journey” from Byrd Campbell 48:20Down goes Carolina! Sam loves how ineffective Luke Maye looked against A&M’s athletic bigs 53:00Jason talks about the abject failure of the Pac-12 55:50Sam loves Sister Jean of Loyola-Chicago 56:50Jason crows about picking Nevada to the Sw16 58:05Player of the game, two Bags and a Tre 59:45Parting shots – Donald on the success of the Duke women’s basketball team 1:00:45Parting shots – Sam loves wifi 1:02:00Parting shots – Jason likes the Capital One commercials 1:05:05Goodbye and Duke band
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0:00 Sam thanks Byrd Campbell 0:25 Recap of the Iona victory. Duke shot well but we are really impressed with the D. 16:45 Looking ahead of Rhode Island, a team that seems just too small to handle Duke's inside players 24:45 Some thoughts on the tournament thus far -- Miami loses and we talk about Penn's upset bid on Kansas 28:55 Player of the game - we have 3 different choices 30:55 Parting shots - Jason talks about what it means when a small school pulls a big upset 35:45 Parting shot - Jason shows Sam and Donald the referee interference moment from the Harvard-Marquette game 39:10 Sam says goodbye and reminds everyone about the DBR Bracket challenge
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0:00DBR sponsors, Byrd Campbell 0:35Donald welcomes us to the pod and Sam blames Jason for flooding his emailbox 3:15Jason describes the cool NCAA tournament draft he is doing with some DBR folks 4:30We dissect the NCAA bracket, starting with Duke’s region, which Sam says is utterly predictable. 9:10Jason gives us a preview of Duke’s first opponent, the Iona Gaels 17:10Donald wants to talk about the Hurley brothers 21:55Jason talks about teams who got a break in the bracket, and he focuses on Villanova rather than the hated Tarheels 26:30We finally get to the West and we all hope Michigan takes out UNC 28:30Sleeper picks to make the Sweet 16 – we really like Missouri and whoever is playing Cincy 33:25Final Four picks… we largely like the same teams 36:00Sam asks us how far Duke needs to go to make this a successful season 43:35The DBR Bracket challenge -- Go to http://Tinyurl.com/DBRPodcast and you could win a chance to be a guest on the podcast! 44:35Another shout out to Byrd Campbell 45:10Time to look back at the ACC Tourney… and the depressing game against Carolina 46:40We get distracted by the latest Grayson Allen controversy 51:30Jason directs us back to talking about the Carolina game 55:35Player of the week time… Jason goes crazy talking about how great Marvin Bagley is 1:00:25Donald says goodbye… and look for the next podcast right after Duke plays Iona
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0:00Byrd Campbell, they hate the Tarheels as much as you do 0:30Intros, we are happy and talk about Jason’s connection to the Oscars 2:40Time to talk about that victory over UNC and Sam’s claim that he never doubted that Duke was going to win (yeah, right!) 7:50Jason asks Donald about how insane it was to even discuss whether Duke might be better without Marvin Bagley. 9:45We talk about the hug and Grayson Allen’s big night 13:20Jason recaps Grayson’s senior speech to the Crazies and it mophs into an appreciation of Grayson’s career 20:45This is where we discuss how absurdly dominant Marvin Bagley was in the 2nd half 24:15This diversion is brought to you by 2 Chainz jacket 27:40ACC Tourney preview including some words about Bonzie Colson’s return for Notre Dame. 30:00Sam gives us his sleepers for the ACC Tourney 32:35Sam looks ahead to the NCAA tournament locations for Duke 35:45Jason gets us back to the ACC tourney and talks a bit about Virginia’s decline lately, with a sidebar about the Louisville implosion 39:05Byrd Campbell on the career of Grayson Allen 41:05One thing you like and one thing you hate about the All-ACC teams: Did Grayson deserve 3rd team? How did someone vote against Marvin Bagley for ACC rookie of the year? And why was Isaiah Wilkins ignored on the All-ACC team? 51:30Donald gets us into a conversation about Coach of the Year 56:20Player of the week… I mean player of the game 59:20Parting shots – Donald talks the return of MLS 1:00:20Parting shots – Sam loved the senior day of FSU’s Brian Angola 1:02:10Parting shots – Jason talks NBA hype -- Harden breaking ankles and Lebron performs wizardry 1:10:20Rate us on iTunes, reach out to us at DBRPodcast@gmail.com, and the Duke band plays us home
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0:00Thanks to our sponsors, Byrd Campbell, for making this all happen. 0:30Introductions… in which Donald brags about his success with the ladies. 2:10Duke loses to Va Tech. We try to process what happened and Jason asks the big question – is Duke a better team minus Marvin Bagley? 7:55Sam and Donald vociferously object when Jason utters two words, “Dan Dakich” 10:35Jason talks ball movement and turnovers, especially in the final few minutes. 12:30Sam and Jason go apoplectic about Duval getting the ball to get fouled with :25 left. 17:45We turn to the Louisville game and Sam lauds the defensive effort. 22:00Donald gives us the view from Cameron because he was at the Louisville game. 24:55The D and the dunks were the story against Syracuse 28:25Time to talk about the Carolina rematch. We focus on rebounding, Bagley’s progress, and the pace of play as keys to the game. 30:30Jason says Duke is a completely different team from when we played Carolina 3 weeks ago. 32:45We kick off the conversation about the FBI/Arizona scandal with some words from our sponsor, the lawyers at Byrd Campbell. 35:30Listener Zalman Goldstein asks a question – are the schools to blame for the wrongdoing of the players? 39:00Sam says the “bad guys” here, the agents and shoe companies, maybe aren’t so bad after all. 43:30Donald talks about Sean Miller… he uses words like weasel and snake. Donald does not like Sean Miller. 49:45Jason answers the questions about what the FBI is doing investigating all this stuff. He also warns that this investigation has been going on for a while… and there is a lot more bad stuff to come. 56:00Another listener question, from William Parks. He wants to talk about how you respond to the Duke haters. Donald has much experience in this arena. 1:02:50Player of the week… Bolden and Carter get some love. 1:04:35Parting shots – Donald… wait, Sam begins with talk about the return of Bonzie Colson and he offers props to Buzz Williams for telling his fans to stop cursing. 1:09:30Parting shots – Donald is finally ready. He talks some crazy basketball boxscores. 1:11:00Parting shots – Jason tells the story of the Iowa’s Jordan Bohannon intentionally missing a free throw. 1:13:35Goodbye and Duke band.
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Sam and Jason hop on an Emergency Pod to give us a rundown of the breaking news from the FBI NCAA investigation. Wendell Carter and Duke are implicated, but not in a way that seems at all serious. Have a listen and we will explain everything!
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0:00We thank our sponsors 0:30Donald takes the lead and get diverted talking about New Orleans 3:30We finally get to the games. We love the D against Clemson and are enjoying how the team has changed in the past week. 6:50Jason talks about how the zone and the press combine to force teams into bad shots. 9:00Sam is impressed with Duke’s speed on defense. 11:10Time to praise Javin DeLaurier 13:30Donald wants to know what Duke will be like when Bagley returns. 18:00Looking back on Virginia Tech and Duke’s crazy rebounding edge. 21:40Donald focuses on Grayson being aggressive on offense. 23:40We interview Duke national champion, Quinn Cook 25:00Donald kicks it off asking Quinn about his NBA dream 27:30Sam talks to Quinn about the current Blue Devils and their chances to be natty contenders. Quinn is a big fan of Grayson and Marvin. 31:15Jason reflects on Quinn’s Duke career and his national title in 2015 39:55We react to what Quinn said about the past and the present 44:45Byrd Campbell, our favorite law firm! 45:30Jason provides a preview of the Lousiville game 51:35Sam takes the lead for the preview of the Syracuse game 55:55Does Jim Boehiem regret coming to the ACC? 1:00:25How worried are you about the FBI investigation into college basketball? Sam explains why he thinks Duke is just fine here. 1:13:50Player of the week 1:15:40Parting shots – Jason talks Duke Lax success 1:17:05Parting shots – Sam on the start of baseball season 1:17:30Parting shots – Donald talks about Black Panther and gets movie critic Jason to give us a brief review. 21:50Donald says good bye and the Duke band plays us out
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0:00 Thanks Byrd Campbell 0:30 Sam welcomes us and says he does not want to talk about that UNC game 2:55 Duke beat Ga Tech and Jason saw the game from press row 9:25 Jason does post-game interviews with Alex O'Connell, Marquis Bolden, Grayson Allen, and Wendell Carter 14:50 We react to the locker room interviews and talk about the scene in the locker room 20:40 Jason talks a bit about Grayson being more aggressive offensively in this game as well as Duke playing a lot of zone 23:20 Sam was unimpressed with our second half effort, especially on defense and the boards 26:20 Donald talks about rebounding in the zone, which can be spotty 29:55 Sam compares Duke to the Spurs and then transitions into a conversation about Trevon Duval's role on the team 37:15 Another shout out to our wonderful sponsors, Byrd Campbell 37:40 Previewing the Va Tech game, rebounding and 3 point D will be key 43:40 Donald tells us all about Clemson, one of the surprising teams in the ACC this year thanks to a strong defense 49:00 Player of the week 50:50 Parting shots - Donald is headed to Durham for the Louisville game 51:40 Parting shots - Jason talks about the preview of the NCAA Tournament field 59:30 Parting shots - Sam on K's birthday and a comment on the Olympics 1:02:50 Goodbye and Duke band
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0:00Thanks again to Byrd Campbell 0:30Jason and Donald welcome you to the depressing Carolina recap podcast 1:35Donald talks about how we got outhustled and it led to Carolina getting a ton more field goal attempts than Duke 3:15Jason talks rebounding and how this game seemed to be eerily similar to the St. John’s game 5:30We marvel at Carolina only turning the ball over 2 times! 7:30Jason shifts to the good things he saw… the bench play. 10:10Donald says our freshmen have hit the wall. 12:10Jason tips his cap to the experienced Carolina guys who worked their butts off to win this game. 14:45Duke goes back on the road to Ga Tech and Jason will be there on press row. 15:35Players of the game – Bagley and Bolden 16:30Donald says he wants the team to turn inward and focus on working together. 18:15Jason says heart and hustle are a must for this team to succeed… and we have not seen that from them lately. 19:15Goodbye and Duke band
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