DBR Podcast #97

What this episode covers

0:00We love Byrd Campbell 0:30Jason intros everyone and we somehow start talking about Sam’s weight. 2:15Let’s look back on the BC loss… Jason begins by talking about the rebounding. 3:45Sam admits he was supremely confident we would win down the stretch… and explains what was different about this game from other close contests Duke won. 6:20We marvel at Duke’s inability to get to the FT line, especially our big men. 8:15Jason asks Donald why Duke couldn’t get any interior offense in the second half? Donald blames BC’s offense for taking us out of our game. 11:45Donald starts the talk about Duke’s perimeter D and Jason does a deep dive into the history of Duke giving up 3-pointers… it takes him all the way back to the lost season of 1995. 17:30Sam stays optimistic and talks about how the team can change to get better at defending the three. 22:05Sam interviews Jonathan Alexander, the new Duke reporter for the News & Observer. 26:20After dealing with Jonathan’s background, we finally start talking about the current Duke team. 29:05Sam and Jonathan talk Duke’s defensive problems. 32:10Jonathan seems to be a big fan of Gary Trent, Jr. 35:50Jonathan’s biggest surprise covering Duke… Coach K’s sense of humor! 39:00Jonathan says all the Duke guys are easy interviews. They are polished when it comes to talking to the media. 41:15Sam says goodbye and thanks to Jonathan. 42:20We react to the interview and talk about what it takes to be a journalist covering Duke. 48:40Again, thanks to our sponsor, Byrd Campbell. 50:05A quick look back on Duke’s record-setting beat down of St. Francis… with a special focus on Marques Bolden’s ridiculous offensive rebounding 52:50We gotta talk about Mike Buckmire and Justin Robinson!! 1:00:00Player of the week time… Donald and Sam clown around a bit with the award, which is perfectly fine. 1:01:35Parting Shots – Sam on Hanukkah and The Last Jedi and old basketball memories 1:04:55Parting Shots - Donald goes bowling and talks about Chris Collins & NWestern blowing out Chicago St. which causes us to side-track into a discussion about conference affiliation. 1:08:05Parting Shots – Jason talks about his father dying a few days ago… and he thanks his dad for giving him a love of sports. 1:13:55Th-th-th-th-that’s all folks! Reach out to us at [email protected].... And Duke band, take us home. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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