Words cannot describe the dunk that Zion laid down upon the poor Clemson Tigers... but we give it our best shot. Plus, Sam shows us what Zion's dunk would look like if it was executed by an unathletic, Jewish, business school student wearing blue jeans. Yes, there is video of this amazing event! 0:00 Byrd Campbell, your Duke legal team 0:25 Donald welcomes us to the end of basketball as we know it. Zion has ended what this game used to be. 1:25 Jason sidetracks us into talking about death and wi...
Jan 06, 2019•54 min
Welcome to 2019, the podcast guys are here with a look ahead at the ACC season and look back at the absolute thrashing the Blue Devils put on Temple in the Independence Bowl. 0:00Happy New Year, Byrd Campbell 0:25Sam welcomes us, he seems to be in a good mood 2:05ACC preview time… we begin by predicting which teams will finish at the top of the conference 3:40Jason talks up Va Tech and NC State, and reflects on their schedules 7:45Donald like the Tarheels and FSU to join Duke and Virginia at the...
Dec 31, 2018•1 hr 2 min
Sorry for posting this late. With the holidays, it took a few days from recording to getting it edited. Enjoy! 0:00Byrd Campbell, our legal eagles 0:30Jason is hosting, everyone else is traveling 2:25Recapping Texas Tech, a game that was a great defensive battle and that featured incredible play by Tre Jones 17:30A look back at the Princeton game, and the utter beatdown we laid on them in the second half with bonus conversation about Zion banging his head on the backboard! 25:40A holiday wish fr...
Dec 28, 2018•52 min
We talk about the big 2nd halves against Hartford and Yale, keyed by amazing pressure defense. Plus we give you some intel on the newest Blue Devil, stud recruit Vernon Carey, Jr. 0:00Rockin’ the Duke Blue… Byrd Campbell 0:30Donald welcomes us, Sam is snowed in, and Jason is celebrating a championship 4:20Time to recap some games, we mostly focus on the impressive Duke defense 11:10Sam talks about how quickly Duke goes from D into O, constant attack mode 15:55Jason says the only explanation for ...
Dec 09, 2018•57 min
Two blow out wins form the bulk of this podcast and we even got to go in the locker room to talk to one of the stars of the Stetson game... for about 15 seconds. Plus, an extensive conversation about Jack White and his role moving forward. Oh, and you will enjoy us ranting about how awful and stupid the NCAA's new NET measuring stick is. 0:00 Thanks, Byrd Campbell 0:30 Sam wishes Donald a happy birthday and Jason moans about being old 3:00 Basketball recap time, Duke blows the doors off Indiana ...
Dec 03, 2018•1 hr
The gang is back with Episode 136! On this episode, they recap Duke Basketball's performance at the Maui Invitational, including the loss in the final to Gonzaga. They also preview the upcoming game against Indiana in the ACC/B1G Challenge. On the football side, they recap big losses against Clemson and Wake Forest. They wrap up with basketball players of the week and Parting Shots. Timestamps: 0:00 - Byrd Campbell! 0:27 - Jason is running the ship from Philadelphia! Sam is in Durham job hunting...
Nov 26, 2018•1 hr 3 min
Jason interviews Marvin Bagley and Harry Giles on this packed podcast that also includes a recap of the dunk show that was the Eastern Michigan game. Lots to enjoy here!! 0:00Byrd Campbell, you are da man! 0:30Donald and Jason are here, but Sam had homework 2:15Time to talk about the Dunk Show… Duke whups Eastern Michigan 3:20Jason talks about the defense, which may be better than folks expected 5:45Donald really likes the play of Tre Jones thus far 9:00Time to talk about the Zion show, the man ...
Nov 17, 2018•1 hr 17 min
A closer than expected win over the military boys combined with a football beatdown of the hated Tarheels. It was a good weekend that started with the newest addition to the #Brotherhood, Boogie Ellis 0:00Byrd Campbell loves the pod! 0:35Jason welcomes us to pod #133 or #134, we aren’t sure 3:45We recap the victory over Army, a game that wasn’t quite the blowout that folks expected 5:35Zion is so great, he made Donald do a Stephen A. Smith impression 8:25Sam says it felt like Duke was settling f...
Nov 13, 2018•1 hr 5 min
There will be no timecodes. The only timecode is: 0:00 - Duke whups Kentucky every which way they can. Sam, Jason, and Donald spend a half hour laughing about it. What more needs to be said? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 07, 2018•41 min
The season is upon us! Listen to the guys make predictions about what will happen and hear their thoughts on the upcoming game against Kentucky. 0:00Time for some predictions… brought to you by Byrd Campbell 0:30We are time travelers, recording in the past to make predictions about the future 2:50It is the prediction episode, Sam’s favorite time of the year 3:55We begin with our guess at who will score the most points this season 5:10Most rebounds… we are all in on Zion 5:40Most blocked shots, D...
Nov 02, 2018•45 min
Duke is playing hoops again! It is just exhibitions, but we are excited! 0:00 - Sponsors Byrd Campbell are true blue Dukies 0:30 - Donald welcomes us to a pod packed with hoops and football 2:00 - Duke played 2 exhibition games. Jason starts by warning about drawing conclusions from exhibitions and then tries to draw some conclusions 7:00 - Sam talks a bit about the ball movement and if the pace of play we saw in the exhibitions will still be there in the regular season 10:40 - Donald talks a bi...
Oct 29, 2018•52 min
Countdown to Craziness is here and the guys are in a basketball mood! 0:00Byrd Campbell means business 0:30Jason welcomes you to pod #130, it is gonna be full of basketball! 2:25Countdown to Craziness recap. Sam was in the stands and gives us the view from there. 5:30Donald talks about why not to read too much into what happened in this game. 8:05Jason is still quite concerned with our outside shooting and raves a bit about what he saw from Tre Jones. Sam is a little more cautious. 17:10We need ...
Oct 23, 2018•1 hr 22 min
0:00Thanks to Byrd Campbell and their newest Dukie legal eagle. 0:45Donald gets us to an emergency pod… about Zion and the Adidas college basketball trial. 3:05Jason gets his rant on… taking on Dan Wetzel of Yahoo Sports. 5:35Jason says the timeline makes no sense for Zion to have been paid by Duke. 8:40Donald compares this scandal to the movie Blue Chips and says Duke didn’t need to break the rules to get top players. 11:00Jason is still obsessed with the timeline and also says the implication ...
Oct 17, 2018•21 min
0:00Thanks to Byrd Campbell 0:30Sam welcomes us and Jason talks about turning his children in gambling addicts. 3:10Jason laments a great interview with Duke legend Bobby Hurley that happened but has been lost. 6:25Duke has a 2019 basketball recruit. His name is Wendell Moore and we discuss what he brings to the Devils. 17:05Countdown to Craziness is this week! Here is what we are looking to see, aside from the players dancing. We cover all the important stuff including how many players will pic...
Oct 16, 2018•1 hr 5 min
0:00Byrd Campbell, our legal eagles. 0:30Jason is hosting. He sounds drunk or over-excited or both. 1:45Jason got an interview with a former Dukie… we welcome Grayson Allen to the podcast. 3:00We begin by asking Grayson about his decision to come back to Duke year after year and wait on the NBA. 4:30Grayson talks about what was it like to continually have new one-and-done teammates. 5:50Grayson gives a surprising answer to the question -- Who was the best player you played with at Duke? 7:00Jaso...
Sep 25, 2018•1 hr 2 min
0:00Thanks to our sponsors, Byrd Campbell 0:30Donald welcomes you to #126 and we begin by hoping everyone did ok in Florence. 3:10Sam talks about our LIVE SHOW! It will be in Durham in early November. Let us know your interest in attending this event by going to http://tinyurl.com/DBRLive 6:35We have actual basketball news! The conference schedule is out and it is really tough on Duke. Jason really breaks down a really brutal stretch in February. 20:10If you want to succeed on a standardized tes...
Sep 18, 2018•49 min
0:00Byrd Campbell, they mean business 0:25Sam is hosting, Donald is traveling, and Jason is celebrating the Jewish New Year. 1:50Duke beats NW but suffers some big injury losses. Donald marvels at the Duke 4th quarter D. 4:50Jason talks turnovers, both the real ones and the ones that come after 4th down. 7:10Sidebar on Mark Gilbert, one of the best defensive backs in Duke history. 8:40Sam talks a bit about what NW was trying (and failing) to do on offense. 12:00Jason enjoyed the way we moved the...
Sep 11, 2018•38 min
0:00Thanks BC! 0:30Jason is the host and he has no idea what he is doing. Luckily, Sam is there to save him. 2:05We are all about football right now. Our recap of the Duke-Army game begins with Jason asking Sam about the running game of Brittain Brown. 4:00Time to talk about the turnovers and how they change the complexion of a game. 6:50Donald tells us about the impressive Duke D. 8:25Jason talks about Daniel Jones’ super efficient game. 12:10Jason with a quick shout-out to the new Duke offensi...
Sep 04, 2018•37 min
0:00Thanks to Byrd Campbell 0:30Donald welcomes us to the Zion Williamson show 2:40Sam was surprised at Zion’s body control and skill. We knew he could dunk, we didn’t know about everything else he brought to the table. 6:30Donald points out that watching Zion is so much fun. Even Duke haters can’t hate this guy. 8:00Donald want to move on, but Jason freaks out because he wants to talk more about Zion, especially his ridiculous rebounding. 12:00Jason talks about RJ Barrett, who he says is the te...
Aug 21, 2018•51 min
0:00Byrd Campbell love the podcast! 0:35Jason hosting this week. Sam is officially a Duke student again. Donald is no longer in Utah. 2:10Jason intros our very special guest, the Alaskan Assassin, Trajan Langdon. Jason’s intro is long and full of gushing. 5:00Jason’s intro is finally over, we hear from Trajan about the how great that 1999 team was. 9:15Trajan talks about the final game and the controversial travelling call that cost Duke a title. 10:30Trajan talks about his close relationship wi...
Aug 02, 2018•1 hr 19 min
0:00Thanks Byrd Campbell for supporting the pod 0:25Sam welcomes us to the podcast. Donald is in Utah and that isn’t even the craziest place we are broadcasting from this week. 1:40Sam is in Durham, NC… his new home! 4:40We have a special guest, Steve Pagliuca – owner of the Boston Celtics, a former Duke player, and the dad of two former Duke players! 6:55Jason says hi to Steve and congratulates him on getting a NBA team full of Dukies. 8:00Donald asks about Steve’s relationship with the basketb...
Jul 27, 2018•1 hr 22 min
0:00Thanks to Byrd Campbell 0:30Jason welcomes Donald to this NBA Draft pod. The theme is “Free Fallin’” 1:40We are joined by a special guest, one of the DBR posters when it comes to the NBA, CDu (Mickey Wilson). 2:45How the NBA shunning Trevon Duval messed up our podcast plans. 3:40Marvin Bagley goes #2. We are not surprised and wonder what this might say about Harry Giles’ future in Sacto. 5:55Jason wants to talk about interviews and outfits. 7:55Mickey celebrates his Chicago Bulls getting Wen...
Jun 22, 2018•47 min
0:00Thanks to Byrd Campbell 0:30Jason welcomes us and Donald talks about watching way too many Marvel movies this week. Meanwhile, Sam is sitting on Donald’s couch. 4:00Dukies in the NBA playoffs, we begin with Jayson Tatum, super-rookie. 16:25Time to turn to JJ Redick and Jason asks a JJ trivia question that Donald whiffs on in the worst way possible. 22:50Sam talks about what JJ brought to the Sixers off the court, as a leader. 30:05We have a quick conversation about Rodney Hood and Quinn Cook...
May 21, 2018•1 hr 18 min
0:00Byrd Campbell, our sponsors 0:25Sam welcomes us and Donald tells a story about getting new subscribers to the pod. 3:20Our main topic, the NCAA Commission on College Basketball releases their report and Sam gives us an overview of what it contains. 8:00Jason gives us his take on the UNC scandal portion of the report. 9:40Jason says there’s a fundamental question that the commission failed to address. 14:20Donald gets us into a conversation about the NCAA’s relationship with the NBA draft. 20...
Apr 27, 2018•1 hr 20 min
Sam is about to become the podcast MVP thanks to a change of address. 0:00Thank you, Byrd Campbell 0:30Donald welcomes us to ep #117 and Jason talks about playing beer pong with his son’s friends 4:00Introducing our special guest, Ed Armstrong, winner of the DBR bracket challenge! 5:55Jason wants to know how a Duke fan managed to pick Villanova and Kansas to beat Duke! 8:20Ed wants to talk about Coach K and the guys who surround him – are we worried about having such an inexperienced coaching st...
Apr 11, 2018•1 hr 8 min
Sam, Donald and Jason discuss some of the news of the day, including Marvin Bagley III leaving for the NBA and Jeff Capel leaving for Pitt. They also recap the McDonald's All American Game and Mama Carter discussing the business that is the NCAA. Finally, they review their season predictions, hand out player of the year awards and end with Parting Shots. Timestamps 0:00 Byrd Campbell! 0:20 Hello everyone! Sam’s in charge 1:23 Jason’s here…he’s drunk lit! 3:14 Marvin Bagley’s gone…we react very q...
Mar 29, 2018•1 hr 24 min
0:00Sponsors rule! 0:25We lost, we are depressed. 1:55Sam says rebounds, 3-point shooting were the story. 3:20Jason congratulates Kansas, and after some other stuff says the bad charge call on Carter changed the game. 6:30Jason feels so sorry for Grayson Allen and the half an inch he came from being a hero. 8:50Donald speaks up again and says this was the game of the tournament. 12:20We all react to Grayson’s shot. 15:00Silence… and then a conversation about Duval’s shooting. 23:45Jason says Bil...
Mar 26, 2018•56 min
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 t...
Mar 24, 2018•1 hr 14 min
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 20:20J...
Mar 19, 2018•1 hr 9 min
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 ...
Mar 16, 2018•43 min
