Duke Basketball Roundup

Hoops and Football on tap over the next few days so the DBR Podcast co-hosts take a moment to preview a couple important contests.

Up first is the Cameron clash with Coastal Carolina (try saying that five times fast). Led by former Wake Forest star Justin Gray, Coastal likely presents more of a challenge than Army, but also is likely to face a Duke team that has been wrung through the ringer by an angry Jon Scheyer over the past couple days. Jason and Donald strongly suspect we will see a better game out of John Blackwell this time.

Next up for the football devils is NC State. The Wolfpack fired their coach and promptly had one of the best games of their season last week against Cal. Can they keep that up when Duke comes cross town to Raleigh?

And, the pod wraps up with Jason providing some truly stunning numbers about how fast Cameron Boozer is adjusting to the NBA. Wait until you hear the names he is being compared to when it comes to processing speed. Wow!!

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The Duke Blue Devils opened the season with a 84-50 win over Army, and we’re here to talk about it on Episode 868!

Duke wasn’t perfect, but a 12-0 kill shot to start the game set the tempo and Duke was able to open the season with a win. We discuss the game, featuring some great headlines and discussing all the good from this game. The defense was the story, and we discuss some individuals who played well. We also get into what we can work on from this game as we turn it around in two more days for a game against Coastal Carolina. Finally, we discuss some fantastic plays that made our Play of the Game. We also quickly discuss a few other games of note that took place on Monday night.

Finally, as we get ready for the Gloria Borges WunderGlo Foundation annual gala on November 13th, included in the live auction is a chance to win a 15-minute guest segment on the show with us to discuss a Duke-related topic! To sign up for the live auction, please fill out this Google Form so you can receive the link next week when it goes live. We’re excited to see who wins and more importantly, how much money we can raise for colorectal cancer research and cure development.

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Jason and Donald dive into the opening game of the season for the Duke Blue Devils. Duke plays Army in a rematch from a year ago. Last season, Duke put up 114 points in an absolute beatdown. Will we see the same thing again this year? Regardless of the result, the Duke Basketball Roundup crew says the most important thing to watch will the Jon Scheyer's rotations.

After the break, the guys have fun recapping the football contest with Boston College, which featured a record-breaking performance by none other than the Nate Train as well as a shutout by the Duke defense. Could Duke be eyeing another ACC title game? It isn't likely, but isn't impossible either.

By the way, the podcast is putting its support behind an important charity effort. The WunderGlo Foundation Gala is having an online auction to benefit the fight against cancer... and one of the prizes is an opportunity to appear as a guest on the DBR Podcast!! Follow this link to register for the gala if you are in LA on November 13th: https://pro.gofundme.com/event/14th-annual-wunderglo-cancer-warrior-awards/e772969

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It’s the episode you’ve been waiting for! On Episode 866, it’s time to play the Stats Game!

The Stats Game is our annual predictions show, where we try to figure out who is going to do what for Duke Men’s Basketball over the course of the season. We welcome back Scott Rich and DBR Podcast Co-Host Emeritus Sam Klein to join in the fun. Sam takes the reins as he guides us through all the categories, and we all predict what we think will happen this season in each one.

Who do we think will lead the team in points, rebounds, assists, steals, and blocks? How many 10-5-5 games do we think will be achieved? Will we see some wild predictions for 100 point games or walk-on points? And of course, how many wins will each guy predict Duke will get this season? Come for the predictions, stay for the impromptu game of DBR Podcast Bingo that Scott will do throughout the episode. And, you’ll be able to see parts of this episode on our ⁠YouTube channel and social media!

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We’re back with a new DBR Bites as some news came up on a Thursday that we had to discuss!

First, Brock Davis was a late addition to the Duke Men’s Basketball roster in March, helping the team prepare for games during the ACC and NCAA tournaments. He was added to the roster officially for this season. But in the midst of prepping for our Stats Game, Jason discovered that Brock was no longer with the program. We discuss his decision to put his studies before sports and leave the program to focus on his academics. We commend Brock for putting his studies first.

We then get into some schedule news for next season, as Duke is slated to play in the Basketball Hall of Fame Series against Arizona in November 2027. That game will take place at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, the home of the Raiders that will be the host of the 2028 Final Four. Once again, Jon Scheyer has accepted all of the smoke and he’s also continuing a couple of trends in playing in Vegas and playing in a city that he hopes the team will return to in April to play for a national title. 

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