0:00 We love Byrd Campbell
0:30 Jason intros everyone and we somehow start talking about Sam’s weight.
2:15 Let’s look back on the BC loss… Jason begins by talking about the rebounding.
3:45 Sam 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.
6:20 We marvel at Duke’s inability to get to the FT line, especially our big men.
8:15 Jason 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.
11:45 Donald 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.
17:30 Sam stays optimistic and talks about how the team can change to get better at defending the three.
22:05 Sam interviews Jonathan Alexander, the new Duke reporter for the News & Observer.
26:20 After dealing with Jonathan’s background, we finally start talking about the current Duke team.
29:05 Sam and Jonathan talk Duke’s defensive problems.
32:10 Jonathan seems to be a big fan of Gary Trent, Jr.
35:50 Jonathan’s biggest surprise covering Duke… Coach K’s sense of humor!
39:00 Jonathan says all the Duke guys are easy interviews. They are polished when it comes to talking to the media.
41:15 Sam says goodbye and thanks to Jonathan.
42:20 We react to the interview and talk about what it takes to be a journalist covering Duke.
48:40 Again, thanks to our sponsor, Byrd Campbell.
50:05 A quick look back on Duke’s record-setting beat down of St. Francis… with a special focus on Marques Bolden’s ridiculous offensive rebounding
52:50 We gotta talk about Mike Buckmire and Justin Robinson!!
1:00:00 Player of the week time… Donald and Sam clown around a bit with the award, which is perfectly fine.
1:01:35 Parting Shots – Sam on Hanukkah and The Last Jedi and old basketball memories
1:04:55 Parting 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.
1:08:05 Parting Shots – Jason talks about his father dying a few days ago… and he thanks his dad for giving him a love of sports.
1:13:55 Th-th-th-th-that’s all folks! Reach out to us at DBRPodcast@gmail.com.... And Duke band, take us home.
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