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In recent years, Small Ball has been all the rage. That’s changing now, with players like Victor Wembanyama, Chet Holmgren and Paolo Banchero moving attention back to bigger players. All those guys play both sides of the three point line and they’re great players for this era. Certainly they are very different from the big […]
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The Duke Blue Devils went to West Point on Veterans Day and blasted Army by a 114-59 score. Jason and Donald recap the win on Episode 768. Duke got the shooting going and the defense was suffocating. But it was also a historic night at West Point as a record crowd witnessed the game, and […]
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Cooper Flagg has had an interesting few days. First, he had a breakout game at Milwaukee on Monday. Then, Tuesday morning, the Dallas Mavericks fired GM Nico Harrison. After that, Flagg’s mother, Kelly, posted some comments after the firing that were misconstrued (she clarified what she meant). And he also has his first NBA injury. […]
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In Tuesday’s ACC Action, SMU raced by Murray State 102-91, Notre Dame roughed up Eastern Illinois 78-58, Clemson knocked off Morehead State 83-56, Boston College fell to Central Connecticut, 60-59, UNC got by a tougher than expected Radford 89-74, Florida State nearly got Florida, falling 78-76, Wake Forest took Michigan to overtime before barely losing […]
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Grayson Allen had a very good Duke career. In his freshman year, he came off the bench against Wisconsin as a virtual unknown in the national championship game and made what coach Mike Krzyzewski called one of the greatest plays in Duke Basketball history when he dove after a loose ball, thoroughly pumping up his […]
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Duke went up to West Point for a Veteran’s Day matchup and after the feel-good stuff with former Coach Mike Krzyzewsksi and his former school, the Blue Devils put a hurting on the Black Knights, 114-59. In the first half, Army did an effective job of limiting Cameron Boozer’s touches and of Duke’s 35 attempts, […]
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Most of us are familiar with quads, open areas shaped like rectangles or squares that are surrounded by buildings. Or maybe we’re familiar with the four large muscles at the front of a thigh. Lately, though, and we admit this is a lame intro, quads mean something entirely different, at least in NCAA men’s basketball. […]
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In Monday’s ACC Action, Pitt got by Eastern Michigan, 78-66, Georgia Tech took out a stubborn Southeast Louisiana, 70-60, Miami hammered Stetson, 102-61, and in the late game, Cal trounced Cal State Fullerton, 93-65. Miami started slow and for some reason, Tre Donaldson came off the bench and until he did, Miami struggled. The ‘Canes […]
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It was pretty clear that the ACC would be better this season, but we didn’t fully anticipate how good some of the new players would be. Obviously we were aware of Duke’s recruits, particularly Cameron Boozer, currently projected as a Top 3 draft pick next June. However he’s far from the only major talent to […]
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All of Duke’s NBA rookies were in action Monday night except for one and Cooper Flagg had perhaps his best game yet. Flagg hit for 26 points, shooting 9-15/1-5 for 60%. He also had four assists, two steals and a block in a 116-114 loss to Milwaukee. Meanwhile, in Charlotte, Kon Knueppel continued his strong […]
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The old ABA was a gloriously flawed league. On the one hand, it had to distinguish itself from the stodgier NBA, which it did with things like the three point shot, flashier offenses and the trim-colored basketball. On the other, it lacked stable finances, including TV coverage. And ultimately, even with players like Julius Erving, […]
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We return with DBR Bites 120 as we prepare for a special road trip to West Point! The Duke Blue Devils are on their way to West Point for a road game against Army. Jason and Donald bring you a quick preview of the Black Knights and what people should watch for on Tuesday night. […]
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Date 9-11 || Time 7:00 || Venue Christl Arena || Video CBSSN Duke visits Army on Veteran’s Day to honor those who volunteer to serve and also to honor Duke’s historical connection to West Point through former coach and G.O.A.T. Mike Krzyzewski. Coach K of course graduated from West Point in 1969 and after fulfilling […]
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Every fanbase has a theme to its offseason discourse. Some always think this will be “their year.” Others hope this will be the last year for their besieged head coach. The lucky few chart their path to a potential national championship. For Duke fans, every offseason discussion eventually reaches the inevitable question: “Is this the […]
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First the bad news: Seth Trimble broke a bone in his left forearm Sunday and is out indefinitely. He’s scheduled for surgery this week. We kind of admire him. He’s stuck it out, worked hard, and gone through the Hubert roller coaster ride without complaining. We also like his entrepreneurial spirit. It’s a shame this […]
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Like most Duke fans, we took immense pride in last year’s team. It was a truly special group. We’ve been there before of course. The 1986 team was special too. So were the 1991-1992 teams. So was the 1999 team. The 2001 team was great from start to finish. 2010? 2015? 2019? All wonderful, memorable […]
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Duke bounced back from the disappointing loss to Baylor in Paris with a dominant 91-48 win over Holy Cross. Toby Fournier led the way with 27 points and 9 rebounds. Jordan Wood added 19 points and 9 boards of her own. Ashlon Jackson had 15. Overall, Duke shot 50% from the floor and hit 12-23 […]
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Duke crushed Carolina on Saturday… no, not that Carolina, the Western variety. The Blue Devil defense overwhelmed the Catamounts, holding them scoreless for 7 minutes early in the first half to make it an easy afternoon of hoops watching for Duke fans. The Boozer brothers, both of them, were the stars of this one and […]
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We’re in Year 4 of the Scheyer era now, and at the beginning of every year, the defense has been ahead of the offense. And that’s good. However, when you look at where Duke is now, while the defense is rugged, the offense, while not firing on all cylinders yet, is highly promising. Let’s consider […]
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In Saturday’s ACC Action, Syracuse beat Delaware State 83-43, Stanford took out Montana 91-68 and Virginia Tech got a nice overtime win over Providence at the Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off, 107-101. Freshman Neoklis Avdalis, who had some NBA Draft buzz this past spring, had 33 points, five rebounds and six assists. We’re not saying […]
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Duke fans had a pretty good idea of course but a lot of people underestimated Kon Knueppel as an NBA player. We tend to judge by guys like Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant and LeBron James, and those guys are (or were) extremely talented players. However, their talent was never the only thing that separated them. […]
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Duke traveled to East Hartford with an opportunity to secure bowl eligibility but came up short against a talented UConn squad 37-34 in a seesaw affair. Duke turned the ball over three times while UConn committed zero turnovers. Quarterback Darian Mensah threw two first half interceptions and fumbled with 28 seconds remaining in the game […]
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When Duke put Jack Scott and Iffy Ufochukwu in but left Sebastian Wilkins on the bench, we wondered if he was injured or what the explanation would be. Turns out there’s a very straightforward explanation: he’s going to redshirt, as coach Jon Scheyer explained after the game, saying this: “Sebastian Wilkins and I, we’ve had […]
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Duke beat Western Carolina handily Saturday afternoon – Duke was supposed to win handily and did, winning 95-54 – but there was a lot to like about this game, starting with effort. Duke played hard. There was no lack of effort from anyone. From the top of the roster to the bottom, the effort was […]
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Tyrese Proctor, Cooper Flagg, Kon Knueppel and Sion James were all in action Friday night and there were some very positive results. Proctor had 17 points in 19 minutes against the Washington Wizards in Cleveland’s 148-114 laugher, hitting 5-6 and 2/3. In Dallas’s 118-104 loss to Memphis, Cooper Flagg had 12 points, six rebounds, two […]
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