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The Secret Behind Maliq Brown’s Quick Hands
Duke fans probably feel like they know Maliq Brown pretty well, and, well, yes, they do. He was a brilliant and dominant defender during his two years as a Blue Devil, and emerged as something of a folk hero for Duke fans. But in this article, we learned something we never knew. You might have, […]
ACC Preview #2 – NC State
If UNC’s team is tough to get a grip on with all the changes, what about NC State? It’s not much easier, because it’s had a ton of change, too. Everyone in Raleigh was shocked – shocked! when Will Wade checked out after a year, but maybe they shouldn’t have been, because for most of […]
YouTube Gold: How Many Shots Did Wilt Chamberlain Block?
Wilt Chamberlain is still all over the NBA record book, with about 72 records, including 68 he holds alone. For a couple of easy examples, in 1961-62, he averaged 48.5 minutes per game, due in part to overtimes. For another, in a career that stretched from 1959-1973, he never fouled out. That’s 1,205 games. And […]
Ricky O’Donnell Raves About Duke’s Boumtje Boumtje
After his star turn with Team USA in the FIBA U17 tournament in Istanbul, the opinions on Duke freshman Joaquim Boumtje Boumtje have skyrocketed. Most recent example: our SB Nation colleague Ricky O’Donnell, who has some rather lavish praise for the Duke freshman, republished here on DBR. This is his headline for his column about […]
A Former NBA Player On Cameron Boozer’s Future
Brian Scalabrine has an interesting history with Duke Basketball. When he was at USC, the Trojans lost to Duke in the 2001 Elite Eight, 79-69. That Duke team went on to win the national championship. He was never a great NBA player, but Scalabrine played 11 years and was respected. He spent five seasons with […]
Twitter Gold: Austin Rivers Gets Heated
We don’t know the entire circumstances of this video, but this guy is talking to Austin Rivers and disses his NBA career, and Rivers is just not having it. We’ll have to go with Rivers here, and not just because he’s a Duke guy. It’s because he actually played in the NBA and has some […]
JoJo Arrives In Cameron
Joaquim Boumtje Boumtje is on campus at Duke after a very successful run in Istanbul with the U17 Team USA. The U.S. won gold, and Boumtje Boumtje, who was already moving up in virtually everyone’s estimations, just made a huge impression. Here’s a picture of Jon Scheyer showing him around Cameron Indoor Stadium, and perhaps […]
ACC Preview #1- UNC
We always start our ACC previews with the Big 4, and of those, we always put UNC up front. That’s partly because we know our neighbors best. You get a snootful around here. Well, that’s out the window. Who the hell knows what to expect now? Since 1961, despite ups and downs the Dean Smith […]
YouTube Gold: Argentina’s Astonishing Comeback
First things first: we didn’t watch the whole match, so while Egypt made its anger clear about calls and non-calls, we don’t have an opinion on that here. Did they get bad calls? Maybe. Couldn’t say. The key thing though is that Argentina, down 2-0, scored three goals after the 78-minute mark, and whatever complaints […]
Brotherhood Podcast #77 – Caleb Foster & Drew Scharnowski
The latest Brotherhood Podcast is out, and Caleb Foster is back to interview new Blue Devil Drew Scharnowski. Scharnowski of course comes over from Belmont. He’s probably stronger than most people realize, and bears a slight resemblance to Cooper Flagg. If you didn’t know better, you might they’re cousins. Here’s a quick excerpt from #77: […]
The Scariest Thing About This Duke Team
In our YouTube Gold today, we featured Cameron Williams and touched briefly on having both Williams and Joaquim Boumtje Boumtje on the roster, and alluded to the challenge of having this much talent and what to do with it. We’ve talked before about the depth of this team, but let’s list it again: The first […]
Monday Night’s Summer League News
In Monday night’s NBA Summer League play, former Duke star Cameron Boozer continues to impress. He finished the game against Utah with 18 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, hit 4-5 on his threes, and shot 6-9 overall, and did that in 27 minutes. In a related note, former BC big man Quentin Post has signed […]
YouTube Gold: Cameron Williams
Duke fans are understandably gleeful about the seemingly sudden rise of Joaquim Boumtje Boumtje. The kid was a sensation in Istanbul in the FIBA U17 World Cup. But he was simply better than anyone else there, and no one really knows what that means. Were the other players around the world mediocre this time? It […]
Maliq Brown Snuffs One!
In his second NBA Summer League game, the former Blue Devil didn’t offer much offensively, but his defense is what Duke fans have come to expect, and then some. And that, he had plenty of. One play in particular is going to get lots of oohs and aahs from fans and probably some from his […]
Twitter Gold: Boumtje Boumtje Video From The FIBA U17 World Cup
There has been a sort-of theme in stories about Duke Basketball next season that goes something like this: well, they won’t have Cooper Flagg or Cameron Boozer this time, so… Well, maybe, maybe not. Duke had a really solid group for next year and then managed to sign Joaquim Boumtje Boumtje. An American citizen, Boumtje […]
DBR Podcast #833 – JBB The MVP And ACC NIL Intel
In a matter of weeks, Joaquim Boumtje Boumtje has become perhaps the most hyped recruit on the planet. His latest accomplishment was winning the MVP of the FIBA U17 World Cup leading an incredibly talented Team USA in scoring and rebounding and 3-point shooting. The Duke Basketball Roundup watched a bunch of the FIBA tournament, […]
Boumtje Boumtje, U.S. Win U17 Gold, 107-81
As expected, the U.S. won gold in the FIBA U17 World Cup Sunday, beating Serbia 107-81, behind another strong game from Duke-bound Joaquim Boumtje Boumtje. He finished the championship game with 20 points on 61-14/2-5 and 6-7 from the line, 15 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Boumtje Boumtje went into this tournament highly regarded, but he […]
Boom Boom Go The Aussies As The U.S. Wins By 49
Joaquim Boumtje Boumtje and the U.S. U17 team continue to crush it in Turkey, this time with a 114-65 win over Australia in the semifinals. Although the U.S. ultimately rolled again, it wasn’t as easy. Australia was down just 23-21 after the first quarter, before the U.S. built a 14-point lead at the half. Team […]
So Cameron Boozer’s NBA Summer League Debut Went Well
Cameron Boozer made his NBA Summer League debut on Saturday against Oklahoma City, and it’s safe to say he left an impression. Boozer played 24 minutes, and scored 15 points, pulled down 4 rebounds, and also passed out 4 assists. It was a successful debut in general, obviously, but stats don’t tell the whole story. […]
YouTube Gold: 1991-92 Duke Dominates USSR National Team
In the fall of 1990, Duke was the Duke it had long been: a really good basketball school that never quite made it to a championship. Mike Krzyzewski had gotten his Blue Devils to the Final Four in 1986, 1988, 1989, and 1990, losing horribly to UNLV 103-73. In 1991, though, all of that changed, […]
Maliq Brown Makes His NBA Debut A Success
Former Duke Blue Devil Maliq Brown got his first taste of NBA competition Friday night, and held his own in a summer league game vs. the Miami Heat: the new San Antonio Spur played 22 minutes, scored 10 points, shooting 4-7/2-4, and had three rebounds, a steal and a block. Not bad at all. On […]
Between Charlotte And Dallas, Which NBA Team Is In A Better Situation?
This past NBA season, there was a fascinating Rookie of the Year race between former Duke roommates Cooper Flagg and Kon Knueppel. Everyone expected Dallas Maverick Flagg to be the leading contender, but not many thought Charlotte Hornet Knueppel would be there. Now we move on to their respective careers, and who might be in […]
YouTube Gold: Prep School Quinn Cook, Passing Like A Prodigy
Quinn Cook came to Duke after a knee injury, and it took him a little while to regain his high school form. Then in his senior season, Cook did something pretty rare and highly impressive: he accepted freshman Tyus Jones taking over his natural position, point guard. Not only did he accept it, but he […]
Team USA Destroys Puerto Rico In FIBA U17 Play
Basketball is a hugely popular sport in the US, and we are still clearly the leading power, but there are other places where it’s become hugely popular. The Philippines, for instance, are totally basketball crazy. And not far from the US mainland, basketball in Puerto Rico is absolutely huge. We have no idea what sort […]
Duke Recruiting: Another Offer Goes Out
Duke has made another recruiting offer, this time to 2028 prospect Yann Kamagate. A native of Burkina Faso, he’s about 7-1 and is playing for the St. Francis High School Golden Knights in La Cañada Flintridge, California. He’s blown up enormously, and as you’ll see in the links run below, everyone is after him. He’s highly […]
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