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YouTube Gold: Coach K vs. Coach J
Over the years, Mike Krzyzewski has done commercials for many companies. This State Farm ad may not be his finest, but it’s fun, and it may have some historical relevance. In the ad, Coach K is essentially running a fantasy camp. The ad dates from around 2003–2005, which aligns with when the Coach K Fantasy […]
How OKC Responds To The McCain Hits May Decide The Western Conference Finals
Well, the Thunder-Spurs series is suddenly a lot more interesting. We saw the hard fouls late in Game 5 against Jared McCain, one by former Duke star Mason Plumlee, and one by Bismarck Biyombo. What we didn’t see was the video of Victor Wembanyama whispering to each of them as he left the game. Shortly […]
Quinn Cook Comes Home And Some Other Duke Summer Notes
We’ve long thought that Quinn Cook could be a great coach if he ever decided to go that route. He’s very personable, communicates well, and has an immense history in the game. He’s one of a small number of people who played for legendary DeMatha High coach Morgan Wootten and also Mike Krzyzewski, and is […]
Wednesday’s Brotherhood Playoff News & Links
Looking for more offense against the San Antonio Spurs, Oklahoma City coach Mark Daigneault decided to insert Jared McCain into the starting lineup, and it paid off, as McCain scored 20 points. He scored 18 after halftime, and hit a pair of backbreaker threes in the fourth for a very impressive showing. Overall, OKC’s performance […]
YouTube Gold: “Yes, I Am”
Possibly the best Coach K ad, and certainly the funniest, was one that he did for Bud Light that ran during the 1994 NCAA tournament. The basic gag was that this character saw three limo drivers at the airport with a sign that read Krzyzewski, which he naturally mispronounced. He asks if any of the […]
Cameron Boozer NBA Draft Update – Big Move In The Works?
One of the great things about the NBA Draft process is the gamesmanship and skullduggery. If somebody wanted, say, BYU star AJ Dybantsa, that team might plant doubts about his workouts or attitude, hoping to push him down the draft order. Unless you get a crack at Shaquille O’Neal or Hakeem Olajuwon, where there’s no […]
Tuesday’s Brotherhood Playoff News & Links
Tyrese Proctor’s rookie season came to an end Monday night as the New York Knicks beat the Cleveland Cavaliers, 130-93, sweeping the series, 4-0. Proctor, who rarely got off the bench in the playoffs, got 9 minutes here. He didn’t score, but he got 1 rebound and 2 assists. The Knicks move on and will […]
YouTube Gold: Reliving Laettner
When you talk about the NCAA tournament and you say The Shot, everyone knows what you mean: you mean the dramatic overtime-buzzer beater that Christian Laettner hit to beat Kentucky in 1992. Even now, it’s a standard part of March Madness. Duke fans obviously see it with pride and warm fuzzies, but can you imagine […]
Jared McCain Is Giving Off Life Lessons Left And Right
You might think that after getting traded in a somewhat humiliating fashion, that former Duke star Jared McCain might enjoy his success, and that he might want to rub Philadelphia’s nose in it a bit. That’s not his style, though. Check out what he says here about Philadelphia and the trade. Previously, he has said […]
Monday’s Brotherhood Playoff News & Links
The San Antonio Spurs weren’t fooling around on Sunday, and really took it to Jared McCain and the Oklahoma City Thunder, 103-82. After his tremendous performance Friday, where he lit San Antonio up with 24 points, McCain got just 4 Sunday night, and shot just 1-10 overall. Despite the big win, Mason Plumlee again got […]
You Tube Gold: Coach K Ad Week
Mike Krzyzewski has many gifts, but one that’s key to the rest is time management. During his time at Duke, Coach K has successfully managed careers in speaking, radio, the U.S. Olympic team, advising the NBA, and memorable commercials. You could never do that much if you didn’t have brilliant time management abilities. We thought […]
YouTube Gold: Scheyer The Player
Jon Scheyer has had such a remarkable turn as a still-young head coach – remember, he’s just 38 – that his playing career tends to get overlooked, and that’s a shame, because Scheyer had a heck of a career at Duke. Scheyer finished just two points behind Gene Banks and Jason Williams as the 10th […]
AI Fun, Featuring Jared McCain
Oklahoma City guard Jared McCain had a great game against San Antonio Friday night, finishing with 24 points and 4 rebounds (he has always been an underrated rebounder). He also had a big individual moment, taking the ball in on 7-4 Victor Wembanyama, then muscling through him to score an unlikely layup. It’s gone viral […]
ACC Coaching: Is It Getting Better?
The other day, we linked to a story about the worst basketball coaching hires of the 21st century, and saw that about 1/3 of the list had been ACC coaches. While NIL is more important than ever, our argument has been that everything starts with the coach you hire. It’s the single most important factor […]
DBR Podcast #825 – Blackwell And JBB Updates Plus A Kansas Exhibition Game!
We had a slew of news about Duke as the weekend started so the DBR Podcast crew had to hop on and talk about it. There’s John Blackwell making it official — no to the NBA Draft, yes to the Blue Devils. There’s word of a really fun preseason exhibition against a blue blood program in […]
Duke Falls To Princeton In NCAA Lax Semifinals, 14-7
Duke had a tremendous first half against #1 Princeton, down just 6-4 at the break. But there were signs that the Tigers were about to take it to another level, which they did in the third quarter. For a time in the third, Princeton seemed to score at will. The Tigers hit some truly dazzling […]
Is Duke Off To Lawrence This Fall?
Although we should stress that we haven’t seen anything official about this, there have been a lot of posts over the last 24 hours or so suggesting that Duke and Kansas will have an exhibition game in Allen Fieldhouse this fall. And the following year, that favor will reportedly be returned with a trip to […]
Major Changes Coming For International Recruiting?
It’s hard to know exactly what to make of this because it’s still quite early, but the NCAA is working on new guidelines about international players and eligibility. These have apparently not been released yet, but if this is what it is, it’ll be significant. This is from a statement given to SI.com by the […]
Joaquim Boumtje Boumtje Cooking Everybody
When Joaquim Boumtje Boumtje announced for Duke recently, it developed very quickly, but obviously, it was great news for Duke. Still just 16, Boumtje Boumtje is a bit of an unknown quality, but performances like this are helping to bring his game into focus. It’s not just that he can take the ball to the […]
Friday’s Brotherhood Playoff News & Links
Duke fans knew that Philadelphia made a mistake letting Jared McCain go, but Oklahoma City was glad to snatch him up, and on Friday, that decision paid off big time for the Thunder. McCain scored 24 off the bench, outscoring San Antonio’s bench by himself, 24-18, pacing OKC to a 123-108 win. It was much […]
YouTube Gold: Duke’s First Visit To Kansas
As you probably have heard, Duke will be visiting Kansas this fall for an exhibition game. This program has been playing basketball for 120 years, and has been to Lawrence exactly once, in 1988. To give that some perspective, in 1988, Mike Krzyzewski had taken Duke to one Final Four. There was no obvious indication […]
YouTube Gold: The Magic Of Cameron
At a certain point during Duke’s rise to iconic status during the Mike Krzyzewski era, the university began to consider a new arena. They even had a location picked out: up the hill on what is now Coach K Highway, near the 15/501-147 ramp, if memory serves. They had to consider it, but in the […]
Quinn Cook And Nolan Smith Are Planning Something Fun For Duke Fans
If you haven’t been following Quinn Cook on X, he’s been teasing something for the last several days, and now we know what it is. Check this out: My big brother @NdotSmitty and I are doing “THE BROTHERS CHAT” in Durham, NC with all the Duke fans that are able to attend on Thursday May […]
John Blackwell Pulls Out Of The NBA Draft
It became increasingly clear over the last several days that staying in the NBA Draft would be a mistake for John Blackwell, and on Friday, he made the smart move and will follow through on his transfer to Duke. Although he isn’t ready for the NBA, Blackwell is a terrific college basketball player and will […]
Behind The Lines: DBR Discusses Illinois’ November Visit To Cameron
When Isaac Ambrose from the Champaign Room, a SB Nation sister site dedicated to Illinois, asked us to help preview next season’s visit from Illinois, we knew just who to ask to help them out. Scott Rich is well-versed in the Big Ten and we knew that he would be the guy to talk to […]
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