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Duke Basketball Corner
UVA/State Reaction + The Most Dangerous 13-17 Team Ever?
2019-20, Ep. 26
24-6 (14-5)
I run down Duke's impressive responses to adversity this season, express my lineup abandonment issues against Virginia, and finish up with a bemusement/amusement combo regarding the general response to Duke's zone success vs NC State. Plus there's ACC Tourney seeding scenarios, because nothing gets me amped more than seeding scenarios.
Also, I'M CALMER THAN YOU ARE ABOUT FACING A 13-17 TEAM WHICH POSES NO THREAT AT ALL TO DUKE NOPE NONE WHATSOEVER.
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Duke Basketball Corner
WF Reaction: Glass Half Full, Glass Half Empty, Or a Glass Case of Emotion?
2019-20, Ep. 25
23-5 (13-4)
The blown lead sucked, but my concerns about Duke's loss to Wake Forest go well beyond a late-game collapse.
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*I made a point about Duke's struggle against the Wake zone, and want to be clear that point was related to the first half (scored on just 5 of 23 zone possessions ) and not the second half (scored on 7 of 13 possessions before Wake stopped zoning) or overtimes (no zone). Overall, in the halfcourt, WF played zone on 23 of 35 possessions in the first half, 13 of 34 second half possessions, and 0 of 7 overtime possessions. I want to make that clear in case it sounds like my point comes across as Duke struggling against the WF zone for all 50 minutes.
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Duke Basketball Corner
Virginia Tech Reaction + Topics/Trends
2019-20, Ep. 24
23-4 (13-3)
Intro + super quick rant about current soft/lazy narratives regarding Duke
2:50 Rundown
-Va Tech Perspective
-Duke’s hot start
-Bombs away
-Cassius
-Rested Rotation
11:05 Player of the Game
19:00 Rundown (con’t)
-Comparing VT1 to VT2
-Vern FTs
-Rotational Chemistry
-Quoting Cassius
25:30 Plays of the Game
-Tre the tone-setter
-Wendell says “Zion who?”
-Jordan Goldwire/Aaron Craft Spiderman Meme
-Matthew Hurts So Good
-YOLO PLAY OF THE GAME
-AoC fears no man
42:30 Under the Radar
-Javin defensive rotations
-Wendell the stalker
-AoC defensive possession appreciation
-Hurt help D
46:15 Wrinkles
-Wendell at the elevated horns with Vern
-Vern at the high post
-Horns talk
50:45 Frustrations
-Javin in the post…move around him!!!
-Shooters aren’t rewarding Vern’s improved post passing (+ Vern development)
55:30 Jack White’s role explanation/appreciation
Random Rundown 59:20
-Is Wendell Moore’s offense a concern? (Spoiler: No)
-50-point halves and 30-point quarters
61:50 Stats and Trends from Va Tech and Overall
-Defensive play-type improvements from NC State
-Offensive ft rate, defensive 3pt rate, oreb rate
-Defensive turnover percentage
-Defensive steal percentage
-Offensive 2FG%
-Bench Points by half
74:45 6th Man Question
76:00 ACC Talk
-Duke/FSU/Louisville remaining schedules
-Two VERY impactful ACC players who’ve recently burst onto the scene
-Clemson’s weird season
85:25 Duke’s defense vs the ACC’s top scorers this season
89:00 A Quick Glance at Bracket Matrix
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NC State Reaction + Breaking Down the Game's Most Puzzling Decision
2019-20, Ep. 23
22-4 (12-3)
Contrary to what the internet would have you believe, actual basketball things occured during Duke-NC State beyond mindless groupthink cliches, and I'm still having trouble wrapping my head around one vital aspect as the game.
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Duke Basketball Corner
ND Reaction + 2020 Team Analytics + Duke in the NBA Updates
2019-20, Ep. 22
22-3 (12-2)
0:00 Intro + #GetBuckInHere + ACC Standings + Schedule + Interesting ND Nuggets
13:00 Reacting to the Cassius and Zion Narratives: Adam isn’t angry with some of the media, just disappointed
22:00 Reviewing ND Pregame strengths and weaknesses from an analytics perspective. Did Duke take advantage?
32:00 More ND Thoughts, Analysis, Stats
- Cleaning up the FSU turnover game
- 2nd Half Bombs
- Bench production
- Rotations
- Where was Cassius missed the most?
- The king of garbage time
38:30 Jordan Goldwire appreciation/bitterness (he should have gone to Towson!)
42:55 Even more ND thoughts
- Tre transition pullup bombs
- Vern gives Duke another individual 15+ half
45:00 Duke’s 2020 Team Stat Attack (KenPom + Synergy)
61:30 Duke Players in the NBA
- 62:20 Tier 1: Studs (Zion Williamson, Jayson Tatum, Brandon Ingram)
- 73:55 Tier 2: Quality Role Players (JJ Redick, Seth Curry, Gary Trent, Tyus Jones)
- 80:30 Tier 3: Consistent Minutes, Inconsistent Results (RJ Barrett, Cam Reddish, Austin Rivers)
- 83:15 Tier 4: Fingers Crossed (Harry Giles, Frank Jackson)
- 85:20 Tier 5: Inconsistent Minutes (Quinn Cook, Jahlil Okafor, Semi Ojeleye, Amil Jefferson)
- 87:25 Injury Tier: Hopefully Back Soon (Jabari Parker, Luke Kennard, Wendell Carter, Kyrie Irving, Mason Plumlee)
- 89:30 Injury Tier: ??? (Justise Winslow)
- 90:40 Injury Tier: Not looking good (Marvin Bagley, Grayson Allen)
- 92:15 Injury Tier: Ugh (Rodney Hood)
94:40 NBA All-Star Rosters: College-related thoughts
95:50 Those with serious interest in long-term co-hosting: email dukebasketballcorner @ gmail
96:20 Closing thoughts + Outro
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I'm joined on the episode by Andrew Clark
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DBC Deep Dive: Duke @ UNC February 8, 2020
2019-20, Ep. 21
21-3 (11-2)
Time for a DBC Deep Dive to cover all aspects of a truly epic Duke-UNC game. As Jay Bilas said during the game, it always delivers, and he was right on a higher plane for what we were fortunate enough to witness on Debruary 8, 2020. Every aspect of the game gets deserved attention, so basically it's exactly what makes a DBC Deep Dive great. I'm joined on the episode by Andrew Clark.
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Cuse Reaction + Duke-BC: Basketball Game or James Taylor Song?
2019-20, Ep. 20
19-3 (9-2)
It's been a while since I've recorded an episode breaking down two games, and while Duke defeated both Syracuse and Boston College on the road, the how and the why couldn't have been more polar opposite. Andrew Clark joins me to discuss, plus it's officially Carolina week!
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Pitt Reaction: Everything's Fine?
2019-20, Ep. 19
17-3 (7-2)
While there's plenty of positive takeaways from Duke's gritty home win over Pitt, find out why I worry about the ominous blueprint being set for a potential early NCAA Tournament exit. I'm joined by Andrew Clark on the ep as we discuss Jeff Capel's return to CIS, Wendell Moore's cast removal, why my mind is blown by widespread interest in the Coach K-Duke fans "incident", plus much more!
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Zion Williamson 2019 Pre-Draft Scouting Report Repost (With Mike Gribanov)
2019-20, Ep. 18
16-3 (6-2)
After Zion's electric NBA debut, I decided to revisit my 2019 predraft thoughts on him and figured others may enjoy them as well. I was joined by Mike Gribanov of The Stepien on the episode, who always does a fantastic job with draft prospects. Check him out!
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Full Duke Draft Prospect Scouting Reports Episode (2018-19, Ep. 27) Links:
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Duke Basketball Corner
The Big Louisville Reaction Pod
2019-20, Ep. 17
15-3 (5-2)
The fourth straight single-game reaction pod is here after Duke's second straight loss, and considering I stated back in October how the season wouldn't officially begin until January 18th vs Louisville, this episode is extra packed with takeaways both from the game and overall.
The Louisville game coverage I've read and heard was underwhelming to say the least, packed with soft narratives, and I do my best to make sure each DBC episode contains far and away the best Duke MBB analysis you'll get anywhere. I'd love to cover the team full-time, but the only way that happens is if I receive help spreading the word. It's a supply and demand business, and if better coverage isn't demanded and then consistently supported and promoted, nothing will change. Please rate AND leave reviews. If you've previously left a review, leave another. I pour my heart and soul (and infinite amounts of time) into the DBC pod. If you enjoy, help me out, and by doing so, you'll be helping all other Duke fans receive the best team coverage in the country. Thanks!
Co-Host: Shane Nash
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UPDATE
A couple of stats I gave on the episode were a bit off, so I decided to correct those as well as provide some other stats I found interesting from the second half of Louisville as well as specifically related to Vern. You'll also see I wrote out Vern and Hurt's on/off splits from Louisville as well as their splits from the last four games (GT through Louisville).
2nd Half Initial Halfcourt Offense
22 poss 11 pts 5-19 fg 1-6 3fg 0-2 ft, 3 to
2nd Half Initial Halfcourt Offense
With Vern: 11 poss 9 pts 4-7 fg 1-2 3fg 0-2 ft
No Vern 11 poss 2 pts 1-12 fg 0-4 3fg 0-0 ft
*3 turnovers with, none without, but all 3 not his fault
15:08 White post entry immediately taken by Johnson
14:50 Tre awful over the head crosscourt attempt to Cassius picked by Johnson
4:35 Cassius pass out of bounds when Hurt cuts with ball in air
2nd Half Under-10 Minute Oreb/Second Chance
With Vern (3:25): 2 missed shots, 1 oreb = Vern putback
No Vern (5:26) 1-1 ft (Tre and-1 in transition from JW stl)
Last 14 poss of Initial Halfcourt Offense
14 poss 5 pts 2-13 fg 1-4 3fg 0-0 ft 0 to
2nd Half Initial Transition
16 poss 23 pts 8-13 fg 1-5 3fg 6-6 ft 1 to
(eliminating final 3 poss)
13 poss 20 pts 7-11 fg 0-3 3fg 0 to
2nd Half Second Chance + BLOB
9 opportunities 7 pts 1-5 fg 0-2 3fg 5-7 ft
Can Hurt/Vern Play Together?
The video I mentioned on the ep of Louisville attacking Hurt/Vern during last 10 min
On/Off splits (stats) are not the end-all, be-all, just something to consider along with everything else. Context is important
Min = Minutes
OEFF = Team Offensive Effenciency (the higher the better)
DEFF = Team Defensive Effenciency (the lower the better)
NETEFF = Team Net Efficiency i.e. difference between offensive and defensive efficiencies (the higher the better)
Vern and Hurt Basic On/Off Splits vs Lou
*Garbage Time Filtered Out
Carey Off/Hurt Off
Min: 6.18
OEFF: 101.01
DEFF: 58.92
NETEFF: 42.09
Carey On/Hurt Off
Min: 1.43
OEFF 67.11
DEFF 67.11
NETEFF 0
Carey On/Hurt On
Min: 21.54
OEFF: 94.98
DEFF: 109.97
NETEFF: -15
Carey Off/Hurt On
Min: 10.81
OEFF: 95.15
DEFF: 117.81
NETEFF: -22.66
Carey and Hurt Basic On/Off Splits Last Four Games (GT through Lou)
*Garbage time filtered out
Carey On/Hurt Off
Min: 25.43
OEFF: 131.09
DEFF: 90.13
NETEFF: 40.97
Carey Off/Hurt Off
Min: 29.29
OEFF: 96.86
DEFF 83.62
NETEFF: 12.24
Carey On/Hurt On
Min: 70
OEFF: 103.2
DEFF: 104
NETEFF: -0.80
Carey Off/Hurt On
Min: 22.84
OEFF: 89.83
DEFF: 102.98
NETEFF: -13.15
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Clemson Game Analysis + Big Picture Perspective
2019-20, Ep. 16
15-2 (5-1)
I don't think I've ever recorded three straight game reaction episodes before the postseason, but after Duke's loss to Clemson followed by the typical misguided media coverage, here ya go!
Co-Host: Shane Nash
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WF Reaction + Valuing Team Chemistry (With Shane Nash)
2019-20, Ep. 15
15-1 (5-0)
I rarely record after two consecutive games before the postseason, but considering the GT ep came on out WF gameday along with having on a new guest/potential co-host in Shane Nash for this ep, it seemed like a good time to give specific game thoughts as well as general opinions about Duke the morning after a home throttling of Wake Forest.
Also, I'm the only person in the world who isn't a big fan of the gothic jerseys. Fight me.
0:00 Intro + Shane's Duke fanhood growing up in Indiana
5:40 WF and overall team thoughts
55:15 ACC/UNC/Hot Gothic Jersey Takes/Upcoming Week/Outro
69:24 -fin-
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GT Reaction + Various Team Thoughts
2019-20, Ep. 14
Had a technology fail on Thursday, so recorded a quick, admittedly messy solo ep early this morning to give thoughts on an intense Georgia Tech game as well as some news and notes beforehand. Enjoy!
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DBC Deep Dive: The 2010s, Pt. 2
2019-20, Ep. 13
*Recorded late night Dec 29/early morning Dec 30th
*While I'm including the episode in the 2019-20 season as far as episode # to make it easy to find, both parts of "DBC Deep Dive: The 2010s" is better to think of as standalone.
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The 2010s were one heck of a decade for Duke basketball, and Ray Holloman joins me to break down all of it...yes, ALL of it...and there's a lot, so much so that that it needed two parts, this being two aka the conclusion.
RUNDOWN
0:00 Intro
1:47 The 2014-15 Season
15:25 The 2015-16 Season
23:10 The 2016-17 Season
33:52 The 2017-18 Season
42:05 The 2018-19 Season
52:02 All-2010s Teams
- 1st, 2nd, 3rd Team
- All-One-and-Done 1st and 2nd Team (dumb to add 2-and-done, BI in for LK)
- All-Upperclassmen 1st and 2nd Team
- All-Shooters
60:35 Superlatives (lots of em)
97:35 Closing Thoughts/Outro
103:36 -Fin-
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DBC Deep Dive: The 2010s, Pt. 1
2019-20, Ep. 12
*Recorded late night Dec 29/early morning Dec 30th
*While I'm including the episode in the 2019-20 season as far as episode # to make it easy to find, both parts of "DBC Deep Dive: The 2010s" is better to think of as standalone.
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The 2010s were one heck of a decade for Duke basketball, and Ray Holloman joins me to break down all of it...yes, ALL of it...and there's a lot, so much so that that it needed two parts, this being the first.
RUNDOWN
0:00 Intro + State of Duke headed into the 2010s
15:15 Those with the biggest impact on the decade
25:50 Facts and figures, including:
- Wins
- Results
- Head-to-Head
- All-Americans
- All-ACC
- One-and-Dones
- Walk-Ons
- Recruiting
- Transfers In/Out
- Lots more
- Peak Plumlee Stat
Season-By-Season
74:55 The 2009-10 Season
84:45 The 2010-11 Season
89:45 The 2011-12 Season
98:30 The 2012-13 Season
105:15 The 2013-14 Season
109:00 Previewing Part 2 + Outro
111:10 -Fin-
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Wofford/General Non-Conf Reaction + Reunited and it Feels So Good (With Ray Holloman)
2019-20, Ep. 11
10-1 (1-0)
A bit of background on on the structure of this epside:
Ray Holloman is my guest on the ep, but I don't even like calling him that considering he was for a while as close as I've ever come to having a permanent co-host. Long story short, his job and family life just didn't give him the abililty to consistently record, and when we were able to arrange time, it usuall occured late at night, like really late, and ended up wrecking havoc on our sleep schedule after each, more so him than me since I don't need much sleep in general.
While scheduling could be and mostly was an issue during the DBC Ray era, the ep you're about to hear reminded me of of exactly what is so great about recording with him and what's also frustrating for me, because the thing is, Ray and I love to talk Duke, like looooove to talk Duke, and we love all the details and stories and context of it.
I've never been a natural play-by-play guy, always more of a color commentator, so while I've become used to playing both roles at the same time over the years, I was always tested more handling the play-by-play aspects with Ray, because I find every story he tells about something Duke-related to be worthy quality and great entertainment. The issue is the length, which coming from me is funny. Often our recording sessions would be marathons, and we'd just keep chatting after it was officially over. Often I'd have to edit out 75% of each ep's material, because I'm not going to post a four hour episode each week, whether it's split up or not.
So overall, I always found it tough to cut him off and eliminate topics and do whatever I could to trim time, because if I didn't, we'd just keep going. If it sound like I'm blaming him consider the fact that I equaled out to 50% of the people recording, and I controlled the topics, so I'm not blaming anyone, and am holding myself accountable.
So to sum it all up, since I cover everything current as far as news, notes, analysis, and projects each week, I just wanted him on to chat about Duke, and hopefully others would find our conversation interesting. I wanted the topics based around current Duke (and hopefully a 2010s decade ep we'll record next weekend) but more free-flowing. Basically I dind't want to get in the way.
So what happens? We record for 45 minutes veering off into all sorts of territory before actually being able to focus on the first current topic, which is Wofford haha.
While Ray and I do discuss key topics such as Joey Baker's role as well as the major team factor I promised last ep, I'd actually say the first 45 minutes or so is peak Ray and I, which I couldn't love any more. I'm hoping others enjoy that as well, because I recognize it's a big change of pace as far as the format.
It was originally intended to give an overview of nonconference and talk about moving foward, It's not worth listing all every minor detail I had to leave out because of time, but do want to give a shoutout to my favorite overall type of shot so far this season, a shot which has existed in as pure a form as now since the day he arrived at Duke, he sunk one in Canada summer of 2018. and that's Joey Baker's shot face, one dribble, rise and fire. I need to specify, I think I mentioned Baker had played in 18 lineups from Georgia State through Wofford. I was actually talking about his 18 most played. Overall he's been in 42 different lineups and 35 filtering out garbage time, much more than 18. I was strictly referring to Duke’s 18 most played lineups during the time period involving Joey Baker. I stated last ep Jack White would be my choice for most underrated Duke player, then proceeded to barely talk about him, and don’t even think I mentioned him for more than a sentence on this episode. Perhaps he wouldn’t be as underrated and/or under the radar if folks like me consistently would give him more shine. Shame on me.
Last thing, which I actually talked about in-depth with Ray before than I somehow blanked while recorded, I've mentioned Tre's completely re-worked form and release constantly. It's nuts to imagine how much work he put in over the summer to re-work it to such an extent. I'm done telling people what I'm going to write or hoping to write. It's been a struggle to find time and motivation, but it’s worth stating that the Tre feature is the one article I mentioned over and over, plus even offered to send anyone who requested via emial a video I’d completed showing his made non-layups during the season. It really does blow my mind that the centerpiece player of Duke completely re-worked his form and release and it’s not only not being showcased and highlighted, it’s [from what I’ve seen and heard] not even being acknowledged. Duke deserves the highest quality coverage imo, and it’s a shame the type of coverage which ends up occurring instead is focused on lazy clichés, narratives, and generalities. Feel free to email me if you’re the type who enjoys reading, because it doesn’t take much motivation to get me going if I feel like there’s a demand for it.
Okay, I've rambled long enough. Hopefully everyone enjoys the holiday season doing or not doing whatever makes you happy. Hopefully you'll also get another ep in a week with Ray and I giving thoughts on the 2010s decade. If there's anything you'd like included, email Duke basketball corner. Co-host inquiries, email duke basketball corner at gmail. Keep in mind I put in the time to make this pod the best option anywhere for Duke analysis, and that includes every platform both paid and unpaid. All I've ever asked for is a bit of promo. Writing a review takes 30 seconds at most. RTing a pod post on twitter or writing your own tweet promoting the pod takes 30 seconds at most. Thanks, and enjoy the episode.
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Duke Basketball Corner
MSU/VT Reaction + Breakdowns + Thoughts on Thoughts
2019-20, Ep. 10
9-1
Took a bit longer than expected to link up with Joe and record (REMINDER TO EMAIL IF SERIOUSLY INTERESTED IN CO-HOSTING) but we're back again with thoughts on the Michigan State and Virginia Tech road wins as well as breakdowns of other team factors. Plus, we react to "10 Thoughts on Duke After 10 Games" by The Athletic beat reporter Brendan Marks.
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Duke Basketball Corner
SFA/Win Reaction + "Is the Sky Falling?" Freeform Thoughts
2019-20, Ep. 9
7-1
It's been a scattered week in Duke basketball, so it makes sense for my most scattered episode in a looooong time. (Fwiw that was the plan). Sometimes you just gotta go with your gut!
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Duke Basketball Corner
GSU & 2KC Reaction + Projecting Duke's Go-To Lineup
2019-20, Ep. 8
6-0
Topics Include:
- Georgetown Overview
- Virginia is going next-level Virginia
- Zone (GSU & Cal)
- Coach K Facts
- Georgetown Breakdown
- Standout Strengths
- Rotation
- Weekend at Vernies
- Second Half Stan
- Hey Coach K, Please Help Tre
- Helping Tre Helps the Team
- PROJECTING DUKE'S GO-TO LINEUP
- More insight into two of my choices
- Standout Issues
- Closing Topics (Luka Appreciation + Scouting Rant + Joe & I complain about our crappy NBA teams + UNC's tough upcoming schedule)
*Clarification: When I mentioned Tre's first PnR around 3:15, I should have made clear it was the first PnR in single coverage. As a whole, he did recieve solid (not optimal, but solid) PnR opportunities, and no matter how they occured, Duke thrived. Before going scoreless on two possessions with under three minutes left, the Blue Devils (directly or indirectly) scored 24 points on 14 possessions in which Tre received PnR at any point, an absurd 1.71 points per possession. Stats can at times be misleading without context, such as Jones getting credit for PnR at 6:25 of the 1st half (while true that Tre did pass out to Vernon, it's much more Carey simply iso-ing from above the break and driving in for a goaltended basket) but eitheir way, the bigger question is why Tre isn't getting even more PnR considering the difference in Duke's overall offensive efficiency with and without it occuring.
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Duke Basketball Corner
CSU & UCA Reaction + The Best ___ of the K Era
2019-20, Ep. 7
3-0
Topic Rundown
- dukebasketballcorner.com is live!
- Evansville over Kentucky
- Devin Vassell
- UNC’s thin bench/rotation
- Duke
- Starting lineups
- Why I appreciate this Duke team
- Left lane or right lane?
- Most steals in first three games since ____
- Jordan Goldwire’s haircut
- Converting live ball turnovers/fastbreak/transition opportunities directly into points
- Usage rate/shot percentage…why doesn’t Cassius have a higher percentage?
- Trending wrong: ___ footwork
- Is there a go-to scorer?
- Backup PG
- Mid-range collective
- Opposite/non-dominant hand collective
- Tre PnR percentage
- Javin DeLaurier appreciation rant
- Jack White shoutout
- My Cassius Stanley player comp
- Let’s make fun of dumb stats!
- Joey Baker mind games
____ & ____ Are the Best _____ _____ of the K Era
- Bench Tre for Buckmire, if you disagree fight me! #GetBuckInHere
- Outro
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Duke Basketball Corner
Blue Collar Blue Devils? Reacting to Duke's Season-Opening Win Over Kansas
2019-20, Ep. 6
1-0
Duke's big Champion's Classic win over Kansas was eerily similar to the Blue Devils' previous trip to Madison Square Garden, which means plenty of turnovers and an alpha glue guy performance by Jack White! There's lots to talk about, and contrary to what widespread college basketball coverage leads you to believe, it's possible to do so without cliches and hot takes!
*For those personally offended by non-aesthetically pleasing Duke victories, feel free to check out my very heartfelt, very serious letter to Quinn Cook I wrote back in the summer of 2012, and consider it dedicated to you. 😉
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Duke Basketball Corner
Kansas + UNC Beat Reporter Intel (With CJ Moore & Brant Wilkerson-New)
2019-20, Ep. 5
I very rarely do any sort of game or opponent previews, but considering seasoning-openers are more roster breakdowns rather than actual previews unless both teams are experienced, I hit up CJ Moore to chat about the upcoming Duke-Kansas Champion's Classic matchup, followed by Brant Wilkerson-New for UNC talk (because if there’s one team I figure Duke fans are interested in no matter what, it's UNC despite the fact their first matchup of the year isn’t for three months).
Before the game discussion, I chat with CJ for 20 minutes on various topics such as Duke's 2018 elite 8 loss game that still makes me angrier than any Duke game in my lifetime, as well as Snoop Dogg’s Night at the Fog and why Kansas, similar to Duke, doesn’t play secret scrimmages. If you want to go straight to the current team and game-related topics, skip ahead 20 minutes from the start of the conversation, though I think it’s all very worth it and consider him one of the best beat reporters in the biz.
With Brant, we get straight into the nitty gritty of what the current team looked like in its final scrimmage against Winston Salem State, a roster breakdown, and expectations headed into this season led by Cole Anthony. Spoiler, Roy’s already pretty dadgum angry at the Heels.
Enjoy, it's college basketball season eve!
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Duke Basketball Corner
Duke 2019-20 Season Preview, Pt. 2: Roster Breakdown
2019-20, Ep. 4
The episode title is as literal as it gets, I break down every expected rotational player on on Duke's roster, plus a few fun predictions at the end.
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Duke Basketball Corner
Duke 2019-20 Season Preview, Pt. 1: Topic Rundown
2019-20, Ep. 3
Topics Include:
- Mike Krzyzewski's 40th season at Duke...wow
- Why/How is the 2019-20 team different and what to make of it
- Rotations
- Perimeter Shooting
- Leadership/Energy/Communication
- PG Continuity
- Physicality
- Fluid adaptation
- Post Entry Issues
- Versatile defense
- How to interpret results of close games
- Weird sports rules
- Annoying cliches
- MUCH MORE
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Duke Basketball Corner
CTC Reaction + Blue-White Scrimmage Breakdown
2019-20, Ep. 2
Rolling solo to give initial thoughts on 2019-20 Duke based on the CTC Blue-White scrimmage. Plus, for those who want to deep dive a bit more, a bonus segment of play-by-play breakdown from 20:00-8:30 of the scrimmage!
Rundown
15:10 CTC Thoughts + Blue-White Scrimmage Overview of Team and Players
69:30 CTC Blue-White Scrimmage Play-By-Play Breakdown (From 20:00-8:30)
104:44 -fin-
Closing 180 Music Recommendations:
C-Redd "I'm Ready" https://colored.bandcamp.com/album/im-reddy
E.Lizé "Pieces" https://elizeofficial.bandcamp.com/album/pieces-ep
Ex Hex "It's Real" https://exhexband.bandcamp.com/album/its-real
Octo Octa "Resonant Body" https://octoocta.bandcamp.com/album/resonant-body
Swimming Bell "Wild Sight" https://swimmingbell1.bandcamp.com/album/wild-sight
Jamila Woods "LEGACY! LEGACY!" https://open.spotify.com/album/5NzK7S7oQQnO8eLRf7kDJx
Black Pumas "Black Pumas" https://blackpumas.bandcamp.com/album/black-pumas
W.H. Lung "Incidental Music" https://whlung.bandcamp.com/album/incidental-music
Sam Slick "Some Vibrant Dream" https://samslick.bandcamp.com/album/some-vibrant-dream
Lincoln Marshall "Wisdom" https://daturarecords.bandcamp.com/album/wisdom
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Big Grande Teacher's Lounge https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/big-grande-teachers-lounge/id1286047787
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Duke Basketball Corner
2019-20 ACC Preview + Pre-CTC Thoughts
(2019-20, Ep. 1)
With CTC (Countdown to Craziness) about to introduce the new Duke team followed by nonstop episodes focusing on the Blue Devils. it seems right to use the first episode of the season to learn about many of their upcoming opponents. Therefore, I'm joined by Joe Gaudio for a 2019-20 ACC Preview, with preseason thoughts, predictions and team/roster breakdowns. We also conclude by discussing various pre-CTC hopes and expectations, but that's understandably a very brief conversation lol.
Rundown:
0:00 Intro
2:30 Thoughts on ACC Preseason media selections
9:55 Highlighting ACC point guards
12:20 Stat: ACC teams and recent NCAA titles
12:50 How many ACC teams dance in 2020?
Team/Roster Breakdowns (IN NO SPECIFIC ORDER)
14:30 UNC
20: 40 Louisville
27:21 Virginia
32:20 NC State
37:25 Florida State
45:40 Notre Dame
50:05 Syracuse
55:40 Miami
60:00 Pittsburgh
64:00 Boston College
67:40 Georgia Tech (limited)
69:05 Wake Forest (limited)
70:35 Virginia Tech (very limited)
71:05 Clemson (limited would be extremely generous)
72:00 Duke picked by media to win 7 of last 10 ACC seasons. Why?
74:20 All-ACC Choices: 1st Team, POY, DPOY, FOY, COY
80:50 Pre-CTC Duke Thoughts + Outro
89:55 -fin-
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Duke Basketball Corner
K Era Rotations, PGs, Frontcourt, Standout Stats, and a Heated 2012 Debate!
(2019 Offseason, Ep. 6)
For the last 2019 offseason episode, more deep-diving! Joe Gaudio joins me to discuss various topics I've always found interesting, and hopefully everyone else does too!
Rundown:
0:00 Intro + Appreciation for Emails + Recruiting Pod Edits + Co-Host Inquiry (email if interested)
8:25 Coach K Rotations/Bench Usage (1998-Current)
39:10 Point Guards
74:20 Frontcourt (C/PF/S4)
81:35 A Heated 2012 Debate!
102:10 KenPom Era Standout Stats
121:30 Closing 180s + Outro
130:49 -fin-
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Duke Basketball Corner
K Era Duke Recruiting: A Grande Deep Dive
(2019 Offseason, Ep. 5)
Two episodes for the price of none! First, a general recruiting conversation with Joe Gaudio, and then I go solo for the deepest of dives.
0:00 Discussing different eras and the recruiting factors involved with each era.
72:15 The Deepest of Dives
147:11 -fin-
Topics Include:
- McDonald's All-Americans
- RSCI Rankings (Team and Individual)
- Transfers (In and Out)
- Redshirts
- Recruiting Strategy
- Program Reputation
- Was Duke's white guy reputation deserved before the one-and-done era?
- Geography
- Walk-Ons
- Familiy Ties
- Assistant Coaches
- The "branding" of Duke basketball
- Jabari's influence
- USA National Team effect
- Much More!
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Carriers “Now is the Time for Loving Me, Yourself & Everyone Else”
-indie rock
Meltyhermit “Hermitage III: Amidst the Flames of Love”
-progressive instrumental/beatmaking
Goose “Live at Peach Festival 2019”
-jam band
Stick Figure “World on Fire”
-reggae
Raashan Ahmad “The Sun”
-hip hop
Music: Upcoming
Hiss Golden Messenger “Terms of Surrender”
-rootsy singer-songwriter, Jan 20th
K.A.A.N. “Requiem for a Dream Deferred”
-hip hop, Jan 20th
Movie: Between Two Ferns (Netflix, September 20)
Podcast: Womp it Up (new season tba)
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Duke Basketball Corner
Mid-September News & Notes
2019 Offseason, Ep. 4
While Joe Gaudio and I recorded this episode with the intention of including it with our recruiting deep dive, I decided it makes more sense to release as a stand-alone, especially considering the fact that I've added on to the recruiting episode since recording.
RUNDOWN:
- United States FIBA World Cup result
- Mike Dunleavy named Warriors Assistant GM
- Will Avery returns to Duke for his degree
- Duke clears Zion from Michael Avenatti's claim of payment
- Zion takes responsibility for #shoegate
- Marshall Plumlee, Army Ranger
- California passes Fair Pay for Play bill
- Kenny Blakeney, Howard head coach
- Jon Scheyer guests on Jordan Sperber's "Solving Basketball" podcast
- Duke vs Kansas is officially the Champion's Classic opener at 7:00 pm
- I bitch/whine/cry/complain/pout about Comcast/Xfinity not getting ACC Network
- HOT TAKE: The Champion's Classic shouldn't be the first game of the season!
SOLO
- Duke 2019-20 schedule release takeaways
- Episode explanation
THE RECRUITING DEEP DIVE WILL POST WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18
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Duke Basketball Corner
Duke All-Decade Teams Under K (80s-90s-00s-10s-Overall)
(With Joe Gaudio)
2019 Offseason, Ep. 3
When a coach has excelled throughout 40 years at the same school, creating all-decade teams becomes quite the task. Joe Gaudio and I grind out our individual choices for the 1980s, 90s, 00s, and 2010s, plus an all-time team under K.
For each decade we give a 1st and 2nd team, or if easier it could be thought of as a 10-man rotation with 5 starters and 5 bench players (though if we're being honest, we all know K would never go 10-deep). For those whose career crossed over into a different decade, we go with the decade when they played more seasons, and if split evenly, we chose the decade in which the player had more success.
Some of our choices coincided, some choices differed. More than anything, we gained insight into the way we view the impact of the players on some of our favorite teams, thus leading to choices that some may find surprising.
After the all-decade and all-K teams, the episode finish up with each of us giving a list of our top 10 favorite Dukies (which for me is a long overdue update to an episode from 2015). We also include an all-one-and-done team.
I may eventually post our choices on twitter and update this written podcast description, but I feel like it'd be more fun for a listener to not know what's coming as well as to listen to our descriptions, because as always, the how and why is just as if not more interesting to me than the what.
Enjoy!
Rundown
0:00 *Intro + How we chose our teams
3:50 *80s All-Decade 1st and 2nd Team (aka Starters and Bench)
15:05 *90s All-Decade 1st and 2nd Team (aka Starters and Bench)
32:10 *00s All-Decade 1st and 2nd Team (aka Starters and Bench)
45:40 *10s All-Decade 1st and 2nd Team (aka Starters and Bench) plus a 3rd Team based on the increase in player turnover created by the one-and-dones.
62:30 *One-and-Done 1st and 2nd Team (aka Starters and Bench)
65:22 *K Era Best of the Best 1st and 2nd Team (aka Starters and Bench)
68:46 *10 Favorite Dukies
96:43 Quiz! Duke Brother Combos*
98:50 *Closing Thoughts/Outro
101:32 -fin-
*Edit: Nate James was a coach at the Stu Vetter Basketball Camp I attended as a kid, but it wasn't HIS camp like I probably made it sound. I still hit a half court shot and won a pair of shoes, though!
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Duke Basketball Corner
2019 Offseason, Ep. 2
News & Notes: Summertime Pre-Dead Period Rundown
(With Joe Gaudio)
Joe and I give our thoughts on as many Duke and ACC-related topics as possible before the two-month dead period hits in August and September.
Rundown
0:00 Intro + Omissions from the last two episodes
3:30 Signings since the last episode + those still waiting to be signed.
12:05 Vrank's connection to K's 1990 and 1992 World/Olympic coaching vs Yugoslavia.
15:30 Summer League thoughts
22:35 BUCKMIRE GOT A SCHOLARSHIP!!!!!
23:55 Quiz!
26:55 Jalen Johnson
29:40 Impact of Boogie Ellis de-committing
32:40 Memphis starting 5 freshmen from the get-go?
34:05 Non-Conference schedule
39:50 Most likely to be a vital rotation player: O'Connell, Baker, Goldwire, or White
42:40 Mini Social Media Rant (Duke twitter = negativity detectives)
43:40 New NCAA Rules (+ what rules might possibly be changed in the future?)
48:55 Mini-ACC Network Rant
49:50 ACC Rundown: Lack of big names and experience + quick thoughts on Louisville, UVA, UNC, Notre Dame, and FSU.
61:30 Are the pros and cons of the NBA free agency soap opera comparable to college basketball's one-and-done era?
65:20 Something about the three 2019 All-NBA teams stuck out to me related to recruiting rankings and college teams.
70:20 Keenan Worthington...that's quite a name.
71:05 Discussing Duke's potential 2019-20 rotation, because late July.
79:05 Closing Thoughts
-USA National Team training camp dropouts
-Shout out to Will Stephens! (Duke's strength and conditioning coach)
-Upcoming Episodes
82:05 -fin-
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Duke Basketball Corner
(2019 Offseason, Ep. 1)
Shades of Grayson
Despite typically rooting for all players in general, I've always done my best to evaluate individuals on the pod based on actual basketball analysis, meaning Grayson Allen's "extracuricular activities" have been avoided other than my expert opinions such as "stop doing that!" after each. Unfortunately his most recent incident with Grant Williams in Summer League (yes, SUMMER LEAGUE) finally convinced me to discuss his timeline of "events," though in as rational a way as possible i.e. polar opposite of damn near every other Grayson conversation out there. If you're listening for confirmation bias, don't bother. If you want hot takes with an us vs. them (duke/non-duke) mentality, don't bother.
Viewing Grayson through a prism of extremes, despite the popularity of doing so, doesn't interest me. His behavior has definitely framed him as extremely polarizing (to his own admission) but he's still a human being, and people are complex. I'm not judging, defending, or suggesting some sort of definitive solution, and in discussing the topic, there's no goal to be right or wrong.
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Duke Basketball Corner
The Annual Duke Basketball Tree Pod: 2019 Edition (With Joe Gaudio)
(2018-19, Ep. 29)
The deep dive of all deep dives!
It's tiiiiiiiime to check in with all the ex-Dukies in basketball roles. Spoiler, it's a long list. Whether it be current players, coaches, and front office personnel in the NBA or college coaches, the sheer amount of highly successful ex-Duke players (and Mike Brey) does a great job of representing how impressive the program really is. For this monumental task, I brought on Joe Gaudio to help out, a huge Duke fan based in New York who you may very well hear from again on future pods.
**The audio issues from Joe's audio end are unfortunate and no fault of his. Despite my best efforts, I was unable to fix them post-recording, though I did improve the quality as best I could through editing. I apologize, will do everything possible to prevent that from happening in the future, and appreciate everyone's understanding.
0:00 Pre-Intro: Episode Overview + overlooked and extended branches of the tree (Marques Bolden, Contracts, Ingram health, JJ fun fact, DT defense, co-host)
5:34 Quick Audio Explanation
5:54 Intro + Joe’s Duke Fanhood
12:15 A crazy start to free agency
13:35 General thoughts about the Nets (Kyrie and Durant heading to New York but not the Knicks)
21:00 Achilles tears/ruptures
25:20 The New Orleans Pelicans aka The Peldevils aka The Devilcans aka Duke South aka Duke West aka Duke Southwest aka Blue Orleans (Zion, JJ, Ingram, Jah, Frank, Trajan)
31:45 RJ Barrett
34:35 Cam Reddish
36:35 Austin Rivers
37:45 Rodney Hood
39:50 Gary Trent
41:40 Trevon Duval
43:15 Amile Jefferson
45:50 Jabari Parker
47:20 Quinn Cook
49:15 Luol Deng (Real estate mogul!)
53:25 Marvin Bagley
55:50 Harry Giles
58:05 Wendell Carter
62:25 Grayson Allen
69:30 Jayson Tatum
75:45 Justise Winslow
80:45 Mason and Miles Plumlee
82:55 Honorary Dukies (Shaun Livingston and Semi Ojeleye)
NBA Coaches, NBA Front Office, College Media
82:35 Quin Snyder, Dahntay Jones, Jay (it’s Jason!!) Williams
87:45 Jay Bilas, Mike Gmninski, Corey Maggette
92:33 David McClure, Mary Pocius, Gerald Henderson, Billy King, Danny Ferry
96:45 Duke achilles talk (yes, somehow more achilles talk) + Elton Brand
College Coaches
98:10 Wojo, Tyler Thornton, Chris Collins
102:55 Mike Brey, Bobby Hurley, Jeff Capel, Greg Paulus, Chris Burgess, Chris Duhon, Tommy Amaker, Johnny Dawkins
109:45 Recent Duke Transfers: Chase Jeter, Derryck Thornton, Jordan Tucker
117:30 Duke point guard rant
124:20 Almost forgot Tyus Jones and Lance Thomas!
127:50 Holy bleep I actually did forget Luke Kennard!
131:05 Closing Thoughts + Outro
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Duke Basketball Corner
NBA Post-Draft Rundown (With David Gardner)
(2018-19, Ep. 28)
*Originally posted Wednesday, June 26th but there were issues with the pod not showing up on Apple Podcasts and Spotify and blah blah blah no one wants to hear about my drama but just wanted to make clear that it was completed and intended to be accessible sooner.
I thought it would be fun to record an episode with a focus on conversational topics, so I brought on David Gardner (Bleacher Report) to chat about some interesting NBA storylines. We mostly focus on the draft, but also discuss other NBA takeaways from the Finals, the way the NBA is covered, upcoming free agency, and more. Enjoy
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Rundown:
0-30:25 General NBA Draft Talk
30:25-45:00 Duke guys fits, personalities, etc)
45:00-54:25 Finishing Up General Draft Talk (Guys who fell + Sixers recent draft history)
54:25-73:30 NBA Talk (Finals, NBA Coverage, Coaches, Player Empowerment, Free Agency, Achilles Injuries)
73:30-75:48 Free Throw Article Request + Outro
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The podcast will now officially be under the title/channel of Duke Basketball Corner rather than Comarow's Corner. It makes sense in general and will definitely make it easier to find.
The podcast homepage is now dukebasketballcorner.podbean.com
I've changed the feed on the podbean site, so hopefully apple podcasts pick it up and transfer subscribers. If not, I'll do it manually on the Apple Podcasts site.
Fingers crossed it also updates successfully on Spotify.
Everything is good to go on Podbean, so uploading this recording is more a test for Apple Podcasts/iTunes and Spotify.
Duke Basketball Corner (2018-19, Ep. 27)
Duke Draft Prospect Scouting Reports (With Mike Gribanov)
I love projecting draft prospects and am always looking for a excuse to nerd out on them. Well, there's no better reason than now to do so with the NBA draft next week! I'm joined by one of the best draft prospect evaluators out there, Mike Gribanov from the Stepien, and he's kind enough to let me take the lead on the Duke portion of our conversation before I differed to him on the non-Duke prospects (that portion of our convo will be released separately from this episode). Enjoy!
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0-5:30 Intro + context of applying Duke's 2018-19 offensive system to the prospects.
5:30-32:00 Zion Williamson
32:00-48:30 RJ Barrett
48:30-54:00 Zion
54:00-57:10 RJ
57:10-74:50 Cam Reddish
74:50-78:30 Marques Bolden
78:30-80:49 Where to find more of Mike's work + Outro
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Duke Basketball Corner (2018-19, Ep. 26)
A Deep Dive to Wrap Up 2018-19 (With Brant Wilkerson-New)
(32-6)
I've done an ACC season in review episode, and for Duke I've done an MSU/NCAA Tournament overview as well as a chronological Duke season in review, so now let's tie a bow on the 2018-19 Blue Devils with a deep dive of the program. Thanks so much to News and Record Triangle Beat Reporter Brant Wilkerson-New, who again is kind enough to tolerate my always entertaining Duke rants.
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Duke Basketball Corner (2018-19, Ep. 25)
A Chronological 2018-19 Duke Season in Review (With Brant Wilkerson-New)
(32-6)
I've done an ACC season in review episode, I've done an MSU overview episode (though limiting it to simply MSU seems kinda ridiculous tbh but MOVING ON) so now it's time look back at Duke's season in a shockingly organized way going all the way back to August 2018 in Canada. I'm joined by News and Record Triangle Beat Reporter Brant Wilkerson-New to help me remember our feels throughout the different portions of Duke's schedule and recall our thoughts/opinions/analysis at the time.
This was fun!
Those with a serious interest in potentially co-hosting the pod next season should definitely listen to the intro and email dukebasketballcorner @ gmail by May 15th.
Next up will be a Duke season/program deep dive, so keep a lookout for that plus please give an honest listen to the intro, (it's not the same recording each time) and review on iTunes to help promte the pod if you'd like it to continue.
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Duke Basketball Corner (2018-19, Ep. 24)
Freeform Thoughts: Was MSU an Outlier or a Valid Representation of Duke's Season?
(32-6)
With the hot takes in the rearview and most already having moved on to next season, it feels like a good time to give my own thoughts on MSU for this episode, with a 2018-19 season deep dive soon to come.
I discuss everything that happened in the MSU loss. What if anything was understandable?W hat's some good historical context? Should we have seen this coming? What was the most frustrating aspect about the game? Should we blame RJ Barrett? (HELL NO). Was the strategy solid and the execution the problem? The reverse? Not enough experience? Should Coach K be fired and replaced immediately by Mike Buckmire? All this and much more is discussed, though maybe not the last part about Buckmire... should it have been? 🤔
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Duke Basketball Corner (2018-19, Ep. 23)
ACC Team-By-Team Season Thoughts (With Lauren Brownlow)
Exactly what the title of the pod suggests, it's time to give season-ending thoughts on all the ACC teams. I'm joined by ACC beat reporter Lauren Brownlow to help give insight, with extra focus given to the national champion 2018-19 Virginia Cavaliers as well as the three triangle teams. Enjoy!
0-11:50
-Cold Open
-Intro
-Should the NCAA Tournament be used as a referendum on the season?
11:55-26:00 Virginia
26:00-35:40 Duke
35:40-43:45 North Carolina
43:45-44:55 *forgot to mention Tre staying at Duke
44:55-54:40 NC State
54:40-58:50 Virginia Tech
58:50-62:20 Florida State
62:20-65:55 Louisville
65:55-69:40 Syracuse
69:40-72:00 Wake Forest
72:00-75:30 Clemson
75:30-78:15 Georgia Tech
78:15-80:00 Miami
80:00-83:00 Boston College
83:00-85:30 Notre Dame
85:30-87:30 Pittsburgh
87:30-92:45
-Last thoughts on the 2018-19 ACC season + how next season looks from a general standpoint.
-Random NCAA Tournament Quiz Question!
-Outro
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Duke Basketball Corner (2018-19, Ep. 22)
Va Tech Sweet 16 Reaction + MSU Elite 8 Preview
(32-5)
Duke's halfway through the bracket, and while there's worrisome trends worth pointing out, the bottom line = survive and advance.
A bit overly stat-reliant since I hadn't seen much Michigan State this season, but did as much cramming as possible on the Spartans to at least get something out there for you guys resembling quality.
Enjoy!
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Duke Basketball Corner (2018-19, Ep. 21)
Virginia Tech Sweet 16 Preview
(31-5)
Exactly what the title suggests, a Duke-Virginia Tech Sweet 16 Preview.
*Sorry for any audio issues, no editing, this was literally my third time recording the same pod today (you'll hear my explanation) and just wanted to get this bleeping thing out to the world.
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Duke Basketball Corner (2018-19, Ep. 20)
Survive and Advance: UCF Reaction + Pre-S16 State of Duke (With Brant Wilkerson-New)
(31-5)
I'm joined by News and Record Triangle Beat Reporter Brant Wilkerson-New to react (recover from?) a memorable 2nd round win over UCF. Then it's State of Duke time as the Blue Devils travel to Washington, DC for the Sweet 16. Enjoy!
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Topic Rundown
0:00-18:15 Intro/Duke-UCF Storylines
18:15-42:00 Duke-UCF
42:00-47:10 Javin DeLaurier and Jordan Goldwire
47:10-54:40 Alex O'Connell and Jack White (Hamstring Update)
54:40-55:30 Bench Options
55:30-58:30 Will opponents zone Duke or pack it in more often?
58:30-62:10 Sweet 16 in Washington, DC + a bit of VT talk
62:10-65:25 Coach K Tourney Stats/Results
65:25-69:35 STOP COMPARING JOEY BAKER TO GRAYSON ALLEN
69:35-74:30 A Duke-UNC Final?
74:30-75:35 #GetBuckInHere
75:35-79:10 Tre/Debbie Jones
79:10-81:35 Outro
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Duke Basketball Corner (2018-19, Ep. 19)
NCAA Tournament 1st Rnd NDST Reaction/2nd Rnd UCF Preview
(30-5)
It is what the episode title says it is!
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Duke Basketball Corner (2018-19, Ep. 18)
Bracket Talk: Will Duke Feast on the East? (With Jordan Livingston)
(29-5)
Let's Dance!
It's officially NCAA Tourney time, and I'm joined by Duke fan Jordan Livingston to discuss Duke's East Region as well as other tourney storylines, plus interesting teams/matchups/players worth keeping an eye on. Also, we make predictions for the final four, title game, and pick a champion, because we're both EXPERTS. Since nothing proves whether someone's an EXPERT like filling out an NCAA Tournament bracket, please judge us both by our EXPERT picks and nothing but our EXPERT picks for the rest of our lives. Thx! 😉
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Rundown
0:00-4:15 Intro
4:15-9:15 Selection Topic 1: Sad Bubble: Did NC State Get Screwed?
9:15-13:20 Selection Topic 2: NCAA Location Priority: Did Michigan State Get Screwed?
13:20-20:05 Duke Storylines in the East
- Back to South Carolina
- Sad LeVelle Moton
- Possible Revenge Games
- Lots of slow, defense-first grinders.
20:05-52:50 East Overview
52:50-66:23 Duke Talk
66:23-73:30 Interesting teams/matchups/players around the bracket
73:30-75:00 It wouldn’t be a podcast without an Adam rant (single-game predictions + NBA/college debate)
75:00-87:30 EXPERT Picks: Final Four/Championship Game/Champion
87:30-90:00 Outro
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Duke Basketball Corner (2018-19, Ep. 17.5)
ACC Tourney Champs! (With Jordan Livingston)
(29-5)
Duke takes out Florida State to win the ACC Title, and while there will be plenty of NCAA Tournament talk, it would be blasphemy to gloss over a huge achievement by the Blue Devils, thus necessitating a short but sweet add-on to the previous ACC Tourney episode.
Duke fan Jordan Livingston joined me for the upcoming bracket episode, and he was kind enough to also contribute here for a quick recap of the tourney championship. Follow him on Twitter! (@hill2laettner)
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Duke Basketball Corner (2018-19, Ep. 17)
ACCT QF/SF Reaction: The Third Time's the Charm
(28-5)
Duke wins a high-intensity ACC Tourney SF against North Carolina after taking out Syracuse in the QF, and I'm here to do some rambling!
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Duke Basketball Corner (2018-19, Ep. 16)
Welcome to March Madness, Zion Williamson
(26-5)
*ZION'S BACK!
I ramble about everything Duke-related as the Blue Devils head into the ACC Tournament with a rusty but [hopefully] 100% healthy Zion Williamson.
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Duke Basketball Corner (2018-19, Ep. 15)
Unboxing the Zion-Less Duke Blue Devils (With Shawn Krest)
(26-4, 14-3)
*On this episode, I'm joined by Shawn Krest, Triangle Beat Reporter for The North State Journal!
0:00-3:45 Intro/ACC Tourney Seeding Scenarios
3:45-12:45 WF/Senior Night/Vrank/Besser
12:45-14:30 Praise for Da God Walk-On Mike Buckmire
14:30-20:10 Jack White mindset
20:10-25:05 My Crappy Interpretation of a Coach K Postgame Quote
25:05-29:10 Lack of Consistent ACC Lineups
29:10-41:40 Duke's Zion-Less Issues
41:40-45:00 #2 Scorer? (Cam/AoC)
45:00-51:30 Javin, Bolden, RJ
51:30-55:30 Late Game FT Issues in Close Games
55:30-59:55 Tre and Bolden Stay or Go Pro Possibilities After the Season.
59:55-71:15 ACC Postseason Award Opinions
71:15-78:36 Duke 3pt defense and UNC "Preview"
78:36-83:44 Zion Timetable/Joey Baker/Shawn Krest Twitter Life/Outro
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Duke Basketball Corner (2018-19, Ep. 14)
Deep Diving with Jordan Sperber)
(23-3, 11-2)
*Zion blew through his shoe (New Nike Slogan: Just Blew It) 36 seconds into the Duke-Carolina game, and it was mostly rough times from there. With so much being unknown right now as to Zion's health, I thought it would be fun to make a more lasting episode, taking a deep dive into Jordan Sperber's analytics and x's and o's mind. He's carved out his own path in college basketball coverage, a path I'm hopeful others will soon join him on.
*I talk to Jordan about his career, the analytics movement (along with all types of CBB analysis) Game Prep, Duke's offense, and issues with college basketball coverage.
*It's a marathon, and I'm very appreciative of how much time Jordan gave on my pod. Hopefully you'll do the same. Enjoy!
*You can find links below to all of Jordan's work, but the easiest way to have access to everything in one place is by visiting @hoopvision68 on Twitter.
Topics:
0:00-6:45 Cold Open/Intro
6:45-20:50 Getting to know Jordan (career, podcast/future coach and player guests on his pod)
20:51-40:00 College Basketball Analysis (how analytics have changed, types of analysis)
40:00-69:40 Game Prep (Evaluating aspects of UNC offense through Synergy pre-Duke)
69:40-72:30 Ball Screens
72:30-91:20 Duke
91:20- 95:20 (I embarrass myself on the amount of time in a basketball game, the name of a school, and the name of a coach. Triple crown!
95:20-110:45 Issues with Current College Basketball Coverage (I am speaking only for myself when venting frustrations)
110:45-112:15 Stumbling over the Syracuse situation for a minute then bailing
112:15-113:09 Where to Find Jordan's Material/Outro
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Everything Jordan Sperber: Twitter YouTube Newsletter Solving Basketball Podcast
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Duke Basketball Corner (2018-19, Ep. 13)
Is Duke Trolling Us?
(22-2, 10-1)
Duke swept the road trip at Virginia and Louisville, so let's talk about it!
All my thoughts and ramblings in an effort to gain perspective after two unforgettable performances by the Blue Devils.
Also...TAKES
- K didn't believe in Duke. Get rid of him!
- My Tre Jones comparison. Everyone hating it. Collision course.
- Will Zion break a backboard?
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Duke Basketball Corner (2018-19, Ep. 12)
Road Trip! Previewing UVA, Pt. 2 (With Jordan Sperber)
(20-2, 8-1)
*As temperatures remain frigid throughout most areas of the country, Duke's schedule heats up with matchups at Virginia and Louisville. Who doesn't enjoy a good road trip?
*I'm lucky enough to be joined on this episode by Jordan Sperber, Video Coordinator for New Mexico State, analytics guru, and a rising star of play-based college basketball analysis.
*You can find links below to all of Jordan's work, but the easiest way to have access to everything in one place is by visiting @hoopvision68 on Twitter.
*As the episode title suggests, the majority of the focus is placed on UVA, but Jordan's also able to give quality info on Louisville, a very impressive team exceeding expectations at this point in the season led by another Jordan, star sophomore Jordan Nwora.
Topics:
0:00-2:20 Intro
2:20-31:00 Virginia
31:00-38:05 Louisville
38:05-40:00 Jordan's Predictions...Kind Of
40:00-41:10 Outro
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Duke Basketball Corner (2018-19, Ep. 11)
GT, ND, SJU, and SB Halftime Alternatives (With Shawn Krest)
(19-2, 7-1)
*On this episode, I'm joined by Shawn Krest, Triangle Beat Reporter for The North State Journal!
0:00-6:39 Intro + WTF Was That NC State-Va Tech game?!
6:40-10:35 Should the Champions Classic Be the First Tuesday post-SB?
10:36-61:35 Duke
61:36-68:35 College Basketball Coverage
68:36-70:35 My CBB Nightmare (Spoiler: Blinding Jerseys/Ugly Courts!)
70:36-90:00 SB Halftime Alternatives + Funniest Line from an Athlete + Top SB Commercials + Outro
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Duke Basketball Corner (2018-19, Ep. 10)
The Impact of Tre's Return
(16-2, 4-1)
With Tre Jones listed as "probable" to play against Ga Tech, let's take a look at his impact on Duke. Nothing but Tre Talk (#TT) on this episode!
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Duke Basketball Corner (2018-19, Ep. 9)
UVA Gameday
0:00-3:10 Intro
3:11-13:15 Cuse
13:16-20:15 Various (Late-Game Free Throws, Injuries, Kyrie/Tatum, Dumb/Lazy Analysis)
20:16-47:07 UVA
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Duke Basketball Corner (2018-19, Ep. 8)
FSU 2nd Half Play-By-Play Breakdown
(14-1, 3-0)
Huge win for Duke and a crazy game-winning dagger by Cam Reddish, but the big road win over FSU was a total team efford. I tried something different with this pod, so it's likely a bit clunky, but was definitely fun and may record more of these types in the future.
0-10:45: Overview, various stats.
10:46-64:25: Second half play-by-play breakdown.
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Duke Basketball Corner (2018-19, Ep. 7)
Clemson, Wake, and Zion omg (With Ray Holloman)
(14-1, 2-0)
Duke's first two ACC games are in the books, both comfortable wins after slow starts. (Wake was also the first road game for the Blue Devils).
- Thoughts on the results.
- ZION WILLIAMSON GUSHFEST 2019
- STATS + GUSHING + QUOTES + GUSHING + ANALYSIS + GUSHING
- Duke's first big test vs zone...or was it?
- A very important play to remember vs Wake.
- Smart rotations by K so far.
- The soft portion of the schedule has likely concluded.
- Is it legal for a television station to propose to a human being? cough, cough, ESPN
- Does Duke have a favorable ACC schedule?
- Will there be "distractions" at FSU?
- Zion can do 360 dunks. Ray can talk in circles. Both are highly skilled at their craft.
- Much more!
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Duke Basketball Corner (2018-19, Ep. 6)
Pre-ACC Season State of Duke Pod (With Ray Holloman)
*No guarantees, but the plan/hope/goal for the rest of the season is a weekly pod. Each episode will be shorter but more direct, concise and game-related.
It's been a minute (specially since immediately after Maui), but the Duke Basketball Corner pod is back with a marathon episode evaluating Duke's nonconference season, what we feel will translate moving foward, and what needs to improve. There's a ton of focus put on the difference between Duke in transition compared to halfcourt, and the way an impressive defensive raises their potential March ceiling.
There's also Coach K nonconference trivia, rollerskating talk, Ray's NYE birthday being responsible for a Duke loss two years ago, New Year's player resolutions, Back in Ray's Day, completely uncalled for Mike Buckmire slander, and more!
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Duke Basketball Corner
(2018-19, Ep. 5)
Post-Maui Thoughts
So I re-watched all the Maui games, poured over all the stats, and have settled on two solid conclusions about the 2018-19 Duke team at this point:
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SHRUG aka jumping to conclusions/extremes is nuts. Duke is definitely talented, but outside of that, the narratives have become...a bit much.
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The most fun part about of this team is the unknown!
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Duke Basketball Corner
Pre-Maui Thoughts
(2018-19, Ep. 4)
No set order of topics for this episode, just a solid 20-minute overview of what stood out from Duke's first three games on offense, defense, and individually along with what to expect/hope for at the Maui Invitational.
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I'm not sure why the audio on the Duke season preview pods had issues considering nothing similar had occured while releasing countless pods during the last few years, but I was extremely frustrated at the finished product.
Product quality and trust is infinitely more important to me than how many people had already clicked, so I deleted the previous versions and have uploaded new, edited episodes. Sorry for the inconvenience, but it will hopefully make for a more enjoyable listening experience now and in the future.
Thank You
-Adam Comarow
Duke Basketball Corner
Season Preview, Pt. 2 (With Ray Holloman)
(2018-19, Ep. 3)
Order of Topics:
Player previews: The Dirty J’s/The Blue Collar Boys, Pt. 1: Javin DeLaurier & Jack White
ACC Pre-season Voting https://theacc.com/news/2018/10/25/mens-basketball-duke-tops-acc-basketball-preseason-media-poll.aspx
(Nassir Little received ZERO preseason freshman of the year votes. Wut?)
Player Previews: The Dirty J's/The Blue Collar Boys, Pt. 2 & Others: Jordan Goldwire, Joey Baker, Justin Robinson, Antonio Vrankovic, Apologies for Forgetting Brennan Besser.......also mentioned Mike Buckmire. #GetBuckInHere
Debate/Discuss: Why do freshmen generally have a tough time with team defense?
Crunch Time Rapid Fire: What are the chances of _____ (%)?
- Jack White the 4 in the death lineup
- Jordan Goldwire becomes a leader
- Duke falls out of top 25 at some point
- Duke fans (not all, you know the ones) turn on Cam Reddish
- Roles are questioned
- Ray and I calling Tre Jones Tyus
- Vrank seeing legit PT
Schedule/Early Tough Opponents
Crunch Time Rapid Fire, Pt. 2:
- Most Important Duke player:
- Duke X-Factor:
- Coach K should have spoken more about the NCAA issues/Does the average fan even care?
- Should Duke be playing at West point on Veteran's day rather than hosting?
- ___ is what typically what happenes when Duke loses in the NCAA Tournament
- Duke should schedule non-conference road games
- Conference game next November??
- Wendell Moore
Crunch Time Rapid Fire Starting 5: Common Duke Narratives
Starting Five: Next Duke Coach
Season Thoughts/Predictions
Conclusion
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*Fixed version. Original was published 10/31/18 then deleted b/c of audio isssues.
Duke Basketball Corner
Season Preview, Pt. 1 (With Ray Holloman)
(2018-19, Ep. 2)
Order of Topics:
Intro
What are we most excited about?
Most worried about? (three cheers for my awkward Barbie Girl reference)
Starting Five: Biggest team keys to the season
Starting 5: K era: Jacked/Physically Imposing/Attitude Dudes (Duke players you wouldn’t want to see in a dark alley
Player previews: RJ Barrett & Zion Williamson
Debate/Discuss: How should one-and-done Duke teams be defined/judged?
Player previews: Tre "Not Tyus" Jones & Cam Reddish
Starting 5: K Era Southpaws
Player Previews: Alex O'Connell & Marques Bolden
BACK IN RAY'S DAY
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*Fixed version. Original was published 10/31/18 then deleted b/c of audio isssues.
Adam Comarow of "Comarow's Corner Duke BBall Podcast" reboots his 5+ year-old Duke pod from scratch, and priority number one is figuring out a name! (tbd)
2018-19 Season, Episode 1
Takeaways from a mid-August three-game trip to Canada. Context is key.
TOPICS
- Who is Adam Comarow?
- No Cam Reddish, no Tre Jones, and just three minutes of Alex O'Connell aka AoC aka "Wet Lettuce."
- Team overview
- Possible iso, 3pt, ft shooting concerns?
- Coolest, most important, most disappointing moments
- The Dirty J's
- Zion Williamson overview
- Sam Perkins as The Incredible Hulk
- Most impressed with off-ball anticipation/instincts
- RJ Barrett overview
- TRUST
- Coach K's BFF
- The Dirty J's overview + Vrank (Duke's only senior!)
- Marques Bolden overview aka Adam rants about lazy analysis
- Does Duke have a death lineup?
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Pod Intro/Outro
Jahzzar “Magic Mountain”
http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jahzzar/Blinded_by_dust/Magic_Mountain_1877