Sam, Donald and Jason discuss some of the news of the day, including Marvin Bagley III leaving for the NBA and Jeff Capel leaving for Pitt. They also recap the McDonald's All American Game and Mama Carter discussing the business that is the NCAA. Finally, they review their season predictions, hand out player of the year awards and end with Parting Shots.

Timestamps

0:00 Byrd Campbell!

0:20 Hello everyone! Sam’s in charge

1:23 Jason’s here…he’s drunk lit!

3:14 Marvin Bagley’s gone…we react very quickly

4:02 We deal with the real big news - Jeff Capel takes the Pitt job

4:15 Sam recaps all the coaching news

6:16 Donald’s shocked, but it’s a great move for Capel and for Pitt

7:15 Donald - “Capel had become the guy Coach K relied on the most”

8:52 Jason - “Nolan Smith is going to follow Jeff Capel to Pittsburgh” - we speculate

10:42 Donald says the most surprising thing is Capel leaving for an ACC school

11:23 Jason notes this move must mean that Coach K is staying for a while

14:00 Jason speculates that Capel may not have received assurances he was the man to take over yet

15:40 Sam forgets his thought, leading Donald to ask whether Capel would have taken the UConn job if Dan Hurley went to Pitt

18:01 Sam discusses Nate James’ role and why he’s being elevated to co-associate head coach

22:17 We discuss the McD game! Jason was at the Tuesday practice and tells us about the guys

23:20 Jason starts with the 4 guys together and how close they are

24:58 The Text Chain that dominated ESPN was what brought them together and how they all helped each other commit to Duke

26:45 Jason starts with Zion Williamson - He’s short, but an unreal talent

29:19 Zion has great ball handling skills and can shoot from the perimeter! Him, RJ Barrett, and Cam Reddish can rotate positions with each other

30:26 Sam asks how all 3 can play together

34:14 Jason: Cam Reddish and Tre Jones are special passers

34:45 Donald gives his take on the McDonald’s All American game, starting with Tre Jones

37:48 Donald wants to know how these guys will fit in with the current players - Cam Reddish is the glue guy (think a more athletic Theo Pinson)

38:43 Donald: RJ Barrett has a smooth game similar to Kevin Durant

39:46 Zion Williamson had to leave the game due to an injured thumb, but he’s powerful with his off hand

41:16 Jason discusses EJ Montgomery, the last person Duke is recruiting - it may depend on Bolden coming back

42:16 Is Bolden ready for the NBA? This may affect whether EJ Montgomery commits

47:00 Jason: Bryce Drew will be the coach of the year next year - Vandy could be stacked

49:08 The guys discuss Wendell Carter’s mother and her thoughts on the NCAA

52:09 Donald suggests that Mama Carter may think Harvard is far removed from the business of the NCAA and that’s why she preferred it

55:23 Jason: Mama Carter reveals the absurdity of the one-and-done system

59:12 Byrd Campbell - thanks for your sponsorship!

59:42 We reveal the results of the stats prediction game - Sam wins!

1:11:48 Who’s going to win the bracket challenge? Find out this weekend!

1:13:22 Jason: Marvin Bagley, Donald: Grayson Allen Marvin Bagley, Sam: Marvin Bagley

1:16:17 Parting Shots

1:16:23 Donald: Mookie Betts ain’t getting this one, boys

1:17:49 Jason: Thanks to all who listened to our last podcast and for the lovely notes!

1:19:14 Sam: It’s baseball season now, this is how he copes with Duke losing

1:21:19 We’re out…Duke Band!

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