Duke Basketball Junkies

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Peter Rho (Duke 98) and Michael Eckstut (Duke 98, Duke Law 01) are the Duke Basketball Junkies. You can follow and tweet questions, thoughts and

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Duke Basketball Junkies episodes:

07.06.2019
Episode 70: Summer of Duke
Devin joins the podcast live from Las Vegas where we just witnessed Zion and RJ's NBA Summer League Debuts. We talk about what it was like to see Zion in person, the statement that he made around the league,...
04.04.2019
Episode 69: All Good Things
What happened in the loss, how we feel about the season, and much much more in this tournament and season recap. We try to make sense of the loss, size up the season as a whole, how the team...
03.27.2019
Episode 68: The Inside Scoop on Duke and the Freshmen with Devin Gordon
This episode features an in-depth look from Devin Gordon at each of the freshmen, Coach K and the program as a whole this season as he relates his hands-on experience interviewing Zion, Cam, RJ, Tre and Coach K in one-on-one...
03.25.2019
Episode 67: Sweet Survival
Duke barely survived, and we work through what happened paying tribute to the winning plays but also examining how and why we were outcoached and outplayed by Johnny Dawkins and his excellect UCF squad in the opening weekend of the...
03.20.2019
Episode 66: Killers Kill
ACC Tournament recap, NCAA tourney preview...LFG!!
03.15.2019
Episode 65: Peak Zion
Was Zion Williamson's performance against Syracuse the best game ever played by a Blue Devil? We discuss that and more as we head into the third Duke UNC game.
03.07.2019
Episode 64: Missing Zion
Gutting out a suprisingly tough win on "Senior Night", the Devils continue on without Zion Williamson. We discuss RJ Barrett's studliness, Jack White's dramatic journey, Coach K's enigmatic decision-making, and finish off with Elton Brand and Kyrie Irving in...
02.28.2019
Episode 63: The Barrett, the Baker, the Catch and Shoot Maker
RJ Barrett's dominance, Joey Baker ripping off his red shirt, Cam Reddish's Jekyl and Hyde act, Alex O'Connell's shooting, and the absurd Zion bench-cam are all discussed on this episode of the Duke Basketall Junkies coming on the heels of...
02.22.2019
Episode 62: Footloose
Shoe explosion, historcially ice cold shooting, Peter in hiding deep in the bowels of California, snow in Las Vegas are just some of the craziness surrounding the Duke-UNC game. We process it, discuss it and deal with it in...
02.19.2019
Episode 61: Road Warriors
Beating UVA on the road, the all-time great comeback at Lousville, iconic big-time moments for the team and its stars and more are discussed in this week's glorious episode of the Duke Basketball Junkies.
02.14.2019
Episode 61: Road Warriors
Beating UVA on the road, the all-time great comeback at Lousville, iconic big-time moments for the team and its stars and more are discussed in this week's glorious episode of the Duke Basketball Junkies.
02.07.2019
Episode 60: Smooth Sailing
We discuss the recent shooting struggles and first half sluggishness, Hubie Brown's crossover appearance, Georgia Tech, Boston College, Zion's effort level and leadership, Cam's recent uptick, Jack White's struggles, Marques becoming a consistent contributor and more as we review the...
02.07.2019
Episode 60: Smooth Sailing NBA Trade Deadline
We discuss the recent shooting struggles and first half sluggishness, Hubie Brown's crossover appearance, Georgia Tech, Boston College, Zion's effort level and leadership, Cam's recent uptick, Jack White's struggles, Marques becoming a consistent contributor and more as we review the...
01.24.2019
Episode 59: Tenacity and Defying Gravity
We continue to enjoy talking about this team and this season as we recap Duke's wins over UVA at home and Pitt on the road. We ask and attempt to answer the question of why this young Duke team...
01.17.2019
Episode 58: Thrillers and Killers
We discuss, argue about and analyze the start of the ACC season, the Syracuse and FSU thrillers in particular, the Tre Jones injury and its impact on the team, the enigmat that is Cam Reddish, Zion WIlliamson's transendence, and much...
01.14.2019
Episode 61: Road Warriors
Beating UVA on the road, the all-time great comeback at Lousville, iconic big-time moments for the team and its stars and more are discussed in this week's glorious episode of the Duke Basketball Junkies.
12.21.2018
Episode 57: Big Apple Heroics
We recap the latest victories against Princeton and Texas Tech, RJ Barrett's shot selection, Zion's non-verbal communication, Cam's slump, Tre's tenacious defense, Jack's manning up, Bolden's limited action, Austin Rivers, Jabari Parker, and much much much more in this episode...
12.11.2018
Episode 56: Money In The Bank
We discuss the 4 straight home wins against Indiana, Hartford, Stetson and Yale and check in with thoughts on Duke's defensive improvement, Javin's appearance in the starting lineup, the inspirational effort-level of several players, Cam Reddish's shooting slump, and more...
11.22.2018
Episode 55: Maui Madness
We recap and review Duke's showing in the Maui Invitational, the wins against San Diego St and Auburn, and get deep into what happened in the Gonzaga game, how we feel about the tourney and the team as a whole,...
11.12.2018
Episode 54: Duke Planet
We talk about the game against Army, Zion Williamson, Duke's spacing and defense for the first half of the podcast and then check in on all the Duke players in the NBA to see how they're doing with guest host...
11.07.2018
Episode 53: Pure Dominance
We recap and indulge in the afterglow of Duke's 34 point win. We discuss the dominant season opening performace against Kentucky and talk about what it means for the season, and mostly talked about what we liked about the...
10.25.2018
Episode 52: Our Best 15 Duke Freshmen List
We go deep and long on our takes on who have been the best freshman Duke players since Bobby Hurley put on his number 11 Duke jersey. We then talk about our expectations and make a bunch of predictions...
08.23.2018
Episode 51: Lifting Off with Zion and RJ Barrett
Oh Canada! Duke wrapped up its 3 game highlight reel of a Canada tour last week and we react. We very enthusiastically talk a whole lot about just how great we think Zion WIlliamson and RJ Barrett are,...
08.10.2018
Episode 50: Summer Heat
We are back after a summer hiatus talking NBA draft and Duke in the NBA free agency winners and losers. We also start to talk about this coming season, our expectations, and the Canada trip/exhibition games on deck next...
05.22.2018
Episode 49: The DBJ NBA Draft Preview
Devin Gordon joins us to break down the NBA draft lottery, combine and the prospects for all five of Duke's NBA-bound players. We talk about each one and get into Duke in the NBA playoffs, particularly Jayson Tatum's recent...
04.05.2018
Episode 48: Changing Times
Duke alum Ricky Price comes on to discuss his former teammate Jeff Capel's motivation to take the Pittsburgh coaching job and to give his thoughts on the season, Duke's reliance on the one and done recruits, and what went wrong...
03.26.2018
Episode 47: In and Out
Pete and Mike eulogize the coulda should woulda of the Kansas loss in the Elite Eight, talk about what went right, what went wrong, Wendell Carter's foul trouble, Tre Duval's best game of the season and Grayson Allen's last game....
03.19.2018
Episode 46: Sweet Sensational
What a difference a week makes as we discuss some of the best basketball Duke has played all year, recap the insance first weekend of March Madness and preview Duke's road to the Final Four.
03.12.2018
Episode 45: ACCs and the Bracket
We break down Duke's play in the ACC Tournament, espcially the UNC loss. We get into Grayson's bump, Coach K's missteps, and the individual and team play in the game. We then discuss the NCAA bracket and outlook...
03.05.2018
Episode 44: Burn Baby Burn
We sent Carolina straight to H and made them ES and boy, was it fun to watch. We talk about the UNC victory, Grayson's final game in Cameron Indoor and what to make of his career, this team's journey,...
02.28.2018
Episode 43: Approbations and Violations
It was all going so well and then Virginia Tech came back to beat us at the buzzer; still, we optimistically discuss the last 3 games, the defensive improvements and what still needs some work as we head into the...
02.19.2018
Episode 42: 3 Game Win Streak
We celebrate and break down the nice stretch of basketball that's gone into the Bagley-less three game win streak and concentrate mostly on the big Clemson road victory. We talk about what's behind the team's defensive improvement, what issues...
02.09.2018
Episode 41: Losing Perspective
We gnash our teeth and bang our heads against the wall dissecting the UNC loss and touch on the St John's loss as well as we talk about what's fair to expect from this team at this point and how...
01.30.2018
Episode 40: Glass Half Grayson
Moral victory or another brick in the wall; that is the question Mike and Peter wrestle with when looking at the UVA home loss. We ride the highs of the offense, Jack White's heroism, and stretches of beautiful basketball...
01.25.2018
Episode 39: The Brotherhood and Duke in the NBA
Zion Williamson is coming to Duke and we break down why and in part one, we deal with Peter's conflicted feelings of unworthiness about our recruiting supremacy, and we discuss the latest wins, and get into Trevon Duval's eyesight issues....
01.17.2018
Episode 38: Hurricane Trent
We discuss another dramatic comeback victory over Miami led by Gary Trent's hot shooting, continue to call out the team's struggles on defense and in transition, express puzzlement at the bench rotations, question the effort level of some of the...
01.08.2018
Episode 37: Frenetic and Frantic
We get into the thrilling win against FSU and the disappointing loss to NC State in this episode, take a critical look at some analytics to frame the discussion of who's playing efficient basketball, and dare to criticize Coach K...
12.25.2017
Episode 36: The New Duke
Due to a technical error and a holiday trip, this episode which was supposed to go up on Christmas Day, drops today. The new Duke discussion with Devin Gordon remains timely and begins at about 37 minutes and part...
12.11.2017
Episode 35: Undefeated No More
Join us as we process the loss at Boston College, why it happened, and what it means for the team going forward. We also touch on Bobby Hurley's coaching success and discuss a few recent Duke in the NBA...
11.28.2017
Episode 34: Ricky Price
Ricky Price joins us to talk about the close win against Indiana last night as well as to give his thoughts on all aspects of this year's Blue Devils. He's been in attendence for some practices and in touch...
11.28.2017
Episode 33: The Comeback Kids
We talk about the thrilling improbable comeback victories at the PK80 tourney and go through both positive and negative observations about the squad's play. Please email thoughts, comments and suggestions to [email protected]..
11.16.2017
Episode 32: A Shooting Star
Peter is back from Chicago and we talk about Grayson Allen's incredible shooting and leadership in a giant #1 vs #2 victory over Michigan State. We also run down the rest of the team's play including a star turn...
11.13.2017
Episode 31: A Scorching Start
We review the first two dominant performances from our young squad of future NBA players and we give them high marks for the Elon and UVU games. We also pay homage to Coach K's 1000th win at Duke and...
11.06.2017
Episode 30: First Impressions
In our season preview pod, we spend the first hour breaking down our first impressions of the squad and discussing the exhibition games. We run through our thoughts on each player as well as on what we think Coach...
09.08.2017
Episode 29: Recruiting Rush
We talk about Cam Reddish, Marvin Bagley, Tre Jones, RJ Barrett and what it all means for the program this year, next year and moving forward as Duke keeps adding to its war chest of top talent. Peter...
09.04.2017
Episode 29: Recruiting Rush
We talk about Cam Reddish, Marvin Bagley, Tre Jones, RJ Barrett and what it all means for the program this year, next year and moving forward as Duke keeps adding to its war chest of top talent. Peter...
08.11.2017
Episode 28: Another K Bomb
Coach K just announced via twitter video he is having his other knee replaced and has cancelled the team's summer trip to the potentially team-building Dominican trip. We react to this surprising news and think through all the implications...
08.07.2017
Episode 27: Tricky Ricky Price
We get back to our Duke Class of '98 roots with an hour-long interview with Ricky Price (4:00-1:06:00). We learned a lot and are grateful that Ricky brought it and kept it 100 with us. His analysis about recent...
08.03.2017
Episode 26: The Latest and a Fantasy Camp Report
This episode of the Duke Basketball Junkies features a short rundown of the latest news in the land of Duke Basketball and Duke in the NBA, namely JJ Redick, Marvin Bagley, Kyrie Irving and Quinn Cook news (0:30-14:00) followed by...
07.15.2017
Episode 25: Matt Jones and Summer League
We are excited to bring you our Matt Jones interview (0:30 - 36:00) in today's DBJ pod as he was gracious enough to call in and answer all our questions about his time at Duke and experience as a national...

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Duke Basketball Junkies episodes:

Episode 70: Summer of Duke

Episode 69: All Good Things

Episode 68: The Inside Scoop on Duke and the Freshmen with Devin Gordon

Episode 67: Sweet Survival

Episode 66: Killers Kill

Episode 65: Peak Zion

Episode 64: Missing Zion

Episode 63: The Barrett, the Baker, the Catch and Shoot Maker

Episode 62: Footloose

Episode 61: Road Warriors

Episode 61: Road Warriors

Episode 60: Smooth Sailing

Episode 60: Smooth Sailing NBA Trade Deadline

Episode 59: Tenacity and Defying Gravity

Episode 58: Thrillers and Killers

Episode 61: Road Warriors

Episode 57: Big Apple Heroics

Episode 56: Money In The Bank

Episode 55: Maui Madness

Episode 54: Duke Planet

Episode 53: Pure Dominance

Episode 52: Our Best 15 Duke Freshmen List

Episode 51: Lifting Off with Zion and RJ Barrett

Episode 50: Summer Heat

Episode 49: The DBJ NBA Draft Preview

Episode 48: Changing Times

Episode 47: In and Out

Episode 46: Sweet Sensational

Episode 45: ACCs and the Bracket

Episode 44: Burn Baby Burn

Episode 43: Approbations and Violations

Episode 42: 3 Game Win Streak

Episode 41: Losing Perspective

Episode 40: Glass Half Grayson

Episode 39: The Brotherhood and Duke in the NBA

Episode 38: Hurricane Trent

Episode 37: Frenetic and Frantic

Episode 36: The New Duke

Episode 35: Undefeated No More

Episode 34: Ricky Price

Episode 33: The Comeback Kids

Episode 32: A Shooting Star

Episode 31: A Scorching Start

Episode 30: First Impressions

Episode 29: Recruiting Rush

Episode 29: Recruiting Rush

Episode 28: Another K Bomb

Episode 27: Tricky Ricky Price

Episode 26: The Latest and a Fantasy Camp Report

Episode 25: Matt Jones and Summer League