Duke Basketball Junkies

Duke Basketball Junkies episodes:

• 06.26.2017

  Episode 24: The NBA Draft

  We break down the draft results for the Duke players, make predictions about their professional prospects, and venture into all sorts of other NBA and basketball areas too numerous to mention.

  
• 05.22.2017

  Episode 23: Puzzle Pieces

  We talk about the close of recruiting, in particular Trevon Duval's crucial commitment, Frank Jackson's departure, what our starting lineup and rotation might look like next year, then get into the NBA draft our guys' prospects, and about the best...

  
• 05.11.2017

  Episode 22: The Waiting Game

  In this episode, we try to read the tea leaves on and anaylze Frank Jackson's decision to stay in the draft or come back to Durham for another year (1:00-16:00), discuss how Luke Kennard is similar to Rodney Hood and...

  
• 04.12.2017

  Episode 21: Shades of Blue

  We open up by talking about the Final Four and UNC's national championship game win over Gonzaga, discuss the officiating and break down the game. We then get into how UNC and Duke measure up to each other as programs,...

  
• 03.27.2017

  Episode 20: The End and What's Next

  We wrap up the end of the season, discussing Duke's short-lived NCAA tournament run, who's leaving the program, who's staying, and figure out how to feel about it all (SPOILER ALERT: Not 100% Terrific). We may be closing out this...

  
• 03.12.2017

  Episode 19: The Madness Is Upon Us

  We preview the NCAAs in our own way and talk about all sorts of non-sense including whether Wojo and Chris Collins might make a cinderella run and wildly speculate about where their coaching trajectories might send them next year and...

  
• 03.12.2017

  Episode 18: ACC Ascension

  We are thrilled to discuss each of the four huge wins that led Duke to the ACC Tournament Championship and discuss how each player in the rotation lived up to some of their potential having overcome various struggles throughout the...

  
• 03.07.2017

  Episode 17: Whole of the Parts

  We react and discuss the tough UNC road loss Saturday, the upcoming ACC tournament games, and what it all means for our NCAA tournament chances. We also get into a deep discussion of how to think about this team's...

  
• 03.01.2017

  Episode 16: Senior Night

  We discuss Matt Jones and Amile Jefferson's Senior Night and the much-needed win vs Florida State, Frank Jackson's offensive display, and continue to question Coach K's rotations. We also talk about the importance of 3-4 year players and about...

  
• 02.21.2017

  Episode 15: Calm Before the Storm

  Peter opens the show with a vigorous defense of his cautiously optimistic reaction to the UNC win from the last pod, then we launch into our amatuerish analysis of the last 3 wins and the stretch of smooth sailing Duke...

  
• 02.10.2017

  Episode 14: Go To Hell Carolina

  Mike thought today's pod would be a revelrous exercise in the afternath of last night's glorious win, but Peter can't help but have other thoughts. We get into Grayson Allen and the redemptive arc of his and Duke's season,...

  
• 02.07.2017

  Episode 13: Comebacks, Cohesion and Carolina

  We talk about the return of Coach K and how long he has left to coach (0:00-6:00), the two wins against ND and Pitt last week (6:00-26:00) including discussion of team defense and the roles of the freshmen, preview the...

  
• 01.28.2017

  Episode 12: Agony and The Ecstasy

  We react to and cover the roller coaster ride of the Miami, NC State and Wake Forest games. Please send all questions and feedback to [email protected].

  
• 01.17.2017

  Episode 11: Outplayed and Outcoached

  We review the two tough road losses to Florida St and Louisville and figure out how bad we stink or whether the team will learn and grow and improve from these games. Highlights include reviewing Grayson Allen's play (3:30-6:30),...

  
• 01.09.2017

  Episode 10: GQ in the Zoo

  GQ's Executive Editor and former Editor-in-Chief at Duke's Chronicle Devin Gordon joins the Junkies as our first official guest. We open with some brief discussion of the BC and Georgia Tech games (0:30-6:15) before Devin joins the call. ...

  
• 01.02.2017

  Episode 9: K Bomb

  We digest and react to the news about Coach K's planned absence from the team for back surgery (estimated 4 weeks out) and talk about what it means for the coaching staff, the team and for the future of Duke...

  
• 01.01.2017

  Episode 8: Not Hokie Dokie

  In the wake of the Virginia Tech loss and Grayson's indefinite suspension, Peter and Mike discuss Coach K's embattled appearance on the Dan Patrick Show in the aftermath of the tripping incident (0:20-8:30), get into some of Peter's thoughts on...

  
• 12.22.2016

  Episode 7: Str8 Trippin

  Peter comes in hard and heavy on the Grayson Allen tripping incident, and Mike plays back at him as best he can. We get into it on all levels, and then get into the Tennessee St and Elon games,...

  
• 12.18.2016

  Episode 6: Rebels and Reminiscing

  We were live and in person at the Duke-UNLV game for the blowout and we discuss the game and the history of the rivalry. Game notes: Grayson Allen's star turn (4:00), the state of UNLV's program (9:00), and other...

  
• 12.07.2016

  Episode 5: The Cavalry Has Come

  Mike and Peter break down the long awaited sensational debut of future NBA Hall of Famer Jayson Tatum and the forgettable debut of borderline lottery pick Marques Bolden. They get into the tough Florida victory, barely discuss the win over...

  
• 12.02.2016

  Episode 4: Cupcakes, Spartans and Bo Time

  We hit topics ranging from predictive uncertainty (1:00); Luke Kennard's hair (5:00); Jazz and HBO Prestige Shows (6:30); Tucker Maxx (10:30); the William and Mary and Appalachian St games (12:00); Michigan St (21:30); Kenpom and who can really win...

  
• 11.22.2016

  Episode 3: HOF Tourney and Transfers

  We discuss Duke's wins over Penn State and Rhode Island at the HOF Tournament (3:00), pay tribute to Amile Jefferson's stellar play (11:00) and Luke Kennard's versatility (20:00) in their leading roles in the two wins, talk about the early...

  
• 11.16.2016

  Episode 2: The First Test -- Kansas

  We break down and discuss the Blue Devils' dramatic early season loss to the Kansas Jayhawks. Some of the topics hit on include the decision and implications of Coach K's short bench usage (10:00), thoughts on the tight officiating...

  
• 11.14.2016

  Episode 1: Season Preview & 1st Games

  Peter and Mike get the Duke Basketball Junkies Podcast started by talking about The Offseason podcast (1:30), Duke starting lineups (4:00), why Coach K doesn't use a deeper bench (14:30), checking in on all the current players (22:30), Freshmen...