Duke Blue Central

Duke displayed some grit in their opening win of the NCAA tournament against a pesky Vermont team.

Kyle Filipowski only finished the game with 1 field goal attempted, but Duke was still able to win by 17 points, in this episode we talk about how.

We also attempt to break down Duke's second round opponent the James Madison Dukes!

Then we shift our eyes to the rest of the field to see how other teams and conferences performed, while mentioning a great start to the tournament from the ACC.

Full prediction and breakdown of the 2024 NCAA March Madness tournament!

In this episode we're breaking down all things brackets!

After a quick ACC Tournament recap we move on to what my thoughts are on how the committee did seeding Duke, and some other teams, in the NCAA tournament.

Then we do a quick run through of what Duke's path is to a Final Four in this seasons' tournament.

Carolina came into Cameron Indoor Stadium and defeated Duke in a game that was surrounded by emotions for several of the Duke players. We'll talk about weather the emotions may have played into Duke's sub-par performance (on some fronts).

After that we'll be breaking down the ACC Tournament bracket and predicting where Duke will finish by the end. We'll also be looking at pre conference tournament NCAA Tournament projections and explain why Duke is actually in a decent spot.

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Khaman Maluach committed to Duke on Wednesday March 6th. In this episode we do a little celebrating first and talk about how special and unique a player Khaman is. He is a 7'2 250lb center who moves and dribbles the ball like a wing, and we just can't help but already get excited about seeing him in a Duke jersey.

Then we move on to working out how he fits into next years squad, and how this commitment affects the other players on the team.

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The Duke Blue Devils have won at PNC Arena!

This always feels like an occasion to celebrate. NC State has historically played Duke really tough (unlike how they play our baby blue jersey'd neighbors) but tonight was not about NC State; it was about Duke.

Duke showed a great level of toughness tonight especially when Kyle Filipowski was sidelined for most of the first half while dealing with foul trouble. Duke did enough to hang on, and then finished the job in the second half.

This episode will highlight the ups and downs of the game while also looking ahead to the future and what cards may be in store for Duke.

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This was a fun one to watch.

In this episode we're breaking down maybe the most fun Duke basketball game to watch this season. This was a game that was supposed to be a close heavyweight matchup of two great ACC teams, and Duke made Virgina look like they didn't belong in a power 5 conference.

Kyle Filipowski lead the charge for the Blue Devils, but was followed closely behind by Tyrese Proctor, and in this episode we're breaking down both of their stellar performances.

We also talk about how this win greatly increased Duke's analytical rankings on lists like "KenPom" and the "Net Rankings" and how important those rankings are too NCAA Tournament seeding.

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In this episode we're recapping Duke's loss at Wake Forrest in addition to their win against Louisville at home!

I was in the room for Duke's loss at Wake and we'll talk about some "in-person" perspective on the court storming drama.

Also, we're breaking down Duke's most recent game against Louisville, a game in which the Blue Devils were never really pushed to their limits.

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This week the Duke Blue Devils headed to Florida to take on a talented, but albeit struggling Miami team.

Duke fully took advantage of a short handed Miami squad and put on an offensive clinic that was led by a three point shooting barrage from pretty much every member of the Blue Devils.

In this episode we're breaking down the game and the obvious positives Duke can take from it as this is perhaps the perfect model game of how Duke wants to play.

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Duke came up with a great win at home against a good Wake Forrest team that came into the contest as one of the hottest offenses in the ACC. Duke was able to hold them to under 70 points.

The Defense was a massive reason Duke was able to come out with the win, but they also relied on a few key players who made some incredible plays in clutch moments to push them over the edge.

In this episode we'll talk about those key players being: Jared McCain, Mark Mitchell, Jermey Roach, and Kyle Filipowski.

However, it wasn't all good for the Blue Devils, and we'll also break down some things Duke can look to improve after this performance; including 3 point shooting, rotation minutes, and the play of Tyrese Proctor.

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