The Devil's Den: A Duke Athletics Podcast

Episode 297 - NCAA Tournament (with Brendan Marks of The Athletic)

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Josh, Dustin, and Raul are joined by Brendan Marks of The Athletic to discuss Duke's regular season and the upcoming NCAA Tournament. Topics discussed include:


  • How Jon Scheyer was able to overhaul his roster and approach in a single offseason to have one of the best regular seasons in Duke basketball history
  • How Scheyer has changed as a coach and leader across his first three seasons
  • Scheyer's relationships with NBA coaches and GMs, and what he's taken from these mentors
  • Scheyer's use of a sports psychologist
  • Whether Scheyer should have won ACC Coach of the Year as well as his chances at National COY
  • The potential benefit of having been in close games in the ACC Tournament
  • The controversy surrounding UNC's inclusion in the NCAA Tournament
  • Duke's region: are there any potential challengers or stumbling blocks?
  • Other ACC teams that could make a deep run [Note: this was recorded before Clemson and Louisville both lost their 1st round games]
  • Brendan's Final Four and championship picks


    • To read Brendan's most recent article, which is discussed on the podcast, please go here and subscribe to The Athletic:


    https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6211057/2025/03/19/duke-basketball-jon-scheyer-cooper-flagg-march-madness/?source=dailyemail&campaign=601983&userId=1594954&source=dailyemail










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