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More good news for former Duke stars Cooper Flagg and Kon Knueppel, as both were unanimously named to the All-Rookie Team. As far as we can find, the only time former college teammates were unanimously named to the All-Rookie team was in 2004-05 when former UConn Huskies Emeka Okafor and Ben Gordon pulled it off. […]
The Oklahoma City Thunder evened the Western Conference Finals Wednesday evening with a 122-113 win. The series is now tied 1-1 Jared McCain came off the bench to score 12 points, hitting 4-14 overall and 3-9 from behind the three-point line. Mason Plumlee did not get off the bench for San Antonio. Victor Wembanya continues […]
Duke’s deal with Amazon includes a game with Michigan, set to be played in Madison Square Garden on December 21st. As you probably know, the Big Ten and Fox have an issue with that game, arguing that Fox should have the broadcast/streaming rights since it is in a shared territory (Rutgers would theoretically qualify). Enter […]
Former Bulls GM Jerry Krause has never fully gotten the credit he deserved for building the Chicago Bulls into the second-greatest dynasty in basketball, behind only the Boston Celtics of the Bill Russell era, and it’s partly his own fault. He was indeed a brilliant GM, but he was also an insecure man who wanted […]
After the Dallas Mavericks fired coach Jason Kidd, a rumor sparked that new GM Masai Ujiri would make a run at Duke’s Jon Scheyer. From his point of view, it makes sense. Scheyer has shown a striking command of the game, an ability to rapidly adapt to changes in the game, and of course, he […]
With the NBA Draft combine complete, Duke fans are anxiously awaiting official confirmation that John Blackwell will indeed arrive in Durham this summer. Despite their being no indications to the contrary, last year’s experience with Cedric Coward has seemingly left a scar for many Blue Devil fans. But where Coward wowed scouts with his measurables […]
The chances of this actually happening are probably minimal, but it’s still fun to think about: the Smoking Cuban asks if the Dallas Mavericks could end up with both Isaiah Evans and Maliq Brown alongside former Duke teammate Cooper Flagg. From a Duke point of view, with Kyrie Irving and Dereck Lively also under contract, […]
Since his NC State team was knocked out of the tournament by Sean Miller’s Texas, Will Wade’s life has been pretty active. After telling State fans, and apparently A.D. Boo Corrigan, that he wasn’t talking to LSU, he took the job anyway. However, he has had some trouble filling out his roster. For a time, […]
When he was a young prospect, future Hall of Famer Mike Piazza was a nobody. He was drafted in 1988,and only as a personal favor to his father from his godfather, L.A. Dodgers legend Tommy Lasorda. He was the 1,390th pick out of 1,395 prospects. That’s close to Mr. Irrelevant status. Clearly, not much was […]
There is no official word yet, so you can’t take this as gospel, but Duke Wire says it looks like John Blackwell will not be staying in the NBA draft, and the other articles linked at the bottom tend to agree. That said, it’s his choice, and like DJ Steward, he might not make the […]
The Western Conference Finals started with a bang Monday night as the San Antonio Spurs took out the Oklahoma City Thunder, 122-115 in double overtime. Mason Plumlee did not get off the bench again, but he’s 36 now and his role is limited: he’s a reliable big man for spot duty as needed. His career […]
We’ve been thinking about jersey numbers for a while, partly because when you think back to, say Alex O’Connell, or Martyna Pocius…do you remember the jersey number? Some yes, some no. But we also thought it would be interesting to write it down and see who wore what, and to see what numbers are most […]
Every college arena has its traditions. Kansas has “Rock Chalk…Jayhawk…KU…” which is spooky and effective. Indiana plays the William Tell Overture during a timeout, which really is pretty cool. At Taylor University, the students stay quiet until their team scores its 10th point, then the place erupts. We think NC State still has Everett Case’s […]
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With Cleveland’s 125-94 beat-down of Detroit Sunday night, the NBA Eastern and Western Conference Finals are set, and three of the four teams are represented by Duke’s Brotherhood: Cleveland has Tyrese Proctor, San Antonio has Mason Plumlee, and Oklahoma City has Jared McCain. In other words, if New York falls to Cleveland, a Duke guy […]
We’ll admit a bias up front: we’ve never much liked Fran McCaffrey. A Philly product, McCaffrey started at Wake Forest, where he brought the nickname “White Magic.” He lasted one year at Wake; McCaffrey transferred back home and finished at Penn. He went into coaching after his playing days ended, and somehow kept his job […]
When Duke got a commitment from Joaquim Boumtje Boumtje in April, it seemed to come together very fast. And while, as we understand, he’s a Floridian, he’s been playing in Spain, so he’s really been off the U.S. recruiting radar to an extent. But the game is global now, and when you add YouTube and […]
Of course, it doesn’t get talked about as much as men’s basketball, but Duke lacrosse has been nearly as strong as basketball, and that’s remarkable. The program was nearly destroyed in 2006 when Crystal Mangum made her notorious false allegations about being gang-raped. Those were disproved first by DNA, second when then-state attorney general Roy […]
Talk about a brutal interview! Here’s a question that Utah Jazz owner Ryan Smith asked Cameron Boozer: “Carlos (Boozer) could only take us to the Western Conference Finals. What do you think you could do?” Well damn. Really, it’s a two-level question, or possibly three. The first level is psychological. It’s the sort of question […]
It wasn’t really a controversy, it was more like a slight glance across the room, some raised eyebrows. It was not a big deal, but people noticed when Mike Krzyzewski compared Duke’s succession to Auburn’s. Remember when his retirement was announced? There were people around the ACC and college basketball who thought Coach K was […]
When he was at Duke, it was easy to underestimate Jared McCain. First, at 6-3, he was relatively small and never seemed hugely athletic. And in some ways, like the nails and the TikTok career, he might have been a guy that Mike Krzyzewski might have passed on. That’s just a hunch, and we have […]
First of all, the column we’re going to discuss is by Mike DeCourcy, and since he had announced his retirement just prior to the Final Four, we’re really happy to see he’s still writing. His recent column about the ACC and Notre Dame is definitely worth your time. The premise: should the conference tell the […]
In Friday Night’s Brotherhood Playoff Action, Tyrese Proctor and the Cleveland Cavaliers lost Game 6 to the Detroit Pistons, 115-94, while Mason Plumlee and the San Antonio Spurs moved on, knocking off Minnesota, 139-109. The Detroit win was no surprise after reports that a wave of illness hit Cleveland. Apparently it was some sort of […]
When Julius Erving was at UMass, his game was seriously limited by the rules of the day. His number one frustration was that he could not dunk. It took him a while to sort out who he would play for professionally, largely because of some contractual issues, which we’re not going to get into here, […]
The House Settlement supposedly eliminated walk-ons, but the concept is still there. Nick Arnold announced his commitment to Duke yesterday, but he is referring to himself as a preferred walk-on. The concept endures, even if the language has been memory-holed. So the powers-that-be hope, anyway. Here is a longer article that gives some insights into […]