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Will The NBA Play In Cameron?
As a Duke grad and a guy who clearly loves basketball, Adam Silver understands that Cameron Indoor Stadium is a special place. Now he’s considering having NBA Cup games on campuses and in college arenas. Will that work at Duke? Well, maybe. There are some obvious issues, with the first being the size of the […]
ACC Roundup – Finally, Some Good Games
There were two Friday games but they were basically meaningless, given the level of competition: Mississippi Valley State got wiped by Florida State, 96-49 and Morgan State was clobbered by Cal, 97-50. There’s really nothing much to say about games like these. The Delta Devils came in 1-10 and let 1-11 and Morgan State came […]
YouTube Gold: Larry Bird’s Finest Moment
There’s an endless argument online about whether or not Larry Bird could play today. The answer to that is pretty easy: he’d be far better today than he was in the 1980’s. Why? Because defense is more restricted today than it was in the 1980’s. When you look back at what guys like Bill Laimbeer […]
Darian Mensah Will Be Back In Duke Blue Next Season
Here’s a bit of good news we didn’t expect: Duke quarterback Darian Mensah will return next season. We’re really surprised. First, he could obviously have entered the draft, but second, he had a great year and there was a chance that a team from, say, the Situational Ethics Conference might have poached him. Fortunately, that […]
Next Up -Texas Tech In New York
Date 12/20 || Time 8:00 || Venue Madison Square Garden || Video ESPN With the exception of Michigan on February 21st, Duke will finish off non-conference play on Saturday with Texas Tech in Madison Square Garden. Why the Garden? Well, first because Duke has a lot of alum in the area. They call it Cameron […]
ACC Roundup – Florida State, Cal Have Easy Friday Nights
Only two games on Friday and neither one is particularly promising: Florida State hosts Mississippi Valley State and Cal welcomes Morgan State. ESPN lists FSU as a 39.5 point favorite and Cal is favored by 27.5. The Delta Devils are just 1-10, but they did take Utah Tech to double overtime and lost to Manhattan […]
YouTube Gold: Bob Knight Roasts Joe B. Hall
At his worst, no one could stand Bob Knight. He alienated friends, players and bullied people who cared about him. That wasn’t his only side though, because Knight also was brilliant, well educated and had a tremendous sense of humor. This was demonstrated quite often but very well at this roast of Joe B. Hall. […]
Duke Crushes South Dakota State, 97-54
Duke has struggled this season, and was just 4-6 coming into Thursday’s game against South Dakota State. After losing four straight, the Blue Devils got a solid win at Virginia Tech and got another against the Jackrabbits Thursday, winning 97-54. The game was close for most of the first quarter with South Dakota State down […]
DBR Bites #126 – Ready For The Red Raiders
The last power conference test for Duke before we embark on the ACC schedule will be Saturday in MSG and the Duke Basketball Roundup is here to get you ready for the contest with Texas Tech. Jason and Donald have all the details including TTech’s shooter who doesn’t take 2-point FGs, the unexpectedly close game […]
Syracuse Currently Has A Critical Weakness
A look at team free throw shooting shared here earlier this season revealed remarkable across-the-board efficiency, with virtually every ACC squad converting at least 70 percent of its foul shots for several years now. This proclivity included 17 of 18 league teams in 2025, the exception being 17-17 Georgia Tech at .687 on 627 free […]
ACC Roundup – Wake Has A Near Miss But All Conference Teams Won
In Wednesday’s ACC Action, Wake Forest dodged an upset by Longwood 71-68. Syracuse trumped Mercyhurst 76-62, Pitt sunk Binghamton 103-63, NC State clobbered Texas Southern 108-72 and Stanford took care of UT Arlington 76-60. All of these are exam/Holiday games and there is usually some rust to knock off. Nonetheless, there were serious issues in […]
Twitter Gold: NC State’s Will Wade Seems Frustrated
Remember this past spring when NC State fired Kevin Keatts and fans made a big push to hire Will Wade away from McNeese State? Remember the cockiness he had when he took the job? How he promised, basically, to revolutionize Wolfpack basketball? He made some rather explicit promises…like this one: “Our time is now…When that […]
DBR Podcast #780: Turnovers Turn Cameron Into A Bakery
Well, that was an interesting game. On Episode 780, we recap the Duke win over Lipscomb where the theme was turnovers and sloppy play. Now, there was still some good from this game, and in a 24-point win, we still lead with it. Jon Scheyer became the fastest ACC coach to 100 wins, we saw […]
The Boozer Debate
At some point, you’d think people who make a living in basketball would figure this out: intelligence can compensate for athleticism. The classic examples are Magic Johnson and Larry Bird, but there are others: Steve Kerr, Don Nelson, Draymond Green, Charles Oakley, Stephen Curry and, most recently, Kon Knueppel. Knueppel is particularly relevant here because […]
ACC Roundup – Tough Loss For Louisville
In Tuesday’s ACC Action, Louisville fell at Tennessee 82-63, UNC dismissed East Tennessee State 77-58, Dayton beat Florida State 97-69, Clemson got by South Carolina 68-61, Miami stung FIU 98-81 and Georgia Tech slipped by Marist, 87-76. Louisville had to go without star freshman Mikel Brown, who was out with a back issue. However, the […]
YouTube Gold: The 1972 NBA-ABA All Star Game
For most of the junior league’s life span, the NBA and ABA had a testy relationship. The ABA did a lot of things the NBA did not like at all, like introducing the three point shot and having a flashier, fun focused game compared to the NBA’s stodgier, walk-it-up style. Plus the ABA really irritated […]
Duke Catches Fire In Second Half And Stampedes Lipscomb, 97-73
It was a tale of two halves. Well, more specifically, Jon Scheyer’s 100th win as Duke’s head coach was a tale of turnovers in two halves. In the first half against Lipscomb, Duke seemed totally disjointed and tossed the ball away constantly, racking up 16 before the break, which was somewhat shocking for a team […]
Latest Brotherhood Podcast: Cam And Caleb And Slim
We’ve only heard excerpts so far, but this is a fun episode of the Brotherhood Podcast. A couple of high points: Caleb Foster and Isaiah Evans laugh about Michigan State taunting Cameron Boozer with the weak “Eff Cam Boozer,” saying they knew it was going to get him going – and it did. Then there’s […]
ACC Roundup – Some Interesting Games Tuesday
In Tuesday’s ACC Action, Louisville goes to Tennessee, Florida State visits Dayton, Clemson welcomes the hated Gamecocks, FIU buses over to Miami, Marist jets down to Georgia Tech and East Tennessee drops in on the Heels. The highlight here is obviously #11 Louisville visiting the #20 Vols. Tennessee hasn’t been great so far, but it’s […]
YouTube Gold: Cooper Was Super Against The Utah Jazz Monday Night
Cooper Flagg, as most Duke fans probably know, got off to a bit of a slow start as an NBA rookie. The Mavericks started him off at point guard and while he did okay there, it was asking a lot of an 18-year-0ld rookie and people started to say he was overrated. They’re not saying […]
Next Up – Lipscomb
Date 12/16 || Time 6:00 || Venue Cameron Indoor Stadium || Video ACC Network We’ll be the first to admit we don’t now much about Lipscomb. The Bisons play in the ASUN and they’re only about two miles down the road from Belmont, which means they’re probably the closest rivals in the nation. Lipscomb is […]
While Cam Boozer Dazzles, Duke’s Defense Strangles
Right now, as members of the 2025-26 Duke men’s squad pause to take finals and catch their collective breath, it’s worth taking a look at what they’ve accomplished in their first 10 games of the season. Much is rightly made of Duke’s double-figure wins, a start matched among few other D-1 programs. Much is also […]
ACC Roundup – Hokies, Deacs Roll To Easy Wins
In Sunday’s ACC Action, Virginia Tech hammered Maryland Eastern Shore 82-53 and Wake Forest smoked Queens 111-73. Neither was a surprise, obviously. Neoklis Avdalas, who played hurt for a while, seems to be better now. He scored 16 here and has 46 in his last two games. Amani Hansberry seems to be settling in nicely […]
YouTube Gold: The 1972 NBA All-Star Game
By 1972, the NBA, officially founded in 1949, had matured. In 1972, the 22nd All-Star game took place and while it was still very old-school, you could see things starting to change. Dave Cowens and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar were playing. The Boston Celtics had become John Havlicek’s team; he was here too. Connie Hawkins, who had […]
DBR Bites #125 – Up Next, Bisons Come To Town
With the exam break wrapping up, Duke hoops turns its attention to the Lipscomb Bisons out of the Atlantic Sun Conference. Lipscomb is probably the best non-power conference team Duke will face this season and is coming off a year in which they won their league and made the NCAA tourney as a #14 seed. […]
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