Donald was unavailable so we wrangled in former ESPN hoops writer (and current Bleacher Report editor) Jordan Brenner to join us. He's someone who has gotten very close to the Duke program and others in the college basketball world. You won't want to miss his insight into the insanity that is the life of a "student athlete" and the issue of paying players. Some great stuff here!
Be sure to reach out to Jordan on Twitter if you have any questions for him.
Timestamps --
0:00 Jason and Sam are here, but where is Donald?
1:00 In Donald’s place, we are joined by Bleacher Report’s Jordan Brenner, formerly of ESPN The Magazine
2:15 Recap of the Florida victory, starting with Jordan who was at the game
3:50 Sam says the most impressive player on the floor was Amile Jefferson
6:00 Jordan talks about Duke’s depth and what he saw from the big men when he visited with the team during preseason practices
10:00 Jason and Jordan start talking about PGs and Duke’s ability to move the ball
19:50 Jordan has a warning, the team D needs to get better
23:55 Let’s reflect on the Michigan St game, and the greatness that was Matt Jones’ D
27:55 Jason marvels at how we got to 7-1 with only 6 players
30:45 Why are we talking about the Maine game? Because it was our fist look at Tatum and Bolden!
34:05 Jordan says Luke Kennard is, “pretty good at basketball.”
35:00 UNLV preview. This is not the UNLV of the past.
40:35 Jason interviews Jordan. First question – how is the sausage made?
43:20 Jordan riffs on the notion of paying athletes, but he can’t really decide how to fix the broken system
48:30 Jason and Jordan talk about the reality of players being paid under the table
55:00 Jordan talks about his Giant Killer project at ESPN and how to figure out who is going to bust your bracket in March
1:00:40 Player of the week… you only have 2 choices!
1:05:30 Parting Shot – Sam loves to party with Dukies, Jordan actually wants to do this with us again some time, and Jason marvels at Klay Thompson
-Jason "if you don't already subscribe to the pod on iTunes... what is wrong with you?" Evans