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Furniture
08-28-2018, 08:57 PM
Here is Nolan.

https://mobile.twitter.com/DukeMBB/status/1034553741779894272/video/1

Here is episode 1

http://www.dukeblueplanet.com/

du_bb1
08-28-2018, 09:33 PM
sweet

Bluedog
08-28-2018, 10:25 PM
Cool that they're bringing it back although much of the content is basically on their Instagram account but I realize not everybody likes following it that way. If you don't follow DukeMBB on Instagram, I highly encourage you to do so as that seems to be their #1 source of sharing videos, images, and the like with the outside fanbase. They also livestream shootarounds before games and the like. The thing I don't like about Instagram (and social media in general), is the videos are always crazy short (as Instagram caps the duration and they've made a concerted effort to keep them short). So, I'm hoping DukeBluePlanet brings back the longer vids, which it appears the first installment is!

OZZIE4DUKE
08-29-2018, 06:42 AM
Thanks for posting the link. That was fun! LGD GTHc!

Billy Dat
08-29-2018, 08:57 AM
This Blue Planet video get the compliment sandwich.

I love that we get this kind of extra access to the team.

However, I much prefer the less glossy and produced post-game interviews Blue Planet has been known to release. This video felt like an endless travelogue montage occasionally interrupted by a jarring selfie-stick recorded first person soundbite. I guess the Duke brand is all polish but I prefer when Blue Planet is a little more scraggly. Now that Carrawell is back, I am hoping we get some of his unvarnished takes.

That being said, these little video hits are good reps for the players in dealing with the media and building their social media presence.

Personal note - I don't think I could have eaten a meal in that Tower restaurant....vertigo aint just a Hitchcock movie.

Furniture
08-29-2018, 10:42 PM
Thanks for posting the link. That was fun! LGD GTHc!

Cheers. I do my best to give back to this forum just to try and keep up with all the other Dukewise people that add so much value/knowledge around here.

Billy Dat
09-05-2018, 04:59 PM
Episode 2 -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMzENq8-jmU

-Nice dorms!
-Zion is ebullient
-I assume that swank eating area where the team is hanging before the football game is that new section of Cameron - also very nice!
-I believe I heard Zion say he was taking "Disney Writing". Dream up a happy ending for the 2018/19 team, young fella!
-I love that the squad gets their lunches packed for them...it's good to be the king

mattman91
09-05-2018, 05:22 PM
Episode 2 -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMzENq8-jmU

-Nice dorms!
-Zion is ebullient
-I assume that swank eating area where the team is hanging before the football game is that new section of Cameron - also very nice!
-I believe I heard Zion say he was taking "Disney Writing". Dream up a happy ending for the 2018/19 team, young fella!
-I love that the squad gets their lunches packed for them...it's good to be the king

Much better than the dorms the freshmen were in in 2010 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98oYIfCOz2A

Bluedog
09-05-2018, 08:36 PM
Great episode 2 - thanks for posting! I assume that's the new "megadorm" that was just built with suite style living. But somebody has to tell me that those rooms are normally doubles and they just converted them to singles for the bball players. If that's not the case, man, current Duke students are spoiled!!! 😉 I did find the window A/C odd as all Duke dorms have Central air now but perhaps it's "supplemental" a/c. And yes, I did not have a/c freshman year at Duke either..harumph!

Furniture
09-05-2018, 08:46 PM
Much better than my daughters room in Alspaugh.

dukelifer
09-05-2018, 10:14 PM
Nolan looks so tiny next to Zion.

gep
09-07-2018, 12:07 AM
So is Zion in line to be the People's Champ II ???

Also found this... again, I think.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwLAjhz-WIM&feature=share

Feature on the People's Champ I.

Interestingly, he says, at the end, he's not saying goodbye, because he'll be BACK!!!!

GO DUKE!!!

jv001
09-07-2018, 09:30 AM
So is Zion in line to be the People's Champ II ???

Also found this... again, I think.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwLAjhz-WIM&feature=share

Feature on the People's Champ I.

Interestingly, he says, at the end, he's not saying goodbye, because he'll be BACK!!!!

GO DUKE!!!

Man, that really brings back memories. I had just about forgotten how "great" Nolan Smith was. I'm glad he's back as part of the Duke Basketball Coaching Staff. GoDuke!

GWrangler
09-07-2018, 12:38 PM
Great episode 2 - thanks for posting! I assume that's the new "megadorm" that was just built with suite style living. But somebody has to tell me that those rooms are normally doubles and they just converted them to singles for the bball players. If that's not the case, man, current Duke students are spoiled!!! 😉 I did find the window A/C odd as all Duke dorms have Central air now but perhaps it's "supplemental" a/c. And yes, I did not have a/c freshman year at Duke either..harumph!

Pretty sure the freshmen on the team are still in the old dorms without central A/C. I spotted a radiator and two of the exterior "let's go inside the dorm" shots were of the main quad dorms. The interior doors were the old solid wood ones. In my time the freshmen had a designated space on the first floor of Bassett. From the footage it looks like they took space that would normally have 5-6 double rooms and gutted them to make the series of suites.

Bluedog
09-07-2018, 01:29 PM
Pretty sure the freshmen on the team are still in the old dorms without central A/C. I spotted a radiator and two of the exterior "let's go inside the dorm" shots were of the main quad dorms. The interior doors were the old solid wood ones. In my time the freshmen had a designated space on the first floor of Bassett. From the footage it looks like they took space that would normally have 5-6 double rooms and gutted them to make the series of suites.

Hmmm, good point. Yeah, bball players were in Bassett when I was at Duke too. I thought Duke said there aren't any no a/c dorms left, but maybe that's just for West. Well, I wasn't allowed to have a window A/C on my second floor either even if I paid for it...Regardless, cool to see.

Furniture
09-12-2018, 06:37 PM
http://www.dukeblueplanet.com/

Furniture
09-12-2018, 07:04 PM
http://www.dukeblueplanet.com/

and a nice episode called Culture...worth watching.

In episode 3 we find out that Jack is a Man City fan...

Billy Dat
09-13-2018, 08:56 AM
http://www.dukeblueplanet.com/


and a nice episode called Culture...worth watching.

In episode 3 we find out that Jack is a Man City fan...

All of these are essential viewing. The American Tobacco loft, where Jack and Javin live, seems really nice. I guess it's the modern equivalent of the loft apartments on 9th Street which were new in the late 80s/early 90s. If players choose to live off campus, does Duke pay the rent or does that fall back on the player/family? I would think the later.

Aside from the Man City flag, it is interesting how popular the FIFA game is. I have seen articles claiming that it is a significant reason why soccer fandom has risen in the US over the past few years.

The "Culture" video is instructive for those whole like to try and discern the "truth" from the Pravda-esque sheen of Duke Blue Planet. Note - I am only poking fun with the house organ reference, I don't expect the program to put out balanced content. Every year K tells us how much the team likes each other and hangs out with each other. In this Culture video, however, there are many references to recent teams having cliques and that this team seems different. I hope it's true, but it is always interesting to hear how teams are discussed after they pass through vs how they are discussed while they are playing.

UrinalCake
09-13-2018, 10:25 AM
If players choose to live off campus, does Duke pay the rent or does that fall back on the player/family? I would think the later.

They get a stipend, up to a certain amount. Several years ago a sportswriter whose name I can't remember wrote about how getting rid of mandatory on campus housing can provide a boost to basketball programs, because players can find less expensive housing off campus and live together to save even more money, and then pocket the difference. Essentially coaches can offer to "pay" students for coming to their school in the form of surplus housing allowance.

None of our players are roughing it, but I do like the idea that they live in more modest housing. Not like the bajillion dollar basketball player-only dorms at Kentucky and Kansas.

lmb
09-13-2018, 11:53 AM
They get a stipend, up to a certain amount. Several years ago a sportswriter whose name I can't remember wrote about how getting rid of mandatory on campus housing can provide a boost to basketball programs, because players can find less expensive housing off campus and live together to save even more money, and then pocket the difference. Essentially coaches can offer to "pay" students for coming to their school in the form of surplus housing allowance.



Curious - is the stipend an NCAA thing or a Duke thing?

Furniture
09-13-2018, 06:18 PM
Curious - is the stipend an NCAA thing or a Duke thing?

From Wikipedia.

A stipend is a regular fixed sum of money paid for services or to defray expenses, such as for scholarship (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scholarship), internship (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internship), or apprenticeship (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apprenticeship).[1] (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stipend#cite_note-PublishersGoldman2006-1)It is often distinct from an income (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Income) or a salary (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salary) because it does not necessarily represent payment for work performed; instead it represents a payment that enables somebody to be exempt partly or wholly from waged or salaried employment in order to undertake a role that is normally unpaid (e.g. a magistrate (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magistrate) in the United Kingdom (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom)) or voluntary, or which cannot be measured in terms of a task (e.g. members of the clergy (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clergy)). [2] (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stipend#cite_note-2)[3] (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stipend#cite_note-3)
Stipends are usually lower than what would be expected as a permanent salary for similar work. This is because the stipend is complemented by other benefits such as accreditation, instruction, food, and/or accommodation. Some graduate schools (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graduate_school) make stipend payments to help students have the time and funds to earn their academic degree (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academic_degree) (i.e. master's (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master%27s_degree) and doctoral (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctorate) degrees). Universities usually refer to money paid to graduate students as a stipend, rather than wages, to reflect complementary benefits.

It’s perfectly normal and legal. My Duke grad daughter received a 4500 dollar stipend one summer for doing some research at Boulder university.

lmb
09-14-2018, 11:21 AM
From Wikipedia.

A stipend is a regular fixed sum of money paid for services or to defray expenses, such as for scholarship (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scholarship), internship (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internship), or apprenticeship (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apprenticeship).[1] (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stipend#cite_note-PublishersGoldman2006-1)It is often distinct from an income (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Income) or a salary (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salary) because it does not necessarily represent payment for work performed; instead it represents a payment that enables somebody to be exempt partly or wholly from waged or salaried employment in order to undertake a role that is normally unpaid (e.g. a magistrate (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magistrate) in the United Kingdom (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom)) or voluntary, or which cannot be measured in terms of a task (e.g. members of the clergy (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clergy)). [2] (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stipend#cite_note-2)[3] (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stipend#cite_note-3)
Stipends are usually lower than what would be expected as a permanent salary for similar work. This is because the stipend is complemented by other benefits such as accreditation, instruction, food, and/or accommodation. Some graduate schools (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graduate_school) make stipend payments to help students have the time and funds to earn their academic degree (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academic_degree) (i.e. master's (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master%27s_degree) and doctoral (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctorate) degrees). Universities usually refer to money paid to graduate students as a stipend, rather than wages, to reflect complementary benefits.

It’s perfectly normal and legal. My Duke grad daughter received a 4500 dollar stipend one summer for doing some research at Boulder university.

So if every school can provide a stipend and every school could choose to allow athletes to stay off campus, why wouldn't they? This seems like a way to 'pay' athletes within the rules

HereBeforeCoachK
09-14-2018, 12:22 PM
So if every school can provide a stipend and every school could choose to allow athletes to stay off campus, why wouldn't they? This seems like a way to 'pay' athletes within the rules

I imagine most schools do take advantage of this. A lot of perks like this were really loosened up about 4-5 years ago (long over due). Another thing that some schools do, like Clemson, is provide an amazing student center for athletes....I think Clemson spent 50 mill on theirs recently.

Furniture
09-25-2018, 10:41 PM
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4OEsl1FADgk&feature=youtu.be

Special guest appearances from Marshall and Luke...

ratamero
09-26-2018, 03:42 AM
Marshall's one-and-done joke at the end killed me. Too good.

JasonEvans
09-26-2018, 08:52 AM
Could anyone see how high Zion jumped? It may have been a trick of perspective, but his head looked like it was above the rim by at least a few inches.

sagegrouse
09-26-2018, 08:57 AM
From Wikipedia.

A stipend is a regular fixed sum of money paid for services or to defray expenses, such as for scholarship (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scholarship), internship (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internship), or apprenticeship (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apprenticeship).[1] (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stipend#cite_note-PublishersGoldman2006-1)It is often distinct from an income (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Income) or a salary (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salary) because it does not necessarily represent payment for work performed; instead it represents a payment that enables somebody to be exempt partly or wholly from waged or salaried employment in order to undertake a role that is normally unpaid (e.g. a magistrate (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magistrate) in the United Kingdom (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom)) or voluntary, or which cannot be measured in terms of a task (e.g. members of the clergy (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clergy)). [2] (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stipend#cite_note-2)[3] (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stipend#cite_note-3)
Stipends are usually lower than what would be expected as a permanent salary for similar work. This is because the stipend is complemented by other benefits such as accreditation, instruction, food, and/or accommodation. Some graduate schools (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graduate_school) make stipend payments to help students have the time and funds to earn their academic degree (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academic_degree) (i.e. master's (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master%27s_degree) and doctoral (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctorate) degrees). Universities usually refer to money paid to graduate students as a stipend, rather than wages, to reflect complementary benefits.

It’s perfectly normal and legal. My Duke grad daughter received a 4500 dollar stipend one summer for doing some research at Boulder university.

Part of the reason for the terminology is that student stipends are not -- or at least were not -- treated as taxable income.

Billy Dat
10-04-2018, 03:01 PM
Episode 5 - Practice, Buck-Orgo, NBA Alumni
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SEm6mb2en8

Billy Dat
10-12-2018, 12:44 PM
Episode 6 - Photo Shoots
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1xXcA7fLHY

The Duke program has to be in a class of its own when it comes to this kind of stuff - the photo shoots, video shoots and social media tie ins. Nice uncredited Debbie K appearance during the poster shoot.

Skill Development Advertisement
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPfiH1Q46fY

JasonEvans
10-17-2018, 08:20 AM
Episode 7 is here... the behind the scenes insight in these is really great stuff!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wklTGStttyA

JasonEvans
10-17-2018, 08:43 AM
Episode 7 is here... the behind the scenes insight in these is really great stuff!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wklTGStttyA

Biggest takeaway, Zion loves saying "Bro"

BandAlum83
10-17-2018, 11:45 AM
It appears AOC has put on some weight. I would say at least 1 pound in the form of his new Man Bun!

But seriously, he seems to have a little more bulk in his shoulders/biceps. I still don't think he's ready to do much slashing and banging to the rim.

CrazyNotCrazie
10-17-2018, 12:18 PM
Biggest takeaway, Zion loves saying "Bro"

My biggest takeaway is that we really need to work on our defense - I believe I have watched all of these and I have yet to see us miss a shot!

MCFinARL
10-17-2018, 03:19 PM
My biggest takeaway is that we really need to work on our defense - I believe I have watched all of these and I have yet to see us miss a shot!

Go figure!

BandAlum83
10-17-2018, 03:48 PM
My biggest takeaway is that we really need to work on our defense - I believe I have watched all of these and I have yet to see us miss a shot!

It just means that our offense is so good, we are unstoppable even by our own defense!

BandAlum83
10-18-2018, 01:50 PM
So something must be going on over at Duke Blue Planet, because I just received email notifications of game summaries for (4) games that happened last season, like this one https://dukeblueplanet.exposure.co/4-duke-100-24-florida-state-93

If you go to the link, you will note that the date on the article is today.

Did anyone else get notifications? BTW, I haven't received any notifications about the video postings.

WiJoe
10-18-2018, 08:22 PM
Did anyone else get notifications? BTW, I haven't received any notifications about the video postings.[/QUOTE]

yes; 7 in 21 minutes. weak sauce. keep the hoops & whistles. I suppose they can't give us full game videos — HELP! DBR legal department — but full game and ONE game story would be work for me.

Billy Dat
10-24-2018, 05:31 PM
Episode 8 - Giving tixs to food staff, Marty Pocius cameo, Strength and Conditioning awards, CTC, etc.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2giMwdC23A

mailman2927
10-31-2018, 12:10 PM
It seems like the Blue Planet page isn't working. Is anybody else having problems? Or is there a new page?

Billy Dat
10-31-2018, 12:45 PM
It seems like the Blue Planet page isn't working. Is anybody else having problems? Or is there a new page?

The 2018-19 videos are all on YouTube...here's episode 9
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jKkbKk5Whg

mailman2927
10-31-2018, 02:00 PM
The 2018-19 videos are all on YouTube...here's episode 9
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jKkbKk5Whg

Thank you

Billy Dat
11-07-2018, 12:53 PM
Episode 10 - Trip to Indy and some stuff about uniforms
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEMb0z_l5iI

Billy Dat
01-10-2019, 03:00 PM
Man - we haven't kept us with these...

Episode 10 -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEMb0z_l5iI

Episode 11 -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_OxGnUn89g

Episode 12 - Maui
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6I5ju9l_is

Episode 13 - Jack and Brennan go to KVille
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAd-cQyjpKg

Episode 14 - great carpool karaoke with Z and RJ to JayZ's "Lost One"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyTprF4VQwE

Episode 15 - check out the nice smoothie bar!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=elTDiFzekPw

PensDevil
01-11-2019, 08:08 AM
Nolan Smith has also started doing a segment called "#TheBrotherhood Connect" that has popped up in my Instagram feed. It's a live video call with a former player.

The first one was with Justise Winslow, and can be see on YouTube as well:


https://youtu.be/8c1wX3D3fxI

The second one was yesterday afternoon with Jason Williams. That one hasn't made it to the YouTube channel yet.

SavDukeGrad
01-11-2019, 10:04 AM
Nolan Smith has also started doing a segment called "#TheBrotherhood Connect" that has popped up in my Instagram feed. It's a live video call with a former player.

The first one was with Justise Winslow, and can be see on YouTube as well:


https://youtu.be/8c1wX3D3fxI


The second one was yesterday afternoon with Jason Williams. That one hasn't made it to the YouTube channel yet.

The second one with Jason Williams is still available as a Instagram story for about 6 more hours (they stay up for 24 hours). After that is probably when it will get posted to YouTube.

I really liked this one - very informative, even discussing how when he first started as a sports journalist, he was too eager to be perceived as objective and not show a Duke bias, and he went too far in the other direction.

Billy Dat
01-22-2019, 01:05 PM
Duke Blue Planet - Episode 15 - FSU, Syracuse and K-Ville
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvxNlKOPjzc
I didn't know one of the guys on the team has a twin brother

UrinalCake
01-26-2019, 09:38 PM
The latest Film Room session with Jack White is outstanding. Some of his discussions of where he positions himself for rebounds is almost Rodman-esque.

link (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7CRahkua68)

weezie
01-26-2019, 10:31 PM
...Rodman-esque...

And yet, who was more so than Singler?

Billy Dat
02-08-2019, 04:52 PM
Episode 16 - FSU trip, K-Ville set up and Jack and Javin take the K-Ville quiz, Syracuse game
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvxNlKOPjzc

Episode 17 - UVA game and behind the scenes of ESPN's "Coilege Gameday" at Duke, Road trip to Pitt
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIafaVTNyG0

Episode 18 - Great behind the scenes of Tre's rehab, Tech game and ND road trip
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_vWnf4fI-Y

Episode 19 - Zion and RJ tour K-Ville, some St Johns and BC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgabxZI7oGw

More Nolan Smith "Brotherhood Connect" videos. These are pretty classic. While some may experience a "generational divide" watching an IG video where the repartee is quite youthful, I find these videos hilarious in that the normally polished Duke Bball brand is letting it's hair down a bit. Very smart and much appreciated. I also laugh because whenever Nolan asks the guys about the current team, they give their respect but also manage to remind Nolan that they did work in their time.

Jah - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4BbFJMg7Fg
Jayson - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ss8Xl3h1U3Y

Furniture
03-26-2019, 11:12 PM
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=05nh8CJiwPw

Episode 23 has a Andre Dawkins sighting....

thedukelamere
03-27-2019, 10:38 AM
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=05nh8CJiwPw

Episode 23 has a Andre Dawkins sighting...

...as well as B53 being absolutely hilarious. Everyone who hasn't seen it already needs to watch his segment starting around the 8 minute mark; his "awkward interviews" are comedic gold.

JasonEvans
03-27-2019, 01:12 PM
...as well as B53 being absolutely hilarious. Everyone who hasn't seen it already needs to watch his segment starting around the 8 minute mark; his "awkward interviews" are comedic gold.

More reporters need to do that... ask questions that are nonsense and see how the players react. Next time I am in a locker room, I am going to do this to B53!!

Indoor66
03-27-2019, 01:19 PM
More reporters need to do that... ask questions that are nonsense and see how the players react. Next time I am in a locker room, I am going to do this to B53!!

Most reports do ask questions that are nonsense. Just listen to them. 😂

CrazyNotCrazie
03-27-2019, 02:35 PM
More reporters need to do that... ask questions that are nonsense and see how the players react. Next time I am in a locker room, I am going to do this to B53!!

Unless you will be in the locker room this weekend or hopefully next weekend, I’m not sure if you will get a chance as I believe he is graduating.

I think Buckmire is hilarious. His tag team interviews with Zion are awesome and his photo bomb at the end is great.

UrinalCake
03-27-2019, 02:48 PM
Most reports do ask questions that are nonsense. Just listen to them. 😂

You mean like Zion and RJ being asked if both being left-handed was a factor in strengthening the bond they have with one another? Man, they couldn't keep a straight face answering that one.

SavDukeGrad
04-19-2019, 06:11 PM
The latest elisode of Duke Blue Planet is must see if you loved this team! (Sorry I can’t link it)

Furniture
04-20-2019, 12:37 AM
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=L6kzdQl0Syc

Tear jerker for sure...