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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