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Three Man Weave: College Basketball Podcast#362: Geo's Party (JEOPARDY!)51 weeks a year, it’s just a college basketball podcast. But on this week, well, we like this week... The annual tradition contnues w/ our esteemed host, a man of many X aliases, Russ Hainline (@DukeBetter): Rundown: (0:00) - Intro (6:00) - Jeopardy! Want more Weave? Click here to join The Burner discord channel today! Support the Sponsors! Sign-up herefor a CBBAnalytics.com account today, and use promo code ‘Weave’ for $40 off your subscription!2024-07-261h 19
We're Better Than You: The Duke/Kentucky Basketball Pod2024 NBA Draft Recap Special feat. Russ (DukeBetter)Chris and Sam are joined by Russ from the Crazie Cast to recap last week's NBA draft.
Russ breaks down sleepers and value picks
How did G League Ignite's failure impact Holland and Buzelis?
All Gonna-Be-Good vs. All Gonna-Be-Sorry teams
A spontaneous 20 minute debate about Reed Sheppard
Breakdown of Duke and UK's draftees
Kyle Filipowski's controversial fall down the draft boards
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The Devil's Den: A Duke Athletics PodcastEpisode 219 - Russell Hainline of Crazie CastJosh and Raul are joined by Russell Hainline of Crazie Cast to talk about Duke's recent stretch of games. They react to the disappointing home loss to Pittsburgh and the 83-69 win at Louisville. How concerning is it that Duke is struggling against weak teams? How much of this is a product of health, how much is schematic, and how much comes down to effort?They then preview the Clemson game and talk about what Duke has to do to finish the season strong.You can follow Russell on X at @DukeBetter. You can find...2024-01-261h 01
Whatchu Been Watchin? - Dispatches from the Vanguard of Film & TV CriticismHe's Blade. He's mad. He kills vampires. feat. Russell Hainline
Ba and Russ discuss
Russ’ latest work, The Santa Summit, playing now
on The Hallmark Channel
Life as a screenwriter
Russ' favorite time of the year for movies
The inherent difficulty of making a good prequel
Why Barbie worked so well
Trying to find a good show in the streaming era
The MCU’s implosion and how to fix it. Hint: keep Blade simple.
Find Russ on Twitter: @RussellHFilm @DukeBetter
Info on The Santa Summit: https://www.hallmarkchannel.com/the-santa-summit
Info on The Crazie Cast:
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Duke By The NumbersEpisode 18: The Mysterious Case of the Three-Guard LineupsHappy off-season, Duke Nation! I'd seen a lot of chatter around the potential return of Jeremy Roach, and many people insisting that this could result in substantial use of three-guard lineups. I break down every single potential three-guard lineup, in order to see which ones are most and least viable, which players are most well suited for playing three-guard lineups, which pairs of players are unlikely to be able to play together, and, most importantly, if Jeremy Roach returns, if there are enough three-guard lineups to keep everyone on the roster happy and prevent transfers. The answers, unsurprisingly, are...2023-05-0448 minDuke By The NumbersEpisode 17: The Duke NCAA Tournament Preview! With Jim Root from Three Man WeaveWE'RE BACK FOR MARCH! Duke plays Oral Roberts on Thursday. Should Duke fans be supremely confident? Should Duke fans be terrified? The answer, as always, lies somewhere in the middle. I'm joined by America's favorite objective college basketball voice, Jim Root from the Three Man Weave, to discuss Oral Roberts's play style, how Duke beats Oral Roberts, how Oral Roberts beats Duke, and other various matchup-related questions.
We also play true or false with some of the claims from Twitter: Can a Summit team handle a high major team's physicality? Is this Oral Roberts team better than...2023-03-1553 minDuke By The NumbersEpisode 16: The Overreaction ScaleIt's hard to not overreact to the first week of Duke basketball-- and yet overreact we do. Never you fear, however: I am here to help you understand whether your small sample size reaction is justified or completely out of line. We talk Jaylen Blakes, Christian Reeves's redshirt, Flip's start to the season, the quality of Duke's defense, and more. I also discuss how weak the ACC is for the second straight year-- and I preview the Duke-Kansas game to the best of my ability given the small sample we have from both teams.
Per usual, please...2022-11-151h 06Duke By The NumbersEpisode 15: Preseason Preview and Duke Fantasy Draft with Ryan @TheDukeNationWhat's the best NBA team you could make out of Duke players? Ryan-- @TheDukeNation on Twitter-- and I set out to answer that question with a snake-style fantasy draft. Do we go with talent? Roster versatility? Offense or defense or both? You'll have to listen to find out! (When you finish the episode, tweet at us with #TeamRussell or #TeamRyan-- let us know who did the better job!)
With the Fayetteville State preseason game looming tonight, we also discuss what we've seen/heard so far in the preseason with the Blue-White Game and the Houston secret scrimmage...2022-11-021h 06Duke By The NumbersEpisode 14: What To Expect When You're Expecting (A Championship) with Zion @DukeNBA!New year, new coach, new players-- an astonishing amount of unknowns heading into next Duke season, perhaps more than there've been in 40+ years. And we see a wide range of expectations from fans on social media. So I figured it'd be worth breaking down the individual players on an offseason episode-- what their best possible realistic outcome would be, what their worst possible realistic outcome would be, and, assuming that most players land somewhere in the middle, what should a reasonable expectation be, for both the players as individuals and for the team as a whole?
So...2022-09-141h 36
Duke By The NumbersEpisode 13: Duke and the NBA Draft with Jim Root from Three Man WeaveThe NBA Draft is tomorrow, and Duke Twitter is abound with questions like: where do we want Duke players to go? who's being undervalued? who's being *overvalued*? and why are some of these other guys getting taken above our beloved Duke players?
So I invited back America's favorite objective college basketball voice, Jim Root from the Three Man Weave, to discuss these and several other questions, including some of our favorite sleepers in the draft, why there's such disparity between mocks... and if we were starting an NBA team and could only choose Duke players, how would...2022-06-221h 23Duke By The NumbersEpisode 12: Fact or Myth! With Jim Root from Three Man WeaveThe offseason is here, so I've invited Jim back to get an objective voice into the mix as we play Fact or Myth about a number of Duke/ACC/NCAA topics. Including:
- Is Paolo Banchero a Top 4 one-and-done in Duke history?
- Would you rather have sophomore Trevor Keels or an elite transfer?
- Is Jeremy Roach a Top 2 ACC PG next season?
- Will Duke bring in any big names from the portal?
- What's Duke's biggest problem next season?
- Will Duke have a f...2022-04-191h 44Duke By The NumbersThe DEFCON 1 EpisodeListen to this if you enjoy the unhinged ramblings of a man grappling with the reality that there are possible outcomes in which Duke loses to its rival on Saturday, and allow him to explain, through incoherent mumbling and bursts of manic laughter, that the stakes have never been higher, and all fans can do is pray the coin lands on the correct side.2022-03-3032 minDuke By The NumbersEpisode 10: Sweet 16 and the Properly Rated ACCAfter a wonderful weekend of basketball, beer, and Banchero, I discuss the narrative of "the ACC is underrated" and dive into the matchup with Texas Tech.
Per usual, please shoot any and all feedback to @DukeBetter, and I'll hope to improve with Episode 11. As always, #DDMF and #GTHC.2022-03-2132 minDuke By The NumbersEpisode 9: March Madness Bracket TalkWelcome new listeners! Your boy is back post-Selection Sunday with a *lot* of thoughts. I discuss Duke getting a 2 seed (undeserved!), Duke's first weekend draw (not bad!), Duke's possible second weekend draw (real bad!), and how to win your bracket pool (by listening to me!).
Per usual, please shoot any and all feedback to @DukeBetter, and I'll hope to improve with Episode 10. Let's pray to God that we have a great opening weekend of the Dance. As always, #DDMF and #GTHC!2022-03-141h 12Duke By The NumbersEpisode 8: Tournament Talk with Jim Root from Three Man Weave!After a long and much needed break, I had a lot to talk about-- so I brought in my friend Jim Root from Three Man Weave and Field of 68 to talk analytics, bracketology, Duke's chances at a 1 seed, Duke's strengths and weaknesses as a tournament team, and, finally, which teams would Duke want to see (and avoid) in their region.
Per usual, please shoot any and all feedback to @DukeBetter, and I'll hope to improve with Episode 9. (Also, go follow Jim on Twitter-- @2ndChancePoints-- and check out his podcasts/YouTube shows.) As always, #DDMF and #GTHC.2022-02-281h 35Duke By The NumbersEpisode 7: 64.3, -.8, and 5What a glorious weekend it's been! Duke beat a very inferior UNC team, as we expected, and I discuss Paolo's game, the talent disparity between the teams, and how you can prove statistically that UNC's best chance to win the game was before opening tip. Later, I do a mailbag section, answering questions from Twitter, discussing zone defense, Jeremy Roach as a starter, tempo of play, and more.
Per usual, please shoot any and all feedback to @DukeBetter, and I'll hope to improve with Episode 8. As always, #DDMF and #GTHC.2022-02-0730 minDuke By The NumbersEpisode 6: 70, 7, 85.1, 3, 250, and 29With UNC this weekend, I wanted to give you all the episode you can handle. Within, I discuss the state of the ACC, Duke's surging defense, and the lunacy of the Mark Williams vs. Leaky Black "debate." I then dive headfirst into the matchup vs. UNC, the difficulty Bacot will pose for our bigs, the unstoppability of Paolo, and how Bates Jones-- yes, Bates Jones-- could be the secret sauce that leads to an easier-than-normal win for Duke.
Per usual, please shoot any and all feedback to @DukeBetter, and I'll hope to improve with Episode 7. As always, #D...2022-02-0325 minDuke By The NumbersEpisode 5: 4, 13, 81, 50, 1.87, and 32So much episode today after last night's hard-to-watch near-loss to Clemson. Within, I discuss the consistency of our biggest red flags and the most alarming problem Duke has faced in ACC play... but I also touch upon recent improvements that give me hope, such as our veteran perimeter shooting and the play of Jeremy Roach. Finally, I address the upcoming road slate and just how thin the odds are at emerging from these next three games with a 3-0 record.
Per usual, please shoot any and all feedback to @DukeBetter, and I'll hope to improve with Episode 6...2022-01-2623 minDuke By The NumbersEpisode 4: 291 and 237A short, unprepared, off-the-cuff episode after last night's heartbreaking loss to FSU. Within, I discuss KenPom's "Luck" metric and how it might hold hope for Duke going forward, the way that we can win games without good defensive rebounding, and the post-game overreaction and how to try to keep your personal panic button from flashing when you're feeling frustrated.
Per usual, please shoot any and all feedback to @DukeBetter, and I'll hope to improve with Episode 5. As always, #DDMF and #GTHC. 2022-01-1915 minDuke By The NumbersEpisode 3: 217, 103.8, 9, and 79.4Yet another journey through Duke basketball numbers. Within, I discuss the importance of defensive rebounding, the post-COVID pause struggles of Wendell Moore, and the matchup issues that Florida State will present next week. I also couldn't help but discuss the current discourse around Baylor and Gonzaga and the problems with judging teams based on small sample sizes, past tournament success, and other factors that aren't effective tools for measuring a team's strength-- and I drop some shocking truths about how the WCC compares to the ACC this year.
Per usual, please shoot any and a...2022-01-1631 minDuke By The NumbersEpisode 2: 53, 72.4, 13.3, and 10Another twenty-minute journey through Duke basketball numbers. Within, I discuss the impact of the win over Wake Forest: the significance of Quadrant 1 wins this year, the weakness of the ACC, and our historical struggles in early ACC road games against Top 80 opponents. I also discuss the impact when Paolo Banchero leads the team in field goal attempts.
Per usual, please shoot any and all feedback to @DukeBetter, and I'll hope to improve with Episode 3. As always, #DDMF and #GTHC. 2022-01-1321 min
Duke By The NumbersEpisode 1: 4, 92.4, 26.6A twenty-minute journey through a few interesting numbers that can hopefully help us understand our beloved Duke basketball a little better. Within, I discuss the fact that the best team doesn't always win the title, the statistical impact of Charlie Moore's late game circus shot, why Vegas always wins, and how close wins and losses shouldn't drastically impact our perception of either team, among other things.
This is a pilot episode, still figuring out what this could be, if anything at all. Please shoot any and all feedback to @DukeBetter, and I'll hope to improve with Episode 2...2022-01-1120 min