#797 - Jordan Brenner is Back!
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What insights does Jordan Brenner share about Duke's recent games?
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All right, Duke fans, are you ready for it? Episode 797 of the Duke Basketball Roundup. Jason and Donald here for you. It is, in the interest of fairness, just so everyone knows where things fall on the calendar and when news happens and things like that, we are recording this in the afternoon, the day after the Pittsburgh game, even though you're probably going to hear it a couple days after the Pittsburgh game. uh donald uh how you doing are you ready to chat with a special guest i'm always ready to chat with this guest it's uh it's always fun to have him on and it's been a while so we have a lot to talk about a lot to catch up on there you go we are joined as we have been several times this year we're trying to bring him on about monthly i think we i think we missed january that was probably my fault because i was in africa um hanging out with gorillas uh we're joined by jordan brenner
of the underdogs podcast uh a a guy who's written for more sports magazines newsletters newspapers and all that other kind of stuff that i can possibly name in this moment jordan how you doing my friend good i'd just like to be referred to as little league president jordan renner from now on that's really my current claim to fame it's it's truly doing god's work with uh with young baseball players Come on, tell me. I want to hear about your little league. Oh, is this a new gig? Wait, is this a new gig for you?
No, I've been doing this for a couple of years. It's draft season now. So I'm spending every waking moment that I'm not doing actual work creating formulas to rank 10-year-old baseball and softball players.
How does Jordan view Duke's loss to North Carolina?
It's really, yeah, I need an intervention.
Dude, I did this for years and years. In fact, I was the director of scheduling. I scheduled all the games for both of my kids, both my son's leagues, as well as a couple other leagues. You want to talk thankless jobs.
Oh, my God. Scheduling is the worst job on our board. Nobody wants it. I have to talk people into doing it every year. It's painful.
Yes.
But this is a nice break. This is a great break. I get to talk Duke basketball with you guys.
Exactly.
What factors contribute to Duke's performance in close games?
Hey, dude, I'm going to start with this. Hey, the Blue Devils went out and they lost to North Carolina.
They did?
That happened? You may not have heard about that. On a scale from 1 to 10, 10 being most concerned, how much did that loss concern you? Yeah, just hit it. Give me the number and then give me the explanation.
On like a concern level, like a 3, because I feel like much like Texas Tech, you know they controlled almost the entire game arm couple things didn't go well down the stretch obviously but if you're thinking about where this team is, and if you're really focusing on tournament... Well, two things. If you're focusing on tournament success, then you should be feeling pretty good because this team has shown that they will be in every game. They've either won every game or lost on a final possession. So you can't ask for much more than that. And if you're not focusing on tournament success and you're trying to enjoy the full ride the way we've talked about early in the season, then... It's frustrating to lose to your rival, but they're 22 and two.
So low level of concern. I could totally understand as a fan being incredibly frustrated to lose to Carolina that way. But a lot went wrong that game and they still should have won.
Jordan, I completely agree. This is something we should not be super concerned about. The team is, you know, two losses on the year at this point. I said this on the pod the other day. It's just a super, super impressive record. It's just that one of them is to our really hated rival. And in both of them, as you pointed out, I know there are a lot of Duke fans who are like, oh no, this team's, I'm never going to feel comfortable with this team. They've blown two leads.
How has Duke adapted their playing style this season?
I can't believe how many people have, sort of brought up to me questions about, oh, are you worried about John Shire? Does he not know how to execute down the stretch?
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What insights does Jordan Brenner share about Duke's recent games?
0:09–1:51
2
How does Jordan view Duke's loss to North Carolina?
1:51–2:22
3
What factors contribute to Duke's performance in close games?
2:22–4:16
4
How has Duke adapted their playing style this season?
4:16–5:46
5
What are the implications of Duke's depth issues in the lineup?
5:46–9:38
6
How does Duke's three-point shooting impact their overall game strategy?
9:38–12:41
7
What challenges does Duke face in the upcoming ACC tournament?
12:41–15:05
8
How does Jordan predict Duke's performance in the NCAA tournament?
15:05–32:55