The Devil's Den: A Duke Athletics Podcast

Josh, Dustin, and Raul react to Duke's 79-73 loss to Michigan State. (3:00) - What went wrong early (6:35) - No clear #1 option (9:30) - Duke's lack of composure (12:30) - Pick-and-roll defense (17:45) - Duke needs more from John Blackwell (19:40) - Joaquim Boumtje Boumtje's defensive struggles (22:25) - Positive takeaways (Wilkins and Scharnowski)(26:10) - Jon Scheyer's postgame quotes (29:05) - The search for an offensive identity (31:10) - The adjustment to a faster pace of play (36:55) - What we'd like to see vs. SIU Edwardsville

Josh, Dustin, and Raul react to Duke's 113-52 win over Coastal Carolina before previewing Tuesday's top 10 matchup with Michigan State. (2:20) - Duke's fast starts and the dominance of the starting lineup(4:55) - How Duke is using Patrick Ngongba(8:35) - Thoughts on John Blackwell(11:20) - Pace and ball movement(13:55) - Bench play and the rotation(19:25) - Caleb Foster's big scoring night(25:20) - Player spotlights(36:15) - Michigan State preview

Josh, Dustin, and Raul react to Duke's 84-50 win over Army. (2:30) - News items(4:30) - Starters vs. the bench(12:35) - Duke's 3pt shooting struggles(14:55) - John Blackwell's cold night(17:55) - Joaquim Boumtje Boumtje at forward vs. center(23:10) - Dame Sarr's perfect night(25:20) - Sebastian Wilkins continues his bench production(29:05) - The offense is a work in progress(33:00) - The importance of leadership(37:45) - Team defense(41:10) - What to expect vs. Coastal Carolina(45:05) - New jerseys

Josh, Dustin, and Raul are joined by John Watson of thedevilsden.com and Coach Jon Scheyer. (4:35) - Scheyer's impressions from exhibition play(6:45) - Duke's approach to player development(12:30) - Roster construction and portal evaluation(16:10) - The use of analytics to improve on-court play(19:35) - The importance of leadership(25:45) - Post-interview discussion

Josh, Dustin, and Raul react to Duke's 90-84 exhibition win over Kansas on the road. (1:15) - Appreciation for Bill Self and Tyran Stokes(5:00) - How Self's adjustments opened up the paint for Pat Ngongba(11:20) - John Blackwell 's unreal efficiency(15:05) - Caleb Foster's return(18:40) - The impact of Kansas's pace of play(22:05) - The shrinking of the rotation(30:35) - Joaquim Boumtje-Boumtje at center vs. forward(34:00) - The best way to approach an exhibition as a coach

Josh, Dustin, and Raul react to Duke's 103-64 blowout exhibition win over the Tennessee Volunteers. (2:35) - Initial thoughts (7:10) - Pace of play (10:10) - Dame Sarr (12:25) - Defensive intensity(13:15) - Joaquim Boumtje-Boumtje  (14:45) - Sebastian Wilkins (19:05) - Patrick Ngongba (21:20) - Cayden Boozer (26:45) - John Blackwell (31:55) - Deron Rippey (38:00) - Bryson Howard(42:15) - Cam Williams (47:10) - How to balance depth with playing your best players (51:35) - Kansas exhibition

Josh, Dustin, and Raul react to the Preseason ACC Media Poll before previewing next week’s exhibition against Tennessee. (3:30) - Duke picked by media to win ACC(16:05) - All-ACC teams  (24:20) - Is Thijs de Ridder the right pick for ACC Player of the Year? (29:50) - Previewing the Tennessee exhibition (40:35) - Miscellaneous season predictions (points per game, pace of play, use of depth) (45:50) - Recruiting updates

Josh, Dustin, and Raul react to Duke’s 102-62 exhibition win over Belmont. (3:35) - Dame Sarr’s sophomore leap (8:55) - Cam Williams’s spot in the rotation (13:50) - Defensive intensity and scheme (18:00) - Deron Rippey(24:05) - Joaquim Boumtje-Boumtje (29:40) - John Blackwell’s quiet efficiency (33:30) - Sebastian Wilkins (39:20) - Impact of depth (41:25) - Patrick Ngongba (42:40) - Ryan Kelly on the call (44:15) - Caleb Foster’s injury

Josh, Dustin, and Raul break down the latest recruiting news before getting into their biggest takeaways from this year's Countdown to Craziness. (4:05) - Luke Paul commits to Duke (8:20) - Asa Montgomery attends CTC (10:25) - Player intros and dunk contest (17:05) - Biggest scrimmage takeaways (19:50) - Pace of play (22:35) - Will Sebastian Wilkins be a contributor this year? (25:10) - The backcourt (29:05) - Deron Rippey's ceiling (30:45) - Elam Ending (32:00) - Concerns(35:15) - The battle at the 4 spot (37:20) - Belmont exhibition (41:45) - Predicted starting lineup and rotations vs. Belmont 

Josh and Raul are joined by Brendan Marks of The Athletic. They discuss their biggest takeaways from Duke Media Day and get Brendan's thoughts on the upcoming season. (2:20) - Honoring Chris Spatola (5:10) - Coach Scheyer's comments on turning down the Mavericks job (9:55) - Scheyer's evolving relationship with the media (13:30) - Other Media Day takeaways (16:50) - How Duke operates this year without an NPOY-caliber player (20:10) - Backcourt depth and interplay(26:50) - The ceiling this season for Joaquim Boumtje-Boumtje (31:45) - Longterm developmental players under Coach Scheyer (34:45) - Changes to the coaching staff (37:40) - Initial impressions of Coach Michael Malone at UNC