Duke Basketball Corner UVA/State Reaction + The Most Dangerous 13-17 Team Ever? 2019-20, Ep. 26 24-6 (14-5) I run down Duke's impressive responses to adversity this season, express my lineup abandonment issues against Virginia, and finish up with a bemusement/amusement combo regarding the general response to Duke's zone success vs NC State. Plus th…

Duke Basketball Corner WF Reaction: Glass Half Full, Glass Half Empty, Or a Glass Case of Emotion? 2019-20, Ep. 25 23-5 (13-4) The blown lead sucked, but my concerns about Duke's loss to Wake Forest go well beyond a late-game collapse. -95:23- fin *I made a point about Duke's struggle against the Wake zone, and want to be clear that point was relat…

Duke Basketball Corner Virginia Tech Reaction + Topics/Trends 2019-20, Ep. 24 23-4 (13-3) Intro + super quick rant about current soft/lazy narratives regarding Duke 2:50 Rundown -Va Tech Perspective -Duke’s hot start -Bombs away -Cassius -Rested Rotation 11:05 Player of the Game 19:00 Rundown (con’t) -Comparing VT1 to VT2 -Vern FTs -Rotational Chem…

Duke Basketball Corner NC State Reaction + Breaking Down the Game's Most Puzzling Decision 2019-20, Ep. 23 22-4 (12-3) Contrary to what the internet would have you believe, actual basketball things occured during Duke-NC State beyond mindless groupthink cliches, and I'm still having trouble wrapping my head around one vital aspect as the game. ****…

Duke Basketball Corner ND Reaction + 2020 Team Analytics + Duke in the NBA Updates 2019-20, Ep. 22 22-3 (12-2) 0:00 Intro + #GetBuckInHere + ACC Standings + Schedule + Interesting ND Nuggets 13:00 Reacting to the Cassius and Zion Narratives: Adam isn’t angry with *some* of the media, just disappointed 22:00 Reviewing ND Pregame strengths and weakne…

Duke Basketball Corner DBC Deep Dive: Duke @ UNC February 8, 2020 2019-20, Ep. 21 21-3 (11-2) Time for a DBC Deep Dive to cover all aspects of a truly epic Duke-UNC game. As Jay Bilas said during the game, it always delivers, and he was right on a higher plane for what we were fortunate enough to witness on Debruary 8, 2020. Every aspect of the gam…

Duke Basketball Corner Cuse Reaction + Duke-BC: Basketball Game or James Taylor Song? 2019-20, Ep. 20 19-3 (9-2) It's been a while since I've recorded an episode breaking down two games, and while Duke defeated both Syracuse and Boston College on the road, the how and the why couldn't have been more polar opposite. Andrew Clark joins me to discuss,…

Duke Basketball Corner Pitt Reaction: Everything's Fine? 2019-20, Ep. 19 17-3 (7-2) While there's plenty of positive takeaways from Duke's gritty home win over Pitt, find out why I worry about the ominous blueprint being set for a potential early NCAA Tournament exit. I'm joined by Andrew Clark on the ep as we discuss Jeff Capel's return to CIS, We…

Duke Basketball Corner Zion Williamson 2019 Pre-Draft Scouting Report Repost (With Mike Gribanov) 2019-20, Ep. 18 16-3 (6-2) After Zion's electric NBA debut, I decided to revisit my 2019 predraft thoughts on him and figured others may enjoy them as well. I was joined by Mike Gribanov of The Stepien on the episode, who always does a fantastic job wi…

Duke Basketball Corner The Big Louisville Reaction Pod 2019-20, Ep. 17 15-3 (5-2) The fourth straight single-game reaction pod is here after Duke's second straight loss, and considering I stated back in October how the season wouldn't *officially* begin until January 18th vs Louisville, this episode is extra packed with takeaways both from the game…

Duke Basketball Corner Clemson Game Analysis + Big Picture Perspective 2019-20, Ep. 16 15-2 (5-1) I don't think I've ever recorded three straight game reaction episodes before the postseason, but after Duke's loss to Clemson followed by the typical misguided media coverage, here ya go! Co-Host: Shane Nash -66:32- Thanks for listening! Subscribe, ra…

Duke Basketball Corner WF Reaction + Valuing Team Chemistry (With Shane Nash) 2019-20, Ep. 15 15-1 (5-0) I rarely record after two consecutive games before the postseason, but considering the GT ep came on out WF gameday along with having on a new guest/potential co-host in Shane Nash for this ep, it seemed like a good time to give specific game th…

Duke Basketball Corner GT Reaction + Various Team Thoughts 2019-20, Ep. 14 Had a technology fail on Thursday, so recorded a quick, admittedly messy solo ep early this morning to give thoughts on an intense Georgia Tech game as well as some news and notes beforehand. Enjoy! Thanks for listening! Subscribe, rate and review on iTunes/Apple Podcasts Co…

Duke Basketball Corner DBC Deep Dive: The 2010s, Pt. 2 2019-20, Ep. 13 *Recorded late night Dec 29/early morning Dec 30th *While I'm including the episode in the 2019-20 season as far as episode # to make it easy to find, both parts of "DBC Deep Dive: The 2010s" is better to think of as standalone. __________________________________________________…

Duke Basketball Corner DBC Deep Dive: The 2010s, Pt. 1 2019-20, Ep. 12 *Recorded late night Dec 29/early morning Dec 30th *While I'm including the episode in the 2019-20 season as far as episode # to make it easy to find, both parts of "DBC Deep Dive: The 2010s" is better to think of as standalone. __________________________________________________…

Duke Basketball Corner Wofford/General Non-Conf Reaction + Reunited and it Feels So Good (With Ray Holloman) 2019-20, Ep. 11 10-1 (1-0) A bit of background on on the structure of this epside: Ray Holloman is my guest on the ep, but I don't even like calling him that considering he was for a while as close as I've ever come to having a permanent co-…

Duke Basketball Corner MSU/VT Reaction + Breakdowns + Thoughts on Thoughts 2019-20, Ep. 10 9-1 Took a bit longer than expected to link up with Joe and record (REMINDER TO EMAIL IF SERIOUSLY INTERESTED IN CO-HOSTING) but we're back again with thoughts on the Michigan State and Virginia Tech road wins as well as breakdowns of other team factors. Plus…

Duke Basketball Corner SFA/Win Reaction + "Is the Sky Falling?" Freeform Thoughts 2019-20, Ep. 9 7-1 It's been a scattered week in Duke basketball, so it makes sense for my most scattered episode in a looooong time. (Fwiw that was the plan). Sometimes you just gotta go with your gut! Thanks for listening! Subscribe, rate and review on iTunes/Apple …

Duke Basketball Corner GSU & 2KC Reaction + Projecting Duke's Go-To Lineup 2019-20, Ep. 8 6-0 Topics Include: Georgetown Overview Virginia is going next-level Virginia Zone (GSU & Cal) Coach K Facts Georgetown Breakdown Standout Strengths Rotation Weekend at Vernies Second Half Stan Hey Coach K, Please Help Tre Helping Tre Helps the Team PROJECTING…

Duke Basketball Corner CSU & UCA Reaction + The Best ___ of the K Era 2019-20, Ep. 7 3-0 Topic Rundown dukebasketballcorner.com is live! Evansville over Kentucky Devin Vassell UNC’s thin bench/rotation Duke Starting lineups Why I appreciate this Duke team Left lane or right lane? Most steals in first three games since ____ Jordan Goldwire’s haircut…

Duke Basketball Corner Blue Collar Blue Devils? Reacting to Duke's Season-Opening Win Over Kansas 2019-20, Ep. 6 1-0 Duke's big Champion's Classic win over Kansas was eerily similar to the Blue Devils' previous trip to Madison Square Garden, which means plenty of turnovers and an alpha glue guy performance by Jack White! There's lots to talk about,…

Duke Basketball Corner Kansas + UNC Beat Reporter Intel (With CJ Moore & Brant Wilkerson-New) 2019-20, Ep. 5 I very rarely do any sort of game or opponent previews, but considering seasoning-openers are more roster breakdowns rather than actual previews unless both teams are experienced, I hit up CJ Moore to chat about the upcoming Duke-Kansas Cham…

Duke Basketball Corner Duke 2019-20 Season Preview, Pt. 2: Roster Breakdown 2019-20, Ep. 4 The episode title is as literal as it gets, I break down every expected rotational player on on Duke's roster, plus a few fun predictions at the end. Thanks for listening! Subscribe, rate and review on iTunes/Apple Podcasts Co-Host Inquiry (email dukebasketba…

Duke Basketball Corner Duke 2019-20 Season Preview, Pt. 1: Topic Rundown 2019-20, Ep. 3 Topics Include: Mike Krzyzewski's 40th season at Duke...wow Why/How is the 2019-20 team different and what to make of it Rotations Perimeter Shooting Leadership/Energy/Communication PG Continuity Physicality Fluid adaptation Post Entry Issues Versatile defense H…

Duke Basketball Corner CTC Reaction + Blue-White Scrimmage Breakdown 2019-20, Ep. 2 Rolling solo to give initial thoughts on 2019-20 Duke based on the CTC Blue-White scrimmage. Plus, for those who want to deep dive a bit more, a bonus segment of play-by-play breakdown from 20:00-8:30 of the scrimmage! Rundown 15:10 CTC Thoughts + Blue-White Scrimma…

Duke Basketball Corner 2019-20 ACC Preview + Pre-CTC Thoughts (2019-20, Ep. 1) With CTC (Countdown to Craziness) about to introduce the new Duke team followed by nonstop episodes focusing on the Blue Devils. it seems right to use the first episode of the season to learn about many of their upcoming opponents. Therefore, I'm joined by Joe Gaudio for…

Duke Basketball Corner K Era Rotations, PGs, Frontcourt, Standout Stats, and a Heated 2012 Debate! (2019 Offseason, Ep. 6) For the last 2019 offseason episode, more deep-diving! Joe Gaudio joins me to discuss various topics I've always found interesting, and hopefully everyone else does too! Rundown: 0:00 Intro + Appreciation for Emails + Recruitin…

Duke Basketball Corner K Era Duke Recruiting: A Grande Deep Dive (2019 Offseason, Ep. 5) Two episodes for the price of none! First, a general recruiting conversation with Joe Gaudio, and then I go solo for the deepest of dives. 0:00 Discussing different eras and the recruiting factors involved with each era. 72:15 The Deepest of Dives 147:11 -fin- …

Duke Basketball Corner Mid-September News & Notes 2019 Offseason, Ep. 4 While Joe Gaudio and I recorded this episode with the intention of including it with our recruiting deep dive, I decided it makes more sense to release as a stand-alone, especially considering the fact that I've added on to the recruiting episode since recording. RUNDOWN: Unite…

Duke Basketball Corner Duke All-Decade Teams Under K (80s-90s-00s-10s-Overall) (With Joe Gaudio) 2019 Offseason, Ep. 3 When a coach has excelled throughout 40 years at the same school, creating all-decade teams becomes quite the task. Joe Gaudio and I grind out our individual choices for the 1980s, 90s, 00s, and 2010s, plus an all-time team under K…

Duke Basketball Corner 2019 Offseason, Ep. 2 News & Notes: Summertime Pre-Dead Period Rundown (With Joe Gaudio) Joe and I give our thoughts on as many Duke and ACC-related topics as possible before the two-month dead period hits in August and September. Rundown 0:00 Intro + Omissions from the last two episodes 3:30 Signings since the last episode +…

Duke Basketball Corner (2019 Offseason, Ep. 1) Shades of Grayson Despite typically rooting for all players in general, I've always done my best to evaluate individuals on the pod based on actual basketball analysis, meaning Grayson Allen's "extracuricular activities" have been avoided other than my expert opinions such as "stop doing that!" after e…

Duke Basketball Corner The Annual Duke Basketball Tree Pod: 2019 Edition (With Joe Gaudio) (2018-19, Ep. 29) The deep dive of all deep dives! It's tiiiiiiiime to check in with all the ex-Dukies in basketball roles. Spoiler, it's a long list. Whether it be current players, coaches, and front office personnel in the NBA or college coaches, the sheer …

Duke Basketball Corner NBA Post-Draft Rundown (With David Gardner) (2018-19, Ep. 28) *Originally posted Wednesday, June 26th but there were issues with the pod not showing up on Apple Podcasts and Spotify and blah blah blah no one wants to hear about my drama but just wanted to make clear that it was completed and intended to be accessible sooner. …

The podcast will now officially be under the title/channel of Duke Basketball Corner rather than Comarow's Corner. It makes sense in general and will definitely make it easier to find. The podcast homepage is now dukebasketballcorner.podbean.com I've changed the feed on the podbean site, so hopefully apple podcasts pick it up and transfer subscribe…

Duke Basketball Corner (2018-19, Ep. 27) Duke Draft Prospect Scouting Reports (With Mike Gribanov) I love projecting draft prospects and am always looking for a excuse to nerd out on them. Well, there's no better reason than now to do so with the NBA draft next week! I'm joined by one of the best draft prospect evaluators out there, Mike Gribanov f…

Duke Basketball Corner (2018-19, Ep. 26) A Deep Dive to Wrap Up 2018-19 (With Brant Wilkerson-New) (32-6) I've done an ACC season in review episode, and for Duke I've done an MSU/NCAA Tournament overview as well as a chronological Duke season in review, so now let's tie a bow on the 2018-19 Blue Devils with a deep dive of the program. Thanks so muc…

Duke Basketball Corner (2018-19, Ep. 25) A Chronological 2018-19 Duke Season in Review (With Brant Wilkerson-New) (32-6) I've done an ACC season in review episode, I've done an MSU overview episode (though limiting it to simply MSU seems kinda ridiculous tbh but MOVING ON) so now it's time look back at Duke's season in a shockingly organized way go…

Duke Basketball Corner (2018-19, Ep. 24) Freeform Thoughts: Was MSU an Outlier or a Valid Representation of Duke's Season? (32-6) With the hot takes in the rearview and most already having moved on to next season, it feels like a good time to give my own thoughts on MSU for this episode, with a 2018-19 season deep dive soon to come. I discuss every…

Duke Basketball Corner (2018-19, Ep. 23) ACC Team-By-Team Season Thoughts (With Lauren Brownlow) Exactly what the title of the pod suggests, it's time to give season-ending thoughts on all the ACC teams. I'm joined by ACC beat reporter Lauren Brownlow to help give insight, with extra focus given to the national champion 2018-19 Virginia Cavaliers a…

Duke Basketball Corner (2018-19, Ep. 22) Va Tech Sweet 16 Reaction + MSU Elite 8 Preview (32-5) Duke's halfway through the bracket, and while there's worrisome trends worth pointing out, the bottom line = survive and advance. A bit overly stat-reliant since I hadn't seen much Michigan State this season, but did as much cramming as possible on the S…

Duke Basketball Corner (2018-19, Ep. 21) Virginia Tech Sweet 16 Preview (31-5) Exactly what the title suggests, a Duke-Virginia Tech Sweet 16 Preview. *Sorry for any audio issues, no editing, this was literally my third time recording the same pod today (you'll hear my explanation) and just wanted to get this bleeping thing out to the world. Thanks…

Duke Basketball Corner (2018-19, Ep. 20) Survive and Advance: UCF Reaction + Pre-S16 State of Duke (With Brant Wilkerson-New) (31-5) I'm joined by News and Record Triangle Beat Reporter Brant Wilkerson-New to react (recover from?) a memorable 2nd round win over UCF. Then it's State of Duke time as the Blue Devils travel to Washington, DC for the Sw…

Duke Basketball Corner (2018-19, Ep. 19) NCAA Tournament 1st Rnd NDST Reaction/2nd Rnd UCF Preview (30-5) It is what the episode title says it is! Thanks for listening! Subscribe, rate and review on iTunes Also on Spotify and YouTube Follow Adam's Duke Account on Twitter: CC_DukeGames Music from the episode: https://smallprofessor.bandcamp.com/albu…

Duke Basketball Corner (2018-19, Ep. 18) Bracket Talk: Will Duke Feast on the East? (With Jordan Livingston) (29-5) Let's Dance! It's officially NCAA Tourney time, and I'm joined by Duke fan Jordan Livingston to discuss Duke's East Region as well as other tourney storylines, plus interesting teams/matchups/players worth keeping an eye on. Also, we …

Duke Basketball Corner (2018-19, Ep. 17.5) ACC Tourney Champs! (With Jordan Livingston) (29-5) Duke takes out Florida State to win the ACC Title, and while there will be plenty of NCAA Tournament talk, it would be blasphemy to gloss over a huge achievement by the Blue Devils, thus necessitating a short but sweet add-on to the previous ACC Tourney e…

Duke Basketball Corner (2018-19, Ep. 17) ACCT QF/SF Reaction: The Third Time's the Charm (28-5) Duke wins a high-intensity ACC Tourney SF against North Carolina after taking out Syracuse in the QF, and I'm here to do some rambling! Thanks for listening! Subscribe, rate and review on iTunes Also on Spotify and YouTube Follow Adam's Duke Account on T…

Duke Basketball Corner (2018-19, Ep. 16) Welcome to March Madness, Zion Williamson (26-5) *ZION'S BACK! I ramble about everything Duke-related as the Blue Devils head into the ACC Tournament with a rusty but [hopefully] 100% healthy Zion Williamson. Thanks for listening! Subscribe, rate and review on iTunes Also on Spotify and YouTube Follow Adam's…

Duke Basketball Corner (2018-19, Ep. 15) Unboxing the Zion-Less Duke Blue Devils (With Shawn Krest) (26-4, 14-3) *On this episode, I'm joined by Shawn Krest, Triangle Beat Reporter for The North State Journal! 0:00-3:45 Intro/ACC Tourney Seeding Scenarios 3:45-12:45 WF/Senior Night/Vrank/Besser 12:45-14:30 Praise for Da God Walk-On Mike Buckmire 14…

Duke Basketball Corner (2018-19, Ep. 14) Deep Diving with Jordan Sperber) (23-3, 11-2) *Zion blew through his shoe (New Nike Slogan: Just Blew It) 36 seconds into the Duke-Carolina game, and it was mostly rough times from there. With so much being unknown right now as to Zion's health, I thought it would be fun to make a more lasting episode, takin…