Episode 300 - Houston Preview (with John Watson)
The Devil's Den: A Duke Athletics Podcast · The Devils Den Podcast, Duke, Duke basketball, Duke athletics, Duke Blue Devils
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Show Notes
Josh, Dustin, and Raul are joined by John Watson of thedevilsden.com to preview Duke's Final Four matchup with Houston. Topics discussed include:
- John's reflections on the season as a whole
- Whether Coach Scheyer has gotten enough recognition nationally
- How Duke can attack Houston's ball screen traps
- Houston's strange shot profile
- The value of running Houston off the 3pt line
- How to keep Houston off the offensive glass
- Handling Houston's physicality
- The impact of how the game is called
- Whether Duke can score some easy points in transition
- How deep Duke will go into its bench
- How a team that plays as slow as Houston can sometimes struggle to get separation
- Kelvin Sampson's incredible success at Houston over the last half decade
They also talk briefly about the McDonald's All-American game before getting John's thoughts on where Duke stands with prized recruit Nate Ament. They make the case for why Ament should want to join a loaded Duke team, and why being "featured" is overrated when it comes to NBA draft stock.
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