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Josh, Dustin, and Raul are joined by Brendan Marks of The Athletic to discuss Duke's regular season and the upcoming NCAA Tournament. Topics discussed include:

• How Jon Scheyer was able to overhaul his roster and approach in a single offseason to have one of the best regular seasons in Duke basketball history
• How Scheyer has changed as a coach and leader across his first three seasons
• Scheyer's relationships with NBA coaches and GMs, and what he's taken from these mentors
• Scheyer's use of a sports psychologist
• Whether Scheyer should have won ACC Coach of the Year as well as his chances at National COY
• The potential benefit of having been in close games in the ACC Tournament
• The controversy surrounding UNC's inclusion in the NCAA Tournament
• Duke's region: are there any potential challengers or stumbling blocks?
• Other ACC teams that could make a deep run [Note: this was recorded before Clemson and Louisville both lost their 1st round games]
• Brendan's Final Four and championship picks

To read Brendan's most recent article, which is discussed on the podcast, please go here and subscribe to The Athletic:

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6211057/2025/03/19/duke-basketball-jon-scheyer-cooper-flagg-march-madness/?source=dailyemail&campaign=601983&userId=1594954&source=dailyemail

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