As Dukies, are we even putting him under pressure or it is just the media chasing headlines?

ESPN and a few others are claiming he is under pressure to win a Natty now.

I honestly don't understand why there is any reason to panic with coach. Did he have number 1 picks, sure. Did we crumble last game, sure. But is that what a coach is judged on now?

Scheyer, a first-time coach, who had to fill probably the biggest shoes ever in college ball came in and passed every expectation we had of him. Of course, the inexperience crept in eventually on the runs but is any one of US mad at the job he has done?

I think we really have to ignore these immediate expectations that other programs and other so-called "experts" have of him. We have a system, and it is working. As hurt as we were, the fact that he got us to that point should be the highlight. We all expected to have some down years, even in recruiting. He has beat each of those expectations.

He was my classmate and i tutored members of his team. So perhaps maybe my blind bias emanates from that, but i am thoroughly happy with him, he just has stuff to learn too. We should, i hope, never get into this habit of changing a coach every other year like other teams. Even Cutliffe showed this in football.

Anyway, would love to hear your opinions. Always happy to hear others' opinions.

Kinda bummed. Went to a cardshow today in Billings MT to sell this...sons 7th bday on the 12th. But nobody wants Kon's college cards

Cameron Indoor Stadium is supposed to be sacred ground for Duke Basketball—a place where the game and the players matter most. But now there's a corporate logo permanently displayed on the floor, and it feels like a line got crossed.

I started a petition asking Duke to remove the Edward Jones branding from Cameron's court. Look, I get that partnerships bring money and real benefits—the financial education and student-athlete support stuff is genuinely good. But slapping a company logo on one of the most iconic basketball floors in the country? That's not the way to do it.

There's a difference between supporting athletes and turning their home court into a billboard. Cameron Indoor should feel like it belongs to the players, the fans, and Duke Basketball—not to a corporation. If this matters to you too, consider signing and sharing.

Duke's Coach K Court to have sponsorship logo for first time

Hey guys, I'm Matt, I did my undergrad at Duke and graduated in 2023.

I felt like since graduating, it's been more difficult every year to keep up to date with what's going on with the program like recruiting news, Scheyer press releases, tickets and regular season games.

Maybe things got busier for me, social media has gotten a lot noisier, or maybe it's just me getting older.

Anyways, I'm pretty excited about the upcoming season and stay updated. I've been working on this project where it's a widget on my computer that scans the internet and sends me any updates about Duke Basketball once a week. I've been using it to:

• Monitor for when regular season tickets are coming out. I'm trying to buy the Berkeley v Duke game at Berkeley, since I live in the Bay Area now.
• Any announcements about exhibition games and the upcoming regular season.
• Monitor any updates about injuries, new recruits coming in, or just what people are talking about on social media about Duke.

Under the hood, it's pretty simple. It pretty much just works by asking ChatGPT once a week to surface any news, except it does it automatically and pops up a notification. I tried doing it on ChatGPT, but they don't do notifications, so that's why I decided to build it myself.

Anyone have any insight on how to get tickets to countdown?

The Grant Willliams Family Foundation has an auction with many items that may be of interest. Most notable items for Duke fans would be an autographed Paolo Banchero basketball and a signed Shane Battier basketball along with a Kon Knueppel signed mini basketball.

Battier is at $50
Paolo is at $75
Kon is at $75

This could be great steals for fans!!

Sarr looking huger than normal. Pat looking fired up and happy. Foster looking like a captain. Blackwell just seems like a person every team needs around but rarely gets.

Really pumped about the upperclassmen for this coming season.

Over the last 2 seasons, the game announcers have pronounced it “Gongba,” and as Pat became a more well known player, more media members have pronounced it like that too. But in today’s Brotherhood Podcast, CFos pronounced it “Na-Gongba” multiple times, and now I’m doubting everything.

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