We're Better Than You: The Duke/Kentucky Basketball Pod

Chris and Sam do the autopsies of UK's and Duke's seasons. Portal Talk Recruiting NBA Roy Race Celtics and Thunder on a collision course? Mike Malone at UNC

Chris and Sam are joined by UNC super fan DeJuan to discuss... UNC firing Hubert Davis UNC's brand identity The coaching search: Donovan? Otz? BRAD STEVENS?!?!? UK no longer in running for Tyron Stokes Does Pope get another year at UK? The importance of producing NBA stars and how it impacts recruiting.

Sam and Chris break down the brackets. Where's Christian Collins going and why isn't it Kentucky? Pope bringing in Euros instead of recruiting elite U.S. talent. What the else is Indiana's basketball program spending money on? Will SGA repeat as MVP?

Chris and Sam are joined by DeJuan (UNC) and Bryan (Duke). Recap Duke-UNC part 1 Recruiting NBA (post-deadline outlook)

Sam listens to Chris: Rant about Pope sucking Rant about UK not having any talent Rant about Quantaince's injuries Rant about how worthless The Portal is

Chris and Sam are back, ready to talk college basketball with the level of delusion and arrogance that only UK and Duke fans can display. How UK's season going, Chris? Do UK fans regreat chasing off Cal? Can Quaintance save the season? Scheyer must get more out of his wings. No Stokes, no Pope? Can Scheyer pull off Deron Rippey and Jordan Smith? NBA Alumni updates

Chris and Sam discuss.... Duke And UK Season Recaps Haters trying to Jedi mind trick Scheyer into changing recruiting strategy and filling his roster with old cast-off scrubs...like some programs down the road do. UK's hot start in the portal (Quaintance!) Ian Jackson reclaiming his career after UNC almost ruined it Mike Malone firing

Chris and Sam are joined by Bryan (Duke fan), as they discuss: Kentucky's chances Duke's bracket Kansas' unpredictability Auburn's recent slump UNC still sorry despite blowing out a sorry team Bronny, Kiyan and the influx of NBA alumni progeny

Finally! It's that time of the year. Chris and Sam discuss... Realistic expectations for their teams in their repective conference tournaments Conference player awards Duke-hating ass voters in the ACC

Chris and Sam are joined by UNC Superfan DeJuan to discuss: UNC crumbling empire Can Hubert save the season and his job? Ian Jackson having haters on his own team The worthlessness of small guards who can't shoot (yeah, it's about Eliott Cadeau) Kentucky's surprising record NBA All-Star game 2025-2026 recruiting

Sam and Chris discuss... Kentucky''s huge win over Tennessee Duke's unnecessarily scrappy wins over Wake and NC State. NBA All-Star selections 2026 Recruiting

Chris and Sam discuss... Sam not supporting Caleb Foster through his slump Can UK keep Caleb Wilson from UNC How far can UK go? The best NBA landed spot for Cooper Flagg The 2003 HS class and Kris Humphries' delusions

Chris and Sam discuss.... UK Fans upset about AP Poll Can Mark Pope rebrand UK to appeal to elite recruits? Isaiah Evans' minutes NBA Almuni talk: Maxey/McCain, Jalen Johnson, Mark Williams, KAT and more UNC misses on Dybansta. What does it mean for their future? Is Stokes joining the party at BYU?

Chris and Sam discuss.... Recap UK's big win over Duke What does the win do for Pope Consequences for Scheyer Will Sixers belong to Maxey and McCain soon? Caleb Wilson a UK lock?

Chris (UK) and Sam (Duke) give their takes on: Jayson Tatum's Olympic debacle Mark Pope keeping UK afloat Duke's freshmen Tyrese Proctor's role Hating on Calipari Can UK make the tournament? Anything less than a title a failure for Duke? UCONN Overrated? UK and Duke in the NBA Best landing for Cooper Flagg in the NBA? UK and Duke's recruiting outlook for 2025 Ian Jackson and Drake Powell draft sto...

Chris and Sam are joined by Russ from the Crazie Cast to recap last week's NBA draft. Russ breaks down sleepers and value picks How did G League Ignite's failure impact Holland and Buzelis? All Gonna-Be-Good vs. All Gonna-Be-Sorry teams A spontaneous 20 minute debate about Reed Sheppard Breakdown of Duke and UK's draftees Kyle Filipowski's controversial fall down the draft boards

Chris and Sam discuss: UCONN and Hurley's repeat and pathetic desire to be hated Portal causalities (So long Mark Mitchell) #BBN running Cal off to Arkansas How bad UK is going to be the next few years UK's options for next coach

Chris and Sam discuss: Kentucky fans trying to run Calipari out of Lexington How long does Cal have to turn it around? Is Duke peaking? Jalen Johnson: NBA's Most Improved Player? Is Elite Eight officially a successful year for Duke?

Chris and Sam discuss... UK and Duke's weak efforts in their respective conference tournaments How DJ Burns could be the next Oliver Miller Brutally honest assessments of Duke and UK's title chances Mega Christian Hubert Davis lying about liking Lil Durk as a recruiting ploy Zion's resurgence and alleged weight loss Stephen A's "trendy Nike hoodie"

Chris and Sam discuss: UNC Sweeps Duke Why Carolina fans suddenly stopped talking about their great "pro" tradition Brice Johnson's Twitter meltdown after Duke fans mention his short NBA career Khaman Maluach commitment Boozer Twins recruiting update Meanwhile, Kentucky is doing just swell

Chris and Sam discuss: Coach Calipari's relentlessly shamless photo opping with his SEVEN (7!) UK all-stars during the NBA's All Star Weekend Why the All-Star game sucks now and we should just deal with it Is Jared McCain not Duke's #1 option Recruiting updates (Malauch, The Boozers, Jasper Johnson, Maleek Thomas and more) Duke on Duke crime: JJ Redick vs. The Rivers family

Chris and Sam discuss: UK if finally healthy. Do they have time to put it all together? Justin Edwards. Not as sorry as we once thought. Aaron Bradshaw might be sorrier than we thought. MSU's annual late season run has begun. Tyrese Proctor...bad. Scheyer must do something about Filipowski's pouting. NBA Alumni update: Did trade deadline help our guys? Malauch recruiting update. Will Draym...

Chris and Sam discuss: Tempering expectations for our respective teams The historical benefits of the 1-and-done recruiting strategy Maintaining irrational confidence that we still have the best teams NBA All-Star selections How many players would have to be injured for Coby White to actually be an all-star Khaman Maluach, Maleek Thomas and Boozer Twins recruiting updates

Chris and Sam discuss: Cal is sorry Scheyer is sorry Justin Edwards is sorry Filipowski has a sorry attitude

Chris and Sam evaluate and grade each player (not the towel wavers) on Kentucky and Duke's rosters. Antonio Reeves playing himself up the draft boards? Justin Edwards playing himself out of the first round? Jared McCain on fire. Ryan Young's value