About this episode
0:00Byrd Campbell love the podcast! 0:35Jason hosting this week. Sam is officially a Duke student again. Donald is no longer in Utah. 2:10Jason intros our very special guest, the Alaskan Assassin, Trajan Langdon. Jason’s intro is long and full of gushing. 5:00Jason’s intro is finally over, we hear from Trajan about the how great that 1999 team was. 9:15Trajan talks about the final game and the controversial travelling call that cost Duke a title. 10:30Trajan talks about his close relationship with his teammates that has lasted well beyond their hoops careers. 12:45Jason asks about the transition from the 1995 disaster to the 1999 success. 14:45Trajan reflects on his minor league baseball career and why he chose basketball over baseball. 17:35Trajan talks about how K has changed over the years, including talk about Duke playing zone. 18:50Donald takes over and wants to know about the difference Trajan saw in NBA versus college ball. 21:10Trajan talks about his remarkable career in Europe. 24:20Donald asks about winning the Euroleague title. 26:30Trajan talks about leadership and how his desire to be a leader has driven his entire career. 30:45Trajan gives his favorite Coach K story… and it is a great one! 35:10We react to the interview. 44:55Byrd Campbell gives a tribute to Trajan Langdon. 46:15Jason plays: What was the most significant thing to happen for Duke this summer? Topic #1- RJ’s play for team Canada. 47:40Topic #2 – Zion breaks the vertical leap record at Duke. 48:30Topic #3 – K says Bolden will be one of the best big men in the country next season. 49:10Sam and Donald react to Jason’s nominees and they both say Zion’s freak athleticism is the biggest thing happening for Duke. 55:30Jason just can’t stop talking about how great RJ Barrett is going to be. 58:25We preview Duke’s tour of Canada coming up in a couple weeks. 1:00:30Donald says he will be paying close attention to the rotations and how much K experiments with different combinations. 1:01:45Sam values PG play and wants to see what Tre Jones is like. 1:03:55Jason is going to be watching who takes and who makes 3 pointers. 1:06:50Parting shots – Donald talks about a brilliant twitter thread about ACC Football 1:10:55Parting shots – Sam can’t believe how much Duke’s campus has changed since he left. 1:12:05Parting shots – Jason wants to know why there is no Duke team at the $2 mil TBT?!?! 1:16:15Goodbye and Duke band Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices