If you follow Duke closely, or maybe not even that closely, you'll recognize some things in these articles. Most K-esque touch: making hearing Marvin Gaye's national anthem a regular part of business. It's a very Krzyzewski sort of thing to do, to make them think like champions, to encourage a positive arrogance, to discourage anyone from thinking of themselves as role players. None of this is unfamiliar, even if the team members are different. So far, they seem to be buying in. We put the Marvin Gaye clip in since a lot of people never heard it. It's way cool.
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