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A Nice Look At Duke's Gold Medal Freshmen

Okafor, Jones, and Winslow come to Duke not just as a unit but a unit with considerable experience and polish from international play.

Mar 29, 2014; Chicago, IL, USA; McDonalds High School All American center Jahlil Okafor (22) poses for photos on portrait day at the Marriott Hotel
Mar 29, 2014; Chicago, IL, USA; McDonalds High School All American center Jahlil Okafor (22) poses for photos on portrait day at the Marriott Hotel
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The Durham paper has a nice piece up on Jahlil Okafor, Tyus Jones and Justise Winslow (with a lesser amount about fellow freshman Grayson Allen).

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As Coach K says, "We have an incoming freshman class that really knows each other. Three of them have played together on teams that have won gold medals. They are ahead of normal freshmen as far as them knowing each other. They won’t experience. Sometimes the loneliness that freshmen will feel at certain times of acclimating to a different environment."

That's awkwardly quoted by the paper, but you get the drift.