Who better to preview the 2016-17 Duke Basketball team than the players themselves?  Afterall, they have a bird's-eye view of the team going against one another on a daily basis.  During the most recent Duke Basketball Media Day, I asked several players for their prospectus or preview on what to expect from this years team.  Here are their answers -

Amile Jefferson  - We're going to be really talented and may be one of the most talented Duke teams ever here.  We are still forming our identity and it's really early.  One thing about this team is everybody likes to work and that makes it much easier where everyone wants to come in and do extra work and everyone wants to get better.  Everybody understands that we can do something really special.  It takes a commitment and dedication.  Right now in these first couple of months that will spur us and it should be a really special season.

Javin DeLaurier - We're  athletic, deep and really talented basketball team.  We're going to be really tough to beat and we have the confidence to do some special things as long as we stay injury free and do what we are supposed to do.

Marques Bolden - We're really versatile and have a lot of different players who can play a lot of different positions,  That's always good to have and we really don't have like straight point guards or straight shooting guards.  We are just trying to all be the best version of ourselves and I think we are going to have a pretty successful year.

Grayson Allen - This team is going to  be extremely athletic and versatile.  We have a lot of guys who can be position less and play the one through the three and guys who can play the one through the four.  And we have guys like Amile Jefferson who can play the one through the five.  So we are going to be a position less team that's fun to watch and we're going to go after teams all forty minutes and look to use our strength.

Jayson Tatum - We're going to be very dynamic.  There are so many different guys who can do so many different and unique things. It will definitely be hard to double team anyone this year.

Luke Kennard - We have a lot of guys on the team this year. As long as we can stay healthy we're going to have a really good defensive team.  We're long and athletic and have guys who can rotate in if someone needs a break.  We've just got a lot of guys who can make plays.   Amile is back stronger than he's ever been Matt can hit the three...we just have a lot of guys who can make plays by driving and making other players better and that's what we'll have to have for success this season.