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Duke's Ingram excels thanks to Kinston roots

DURHAM, N.C. -- Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski, well before the season began, said freshman forward Brandon Ingram could be used in lineups where he'd have to defend power forwards and the reaction was ...

That guy?

The guy who needed to add about 25 pounds when he got to campus just to reach 190 pounds. Who many assumed developed guard-like skills to avoid the heavy contact in the paint. Whose long and rangy 6-foot-9 physique suggested he'd get blown away from the post with all the resistance of dandelion seeds.

"He has good strength," Krzyzewski said.