That these young players were going to be good was easily foreseen, but the surprising thing was how quickly it happened.
And the uncommon, not-fully-understood thing is the quality that sets Dakorien Moore, Brandon Finney and Dante Moore apart: their maturity.
Skill they had. That was in the ratings and their shining all-star appearances. What fans and scouts didn't fully appreciate was their capacity for work, for preparation, for their absolute mastery of delayed gratification, putting in the hours and reps long before the fans and television cameras showed up.
On Wednesday Dakorien Moore became the first true freshman to meet the media for an interview in his first season in the Dan Lanning era.