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Message: [QUOTE="olehead, post: 3256613, member: 4474"] He's a Vashon h.s. (St. Louis, Mo.) product. He's a big deal in the Lou, sort of has superstar status. Stating the obvious here, so a reminder for us adults -- its hard for some of these kids to maintain a level head when everyone around is blowing smoke up their caboose telling them they are on their way to NBA stardom. In the Stl. coming out of Vashon, which is now a program on the national map, he was a national star in a place not necessarily known as a basketball hotbed, so it's extremely difficult for a teenager to remain grounded. I'm not familiar with his handlers, but this was a monster created years ago by b-ball culture, and the world now gets to view and judge his or his teams decisionmaking, good and bad. With that said, he has a body like Oriakhi, a mean streak and plays like he's trying to prove something. In other words, I'd take him:) [/QUOTE]