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Early top 25:

USA Today UCLA #1
ESPN UCLA #2

If he wants a big stage over a small one he's gone.

I may be wrong, but based on the interviews I saw and the video features, it looks as if the stage Myles really wants is one about making an impact on the world, giving back, contributing to the broader black community regarding a broad range of issues (starting with academics, STEM, etc.) and thinks of the basketball/sports stage as the smaller stage than the life stage.

This is obviously what I hope, but this is also how I read him. When he thinks of opportunity, I don't think he is imagining the NBA or the Final Four, but a future TED Talk, an interview on CNBC and that type of thing. For that reason, I suspect he sees Stanford as a better springboard -- and I'm sure Condi reinforced that message.

No matter what happens, this is a kid to watch.

[bl82]

Early top 25:

USA Today UCLA #1
ESPN UCLA #2

If he wants a big stage over a small one he's gone.

I may be wrong, but based on the interviews I saw and the video features, it looks as if the stage Myles really wants is one about making an impact on the world, giving back, contributing to the broader black community regarding a broad range of issues (starting with academics, STEM, etc.) and thinks of the basketball/sports stage as the smaller stage than the life stage.

This is obviously what I hope, but this is also how I read him. When he thinks of opportunity, I don't think he is imagining the NBA or the Final Four, but a future TED Talk, an interview on CNBC and that type of thing. For that reason, I suspect he sees Stanford as a better springboard -- and I'm sure Condi reinforced that message.

No matter what happens, this is a kid to watch.