My brother's coach said this about him: "This kid is a truly amazing. Last year he was a 6'3" member of our 10th grade team. Now he is a 6'8" DI caliber power forward. He may not be done growing. I have never personally seen a kid improve as much as Mike has in one off-season."

I am so proud. I didn't know he was 6'8" now--I am 5'3". I remember lugging him around as a chunky breast-fed baby. And then he was a beanpole, very sensitive, always very quiet and introspective. My mom said his coach told her he he doesn't even know the full extent of how good he is. It's so funny that that is the same person.