He arrived in East Lansing like a thunderbolt. Propelled by all those double-take YouTube highlights and the glow of all that recruiting hype.
He was the most decorated signee of Tom Izzo's tenure when he got to Michigan State in the summer of 2016. Yet Miles Bridges never carried himself like that when he stepped on the court.
That reluctance, along with his innate humility, kept him from fully unlocking his talent. And he tantalized more than he produced.
In the two years he played for Izzo, Bridges didn't quite morph into the alpha-dog figure his coaches craved.