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POSTERIZED: The Mikal Bridges hype train is officially open for business (VIDEO)

Columbia v Villanova

PHILADELPHIA, PA - NOVEMBER 10: Mikal Bridges #25 of the Villanova Wildcats attempts a shot against Nate Hickman #22 and Mike Smith #12 of the Columbia Lions in the first half at the Wells Fargo Center on November 10, 2017 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)

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Mikal Bridges is currently in the process of putting on a show for Villanova in the Jimmy V Classic in New York City, and while the 24 points he had with nine minutes left was impressive and noteworthy and got all the scouts in the building intrigued, it was this dunk that is going to make him a name that is known by more than just basketball nerds and people on the Main Line:

Yikes.

I’m glad I got my “Mikal Bridges could be a top ten pick” take in on Monday. I now look prescient.