February 23, 200620 yr he'd never played before, and hit six 3s in four minutes of a high school game. nice job. story
February 23, 200620 yr I saw this on SportsCenter last night. Awesome story and awesome site as the gym erupted with every 3 he hit. Great story.
February 23, 200620 yr My question is how the hell didn't this kid get into a game before this. I haven't seen the video, but even if he was just left wide open, to hit 6 three's in 4 mins and score 20 points clearly shows the kid can play. Great story for a kid with autism like that.
February 23, 200620 yr That's absolutely crazy. Are they gonna give the kid some run now? Edited February 23, 200620 yr by Jordan4life_2006
February 23, 200620 yr QUOTE(Jordan4life_2006 @ Feb 23, 2006 -> 03:09 PM) That's absolutely crazy. Are they gonna give the kid some run now? I was assuming it was the teams final game of the season.
February 23, 200620 yr QUOTE(Chisoxfn @ Feb 23, 2006 -> 05:16 PM) I was assuming it was the teams final game of the season. Alright then. He should get some run next year.
February 23, 200620 yr QUOTE(Jordan4life_2006 @ Feb 23, 2006 -> 03:30 PM) Alright then. He should get some run next year. I'm pretty sure he was a senior. Boy am I raining on his parade
February 23, 200620 yr QUOTE(Chisoxfn @ Feb 23, 2006 -> 05:36 PM) I'm pretty sure he was a senior. Boy am I raining on his parade Damn...lol. So how long was he a member of the team? And that was his first game ever? That sucks.
February 23, 200620 yr QUOTE(Jordan4life_2006 @ Feb 23, 2006 -> 03:39 PM) Damn...lol. So how long was he a member of the team? And that was his first game ever? That sucks. Ya, I'm almost positive he had never played in a game and was on the team for 4 years (obviously being on JV for at least part of the time). These were the only minutes he played in his basketball career. Its like a modern day Rudy.
February 24, 200620 yr QUOTE(Chisoxfn @ Feb 23, 2006 -> 05:40 PM) Ya, I'm almost positive he had never played in a game and was on the team for 4 years (obviously being on JV for at least part of the time). These were the only minutes he played in his basketball career. Its like a modern day Rudy. He was actually the manager of the team, then he got his opportunity to play yesterday. Awesome story.
February 24, 200620 yr did you guys see the brief interview with the kid?? He said he was 'hotter than a pistol". Made me spit my coffe out this morning. Great story.
February 24, 200620 yr QUOTE(whitesoxfan101 @ Feb 23, 2006 -> 02:01 PM) My question is how the hell didn't this kid get into a game before this. I haven't seen the video, but even if he was just left wide open, to hit 6 three's in 4 mins and score 20 points clearly shows the kid can play. Great story for a kid with autism like that. Because a lot of coaches in HS are dicks who have no business coaching kids. A kid on my HS basketball team, had not played one single second in a game in the 4 years he was on the team. When the final minute of the last game of his senior year came around, the kid said "screw this" and put himself in the game. Our coach called a time out and yanked him off the court.
February 24, 200620 yr It saddens me that this kid scored more points in four minutes (over double in fact) than I scored in two seasons. It seems like a lot of coaches here try to get kids in the game if they know the lead is insurmountable....like 18 points with 2 minutes left. I know we were getting beat badly enough that a team playing us put in a special ed kid. Then one of my best friends stole the basketball from him (in his defense, he came from behind the kid and wasn't aware of what he was doing, I assume). I know when the same kid was a sophomore, our sophomore team, which was a year ahead of me, made sure he scored in the final seconds of a game.
February 26, 200620 yr Author QUOTE(IlliniKrush @ Feb 26, 2006 -> 08:05 PM) http://www.youtube.com/w/Autistic-basketba...&page=1&t=t&f=b man, am i the only one who gets choked up over s*** like that. damn i'm a puss.
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