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Mathx
02-25-2006, 06:08 AM
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/02/23/earlyshow/main1339324.shtml

Autistic Teen's Hoop Dreams Come True

Senior Jason McElwain had been the manager of the varsity basketball team of Greece Athena High School in Rochester, N.Y.

McElwain, who's autistic, was added to the roster by coach Jim Johnson so he could be given a jersey and get to sit on the bench in the team's last game of the year.

And, in his first action of the year, McElwain missed his first two shots, but then sank six three-pointers and another shot, for a total of 20 points in three minutes.

I demand that you watch the video as well... The crowd goes nuts in the end...(this is a tear jerker!)
SuperLuigiBros
02-25-2006, 06:12 AM
:( i cant get the video to work.
Mathx
02-25-2006, 06:16 AM
I got it to work in IE.
SuperLuigiBros
02-25-2006, 06:21 AM
ok sweet, it works in IE.

That was awsome. What a 1337 basketballer.
Viper
02-25-2006, 06:26 AM
FF worked fine for me.


Damn, that's awesome. You can't help but feel good after watching that.
NoZ
02-25-2006, 02:20 PM
For once theres something good in the news, hell hes a better basketball player than me cause I really suck at sports.
Generic Wheaties
02-25-2006, 02:26 PM
FF worked fine for me.


Damn, that's awesome. You can't help but feel good after watching that.

Yeah, what a great story.
Negativity
02-25-2006, 02:41 PM
A nice story indeed.

That kid had a deep-ass voice for his size.
ShadyBeforeMath
02-25-2006, 03:46 PM
LOL ^

An Amazing Video... Thx For Showing ;)
SlackerWolf
02-25-2006, 06:19 PM
Wow... that kid can really drain 'em from three point land. All of those shots were damn near perfect.
Omega
02-25-2006, 06:30 PM
Thats NBA material!
ShadyBeforeMath
02-25-2006, 07:09 PM
Wow That Would Be Amazing If He Went In The NBA
SlackerWolf
02-25-2006, 08:43 PM
Failed capslock?
WolfmanNCSU
02-27-2006, 03:58 PM
Great story (thanks for sharing). That vid gets to you too, HAHA, that kid was on fire and the crowd just loved it.
bobo_ess
02-27-2006, 04:20 PM
that made my life
D3adcell
02-27-2006, 04:55 PM
Damn that is awesome. That kid had to have felt like a million dollars.
Mathx
02-27-2006, 05:03 PM
The question still remains for me is, if this kid can play like this, what should be preventing him to play with regular kids?
Ravster
02-27-2006, 06:31 PM
I bet theres loads of kids that are probably good like him, but just dont show it..............maybe
Loomer
02-28-2006, 10:09 AM
That's nice. But am I the only one who does not understand the meaning of the the title of this thread? I clicked on it expecting some sort of human calculator.
Zac
02-28-2006, 10:20 AM
My question is why didn't the coach put him in all season! Instant offense
Negativity
02-28-2006, 12:11 PM
That's nice. But am I the only one who does not understand the meaning of the the title of this thread? I clicked on it expecting some sort of human calculator.

I'm assuming you haven't seen Rainman which is about an autistic man (Dustin Hoffman) and his older brother (Tom Cruise). They're reunited because their father dies, but leaves his money to Dustin Hoffman. Something like that.

Anyway, Dustin Hoffman pwns at math in that movie.
WOW! I"M HIGH
02-28-2006, 05:58 PM
the damn video won't load for me at all :(, but I wish it did..looks like a great article.
Mathx
02-28-2006, 07:12 PM
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-818944862742874918&q=Autistic

Found it on Google Video, hope that works for you Nathan!