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UAB bball showing interest in 60+% 3pt shooter
Unbelievable shooter. Oh, and he has one hand.

Quote:Zach Hodskins is a 16-year-old Georgia high school junior and a pretty good basketball player. He shoots over 60 percent from three-point range, and his shooting ability is helping him draw college interest. What makes his story so special is that he does it all despite being born with just one hand.

Hodskins was the subject of a recent feature by USA Today’s Jason Jordan, who says that the youngster averages 12 points per game for Milton High School in Alpharetta, Ga. In a recent game, Hodskins went 7-for-10 on threes.

Hodskins has played on top-level AAU teams, and he says he’s received interest from UAB to play college ball.

Zach Hodskins story
12-13-2012 10:41 AM
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Back from obscurity with a gem of a story, STL you are legend.
12-13-2012 11:05 AM
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STL is Will Smith?
12-13-2012 11:06 AM
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VERY COOL stoory!
12-13-2012 11:08 AM
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(12-13-2012 11:06 AM)the_blazerman Wrote:  STL is Will Smith?

Wrong. Will Smith is impersonating STL.
12-13-2012 11:08 AM
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He doesn't have Watson Brown to kick around any more.
12-13-2012 11:12 AM
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or John Calipari. lol
12-13-2012 11:21 AM
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I nominated his Son of Calipari stunt for the UAB hall of fame. "Daaaaad, the officials are being mean to us!"
12-13-2012 11:37 AM
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This story is great. He looks to be a pretty decent shooter and ball handler. Let's be honest though, he'd be a major liability in D1. Basketball is much more than shooting and ball handling. Having one less hand means one less to steal, block, and rebound with.
12-13-2012 11:41 AM
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This could be a PR dream for UAB. Bring him on campus and have a super robo-prosthetic built on the medical side. Then, stand back and watch as he does his best 'Steve Kerr' impression and gets us publicity from coast to coast.
12-13-2012 12:03 PM
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Let's get real.
That person is the real deal.

I would take him in a heartbeat over someone who was more talented but was a nut job & dumb as a rock.
12-13-2012 12:05 PM
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I'll take him.
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I'll trade him for ASW right now
12-13-2012 12:21 PM
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(12-13-2012 11:41 AM)BlazerGold09 Wrote:  This story is great. He looks to be a pretty decent shooter and ball handler. Let's be honest though, he'd be a major liability in D1. Basketball is much more than shooting and ball handling. Having one less hand means one less to steal, block, and rebound with.

I'm sure baseball people at UMich said similar things several decades ago.

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12-13-2012 12:30 PM
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Great story!

It was posted by a BlazerTalk Hall of Famer.
12-13-2012 01:02 PM
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See the ABILITY, not the DISABILITY.
12-13-2012 01:08 PM
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(12-13-2012 12:30 PM)BlazerFromMD Wrote:  
(12-13-2012 11:41 AM)BlazerGold09 Wrote:  This story is great. He looks to be a pretty decent shooter and ball handler. Let's be honest though, he'd be a major liability in D1. Basketball is much more than shooting and ball handling. Having one less hand means one less to steal, block, and rebound with.

I'm sure baseball people at UMich said similar things several decades ago.

[Image: image.jpg]

And those people were right. He was terrible on the glass. That's why he switched to baseball.
12-13-2012 01:22 PM
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(12-13-2012 01:22 PM)HSV_BLAZER Wrote:  
(12-13-2012 12:30 PM)BlazerFromMD Wrote:  
(12-13-2012 11:41 AM)BlazerGold09 Wrote:  This story is great. He looks to be a pretty decent shooter and ball handler. Let's be honest though, he'd be a major liability in D1. Basketball is much more than shooting and ball handling. Having one less hand means one less to steal, block, and rebound with.

I'm sure baseball people at UMich said similar things several decades ago.

[Image: image.jpg]

And those people were right. He was terrible on the glass. That's why he switched to baseball.

A pitcher does not have the defensive responsibility of a basketball player.
12-13-2012 01:37 PM
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Pete Gray played major league baseball despite having one amputated above the elbow.

He played the outfield, not pitcher.


I'll save you the trouble - it was 1945 and a lot of guys were in the service. Still... MLB. Outfield.
12-13-2012 01:44 PM
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(12-13-2012 01:44 PM)UAB Band Dad Wrote:  Pete Gray played major league baseball despite having one amputated above the elbow.

He played the outfield, not pitcher.


I'll save you the trouble - it was 1945 and a lot of guys were in the service. Still... MLB. Outfield.

Fair enough.
Having to guard at this level with 1 hand is a major disadvantage. Rebounding is where he would be hindered the most.
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