Sunday, April 21, 2013

Seventh Woods

I was sitting at my computer, attempting to do my NSL essay, when a video from Bleacher Report popped up on my newsfeed. Desperate for anything to draw my attention away from the essay, I clicked on it and began watching. It was a hoops mix tape, which I've seen plenty of. But this particular one was special for 2 reasons: One, the guy in it is a freshman in high school who is currently dunking like a 20 year old man. Two, his name is Seventh Woods.

The athletic gifts he has are ridiculous, for sure. But what's insane is that he possesses them as a 14 year old. I'm currently 15, and while I consider myself a fairly athletic guy, touching rim is about the highest I can jump. Yet this kid is tomahawking and throwing it down with ease. But that's not the best part of the video.

His name is Seventh! I don't know who thought that up as a name, but props to them because that is true creativity. He was destined to be a baller from a young age, with a name like Seventh Woods. But it also brings up many questions. Is he the seventh child? Does he have a brother named Fifteenth? All things that I'm sure we'll find out later, as I fully expect to hear more from Seventh Woods.