You gotta hand it to Central Islip star Tim McKenzie: 3 thumb surgeries and a firm grip on team's success
Photo credit: James Escher | Central Islip's Timothy McKenzie watches the trajectory of a free throw during a game against Northport. (Feb. 1, 2013)
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If you want to give Tim McKenzie a thumbs-up review after one of his typical fill-up-the-stat-sheet performances, make it the right thumb.
The 6-4 senior swingman from Central Islip still can't palm the ball with his shooting hand because he had three different surgeries on his left thumb, which he injured while playing hoops during the summer before his junior year.
"I'd get surgery,...
