(Two of) The Kings and I

Here's a older shot of two of my favorite brothers in the world. Jason and CJ both love the Lord Jesus and are not ashamed to tell others about it.

Most recently CJ has been able to discuss the importance of his personal faith in the current issue of "Handle" (basketball) magazine (Mar/Apr 2006) . One full-page shot clearly shows the "praying hands" tatoo (with CJ's favorite verse) on his left arm. He has recently been selected as Captain of the Boomers (our Australian national team) for the upcoming Commonwealth Games where we have a good chance for gold!

Jason has most recently been in the Australian press because of a disagreement with some referees. I am not going to comment on that much here (because I can't afford any forthcoming fines!) but, I do know Jason well and we had a long talk about this incident. Perhaps it is enough to make a general statement... Things are not always what they appear in the press. Personally I am very proud of Jason for the way he handled the whole matter. He certainly didn't let the issue put him off his game--scoring the first 14 points for the Kings in the opening minutes of the first quarter of game three.

Receiving a lot less coverage...as far as a reading audience...but hopefully generating a far more longlasting result in the minds and hearts of others...here is a link to a recent story on Jason...

http://www.sydneyanglicans.net/sydneystories/no_time_out_from_god/

What a privilege for me to serve the King of Kings by serving the Kings! Thank you, Lord.

Kings still rule in my book!

Well, I guess it had to come sometime...this is the first season since I started working with Sydney Kings that they haven't won a National Championship. Last year was their third in a row--and that was unmatched in NBL history.

This year we were top of the ladder on win/loss record at the end of the season, but we all knew it would be tough to beat the Tigers, especially after the injury loss of our "big" (Rolan Roberts). The Tigers had four players on their team taller than our tallest, but we put up a good fight. Only 16 points difference in all three final games combined. (Last year, in our first win of the series there was almost twice that point spread in the first game alone.)

The Tigers were just better this year. But, there's always "next season". Congratulations to them...and "enjoy" it now boys. It will not last forever.