Tajuan outscores the No. 6 pick in the NBA Draft

Tajuan went 6 for 9 from the field and led the USA U-19 team with 20 points, 15 of his 20 points coming off threes, big surprise. USA defeated China 91-75 and the Milwaukee Bucks number one pick in the draft, Yi Jianlian, had 15 points. The seven foot Yi got a little Tajuanesque going 1 of 1 from beyond the arc but that was not enough to topple the mighty capitalists of the west.

Christ Almighty

Apparently while T.P. is off playing with the U-19 USA National Team, Mitch Platt and Ray Schafer are going to be hoopin' for Jesus. They both will be playing for Athletes in Action, a "faith based" basketball squad that tours the world looking to spread the good word. According to the AIA’s website their mission is to “bring Jesus Christ and His message of victory into the hearts, homes, and communities of millions around the world...and to share one message: Life’s greatest victory is found in a relationship with Jesus Christ.”

For some reason Sting Ray never struck me as a man of faith. Those wacky shaved lines in his hair and that monster truck he drives just didn't seem humble enough, although that ridiculous spin move to reverse lay up that he insists on doing every time he gets in the game could easily be called a "prayer" of a shot if he didn't make at least one a game.