January 24, 2003 Page 2

THE GRIZ ARE A DIFFERENT TEAM

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Unfortunately, I could not watch the game on my NBA Lague Pass but I was able to listen to it on NBA Audio League Pass! It seemed like everytime we got the ball during the first half of the game we would turn it over or not get a bucket. I think that they just went in there thinking that they were going to give them an old fashion butt whooping. But to there surprise, the Griz started to give it to them.

I was glad to hear that they came back in the game with a little different attitude. Meaning that they had to work to get the win. I was also happy to hear that they wore black arm bands in support of Bobby and his family.
I think Chris said it best. "We made bonehead plays,..." It doesn't get much clearer than that. The Griz came into that game with a lot more confiendence than we have seen them have in a long time. I think their days of being an easy team to win against are almost long gone with Hubbie as their coach.

Well, tongiht should be an interesting game. They are on a back to back and I am not sure how they are holding up because of Bobby's loss. I just hope that they get the win and go into the game knowing that they have to fight for every point and board.
 
CHARACTER
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One popular model of character education is called "Character Counts!", and it includes six "pillars" of character:

Respect - Look at the respect the Kings all seem to have for each other. Between the 1st and 2nd stringers, and between individual players. Most importantly, they also have respect for themselves.

Responsibility - The Kings set the NBA bar this year with the way they handled the WCF loss. They could have spent the summer crying, but their comments to the media were very professional. Even when a certain other team was anything but.

Fairness - With the Kings, it's not about getting as much ball time as possible. Everyone passes and shares, because they have the same goal and play by the same set of rules. No matter who they are.

Citizenship - Look at how involved Fundy is with charity. Or Vlade. Look at what CWebb did for that 10 year old boy recently.

Caring - This team not only gets along...they genuinely like each other! And they love the game of basketball.

Trustworthiness - This team not only does their best to be trustworthy, but they show that faith in each other by daring to trust. Remember last year near the end where Hedo's poor performance was a big factor in losing that game? Chris told him, "Hedo, you're my brother, and if you miss 99 buckets in a row I'm still gonna pass you the ball and you're still gonna have to make number 100." Or something like that.

I think character DOES count, and it's one of the reasons the Kings have elevated our league and the game of basketball
 

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