Greetings from Taipai

It is 2:35am on Monday in Taipei and I am wide awake so I why not give an update. It is 9:35pm Sunday in Doha and 1:35pm Sunday in Wisconsin so my body does not know quite what to think. On Thursday evening, Doha time, we lost in the championship to Khazakhstan 88-79. Khazakhstan hit (13) three pointers by (7) different players. We flew on Friday evening and arrived in Taipei after an (8) hour flight into Hong Kong and (2) hours into Taipei. Everything went smooth, and here we are at the Sunworld Dynasty Hotel. (10) teams have arrived for the William Jones Cup International Basketball Tournament. They are Iran, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Lebanon, Phillipines, Qatar, USA, and Republic of China. All teams with the exception of the USA are preparing for the Olympic Qualifier in Japan. NBA and major USA college players will be competing so the teams are stacked. Mike Jarvis, former coach of NCAA I St Johns is coaching the USA team. We will play (9) games in (9) days and take on Korea today at 3pm. Korea's 7'4 center formerly played for the Portland Trailblazers.