Lib quick hitter: If you saw this, read this

If you read the article In China, Oden Back to Basketball in the March 1 USA Today and were curious what kind of madness Greg Oden is living on his basketball journey in China, you may want to check out the book Brave Dragons:  A Chinese Basketball Team, an American Coach, and Two Cultures Clashing by Jim Yardley.  The book is a very insightful and pretty witty look at American basketball players/coaches inside the Chinese basketball culture.   I found it eye opening, quirky, and smoky!