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Cavs stay with Eyenga, say so long to assistant coach Jent

CLEVELAND - Swingman Christian Eyenga is staying with the Cavaliers, but assistant coach Chris Jent is not.

Cleveland exercised its option on Eyenga’s contract for the 2012-13 season Wednesday, keeping the native of the Congo in the wine and gold for at least the next two years.

The 6-foot-7 Eyenga showed athleticism and solid fundamentals last winter during his rookie season, averaging 6.9 points and 2.8 rebounds in 44 games with the Cavaliers.

He was expected to spend much of the season with Cleveland’s NBA Development League affiliate in Erie (Pa.), but wound up averaging 21.5 minutes for the Cavaliers - and started 18 games - once their focus switched to rebuilding mode.

Eyenga was the 30th overall selection in the 2009 NBA Draft, but the team opted against signing him that summer because it was in full championship-or-bust mode with free-agent-to-be LeBron James.

At just 22 years old, Eyenga was the youngest player on Cleveland’s roster last season, even though he had three years of professional experience in the Spanish League.

While Eyenga is one of the building blocks on the Cavaliers, Jent will not be part of the construction process as he is returning to his alma mater.

The former Ohio State standout has accepted an assistant coaching spot on Thad Matta’s staff with the Buckeyes. Jent previously served as a volunteer under Matta in the 2005-06 season when he went back to school to earn his bachelor’s degree.

Jent had been with Cleveland for five years after previously working in the NBA with Orlando and Philadelphia. He also spent parts of two seasons playing in the league with the Rockets and Knicks.

The 41-year-old shooting instructor was the lone holdover from Mike Brown’s coaching staff to remain with the Cavaliers under Byron Scott. Jent’s contract with the franchise expired at the end of last season.

Both transactions came on the eve of the final scheduled negotiating session between the NBA and the National Basketball Players Association. Their collective bargaining agreement expires at 11:59 p.m. tonight and could lead to a lockout once the calendar turns to July.

The two biggest questions facing Cleveland are the fate of its $14.5 million trade exception and the contractual statuses of its two first-round draft picks.

The former - acquired from Miami in exchange for James - is set to expire on July 9, which is eight days after the CBA runs out.

Christian Marriage Prioritizing Tips

All of us understand that emergencies occur from time to time, however this certainly will not hinder all of us from following The Lord’s priorities for a Christian Marriage consistently. Perhaps you have spent no time at all together with the Lord prior to the daytime does get chaotic simply to reflect after dark and ask God why we are left with a sense of attaining a small amount if something whatsoever?

Successful marriages (also subsequently the entire family unit) operate reasonably and in order whenever we follow The Lord’s priorities. 1. Personal Intimate relationship in The Lord 2. Family (1.Spouse, 2. Kids, 3. Extended Family) 3. Job 4. Other Hobbies

When we do not ever set the mentioned priorities in our Christian marriage, then the demands of daily life have got a way of pushing us into becoming reactive to one predicament after another. As all of us live within the Christian priorities, we are able to start to evaluate which new kinds of tasks need to be incorporated or older ones taken out to better match each of our guiding priorities. I actually do need to emphasize the order in which we have to meet the demands of our households. The marriage divorce rate might be lowered if we understood the subsequent critical precept. God designed the Christian Marriage as a cornerstone upon which a contented and balanced family unit can survive and be fruitful. The children can never come first! At some point I asked my wife, “Why you insist on paying attention to the kids in a time when we definitely ought to be looking at a way more significant matter? She answered, “Because I really don’t wish to deal with us right now”. How frequently can this reply correctly describe every one of us? Regardless of whether we have been ready to say it or not.

Moderation Is Critical If you’ve been around the Christian vocabulary long enough, you have probably heard the well known phrase “Moderation in all things”. As we more intensely study the Scriptures, it is essential to remove up a common misconception. This actual phrase does not exist in the Word of God. This frequently quoted phrase is taken from Aristotle’s Doctrine of the Mean.

The closest you’ll come in scripture is what Paul writes to the church at Corinth: 1 Corinthians 9:25 (King James Version) 25And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible. In our work to function inside of the Christian marriage priorities, moderation will be necessary. We are unable to devote all day long consumed in any one task under a given priority. As Christian believers, we need to be careful in our engagement of Church activities to the degree that we potentially start to neglect our family members. There are many good fellowship activities in nearly all Christian churches, but these programs must be separated in our prioritizing from the Worship services. It is God’s will that we look after the needs of the households that He has blessed us with as well.

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