I disagree. Al Kobroth is by far the better man. Pat Conroy was a coward who demonstrated against his own country and never lifted a finger in her defense. He's 40 years too late and deathbed conversions are always suspect.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." -Manuel II Paleologus
"At first I thought I was writing about being young and frisky and able to run up and down a court all day long, but lately I realized I came to this book because I needed to come to grips with being middle-aged and having ripened into a gray-haired man you could not trust to handle the ball on a fast break. " Actually, that is some humbling reality to come to grips with. He started the project only four years ago and is coming to grips (guilt) internally "lately." It's liberating to free your demons. He asking for forgiveness and making amends.