D-League daily developments
January 2, 2006 - NBA G League (G League) News Release
QUOTE OF THE DAY: "I see a lot of other guys who haven't played at all, just practicing and sitting on the bench during games. Getting that experience down there made me a better player. Of course, everybody wants to be up here in the NBA, but you have to look hard at your future. That will help me in the long run."... Minnesota Timberwolves forward Dwayne Jones told the Fort Myers News-Press about his 10-game assignment to the Florida Flame of the NBA D-League.
GOING BACK: Austin coach Dennis Johnson returns to Germain Arena to face league-leading Florida on Tuesday. Johnson was the coach of the Flame last year. The Toros and Flame have already split a pair of games in Austin.
GOING AWAY: After playing 11 of the first 15 games at home, the Roanoke Dazzle plays just five home games over a 49-day span through mid-February.
LINE DANCING: Roanoke forward Isiah Victor leads the league in trips to the free throw line with 123 and total free throws made with 96.
ABOVE NORM(AL): Fayetteville's Norm Richardson has the hottest hand in the league from three-point range, having converted seven of his last 10 attempts.
INDIVIDUAL SHOOTING LEADERS
FG% Player 3FG% Player
FT% Player
.585 Shawnson Johnson, ARK (48-82) .500 Mark Karcher, FAY
(13-26) .926 Bernard King, TUL (25-27)
.562 Donta Smith, ARK (50-89) .490 Vonteego Cummings, FTW
(25-51) .898 Mike King, FAY (44-49)
.559 T.J. Cummings ABQ (71-127) .436 Norm Richardson, FAY
(17-39) .860 Ramel Curry, AUS (37-43)
.558 Chuck Hayes, ABQ (43-77) .425 Ezra Williams, AUS
(17-40) .846 Theron Smith, FLA (55-65)
BRANDON THE BURGLAR: Fort Worth's Brandon Robinson had averaged three steals per game over the last five games.
TODAY ON NBA TV: Florida Flame forward Theron Smith is scheduled to be a guest on "NBA TV Insiders" at 6:45 p.m. ET.
MLK SHOWCASE: The 2006 MLK Showcase, featuring every D-League team in eight games over two days, is scheduled for January 15-16 at the Crown Coliseum in Fayetteville, N.C.
SHOWCASE SCHEDULE
Sunday, January 15 Monday, January 16
11 a.m. Austin vs Arkansas 11 a.m. Albuquerque vs Austin
2 p.m. Tulsa vs Albuquerque 2 p.m. Arkansas vs
Florida
5 p.m. Florida vs Fayetteville 5 p.m. Fort Worth vs
Tulsa
8 p.m. Roanoke vs Fort Worth 8 p.m. Fayetteville vs
Roanoke
NBA G League Stories from January 2, 2006
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- Flame reward good grades with good seats - Florida Flame
- D-League daily developments - G League
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