D-League daily developments
February 16, 2007 - NBA G League (G League) News Release
TODAY'S SERIES INFO
Idaho at Arkansas: Tied at 1-1. RimRockers have won three of last four games.
Fort Worth at Austin: Flyers lead 1-0 this season, 7-2 all time. BJ Elder scored 22 for Austin in first meeting.
Colorado at Anaheim: 14ers lead 3-1. Colorado shooting 53-percent from floor in four meetings against Arsenal.
CHECK THE BOX: Click on the links below to check out the box scores from Thursday's games.
http://www.nba.com/dleague/games/20070215/TULLAD/boxscore.html
http://www.nba.com/dleague/games/20070215/IDAARK/boxscore.html
http://www.nba.com/dleague/games/20070215/COLBAK/boxscore.html
THURSDAY'S BEST...top numbers from games on February 15
Points: 27, Desmon Farmer, TUL. Rebounds: 13, Andre Patterson, LA. Assists: 15, Will Conroy, TUL. Steals: 4, three players. Blocks: 4, Peter John Ramos, IDA; Patrick O'Bryant, BAK. 3FGM: 7, Mike Hall, TUL.
ALL-STARS PLAY SATURDAY: The inaugural Gillette D-League All-Star Game in association with 24 Hour Fitness is scheduled for Saturday Feb. 17 on Center Court at NBA All-Star Jam Session at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino. Tip off is scheduled for 2 p.m. PT, immediately following the practices for the NBA All-Stars. The game will air live on NBA TV. Click on D-LEAGUE.com for more details.
LITTLE...KNOWN...ALL-STAR...FACTS...West center Elton Brown (COL) majored in anthropology at Virginia...West guard Brian Chase (LA) was cut from the D-League in 2004 training camp by Roanoke...West guard Pooh Jeter's (COL) given name is Eugene Jeter III...East guard Renaldo Major (DAK) lists Tracy McGrady as his favorite athlete.
DIFFERENT YEAR: What a difference a year has made for Eastern All-Star forward Quemont Greer. In 11 games for the Tulsa 66ers last season Greer averaged just 5.1 points and 1.9 rebounds between overseas stints. Playing a full season in Dakota this year he comes to Las Vegas averaging 17.4 points and 6.3 rebounds.
MEDIA TIMEOUT...links to a sampling of the latest news from around the NBA D-League
http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/nba/article/0,2777,DRMN_23922_5353636,00.html
http://desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070215/SPORTS14/702150431/-1/BUSINESS04
http://www.statesman.com/sports/content/sports/stories/toros/02/16/16toronotes.html
http://www.bakersfield.com/136/story/100272.html
THEY SAID IT: "It's the work ethic I grew up in. My dad was a truck driver, my mom was a nurse. I'm very laid-back, and a lot of people think laid-back guys aren't doing much. But I've always been a student of life, an observer." ... Western Division All-Star and Colorado 14ers coach Joe Wolf told the Rocky Mountain News about his quest to coach in the NBA.
LEADERS...per game leaders in points, rebounds and assists through games of Feb. 15
PPG Player, Team RPG Player, Team APG Player, Team
21.0 Von Wafer, COL 9.8 Elton Brown, COL 10.8 Will Conroy, TUL
19.8 BJ Elder, AUS 9.4 Patrick O'Bryant, BAK 9.8 Randy Livingston, IDA
19.6 Dijon Thompson, ABQ 8.9 Dijon Thompson, ABQ 6.6 Gerry McNamara, BAK
19.2 Jawad Williams, ANA 8.5 Mike Hall, TUL 6.6 Pooh Jeter, COL
19.2 Denham Brown, TUL 7.8 Andre Patterson, LA 5.1 Brandon Dean, ARK
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NBA G League Stories from February 16, 2007
- Arsenal Holds Off Second-Half Rally by Colorado - Anaheim Arsenal
- RimRockers Stumble in Close Loss - Arkansas RimRockers
- Toros blow out Flyers - Austin Spurs
- D-League daily developments - G League
- Cleaves leads way to third straight win - Bakersfield Jam
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