D-League daily developments
March 1, 2007 - NBA G League (G League) News Release
Today's Games
Colorado at Austin, 7 p.m. CT
Dakota at Sioux Falls, 7 p.m. CT
Bakersfield at Idaho, 7 p.m. MT
TODAY'S SERIES INFO
Colorado at Austin: 14ers lead 2-1. First game for Toros since passing of coach Dennis Johnson.
Dakota at Sioux Falls: Wizards lead 2-1. Sioux Falls leads league in free throw attempts per game at 30.7.
Bakersfield at Idaho: Stampede leads 4-0 and has limited Jam to just 86.8 ppg in those four meetings.
Wednesday's Results
No Games Scheduled
PLAYING 'EM CLOSE: With 203 games in the books this season, the average margin of victory for the league is a mere 0.7 points.
TEAM LEADERS ... top five per game leaders in points, points allowed and rebounding
PPG Team
111.9 Colorado 14ers
109.2 Fort Worth Flyers
103.4 Arkansas RimRockers
102.8 Dakota Wizards
102.5 Sioux Falls Skyforce
PAPG Team
95.4 Idaho Stampede
95.8 Austin Toros
97.4 Los Angeles D-Fenders
99.5 Albuquerque Thunderbirds
99.6 Sioux Falls Skyforce
RPG Team
45.3 Fort Worth Flyers
45.2 Colorado 14ers
44.3 Austin Toros
44.0 Dakota Wizards
43.6 Albuquerque Thunderbirds
TULSA DOUBLE: The Los Angeles Clippers signed guard Will Conroy and the Washington Wizards signed forward Mike Hall, both of the Tulsa 66ers, to 10-day contracts Wednesday, marking the first time in D-League history that two players from the same team were called up to NBA teams on the same day.
PASSING THE PACE CAR: Wednesday's call-up of the Tulsa duo increased the total number to 13 among 12 players by nine NBA teams for the 2006-07 season. On March 1 of last season, there had been seven callups over six players by six NBA teams.
THEY SAID IT: "Last time I was excited. This time, I was like, 'I'm on a mission to stick around.'" ... Tulsa guard Will Conroy told the Tacoma News Tribune about his GATORADE Call-Up to the Los Angeles Clippers, his second 10-day contract this season (first was with Memphis).
THEY SAID IT TOO: "I learned real quick that there was some competitive basketball down there, and I worked every day to get better. I wasn't focused on trying to get a call-up or anything, I was just focusing on what I could do to get better as a player." ... 66ers forward Mike Hall told the Washington Post about the D-League after signing a 10-day contract with the Washington Wizards.
MEDIA TIMEOUT...links to a sample of the latest news from around the NBA D-League
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/28/AR2007022801939.html
http://media.vmsnews.com/MR.pl?id=030107-666988-A000945278
http://www.thenewstribune.com/sports/sonics/story/6395084p-5703456c.html
http://www.statesman.com/sports/content/sports/stories/toros/03/01/1torosnotes.html
TODAY ON NBA TV
Time (ET) Game or Show
3:30 p.m. This Week in the D-League (tape from 2/23)
4 p.m. Arkansas RimRockers at Bakersfield Jam (tape from 2/25)
Check out the NBA G League Statistics
NBA G League Stories from March 1, 2007
- Skyforce win tightens playoff race - Sioux Falls Skyforce
- Another big shot in final second puts Idaho on top - Idaho Stampede
- Grizzlies Assign Johnson to RimRockers - Arkansas RimRockers
- Hornets Reassign Vinicius to Tulsa - Tulsa 66ers
- Grizzlies Assign Johnson to RimRockers - G League
- Skyforce Game On As Scheduled - Sioux Falls Skyforce
- NBA Development League Games Rescheduled - G League
- Bucks sign Jared Reiner for remainder of season - Sioux Falls Skyforce
- D-League daily developments - G League
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