D-League daily developments
Published on March 27, 2007 under NBA G League (G League) News Release
TODAY'S SCHEDULE
Fort Worth at Los Angeles 3:30 p.m. PT
Albuquerque at Dakota, 7 p.m. CT
Bakersfield at Anaheim, 7 p.m. PT
TODAY'S SERIES INFO
Fort Worth at Los Angeles: Flyers lead 2-1. D-Fenders Brian Chase is league's top FT shooter at .922 (71-77).
Albuquerque at Dakota: Wizards lead 2-1. Final meeting of season. T-Birds chasing playoff spot in West.
Bakersfield at Anaheim: Arsenal leads 4-1. Jam has won three straight and is chasing Anaheim to avoid West cellar.
MONDAY'S RESULTS (Home Team CAPS)
No Games Scheduled
COACH 'EM UP: The Iowa expansion team is expected to name its coaching staff in a press conference this afternoon in Des Moines.
THEY SAID IT: "I didn't want to sit at the end of the bench and just be there the whole time. I made the decision to go back to the (D-League) and work on my game ... I knew I had to polish up my skills before I was thrown back into the free agent market. A lot of people thought I was stupid for giving up that money. But I wasn't in it for money. I was in it to get my career going." ... Nets C/F Mikki Moore told USA Today about his decision to give back $500,000 of his salary to the Pistons to play in the D-League in 2002-03.
ALUMNI CHECK...glance at how players with D-League connections fared in Monday's NBA action
-21 players with D-League connections suited up for work in nine NBA games Monday night.
-Martell Webster (FTW) started, scored 14 points and grabbed four rebounds in 38 minutes for Portland.
-Ersan Ilyasova (TUL) started, played 26 minuets and collected seven rebounds for Milwaukee.
-Rafer Alston (MOB) started, scored 13, had four rebounds and three assists in 41 minutes for the Rockets.
-Gerald Green (FAY/FLA) came off the Celtics bench to play 17 minutes, score 10 points and get five rebounds.
AWARDS AND HONORS: Be on the lookout for an announcement on the D-League season awards and honors beginning the first week of April and running through the final weekend of the regular season (April 13-14). On tap are announcements for the 2006-07 All-NBA D-League Team, the Jason Collier Sportsmanship Award, the Defensive Player of the Year, Rookie of the Year, Coach of the Year and MVP.
D-LEAGUE QUIZ: Can you name the previous D-League MVPs that are currently starting for their NBA teams? Read on for the answer.
TODAY ON NBA TV
Time (ET) Game or Show
3:30 p.m. This Week in the D-League
4 p.m. Dakota Wizards at Arkansas RimRockers (TD from 3/24)
MEDIA TIMEOUT...links to a sample of the latest news from around the NBA D-League
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/basketball/nba/nets/2007-03-26-moore-emergence_N.htm
http://www.nba.com/features/colangelo_070326.html
http://media.vmsnews.com/MR.pl?id=032707-666988-H000977975
http://www.argusleader.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070325/COLUMNISTS0104/703250338/1002/SPORTS
QUIZ ANSWER: Charlotte's Matt Carroll won the award in 2005 and Devin Brown of the Hornets was both the MVP and the Rookie of the Year in 2003, the only player to win both.
NBA G League Stories from March 27, 2007
- Jam Escapes with Victory in Anaheim - Anaheim Arsenal
- Wizards win wild one - Dakota Wizards
- D-Fenders Fly Over Flyers - Los Angeles D-Fenders
- Spiderman and Houston Rockets Affiliate Night Highlight Toros Weekend Schedule - Austin Spurs
- Dwayne Jones recalled from Thunderbirds - New Mexico Thunderbirds
- D-League Performer of the Week: Jam's Scooter McFadgon - Bakersfield Jam
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