D-League daily developments

April 23, 2007 - NBA G League (G League) News Release

2007 NBA D-LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP presented by DELTA AIR LINES
Game Day, Date Game
Championship Game Sun, April 29 Colorado at Dakota, 6 p.m. CT

THE ROAD TO THE TITLE GAME
Game Day, Date Results
Eastern Division Final Sat, April 21 DAKOTA 115, Sioux Falls 113 (Skyforce eliminated)
Western Division Final Fri, April 20 Colorado 94, IDAHO 91 OT, (Stampede eliminated)
Western Division Semi-Final Wed, April 18 COLORADO 130, Albuquerque 100 (T-Birds eliminated)
Eastern Division Semi-Final Tue, April 17 SIOUX FALLS 128, Fort Worth 105 (Flyers eliminated)

THEY SAID IT: "It's nose to the grindstone time, watching film and tapes, getting the scouting report done and setting a little practice plan. It's time to concentrate on us and them." ... Colorado coach Joe Wolf told the Sheboygan Press about reaching the D-League finals.

COLORADO-DAKOTA POSTSEASON LEADERS
PPG Player, Team
29.0 Renaldo Major, DAK
27.0 Elton Brown, COL
26.0 Quemont Greer, DAK
23.5 Pooh Jeter, COL
17.0 Chris McCray, DAK

RPG Player, Team
12.0 Terrance Crawford, COL
11.5 Elton Brown, COL
10.0 Quemont Greer, DAK
9.0 Renaldo Major, DAK
8.5 Rick Rickert, COL

APG Player, Team
8.5 Pooh Jeter, Col
6.0 Corey Williams, DAK
4.0 four players tied

ALUMNI CHECK: Eight former D-Leaguers were in uniform for NBA Playoff games on Sunday. Matt Barnes (FAY) came off the Golden State bench to score 10 points, grab four rebounds and dish out three assists in 24 minutes. Jordan Farmar (LAD) started for the Lakers and had nine points and two steals in 21 minutes.

FROM THE NBA BENCH: Former D-League head coaches Sam Vincent and Alex English are both serving as assistant coaches for NBA playoff teams. Vincent is an assistant to Avery Johnson with the Dallas Mavericks and English is on Sam Mitchell's Toronto Raptors staff. Vincent coached in the D-League at both Mobile and Fort Worth. A Hall of Famer, English was the first coach of the North Charleston Lowgators.

D-LEAGUE QUIZ: There are two other former D-League coaches in off the court basketball positions for teams in the NBA Playoffs. Can you name them? Read on for the answer.

PREVIOUS D-LEAGUE CHAMPIONS (Coach)
2006 - Albuquerque Thunderbirds (Michael Cooper)
2005 - Asheville Altitude (Joey Meyer)
2004 - Asheville Altitude (Joey Meyer)
2003 - Mobile Revelers (Sam Vincent)
2002 - Greenville Groove (Milton Barnes)

ONE MORE? There have been a record 16 players called up 22 times from D-League to NBA teams this season. With only the championship game left to play, is number 23 still out there? Click on D-LEAGUE.com to cast your vote on who Mr. 23 might be. Of over 6,300 responses so far, 26-percent believe Julius Hodge of Albuquerque is the next to earn a trip.

MEDIA TIMEOUT...links to a sample of the latest news from around the NBA D-League
http://www.ohio.com/mld/ohio/sports/17118529.htm
http://www.sheboygan-press.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070423/SHE02/704230626/1882
http://www.nba.com/dleague/games/20070421/SFLDAK/recap.html
http://www.bakersfield.com/136/story/125028.html

QUIZ ANSWER: Former Roanoke assistant coach Dell Demps is the San Antonio Spurs director of pro personnel and former Fayetteville assistant coach Casey Owens serves as video coordinator for the Chicago Bulls.

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