NBA D-League Daily Developments
Published on February 6, 2006 under NBA G League (G League) News Release
Standings W-L Pct. GB Florida Flame 18-10 .642 --- Fort Worth Flyers 17-11 .607 1 Albuquerque Thunderbirds 15-11 .576 2 Austin Toros 13-12 .520 3½ Arkansas RimRockers 14-15 .482 4½ Roanoke Dazzle 12-14 .461 5 Tulsa 66ers 12-15 .444 5½ Fayetteville Patriots 5-18 .217 10½
TODAY'S GAMES No Games Scheduled
SUNDAY'S RESULT Florida 112, Arkansas 105
CHECK THE BOX: Click on the link below to view the box score from Sunday's game. http://www.nba.com/dleague/games/20060205/ARKFLA/boxscore.html
11 BETTER: The Florida Flame is 11 games better in both the win and the loss column than on this date one year ago. Currently in first place by a game over Fort Worth, the Flame was in the cellar, 12 games out of first, on February 6, 2005.
THEY SAID IT: "I like my team right now."...Florida coach Jeff Malone told the Naples News following Sunday's win over Arkansas, the Flame's eighth in the last 12 games
SOME THINGS NEVER CHANGE: While Florida has made a remarkable turn-around over the last 365, other things never seem to change. On this day a year ago, Roanoke had the top two scorers in the league in current Charlotte Bobcats guard Matt Carroll (19.2) and Isiah Victor (18.3). The Dazzle again has the current top two scorers in the league in Will Bynum (24.6) and Anthony Grundy (22.5).
SCORING, REBOUNDING AND ASSISTS LEADERS PPG Player 24.6 Will Bynum, ROA 22.5 Anthony Grundy, ROA 20.8 Bracey Wright, FLA 20.0 Marcus Fizer, AUS 18.5 Erik Daniels, FAY
RPG Player 11.5 Dwayne Jones, FLA 8.7 Erik Daniels, FAY 8.4 Peter John Ramos, ROA 7.8 Isiah Victor, ROA 7.1 two players
APG Player 7.6 Kareem Reid, ARK 6.6 Will Bynum, ROA 6.5 Andre Barrett, FLA 6.3 Derrick Zimmerman, AUS 5.9 Will Conroy, TUL
BIG RED RUSH: Duane "Big Red" Erwin has made his presence felt quickly since putting on a Florida Flame uniform. Since being waived by Fayetteville and then picked up by the Flame two games ago, Erwin has averaged 17.0 points and 7.0 rebounds while converting .667 (16-24) from the field.
ASSIGNED PRESENCE: Five NBA-assigned players suited up for the Arkansas-Florida game on Sunday made their presence felt, combining for 47-percent of the total points and rebounds. Memphis designees and current RimRockers Lawrence Roberts and Anthony Roberson scored 31 and 25 points, respectively. Timberwolves guard Bracey Wright, assigned to the Flame, scored 20. Dwayne Jones (Celtics-Florida) grabbed 20 rebounds. Donta Smith (Hawks) had 12 points for Arkansas.
TODAY ON NBA TV Time Show / Guest 7:20 p.m. NBA TV Insiders / Derrick Zimmerman, Austin Toros guard
ALL STAR DREAMS: The 2006 NBA All-Star starters are announced. Go to NBADLEAGUE.com to cast your vote in the GATORADE Call-Up Poll for which former D-Leaguer will be the first to land on an NBA All-Star team.
NBA G League Stories from February 6, 2006
- Dazzle headed for "Showdown in Salem" - Roanoke Dazzle
- NBA D-League Daily Developments - G League
The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.
