NBA D-League Daily Developments
February 10, 2006 - NBA G League (G League) News Release
Standings W-L Pct. GB Florida Flame 20-10 .667 --- Fort Worth Flyers 17-11 .607 2 Austin Toros 14-12 .538 4 Albuquerque Thunderbirds 15-13 .535 4 Arkansas RimRockers 14-16 .466 6 Roanoke Dazzle 12-14 .461 6 Tulsa 66ers 12-15 .444 6½ Fayetteville Patriots 5-18 .217 11½
TODAY'S GAMES Albuquerque at Florida, 7 p.m. ET Fayetteville at Roanoke, 7 p.m. ET (Salem Civic Center) Austin at Tulsa, 7 p.m. CT
TODAY'S SERIES INFO - Albuquerque at Florida: Flame leads 1-0. Second meeting in as many nights. - Fayetteville at Roanoke: Dazzle leads 6-2. Eighth meeting since January 6. - Austin at Tulsa: Toros lead 2-0. Ramel Curry averaging 23.5 ppg, Ezra Williams 22.5 ppg vs. Tulsa.
THURSDAY'S RESULTS Florida 104, Albuquerque 95
CHECK THE BOX: Click on the link below to view the box score from Thursday's game. http://www.nba.com/dleague/games/20060209/ABQFLA/boxscore.html
WHO'S HOT? Fort Worth has won seven of its last eight games. Florida has won five of its last six.
WHO'S NOT? Fayetteville has lost eight of its last 10 games, while Arkansas has lost 10 of its last 15.
VACATION HOME: For the first time in five seasons the Roanoke Dazzle will step outside the Roanoke Civic Center for a home game. Coach Kent Davison's club will venture six miles west to the Salem (Va.) Civic Center to take on the Fayetteville Patriots. Roanoke is 7-7 at the RCC this season, 55-59 all-time.
OPEN LOOKS: The top scorers in the D-League are not only getting the most open looks, but are doing so uncontested. Seven of the league's top 10 scorers are also among the league's top 10 in free throw attempts per game and free throws made per game. Roanoke's Will Bynum leads all three categories at 24.6 PPG, 10.8 FTA and 9.2 FTM per game.
ANDY BALL: The Andy Stoglin era of Arkansas RimRockers basketball begins Saturday when the RimRockers travel to Fayetteville. Stoglin steps in for Joe Harge, who was relieved of his head coaching duties on Thursday.
THEY SAID IT: "There's only one way to improve this team. You make these players better or you get better players, and that's what I told them. The foundation starts with discipline."...Arkansas coach Andy Stoglin told the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette after taking over the RimRockers head coaching job.
HOOSIER POWER: Florida's Indiana University connection stepped up Thursday night in the win over Albuquerque. Bracey Wright scored 25 and hit 10-of-13 free throw attempts, while George Leach was 8-of-10 from the field and scored 18.
TODAY ON NBA TV Time Show / Guest 1:30 p.m. This Week in the D-League / Highlights, Interviews, All-Access 7:20 p.m. NBA TV Insiders / Fort Worth G Aaron Miles
SCHEDULE ADJUSTMENTS - Roanoke at Tulsa game time on March 9 has changed from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. CT. - Fort Worth at Arkansas game scheduled for March 14 has been changed to March 20 at Alltel Arena.
NBA G League Stories from February 10, 2006
- Toros bench sparks a victory - Tulsa 66ers
- Dazzle Beat Patriots 111-104 to Win the "Showdown in Salem" - Roanoke Dazzle
- T-Birds End Flame's Win Streak In Low Scoring Affair - Florida Flame
- NBA D-League Daily Developments - G League
- RimRockers Announce Kids Night Out - Arkansas RimRockers
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