NBA D-League Daily Developments
Published on February 22, 2006 under NBA G League (G League) News Release
Standings W-L Pct. GB Fort Worth Flyers 20-12 .625 --- Florida Flame 20-12 .625 --- Austin Toros 18-12 .600 1 Albuquerque Thunderbirds 17-15 .531 3 Roanoke Dazzle 15-16 .483 4½ Arkansas RimRockers 16-18 .470 5 Tulsa 66ers 13-18 .419 6½ Fayetteville Patriots 6-22 .214 12
TODAY'S GAMES No Games Scheduled
TUESDAY'S RESULTS No Games Scheduled
THEY SAID IT: "Getting waived from Minnesota doesn't give me the energy to go to the gym and work out even more. I've always had motivation. I'm 150 percent every day I go out." ... Fort Worth Flyers forward Ndudi Ebi told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram about his basketball work ethic.
T-BIRDS PRESSER: The Albuquerque Thunderbirds have scheduled a press conference at the team offices on Thursday at 3:30 p.m. MT to make an announcement regarding local ownership. Contact Sean McLaughlin at (505) 268-6235 or smclaughlin@abqtbirds.com for more information.
TROPHY STOP: The Larry O'Brien NBA Championship Trophy, won in 2005 by the San Antonio Spurs, NBA affiliate of the Austin Toros, will be on display at the Austin Convention Center when the Toros are host to Fayetteville on Saturday on Spurs Night. Fans will have an opportunity to take pictures with the trophy, as well as meet the Spurs' Silver Dancers and The Coyote mascot.
TODAY ON NBA TV... times eastern Time Show / Guest 1 p.m. D-League Game of the Week / Florida at Tulsa (from January 28) 7:10 p.m. NBA TV Insiders / Albuquerque's Tierre Brown (16 G, 15.9 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 6.0 apg)
FLAME TV: The Florida Flame is taking to the local TV airwaves this Sunday when the Fort Worth Flyers pay a visit to Germain Arena. The game will be shown live in Southwest Florida on UPN-8 TV. The broadcast begins at 5 p.m. ET and is the team's first-ever locally televised game.
GUARD SWAP: Veteran guard Mateen Cleaves has returned to the Fayetteville Patriots after completing a pair of 10-day contracts with the Seattle SuperSonics. The Patriots waived guard Cliff Hawkins to make room for Cleaves. The 14th overall selection in the 2000 NBA Draft by the Detroit Pistons will join the Patriots for Thursday's game at Austin.
ALUMNI CHECK...highlights from D-League connections in 12 NBA games on Tuesday. - 15 players and 8 referees with D-League ties suited up for work on Tuesday at NBA games. - Anthony Johnson (Mobile) had 19 points and 4 assists in 24 minutes for the Pacers. - Milwaukee's Bobby Simmons (Mobile) had 18 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists in 35 minutes. - 2005 D-League MVP Matt Carroll (Roanoke) had 13 points in 24 minutes for the Bobcats. - Smush Parker (Florida) scored 13 and had 9 assists in 35 minutes for the Lakers. - Martell Webster (Fort Worth) made the most of 8 minutes by scoring 9 points.
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS...minutes, steals and blocked shots per game MPG Player 39.2 Anthony Grundy, ROA 37.0 Will Bynum, ROA 36.7 Bracey Wright, FLA* 35.7 Andre Barrett, FLA
SPG Player 2.6 Anthony Grundy, ROA 1.9 Bryant Matthews, ROA 1.8 Ime Udoka, FTW 1.7 Derrick Zimmerman, AUS
BPG Players 2.2 Ken Johnson, ABQ 2.0 Cezary Trybanksi, TUL 1.8 Peter John Ramos, ROA* 1.3 Luke Schenscher, FTW *NBA assigned player
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