NBDL daily developments
Published on February 2, 2005 under NBA G League (G League) News Release
GROUNDHOG DAY: Will Punxsutawney Phil see his shadow? Will Matt Carroll, the NBDL's leading scorer, earn a GATORADE Call-up? In true Groundhog Day (the movie) fashion, will GATORADE Call-up history repeat itself and the NBDL have over half its total player promotions in the next two months? Will Bill Murray show up at a D-League game to find Punxsutawney Phil? Will it be in Asheville to reunite with co-star Andie MacDowell, who lives in the Western N.C. mountains? Will James Thomas win the NBDL rebounding title, or Rodney Bias...or Thomas...or Bias?
PHIL'S FORECAST: With the season two games past the halfway point, Fayetteville and Florida will make a run, getting back in the race. Going out on a limb here, but the remaining four teams, all separated by just one game, could each take a turn in first place over the next few weeks.
FLIGHT ADVANTAGE: Huntsville, the league's best team at home at 8-3, plays six of eight games in February at the friendly confines of the Von Braun Center.
ONLY THREE: Tonight's game against the Columbus Riverdragons is the first of just three home games for the Florida Flame in February.
4,270: Is the amount of miles the Flame will put in on the road this month with trips between Fort Myers and Asheville, Roanoke, Huntsville, back to Asheville and then Columbus.
3-10: The Florida Flame's road record this season.
I HATE THAT BUS: Fayetteville is 1-12 on the road. The Patriots play three of six away from home in February.
NBDL INDIVIDUAL REBOUNDING LEADERS
RPG Player Team
14.0 James Thomas Roanoke Dazzle
13.2 Rodney Bias Huntsville Flight
8.7 Hiram Fuller Florida Flame
8.6 Kirk Haston Florida Flame
7.6 Ernest Brown Fayetteville Patriots
ON NBA TV: There are two tape-delayed NBDL games on NBA TV this week. The Huntsville-Columbus game and the Roanoke-Florida game, both from the MLK Showcase on Jan. 17, will be aired Thursday and Friday, respectively, at 3:30 p.m. ET. "This Week in the NBDL" airs live on Thursday at 9 p.m. ET and repeats Friday at 3 p.m.
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