NBDL daily developments
March 8, 2005 - NBA G League (G League) News Release
LIGHT WEEK: There is only one game scheduled until a full slate of games on Saturday. Florida travels to Columbus on Thursday looking to win two straight for just the third time this season.
DAZZLING VISITORS: Roanoke players and coaches will visit Catawba Hospital in Roanoke today. The Dazzle will spend time with disabled adult patients starting at 2 p.m. ET.
MIDWEEK HOOPS: The Huntsville Flight is hosting Wednesday Night Clinics throughout the month of March at Dublin Park in Madison, Ala. The Clinics are open to boys and girls ages 5-14. For additional information go to huntsvilleflight.com.
POLLS CLOSED: The votes are all counted and 63-percent of NBDL fans who voted on the latest NBDL.com GATORADE Poll said that Raptors point guard Rafer Alston will be the first GATORADE Call-Up to earn an NBA All-Star spot.
NBDL QUIZ: Despite 47 total GATORADE Call-Ups, there is only one current NBDL team that has had a player promotion in each NBDL season. Can you name that team?
INSIDE STUFF: Part one of NBA Inside Stuff's look into the D-League that originally aired on ABC March 5 will be shown again today on ESPN at 1 p.m. and on NBA TV at 5:30 p.m. The show will also be re-aired Wednesday at 12:30 p.m. on ESPN2 and at 2 p.m. on NBA TV. All times are Eastern.
MORE STUFF: NBA Inside Stuff's second show on the NBDL, featuring the Florida Flame and coach Dennis Johnson dealing with life on the road, airs Saturday at 1 p.m. ET on ABC.
TWIN: A new edition of This Week in the NBDL, a weekly live magazine-style show airs Thursday at 9 p.m. on NBA TV. It will be shown again on tape Friday at 12:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. and Sunday at 2:30 p.m. All times are Eastern.
THE POSTSEASON: The 2005 NBDL postseason is a sudden death format that features the top four regular-season finishers in semi-final action the weekend of April 15-17 and a one-game, winner-take-all championship game the weekend of April 22-24. Exact dates and times are TBD.
JOEY AND DJ: Check out today's editions of USA Today or usatoday.com for stories on D-League coaches Joey Meyer of Asheville and Dennis Johnson of Florida.
QUIZ ANSWER: The Asheville Altitude is the only team to have a call-up each season.
NBA G League Stories from March 8, 2005
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