NBDL daily developments
Published on April 1, 2005 under NBA G League (G League) News Release
PLANTING SEEDS: The field is full, but isn't set. Four games this weekend will go a long way toward determining seeding for the NBDL postseason that begins April 16...or it could muck it up even more. Columbus and Huntsville play a two-game home and away set this weekend, as does Roanoke and Asheville. The current difference between first and fourth is just three games.
AVOIDING THE CELLAR: Meanwhile in sunny Fort Myers, Fayetteville and Florida play a Friday-Saturday double dip with both hoping to escape spending the summer in the NBDL cellar. The Patriots and Flame also close the season against one another in Fayetteville on April 9.
SEASON SERIES RECORDS FOR WEEKEND MATCHUPS
Columbus v. Huntsville: The Flight leads 6-2.
Asheville v. Roanoke: The Dazzle leads 5-3.
Florida v. Fayetteville: Fayetteville leads 4-3.
NBDL QUOTE OF THE DAY: "They've pretty much had our number."...Understated Columbus point guard and NBDL defensive player of the year Derrick Zimmerman told the Columbus-Ledger Enquirer in regard to Huntsville defeating the Riverdragons in 14 of the last 17 meetings.
NBDL QUIZ: Two of the NBDL's newest markets were featured as top 10 towns where business success can be had in Rich Karlgaard's Life2.0: How People Across America are Transforming Their Lives By Finding the Where of Their Happiness. Can you name them?
NBDL ALUMNI UPDATE...from just three NBA games on Thursday
· Pacers G Anthony Johnson (Mobile) scored 16 and had 13 assists in 39
minutes.
RECORD BREAKING BIAS: With each rebound, Huntsville forward Rodney Bias sets a new NBDL single-season record. His 491 boards this season eclipses the previous mark of 468 shared by Thomas Hamilton and Derek Hood during the 2001-02 season. Bias also continues to add to the offensive rebounding record with 200 and counting. The previous record was 159, set by Hood in 2001-02.
A CHANCE FOR HASTON: Florida forward Kirk Haston needs to make 47 field goals in the last four games to break that single season record held by Nate Johnson, who made 354 for Columbus in 2002-03.
QUIZ ANSWER: Austin, Texas was ranked #3 and Albuquerque, N.M. #8.
NBA G League Stories from April 1, 2005
- Flight tops RiverDragons 105-99 - Huntsville Flight
- Smush Parker's Double-Double Leads Florida to 94-92 Win Over Fayetteville - Florida Flame
- Thomas crashes Altitude - Roanoke Dazzle
- NBDL daily developments - G League
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