News and Notes from the NBA Development League for 12 December
Published on December 12, 2005 under NBA G League (G League) News Release
Standings W-L Pct. GB Arkansas RimRockers 5-2 .714 --- Florida Flame 4-2 .667 ½ Albuquerque Thunderbirds 5-3 .625 ½ Fort Worth Flyers 4-3 .571 1 Tulsa 66ers 4-5 .444 2 Austin Toros 2-3 .400 2 Roanoke Dazzle 3-5 .375 2½ Fayetteville Patriots 2-6 .250 3½
Today No Games Scheduled
Sunday's Results Florida 95, Austin 93 OT
WHO'S HOT? The league-leading Arkansas RimRockers have won three straight.
WHO'S NOT? After starting the season 2-2, the Fayetteville Patriots have lost four consecutive games.
QUOTE OF THE DAY: "We're a good team and we know we can put it together any time. We're just off to a slow start, but we all get along and everybody's played basketball before, so it's a matter of time."...Fayetteville forward Kevin "Butter" Johnson told the Fayetteville Observer following Saturday's fourth straight defeat.
TODAY ON NBA TV: Fayetteville Patriots forward Erik Daniels is scheduled to be a guest on "NBA TV Insiders" at 6:30 p.m. ET. Daniels is currently fifth in the league in scoring at 20.9 points per game and tied for third in rebounding at 9.8.
TWENTY SOMETHING: Florida center Dwayne Jones, on assignment from the Minnesota Timberwolves, collected 21 rebounds in the Flame's overtime victory at Austin on Sunday. That total is five shy of the D-League single game record held by Rodney Bias, who grabbed 26 for the Huntsville Flight (now Albuquerque) against the Flame on March 24 of last season.
ON ASSIGNMENT: Following is the skinny on players currently on assignment from NBA teams. Player NBA Team D-League Team The Numbers Sean Banks Hornets Tulsa 66ers 5 G, 25.4 mpg, 15.0 ppg, 4.2 rpg Ersan Ilyasova Bucks Tulsa 66ers 9 G, 28.8 mpg, 9.3 ppg, 8.8 rpg Dwayne Jones Timberwolves Florida Flame 6 G, 31.2 mpg, 9.2 ppg, 12.0 rpg Peter John Ramos Wizards Roanoke Dazzle 8 G, 28.5 mpg, 11.6 ppg, 9.8 rpg Donta Smith Hawks Arkansas RimRockers 3 G, 16.0 mpg, 3.7 ppg, 2.7 rpg Pape Sow Raptors Arkansas RimRockers 7 G, 35.0 mpg, 21.4 ppg, 12.4 rpg Bracey Wright Timberwolves Florida Flame 6 G, 40.5 mpg, 25.0 ppg, 5.5 rpg
MAY I HELP YOU? Arkansas point guard Kareem Reid has averaged 9.3 assists over his last three games.
GIVE AND TAKE: Not only did Roanoke guard Anthony Grundy average 31 points over a two-game weekend road swing, but he also collected a combined 10 steals at Tulsa and Arkansas.
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS PPG Player RPG Player APG Player 25.0 Bracey Wright, FLA 12.4 Pape Sow, 12.4, ARK 8.4 Kareem Reid, ARK 23.3 Anthony Grundy, ROA 12.0 Dwayne Jones, FLA 5.8 Derrick Zimmerman, AUS 21.4 Pape Sow, ARK 9.8 Peter John Ramos, ROA 5.2 Andre Barrett, FLA 21.1 Ime Udoka, FTW 9.8 Erik Daniels, FAY 5.0 Anthony Grundy, ROA 20.9 Erik Daniels, FAY 8.8 three players tied 5.0 Vonteego Cummings, FTW
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