D-League daily developments

January 30, 2007 - NBA G League (G League) News Release

PERFORMER OF THE WEEK: Fort Worth guard Jose Barea of the Fort Worth Flyers has been named the D-LEAGUE.com Performer of the Week for games played Jan. 21-28. On assignment from the Dallas Mavericks, Barea topped 40 points in two different games last week while leading the Flyers to a 3-1 record. He turned in the top scoring performance of the D-League season so far with 43 points on 18-of-24 shooting in a loss to Idaho on Jan. 25. Barea's averages for the week were 31.5 points, 7.5 assists and 6.0 rebounds in four games. He shot .549 (45-of-82) from the field.

UPSWING: The Idaho Stampede has won 12 of its last 13 games. The Colorado 14ers have won 10 of the last 13 and the Austin Toros have won 9 of 13.

DOWNSWING: Arkansas has lost a league record 15 straight games, while the Bakersfield Jam has dropped 10 of 12 and the Albuquerque Thunderbirds have won just 4 of the last 18.

TODAY ON NBA TV
Time (eastern) Game or Show
4 p.m. Game / Dakota at Fort Worth (from 1/27)

ALL-STAR VOTING: Balloting for the D-League All-Star Game continues through Thursday (Feb. 1) at D-LEAGUE.com. The teams will be chosen from a combination of fan and D-League coaches voting.

ANNOUNCING THE COACHES: The coaching and athletic training staffs for the Eastern and Western Division All-Star Teams will be announced Thursday (Feb. 1).

ANNOUNCING THE ALL-STARS: Ten (10) players for both the Eastern and Western Division All-Star Teams will be announced on Feb. 6.

WHEN AND WHERE: The inaugural D-League All-Star Game will be played Feb. 17 on Center Court at NBA All-Star Jam Session at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino. Tip off is scheduled for 2 p.m. PT and the game will air live on NBA TV.

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS...per game leaders minutes, steals and blocked shots
MPG Player, Team SPG Player, Team BPG Player, Team
40.2 Will Conroy, TUL 2.1 Frank Williams, SF 2.4 Cezary Trybanski, TUL
39.2 Jawad Williams, ANA 1.8 Tony Bobbitt, BAK 2.2 Louis Amundson, COL
38.7 BJ Elder, AUS 1.8 Renaldo Major, DAK 1.6 Andre Patterson, LA
38.7 Clay Tucker, ARK 1.7 Clay Tucker, ARK 1.5 Duane Erwin, ABQ
37.8 Randy Livingston, IDA 1.6 Brandon Dean, ARK 1.4 Peter John Ramos, IDA

READING TIMEOUT...links to a sampling of the latest news from around the NBA D-League
http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/sports/basketball/nba/dallas_mavericks/16578759.htm
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sonics/2003547191_conroy30.html
http://www.abqtrib.com/news/2007/jan/06/thunderbirds-roster-changes-fact-life-d-league/

THEY SAID IT: "If you see it as a demotion, then you're not getting the most out of it. It's not exactly the Dallas Mavericks, but I told myself to look at the positives of it. I get to play 30-plus minutes a game. I'm practicing against good players and running up and down. I'm in great shape and I got my confidence back." ... Fort Worth forward Pops Mensah-Bonsu told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram in regard to his assignment from the Dallas Mavericks.

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