2010 D-League Playoffs Sunday Deciding Game Previews

…will your star player be back off the bus in time for your PLAYOFF game?

I am taking the home team in all three games…because bad officials get influenced in pivotal games. NOT that I am saying that the DLeague officials are bad of course…

Ought to be some good ones regardless…

Rumble (getting ready for the proverbial Next Season)

Iowa close
Austin big
Tulsa close

…Can’t think of the last time the Stamps didn’t make the playoffs so I am new to this outside observer role.

Got lots to chat about in the offseason.

Ps. Austin plays in a bandbox, bet it rocking in there. Free tixs on Twitter too!

Iowa’s going to win.

If he could control his temper, he’d be in the NBA right now.
He’s created soo well for his teammates this series.

And the announce team said he’ll be on an NBA roster next year.

He’s going to impress people this Summer League.

Utah Flash 25, Iowa Energy 24
Kevin Kruger and Andre Ingram both have a pair of 3’s and Orien Greene looks good (though shooting 3-of-8 thus far)
Curtis Stinson with 0 points and 1 assist, but he’s been getting his guys good looks. Think he has more assists, actually.
Pat Carroll is 3-for-7 thus far – made his first 3ptr, too, which is positive.
Connor Atchley beasting on both ends – 9 points, 5 boards, 2 blocks while playing entire quarter.

if it hadn’t come against Brian Hamilton.

looks like he’s trying to have a muscle-y shoulders competition with Jordan Brady.

has played pretty well since he got to Utah.

Apparently.

I don’t know whether that’s bad, because that’s never a good idea, or good, because it shows his energy. Probably bad.

That was my key to the game. Utah’s going to have to take advantage.

It seems weird that neither he nor Jackson is playing more given how well Atchley is doing. At the very least they can contest some of those rebounds he’s just grabbing above Davis’s head.

Utah:
Gabe Pruitt is a baller – 12 points, 3 asists and a steal off the bench
Bennet Davis came on in the 2nd – 10 points, 7 boards
Iowa:
Connor Atchley with 15 points, 7 boards and 2 blocks
Mark Tyndale bringing energy off the bench with 11 points, 6 boards, 3 assists and a block
Curtis Stinson played 19 minutes, picked up 3 fouls and scored his 2 points off free-throws (0-3 from field).

Says DAK @ RGV on futurecast. Weird – how does the home team not get the home team right?

That’s a good thing.

Dove on Gee, Major on Jerrells, and it looked like Hudson on Joiner.

Everyone is around 6’7" or 6’8" but they all defend.

He’d be really good.

How embarrassing, for several reasons.

Can’t say I thought that would happen.

Just SHOOK Marcus Williams.

And transition offense… Not good for Dakota

They are trying to murder him at the basket.
Not bad strategy, though.

I think people probably know by now..

Connor Atchley with 19 points, 9 boards and 2 blocks
Pat Carroll with 18 on 7-of-17 shooting
Curtis Stinson stepped it up – 9 points, 7 boards 5 assists and no additional fouls
Kruger and Ingram both struggled from field – 19 combined still.
Pruitt didn’t play?

Attacking the basket HARD.

That’s too many.

48-43 Austin
AUSTIN
Alonzo Gee with 16 on 6-of-6 shooting
Curtis Jerrells with 9 and being aggressive
Marcus Williams held to 5 points, but also has 5 assists – but 3 turnovers
DAKOTA
Lester Hudson with 13 points on 6-of-11 shooting
Marcus Dove with 8 points and 3 steals
Corsley Edwards has 4 offensive boards

Love it.

Looks like it’s happening in game 3.

Defense in the second half seems to be their meme. (I think that’s what meme means)

That’s the second thing I can add to his scouting report. 7-foot 2 3-point shooter who fouls a lot.

But not the other. It annoys me.

Tulsa 29, Sioux Falls 26

Kyle Weaver leads all scorers with 15 points on 5-8 shooting, with four rebounds.
Larry Owens has been posting up and driving to the rim more than usual, but he only has four points on 2-3 shooting.
No one else for Tulsa has looked that great.

Greg Stiemsma has four points and four rebounds in 10 minutes, with zero fouls so far.
Kirk Penney has seven points, he’s only taken one three so far (he made it).
Chris McCray has six points, all on free throws.

I like him, but he’s BAD this game. Even though he just hit a 3.

Bailey, McCray and Goldwire are a combined 0-10.

DeVon Hardin is providing energy and dunks.

I guess that’s depending if Coach White plays him in the fourth quarter.

I didn’t know he could do that.

So I anticipate a big Austin run in the 4th.

trying to fire up your team much?

is having the game of his life.

That’s lot different than their 3-of-22 effort last night.

But you probably could guess that without watching.

TULSA
Kyle Weaver has 16 points, five rebounds, three assists and only one turnover.
Larry Owens has seven points on 3-4 shooting.
Latavious Williams has six rebounds and four points in 7 minutes off the bench.

SIOUX FALLS
Greg Stiemsma has seven rebounds, three blocks, still only four points but only one foul.
Chris McCray has a game-high four assists so far.
McCray, David Bailey and Leemire Goldwire are a combined 1-15 from the floor.

After I had already written them off. Pulled within 3 93-90 after trailing 91-82.
Lester Hudson’s clutch.

He’s the only Skyforce player in double figures right now with 19.

Still down by 15, but they’re going on little runs and forcing the 66ers to call timeout. I don’t know why they’re not going to Stiemsma more in the post, though.

Chris McCray is starting to make layups that he missed earlier in the game.

Sorry, LATAVIOUS WILLIAMS