Just in case anyone is looking to read a live blog of the Wizards-Bighorns game at 8:30 on a Wednesday... I need a life!
- Vance started out struggling! Starting lineups got him confused
- QUICK bucket for Antonio "My Favorite" Meeking
- Mo Baker started the game with a 12 foot airball
- Meeking's got range? Swished a LONG 3-pointer
- Reno is out to a 9-0 lead in the first three minutes -- Lucky they're not in Bismarck, where the crowd stands until the first Wizards basket
- Renaldo Major breaks the seal with a free-throw, but missed the second
- 9-9 at 7:20... Two 9-0 run's so far!
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See you tomorrow, hopefully to watch Scott Roth, Deane Martin, and listen to Vance Palm with the Bakersfield connection!
- D-Fender's coach Dan Panaggio just walked by VP. Panaggio has caught both Wizards-Reno games this season in person
- Major vs Damone Brown -- Might be the two longest players in the D-League
- At the first mandatory, the Wizards lead 13-12
- Any way we can get more than 6 commercials? Can we just let Vance talk during these breaks? Model his scarf, if nothing else?
- Renaldo had 5 points by the first timeout. If they're picking the player of the game by the first quarter again tonight, I'll give it to him!
- Richard Hendrix showed some nice moves before he airballed a hook shot. Would have been real nice if he hadn't started his post moves at the 3-point line
- Rod Benson is in the game. I think he blogs
- "Ahearn tried to get Russell Robinson to jump in the popcorn machine" -- Vance Palm
- Mo Baker is fast
- Russell Robinson is bleeding after getting caught in the mouth by Blake Ahearn. Stay out of his way!
- Michael Douglas, the Bighorns athletic trainer, is wearing a suit and tie. Ray Hall, the Wizards athletic trainer, is wearing a long sleeve polo and green pants
- 18-16 Wizards with 2:53 left in the first
- Brad Stricker's in the game!
- Vance Palm just mentioned dial-up... Don't think they have that anymore.
- Stricker shot free-throw's.. LOVE his tat's
- Reno's guys wear high socks... Looks funny
- David Bell with the long two... Such a sweet stroke lately
- Brad Stricker just tackled someone!
- Dave Noel is different than David Noel -- How long do you think he's went by Dave? Since David went to UNC?
- 24-21 Reno at the end of the 1st
- Blake Ahearn hasn't turned the ball over yet... CALL HIM UP!
- Between Rod Benson and Richard, as Vance prefers to call him, they have six boards... These guys could be forces this year on the boards!
- Majic Dorsey is dropping dimes!
- Vance just said Carlos English v. Dorsey is a great guard matchup... WHAT!? Carlos English... Great... WHAT?!
- Wow, just like that, English threads the needle to get Hendrix wide open under the basket
- Hendrix just picked up another easy dunk courtesy of Hendrix
- Jawann McClellan just took the LeBron James' patented"crab dribble", then missed the lay-up
- Jesse Smith and Brad Stricker should become bouncers somewhere. Or a professional wrestling tag team. Or something where they need to be intimidating
- Carlos English can shoot?
- Meeking can move
- Pat Ewing with a long-range 3
- Just got a report that Hendrix went to the locker room... Details coming as I get them!
- Since when does Meeking have range?
- Benson missed the "underneath thebackboard lay-up"
- Will Frisby with the Rim Rocker!
- Frisby still doing work!
- STILL...
- Dave Noel is the game's leading scorer with 14 points
- Major with a nice buzzer beater... from about 7 feet, and 20 feet in the air!
- Wizards are shooting just 37% at halftime and have been outrebounded by six
- Wizards don't have anyone in double figures going into the break
- Former Wizard in this game include Andre Patterson
- Darvin Ham Slamwich is the halftime guest
- Wizards still have just 3 turnovers... Only thing keeping them in this game so far
- Blake Ahearn gave Darvin "the Robert Horry"
- Do Majic's teammates call him Majic?
- ALLEY OOPS... From Noel to Damone
- Hendrix with a sloppy foul
- Reno is up 61-48
- This stuff is gross
- Damone Brown's stroke is pretty
- Offensive goaltending's have not been being called at the showcase
- The green trim on these jersey's is growing on me!
- Majic is getting HOT!
- Blake with the answer!
- 71-59 with 5:49 left in the 3rd
- Brad Stricker is a great passer
- When did Meeking decide he has range?!
- Ahearn shoots free throws good
- Major SHOOK Smith, easily
- AIRBALL by Thomas... He went from swishing a 3 to an airball
- Stricker works hard on the pick and roll
- According to my favorite D-League GM (GET WELL SOON!), Renaldo Major would make a great free safety!
- Stricker with a GREAT assist off the pick and roll
- Stricker! Sign him up! Any team need a 7 foot, 300 pound big man that can create in the air and dominate on the pick and roll? SIGN HIM UP!
- 85-80 Reno... Wizards making a run
- Major's got 18, but five fouls... Player of the game?
- Big shoutout to Ashley Dawson... Way to keep VP on his toes!
- If Pat Ewing hustles, you can bet the call is going to go his way... seems he gets a couple questionable calls
- Brad Stricker with a monster two handed block... MAN CRUSH
- Brad Stricker with great hustle, great assist!
- Damone Brown = Gazelle-like
- Brad Stricker = Giselle-like
- Vance just referred to Damone as DB... That belongs to David Bell... If not him, then David Bailey!
- Hendrix and Frisby are GREAT at setting picks
- Blake's got 21 points and 0 turnovers. I think he read the blog yesterday!
- I hate the Womanizer song!
- Pat Ewing blew the dunk? Wait... He made it!
- Mo Baker... Feelin it!
- I love watching Richard Hendrix exert his muscle
- No calls in the lane again tonight...
- Cancel that... Pat Ewing just got called for a loose-ball on the other end
- Hendrix needs to work on his free throws! Yikes!
- 103-97 with 3:31 left in the game.. Wizards going to need a comeback!
- No matter how many assists Blake has, he's going to have nearly as many turnovers.. Luckily for Coach Ticknor, Ahearn's only got 2 assists tonight!
- I sure hope Vance isn't doing the music too!
- Pat Ewing with a great block on a Blake Ahearn jump shot... He's better than I thought he was
- Will Frisby with a costly turnover!
- McClellan is a chubbier Major... with worse free-throw shooting
- 106-102 Reno
- Vance is doing the Bakersfield game tomorrow... Hope to blog that one!
- I would like to thank Amanda Collins, Minnesota Timberwolves Intern, for feeding me some great blogging ideas tonight...
- Damone Brown with a dagger 3-point shot!
- Mo Baker... COUNT IT!
- Brad Stricker posing in the background
- Duane Ticknor is LIGHTING QUICK calling timeouts
- Blake Ahearn finished the game with 25 points, 2 turnovers... GREAT JOB!
- Will Frisby -- 10 points, 10 boards, 6 fouls
- Damone Brown was the player of the game! 21 points, 10 rebounds, and 2 assists (Yet was called an unselfish guy...?)
- Wizards shot 4-for-18 from 3.. Ouch!