Monday, January 5, 2009

D-League Dreamers

(What the heck is going on in the background here?)

buttonWelcome to Orem, Utah!

Home of Noelle Pikus-Pace, 2005 overall World Cup Skeleton title winner, and two So You Think You Can Dance finalists (Allison Holker and Chelsie Hightower).

I'm not going to lie; if it wasn't for the always reliable Wikipedia, I would've mistaken Pace's honor for an anorexic starve-off.

And I've seen enough of Simon's face on the Idol to have two pennies about Holker and Hightower.

Now back from my tangent...

The best ball player to ever hail from 'Family City USA' - the sixth most populated city in Utah - used to play in the Dub. Erin Thorn, anyone?

Nevertheless, that 'other' outfit under Sternbot's command will descend on the 801 this week for the 5th Annual D-League Showcase. All 16 NBDL teams - and 160 players - will bare their talents for GMs and birdwatchers representing all 30 NBA franchises.

Don't worry, the math even threw Steve Luhm off balance.

What's in it for you, you ask?

"Fans can stay in step with their favorite NBA D-League team by logging onto www.nba.com/futurecast to watch every Showcase game on-line for free" (NBA.com).

Here's the complete schedule (in Mountain Time to further confuse you). Enjoy!

Monday, January 5
Sioux Falls vs. Albuquerque 11 a.m.
Austin vs. Colorado 1:45 p.m.
Los Angeles vs. Bakersfield 4:30 p.m.
Reno vs. Rio Grande Valley 7:15 p.m.

Tuesday, January 6
Idaho vs. Fort Wayne 11 a.m.
Iowa vs. Dakota 1:45 p.m.
Erie vs. Tulsa 4:30 p.m.
Anaheim vs. Utah 7:15 p.m.

Wednesday, January 7
Rio Grande Valley vs. Sioux Falls 11 am
Fort Wayne vs. Iowa 1:45 p.m.
Albuquerque vs. Erie 4:30 p.m.
Dakota vs. Reno 7:15 p.m.

Thursday, January 8
Tulsa vs. Idaho 11 a.m.
Colorado vs. Anaheim 1:45 p.m.
Bakersfield vs. Austin 4:30 p.m.
Utah vs. Los Angeles 7:15 p.m.

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