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Justin Bowen starting over Marcus Williams and DerMarr Johnson? Interesting.
The Toros have two games as part of the D-League showcase. The first game is today at noon CST. The game will be shown live on NBATV and it's also available on the internet.
More info on the D-League showcase:
For those not following the Toros too closely, the team is led by Spurs draft pick Ian Mahinmi (who the Spurs have under contract) ... and former Spurs Marcus Williams, Keith Langford and DerMarr Johnson.NBA TV will spotlight the dreams and aspirations of more than 150 NBA hopefuls when the network presents the 2008 D-League Showcase from Monday, Jan. 14 through Thursday, Jan. 17. One of the most popular events on the D-League calendar, the Showcase, which will feature all 14 teams, has become the annual meeting place for NBA general managers, scouts and player personnel directors, who are looking for players who can bolster their roster. NBA TV will televise all 14 games when the D-League assembles for the 2008 Showcase at Qwest Arena in Boise, Idaho.
NBA TV and D-League.com will once again take a comprehensive and innovative approach to the event by delivering special features, including video profiles, scouting reports and player interviews, and introducing new technologies and production methods for possible use during future NBA telecasts. NBA TV and D-League.com’s event coverage will include:
- Live Webcasts of all Showcase games
- All-Access looks into team locker rooms prior to the game and at halftime
- Enhanced microphones on select players to capture the sounds of the event
- Daily Blogs from D-League President Dan Reed
Los Angeles Lakers legend and two-time NBA champion Norm Nixon will team with former 12-year NBA star and current Utah Jazz studio analyst Thurl Bailey to evaluate the talent. Rick Kamla and Andre Aldridge will co-host NBA TV’s coverage and handle play-by-play duties, in addition to delivering interviews with NBA player personnel executives and general managers in attendance.
Game starts in 30 minutes. To watch online, use this link:
http://www.nba.com/dleague/webcastDleague.html
Edit -- here is the direct link to the live video:
http://boss.streamos.com/wmedia-live...rce_071102.asx
Last edited by timvp; 01-16-2008 at 01:02 PM.
Justin Bowen starting over Marcus Williams and DerMarr Johnson? Interesting.
Ugliest game in the showcase by far. Toros are defending well but have zero offensive rhythm. They should be up by 20.
Rick Kamla feels differently than you Timvp in that Keith Langford has a "great guard's body" for the NBA.
love the Austin jerseys with the U as a spur.
Anyone know how you can get an Anthony Fuqu jersey? kidding...
Langford and Reed are gunning a little too much. The Toros are fortunate Kasib Powell got in foul trouble, but Marcus (with some doubling help) did a fair job on him when he was playing, keeping his attempts down.
Toros shooting shirts brought to you by HEB - the Vipers have pretty big sponsor names on theirs as well.
Ian with a dumb inbounds TO leads to Sioux Falls' tying the game at 55. Kasib lighting it up.
Langford running the point since Gadson stopped playing D.
Looks like the Skyforce's scoring run woke the Toros up. They finally realize they can score inside at will.
Justin Reed is a ballhog but he's getting to the line a lot. DerMarr and Ian with stupid fouls on Kasib, keeping the Skyforce in the game.
Ian taking over late, showing good footwork against a true big man and getting a monster block leading to a Bowen fastbreak layup that just might put the game away.
Looked like a great block by Ian, especially after his back-to-back shots. He seems to have kept Austin up for good. It's my first time watching the Toros but his defense looks nice (from the short parts that I watched).
That up-and-under by Ian was awesome. I'm liking him for the Spurs.
Mine too, and I agree, this is nice.
That last possession by Sioux Falls was lame.
Good win by Austin. I like D-League! It's surprisingly nice.
Tommorrows game should have more NBA talent than todays..Should be good.
All the games this showcase have been pretty decent except when Anaheim decided to not show up against Bakersfield. The Toros' perimeter D sucked too often -- they'd better tighten up or they'll get killed by LA tomorrow.
Does anyone know if they're broadcasting the game tonight?
Chump are you going to the game tomm.?
It's in Boise as well, so no. It'll be on TV and the internets again.
Probably not, but NBAtv has been showing highlights on their regular NBA recap shows.
I thought LA played the toros in austin tomm?
Does anyone know if there's a replay of this game later on NBATV?
Unfortunately, my work blocks access to streaming media and I didn't record (a mistake I won't make tomorrow).
Just curious...
Impresseed with Mahinmi's offense and its variability. Nowhere nears as mechanical as he was earlier in the year. Surprisingly it seems like his O is ahead of his D now.
Yeah, I don't know where Ian has been hiding those moves, but he's doing a whole lot to answer the question "who is going to score in the post when Duncan is out?"
He made Chris Alexander look like Moses Malone out there though. That's exactly the kind of guy he should be practicing against every day. I know it's hard to pass up a guy like Kris Lang when he's available, but Ian needs to be beat up more to prepare for the NBA. Guys like Marcus Campbell or Roderick Riley who were free agents for a time would have been nice additions in that vein.
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