Posts belonging to Category Gino Pilato
Posted by Gino Pilato on August 16, 2012
Some of the D-League’s most impressive talent from last season have decided to take their talents to Europe and other foreign countries next season. From the two-time D-League Slam Dunk champion, to three players who helped the Los Angeles D-Fenders win a record amount of games during the 2011-2012 season, a significant amount of players [...]
Categories: D-League Digest, Gino Pilato
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Tags: Brad Wanamaker, Brandon Costner, Juan Pattillo, L.D. Williams, Otis George, Patrick Ewing Jr., Zach Andrews
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Posted by Gino Pilato on July 18, 2012
It may only be two games into the NBA Summer League season for the Memphis Grizzlies, but Josh Selby has quickly made his name known in “Sin City” with his impressive play amongst the rest of the NBA’s Summer League talent. Selby put up 35 points on (7-8) 3-point shooting, while grabbing 7 steals in [...]
Categories: D-League Digest, Gino Pilato
| Tags: Josh Selby, Memphis Grizzlies, NBA Summer League
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Posted by Gino Pilato on July 8, 2012
On July 13, the Houston Rockets will square up against the Toronto Raptors to kick off their 6-game NBA Summer League schedule in Las Vegas. The Rockets will be utilizing the NBA Summer League to search out possible pieces to their regular season roster puzzle just like the other 23 NBA teams set to take [...]
Categories: D-League Digest, Gino Pilato
| Tags: Courtney Fortson, Greg Smith, Houston Rockets, Manny Harris, NBA Summer League
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Posted by Gino Pilato on June 5, 2012
On Tuesday, May 29, the Idaho Stampede announced a hybrid affiliation with the Portland Trail Blazers. They also declared that they would conduct a national search for their head coach position in which Randy Livingston, a former Stampede standout, occupied the past two seasons. On that same day, the Fort Wayne Mad Ants selected Duane [...]
Categories: D-League Digest, Gino Pilato
| Tags: Duane Ticknor, Fort Wayne, Idaho Stampede, Randy Livingston
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Posted by Gino Pilato on May 22, 2012
With Chris Bosh sidelined, the Miami Heat have had to dish out more minutes to their other big (if you want to call them that) men. One player who has seen an increase in minutes especially has been Joel Anthony. The Canadian national player has seen his average minutes jump from 17 in their series [...]
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| Tags: Iowa Energy, Joel Anthony, Miami Heat
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Posted by Gino Pilato on May 16, 2012
The former Tulsa 66er Ramon Sessions is going to be an influential piece to the Lakers postseason puzzle if they plan on moving past Oklahoma City in the second round of these NBA playoffs. Session was shutdown to put it lightly in game 1, shooting just 1-7 from the field, notching 2 points and dishing [...]
Categories: D-League Digest, Gino Pilato
| Tags: Los Angeles Lakers, NBA Playoffs, Oklahoma City Thunder, Ramon Sessions
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Posted by Gino Pilato on May 2, 2012
A lot is being asked from the two time NBA D-League player Devin Ebanks. Once Metta World Peace elbowed his way out of the Lakers lineup, the starting small forward playoff duties were passed on to Ebanks. Ebanks started the Lakers first and second game in their Denver Nuggets first round series scoring 12 points [...]
Categories: D-League Digest, Gino Pilato
| Tags: 2012 NBA Playoffs, Devin Ebanks, Los Angeles D-Fenders, Los Angeles Lakers
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Posted by Gino Pilato on April 29, 2012
It was fitting to end the D-League season with two teams battling it out as their two rosters and organizations exemplified what the NBA Development League has become, and what it will further develop into. The last two teams standing were of the expanding single affiliate model, where an NBA team owns and operates their [...]
Categories: D-League Digest, Gino Pilato
| Tags: Austin Toros, Justin Dentmon, Kareem Rush, Los Angeles D-Fenders, Ronald 'Flip' Murray
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Posted by Gino Pilato on April 24, 2012
Earlier this season when Linsanity was still a thing, and “D-League” was seemingly trending on Twitter nightly, nationally syndicated radio host Jim Rome interviewed Los Angeles D-Fenders head coach Eric Musselman to discuss his team, the Jeremy Lin phenomena, and what it is like to coach in the D-League. What Musselman may, or may not [...]
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| Tags: Eric Musselman, Jim Rome, Jungle Karma, Los Angeles D-Fenders
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Posted by Gino Pilato on April 18, 2012
When the D-Fenders and Jam square off Thursday, April 19 for game 1 of their semifinal match-up, it will be the ninth time the two squads have tangled in the 2011-2012 D-League season. Splitting their season series 4-4, this three game set will be the deciding factor of who deserves Southern California D-League bragging rights. [...]
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| Tags: Bakersfield Jam, Los Angeles D-Fenders
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