The season is less than 50 days away. The draft is just a month away. The roster is unknown to most teams between players called up last season, others heading overseas, and handful who will make NBA training camp roster. The Utah Flash have none of those. Dontell Jefferson and Gavin Grant were most likely to be called up in my opinion and both sat out the last half of the season due to injury. While I don’t know who we plan to draft on November 1st, go to the draft party with me!!!, through much research i have figured out the possibilities of what our final roster will look like.
3 players from new allocation rule: (College team)
Utah Jazz:
Jason Thompson
Demitris Nichols
Atlanta Hawks:
Evan Brock (Alabama)
Richard Delk (Troy)
Ricardo Marsh (Old Dominion)
Returning Players:
PG: Dontell Jefferson
SG: Andre Ingram
SF: Gavin Grant
SF: Ronald Dupree (Toronto Raptors)
SF: Orien Green
PF: Jordan Brady
C: Garret Siler (Phoenix Suns)
Status Unknown:
Carlos Wheeler:
Not Returning (yet) / Current Status:
Kevin Kruger: Soles de Mexicali in Mexico
Lamar Rice: Flint Southwesterns in Japan
Bennet Davis: MJUS-Fortress Kormend in Hungary
Lee Cummard: FC Istres in France
Kevin Goffney: ASK KS SIARKA TARNOBRZEG in Poland
Eddie Ard: Gloria Giants… released on October 1st.
Luke Nevill: Melbourn Tigers in Australia
Jason Richards: retired. Video Cordinator at Pittsburg
Gary Hill Thomas: Scout for the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Update on former Flash / DLeague team if cut from training camp.
Players:
Bill Walker: New York Knicks, Springfield Armor
JR Giddens: Sacramento Kings, Reno Bighorns
Kosta Koufus: Minnesota Timberwolves, Sioux Falls Skyforce
Staff:
Brad Jones: Austin Toros Head Coach.
Dale Osbourne: Tulsa 66ers Assistant Coach.
Joe Brown: GCO Ventures president
David Fredman: Denver Nuggets Assistant GM
Sunday, October 3, 2010
Thursday, June 3, 2010
Rod Benson, better known as BoomTho!
Rod Benson annouced "Preparing to return to the blog game. Who's comin with me?" I've been off my blog game this year so I guess imma join him, my first subject. Mr BoomTho himself...
If you have yet to hear about the one of a kind man name Rod Benson, something is wrong with the way you are living you life.
The history: (for what i know)
Cal Bears. That is where Rod Benson went to college and where Boom Tho was conceived. Him and some friend always said "Boom Tho". It was sortof an inside joke. They're great around friends but no one else knows what your talking about. Rod decited to expand this Boom Tho movement and spread it throughout the world. (Its big now, he got his own article in SLAM magazine.) More of the history (from his point of view) and a definition found here. His site is called TooMuchRodBenson.com that came from a college game when the announcer was talking about Benson's dominance and so he kept saying it. Its true. Also, some random man made a site something like NotEnoughRodBenson or ToLittleRodBenson along those lines. You know your doing good things when people will pay to try to annoy / get your attention.
How i met Rod Benson: (2007-2000∞) (i hope to know rod until i die)
For a while i read Rod's blog. It was great and stories that gave me a good laugh every once in a while. (Rod blogs on both Yahoo! and his own site TooMuchRodBenson) I noticed a little ad on his site about how you can see a D-League game for free. This seems like a great idea, why leave tickets for people like Barack Obama when you can give them to your fans. I hit Mr. Benson up with an email and what do you know. The night of the game came around and there were two tickets in will call with my name on it. (I sat in my normal seats behind the bench cheering for the flash, unless Rod scored, which bugged the coaches.) I talked to Rod at the game a little but i do that with all the oppoments. I would find him on twitter where we got talking even more. The next time the Reno Bighorns came to town I walked over to their side of the court and he called me by name. Wow! a big time celeb knows me. Thats' cool... Later games in Utah we would joke around about stuff like the cute cheerleaders and just talk like i fit in (everyone knows "boomtho>you) So later, when the D-League Showcase headed up to Boise, Idaho I decided to tag along, by myself. Between games i went in their hotel to grab an apple of the main desk and saw Rod. He was kind enough to say hello and introduce me to his homies. Later on in the week I would help out the youngsters as a ball boy. Rod was kind to the everyone.
Boom Tho Gear: (my review of it)
Rod Benson came out with a couple crap items before i met him. he had his own custom shoes and a shirt with the word BoomTho on it. Next Rod went through his Sesame Street phase which also included a couple colorful dots. This gear was better. Its nothing you'd buy at the mall but who knows, I bet Walmart would of bought into it. (Walmart was the joint up in Bismark when Rod played for the Dakota Wizards) My favorite shirt was the See-Hear-Speak Boomtho shirt. Which for some reason i didn't purchase... I did purchase a cooler shirt, so I guess I lied when i said "my favorite shirt" above. oops. Well this shirt was dope. it says "I Am Mad Boom Tho" its written in reflective silver so i guess i could go running in it at night. This is def the coolest shirt i have yet to laid eyes on i would buy it from Donald Trump if he were to sell it. (if im still on the front page of NBADLeague.com im wearing the shirt in it.) Also if your standing in front of a mirror you can read it also on the back its reversed. SOOOOO SICK! He also had a special BoomThoGirl shirt that came out around valentines day (i think) its pretty good. see it, its his twitter background
This year Rod came out with more gear. I was really excited to hear when he broke the news that new gear was coming out. Unfortunately it was not so hot. It all features some sunglasses and his lil' trucker hat. Not even Walmart would accept this as a donation. Thankfully he added the BoomTho Explosion shirts a couple weeks later. See the 2010 gear here.
Click The Boom Tho Button and see what it tells you.
Boom Tho: The Mixtape!: Rod's Music
The Album art is pretty hot. He does some nice things on this. Not the kind of stuff that you would hear on the dance floor but nice car/chill music. You def need to download it, yes i have the entire thing on my Ipod and a couple music videos. (I talked to Bennet Davis at the Showcase and that's where he first heard the sweet tunes via my ipod) My favorite track is titled Don't Call Me Tall. Its good and I can relate. (Im 6'5")
BoomTho is all over:::
Rod Benson's official site
Rod Benson's blog on Yahoo!
BoomTho on Twitter
BoomTho on Facebook
Buy BoomTho Gear
Reno Bighorns
If you have yet to hear about the one of a kind man name Rod Benson, something is wrong with the way you are living you life.
The history: (for what i know)
Cal Bears. That is where Rod Benson went to college and where Boom Tho was conceived. Him and some friend always said "Boom Tho". It was sortof an inside joke. They're great around friends but no one else knows what your talking about. Rod decited to expand this Boom Tho movement and spread it throughout the world. (Its big now, he got his own article in SLAM magazine.) More of the history (from his point of view) and a definition found here. His site is called TooMuchRodBenson.com that came from a college game when the announcer was talking about Benson's dominance and so he kept saying it. Its true. Also, some random man made a site something like NotEnoughRodBenson or ToLittleRodBenson along those lines. You know your doing good things when people will pay to try to annoy / get your attention.
How i met Rod Benson: (2007-2000∞) (i hope to know rod until i die)For a while i read Rod's blog. It was great and stories that gave me a good laugh every once in a while. (Rod blogs on both Yahoo! and his own site TooMuchRodBenson) I noticed a little ad on his site about how you can see a D-League game for free. This seems like a great idea, why leave tickets for people like Barack Obama when you can give them to your fans. I hit Mr. Benson up with an email and what do you know. The night of the game came around and there were two tickets in will call with my name on it. (I sat in my normal seats behind the bench cheering for the flash, unless Rod scored, which bugged the coaches.) I talked to Rod at the game a little but i do that with all the oppoments. I would find him on twitter where we got talking even more. The next time the Reno Bighorns came to town I walked over to their side of the court and he called me by name. Wow! a big time celeb knows me. Thats' cool... Later games in Utah we would joke around about stuff like the cute cheerleaders and just talk like i fit in (everyone knows "boomtho>you) So later, when the D-League Showcase headed up to Boise, Idaho I decided to tag along, by myself. Between games i went in their hotel to grab an apple of the main desk and saw Rod. He was kind enough to say hello and introduce me to his homies. Later on in the week I would help out the youngsters as a ball boy. Rod was kind to the everyone.
Boom Tho Gear: (my review of it)
Rod Benson came out with a couple crap items before i met him. he had his own custom shoes and a shirt with the word BoomTho on it. Next Rod went through his Sesame Street phase which also included a couple colorful dots. This gear was better. Its nothing you'd buy at the mall but who knows, I bet Walmart would of bought into it. (Walmart was the joint up in Bismark when Rod played for the Dakota Wizards) My favorite shirt was the See-Hear-Speak Boomtho shirt. Which for some reason i didn't purchase... I did purchase a cooler shirt, so I guess I lied when i said "my favorite shirt" above. oops. Well this shirt was dope. it says "I Am Mad Boom Tho" its written in reflective silver so i guess i could go running in it at night. This is def the coolest shirt i have yet to laid eyes on i would buy it from Donald Trump if he were to sell it. (if im still on the front page of NBADLeague.com im wearing the shirt in it.) Also if your standing in front of a mirror you can read it also on the back its reversed. SOOOOO SICK! He also had a special BoomThoGirl shirt that came out around valentines day (i think) its pretty good. see it, its his twitter background
This year Rod came out with more gear. I was really excited to hear when he broke the news that new gear was coming out. Unfortunately it was not so hot. It all features some sunglasses and his lil' trucker hat. Not even Walmart would accept this as a donation. Thankfully he added the BoomTho Explosion shirts a couple weeks later. See the 2010 gear here.
Click The Boom Tho Button and see what it tells you.
Boom Tho: The Mixtape!: Rod's Music
The Album art is pretty hot. He does some nice things on this. Not the kind of stuff that you would hear on the dance floor but nice car/chill music. You def need to download it, yes i have the entire thing on my Ipod and a couple music videos. (I talked to Bennet Davis at the Showcase and that's where he first heard the sweet tunes via my ipod) My favorite track is titled Don't Call Me Tall. Its good and I can relate. (Im 6'5")
BoomTho is all over:::
Rod Benson's official site
Rod Benson's blog on Yahoo!
BoomTho on Twitter
BoomTho on Facebook
Buy BoomTho Gear
Reno Bighorns
Sunday, May 23, 2010
Conspiracy theory + more...
Warining the following post is not true to my knowledge. It just poped in my head one day after the Utah Flash season had come to a close and i was thinking about their future without me, atleast for the next two seasons. Give me your feedback on your thoughs and critisize me if i write someting dumb. You can post a comment or hit me up on twitter. I want your feedback. So here it goes.
When you think about playing professional basketball in the United States of America you always have a few dollar signs attatched. That is, unless your talking about the NBA Development League. After Brandt Andersen sold his company he started at BYU he was sitting around with a couple million dollars and decited to do something that involved his love, but something he wasnt good enough, but was smart enough to give up on the dream as a kid. That was playing in the NBA. Now since had a couple million bucks. (note i talked with the owner of the Iowa Energy on the phone during the season and he said Brandt had alot more money then himself) Brandt is a pretty smart man and not a bad ball player. (note2 Me and Brandt had a freethrow contest at the Flash Factory two summers ago and he beat me by one, but if your reading this Brandt i guarantee that i will beat you if we ever have a rematch) Anyhow, as the story goes Brandt called up the NBA and told them he wanted to buy a NBA team, they said that wasnt possible and since a man named Larry H. Miller lived in Utah and had a lot more money then Brandt the league gave him another suggestion, purchase a team in the NBA Development League.
I first heard about the Utah Flash on KSL. They announced that their was a new NBA minor league team that would be located in Orem, Utah. Thats just 10 minutes away from my house and a real benefit towards me compared to going to the Utah Jazz games more thatn 45 minutes away. Plus the prices were alot more affordable. But that was a problem for Brandt. Owning a team is great but it cost money and no one likes to own a buisness that has a loss. The flash did a great job of marketing before their opening seaosn. Their lil slogan was "Witness the Beginning" (note3 they gave away t-shirts at opening game that said this, pretty cool)
While waiting for both the Jazz and Flash seasons to start i made my way over to the Rocky Mountain Revue. There the Flash had a contest between the 3rd and 4th quarters of the Jazz game or whom ever was playing the last game of the night. The first person who text the word "Flash" won a pair of tickets to opening night against the Dakota Wizards! I had already purchased my Utah Flash tshirt at Fanzz. You may think this is just a small promotion, giving away a few tickets for their first game but it would forever change the face of the NBA Development League and the Utah Flash in a postive direction. The first night my friend won the contest. We were all pumped to go to the game and driven that the others would do the same. Due to my lack of texting skill back then i was unable to win the contest on day two. Luckly i was smart enough to hack the contest. I just texted it on the third day in the middle of the third so i had the winning text ready when they announce the contest a few minutes later. I gave my name to the Flash table as was set to get crazy on opening night. (note4 if that way didnt work we would of just forwarded his message to me and showed it to them) (note5 i showed a handicap dude how to win the tickets this same way the next day do cancel out my rigging the contest, Carma)
So it was the stage was set for the very first Utah Flash game in history. I was running a little late but luckly the Bear and Flash Fox rode their motorcycle a little to much before the game so they had it start a little later, like 5 seconds after i arrived. I thought i was dressing up crazy with my black utah flash shirt and long red socks but little did the other fans know they were just a witness to the beginning. As it was Brandt made another smart decision by choosing to give the winners not just tickets to opening night but tickets for the entire season!!!!!! woo hooo! i was sooo happy (note6 i never actually found the location of those seats because there was always an empty seat or two in the center section) The first flash game was a huge sucess until the final .03 or so seconds which Kevin Lyde had a chance to nail a turnaround jumper from the baseline for the win (note7 i can still see that shot in my head with perfect memory of everything going around me)
The season went pretty good, I even went to 2 away games but thats a different story, besides one thing. Brandt was losing money. I was able to talk the team into letting me help out at the Hoop-it-up and advertising with the Flash. This is where Abby Pierce, now the VP for the Maine Red Claws first introduced me to "Brandt Buck" this was a simple little thing that the flash staff used to buy whatever they wanted on the job like my lunch for the day.
After the first season Brandt could see that he had to make a few changes to the team if he wanted to start making money. (note8 this is where the conspiracy comes in. The above part is just crap history i was blabbering on about for way to long) One of the most expensive parts of owning a D-Legaue team is the cost for travel. NBDL guys dont get to fly on a private plane like the superstars in the NBA. They normally fly Southwest, or occasionally Delta, then drive on a bus to their next arena. (note9 Morris Almond told me a story about how the team and their oppoment both flew on the same plane and bus after a back to back in different cities with the same team, that'd be weird) Every team has 24 home games and 24 on the road. There isnt much you can do about those but there are two games at the D-League Showcase that Brandt could control. So to save money brandt had the Showcase scheduled at the McKay Events Center, home of the Utah Flash. this brought in extra revenue and got me out of school for a week to watch some basketball (note10 This is the only time i have ever sluff school other than my trips to Boise Idaho for more D-League Basketball)
Brandt was on track to keeping the loss to a minimun. The Flash won the Western Conference their second year in the League and were the number 2 seed in the Playoffs. Things were going great. The fans were all thinking about the possibility of the first championship in the state of utah, unfortunatly Brandt and the Utah Flah had different plans. The first two rounds we wanted to win, they were on our court then the finals we would play the Colorado 14ers. Brandt had mixed up a few people by making up a fight with 14ers coach Bob MacKinnon (note11 i might of spelled Bob's name wrong but i dont care so dont give me crap for that like you gave Brandt cause thats just stupid) They didnt shake hands and we had a little rivalry on our hands. Unfortuatly the Finals were a best of 3 series. Brandt didnt want it to go to 3. That would cost he money for hotels and flights in Colorado. After the first half the flash were down big and it looked like the 14ers wanted revenge on their loss in the 07 finals to the Dakota Wizards. Brandt went into the oppoments locker room and made an agreement. If the 14ers let the fans get some excitement we would blow the second game and give them the championship, which we did we let them outscore us by 26 in the second half of game two. They agreed and did just that. The Flash made one of the biggest comebacks in D-League history and took the game to overtime where we would allow them to win.
The second year was much of the same. Brandt blackmailed (note12 that was stupid reasoning but it was the first thing that popped in my mind) the D-League and forced them to hold it in Boise Idaho again, the second closest city which would save a huge chunk of change for the Flash. The season didnt finish out as we all planed but the flash were in the playoffs as the 7th seed. Thankfully Brandt had made an agreement with the Iowa Energy. We both were able to purchase our plane tickets weeks in advance and save tons of money, something that could of been avoided if we had just switche to geico. lol sorry that just poped in my head. (note13 I talked with Dan Reed D-League President about this rumor which is what got me thinking about this whole post, he would not comment on it) The Iowa Energy team liked to save money also and earn a little more if possible. They have a pretty nice fan base. The League had change the playoff format and since the flash were the 7th seed and we did not have home court there was not point of going far in the playoffs since it would just cost us money. Besides purchasing the plane tickets together in advance Brandt and Chris Makris, GM of the Energy, worked out this small deal. The flash would run all over the Energy in game one, as we did so winning by 31. This would get the fans excited for next season and get the 10% off next season by purchasing their season tickets early. Then the flash would go back to Iowa and finish up the season and head home. The tickets for the flight back were purchase weeks before we "knew" what was going to happen.
After all as the man and president Dan Reed “One of our fundamental goals at the NBA D-League is to utilize our unique position to explore new and different ways to grow the game." We all think the refs rig the games to make the Celtics and Lakers renew their rivalry but maybe the D-League was doing a few test rigs in the D-League that would easily get unnoticed. The world may never know.
(note14 after typing this whole post it sounds kind of stupid but im just gonna publish it anyways. You can do what you want with it. I doubt 90% of the stuff i typed actually went down but who knows. Thanks for reading and have a blessed summer)
-DJ Toomey
When you think about playing professional basketball in the United States of America you always have a few dollar signs attatched. That is, unless your talking about the NBA Development League. After Brandt Andersen sold his company he started at BYU he was sitting around with a couple million dollars and decited to do something that involved his love, but something he wasnt good enough, but was smart enough to give up on the dream as a kid. That was playing in the NBA. Now since had a couple million bucks. (note i talked with the owner of the Iowa Energy on the phone during the season and he said Brandt had alot more money then himself) Brandt is a pretty smart man and not a bad ball player. (note2 Me and Brandt had a freethrow contest at the Flash Factory two summers ago and he beat me by one, but if your reading this Brandt i guarantee that i will beat you if we ever have a rematch) Anyhow, as the story goes Brandt called up the NBA and told them he wanted to buy a NBA team, they said that wasnt possible and since a man named Larry H. Miller lived in Utah and had a lot more money then Brandt the league gave him another suggestion, purchase a team in the NBA Development League.
I first heard about the Utah Flash on KSL. They announced that their was a new NBA minor league team that would be located in Orem, Utah. Thats just 10 minutes away from my house and a real benefit towards me compared to going to the Utah Jazz games more thatn 45 minutes away. Plus the prices were alot more affordable. But that was a problem for Brandt. Owning a team is great but it cost money and no one likes to own a buisness that has a loss. The flash did a great job of marketing before their opening seaosn. Their lil slogan was "Witness the Beginning" (note3 they gave away t-shirts at opening game that said this, pretty cool)
While waiting for both the Jazz and Flash seasons to start i made my way over to the Rocky Mountain Revue. There the Flash had a contest between the 3rd and 4th quarters of the Jazz game or whom ever was playing the last game of the night. The first person who text the word "Flash" won a pair of tickets to opening night against the Dakota Wizards! I had already purchased my Utah Flash tshirt at Fanzz. You may think this is just a small promotion, giving away a few tickets for their first game but it would forever change the face of the NBA Development League and the Utah Flash in a postive direction. The first night my friend won the contest. We were all pumped to go to the game and driven that the others would do the same. Due to my lack of texting skill back then i was unable to win the contest on day two. Luckly i was smart enough to hack the contest. I just texted it on the third day in the middle of the third so i had the winning text ready when they announce the contest a few minutes later. I gave my name to the Flash table as was set to get crazy on opening night. (note4 if that way didnt work we would of just forwarded his message to me and showed it to them) (note5 i showed a handicap dude how to win the tickets this same way the next day do cancel out my rigging the contest, Carma)
So it was the stage was set for the very first Utah Flash game in history. I was running a little late but luckly the Bear and Flash Fox rode their motorcycle a little to much before the game so they had it start a little later, like 5 seconds after i arrived. I thought i was dressing up crazy with my black utah flash shirt and long red socks but little did the other fans know they were just a witness to the beginning. As it was Brandt made another smart decision by choosing to give the winners not just tickets to opening night but tickets for the entire season!!!!!! woo hooo! i was sooo happy (note6 i never actually found the location of those seats because there was always an empty seat or two in the center section) The first flash game was a huge sucess until the final .03 or so seconds which Kevin Lyde had a chance to nail a turnaround jumper from the baseline for the win (note7 i can still see that shot in my head with perfect memory of everything going around me)
The season went pretty good, I even went to 2 away games but thats a different story, besides one thing. Brandt was losing money. I was able to talk the team into letting me help out at the Hoop-it-up and advertising with the Flash. This is where Abby Pierce, now the VP for the Maine Red Claws first introduced me to "Brandt Buck" this was a simple little thing that the flash staff used to buy whatever they wanted on the job like my lunch for the day.
After the first season Brandt could see that he had to make a few changes to the team if he wanted to start making money. (note8 this is where the conspiracy comes in. The above part is just crap history i was blabbering on about for way to long) One of the most expensive parts of owning a D-Legaue team is the cost for travel. NBDL guys dont get to fly on a private plane like the superstars in the NBA. They normally fly Southwest, or occasionally Delta, then drive on a bus to their next arena. (note9 Morris Almond told me a story about how the team and their oppoment both flew on the same plane and bus after a back to back in different cities with the same team, that'd be weird) Every team has 24 home games and 24 on the road. There isnt much you can do about those but there are two games at the D-League Showcase that Brandt could control. So to save money brandt had the Showcase scheduled at the McKay Events Center, home of the Utah Flash. this brought in extra revenue and got me out of school for a week to watch some basketball (note10 This is the only time i have ever sluff school other than my trips to Boise Idaho for more D-League Basketball)
Brandt was on track to keeping the loss to a minimun. The Flash won the Western Conference their second year in the League and were the number 2 seed in the Playoffs. Things were going great. The fans were all thinking about the possibility of the first championship in the state of utah, unfortunatly Brandt and the Utah Flah had different plans. The first two rounds we wanted to win, they were on our court then the finals we would play the Colorado 14ers. Brandt had mixed up a few people by making up a fight with 14ers coach Bob MacKinnon (note11 i might of spelled Bob's name wrong but i dont care so dont give me crap for that like you gave Brandt cause thats just stupid) They didnt shake hands and we had a little rivalry on our hands. Unfortuatly the Finals were a best of 3 series. Brandt didnt want it to go to 3. That would cost he money for hotels and flights in Colorado. After the first half the flash were down big and it looked like the 14ers wanted revenge on their loss in the 07 finals to the Dakota Wizards. Brandt went into the oppoments locker room and made an agreement. If the 14ers let the fans get some excitement we would blow the second game and give them the championship, which we did we let them outscore us by 26 in the second half of game two. They agreed and did just that. The Flash made one of the biggest comebacks in D-League history and took the game to overtime where we would allow them to win.
The second year was much of the same. Brandt blackmailed (note12 that was stupid reasoning but it was the first thing that popped in my mind) the D-League and forced them to hold it in Boise Idaho again, the second closest city which would save a huge chunk of change for the Flash. The season didnt finish out as we all planed but the flash were in the playoffs as the 7th seed. Thankfully Brandt had made an agreement with the Iowa Energy. We both were able to purchase our plane tickets weeks in advance and save tons of money, something that could of been avoided if we had just switche to geico. lol sorry that just poped in my head. (note13 I talked with Dan Reed D-League President about this rumor which is what got me thinking about this whole post, he would not comment on it) The Iowa Energy team liked to save money also and earn a little more if possible. They have a pretty nice fan base. The League had change the playoff format and since the flash were the 7th seed and we did not have home court there was not point of going far in the playoffs since it would just cost us money. Besides purchasing the plane tickets together in advance Brandt and Chris Makris, GM of the Energy, worked out this small deal. The flash would run all over the Energy in game one, as we did so winning by 31. This would get the fans excited for next season and get the 10% off next season by purchasing their season tickets early. Then the flash would go back to Iowa and finish up the season and head home. The tickets for the flight back were purchase weeks before we "knew" what was going to happen.
After all as the man and president Dan Reed “One of our fundamental goals at the NBA D-League is to utilize our unique position to explore new and different ways to grow the game." We all think the refs rig the games to make the Celtics and Lakers renew their rivalry but maybe the D-League was doing a few test rigs in the D-League that would easily get unnoticed. The world may never know.
(note14 after typing this whole post it sounds kind of stupid but im just gonna publish it anyways. You can do what you want with it. I doubt 90% of the stuff i typed actually went down but who knows. Thanks for reading and have a blessed summer)
-DJ Toomey
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Pushing for the Post Season.
This playoff race is close. Everyone knows, currently on Ridiculous Upside there is a poll asking which team will fill the last 2 seeds for the playoffs. The result so far??? All teams have 7 votes! Here is how it looks
(also how many games they have left vs .500 teams & total games left, via D-League Daily's twitter account)
7. Utah (24-21) [5/5]
8. Tulsa (23-21) [4/6]
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9. Reno (23-22) [3/5]
10. Idaho (22-23) [3/5]
*Note* we need to cheer for Albuquerque (New Mexico next season) as they play both Tulsa and Ausin twice to finish the season.
We play both Friday & Saturday against Idaho (at home, buy tickets!) and this is really make or break for our team. Coach Brad Jones told the team they need to play this weekend against Idaho like its a playoff series. (Best of 3 games, but i wouldnt mind winning all 3) Hopefully everyone knows how critical this stretch is.
As far as when we make the playoffs (which we will) its going to be hard to determine who we will play. As you (should) know, in the D-League the top 4 teams get to pick who they play in the first round. I really have no clue. This is the top 4 in the playoffs
1. Iowa (35-11)
2. RGV (31-13)
3. Austin (28-16)
4. Sioux Falls (28-18)
Why do i have no clue who we are going to be picked by is.... We have not played any of them really.
Iowa Energy? We played them once this season, back on Feb 20th. Since then the Jazz have called up Othyus Jeffers, who had 20 points that game. WAIT! WHAT IF THEY ASSIGNED JEFFERS TO THE FLASH!!! THAT'D BE SOOO COOL. But that is something a team like the Spurs would do with their affiliate the Ausin Toros. They recently signed a player and told him to stay in Austin. (why not sign a good player from another team and assign him to your team so they can win the post season games) oh well. That wont happen. Anyways we were up 9 with 6ish minutes left in the 2nd when Iowa went on a 9-0 run to tie the game. It went back and forth tell halftime. The second half we didnt play so well. (down 12ish most of the 4th quarter) and finally lost the game by 14.
(probability we get picked by Iowa? 42%)
Rio Grande Valley Vipers? Squat. Zip. Nada. Thats how many times we have played against the Valley Vipers this season. (note its the RGV Vipers not the Rio Grande... ValleyVipers) Our only game against them is this Tuesday. (Again i'll see you there) They have had alot of players called up from their team this season so im hoping they get that call so their team gets worst. Garrett Temple is gone to the Spurs. Mike Harris is in Houston (he will miss our game!!!!)
(probability we get picked by RGV? 33%)
(it really depends on how we play them on Tuesday)
The Austin Toros. We have not played them either. (2 games against them to end the season on the road). They have had Alonzo Gee & Curtis Jerrells called up by Washington & San Antonio. Jerrells was assigned to the toros so that doesnt really matter. I dont really see them wanting to play us 5 games in a row but who knows. If they destroy us in the season finalle both times then why not grab us?
(probability we get picked by Austin? 24%)
Sioux Falls Sky Force
We played the Force just once this season at home. And did terrible. We were outscored every quarter and lost the game 109-98. Dont worry yes some SF players had terrible games. David Baily (aka lil wayne') shot just 1/7 from 3 point land. Same with Leemire Goldwire just 1/5. DB is a .375% from 3 and Goldwire is .348% of cource the newest star of the Golden State Warriors, Reggie Williams, did put up 29 on us. Who knows? I doubt we play them.
(probability that no one picks us so we go to sf? 11%)
How I think the playoffs will go down. Sad but truthfully. :(
1- Iowa vs 8- Reno (Iowa wins 2-0)
2- RGV vs 7-Utah (RGV wins 2-1)
3- Austin vs 6- Maine (Maine wins 2-1)
4- Sioux Falls vs 5- Dakota (SF wins 2-1)
1- Iowa vs 4- Sioux Falls (Iowa wins 2-1)
2-RGV vs 6- Maine (Maine wins 2-1)
1- Iowa vs 6- Maine (Maine wins 2-1)
MVP of the finals goes to..... Morris Almond with 25 points, 7 assist and 2 rebounds!!! :)
hmmm. well its 1:45 am. I dont feel like sleeping, not even tired but i guess i will follow the pack and hit the sack. Night everyone. Drive safe.
(also how many games they have left vs .500 teams & total games left, via D-League Daily's twitter account)
7. Utah (24-21) [5/5]
8. Tulsa (23-21) [4/6]
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9. Reno (23-22) [3/5]
10. Idaho (22-23) [3/5]
*Note* we need to cheer for Albuquerque (New Mexico next season) as they play both Tulsa and Ausin twice to finish the season.
We play both Friday & Saturday against Idaho (at home, buy tickets!) and this is really make or break for our team. Coach Brad Jones told the team they need to play this weekend against Idaho like its a playoff series. (Best of 3 games, but i wouldnt mind winning all 3) Hopefully everyone knows how critical this stretch is.
As far as when we make the playoffs (which we will) its going to be hard to determine who we will play. As you (should) know, in the D-League the top 4 teams get to pick who they play in the first round. I really have no clue. This is the top 4 in the playoffs
1. Iowa (35-11)
2. RGV (31-13)
3. Austin (28-16)
4. Sioux Falls (28-18)
Why do i have no clue who we are going to be picked by is.... We have not played any of them really.
Iowa Energy? We played them once this season, back on Feb 20th. Since then the Jazz have called up Othyus Jeffers, who had 20 points that game. WAIT! WHAT IF THEY ASSIGNED JEFFERS TO THE FLASH!!! THAT'D BE SOOO COOL. But that is something a team like the Spurs would do with their affiliate the Ausin Toros. They recently signed a player and told him to stay in Austin. (why not sign a good player from another team and assign him to your team so they can win the post season games) oh well. That wont happen. Anyways we were up 9 with 6ish minutes left in the 2nd when Iowa went on a 9-0 run to tie the game. It went back and forth tell halftime. The second half we didnt play so well. (down 12ish most of the 4th quarter) and finally lost the game by 14.
(probability we get picked by Iowa? 42%)
Rio Grande Valley Vipers? Squat. Zip. Nada. Thats how many times we have played against the Valley Vipers this season. (note its the RGV Vipers not the Rio Grande... ValleyVipers) Our only game against them is this Tuesday. (Again i'll see you there) They have had alot of players called up from their team this season so im hoping they get that call so their team gets worst. Garrett Temple is gone to the Spurs. Mike Harris is in Houston (he will miss our game!!!!)
(probability we get picked by RGV? 33%)
(it really depends on how we play them on Tuesday)
The Austin Toros. We have not played them either. (2 games against them to end the season on the road). They have had Alonzo Gee & Curtis Jerrells called up by Washington & San Antonio. Jerrells was assigned to the toros so that doesnt really matter. I dont really see them wanting to play us 5 games in a row but who knows. If they destroy us in the season finalle both times then why not grab us?
(probability we get picked by Austin? 24%)
Sioux Falls Sky Force
We played the Force just once this season at home. And did terrible. We were outscored every quarter and lost the game 109-98. Dont worry yes some SF players had terrible games. David Baily (aka lil wayne') shot just 1/7 from 3 point land. Same with Leemire Goldwire just 1/5. DB is a .375% from 3 and Goldwire is .348% of cource the newest star of the Golden State Warriors, Reggie Williams, did put up 29 on us. Who knows? I doubt we play them.
(probability that no one picks us so we go to sf? 11%)
How I think the playoffs will go down. Sad but truthfully. :(
1- Iowa vs 8- Reno (Iowa wins 2-0)
2- RGV vs 7-Utah (RGV wins 2-1)
3- Austin vs 6- Maine (Maine wins 2-1)
4- Sioux Falls vs 5- Dakota (SF wins 2-1)
1- Iowa vs 4- Sioux Falls (Iowa wins 2-1)
2-RGV vs 6- Maine (Maine wins 2-1)
1- Iowa vs 6- Maine (Maine wins 2-1)
MVP of the finals goes to..... Morris Almond with 25 points, 7 assist and 2 rebounds!!! :)
hmmm. well its 1:45 am. I dont feel like sleeping, not even tired but i guess i will follow the pack and hit the sack. Night everyone. Drive safe.
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Weekend Preview against the D-Fenders (THANKS DIME)
I was reminded by the man who runs D-League Dime via Twitter that ive been off this season. his tweet said "gonna have to say good bye to the Flash blog soon. We need a replacement, come on flash fans" I was really bothered by this even though it is true. I have not really been on my post. So i will try to catch you up with everything then continue to write more frequently. I would also like to give a shoutout to flash owner brandt andersen. he also needs to step up his game. Brandt is a great owner but like me he is busy, B just needs a reminder to keep blogging.
Check out D-League Dime via
http://dleaguedime.blogspot.com/
and http://twitter.com/dleaguedime
also brandt andersen and i have a twitter
http://twitter.com/flashbrandt & http://twitter.com/deejay14
(ive been good with the tweets just not the post, forgive me)
The Flash are currently 17-17 (.500) with just 16 games left in the season (9 @home). Im not very happy with our play as of late but it could be worst. Our rivals (The Idaho Stampede) are 15-17 (.454) They lost 10 of 12 before splitting the last four games.
Our next 2 games are vs the Los Angeles D-Fenders (fri @la sat @home) we should be able to win both of these games as the D-Fenders are in a real slump theyve won just 3 of their last 19 games (.157) and are now 10-20.
Weekend Preview
This season vs the Los Angeles D-Fenders: (2-0)
Dec 1st @ Staples Center - Flash win 85-84;
Dontell Jefferson had 21 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assist including the game winning runner with just 2 seconds left on the clock. Andre Ingram shot just 2/14 from the field (but he was 7/7 from the line), expect that to go up. The Flash shot just 39% (the 95.5% ft help alot) and were outrebounded by 7. We were also blocked 7 times which is way to many!!!!
Jan 15th @ McKay Events Center - Flash win 102-97;
Frank Robinson and Diamon Simpson combined for 56 points and 16 rebounds outscoring the flash 34-26 but that was not enough. We had an 18 point lead with just 6 minutes left and it looked like they were about to force the game into overtime but we made our free throws and were able to hang on.
Since that game:
Luke Nevill was having Visa problems and was not able to play (1st game), this time he is a go. We have also aquired former Flash players Kevin Kruger, Brian Hamilton and NBA Champion Gabe Pruitt... Siler, Cummard, Richards & Grant are no more.
PG- James Wright
SG- Frank Robinson
SF- Ryan Forhan-Kelly
PF- Diamon Simpson
C- Michael Fey
Flash Starters:
PG- Dontell Jefferson
SG- Andre Ingram
SF- Orien Greene
PF- Bennett Davis
C- Luke Nevill
LA is 2-16 when they score less than 102 points in a game. That is something that we should look at. If we can keep up the D we should be able to sweep them this year and improve in the standings. If the playoffs were to begin today we would be the 9th seed. that means we wouldnt be in the playoffs!!! NO! its never to early to start thinking about that. I have the first week of the playoffs off and i want to be able to use it.
P.S. Yes i went to Boise for the flash double header this year. Hopefully i'll post a little more about that tomorrow. So be back soon! Sorry again for the time lax. and Go Flash!
P.P.S or is it P.S.S ??? The flash play in LA on friday and then at home on saturday. Will they take the same flight to salt lake??? I bet. I'll ask 'em at the game.
Check out D-League Dime via
http://dleaguedime.blogspot.com/
and http://twitter.com/dleaguedime
also brandt andersen and i have a twitter
http://twitter.com/flashbrandt & http://twitter.com/deejay14
(ive been good with the tweets just not the post, forgive me)
The Flash are currently 17-17 (.500) with just 16 games left in the season (9 @home). Im not very happy with our play as of late but it could be worst. Our rivals (The Idaho Stampede) are 15-17 (.454) They lost 10 of 12 before splitting the last four games.
Our next 2 games are vs the Los Angeles D-Fenders (fri @la sat @home) we should be able to win both of these games as the D-Fenders are in a real slump theyve won just 3 of their last 19 games (.157) and are now 10-20.
Weekend Preview
This season vs the Los Angeles D-Fenders: (2-0)
Dec 1st @ Staples Center - Flash win 85-84;
Dontell Jefferson had 21 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assist including the game winning runner with just 2 seconds left on the clock. Andre Ingram shot just 2/14 from the field (but he was 7/7 from the line), expect that to go up. The Flash shot just 39% (the 95.5% ft help alot) and were outrebounded by 7. We were also blocked 7 times which is way to many!!!!
Jan 15th @ McKay Events Center - Flash win 102-97;
Frank Robinson and Diamon Simpson combined for 56 points and 16 rebounds outscoring the flash 34-26 but that was not enough. We had an 18 point lead with just 6 minutes left and it looked like they were about to force the game into overtime but we made our free throws and were able to hang on.
Since that game:
Luke Nevill was having Visa problems and was not able to play (1st game), this time he is a go. We have also aquired former Flash players Kevin Kruger, Brian Hamilton and NBA Champion Gabe Pruitt... Siler, Cummard, Richards & Grant are no more.
PG- James Wright
SG- Frank Robinson
SF- Ryan Forhan-Kelly
PF- Diamon Simpson
C- Michael Fey
Flash Starters:
PG- Dontell Jefferson
SG- Andre Ingram
SF- Orien Greene
PF- Bennett Davis
C- Luke Nevill
LA is 2-16 when they score less than 102 points in a game. That is something that we should look at. If we can keep up the D we should be able to sweep them this year and improve in the standings. If the playoffs were to begin today we would be the 9th seed. that means we wouldnt be in the playoffs!!! NO! its never to early to start thinking about that. I have the first week of the playoffs off and i want to be able to use it.
P.S. Yes i went to Boise for the flash double header this year. Hopefully i'll post a little more about that tomorrow. So be back soon! Sorry again for the time lax. and Go Flash!
P.P.S or is it P.S.S ??? The flash play in LA on friday and then at home on saturday. Will they take the same flight to salt lake??? I bet. I'll ask 'em at the game.
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
I gotta step it up.. I guess.
Ive been slacking off on my post about whats up with the flash so imma try to make it up with the next few ones... Lets go back to the preseason game and I'll fill you all in with me and the gang.
Note: the Flash have played the least amount of home games (as of now) and the most amount of road games. (3h/6r). Overall Record as of now is 6-4. #2 in the west. #4 in the NBDL. (If the playoffs started today i think we'd be playing LA (the #7 spot)
Nov. 23 (Preseason) at(ish) Idaho Stampede - Lost 124-111.-
This was my first road game of the year. It was really fun. I got to talk to the whole team n' my boy Lanny Smith. What i learned from that game. "See Bob (coach)run... See bob score (alot)... see idaho is pretty good." even though they only have 2 (maybe 3) guys returning there a top pick in the western conference. I like Siler alot but he is unintelligent and decited to go play overseas... Also from my perspective Gavin Grant was the best player on the team. He is currently waived due to, im not really sure, they said he had the flu but its somethin else. Any ways he really wants to come back. After the Idaho home game he was pretty upset about not being able to play. He likes the uptemp games. Also we were talkin about fan making noise during the foul shots at the end of the game he said (not his exact words but pretty close) That he liked the pressure that didnt effect him at all but hurt their team that much more when he actually hit the shot.
First 2 games at Tulsa 66ers. Theyre a decent team and our guys were just getting to know each other better so i'll be happy with going 1-1. Once again Gavin was the best player on the court. DJ is still pretty good but i just got a thing for G.
Dec 1st - at LA D-Fenders, (Win!) Overall 3-1.
This was really Dontell's breakout game for the season. He controled the entire time. Not really sure why it was so close. LA had not aquired Pruitt yet so we should of beat them by more. Dre had an off night but in the end it did not matter because DJ is AMAZING and we won the game on his last second jumper. It was a really fun game to watch. If your not doing the same go now!!! - They're all FREE on the D-League's site. OH. so i guess after looking at La's schedule they're a pretty decent
Dec 3&5th at bakersfield. Win X2!~ Overall 4-1. #2 in the league behind undefeated Iowa.
Bakersfield. sucks. They have the worst record in the league at 1-9. I like the new aquirement of Tyrelle Blair. He gave them alot of energy. O. Green is a legit player. Way good. Dre is also amazing. He just keeps improving. (little known fact, during the flash's first year andre was the last player's name that i knew. Big known fact, Dre is one of the nicest dudes you'll ever meet. Ever. He is a stud.) Dre's stats in Bakersfield. 47 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assist (i think). Ya um he shot 9/16 from 3 point land during these games. Great player. Keep it up.
Monday Dec 7th. The first ever home game of the season. Win!!!! 5-1.
The fans (that stayed until the end) got a real treat. We stormed back from 20 down to win the game. (they would return the favor two weeks later. One of the best games in flash history to watch. Well worth going. Dre had an off night (just 1/9 3pts).... Sooooo happy after this game.
Dec11 :( we lost. 5-2.
Desmond Farmar is really good. He will get a call up this year if he keeps his game at the level where it is right now. We really should of won. Its all my fault. I wore my "Mad Boom Tho" <<< http://www.toomuchrodbenson.com/newgear/newgear.html the entire bighorns team was real cool to me. we talked the entire 2 hours before the game... I almost went to lunch with MR. Benson him self... They got real hyped up and had more energy. Reno has potential.
Dec 14. The 3rd quarter Dunk Fest. W!~ 6-2 (#1 in the west.)
Everyone one loves it when you beat your rivals. This game was huge. Carlos Wheeler has really improved. He does not take any more crazy shots and puts alot of focus into his game. Carlos has some dunk titles from overseas. New guy Jordan Brady can put it down as well. (3 of the top 10 plays from this week belonged to the Flash Youtube - Top 10 NBDL Plays The only thing we need to work on is Los's landing, haha, he fell over after that monster "jordan-esk" dunk. ha, im still laughing. Stil a great victory.
Dec 20 & 22. 0-W's... 2-L's no bueno.
I dont really want to talk about this first game i watched the first 3 quarters, we were up by 22 so i just had it on in the background and we blew it. I couldnt help with the last 6+ minutes. A terrible loss. im going to have to talk to coach jones this weekend about that lost. Terrible. I cant believe that happened. AHHHH! How'd we blow that? The 2nd game we allowed a 15-0 run between the 7&3 minute mark of the 4th quarter (thanks to the play-by-play for that i slept through the game...) we really got to step it up.
So now we're 6-4. That seems really bad to me but its really not. We currently stand at 2nd place in the west (4th overall) We have 2 games in Boise, Idaho this weekend. YES! i will be driving up for them. These two games will be huge. The difference 1/6 of a ranking... (6-6 (.500) (3/6) vs 8-4 (4/6 w's)... oh well no need for that my brain is complecated when it comes to math and most people dont understand me... Anyways we have to win!!!!!!!! and we will, dont worry.
anyways im out. GO Flash!
p.s. here are some pics from the Stampede game i took. Enjoy!
Note: the Flash have played the least amount of home games (as of now) and the most amount of road games. (3h/6r). Overall Record as of now is 6-4. #2 in the west. #4 in the NBDL. (If the playoffs started today i think we'd be playing LA (the #7 spot)
Nov. 23 (Preseason) at(ish) Idaho Stampede - Lost 124-111.-
This was my first road game of the year. It was really fun. I got to talk to the whole team n' my boy Lanny Smith. What i learned from that game. "See Bob (coach)run... See bob score (alot)... see idaho is pretty good." even though they only have 2 (maybe 3) guys returning there a top pick in the western conference. I like Siler alot but he is unintelligent and decited to go play overseas... Also from my perspective Gavin Grant was the best player on the team. He is currently waived due to, im not really sure, they said he had the flu but its somethin else. Any ways he really wants to come back. After the Idaho home game he was pretty upset about not being able to play. He likes the uptemp games. Also we were talkin about fan making noise during the foul shots at the end of the game he said (not his exact words but pretty close) That he liked the pressure that didnt effect him at all but hurt their team that much more when he actually hit the shot.
First 2 games at Tulsa 66ers. Theyre a decent team and our guys were just getting to know each other better so i'll be happy with going 1-1. Once again Gavin was the best player on the court. DJ is still pretty good but i just got a thing for G.
Dec 1st - at LA D-Fenders, (Win!) Overall 3-1.
This was really Dontell's breakout game for the season. He controled the entire time. Not really sure why it was so close. LA had not aquired Pruitt yet so we should of beat them by more. Dre had an off night but in the end it did not matter because DJ is AMAZING and we won the game on his last second jumper. It was a really fun game to watch. If your not doing the same go now!!! - They're all FREE on the D-League's site. OH. so i guess after looking at La's schedule they're a pretty decent
Dec 3&5th at bakersfield. Win X2!~ Overall 4-1. #2 in the league behind undefeated Iowa.
Bakersfield. sucks. They have the worst record in the league at 1-9. I like the new aquirement of Tyrelle Blair. He gave them alot of energy. O. Green is a legit player. Way good. Dre is also amazing. He just keeps improving. (little known fact, during the flash's first year andre was the last player's name that i knew. Big known fact, Dre is one of the nicest dudes you'll ever meet. Ever. He is a stud.) Dre's stats in Bakersfield. 47 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assist (i think). Ya um he shot 9/16 from 3 point land during these games. Great player. Keep it up.
Monday Dec 7th. The first ever home game of the season. Win!!!! 5-1.
The fans (that stayed until the end) got a real treat. We stormed back from 20 down to win the game. (they would return the favor two weeks later. One of the best games in flash history to watch. Well worth going. Dre had an off night (just 1/9 3pts).... Sooooo happy after this game.
Dec11 :( we lost. 5-2.
Desmond Farmar is really good. He will get a call up this year if he keeps his game at the level where it is right now. We really should of won. Its all my fault. I wore my "Mad Boom Tho" <<< http://www.toomuchrodbenson.com/newgear/newgear.html the entire bighorns team was real cool to me. we talked the entire 2 hours before the game... I almost went to lunch with MR. Benson him self... They got real hyped up and had more energy. Reno has potential.
Dec 14. The 3rd quarter Dunk Fest. W!~ 6-2 (#1 in the west.)
Everyone one loves it when you beat your rivals. This game was huge. Carlos Wheeler has really improved. He does not take any more crazy shots and puts alot of focus into his game. Carlos has some dunk titles from overseas. New guy Jordan Brady can put it down as well. (3 of the top 10 plays from this week belonged to the Flash Youtube - Top 10 NBDL Plays The only thing we need to work on is Los's landing, haha, he fell over after that monster "jordan-esk" dunk. ha, im still laughing. Stil a great victory.
Dec 20 & 22. 0-W's... 2-L's no bueno.
I dont really want to talk about this first game i watched the first 3 quarters, we were up by 22 so i just had it on in the background and we blew it. I couldnt help with the last 6+ minutes. A terrible loss. im going to have to talk to coach jones this weekend about that lost. Terrible. I cant believe that happened. AHHHH! How'd we blow that? The 2nd game we allowed a 15-0 run between the 7&3 minute mark of the 4th quarter (thanks to the play-by-play for that i slept through the game...) we really got to step it up.
So now we're 6-4. That seems really bad to me but its really not. We currently stand at 2nd place in the west (4th overall) We have 2 games in Boise, Idaho this weekend. YES! i will be driving up for them. These two games will be huge. The difference 1/6 of a ranking... (6-6 (.500) (3/6) vs 8-4 (4/6 w's)... oh well no need for that my brain is complecated when it comes to math and most people dont understand me... Anyways we have to win!!!!!!!! and we will, dont worry.
anyways im out. GO Flash!
p.s. here are some pics from the Stampede game i took. Enjoy!
1. My custom made Utah Flash Shoes.
2. Carlos Wheeeeeler!
3. Ya i got row 2 seats. They're nice.
4. Joe Dabbert has everything matching including his pants patch and the stripes on his shirt...
5. Bennet getting into the game.
Night everyone [i wrote this at 3am.] :)
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