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"Mavs Assign Powell To D-League Powell Josh Powell DALLAS (Feb. 26, 2006) — The Dallas Mavericks announced today they have assigned forward Josh Powell to the Fort Worth Flyers of the NBA Developmental League (D-League). The Flyers were assigned as the Mavericks’ D-League affiliate for the 2005-06 season. Powell (6-9, 225) has played 16 games for Dallas this season starting one time. He has averaged 0.8 points and 1.1 rebounds in 6.3 minutes per game. He tallied a career-high 6 points and 2 blocks at Houston on January 18. The undrafted rookie played for the Mavericks during the Reebok Vegas Summer League and the Reebok Rocky Mountain Revue in Utah. In nine total games, he averaged 11.6 points (50.0% FGs), 8.2 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 25.8 minutes per game. In addition, he led the Vegas Summer League in rebounding. Powell spent two seasons at North Carolina State before turning pro. He played professionally in Europe for Lokomotiv Rostov na Donu of the Russian Superleague and Eurorida Scafati of the Italian Lega2 (2003-04) and then for Pepsi Caserta in the Italian Lega2 (2004-05)."

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"Nuggets Re-Assign Hodge to Toros 16 NBA Teams Have Assigned 21 Players to D-League DENVER, February 25 – The Denver Nuggets have re-assigned guard Julius Hodge to the Austin Toros of the NBA Development League (D-League), General Manager Kiki Vandeweghe announced today. Austin has been assigned the Nuggets’ D-League affiliate for the 2005-06 season. Hodge, 6-7, 210, was assigned to Austin on February 7 and was recalled February 24. He did not play vs. Minnesota on the 24th. He has appeared in 11 games for the Nuggets this season, averaging 1.0 ppg and 0.6 rpg in 2.7 minutes. Hodge has played in five games for the Toros, averaging 15.2 points, 6.4 rebounds and 3.6 assists. Seven of the 21 NBA-assigned players are now currently active in the D-League. The complete list of 2005-06 NBA to D-League designated players can be viewed by clicking here. "

2/27/2006 12:52:58 PM

i heard somewhere you can only be assigned to the d-league twice? i hope not anyways

damn nuggets

2/27/2006 12:56:20 PM

Three times, I think (and that's probably just within a season).

Weird that they're already sending him back, though.

2/27/2006 12:57:10 PM

Spero you heard that from me, and I read it somewhere on ESPN

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"Assignment Rules: # An NBA team may assign any player on its Active List or Inactive List to play in the D-League, provided that the player has zero or one Years of Service at the time of Assignment. # No players may be given more than three Assignments during any season. There is no minimum or maximum length of a D-League assignment. # During the 2005-06 season, no NBA team may have more than two players on assignment at the same time. # A player on Assignment will be carried on the Inactive List of his NBA Team. The D-League offers players the opportunity to develop their talent in a highly competitive atmosphere under the NBA’s umbrella. Thirty-four (34) players have been called up from the D-League to the NBA on 50 separate occasions. Eleven (11) former D-League coaches, five athletic trainers, 11 referees and 29 front office executives have also been called up since the start of the league’s inaugural season in November 2001. Designed to help grow the sport of basketball both domestically and internationally, the league also offers fun, family entertainment at affordable prices. The D-League is a source of on-court talent for the NBA’s 30 teams and is a diverse human resources pool for the NBA and its teams by training employees in management, operations, public relations, sales and marketing positions. "

[Edited on February 27, 2006 at 1:03 PM. Reason : Posted Rules]

2/27/2006 1:00:25 PM

that's strange. i wonder if he asked to go down this time too.

2/27/2006 1:04:31 PM

this is strange. everything was falling into place, and then this. doesnt really make any sense. they traded a few guards and recalled hodge......i dont get it, big dan.

2/27/2006 1:09:34 PM

it makes no god damn sense to have a 1st round - top 25 draft pick in the fucking D-league

The Denver Nuggets mgmt can suck my balls

2/27/2006 2:34:17 PM

it made no goddamn sense to draft him in the first round for any team, let alone a team with 10 people of the same fucking height

2/27/2006 3:03:13 PM

yeah the nuggets only dressed like 9 people the other night, so they called jules in to get some burn

they're closer to full strength now, so he's back in austin





though I do agree with ^, like bill simmons (i think) said, they have 3 PGs, 5 SFs, and 4 PFs

so i can understand why its hard for jules to find pt there, almost half their roster plays his position

2/27/2006 5:15:25 PM

why cant i play boss?

2/28/2006 12:02:59 PM

why would you EVER pose for that picture????

2/28/2006 12:11:41 PM

$$$

2/28/2006 12:17:25 PM

one answer: money...a lot of it.

2/28/2006 12:17:31 PM

Hodge balled out last night

14 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal, 1 block

2/28/2006 2:01:27 PM

how many minutes did he get?

2/28/2006 2:07:10 PM

Julius Hodge

MIN FGM-A 3GM-A FTM-A OFF DEF TOT AST PF ST TO BS PTS
27....5-11.....2-4.....2-5.....1....6.....7.....5...4...1....1...1...14

Trailing by as many as 13 in the fourth quarter, the Toros (20-13) gained momentum behind a 17-5 run sparked by Julius Hodge’s seven points. Hodge capped the run by banking a 25-footer from 3-point range. Marcus Fizer’s free throw with 2:16 remaining brought the Toros within one point, but Tulsa immediately responded with a three pointer each by Farmer and John Lucas.

[Edited on February 28, 2006 at 2:15 PM. Reason : stats]

2/28/2006 2:12:34 PM

still a little shaky on the 3-ball, I see....

2/28/2006 3:51:41 PM

lol 50% is damn good for hodge

2/28/2006 3:59:24 PM

referring to the bank-in

2/28/2006 4:06:27 PM

ill take a bank shot!

2/28/2006 4:34:10 PM

40% from the free throw line still is suspicious

he should have that quirk ironed out by now

2/28/2006 4:37:07 PM

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"Hodge capped the run by banking a 25-footer from 3-point range."

That's our Hodge!

2/28/2006 5:27:10 PM

NCSU ...... ripping up the D-League

Box Score
http://www.nba.com/dleague/games/20060228/FTWROA/boxscore.html

Josh Powell with 18, Grundy with 33

Game Recap
http://www.nba.com/dleague/games/20060228/FTWROA/recap.html

3/1/2006 12:58:33 AM

dang Grundy lit em up

3/1/2006 1:24:04 AM

Hodge is still killing it in the D-League

http://www.nba.com/dleague/games/20060312/AUSFAY/boxscore.html

3/13/2006 11:33:40 AM

damn, 13-15 from the line, not bad Jules

3/13/2006 11:35:55 AM

Mateen Cleaves got a DNP in the D-league?

3/13/2006 3:12:11 PM

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"DALLAS (March 4, 2006) — The Dallas Mavericks announced today they have recalled Josh Powell from the Fort Worth Flyers of the NBA D-League. Powell was originally assigned the Flyers on February 26 and appeared in 3 games averaging 17.7 points (71.0% FGs) and 7.0 rebounds in 29.7 minutes per game. He made two starts with the team. Powell (6-9, 225) has played 16 games for Dallas this season starting one time. He has averaged 0.8 points and 1.1 rebounds in 6.3 minutes per game. He tallied a career-high 6 points and 2 blocks at Houston on January 18. The undrafted rookie played for the Mavericks during the Reebok Vegas Summer League and the Reebok Rocky Mountain Revue in Utah. In nine total games, he averaged 11.6 points (50.0% FGs), 8.2 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 25.8 minutes per game. In addition, he led the Vegas Summer League in rebounding. Powell spent two seasons at North Carolina State before turning pro. He played professionally in Europe for Lokomotiv Rostov na Donu of the Russian Superleague and Eurorida Scafati of the Italian Lega2 (2003-04) and then for Pepsi Caserta in the Italian Lega2 (2004-05). "

Ok so Powell is out and Hodge is still in, he scored 14 last night

3/15/2006 10:42:23 AM

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"71.0% FGs"

damn, gg

3/15/2006 10:44:16 AM

In honor of all the recent herb bitching I did a little research and found some actual alumni that are coaching in the NBA...

The obvious and only head coach: Nate McMillan (Portland)
Assistant for the Suns: Phil Weber
Assistant for the Pistons: Sidney Lowe

Lowe and Weber both from the 83 national championship

by the way rick barnes is a jackass and ive been saying I wanted Steve Lavine(one of just two coaches in the nation, joining Dukes Mike Krzyzewski, to have led his team to five NCAA Sweet 16s) for 3 years if Herb left

Didnt want to make another thread about this because we have enough of them, so i just posted it in my own... Also the Toros havent played since the other day so no new Hodge news

3/17/2006 10:42:48 AM

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"DENVER, Feb. 24 -- The Denver Nuggets have recalled G/F Julius Hodge from the Austin Toros of the D-League, Nuggets General Manager Kiki Vandeweghe announced today. Hodge was originally assigned to Austin on Feb. 7th and recalled by the Nuggets on February 24th before being re-assigned to Austin on February 25th. He has played in 11 games for the Toros, averaging 17.7 ppg, 5.6 rpg, 2.7 apg and 0.82 spg in 30.2 minutes. The rookie swingman has appeared in 11 games for the Nuggets this season, averaging 1.0 ppg in 2.7 minutes. "

http://www.nba.com/nuggets/news/nuggets_recall_hodge_031606.html

3/17/2006 11:24:43 AM

boykins broke his hand, and is out for most of the season if not all, he plays a lot of time and people on denver message boards who seem to know more about hte nuggets then we do say that hodge is up for good, and is basically going to get thrown into the mix and finnally get consistant playing time

3/17/2006 11:37:04 AM

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"DENVER (AP) - Denver Nuggets guard Earl Boykins will be out four-to-five weeks after fracturing two bones in his left hand during a victory over Indiana. Team officials said Thursday that Boykins won't need surgery, but his hand was placed in a cast and the guard was placed on the inactive list. Replacing him was Julius Hodge, who was recalled from the NBA Development League, less than a month after he was assigned to the Austin Toros. Boykins scored nine points in Wednesday's 101-99 win over the Pacers. In 60 games this season, he is averaging 12.6 points and 1.4 rebounds. Hodge, a six-foot-seven, 210-pound rookie swingman, was the Nuggets' first-round draft pick in 2005. He was assigned to Austin on Feb. 7, recalled on Feb. 24 and sent to Austin again Feb. 25. He has appeared in 11 games for the Nuggets this season, averaging one point and 0.6 rebounds in 2.7 minutes. Hodge has played in 11 games for the Toros, where he averaged 17.7 points and 5.6 rebounds in 30.2 minutes."

3/17/2006 11:44:08 AM