Notice TRAIL BLAZERS ASSIGN CLIFF ALEXANDER AND LUIS MONTERO TO D-LEAGUE’S SANTA CRUZ WARRIORS

The oldest player on the team is Dan Nwaelele. I choose to pronounce it nwah-ell-ellie. I'm guessing he's either from Samoa or Somalia. Gotta be one of those two.

He is aged 32, a rookie to the D-League, and played at the Air Force Academy. You have to stay in, what, 4 years, no, I think it's 8 years since they gave you a free degree. By then you're a Captain, so you quit your $100,000 per year officer job, glamorously moving around the world, to give being a substitute in the D-League your full attention.

 

Here's the roster, sorted by age.

http://stats.nbadleague.com/team/#!/1612709902/?t=warriors&sort=AGE&dir=-1

My favorite player may be Mac Koshwal, because I like his name. He's a 28-year-old rookie (it says "R") out of DePaul. After college, he must have needed 6 years of YMCA experience to now be a rookie at age 28. But then I look here and it says he has 2 years of experience.

http://stats.nbadleague.com/player/#!/203262/stats/?p=mac-koshwal

You know, another thing to praise here is the talented webmaster who gives the D-League its shiny sheen. He makes Darkwebs look like we better keep Darkwebs.

 

I just want Luis and Cliff to light it up in Santa Cruz...show us what our assistant coaching staff is really made of...better in pairs ..when Crabbe went to the Stampede he seemed lonely, lethargic...off his game..these two will be like Martin and Lewis, Abbot and Costello, Hope and Crosby! Hall and Oates! Holmes and Watson!

 

Now I look at Nwaellellie's page and it says he has 2 years of experience. The roster page said R. I'm starting to think that they need a webmaster with that much experience. I don't know whether anything on that team roster page is accurate. All the guys listed as 6 foot 10 are probably really 5 foot 10. I don't want bad surprises, so I'll get mentally prepared for a midget wrestling game when I watch.

 

Who's on first? Elementary, my dear Watson.

 

The game is still days away and the jlprk commentary is already exploding forth in fantastic volumes. Jlprk is like a Spinal Tap amplifier. He goes to 11.

 

http://dleague.nba.com/franchise-map/

I had thought that this year we are unaffiliated with a D-League team, and all unaffiliated teams use the Fort Wayne Mad Ants. Yet despite Portland being closer to the Idaho and Reno teams, we sent Alexander and Montero to the Santa Cruz Warriors, affiliated with the Golden State Warriors.

This wouldn't be because the Blazers are in Golden State Friday night, would it? That makes it easy for some team rep to drive to the D-League game to evaluate the 2 Blazer players. That advantage won't last because the Blazers play in Portland the next night, Saturday.

I just checked the schedule and Santa Cruz doesn't play till Saturday. So that kills that theory. They play Saturday at 7:00 and Sunday at 6:00 Pacific Time, both in Santa Cruz.

http://santacruz.dleague.nba.com/schedule/

So we're back to, why Santa Cruz, not closer teams (Idaho or Reno)? Or the Mad Ants, as announced before this season started?

 

I hear that Ted Cruz is winning in Santa Cruz. Motly Crues is from there.

 

Saturday, our game starts at 7 pm sharp. I want to see everyone there, not wasting time at the Blazer game starting at 7:30. And on Sunday, we play at 6 pm. The Blazers drop the pretense at competing with us that day. Be there or be square.

On Saturday, after Golden State runs up a 50-point lead early in the 2nd quarter, you might want to switch to a real game.

 

The two nights I can't watch a game...I'll have to catch the recap so I'll be square

 

I think it will be good for them to get some game time action. I think it was also pretty important for them to be around the team as long as they were, picking up on plays, and getting teaching from the coaching staff. Now weer get to see what they learned.

 

There's nothing like a jlprk hosted D league game! Let those young whippersnappers see how a real game thread is conducted!

 

I think jlprk felt like a d league player all year, just waiting for his chance, and now he finally got the call up to do his thing for real. There is a strange reverse happening. When a player is sent down, he gets sent up. For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.

 

I was just testing you. To get an A, you should have read it:

 

Here's a token post:

'Warriors' is a dull name. I want those guys to go somewhere with an exiting name like 'Mad Ants' or 'Red Claws'. It should have been the Santa Cruz 'Pounded Abalone".

I'll be ready for the game thread. Can we get HCP to make it? This is obviously a huge event because it's being broadcast on Youtube according the the Abalone team site.

 

Exactly what is single your pay?

 

Just not sure why it took this long to get them on a D league team?

 

Well, all caps take more space on the stone tablets, so heavier load leads to punching. That's understandable.

It is not that big of a problem nowadays. Just sayin'