Archive for March, 2011

The Iowa Energy lost to the Erie BayHawks 138-118 on Sunday afternoon. It was all Erie from the beginning, after jumping out to an early lead, they built a comfortable distance and kept it that way. Blake Ahearn shot 6-8 for three pointers for the first half. The score at the half, 67-61 in favor of Erie. Iowa Energy head coach Nick Nurse was ejected for a confrontation with the officials after the third quarter. Erie continued their good play and never looked back. Key Stats: Energy Curtis Stinson: 36 points, 11 assists Stanley Robinson: 22 points, 8 rebounds Scott [...]

CHICAGO  — They don’t call him the Second Coming in the Second City for nothing. Derrick Rose proved again  last night in Milwaukee why he should be crowned this years MVP. He’s dazzling teammates and fans alike, and has restored a pride in Bulls basketball that has seldom been seen this past decade. But even with the Bulls soaring high, in true Derrick Rose fashion, he’s unsatisfied with his play and the teams play at the moment. “A win is the most important thing,” said Rose, after going just 6-for-22 from the floor in Friday nights win over the Grizzlies. [...]

MILWAUKEE — The Bulls rolled into Milwaukee on Saturday and the Bucks came close to stopping that sweet streak the Bulls are riding. The talent and momentum was too much. Not only did the Bulls pull out another come from behind win, but they did it in sexy style. Derrick Rose proved again that if the game is on the line, give him the ball and he’ll find a way to get in the basket whether that be by his hand or his assist. In the closing minutes of the game Rose put an exclamation point on the Bulls comeback hitting an insane [...]

The Iowa Energy were too much for the Erie BayHawks to handle Friday night. The Energy cruised to a 124-101 victory led by the outstanding play of Curtis Stinson. Iowa jumped out to a quick lead to start the game and never slipped up. Seven players were in double figures for the Energy and every active player scored. By the fourth quarter the Energy had a 28 point lead. With this win the Energy clinched the top seed for the NBDL Playoffs and will most likely play the Fort Wayne Mad Ants. Key Stats: Energy Curtis Stinson: 33 points, 12 [...]

CHICAGO — It was supposed to be a close race. Then again nothing so far for the Bulls this season has gone according to plan. And for once, that means something positive. The Bulls made it 32 straight home wins this season by knocking off the Memphis Grizzlies Friday night in Chicago. That’s newsworthy in of itself as the Bulls now own the Eastern Conference’s best home record by 4 games over Boston. Something else they hold over Boston, is a two game lead in the East. Chicago is now sole owner of the number one slot in the Eastern [...]

CHICAGO — As the season winds down, the talks of who will win the title will super heat. But another discussion that always seems to get fiery is who will be the MVP. Usually the MVP race is a foregone conclusion by the time the playoffs start. This year may be no exception. The candidates for NBA MVP have been whittling themselves down, but one name that has never been questioned is Derrick Rose. Not only is Rose the hands down favorite among basketball writers, but his popularity among general fans has skyrocketed.  With the Bulls having risen from behind Miami, to two games in front [...]

The Iowa Energy suffered a 120-111 loss to the Austin Toros. The game was close throughout, with each team pulling away for awhile but letting the other catch up. Iowa had a 8 point lead at one time and Austin ended the game with their biggest lead of 9 points. Iowa allowed Austin to get too many second chance shots, the Toros came up with 20 offensive rebounds. The Energy led in three point shooting, shooting at 31% while Austin shot a meer 25%. Key Stats: Energy Curtis Stinson: 31 points, 11 assists, 10 rebounds Marqus Blakely: 22 points, 5 [...]

Bulls-Hawks

CHICAGO — The Bulls needed a win Monday night not only to keep pace with Boston for first place in the East, but to secure their first 50 win season since 1998. And boy did they ever do that. The Bulls hung 132 points on the lowly Sacremento Kings last night winning their 50th game of the season by a whopping 40 points. Derrick Rose and Kyle Korver both posted 18 points and it was Carlos Boozer scoring 18 as the Bulls shooters gashed the Kings defense. The Kings were bad on Monday, worse then bad. So bad that Bogus [...]

THE OFFICAL SITE OF THE NBDL:  ”Marqus Blakely and Curtis Stinson of the Iowa Energy were today named NBA Development League Co-Performers of the Week for games played during the week of March 14. Blakely and Stinson led the Energy to a 2-0 record on the week, helping Iowa clinch the Eastern Conference title. Blakely, a 6-5, 225-pound forward out of Vermont who was in training camp with the Los Angeles Clippers, averaged 29.5 points, 11.5 rebounds and 2.0 blocks. Stinson, a 6-3, 215-pound guard out of Iowa State who played in the 2010 NBA Summer League with the Orlando [...]