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16th to 15th: Spurs Sign Williams
Published 4/8/2009 by Timothy Varner at 48 Minutes of Hell
... .  On Monday, the D-League crashed into the praise pile up –Williams was named to the D-League’s First Team, edging teammates Dwayne Jones and Malik Hairston, both honorable mentions.  Apparently Dell Demps and Dennis Lindsey were impressed too.  They made the recommendation, and Pop and Buford made the call. The always-in-front-of-the-action Ridiculous Upside is reporting that Marcus Williams is now a Spur. ...

Pics of Stockton at the NCAA Championship Game
Published 4/7/2009 by Basketball John at SLC Dunk
... Western Conference Clips Nation - Clippers At The Hive - Hornets SLC Dunk - Jazz Sactown Royalty - Kings Mavs Moneyball - Mavericks Pickaxe And Roll - Nuggets The Dream Shake - Rockets Pounding The Rock - Spurs Bright Side Of The Sun - Suns Welcome to Loud City - Thunder Canis Hoopus - Timberwolves Blazer's Edge - Trail Blazers Golden State Of Mind - Warriors General Ridiculous Upside College ACC Blogger So Dear - Wake Forest The 7th Floor ...

Anaheim Arsenal's Marcus Campbell Suspended
Published 4/3/2009 by Ridiculous Scott at Ridiculous Upside
Anaheim Arsenal's Marcus Campbell Suspended Anaheim Arsenal center Marcus Campbell has been suspended for one game for his actions and comments towards game officials following the Arsenal’s game at the Utah Flash on March 28. Campbell will serve his suspension tomorrow when ...

Springfield, MA D-League team to be introduced today
Published 3/31/2009 by cordobes at CelticsBlog
... The new team will be introduced Tuesday at a press conference to be held at the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. (...) Savit expects Springfield to be affiliated with two NBA teams, each of which will assign one or two players. The Celtics appear set for affiliation with a new franchise in Portland, Maine. (...) Hat tip: RidiculousUpside.com ...

Interview With Dontell Jefferson
Published 3/23/2009 by David Arnott at Rufus on Fire
Interview With Dontell Jefferson Two in a row from Ridiculous Upside, SB Nation's D-League blog. Awesome stuff.

VOTE NOW! Pops Needsah Nickname!
Published 3/19/2009 at Hoop Heads North
... "The Whale Hunter" (submitted by Scott at Ridiculous Upside) Scott who blogs about the D-League picked this based on his family history. According to Wikipedia: ...

Open Thread: 2009 NBA Lottery
Published 3/17/2009 by Atma Brother ONE at Golden State Of Mind
...  and Ridiculous Upside- hey with Chris Mullin's draft busts and the Marcus Williams trade there's going to be a lot of D-League scouting going on to fill up this roster for the next few years. ...

DerMarr Johnson "vs" Taj McCullough
Published 3/12/2009 by Jon L at Bullets Forever
DerMarr Johnson "vs" Taj McCullough Deep apologies for essentially linking to myself, but I've started contributing a little bit for the NBDL blog Ridiculous Upside and wrote up some notes from the Austin-Fort ...

Sun Yue to the D-League
Published 3/6/2009 by kambrothers at Lakers Blog
... squad, but suiting up at 3:30 this afternoon when LA hosts the Anaheim Arsenal at Staples. (You know that's gonna be a war. Here's the link to the live webcast. ) I'm not sure as to how long the stint will last (one game vs. several), but the move certainly comes with no real downside. In other D-Fenders news (seriously), the team has acquired former Heat C/PF Earl Barron from the Souix Falls Skyforce in exchange for CJ Giles . (Thanks to Ridiculous Upside for the tip.) As you were, AK

Spurs Call-Up Pops Mensah-Bonsu
Published 2/25/2009 by Ridiculous Scott at Pounding The Rock
Spurs Call-Up Pops Mensah-Bonsu The Spurs have called-up Pops Mensah-Bonsu from their D-League affiliate, the Austin Toros. [MP Note: "Ridiculous Scott" is a writer at SBN blog Ridiculous Upside. You can ...

Open Gameday Thread - Suns vs Cavs
Published 2/11/2009 by Phoenix Stan at Bright Side Of The Sun
... All d-league related coverage will be posted over at Ridiculous Upside (I think I need to learn to spell rediculous). All the rest will be here. I will also be twittering assorted random crap ...

Open Gameday Thread - Suns vs Cavs
Published 2/11/2009 by Bright Side of The Sun at Fanster.com
... All d-league related coverage will be posted over at Ridiculous Upside (I think I need to learn to spell rediculous). All the rest will be here. I will also be twittering assorted random crap ...

Orlando should take a long, hard look at the D-League
Published 2/4/2009 by J.E. Skeets at Ball Don't Lie
... last night and he delivered in spades, profiling six or seven promising D-League options for Magic GM Otis Smith to chew on. RU's No. 1 choice: D-League All-Star Maurice Baker of the Dakota Wizards ... ...

Morning Newspaper for January 16th
Published 1/16/2009 by Truzenzuzex at A Sea Of Blue
... Joe Crawford goes off for 44 points.  15-25?  That's almost Meeks-esque.  Erik Danies continues to score like crazy.  That and lots more interesting stuff over at ...

Deer in the Headlights
Published 11/10/2008 at ESPN.com - TrueHoop
... The irrepressible D-League mavens at Ridiculous Upside have plenty of good stuff on Friday night's draft. The Tulsa 66ers took Florida big man Chris Richard with the #1 pick. Richard had a cup of coffee with the Timberwolves last season and also spent time with the D-League's Sioux City. ...

Iverson to Detroit for Billups and McDyess
Published 11/3/2008 by Paul Miles (noreply@blogger.com) at World Hoops Blog
... Baller Blogger Basketbawful Best Off Ground Blog Maverick Darren NG Dead Spin Empty the Bench Eric Musselman ESPN: True Hoop Forum Blue and Gold Free Darko Hoops Addict Hoops Avenue John Rillie The Jungle Le Basketbawl NESW Sports OKC Thunder Balls One Man Weave Portland Trail Bloggers Queen City Hoops Raptors HQ Recliner GM Ridiculous Upside Rip City Project Rufus on Fire Sixers 4 Guidos Slam ...

Preseason Game 6: Denver Nuggets 105 - Toronto Raptors 94
Published 10/22/2008 by Jeremy at Pickaxe And Roll
... be in camp next season?  Thus ends your lesson on Better Blogging for the day.)  Anyway, Mays played over 13 minutes and ended up with six points on 3-5 shooting and five boards.  He will make some money somewhere this season.  I bet you will hear his name called in the D-League draft coming up on November 7th.  (Wow, I did it again.  Who other than Matt over at Ridiculous Upside is gong to pay one iota of attention to the D-League ...

The 1st Annual Upside and Motor Fantasy Basketball Classic
Published 10/21/2008 by Rob Mahoney (noreply@blogger.com) at Upside and Motor
... truly. Matt McHale (Basketbawful, Deadspin): The Basketbawfuls. The Bawfulness himself. Needs no introduction. Ryan McNeill (Hoops Addict): Cabbage Blatche Kids. Fresh off his D-League tryout injury, Ryan may have to undergo arthroscopic surgery. He's currently seeking a second opinion. Didn't actually draft Blatche. Matt Moore (Hardwood Paroxysm, Ridiculous Upside, FanHouse): Neto's Happy Hour. The self-proclaimed "worst ...

Charles Rhodes Cut by Dallas Mavericks
Published 10/21/2008 by Kyle Weidie at Bulldog Maroon & White
... will take place on Friday November 7th and will be broadcast live on NBA TV.  Should Rhodes hold the NBDL as an option, keep an eye on the blog Ridiculous Upside, which provides excellent coverage of the NBA’s Developmental League. ...

Notes on the Hornets vs Wizards Preseason Game
Published 10/16/2008 at Hornets247.com Blog
... week - a contract that will pay him about $7 million next year.  During his rookie season he was one of the worst players in basketball - and that was before he had the dreaded microfracture surgery that kept him out all last year.  Really? 7 million? That's more than the league average.  It's more than every player on the Hornets but Stojakovic, Chandler and West will make this year.  I expressed my astonishment to Matt Moore, writer of the D-League and Draft blog Ridiculous Upside( ...