From the Desk of the GM: The Journey Begins

First Game Action…Today (if you count the preseason!):

Energy fans, today is the first time your Iowa Energy will hit the court wearing the purple and orange against another squad.  At 3pm, the Energy will take on Tulsa in a preseason matchup in Oklahoma.  The “game” isn’t open to the public, but we should get a good idea of what our team will look like this year.

There is no doubt we have the deepest team ever.  Whether that translates to our best team ever is yet to be seen.  I know Coach Nurse plans on playing a lot of people today so that our staff can get a good idea of which 10 players will make up the 2009-2010 roster.

Tulsa has a nice lineup.  Steven Hill, a big 7-footer played in the NBA last year.  They also have Mustafa Shakur at guard who has NBA experience.  Throw in a couple of returning guys and they should provide a good matchup for the Energy.

No Futurecast of this game, but live stats are supposed to be going starting at 3pm.  To follow (if you are a real Energy junkie!), go to www.d-league.com.  Click on “Scores”.  Then, you have to move the calendar to today’s date and you should be able to watch…actually READ….what is going on.

In case you missed it, Dakota knocked off Sioux Falls last night and Erie beat Ft. Wayne.  I think Energy fans are familiar with those 4 teams!  Preseason doesn’t mean a whole lot, but a lot of people think Dakota and Erie will be very good.  Of course, we play them about a bajillion times this year!  Guess our guys better be ready.

Less than a week until the opener in Springfield…and less than two weeks until the home opener on December 3^rd.  Get your tickets today at www.dahlstickets.com.

Name Pos Ht From Status

Curtis Stinson                   G        6-3       Iowa State                   Returning

Jeff Trepagnier                G         6-5      USC                                Returning

Rashad Anderson         G/F      6-5      UConn                           Draft Pick

Pat Carroll                          G         6-4      St. Joseph’s                Draft Pick

Mark Tyndale                 G/F      6-5       Temple                         Returning

Adam Emmenecker      G        6-2       Drake                             Local Tryout

Shyron Ely                         G        6-4       Evansville                      Local Tryout

Marvin Phillips                 F        6-7       Claflin                              Returning

Sean Barnette                 F        6-5       Wingate                         Draft Pick

Earl Barron                        C        7-0       Memphis                       Trade

Darryl Watkins                 C       6-11      Syracuse                       Returning

Russell Hicks                     C        7-0       Florida Intl.                   Draft Pick