Leo Durocher was right

Mad Antics

The D-League will hold its annual national tryouts June 15 in New York. The one-day event will see 200 hopefuls in full-court games in front of team executives, coaches and scouts.May 16, 2013

Howard, Smith work at Development League camp

Mad Ants guard Ron Howard and center Tommy Smith accepted invitations to the NBA Development League Elite Mini Camp, which started Monday and runs through Tuesday in Chicago.May 13, 2013

Record year for D-League

It wasn't only the Mad Ants that made 2012-13 their best season; the rest of the NBA Development League had a record-setting year, as well.May 1, 2013

It was Leo Durocher who said something about nice guys finishing last.

The Mad Ants have finished last in their conference in the first two NBA D-League seasons, and if it weren't for expansion Springfield, they'd be there again this year.

What that should be saying is that the powers that be should be re-evaluating what kind of talent they're bringing in.

The Ants are loaded with nice guys; Ron Howard, Jared Reiner, Rob Kurz, Rod Wilmont, Sean Sonderleiter, Ryan Ayers.

Individually, they couldn't be nicer. Collectively, however, they can't compete on a nightly basis in the D-League.

Rio Grande Valley came into Memorial Coliseum on Tuesday and simply had too many athletes, and it showed.

The team is headed for its third straight losing season. Sooner or later, it's going to wear out what fans the Mad Ants have.