Moe Ager: Planes, trains and automobiles

Moe Ager experienced two of those three just this morning in getting from Utah to Minnesota after the Mavs recalled him from D-League Tulsa. The second-year shooting guard had a 5:30 a.m. flight out of Salt Lake City after playing last night in Provo.

Ager rode back to SLC after the game and managed to get about an hour of sleep. He boarded an airport shuttle in the wee morning hours to make the flight. He arrived in Minneapolis a few hours ago and was obviously tired.

Ager had a solid stint with the 66ers, averaging 16.3 points and 32.7 minutes in seven games (four starts). Avery Johnson had a checklist for Ager while in Tulsa.

“Watching him on film I thought he was trying to do some of the things we talked about in terms of being aggressive, decisive, playing defense without cheap fouls,” Johnson said. “I thought he was pretty solid down there. With Damp and Stack not being healthy, we needed to get him back.”

Ager thought he got more out of the assignment than his stint with the Fort Worth Flyers during his rookie season.

“I did a lot better than I did last year,” he said. “It was good to go down there and work on my game.”

His thoughts on the city of Tulsa, however, likely won’t be used by the visitor’s bureau. Asked if he liked Tulsa, Ager responded: “Nah, man. There are a lot of restaurants down there. Plenty of places to eat, I tell you that much.”

What about all the trees and rolling hills? “All the trees got knocked down in the ice storm, pretty much,” he replied. I hadn’t heard that.