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1972-73 New York Nets Roster and Statistics

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30-54, Finished 4th in ABA Eastern Division (Schedule and Results)
Coached by: Lou Carnesecca (30-54)

Points Per Game: 103.6 (10th of 10) ▪ Opponent Points Per Game: 110.1 (4th of 10)
Pythagorean W-L: 25-59 (10th of 10)

Arena: Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum ▪ Attendance: NA

SRS: -5.81 (9th of 10)

Playoffs:
Lost ABA Eastern Division Semifinals (4-1) versus Carolina Cougars

1972-73 New York Nets:

Roster

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No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birth Date Exp College
11 Jim Ard F-C 6-8 215 September 19, 1948 2 University of Cincinnati
20 Johnny Baum F 6-5 200 June 17, 1946 3 Temple University
43 Arthur Becker F 6-7 205 January 12, 1942 5 Arizona State University
3 George Bruns G 6-0 160 August 30, 1946 R Manhattan College
40 George Carter F-G 6-4 210 January 10, 1944 4 St. Bonaventure University
22 Jim Chones C-F 6-11 220 November 30, 1949 R Marquette University
21 Joe DePre G 6-3 185 December 19, 1947 2 St. John's University
44 Gary Gregor F-C 6-7 225 August 13, 1945 4 University of South Carolina
30 Bob Lackey G-F 6-5 200 April 4, 1949 R Marquette University
21 Brian Mahoney G 6-3 175 December 17, 1948 R Manhattan College
25 Bill Melchionni G 6-1 165 October 19, 1944 5 Villanova University
5 Billy Paultz C-F 6-11 235 July 30, 1948 2 St. John's University
13 John Roche G 6-3 170 September 26, 1949 1 University of South Carolina
14 Brian Taylor G 6-2 185 June 9, 1951 R Princeton University
32 Trooper Washington F-C 6-7 215 April 21, 1944 5 Cheyney University of Pennsylvania

Team and Opponent Statistics

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G MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS PTS
Team 84 20210 3400 7073 .481 49 174 .282 1851 2513 .737 1161 2673 3834 1899 1696 2112 8700 103.6
Opponent 84 20210 3547 7611 .466 94 309 .304 2057 2738 .751 1426 2685 4111 1894 1525 2044 9245 110.1

Player Statistics

Totals

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Rk Player Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 George Carter 29 83 2976 569 1249 .456 0 9 .000 440 529 .832 205 310 515 173 255 308 1578
2 Billy Paultz 24 81 2800 532 1027 .518 0 2 .000 287 405 .709 279 736 1015 189 214 213 259 1351
3 John Roche 23 77 2615 404 912 .443 34 103 .330 265 347 .764 33 113 146 348 207 170 1107
4 Brian Taylor 21 63 2038 395 767 .515 4 25 .160 168 226 .743 77 126 203 175 137 219 962
5 Jim Chones 23 82 2153 395 769 .514 0 1 .000 142 240 .592 143 443 586 95 213 291 932
6 Bill Melchionni 28 61 1849 291 646 .450 6 15 .400 163 194 .840 19 108 127 453 184 155 751
7 Johnny Baum 26 75 1071 221 438 .505 0 2 .000 107 143 .748 75 126 201 31 76 99 549
8 Trooper Washington 28 76 2027 229 425 .539 0 0 63 101 .624 174 379 553 203 183 242 521
9 Bob Lackey 23 68 1185 153 350 .437 2 5 .400 99 167 .593 60 100 160 136 120 170 407
10 Gary Gregor 27 40 595 99 204 .485 1 1 1.000 32 39 .821 40 110 150 31 41 84 231
11 Jim Ard 24 42 426 53 140 .379 0 4 .000 34 50 .680 48 100 148 14 29 50 140
12 George Bruns 26 13 236 31 66 .470 2 4 .500 22 27 .815 1 7 8 36 20 26 86
13 Brian Mahoney 24 19 181 17 57 .298 0 2 .000 24 40 .600 4 10 14 12 17 35 58
14 Arthur Becker 31 8 46 9 16 .563 0 1 .000 5 5 1.000 1 5 6 1 1 3 23
15 Joe DePre 25 1 12 2 4 .500 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 1 4

Per Game

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Rk Player Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 George Carter 29 83 35.9 6.9 15.0 .456 0.0 0.1 .000 5.3 6.4 .832 2.5 3.7 6.2 2.1 3.1 3.7 19.0
2 Billy Paultz 24 81 34.6 6.6 12.7 .518 0.0 0.0 .000 3.5 5.0 .709 3.4 9.1 12.5 2.3 2.6 2.6 3.2 16.7
3 Brian Taylor 21 63 32.3 6.3 12.2 .515 0.1 0.4 .160 2.7 3.6 .743 1.2 2.0 3.2 2.8 2.2 3.5 15.3
4 John Roche 23 77 34.0 5.2 11.8 .443 0.4 1.3 .330 3.4 4.5 .764 0.4 1.5 1.9 4.5 2.7 2.2 14.4
5 Bill Melchionni 28 61 30.3 4.8 10.6 .450 0.1 0.2 .400 2.7 3.2 .840 0.3 1.8 2.1 7.4 3.0 2.5 12.3
6 Jim Chones 23 82 26.3 4.8 9.4 .514 0.0 0.0 .000 1.7 2.9 .592 1.7 5.4 7.1 1.2 2.6 3.5 11.4
7 Johnny Baum 26 75 14.3 2.9 5.8 .505 0.0 0.0 .000 1.4 1.9 .748 1.0 1.7 2.7 0.4 1.0 1.3 7.3
8 Trooper Washington 28 76 26.7 3.0 5.6 .539 0.0 0.0 0.8 1.3 .624 2.3 5.0 7.3 2.7 2.4 3.2 6.9
9 George Bruns 26 13 18.2 2.4 5.1 .470 0.2 0.3 .500 1.7 2.1 .815 0.1 0.5 0.6 2.8 1.5 2.0 6.6
10 Bob Lackey 23 68 17.4 2.3 5.1 .437 0.0 0.1 .400 1.5 2.5 .593 0.9 1.5 2.4 2.0 1.8 2.5 6.0
11 Gary Gregor 27 40 14.9 2.5 5.1 .485 0.0 0.0 1.000 0.8 1.0 .821 1.0 2.8 3.8 0.8 1.0 2.1 5.8
12 Joe DePre 25 1 12.0 2.0 4.0 .500 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 0.0 2.0 2.0 0.0 1.0 4.0
13 Jim Ard 24 42 10.1 1.3 3.3 .379 0.0 0.1 .000 0.8 1.2 .680 1.1 2.4 3.5 0.3 0.7 1.2 3.3
14 Brian Mahoney 24 19 9.5 0.9 3.0 .298 0.0 0.1 .000 1.3 2.1 .600 0.2 0.5 0.7 0.6 0.9 1.8 3.1
15 Arthur Becker 31 8 5.8 1.1 2.0 .563 0.0 0.1 .000 0.6 0.6 1.000 0.1 0.6 0.8 0.1 0.1 0.4 2.9

Per 36 Minutes

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Rk Player Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 George Carter 29 83 2976 6.9 15.1 .456 0.0 0.1 .000 5.3 6.4 .832 2.5 3.7 6.2 2.1 3.1 3.7 19.1
2 Johnny Baum 26 75 1071 7.4 14.7 .505 0.0 0.1 .000 3.6 4.8 .748 2.5 4.2 6.8 1.0 2.6 3.3 18.5
3 Arthur Becker 31 8 46 7.0 12.5 .563 0.0 0.8 .000 3.9 3.9 1.000 0.8 3.9 4.7 0.8 0.8 2.3 18.0
4 Billy Paultz 24 81 2800 6.8 13.2 .518 0.0 0.0 .000 3.7 5.2 .709 3.6 9.5 13.1 2.4 2.8 2.7 3.3 17.4
5 Brian Taylor 21 63 2038 7.0 13.5 .515 0.1 0.4 .160 3.0 4.0 .743 1.4 2.2 3.6 3.1 2.4 3.9 17.0
6 Jim Chones 23 82 2153 6.6 12.9 .514 0.0 0.0 .000 2.4 4.0 .592 2.4 7.4 9.8 1.6 3.6 4.9 15.6
7 John Roche 23 77 2615 5.6 12.6 .443 0.5 1.4 .330 3.6 4.8 .764 0.5 1.6 2.0 4.8 2.8 2.3 15.2
8 Bill Melchionni 28 61 1849 5.7 12.6 .450 0.1 0.3 .400 3.2 3.8 .840 0.4 2.1 2.5 8.8 3.6 3.0 14.6
9 Gary Gregor 27 40 595 6.0 12.3 .485 0.1 0.1 1.000 1.9 2.4 .821 2.4 6.7 9.1 1.9 2.5 5.1 14.0
10 George Bruns 26 13 236 4.7 10.1 .470 0.3 0.6 .500 3.4 4.1 .815 0.2 1.1 1.2 5.5 3.1 4.0 13.1
11 Bob Lackey 23 68 1185 4.6 10.6 .437 0.1 0.2 .400 3.0 5.1 .593 1.8 3.0 4.9 4.1 3.6 5.2 12.4
12 Joe DePre 25 1 12 6.0 12.0 .500 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.0 0.0 6.0 6.0 0.0 3.0 12.0
13 Jim Ard 24 42 426 4.5 11.8 .379 0.0 0.3 .000 2.9 4.2 .680 4.1 8.5 12.5 1.2 2.5 4.2 11.8
14 Brian Mahoney 24 19 181 3.4 11.3 .298 0.0 0.4 .000 4.8 8.0 .600 0.8 2.0 2.8 2.4 3.4 7.0 11.5
15 Trooper Washington 28 76 2027 4.1 7.5 .539 0.0 0.0 1.1 1.8 .624 3.1 6.7 9.8 3.6 3.3 4.3 9.3

Advanced

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Rk Player Age G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS
1 Billy Paultz 24 81 2800 21.7 .560 .518 10.5 25.9 18.4 10.4 4.2 15.0 20.7 5.2 0.4 5.6
2 George Carter 29 83 2976 14.7 .532 .456 7.2 10.3 8.8 8.9 14.7 23.9 4.0 0.3 4.2
3 Brian Taylor 21 63 2038 13.6 .555 .518 4.0 6.1 5.1 13.3 13.7 20.2 3.5 0.1 3.6
4 Jim Chones 23 82 2153 11.7 .533 .514 7.0 20.3 13.8 6.7 19.6 20.7 2.4 0.2 2.6
5 John Roche 23 77 2615 11.7 .520 .462 1.3 4.3 2.8 19.4 16.3 19.9 2.2 0.2 2.4
6 Trooper Washington 28 76 2027 10.3 .555 .539 9.0 18.4 13.9 13.8 28.0 13.2 1.9 0.2 2.2
7 Johnny Baum 26 75 1071 14.8 .548 .505 7.4 11.6 9.5 4.6 13.2 22.0 1.8 0.1 1.9
8 Bill Melchionni 28 61 1849 13.8 .513 .455 1.1 5.8 3.5 35.8 20.1 20.3 1.3 0.2 1.5
9 Gary Gregor 27 40 595 11.7 .522 .488 7.1 18.2 12.8 7.7 15.6 18.0 0.5 0.1 0.5
10 George Bruns 26 13 236 9.9 .552 .485 0.4 2.9 1.7 21.5 20.4 17.0 0.3 0.0 0.3
11 Arthur Becker 31 8 46 17.8 .632 .563 2.3 10.7 6.6 3.4 5.2 17.1 0.2 0.0 0.2
12 Joe DePre 25 1 12 18.6 .500 .500 17.5 0.0 8.5 24.7 0.0 13.6 0.0 0.0 0.0
13 Bob Lackey 23 68 1185 7.4 .481 .440 5.3 8.3 6.9 16.1 22.1 18.8 -0.1 0.1 0.0
14 Brian Mahoney 24 19 181 0.3 .389 .298 2.3 5.4 3.9 8.9 18.6 20.7 -0.4 0.0 -0.4
15 Jim Ard 24 42 426 10.1 .432 .379 11.8 23.1 17.7 4.6 15.2 18.4 -0.5 0.1 -0.4

Playoffs

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Rk Player Age G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1 George Carter 29 5 218 36 72 0 0 34 40 16 45 13 21 27 106 .500 .850 43.6 21.2 9.0 2.6
2 Billy Paultz 24 5 172 34 56 0 0 27 43 12 55 10 14 17 95 .607 .628 34.4 19.0 11.0 2.0
3 Johnny Baum 26 5 191 41 78 0 0 12 17 10 21 4 8 20 94 .526 .706 38.2 18.8 4.2 0.8
4 Brian Taylor 21 5 166 28 58 0 1 12 15 3 16 11 10 14 68 .483 .000 .800 33.2 13.6 3.2 2.2
5 Bill Melchionni 28 5 174 24 43 1 3 17 21 0 10 31 20 25 66 .558 .333 .810 34.8 13.2 2.0 6.2
6 John Roche 23 4 83 16 33 2 6 7 12 0 1 10 7 7 41 .485 .333 .583 20.8 10.3 0.3 2.5
7 Jim Chones 23 5 74 8 23 0 0 4 8 4 27 5 5 8 20 .348 .500 14.8 4.0 5.4 1.0
8 Trooper Washington 28 4 68 6 11 0 0 3 4 4 18 3 2 8 15 .545 .750 17.0 3.8 4.5 0.8
9 Bob Lackey 23 5 60 4 8 0 2 4 11 3 8 5 7 10 12 .500 .000 .364 12.0 2.4 1.6 1.0
10 Gary Gregor 27 1 12 1 6 0 0 2 2 1 4 0 0 3 4 .167 1.000 12.0 4.0 4.0 0.0
11 George Bruns 26 2 7 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 2 3 1 .000 .500 3.5 0.5 0.0 0.5

Playoffs Advanced

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Rk Player Age G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS
1 George Carter 29 5 218 16.8 .592 .500 11.8 9.3 19.0 22.1 0.6 -0.3 0.4
2 Billy Paultz 24 5 172 23.4 .634 .607 18.2 9.5 15.7 22.5 0.7 -0.3 0.4
3 Bill Melchionni 28 5 174 12.5 .632 .570 3.3 26.6 27.7 18.1 0.5 -0.2 0.3
4 Johnny Baum 26 5 191 15.5 .550 .526 6.3 3.5 8.6 21.3 0.4 -0.1 0.2
5 John Roche 23 4 83 13.6 .536 .515 0.7 19.6 15.5 23.8 0.1 -0.1 0.1
6 Brian Taylor 21 5 166 12.3 .526 .483 5.5 10.4 13.4 19.6 0.2 -0.1 0.1
7 George Bruns 26 2 7 -21.2 .266 .000 0.0 17.7 51.5 24.2 0.0 0.0 0.0
8 Trooper Washington 28 4 68 11.2 .588 .545 15.1 6.1 13.6 9.5 0.1 -0.1 0.0
9 Gary Gregor 27 1 12 2.7 .291 .167 19.0 0.0 0.0 25.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1
10 Bob Lackey 23 5 60 1.4 .467 .500 7.6 11.2 35.3 14.4 0.0 -0.1 -0.1
11 Jim Chones 23 5 74 8.2 .377 .348 20.8 9.7 15.9 18.6 -0.1 -0.1 -0.3