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1956-57 Syracuse Nationals

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38-34, Finished 2nd in NBA Eastern Division (Game Results)
NBA Season Summary

Scored 99.7 points per game, Allowed 101.1 points per game (Pythagorean W-L: 32-40)
Coached by Al Cervi (4-8) and Paul Seymour (34-26)

Arena: Onondaga War Memorial / Attendance: 188,883 (4th of 8 available)

SRS: -1.02 (6th of 8)

Playoffs:
Lost NBA Eastern Division Finals (3-0) versus Boston Celtics
Won NBA Eastern Division Semifinals (2-0) versus Philadelphia Warriors

1956-57 Statistics / Schedule

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 72 2550 6915 .369 2075 2613 .794 4350 1282 1809 7175 99.7
Opponent 72 7277 101.1

Player Statistics

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Players who did not spend the entire season with the team may not be included (1961-62 season and before).

Totals

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Dolph Schayes F-C 6-7 195 28 72 2851 496 1308 .379 625 691 .904 1008 229 219 1617
2 Ed Conlin F-G 6-5 200 23 71 2250 335 896 .374 283 368 .769 430 205 170 953
3 Red Kerr C-F 6-9 230 24 72 2191 333 827 .403 225 313 .719 807 90 190 891
4 Earl Lloyd F-C 6-5 200 28 72 1965 256 687 .373 134 179 .749 435 114 282 646
5 Bob Harrison G 6-1 190 29 66 1810 243 629 .386 93 130 .715 156 161 220 579
6 Al Bianchi G 6-3 185 24 68 1577 199 567 .351 165 239 .690 227 106 198 563
7 Joe Holup F 6-6 215 22 71 1284 160 487 .329 204 253 .806 279 84 177 524
8 Togo Palazzi F-G 6-4 205 24 42 780 169 453 .373 113 143 .790 187 41 94 451
9 Paul Seymour G-F 6-1 180 29 65 1235 143 442 .324 101 123 .821 130 193 91 387
10 Bob Hopkins C-F 6-8 205 22 62 764 130 343 .379 94 126 .746 233 22 106 354
11 Larry Hennessy G 6-3 185 27 21 373 56 175 .320 23 32 .719 45 27 28 135
12 Bob Schafer G 6-3 195 11 167 19 66 .288 11 13 .846 11 15 16 49
13 Jim Tucker F 6-7 185 24 9 119 17 44 .386 0 1 .000 20 2 26 34
14 Don Savage F-G 6-3 205 28 5 55 6 19 .316 6 7 .857 7 2 7 18
15 Jim Ray G 6-1 180 23 4 43 2 11 .182 3 5 .600 5 3 4 7
16 Forest Able G 6-3 180 24 1 1 0 2 .000 0 0 1 1 1 0

Per Game

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Dolph Schayes F-C 6-7 195 28 72 39.6 6.9 18.2 .379 8.7 9.6 .904 14.0 3.2 3.0 22.5
2 Ed Conlin F-G 6-5 200 23 71 31.7 4.7 12.6 .374 4.0 5.2 .769 6.1 2.9 2.4 13.4
3 Red Kerr C-F 6-9 230 24 72 30.4 4.6 11.5 .403 3.1 4.3 .719 11.2 1.3 2.6 12.4
4 Togo Palazzi F-G 6-4 205 24 42 18.6 4.0 10.8 .373 2.7 3.4 .790 4.5 1.0 2.2 10.7
5 Earl Lloyd F-C 6-5 200 28 72 27.3 3.6 9.5 .373 1.9 2.5 .749 6.0 1.6 3.9 9.0
6 Bob Harrison G 6-1 190 29 66 27.4 3.7 9.5 .386 1.4 2.0 .715 2.4 2.4 3.3 8.8
7 Al Bianchi G 6-3 185 24 68 23.2 2.9 8.3 .351 2.4 3.5 .690 3.3 1.6 2.9 8.3
8 Joe Holup F 6-6 215 22 71 18.1 2.3 6.9 .329 2.9 3.6 .806 3.9 1.2 2.5 7.4
9 Larry Hennessy G 6-3 185 27 21 17.8 2.7 8.3 .320 1.1 1.5 .719 2.1 1.3 1.3 6.4
10 Paul Seymour G-F 6-1 180 29 65 19.0 2.2 6.8 .324 1.6 1.9 .821 2.0 3.0 1.4 6.0
11 Bob Hopkins C-F 6-8 205 22 62 12.3 2.1 5.5 .379 1.5 2.0 .746 3.8 0.4 1.7 5.7
12 Bob Schafer G 6-3 195 11 15.2 1.7 6.0 .288 1.0 1.2 .846 1.0 1.4 1.5 4.5
13 Jim Tucker F 6-7 185 24 9 13.2 1.9 4.9 .386 0.0 0.1 .000 2.2 0.2 2.9 3.8
14 Don Savage F-G 6-3 205 28 5 11.0 1.2 3.8 .316 1.2 1.4 .857 1.4 0.4 1.4 3.6
15 Jim Ray G 6-1 180 23 4 10.8 0.5 2.8 .182 0.8 1.3 .600 1.3 0.8 1.0 1.8
16 Forest Able G 6-3 180 24 1 1.0 0.0 2.0 .000 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.0

Per 36 Minutes

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Togo Palazzi F-G 6-4 205 24 42 780 7.8 20.9 .373 5.2 6.6 .790 8.6 1.9 4.3 20.8
2 Dolph Schayes F-C 6-7 195 28 72 2851 6.3 16.5 .379 7.9 8.7 .904 12.7 2.9 2.8 20.4
3 Bob Hopkins C-F 6-8 205 22 62 764 6.1 16.2 .379 4.4 5.9 .746 11.0 1.0 5.0 16.7
4 Ed Conlin F-G 6-5 200 23 71 2250 5.4 14.3 .374 4.5 5.9 .769 6.9 3.3 2.7 15.2
5 Joe Holup F 6-6 215 22 71 1284 4.5 13.7 .329 5.7 7.1 .806 7.8 2.4 5.0 14.7
6 Red Kerr C-F 6-9 230 24 72 2191 5.5 13.6 .403 3.7 5.1 .719 13.3 1.5 3.1 14.6
7 Larry Hennessy G 6-3 185 27 21 373 5.4 16.9 .320 2.2 3.1 .719 4.3 2.6 2.7 13.0
8 Al Bianchi G 6-3 185 24 68 1577 4.5 12.9 .351 3.8 5.5 .690 5.2 2.4 4.5 12.9
9 Earl Lloyd F-C 6-5 200 28 72 1965 4.7 12.6 .373 2.5 3.3 .749 8.0 2.1 5.2 11.8
10 Don Savage F-G 6-3 205 28 5 55 3.9 12.4 .316 3.9 4.6 .857 4.6 1.3 4.6 11.8
11 Bob Harrison G 6-1 190 29 66 1810 4.8 12.5 .386 1.8 2.6 .715 3.1 3.2 4.4 11.5
12 Paul Seymour G-F 6-1 180 29 65 1235 4.2 12.9 .324 2.9 3.6 .821 3.8 5.6 2.7 11.3
13 Bob Schafer G 6-3 195 11 167 4.1 14.2 .288 2.4 2.8 .846 2.4 3.2 3.4 10.6
14 Jim Tucker F 6-7 185 24 9 119 5.1 13.3 .386 0.0 0.3 .000 6.1 0.6 7.9 10.3
15 Jim Ray G 6-1 180 23 4 43 1.7 9.2 .182 2.5 4.2 .600 4.2 2.5 3.3 5.9
16 Forest Able G 6-3 180 24 1 1 0.0 72.0 .000 0.0 0.0 36.0 36.0 36.0 0.0

Advanced

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% Usg% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS LS WSAA
1 Al Bianchi G 6-3 185 24 68 1577 9.6 .419 .351
2 Jim Tucker F 6-7 185 24 9 119 3.5 .383 .386
3 Paul Seymour G-F 6-1 180 29 65 1235 11.4 .390 .324
4 Dolph Schayes F-C 6-7 195 28 72 2851 24.6 .502 .379
5 Bob Schafer G 6-3 195 11 167 5.2 .342 .288
6 Don Savage F-G 6-3 205 28 5 55 7.2 .408 .316
7 Jim Ray G 6-1 180 23 4 43 1.8 .265 .182
8 Togo Palazzi F-G 6-4 205 24 42 780 17.0 .437 .373
9 Earl Lloyd F-C 6-5 200 28 72 1965 10.2 .422 .373
10 Red Kerr C-F 6-9 230 24 72 2191 17.4 .462 .403
11 Bob Hopkins C-F 6-8 205 22 62 764 14.9 .444 .379
12 Joe Holup F 6-6 215 22 71 1284 12.8 .438 .329
13 Larry Hennessy G 6-3 185 27 21 373 7.9 .357 .320
14 Bob Harrison G 6-1 190 29 66 1810 8.6 .422 .386
15 Ed Conlin F-G 6-5 200 23 71 2250 15.5 .450 .374
16 Forest Able G 6-3 180 24 1 1 -41.3 .000 .000

Playoffs

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Rk Player Pos Ht Wt 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 Dolph Schayes F-C 6-7 195 28 5 215 29 95 49 55 90 14 18 107 .305 .891 43.0 21.4 18.0 2.8
2 Ed Conlin F-G 6-5 200 23 5 164 28 71 21 27 17 15 11 77 .394 .778 32.8 15.4 3.4 3.0
3 Red Kerr C-F 6-9 230 24 5 162 28 65 20 29 69 6 7 76 .431 .690 32.4 15.2 13.8 1.2
4 Togo Palazzi F-G 6-4 205 24 5 87 19 49 7 9 18 5 11 45 .388 .778 17.4 9.0 3.6 1.0
5 Al Bianchi G 6-3 185 24 5 97 12 38 8 12 15 8 16 32 .316 .667 19.4 6.4 3.0 1.6
6 Bob Harrison G 6-1 190 29 5 133 12 45 8 9 13 15 21 32 .267 .889 26.6 6.4 2.6 3.0
7 Earl Lloyd F-C 6-5 200 28 5 83 12 30 7 11 21 5 18 31 .400 .636 16.6 6.2 4.2 1.0
8 Bob Hopkins C-F 6-8 205 22 5 73 9 25 10 15 19 2 4 28 .360 .667 14.6 5.6 3.8 0.4
9 Paul Seymour G-F 6-1 180 29 5 98 8 37 5 6 10 8 11 21 .216 .833 19.6 4.2 2.0 1.6
10 Joe Holup F 6-6 215 22 5 88 6 28 8 12 20 1 3 20 .214 .667 17.6 4.0 4.0 0.2