1956-57 Syracuse Nationals Roster and Stats

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Record: 38-34, Finished 2nd in NBA Eastern Division

Coach: Al Cervi (4-8), Paul Seymour (34-26)

Executive: Danny Biasone

PTS/G: 99.7 (5th of 8) Opp PTS/G: 101.1 (7th of 8)

SRS: -1.03 (6th of 8) Pace: 112.3 (3rd of 8)

Off Rtg: 88.3 (7th of 8) Def Rtg: 89.5 (5th of 8) Net Rtg: -1.3 (6th of 8)

Expected W-L: 32-40 (6th of 8)

Arena: Onondaga War Memorial

NBA 1957 Playoffs:
Won NBA Eastern Division Semifinals (2-0) versus Philadelphia Warriors (Series Stats)
Lost NBA Eastern Division Finals (0-3) versus Boston Celtics (Series Stats)

Recent Game Results

Height of bar is margin of victory • Mouseover bar for details • Click for box score • Grouped by Month

Roster

Roster Table
No.	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt	Birth Date		Exp	College
6	Forest Able	G	6-3	180	July 27, 1932		R	Western Kentucky
16	Al Bianchi	PG	6-3	185	March 26, 1932	us	R	Bowling Green
8	Ed Conlin	SG	6-5	200	September 2, 1933	us	1	Fordham
3	Bob Harrison	SG	6-1	190	August 12, 1927	us	7	Michigan
15	Larry Hennessy	SG	6-3	185	May 20, 1929	us	1	Villanova
12	Joe Holup	SF	6-6	215	February 26, 1934	us	R	George Washington
9	Bob Hopkins	C	6-8	205	November 3, 1934	us	R	Grambling State University
10	Red Kerr	C	6-9	230	July 17, 1932	us	2	Illinois
11	Earl Lloyd	SF	6-5	200	April 3, 1928	us	5	West Virginia State University
6	Togo Palazzi	SF	6-4	205	August 8, 1932	us	2	Holy Cross
3	Jim Ray	G	6-1	180	January 12, 1934		R	Toledo
15	Don Savage	F-G	6-3	205	April 9, 1928	us	1	LeMoyne College
3	Bob Schafer	SG	6-3	195	March 29, 1933	us	1	Villanova
4	Dolph Schayes	PF	6-8	220	May 19, 1928	us	7	NYU
5	Paul Seymour	PG	6-1	180	January 30, 1928	us	8	Toledo
17	Jim Tucker	PF	6-7	185	December 11, 1932	us	2	Duquesne

Team and Opponent Stats

Ranks are per game (except for MP, which are total) and sorted descending (except for TOV and PF); opponents ranked are flipped; year/year calculations are also per game

Team Misc

Per Game

Regular Season

Playoffs

Per Game Table
Rk	Player	Age	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	2P	2PA	2P%	eFG%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
1	Dolph Schayes	28	72	39.6	6.9	18.2	.379	6.9	18.2	.379	.379	8.7	9.6	.904	14.0	3.2	3.0	22.5
2	Ed Conlin	23	71	31.7	4.7	12.6	.374	4.7	12.6	.374	.374	4.0	5.2	.769	6.1	2.9	2.4	13.4
3	Bob Harrison	29	56	31.5	4.1	10.7	.388	4.1	10.7	.388	.388	1.6	2.2	.738	2.7	2.7	3.6	9.9
4	Red Kerr	24	72	30.4	4.6	11.5	.403	4.6	11.5	.403	.403	3.1	4.3	.719	11.2	1.3	2.6	12.4
5	Earl Lloyd	28	72	27.3	3.6	9.5	.373	3.6	9.5	.373	.373	1.9	2.5	.749	6.0	1.6	3.9	9.0
6	Al Bianchi	24	68	23.2	2.9	8.3	.351	2.9	8.3	.351	.351	2.4	3.5	.690	3.3	1.6	2.9	8.3
7	Paul Seymour	29	65	19.0	2.2	6.8	.324	2.2	6.8	.324	.324	1.6	1.9	.821	2.0	3.0	1.4	6.0
8	Togo Palazzi	24	42	18.6	4.0	10.8	.373	4.0	10.8	.373	.373	2.7	3.4	.790	4.5	1.0	2.2	10.7
9	Larry Hennessy	27	19	18.3	2.8	8.8	.321	2.8	8.8	.321	.321	1.2	1.7	.719	2.3	1.3	1.5	6.9
10	Joe Holup	22	71	18.1	2.3	6.9	.329	2.3	6.9	.329	.329	2.9	3.6	.806	3.9	1.2	2.5	7.4
11	Bob Schafer	23	11	15.2	1.7	6.0	.288	1.7	6.0	.288	.288	1.0	1.2	.846	1.0	1.4	1.5	4.5
12	Jim Tucker	24	9	13.2	1.9	4.9	.386	1.9	4.9	.386	.386	0.0	0.1	.000	2.2	0.2	2.9	3.8
13	Bob Hopkins	22	62	12.3	2.1	5.5	.379	2.1	5.5	.379	.379	1.5	2.0	.746	3.8	0.4	1.7	5.7
14	Don Savage	28	5	11.0	1.2	3.8	.316	1.2	3.8	.316	.316	1.2	1.4	.857	1.4	0.4	1.4	3.6
15	Jim Ray	23	4	10.8	0.5	2.8	.182	0.5	2.8	.182	.182	0.8	1.3	.600	1.3	0.8	1.0	1.8
16	Forest Able	24	1	1.0	0.0	2.0	.000	0.0	2.0	.000	.000	0.0	0.0		1.0	1.0	1.0	0.0

Per Game Table
Rk	Player	Age	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	2P	2PA	2P%	eFG%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
1	Dolph Schayes	28	5	43.0	5.8	19.0	.305	5.8	19.0	.305	.305	9.8	11.0	.891	18.0	2.8	3.6	21.4
2	Ed Conlin	23	5	32.8	5.6	14.2	.394	5.6	14.2	.394	.394	4.2	5.4	.778	3.4	3.0	2.2	15.4
3	Red Kerr	24	5	32.4	5.6	13.0	.431	5.6	13.0	.431	.431	4.0	5.8	.690	13.8	1.2	1.4	15.2
4	Bob Harrison	29	5	26.6	2.4	9.0	.267	2.4	9.0	.267	.267	1.6	1.8	.889	2.6	3.0	4.2	6.4
5	Paul Seymour	29	5	19.6	1.6	7.4	.216	1.6	7.4	.216	.216	1.0	1.2	.833	2.0	1.6	2.2	4.2
6	Al Bianchi	24	5	19.4	2.4	7.6	.316	2.4	7.6	.316	.316	1.6	2.4	.667	3.0	1.6	3.2	6.4
7	Joe Holup	22	5	17.6	1.2	5.6	.214	1.2	5.6	.214	.214	1.6	2.4	.667	4.0	0.2	0.6	4.0
8	Togo Palazzi	24	5	17.4	3.8	9.8	.388	3.8	9.8	.388	.388	1.4	1.8	.778	3.6	1.0	2.2	9.0
9	Earl Lloyd	28	5	16.6	2.4	6.0	.400	2.4	6.0	.400	.400	1.4	2.2	.636	4.2	1.0	3.6	6.2
10	Bob Hopkins	22	5	14.6	1.8	5.0	.360	1.8	5.0	.360	.360	2.0	3.0	.667	3.8	0.4	0.8	5.6

Totals

Regular Season

Playoffs

Totals Table
Rk	Player	Age	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	2P	2PA	2P%	eFG%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
1	Dolph Schayes	28	72	2851	496	1308	.379	496	1308	.379	.379	625	691	.904	1008	229	219	1617
2	Ed Conlin	23	71	2250	335	896	.374	335	896	.374	.374	283	368	.769	430	205	170	953
3	Red Kerr	24	72	2191	333	827	.403	333	827	.403	.403	225	313	.719	807	90	190	891
4	Earl Lloyd	28	72	1965	256	687	.373	256	687	.373	.373	134	179	.749	435	114	282	646
5	Bob Harrison	29	56	1762	232	598	.388	232	598	.388	.388	90	122	.738	150	153	201	554
6	Al Bianchi	24	68	1577	199	567	.351	199	567	.351	.351	165	239	.690	227	106	198	563
7	Joe Holup	22	71	1284	160	487	.329	160	487	.329	.329	204	253	.806	279	84	177	524
8	Paul Seymour	29	65	1235	143	442	.324	143	442	.324	.324	101	123	.821	130	193	91	387
9	Togo Palazzi	24	42	780	169	453	.373	169	453	.373	.373	113	143	.790	187	41	94	451
10	Bob Hopkins	22	62	764	130	343	.379	130	343	.379	.379	94	126	.746	233	22	106	354
11	Larry Hennessy	27	19	348	54	168	.321	54	168	.321	.321	23	32	.719	44	24	28	131
12	Bob Schafer	23	11	167	19	66	.288	19	66	.288	.288	11	13	.846	11	15	16	49
13	Jim Tucker	24	9	119	17	44	.386	17	44	.386	.386	0	1	.000	20	2	26	34
14	Don Savage	28	5	55	6	19	.316	6	19	.316	.316	6	7	.857	7	2	7	18
15	Jim Ray	23	4	43	2	11	.182	2	11	.182	.182	3	5	.600	5	3	4	7
16	Forest Able	24	1	1	0	2	.000	0	2	.000	.000	0	0		1	1	1	0
			72		2550	6915	.369	2550	6915	.369	.369	2075	2613	.794	4350	1282	1809	7175

Totals Table
Rk	Player	Age	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	2P	2PA	2P%	eFG%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
1	Dolph Schayes	28	5	215	29	95	.305	29	95	.305	.305	49	55	.891	90	14	18	107
2	Ed Conlin	23	5	164	28	71	.394	28	71	.394	.394	21	27	.778	17	15	11	77
3	Red Kerr	24	5	162	28	65	.431	28	65	.431	.431	20	29	.690	69	6	7	76
4	Bob Harrison	29	5	133	12	45	.267	12	45	.267	.267	8	9	.889	13	15	21	32
5	Paul Seymour	29	5	98	8	37	.216	8	37	.216	.216	5	6	.833	10	8	11	21
6	Al Bianchi	24	5	97	12	38	.316	12	38	.316	.316	8	12	.667	15	8	16	32
7	Joe Holup	22	5	88	6	28	.214	6	28	.214	.214	8	12	.667	20	1	3	20
8	Togo Palazzi	24	5	87	19	49	.388	19	49	.388	.388	7	9	.778	18	5	11	45
9	Earl Lloyd	28	5	83	12	30	.400	12	30	.400	.400	7	11	.636	21	5	18	31
10	Bob Hopkins	22	5	73	9	25	.360	9	25	.360	.360	10	15	.667	19	2	4	28

Advanced

Regular Season

Playoffs

Advanced Table
Rk	Player	Age	G	MP	PER	TS%	FTr	OWS	DWS	WS	WS/48
1	Dolph Schayes	28	72	2851	24.6	.502	.528	8.8	3.7	12.5	.211
2	Ed Conlin	23	71	2250	15.5	.450	.411	2.5	2.2	4.7	.101
3	Red Kerr	24	72	2191	17.5	.462	.378	2.7	2.7	5.4	.117
4	Earl Lloyd	28	72	1965	10.2	.422	.261	0.4	1.8	2.2	.054
5	Bob Harrison	29	56	1762	8.7	.425	.204	0.6	1.3	1.9	.051
6	Al Bianchi	24	68	1577	9.7	.419	.422	0.2	1.3	1.5	.046
7	Joe Holup	22	71	1284	12.8	.438	.520	0.9	1.2	2.1	.080
8	Paul Seymour	29	65	1235	11.4	.390	.278	-0.4	1.2	0.8	.033
9	Togo Palazzi	24	42	780	17.0	.437	.316	0.6	0.8	1.4	.086
10	Bob Hopkins	22	62	764	14.9	.444	.367	0.6	0.8	1.4	.090
11	Larry Hennessy	27	19	348	8.1	.360	.190	-0.6	0.3	-0.4	-0.049
12	Bob Schafer	23	11	167	5.3	.342	.197	-0.3	0.1	-0.2	-0.055
13	Jim Tucker	24	9	119	3.5	.383	.023	-0.1	0.1	0.0	-0.009
14	Don Savage	28	5	55	7.2	.408	.368	0.0	0.0	0.0	.022
15	Jim Ray	23	4	43	1.8	.265	.455	-0.1	0.0	-0.1	-0.094
16	Forest Able	24	1	1	-41.5	.000	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0	-2.062

Advanced Table
Rk	Player	Age	G	MP	PER	TS%	FTr	AST%	OWS	DWS	WS	WS/48
1	Dolph Schayes	28	5	215	23.6	.449	.579	12.0	0.3	0.4	0.8	.170
2	Ed Conlin	23	5	164	17.2	.465	.380	18.0	0.3	0.2	0.5	.149
3	Red Kerr	24	5	162	24.5	.489	.446	7.3	0.4	0.3	0.7	.208
4	Bob Harrison	29	5	133	5.0	.327	.200	19.1	-0.2	0.2	-0.1	-0.021
5	Paul Seymour	29	5	98	1.6	.265	.162	13.7	-0.4	0.1	-0.2	-0.121
6	Al Bianchi	24	5	97	8.1	.370	.316	14.8	-0.1	0.1	0.0	.013
7	Joe Holup	22	5	88	5.8	.300	.429	1.9	-0.2	0.1	-0.1	-0.075
8	Togo Palazzi	24	5	87	16.1	.425	.184	12.5	0.0	0.1	0.2	.090
9	Earl Lloyd	28	5	83	12.5	.445	.367	11.3	0.1	0.1	0.2	.120
10	Bob Hopkins	22	5	73	15.6	.443	.600	4.9	0.1	0.1	0.2	.108

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