DOUNOBALL NBA Archive
1984-85 New Jersey Nets
42–40 · #10 in the league · First Round
Season snapshotNJN
New Jersey Nets went 42–40 in the regular season, good for the #10 record in the league, and finished as first round.
League rank
#10
Net rating
+0.2
Home floor
Brendan Byrne Arena
Roster
17 players
Record
42–40
51.2% win rate
League rank
#10
Playoff team
Net rating
+0.2
SRS +0.6
Finish
First Round
Reached the First Round.
The squad
Season roster
| Player | Pos | No. | GP | GS | PPG | RPG | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Ray Richardson | G-F | 20 | 82 | 82 | 20.1 | 5.6 | 8.2 |
| Buck Williams | F-C | 52 | 82 | 82 | 18.2 | 12.3 | 2.0 |
| Mike Gminski | C | — | 81 | 54 | 12.8 | 7.8 | 2.0 |
| Otis Birdsong | G | — | 56 | 45 | 20.6 | 2.6 | 4.1 |
| Jeff Turner | F-C | — | 72 | 36 | 5.8 | 3.0 | 1.5 |
| Darryl Dawkins | C | — | 39 | 30 | 13.5 | 4.6 | 1.2 |
| Kelvin Ransey | G | — | 81 | 29 | 8.9 | 1.6 | 4.4 |
| Mike O'Koren | F-G | — | 43 | 29 | 10.2 | 3.9 | 2.4 |
| Darwin Cook | G | — | 58 | 9 | 8.2 | 1.6 | 2.8 |
| Albert King | F-G | — | 42 | 7 | 12.8 | 3.8 | 1.4 |
| Kevin McKenna | G-F | — | 29 | 7 | 5.7 | 1.7 | 2.0 |
| George Johnson | C-F | — | 65 | 0 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 0.3 |
| Wayne Sappleton | F | 44 | 33 | 0 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 0.2 |
| Ron Brewer | G | — | 11 | 0 | 10.4 | 1.6 | 1.0 |
| Michael Wilson | G | — | 8 | 0 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 1.4 |
| Chris Engler | C | 34 | 7 | 0 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 0.0 |
| Tom LaGarde | C-F | — | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
Team stats
Season profile
107.9
ORtg
107.7
DRtg
101.0
Pace
+0.6
SRS
+0.2
MOV
53.2%
TS%
49.3%
eFG%
26.5
Avg age
Sideline
Coaching staff
Stan Albeck
head_coach
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First Round
Reached the First Round.
View playoffsHome floor
Brendan Byrne Arena
12,243 average attendance
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