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1981-82 Detroit Pistons
39–43 · #15 in the league · Missed playoffs
Season snapshotDET
Detroit Pistons went 39–43 in the regular season, good for the #15 record in the league, and finished as missed playoffs.
League rank
#15
Net rating
-0.8
Home floor
Pontiac Silverdome
Roster
18 players
Record
39–43
47.6% win rate
League rank
#15
Regular season
Net rating
-0.8
SRS -0.6
Finish
Missed playoffs
Did not reach the playoffs.
The squad
Season roster
| Player | Pos | No. | GP | GS | PPG | RPG | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly Tripucka | F-G | 7 | 82 | 82 | 21.6 | 5.4 | 3.3 |
| Kent Benson | C | 54 | 75 | 72 | 12.5 | 8.7 | 2.1 |
| Isiah Thomas | G | — | 72 | 72 | 17.0 | 2.9 | 7.8 |
| John Long | G-F | 25 | 69 | 66 | 21.9 | 3.7 | 2.1 |
| Phil Hubbard | F-C | — | 52 | 38 | 10.0 | 5.2 | 1.3 |
| Bill Laimbeer | C | — | 30 | 30 | 12.8 | 11.3 | 1.8 |
| Edgar Jones | F-C | — | 48 | 19 | 7.8 | 4.3 | 0.8 |
| Vinnie Johnson | G | — | 67 | 15 | 7.7 | 2.1 | 2.4 |
| Ron Lee | G | — | 81 | 7 | 3.4 | 1.9 | 3.9 |
| Kenny Carr | F | — | 28 | 6 | 7.4 | 4.9 | 0.8 |
| Paul Mokeski | C-F | — | 39 | 3 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 0.6 |
| Terry Tyler | F-G | — | 82 | 0 | 9.9 | 6.0 | 1.5 |
| Alan Hardy | F | 24 | 38 | 0 | 3.7 | 0.9 | 0.5 |
| Jeff Judkins | G-F | — | 30 | 0 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 0.5 |
| Steve Hayes | C | — | 26 | 0 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 0.9 |
| Greg Kelser | F | — | 11 | 0 | 8.8 | 3.5 | 1.1 |
| Glenn Hagan | G | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| Larry Wright | G | — | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Team stats
Season profile
105.8
ORtg
106.6
DRtg
104.3
Pace
-0.6
SRS
-0.9
MOV
53.4%
TS%
48.5%
eFG%
24.4
Avg age
Sideline
Coaching staff
Scotty Robertson
head_coach
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Missed playoffs
Did not reach the playoffs.
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Pontiac Silverdome
9,908 average attendance
Then and now
Detroit Pistons
DET
18 players