DOUNOBALL NBA Archive
1977-78 New Orleans Jazz
39–43 · #15 in the league · Missed playoffs
Season snapshotNOJ
New Orleans Jazz 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
-1.7
Home floor
Louisiana Superdome
Roster
13 players
Record
39–43
47.6% win rate
League rank
#15
Regular season
Net rating
-1.7
SRS -1.8
Finish
Missed playoffs
Did not reach the playoffs.
The squad
Season roster
| Player | Pos | No. | GP | GS | PPG | RPG | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Truck Robinson | F-C | 21 | 82 | 82 | 22.7 | 15.7 | 2.1 |
| Rich Kelley | C-F | 53 | 82 | — | 10.2 | 9.3 | 2.8 |
| Paul Griffin | F-C | 30 | 82 | — | 5.3 | 6.2 | 2.1 |
| Gail Goodrich | G | 25 | 81 | — | 16.1 | 2.2 | 4.8 |
| Aaron James | F | 23 | 80 | — | 12.2 | 5.3 | 1.4 |
| Jim McElroy | G | 33 | 74 | — | 9.4 | 2.0 | 3.9 |
| Joe Meriweather | C-F | — | 54 | — | 8.8 | 6.9 | 1.1 |
| Pete Maravich | G | 7 | 50 | — | 27.0 | 3.6 | 6.7 |
| Gus Bailey | G-F | — | 48 | — | 3.2 | 1.7 | 0.8 |
| Slick Watts | G | — | 39 | — | 7.2 | 2.5 | 4.1 |
| Fred Saunders | F | — | 30 | — | 5.0 | 2.5 | 1.2 |
| Nate Williams | F-G | 22 | 27 | — | 7.8 | 3.3 | 1.3 |
| Freddie Boyd | G | 4 | 21 | — | 4.9 | 0.9 | 2.3 |
Team stats
Season profile
98.9
ORtg
100.6
DRtg
108.3
Pace
-1.8
SRS
-1.9
MOV
50.5%
TS%
46.2%
eFG%
26.7
Avg age
Sideline
Coaching staff
Elgin Baylor
head_coach
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Missed playoffs
Did not reach the playoffs.
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Louisiana Superdome
773 average attendance
Then and now
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