DOUNOBALL NBA Archive
1979-80 Washington Bullets
39–43 · #12 in the league · First Round
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Washington Bullets went 39–43 in the regular season, good for the #12 record in the league, and finished as first round.
League rank
#12
Net rating
-2.5
Home floor
Capital Centre
Roster
17 players
Record
39–43
47.6% win rate
League rank
#12
Playoff team
Net rating
-2.5
SRS -2.3
Finish
First Round
Reached the First Round.
The squad
Season roster
| Player | Pos | No. | GP | GS | PPG | RPG | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wes Unseld | C-F | 41 | 82 | 82 | 9.7 | 13.3 | 4.5 |
| Greg Ballard | F | 42 | 82 | — | 15.6 | 7.8 | 1.9 |
| Elvin Hayes | F-C | 11 | 81 | — | 23.0 | 11.1 | 1.6 |
| Dave Corzine | C | 40 | 78 | — | 2.9 | 3.5 | 0.8 |
| Larry Wright | G | 32 | 76 | — | 7.3 | 1.6 | 2.9 |
| Kevin Porter | G | — | 70 | — | 7.3 | 1.2 | 6.5 |
| Kevin Grevey | G-F | 35 | 65 | — | 14.0 | 2.9 | 2.7 |
| Jim Cleamons | G | — | 57 | — | 7.8 | 2.3 | 4.4 |
| Roger Phegley | G-F | 22 | 50 | — | 11.1 | 2.3 | 1.4 |
| Bob Dandridge | F-G | 10 | 45 | — | 17.4 | 5.5 | 4.0 |
| Mitch Kupchak | F-C | 25 | 40 | — | 4.7 | 2.6 | 0.4 |
| John Williamson | G | — | 30 | — | 11.6 | 1.5 | 1.3 |
| Phil Chenier | G | 45 | 20 | — | 10.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 |
| Gus Bailey | G-F | — | 20 | — | 1.9 | 1.4 | 1.3 |
| Lawrence Boston | F | 4 | 13 | — | 4.3 | 3.0 | 0.2 |
| Ron Behagen | F-C | — | 6 | — | 3.8 | 2.3 | 1.2 |
| Steve Malovic | F | — | 1 | — | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Team stats
Season profile
103.2
ORtg
105.7
DRtg
102.6
Pace
-2.3
SRS
-2.5
MOV
50.4%
TS%
46.3%
eFG%
29.0
Avg age
Sideline
Coaching staff
Dick Motta
head_coach
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First Round
Reached the First Round.
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Capital Centre
1,359 average attendance
Then and now
Washington Bullets
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17 players