2009–10 New Jersey Nets season
2009–10 New Jersey Nets season | |
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Head coach | Lawrence Frank, Tom Barrise, Kiki Vandeweghe |
Arena | Izod Center |
Results | |
Record | 12–70 (.146) |
Place |
Division: 5th (Atlantic) Conference: 15th (Eastern) |
Playoff finish | Did not Qualify |
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | YES Network, WWOR |
Radio | WFAN |
The 2009–10 New Jersey Nets season was the 43rd season of the franchise, 34th in the National Basketball Association (NBA). This was the team's final season at the Izod Center. With a loss to the Dallas Mavericks on December 2, 2009, the Nets became the first team in NBA history to start the season 0–18.[1] The Nets got their first win of the season at home against the Charlotte Bobcats on December 4, 2009.[2] With a loss to the Houston Rockets on December 26, 2009, the Nets became the sixth team in NBA history to lose 28 of its first 30 games, tying the worst 30-game record in NBA history. With a loss to the Utah Jazz on January 23, 2010, the Nets became the third team in NBA history to lose 40 of its first 43 games, tying the worst 3-win record in NBA history. On February 6, the Nets lost to the Detroit Pistons, falling to 4–46 and tying the record for worst 50 game record in the history of the three major sports (NBA, MLB, NHL) that play seasons that long.
Key dates
- June 25 – The 2009 NBA draft took place in New York City.
- July 8 – The free agency period started.
- November 29 – Lawrence Frank was relieved of his duties as head coach after the team began the season with 16 consecutive losses, one shy of the NBA record. This streak was ongoing at the time of his dismissal. Tom Barrise, who previously served as assistant coach under Frank, became his replacement as interim head coach for the Nets' game that night against the Los Angeles Lakers, which the Nets lost 106–87 for their record-tying 17th consecutive loss.[3] After a two-game stint by Barrise, general manager Kiki Vandeweghe was named the head coach for the remainder of the season, and Del Harris was given a position as assistant coach.[4]
- December 4 – New Jersey Nets defeated the Charlotte Bobcats to break 18-game losing streak.
Summary
NBA Draft 2009
Draft picks
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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1 | 11 | Terrence Williams | Small forward | United States | Louisville |
Roster
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Depth Chart
Pos. | Starter | Bench | Reserve | Inactive |
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C | Brook Lopez | Josh Boone | Tony Battie | |
PF | Yi Jianlian | Kris Humphries | ||
SF | Jarvis Hayes | Terrence Williams | Trenton Hassell | Bobby Simmons |
SG | Courtney Lee | Chris Douglas-Roberts | ||
PG | Devin Harris | Keyon Dooling | Chris Quinn |
Pre-season
2009 Pre-season Game Log: 1–6 (Home: 1–2 ; Road: 0–4) | ||||||||||
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# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Attendance | Record | Recap | ||
1 | October 4 | New Jersey Nets | 107–115 | New York Knicks | 0–1 | |||||
2 | October 9 (at Wachovia Center) | New Jersey Nets | 92–93 | Philadelphia 76ers | 0–2 | |||||
3 | October 11 (at TD Garden) | New Jersey Nets | 93–100 | Boston Celtics | 0–3 | |||||
4 | October 13 (in Newark, New Jersey) | Boston Celtics | 91–88 | New Jersey Nets | 0–4 | |||||
5 | October 16 (at Madison Square Garden) | New Jersey Nets | 89–93 | New York Knicks | 0–5 | |||||
6 | October 22 (in Newark, New Jersey) | New York Knicks | 94–92 | New Jersey Nets | 0–6 | |||||
7 | October 23 | Philadelphia | 88–110 | New Jersey Nets | 1–6 |
Regular season
Standings
Atlantic Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div |
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y-Boston Celtics | 50 | 32 | .610 | – | 24–17 | 26–15 | 13–3 |
Toronto Raptors | 40 | 42 | .488 | 10 | 25–16 | 15–26 | 11–5 |
New York Knicks | 29 | 53 | .354 | 21 | 18–23 | 11–30 | 6–10 |
Philadelphia 76ers | 27 | 55 | .329 | 23 | 12–29 | 15–26 | 7–9 |
New Jersey Nets | 12 | 70 | .146 | 38 | 8–33 | 4–37 | 3–13 |
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Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
1 | z-Cleveland Cavaliers | 61 | 21 | .744 | – |
2 | y-Orlando Magic | 59 | 23 | .720 | 2 |
3 | x-Atlanta Hawks | 53 | 29 | .646 | 8 |
4 | y-Boston Celtics | 50 | 32 | .610 | 11 |
5 | x-Miami Heat | 47 | 35 | .573 | 14 |
6 | x-Milwaukee Bucks | 46 | 36 | .561 | 15 |
7 | x-Charlotte Bobcats | 44 | 38 | .537 | 17 |
8 | x-Chicago Bulls | 41 | 41 | .500 | 20 |
9 | Toronto Raptors | 40 | 42 | .488 | 21 |
10 | Indiana Pacers | 32 | 50 | .390 | 29 |
11 | New York Knicks | 29 | 53 | .354 | 32 |
12 | Detroit Pistons | 27 | 55 | .329 | 34 |
13 | Philadelphia 76ers | 27 | 55 | .329 | 34 |
14 | Washington Wizards | 26 | 56 | .317 | 35 |
15 | New Jersey Nets | 12 | 70 | .146 | 49 |
Game log
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October: 0–3 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–2)
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November
: 0–14 (Home: 0–5; Road: 0–9)
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December
: 3–12 (Home: 2–7; Road: 1–5)
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January
: 1–13 (Home: 1–6; Road: 0–7)
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February: 2–11 (Home: 0–7; Road: 2–4)
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March: 4–12 (Home: 3–6; Road: 1–6)
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April: 2–5 (Home: 2–1; Road: 0–4)
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Player statistics
Regular season
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Tony Battie | 15 | 0 | 8.9 | .350 | .250 | .700 | 1.5 | .2 | .3 | .1 | 2.4 |
Josh Boone | 63 | 28 | 16.6 | .525 | .000 | .328 | 5.0 | .5 | .5 | .8 | 4.0 |
Keyon Dooling | 53 | 8 | 18.3 | .398 | .376 | .770 | 1.0 | 2.5 | .6 | .0 | 6.9 |
Chris Douglas-Roberts | 67 | 38 | 25.8 | .445 | .259 | .847 | 3.0 | 1.4 | .8 | .3 | 9.8 |
Devin Harris | 64 | 61 | 34.7 | .403 | .276 | .798 | 3.2 | 6.6 | 1.2 | .3 | 16.9 |
Trenton Hassell | 52 | 31 | 21.3 | .411 | .000 | .754 | 2.9 | 1.0 | .3 | .2 | 4.5 |
Jarvis Hayes | 45 | 9 | 23.0 | .421 | .335 | .778 | 2.4 | .9 | .6 | .2 | 7.8 |
Kris Humphries | 44 | 0 | 20.6 | .433 | .000 | .699 | 6.4 | .6 | .7 | .8 | 8.1 |
Courtney Lee | 71 | 66 | 33.5 | .436 | .338 | .869 | 3.5 | 1.7 | 1.3 | .3 | 12.5 |
Brook Lopez | 82 | 82 | 36.9 | .499 | .000 | .817 | 8.6 | 2.3 | .7 | 1.7 | 18.8 |
Chris Quinn | 25 | 0 | 8.9 | .357 | .313 | 1.000 | .6 | 1.2 | .4 | .0 | 2.2 |
Bobby Simmons | 23 | 2 | 17.2 | .359 | .317 | .900 | 2.7 | .7 | .6 | .1 | 5.3 |
Terrence Williams | 78 | 9 | 22.6 | .401 | .310 | .715 | 4.5 | 2.9 | .6 | .1 | 8.4 |
Yi Jianlian | 52 | 51 | 31.8 | .403 | .366 | .798 | 7.2 | .9 | .7 | 1.0 | 12.0 |
Awards, records and milestones
Awards
All-Star
NONE
Records
NBA
- Worst winless start of season in NBA history (0—18)[1]
- Worst 30-game start in NBA history (2—28)
- The 1970–71 Cleveland Cavaliers, 1992–93 Dallas Mavericks, 1993–94 Dallas Mavericks, 1997–98 Denver Nuggets, and 2004–05 New Orleans Hornets also started 2—28.
- Worst 3-win start in NBA history (3—40)
- The 1993–94 Dallas Mavericks and 1997–98 Denver Nuggets also started 3—40.
- Worst 50-game start in sports history (4—46)
- The 1972–73 Philadelphia 76ers and 1992–93 Dallas Mavericks also started 4—46.
Franchise
- Most points allowed in any one quarter (49; second quarter) – December 2, 2009 vs. Dallas Mavericks[1]
Milestones
- Terrence Williams recorded his first career triple-double in a win over the Chicago Bulls[5]
Injuries and surgeries
Devin Harris missed 10 games at the beginning of November due to a groin strain before returning on November 21 against the New York Knicks.[6]
In addition, at one point the entire starting lineup, with the exception of center Brook Lopez, was injured. For a considerable portion of the season the Nets were forced to play extremely short-handed, and multiple times were able to dress only the league-minimum seven players. This was a major contributor to the poor start the Nets had for the season, in addition to well-respected Head Coach Lawrence Frank being fired and replaced by Nets GM/rookie head coach Kiki Vandeweghe.
Transactions
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Players Lost ----
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References
- 1 2 3 Considine, Bob (2 December 2009). "Nets fall to Mavericks, set NBA record with 0-18 start". NJN vs. DAL game recap. NBA.com. Archived from the original on 4 December 2009. Retrieved 3 December 2009.
- ↑ "New Jersey finally gets first victory". Boston Herald. 2009-12-05. Retrieved 2009-12-05.
- ↑ Witz, Billy (2009-11-30). "Losing Streak Tests the Nets". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-12-05.
- ↑ Stein, Marc (2009-12-01). "GM Vandeweghe to coach winless Nets". ESPN. Archived from the original on 4 December 2009. Retrieved 2009-12-05.
- ↑ "Terrence Williams' Triple-Double Helps Nets Play Spoiler With 127-116 Win in Double Overtime". nesn.com. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
- ↑ Garcia, Julian (2009-11-22). "New Jersey Nets' Devin Harris can't do everything in return to lineup". New York Daily News. Archived from the original on 23 November 2009. Retrieved 2009-12-05.