February 1989 cont'd
2.21.89: at Atlanta (20-31). The Bulls march on to Atlanta, and beat the Hawks, 115-102. Jack’s 36-12-7 with four steals and a block led everyone, while Jones added 19-9-4. Jefferey Adam, who is easily becoming one of the better unknowns in the league, had 31-9-6. Dwayne Padgett scored 18 with six assists from the point guard spot.
Record: 42-10
2.22.89: vs Indiana (26-29). The Pacers came into Chicago flat, and got killed, 124-98. Jack (31-12-9) and Josh (29-10-6) were in fine form, while Cruz and Bye Felicien added 12 each. All-Star Andrew Edmiston led Indiana with 29 and 11 boards…from the power forward spot. Ugh. The playoffs are going to be so hard, especially if Utah’s awaiting the Bulls at the end. Fellow All-Star Albert Scott shot just 5-12 from the field, and eded up with 14 points.
Record: 43-10
2.25.89: at New Jersey (29-27). I’m now nine years old, if this were real life, having turned it just the day before. I don’t remember if it was a good birthday or not. The Bulls have two unhappy players, though I’m not sure way. Jesus Brawner lost to Bye Felicien in playing time, but why should he have expected any in the first place? I don’t even know who Chris Ross is. Looking at him, he started one year, with Atlanta. He’s played in five games this season. Perhaps he’s just unhappy because he’s coming to some of life’s hardest lessons. Sometimes, your best just isn’t good enough.
On this night, Chicago’s best wasn’t their best, and it definitely wasn’t good enough. The Nets, who have struggled since losing Tom Perez, managed to pull out a huge win, beating the Bulls, 87-81. Luke Black and John Jennings each scored 20; Black’s came with nine rebounds, while Jennings’ came with seven boards and seven assists. Allen Moffatt scored 16 and posted seven boards and three blocks. Josh scored 28 on 25 shots, and netted 19 boards. It is rumored that there are issues between Josh and Jack; Jack definitely had an off night, going 6-16 from the field. He still posted 15-11-11-2-3, but he seemed disconnected. Gaye Cruz added 12, and nobody else had anything of note.
Record: 43-11
2.26.89: at Milwaukee (17-38). Perhaps this will cheer them up. It helped, as the Bulls used a 42-30 third quarter to beat the Bucks, 117-104. Jack’s 28-15-13 led the way. Nicky Lopez had his monthly check-in with 20 off the bench, while Escalera added 16, Josh 14, and Josh Whitman 10-7-9. It appears that either Jack or Josh will have a big game, while the other will be quiet. This is no good. William Gaudet scored 22 for Milwaukee, while Emil Andrae added 17 and eight assists. Richie Russell put up 16-5-7, but the reports of him leaving after the season refuse to go away.
Record: 44-11
2.28.89: vs Milwaukee (17-39). One of those sneaky back-to-backs showed Chicago to have their finest pummeling of the season. The Bulls demolished the Bucks, 139-92. They won the first quarter, 39-17, the second 37-25, and the third 42-20. Jack’s 38-14-14-4-3 led the way, while Jones had 19 and seven, and Gayle Cruz 18. Sheldon Maurer scored 14, while Josh Whitman posted 12-3-11…and Nicky Lopez 12-4-9. Richie Russell scored 20 for the Bucks, but had just two assists. William Gaudett scored 14 in a secondary effort.
Record: 45-11
Standings Update: The Bulls have a 4.5 game lead on Utah as the top overall seed in the playoffs. As we know, this means nothing. Utah has taken advantage of Dallas’ utter collapse to open up a 10.5 game lead in the Midwest. Philadelphia, meanwhile, continues to lead a tough Atlantic, while Boston has fallen down to fourth (though just 2.5 back). Sacramento continues to impress; they have led the division wire-to-wire thus far. Seattle is an interesting team as well, given that they were picked to finish last. Charlotte has the most ping pong balls locked in.
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1988 NBA Standings
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ATLANTIC W L PCT HOME DIV CONF
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Philadelphia 34 23 .596 21-9 19-3 28-12
New York 32 24 .571 21-8 12-10 22-16
Washington 32 25 .561 16-9 8-13 17-20
Boston 31 25 .554 18-10 12-9 21-19
New Jersey 30 28 .517 17-10 10-12 20-20
Charlotte 10 49 .169 7-25 1-15 4-34
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CENTRAL W L PCT HOME DIV CONF
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Chicago 45 11 .804 27-2 18-2 32-6
Detroit 37 19 .661 24-5 16-8 28-13
Indiana 26 32 .448 14-13 12-13 20-24
Cleveland 25 32 .439 16-15 8-11 19-21
Atlanta 20 35 .364 14-15 7-13 13-23
Milwaukee 17 40 .298 10-19 4-18 12-28
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MIDWEST W L PCT HOME DIV CONF
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Utah 41 16 .719 23-4 11-4 24-14
San Antonio 30 26 .536 19-10 8-8 18-19
Dallas 31 27 .534 20-7 12-5 25-21
Houston 29 28 .509 22-10 7-8 19-19
Denver 19 36 .345 15-13 4-11 13-26
Miami 13 43 .232 11-18 4-10 10-30
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PACIFIC W L PCT HOME DIV CONF
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Sacramento 36 21 .632 23-5 12-10 28-16
Phoenix 34 23 .596 24-6 13-8 23-16
Golden State 30 25 .545 18-9 10-10 22-19
Portland 32 27 .542 20-10 11-10 25-19
Seattle 27 29 .482 19-10 8-10 21-17
Los Angeles (LAL) 25 32 .439 16-8 9-11 18-24
Los Angeles (LAC) 23 33 .411 15-9 8-12 17-23
Player Stats: The two-man race for the scoring title is very tight, as Jack faltered a bit last month. He still leads Brian Crawford of Detroit, but only by half a point (32.4-31.9). Jack is now fifth in rebounds, something the Evil Harris Connors still leads (12.0). Jack has 11.3 per game. Brent Neilson, Cult Hero, meanwhile, has upped his assists to 12.4 per game. Jack is third, at 10.6. Old teammate, Clarence Cassady, is averaging 7.0 apg for San Antonio. I think I’d rather have his output (8.0 ppg, 6.7 rpg, 7.0 apg) than Josh’s.
Team Summary: The Bulls inched up to ninth in total defense, and their field goal percentage allowed is at 7th. They are still a very efficient offense, though Utah would crush them. I firmly believe that the Evil Harris Connors and Royal Bryant are the best duo in the league, and affect a game more than anybody else.
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Chicago TEAM SUMMARY
Current Performance
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Season Record: 45-11
Division Record: 18-2
Conference Record: 32-6
Home Record: 27-2
Team Stats CR TR Opp. Stats CR TR Margin CR TR
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Points 113.5 1 1 Points 100.2 5 9 Points 13.3 1 1
O.Reb 11.6 10 21 O.Reb 13.3 9 16 O.Reb -1.7 11 21
D.Reb 32.2 4 11 D.Reb 27.0 1 1 D.Reb 5.2 1 1
Rebounds 43.8 8 18 Rebounds 40.3 2 2 Rebounds 3.4 3 4
Assists 33.4 1 1 Assists 24.5 3 5 Assists 8.9 1 1
Steals 6.8 2 6 Steals 6.0 9 12 Steals 0.8 2 6
Blocks 5.6 4 12 Blocks 5.6 8 12 Blocks 0.0 4 9
Turnovers 14.2 9 10 Turnovers 15.2 2 7 Turnovers -1.0 4 7
Fouls 19.6 6 12 Fouls 20.9 4 6 Fouls -1.3 5 9
FG% .521 1 1 FG% .458 4 7 FG% .063 1 1
FT% .745 2 2 FT% .657 2 3 FT% .087 2 2
3P% .385 1 2 3P% .327 6 12 3P% .058 2 3
PPS 1.30 1 1 PPS 1.13 5 9 PPS .169 1 1
Adj. FG% .542 1 1 Adj. FG% .478 4 7 Adj. FG% .064 1 1
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Chicago Averages
Player Pos Gm Gs Min Pts Orb Reb Ast Stl Blk To Fls +/-test test test test test
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Jack Dawkins SF 56 56 37.5 32.4 3.0 11.3 10.6 2.5 2.2 2.5 1.3 14.6
Joshua Jones PF 56 56 34.9 21.8 1.4 8.2 3.0 0.6 0.9 2.1 2.9 11.6
Josh Whitman PG 54 54 33.7 8.4 1.2 3.7 7.2 0.7 0.1 2.1 2.0 10.8
Gregory Escalera SG 56 56 33.4 9.8 0.6 4.3 3.3 0.3 0.3 1.6 3.2 8.0
Gayle Cruz C 56 56 28.8 12.1 1.4 4.5 1.8 0.4 0.2 1.5 3.9 10.0
Nicky Lopez SG 49 0 21.7 6.5 1.2 2.3 3.1 0.5 0.3 1.6 1.1 3.9
Edward Shank C 56 0 18.0 6.7 1.0 4.4 1.6 0.6 1.0 1.0 2.4 3.5
Felicien Delahaye PG 56 2 15.0 6.1 0.4 1.1 2.1 0.4 0.0 1.0 0.9 3.1
Sheldon Maurer PF 56 0 12.8 8.4 1.2 3.1 0.6 0.6 0.4 0.5 2.1 1.8
Jesus Brawner SG 32 0 10.7 3.7 0.6 1.3 0.9 0.7 0.1 0.5 0.1 1.5
Chad Downey SG 5 0 9.0 2.4 0.2 1.0 0.6 0.0 0.0 1.6 1.0 0.2
Timothy McBroom C 18 0 3.6 0.6 0.2 0.9 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.3
Chris Ross C 5 0 3.4 0.6 0.0 0.6 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 -1.0
Richard Mims C 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Vincent Bangs C 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Overall, Jack had an off month, which is reflected in his shooting percentages. Maybe all the talk about where he’s going to go in the offseason is getting to him.
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PLAYER DETAILS
#11 SF Jack Dawkins - Chicago
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Height: 6-8
Weight: 251
DOB: 3/13/1964 (24)
College: George Washington
Hometown: Camp Hill, PA
Exp: 3
Attributes:
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Type INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA
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Current: A+ A A A+ A A+ A A A A A A A+ A A A
Potential: A A A A A A A A A A A A
Health: Good
Status: Active Roster
Salary: $436,962
Length: 1
Stat Averages:
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Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORE REB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF
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1988 NBA CHI 56 56 37.5 32.4 3.0 11.3 10.6 2.5 4.32 2.5 2.2 1.3
1987 NBA CHI 82 82 38.2 29.2 3.1 10.8 11.6 2.1 5.49 2.4 1.9 1.5
1986 NBA CHI 82 82 38.1 36.0 2.6 11.5 10.2 2.5 4.03 2.2 1.6 1.5
1985 NBA CHI 82 82 37.8 32.9 2.8 11.8 10.0 2.3 4.27 2.2 1.8 1.4
Career 302 302 37.9 32.7 2.9 11.4 10.6 2.4 4.27 2.3 1.8 1.4
Shooting Averages:
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Season FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% InsM InsA In% JsM JsA Js% 3PM 3PA 3P%
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1988 11.6 19.0 .612 7.8 8.5 .922 7.9 11.4 .686 2.4 4.7 .521 1.3 2.9 .466
1987 11.0 18.2 .605 6.2 6.8 .912 7.8 11.0 .712 2.3 5.1 .448 0.9 2.2 .427
1986 13.3 22.3 .597 8.0 8.7 .917 9.1 12.8 .712 2.8 6.5 .433 1.4 3.0 .466
1985 11.9 19.1 .622 8.3 8.7 .947 8.3 11.3 .734 2.6 5.6 .469 0.9 2.1 .434
Career 12.0 19.7 .608 7.5 8.2 .926 8.3 11.6 .713 2.5 5.5 .460 1.1 2.5 .449
Stat Totals:
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Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS OREB REB AST TO STL BLK PF +/-
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1988 NBA CHI 56 56 2102 1814 166 630 596 138 142 122 70 816
1987 NBA CHI 82 82 3131 2391 258 885 950 173 197 153 125 1043
1986 NBA CHI 82 82 3124 2955 214 945 839 208 178 131 122 1465
1985 NBA CHI 82 82 3103 2701 228 969 820 192 179 149 113 943
Career 302 302 11460 9861 866 3429 3205 711 696 555 430 4267
Shooting Totals
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Season FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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1988 651 1063 437 474 75 161
1987 903 1493 509 558 76 178
1986 1092 1829 656 715 115 247
1985 974 1565 677 715 76 175
Career 3620 5950 2279 2462 342 761
Efficiency:
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Season LGE TEAM G TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF
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1988 NBA CHI 56 .713 1.71 29.7 6.9 30.4 10.1 23.1 17.2 44.4 1063.8 35.5 14.6 117.0 98.3
1987 NBA CHI 82 .688 1.60 33.2 6.0 28.5 10.3 21.0 16.1 43.7 1553.4 51.8 12.7 114.7 98.4
1986 NBA CHI 82 .689 1.62 26.3 6.5 34.9 9.5 24.1 17.9 46.9 1695.6 56.5 17.9 117.2 94.4
1985 NBA CHI 82 .718 1.73 28.4 6.6 30.5 10.1 25.1 18.6 44.7 1581.9 52.7 11.5 112.8 99.1
Career 302 .701 1.66 29.3 6.5 31.1 10.0 23.3 17.5 45.0 5894.7 196.5 14.1 115.3 97.5
Playoff Averages:
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Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORE REB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF
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1987 NBA CHI 19 19 37.8 29.2 2.9 11.2 10.4 1.8 5.63 1.9 1.6 1.4
1986 NBA CHI 16 16 38.7 34.1 2.1 10.5 10.9 2.3 4.86 2.3 1.8 1.1
1985 NBA CHI 21 21 38.6 31.4 2.8 10.7 10.9 2.6 4.15 2.2 1.7 1.2
Career 56 56 38.4 31.4 2.6 10.8 10.7 2.3 4.15 2.1 1.7 1.3
Playoff Shooting Averages:
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Season FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% InsM InsA In% JsM JsA Js% 3PM 3PA 3P%
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1987 11.8 19.3 .613 4.5 4.9 .914 8.3 11.4 .727 2.6 5.7 .454 1.0 2.3 .442
1986 13.3 21.9 .609 6.0 6.6 .906 9.1 12.4 .734 2.7 6.1 .439 1.5 3.3 .453
1985 11.7 18.7 .625 7.3 8.0 .917 8.4 11.5 .731 2.5 5.1 .481 0.8 2.0 .381
Career 12.2 19.8 .616 6.0 6.6 .913 8.6 11.7 .731 2.6 5.6 .459 1.1 2.5 .428
Playoff Totals:
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Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS OREB REB AST TO STL BLK PF +/-
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1987 NBA CHI 19 19 719 554 55 213 197 35 36 31 27 148
1986 NBA CHI 16 16 619 546 33 168 175 36 36 29 18 261
1985 NBA CHI 21 21 811 660 59 225 228 55 46 35 26 145
Career 56 56 2149 1760 147 606 600 126 118 95 71 554
Playoff Shooting Totals
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Season FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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1987 225 367 85 93 19 43
1986 213 350 96 106 24 53
1985 245 392 154 168 16 42
Career 683 1109 335 367 59 138
Playoff Efficiency:
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Season LGE TEAM G TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF
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1987 NBA CHI 19 .679 1.51 30.8 5.5 28.9 9.7 23.1 17.0 33.0 242.7 8.1 7.8 110.7 100.8
1986 NBA CHI 16 .688 1.56 28.8 5.9 33.5 7.6 22.2 16.2 35.4 230.0 7.7 16.3 113.3 91.9
1985 NBA CHI 21 .708 1.68 30.4 7.3 29.0 9.5 21.6 16.2 36.1 308.9 10.3 6.9 112.6 104.5
Career 56 .693 1.59 30.1 6.3 30.3 9.1 22.3 16.5 34.9 781.6 26.1 9.9 112.2 99.8
Career Highs:
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Type Pts OReb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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Season 52 9 22 21 8 7 6 20 29 22 24 4 7
Playoff 52 6 17 19 5 5 7 23 32 16 17 4 6
Career 56 9 22 21 8 7 9 23 35 22 24 5 9
Awards & Achievements:
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Season Award
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Total Player of the Game: 284
Total Player of the Week: 76
Total Player of the Month: 22
Total All-Star Appearances: 4
Total All-Star Game MVP : 2
Total All-League First Team : 3
Total All-Defensive First Team : 3
Total Playoff MVP : 1
Total Most Valuable Player : 3
Total Championships: 1
Total Scoring Leader : 2
Total Rebounds Leader : 1
Total Steals Leader : 1
1988 NBA All-Star Game MVP
1988 NBA All-Star
1987 NBA Steals Leader
1987 NBA All-Defensive First Team
1987 NBA All-League First Team
1987 NBA Most Valuable Player
1987 NBA All-Star Game MVP
1987 NBA All-Star
1986 National Basketball Association Champion
1986 NBA Playoff MVP
1986 NBA Scoring Leader
1986 NBA All-Defensive First Team
1986 NBA All-League First Team
1986 NBA Most Valuable Player
1986 NBA All-Star
1986 NBA Slam-Dunk Contest Champion
1986 NBA Rookie Game MVP
1986 NBA Rookie Game Participant
1985 NBA Rebounds Leader
1985 NBA Scoring Leader
1985 NBA All-Defensive First Team
1985 NBA All-Rookie First Team
1985 NBA All-League First Team
1985 NBA Most Valuable Player
1985 NBA Rookie of the Year
1985 NBA All-Star
1985 NBA Rookie Game Participant
1984 Conference Player of the Year (Independent)
1984 1st Team All-Conference (Independent)
1984 1st Team All-American
1984 National Player of the Year
1984 NCAA Champion
1983 Conference Player of the Year (Independent)
1983 1st Team All-Conference (Independent)
1983 1st Team All-American
1983 National Player of the Year
1983 NCAA Champion
1982 Conference Player of the Year (Independent)
1982 1st Team All-Conference (Independent)
1982 1st Team All-American
1982 National Player of the Year
1981 Conference Freshman of the Year (Independent)
1981 Conference Player of the Year (Independent)
1981 Freshman All-Conference (Independent)
1981 1st Team All-Conference (Independent)
1981 Freshman All-American
1981 1st Team All-American
1981 National Freshman of the Year
1981 National Player of the Year
1980 High School: Rated ***** and #559 overall by the FBCB scouting service.