1988-89 Miami Heat Roster and Stats

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Record: 15-67, Finished 6th in NBA Midwest Division

Coach: Ron Rothstein (15-67)

PTS/G: 97.8 (25th of 25) Opp PTS/G: 109.0 (11th of 25)

SRS: -11.13 (25th of 25) Pace: 99.1 (16th of 25)

Off Rtg: 97.8 (25th of 25) Def Rtg: 109.0 (18th of 25) Net Rtg: -11.2 (25th of 25)

Expected W-L: 15-67 (25th of 25)

Preseason Odds: Championship +50000

Arena: Miami Arena Attendance: 612,754 (12th of 25)

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Recent Game Results

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Roster

Roster Table
No.	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt	Birth Date	Birth	Exp	College
42	Pat Cummings	PF	6-9	230	July 11, 1956	us US	9	Cincinnati
21	Kevin Edwards	SG	6-3	190	October 30, 1965	us US	R	DePaul
40	Sylvester Gray	SF	6-6	230	July 8, 1967	us US	R	Memphis
44	Scott Hastings	C	6-10	235	June 3, 1960	us US	6	Arkansas
43	Grant Long	PF	6-8	225	March 12, 1966	us US	R	Eastern Michigan
34	Todd Mitchell	SF	6-7	205	July 26, 1966	us US	R	Purdue
11	Craig Neal	PG	6-5	165	February 16, 1964	us US	R	Georgia Tech
41	Dave Popson	PF	6-10	220	May 17, 1964	us US	R	UNC
4	Rony Seikaly	C	6-11	230	May 10, 1965	lb LB	R	Syracuse
45	John Shasky	C	6-11	235	July 31, 1964	us US	R	Minnesota
2	Rory Sparrow	PG	6-2	175	June 12, 1958	us US	8	Villanova
20	Jon Sundvold	SG	6-2	170	July 2, 1961	us US	5	Missouri
3	Anthony Taylor	PG	6-4	175	November 30, 1965	us US	R	Oregon
55	Billy Thompson	SF	6-7	195	December 1, 1963	us US	2	Louisville
10	Kelvin Upshaw	SG	6-2	180	January 24, 1963	us US	R	Utah
31	Pearl Washington	PG	6-2	190	January 6, 1964	us US	2	Syracuse
10	Clinton Wheeler	PG	6-1	185	October 27, 1959	us US	1	William Paterson University

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Team and Opponent Stats

Ranks are per game (except for MP, which are total) and sorted descending (except for TOV and PF); opponents ranked are flipped; year/year calculations are also per game

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Team Misc

Per Game

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Per Game Table
Rk	Player	Age	Pos	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	eFG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1	Rory Sparrow	30	PG	80	79	32.7	5.6	12.3	.452	0.2	0.9	.243	5.3	11.4	.469	.461	1.2	1.3	.879	0.7	2.0	2.7	5.4	1.3	0.2	2.6	2.1	12.5
2	Kevin Edwards	23	SG	79	62	29.7	5.9	14.0	.425	0.1	0.5	.270	5.8	13.5	.431	.430	1.8	2.4	.746	1.1	2.2	3.3	4.4	1.8	0.3	3.1	1.9	13.8
3	Grant Long	22	PF	82	73	29.7	4.1	8.4	.486	0.0	0.1	.000	4.1	8.4	.489	.486	3.7	5.0	.749	2.9	3.7	6.7	1.8	1.5	0.6	2.5	4.1	11.9
4	Billy Thompson	25	SF	79	58	28.8	4.4	9.1	.487	0.0	0.1	.000	4.4	9.0	.490	.487	2.0	2.8	.696	3.1	4.2	7.2	2.2	0.7	1.3	2.4	3.3	10.8
5	Rony Seikaly	23	C	78	62	25.2	4.3	9.5	.448	0.0	0.1	.250	4.3	9.5	.449	.448	2.3	4.5	.511	2.6	4.4	7.0	0.7	0.6	1.2	2.6	3.3	10.9
6	Sylvester Gray	21	SF	55	15	22.2	3.0	7.2	.420	0.0	0.1	.250	3.0	7.2	.421	.421	1.9	2.8	.673	2.1	3.1	5.2	2.1	0.7	0.5	1.9	2.6	8.0
7	Pat Cummings	32	PF	53	28	20.7	3.7	7.4	.500	0.0	0.0	.000	3.7	7.4	.503	.500	1.4	1.8	.742	1.6	3.7	5.3	0.9	0.5	0.3	2.1	3.0	8.8
8	Jon Sundvold	27	SG	68	8	19.7	4.5	9.9	.455	0.7	1.4	.522	3.8	8.6	.444	.490	0.7	0.8	.825	0.3	1.0	1.3	2.0	0.4	0.0	1.3	1.1	10.4
9	Pearl Washington	25	PG	54	8	19.7	3.0	7.2	.424	0.0	0.3	.071	3.0	6.9	.437	.425	1.5	1.9	.788	0.9	1.4	2.3	4.2	1.4	0.1	2.3	1.9	7.6
10	Clinton Wheeler	29	PG	8	0	17.9	3.0	5.3	.571	0.0	0.0		3.0	5.3	.571	.571	1.0	1.3	.800	0.6	0.9	1.5	2.6	1.0	0.0	0.8	1.1	7.0
11	Anthony Taylor	23	PG	21	7	17.5	2.9	7.2	.397	0.0	0.1	.000	2.9	7.1	.403	.397	1.1	1.5	.750	0.5	1.1	1.6	2.0	1.0	0.2	1.0	1.8	6.9
12	Scott Hastings	28	C	75	6	16.1	1.9	4.4	.436	0.1	0.4	.321	1.8	4.0	.447	.450	1.2	1.4	.850	1.0	2.1	3.1	0.8	0.4	0.6	0.9	2.7	5.1
13	Kelvin Upshaw	26	SG	9	0	16.0	2.9	7.0	.413	0.1	0.6	.200	2.8	6.4	.431	.421	0.4	0.7	.667	0.4	1.0	1.4	2.2	0.8	0.0	1.4	2.0	6.3
14	Todd Mitchell	22	SF	22	0	14.5	1.9	4.0	.466	0.0	0.0		1.9	4.0	.466	.466	1.6	2.7	.600	0.8	1.4	2.1	0.9	0.7	0.1	1.3	2.2	5.4
15	John Shasky	24	C	65	4	14.5	1.9	3.8	.488	0.0	0.0	.000	1.9	3.8	.492	.488	1.8	2.6	.689	1.5	2.1	3.6	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.7	1.4	5.5
16	Craig Neal	24	PG	32	0	10.7	1.1	2.8	.386	0.3	0.8	.320	0.8	2.0	.413	.432	0.4	0.7	.619	0.1	0.4	0.6	2.7	0.5	0.1	1.3	1.4	2.8
17	Dave Popson	24	PF	7	0	5.4	0.7	2.1	.333	0.0	0.0		0.7	2.1	.333	.333	0.1	0.3	.500	1.0	0.6	1.6	0.3	0.0	0.1	0.6	1.1	1.6
	Team Totals					48.4	39.3	86.8	.453	1.2	3.6	.326	38.1	83.1	.458	.459	18.0	25.6	.702	16.0	27.0	42.9	23.9	9.1	5.0	21.1	25.9	97.8

Per 36 Minutes

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Per 36 Minutes Table
Rk	Player	Age	Pos	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	eFG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1	Rory Sparrow	30	PG	80	79	2613	6.1	13.5	.452	0.2	1.0	.243	5.9	12.5	.469	.461	1.3	1.5	.879	0.8	2.2	3.0	5.9	1.4	0.2	2.8	2.3	13.8
2	Grant Long	22	PF	82	73	2435	5.0	10.2	.486	0.0	0.1	.000	5.0	10.2	.489	.486	4.5	6.0	.749	3.5	4.5	8.1	2.2	1.8	0.7	3.0	5.0	14.4
3	Kevin Edwards	23	SG	79	62	2349	7.2	16.9	.425	0.2	0.6	.270	7.0	16.4	.431	.430	2.2	3.0	.746	1.3	2.7	4.0	5.3	2.1	0.4	3.8	2.4	16.8
4	Billy Thompson	25	SF	79	58	2273	5.5	11.3	.487	0.0	0.1	.000	5.5	11.3	.490	.487	2.5	3.5	.696	3.8	5.2	9.1	2.8	0.9	1.7	3.0	4.1	13.5
5	Rony Seikaly	23	C	78	62	1962	6.1	13.7	.448	0.0	0.1	.250	6.1	13.6	.449	.448	3.3	6.5	.511	3.7	6.3	10.1	1.0	0.8	1.8	3.7	4.7	15.6
6	Jon Sundvold	27	SG	68	8	1338	8.3	18.2	.455	1.3	2.5	.522	7.0	15.7	.444	.490	1.3	1.5	.825	0.5	1.9	2.3	3.7	0.7	0.0	2.3	2.1	19.1
7	Sylvester Gray	21	SF	55	15	1220	4.9	11.7	.420	0.0	0.1	.250	4.9	11.6	.421	.421	3.1	4.6	.673	3.5	5.0	8.4	3.5	1.1	0.7	3.0	4.2	13.0
8	Scott Hastings	28	C	75	6	1206	4.3	9.8	.436	0.3	0.8	.321	4.0	9.0	.447	.450	2.7	3.2	.850	2.1	4.7	6.9	1.8	1.0	1.3	2.0	6.1	11.5
9	Pat Cummings	32	PF	53	28	1096	6.5	12.9	.500	0.0	0.1	.000	6.5	12.9	.503	.500	2.4	3.2	.742	2.8	6.5	9.2	1.5	1.0	0.6	3.6	5.3	15.3
10	Pearl Washington	25	PG	54	8	1065	5.5	13.1	.424	0.0	0.5	.071	5.5	12.6	.437	.425	2.8	3.5	.788	1.7	2.5	4.2	7.6	2.5	0.1	4.1	3.4	13.9
11	John Shasky	24	C	65	4	944	4.6	9.5	.488	0.0	0.1	.000	4.6	9.4	.492	.488	4.4	6.4	.689	3.7	5.2	8.8	0.8	0.5	0.5	1.8	3.6	13.6
12	Anthony Taylor	23	PG	21	7	368	5.9	14.8	.397	0.0	0.2	.000	5.9	14.6	.403	.397	2.3	3.1	.750	1.1	2.3	3.3	4.2	2.2	0.5	2.0	3.6	14.1
13	Craig Neal	24	PG	32	0	341	3.6	9.3	.386	0.8	2.6	.320	2.7	6.7	.413	.432	1.4	2.2	.619	0.4	1.5	1.9	9.1	1.6	0.4	4.2	4.9	9.4
14	Todd Mitchell	22	SF	22	0	320	4.6	9.9	.466	0.0	0.0		4.6	9.9	.466	.466	4.1	6.8	.600	1.9	3.4	5.3	2.3	1.7	0.2	3.3	5.5	13.3
15	Kelvin Upshaw	26	SG	9	0	144	6.5	15.8	.413	0.2	1.2	.200	6.2	14.5	.431	.421	1.0	1.5	.667	1.0	2.3	3.2	5.0	1.7	0.0	3.2	4.5	14.2
16	Clinton Wheeler	29	PG	8	0	143	6.0	10.6	.571	0.0	0.0		6.0	10.6	.571	.571	2.0	2.5	.800	1.3	1.8	3.0	5.3	2.0	0.0	1.5	2.3	14.1
17	Dave Popson	24	PF	7	0	38	4.7	14.2	.333	0.0	0.0		4.7	14.2	.333	.333	0.9	1.9	.500	6.6	3.8	10.4	1.9	0.0	0.9	3.8	7.6	10.4

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