1996-97 Minnesota Timberwolves Referee Summary

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Record: 40-42, Finished 3rd in NBA Midwest Division

Coach: Flip Saunders (40-42)

Executive: Kevin McHale

PTS/G: 96.1 (17th of 29) Opp PTS/G: 97.6 (17th of 29)

SRS: -1.82 (18th of 29) Pace: 90.7 (13th of 29)

Off Rtg: 105.5 (17th of 29) Def Rtg: 107.1 (15th of 29) Net Rtg: -1.6 (17th of 29)

Expected W-L: 37-45 (17th of 29)

Preseason Odds: Championship +15000, Over-Under 26.5

Arena: Target Center Attendance: 697,727 (14th of 29)

NBA 1997 Playoffs:
Lost NBA Western Conference First Round (0-3) versus Houston Rockets (Series Stats)

59 Referees

Statistics are per 48 minutes

59 Referees Table
		Summary					Team per 48					Opponent per 48					Diff per 48
Rk	Referee	G	W	L	W/L%	Pace	PTS	FTA	PF	S.Foul	O.Foul	PTS	FTA	PF	S.Foul	O.Foul	PTS	FTA	PF	S.Foul	O.Foul
1	Ted Bernhardt	8	4	4	.500	89.9	91.0	24.4	20.8	10.6	1.5	88.8	23.6	21.6	8.4	1.9	2.2	0.8	-0.8	2.2	-0.4
2	Ron Garretson	6	3	3	.500	89.1	91.8	22.8	20.2	8.7	2.2	90.0	21.5	20.5	8.3	1.8	1.8	1.3	-0.3	0.4	0.4
3	Jim Kinsey	3	1	2	.333	83.7	81.7	29.0	19.3	8.7	1.3	86.7	21.0	24.7	10.7	3.3	-5.0	8.0	-5.4	-2.0	-2.0
4	Tony Brothers	4	1	3	.250	91.0	93.5	26.3	23.0	11.3	2.0	105.5	24.8	21.8	10.5	2.5	-12.0	1.5	1.2	0.8	-0.5
5	Terry Durham	6	2	4	.333	92.2	99.7	25.5	22.5	11.7	2.0	108.3	26.7	20.8	9.7	2.0	-8.6	-1.2	1.7	2.0	0.0
6	Steve Javie	5	1	4	.200	91.5	95.4	25.2	21.2	10.6	1.6	101.6	24.4	20.6	11.0	1.0	-6.2	0.8	0.6	-0.4	0.6
7	Jess Kersey	4	2	2	.500	87.0	94.0	22.0	21.5	9.0	1.8	95.8	25.5	22.3	8.3	1.5	-1.8	-3.5	-0.8	0.7	0.3
8	Leroy Richardson	4	2	2	.500	85.2	91.0	27.0	23.0	11.3	1.3	93.0	29.3	25.3	9.3	1.5	-2.0	-2.3	-2.3	2.0	-0.2
9	Don Vaden	6	2	4	.333	89.5	94.5	22.7	21.3	10.3	1.3	102.8	27.5	21.2	8.7	1.3	-8.3	-4.8	0.1	1.6	0.0
10	Bill Oakes	5	3	2	.600	91.3	92.9	23.1	23.3	9.8	1.0	92.1	25.1	21.4	8.4	1.4	0.8	-2.0	1.9	1.4	-0.4
11	Derrick Stafford	5	3	2	.600	87.5	92.9	22.1	22.5	10.2	1.2	91.1	23.5	20.6	7.4	1.6	1.8	-1.4	1.9	2.8	-0.4
12	Scott Wall	5	2	3	.400	89.8	89.5	21.6	22.9	10.8	0.6	88.4	28.8	17.6	7.4	1.2	1.1	-7.2	5.3	3.4	-0.6
13	Dan Crawford	5	4	1	.800	88.6	99.2	28.2	19.2	10.0	0.8	92.2	22.4	23.8	10.4	2.2	7.0	5.8	-4.6	-0.4	-1.4
14	Ken Mauer	6	4	2	.667	88.7	95.4	30.8	24.2	11.9	2.3	95.0	29.3	25.1	12.2	1.8	0.4	1.5	-0.9	-0.3	0.5
15	Paul Mihalak	4	2	2	.500	92.8	97.5	30.0	23.0	12.8	1.3	99.0	30.3	22.0	12.3	1.3	-1.5	-0.3	1.0	0.5	0.0
16	Blane Reichelt	6	4	2	.667	90.0	97.2	32.2	21.2	13.2	0.7	100.2	30.0	24.7	12.0	1.5	-3.0	2.2	-3.5	1.2	-0.8
17	Monty McCutchen	6	4	2	.667	91.0	96.7	23.2	19.5	10.7	0.8	94.2	26.7	22.5	8.0	2.5	2.5	-3.5	-3.0	2.7	-1.7
18	Jack Nies	7	6	1	.857	90.7	96.7	27.1	20.3	10.3	2.0	91.4	24.1	23.3	9.7	2.6	5.3	3.0	-3.0	0.6	-0.6
19	Michael Smith	3	2	1	.667	91.8	93.3	24.7	22.3	9.7	3.0	91.7	24.3	21.3	8.3	3.3	1.6	0.4	1.0	1.4	-0.3
20	Dick Bavetta	6	3	3	.500	89.6	90.5	23.3	24.7	9.8	2.5	89.5	27.9	21.7	10.1	1.4	1.0	-4.6	3.0	-0.3	1.1
21	Mike Callahan	5	3	2	.600	89.2	91.7	23.7	21.9	9.6	1.8	87.2	25.1	21.6	10.4	0.8	4.5	-1.4	0.3	-0.8	1.0
22	Tommie Wood	4	1	3	.250	89.8	94.3	27.0	21.3	10.8	1.8	97.5	25.0	22.0	11.5	1.0	-3.2	2.0	-0.7	-0.7	0.8
23	Bennie Adams	4	1	3	.250	93.6	102.3	25.5	26.3	11.5	2.8	111.8	30.5	20.8	10.5	1.3	-9.5	-5.0	5.5	1.0	1.5
24	Bernie Fryer	2	1	1	.500	92.7	98.5	20.5	19.0	12.5	1.5	111.0	28.5	17.0	9.0	1.5	-12.5	-8.0	2.0	3.5	0.0
25	Joe Borgia	4	1	3	.250	87.3	88.4	20.4	24.7	9.7	2.1	93.4	26.6	18.1	9.5	1.4	-5.0	-6.2	6.6	0.2	0.7
26	Ronnie Nunn	3	1	2	.333	90.7	91.3	33.3	21.7	11.7	1.3	96.7	28.0	22.0	13.0	1.0	-5.4	5.3	-0.3	-1.3	0.3
27	Bill Spooner	4	1	3	.250	90.6	91.0	20.3	22.8	10.0	1.5	91.0	26.3	17.0	9.8	1.0	0.0	-6.0	5.8	0.2	0.5
28	Nolan Fine	7	4	3	.571	90.2	100.7	29.9	24.3	11.9	1.4	99.1	31.4	25.6	9.7	1.6	1.6	-1.5	-1.3	2.2	-0.2
29	Joe Forte	5	1	4	.200	90.9	103.8	31.6	28.2	13.6	1.4	110.2	38.0	23.8	10.8	0.8	-6.4	-6.4	4.4	2.8	0.6
30	Leon Wood	4	2	2	.500	90.3	97.8	28.5	26.8	12.3	1.0	98.3	35.8	24.0	10.5	0.8	-0.5	-7.3	2.8	1.8	0.2
31	Joe Lindsay	1	0	1	.000	98.9	98.0	23.0	29.0	9.0	2.0	105.0	33.0	22.0	10.0	0.0	-7.0	-10.0	7.0	-1.0	2.0
32	Eddie F. Rush	5	1	4	.200	91.1	97.0	27.2	19.4	9.2	1.2	107.8	22.8	21.4	11.6	0.2	-10.8	4.4	-2.0	-2.4	1.0
33	Bruce Alexander	2	1	1	.500	90.7	98.0	27.0	21.0	10.0	1.0	97.5	26.5	21.0	11.0	2.0	0.5	0.5	0.0	-1.0	-1.0
34	Ed Middleton	4	2	2	.500	91.5	103.0	37.3	22.5	11.3	0.8	105.8	29.8	26.5	13.5	1.3	-2.8	7.5	-4.0	-2.2	-0.5
35	Ron Olesiak	3	3	0	1.000	87.7	87.7	30.0	20.0	7.7	2.0	77.7	20.3	22.0	12.0	1.3	10.0	9.7	-2.0	-4.3	0.7
36	Jim Clark	3	1	2	.333	89.3	93.0	32.3	20.7	9.7	0.3	99.3	25.7	25.7	12.7	1.0	-6.3	6.6	-5.0	-3.0	-0.7
37	Joe Crawford	6	1	5	.167	89.5	92.5	25.7	21.3	9.7	1.0	102.7	25.8	20.5	9.8	1.0	-10.2	-0.1	0.8	-0.1	0.0
38	George Toliver	2	1	1	.500	89.5	92.0	31.0	21.0	8.0	0.5	94.5	25.5	27.0	10.0	1.0	-2.5	5.5	-6.0	-2.0	-0.5
39	Bennett Salvatore	5	3	2	.600	89.6	97.2	31.8	23.2	11.6	1.0	105.4	27.2	25.2	11.4	1.4	-8.2	4.6	-2.0	0.2	-0.4
40	Hank Armstrong	3	1	2	.333	88.5	94.1	25.8	21.6	10.3	1.0	97.6	29.0	20.9	11.0	1.0	-3.5	-3.2	0.7	-0.7	0.0
41	Hue Hollins	5	2	3	.400	91.8	91.8	25.8	17.4	7.8	1.4	91.0	19.4	20.8	11.4	1.4	0.8	6.4	-3.4	-3.6	0.0
42	Joe DeRosa	3	0	3	.000	88.4	82.3	17.0	25.7	11.3	1.3	98.0	31.7	16.7	8.3	1.0	-15.7	-14.7	9.0	3.0	0.3
43	Mark Wunderlich	5	3	2	.600	91.5	103.4	25.6	22.4	11.0	1.2	102.6	27.6	23.0	10.6	1.6	0.8	-2.0	-0.6	0.4	-0.4
44	Bob Delaney	4	2	2	.500	87.4	92.8	24.5	19.0	9.3	0.3	92.3	22.8	23.8	9.8	3.0	0.5	1.7	-4.8	-0.5	-2.7
45	Tim Donaghy	2	1	1	.500	89.1	94.5	19.0	21.0	8.0	0.5	91.5	20.0	19.0	6.5	2.0	3.0	-1.0	2.0	1.5	-1.5
46	Kevin Fehr	6	5	1	.833	89.4	99.0	26.2	22.5	11.3	1.2	91.8	24.5	23.7	8.8	2.0	7.2	1.7	-1.2	2.5	-0.8
47	Ed T. Rush	6	3	3	.500	90.2	101.0	23.5	24.3	13.2	1.5	101.7	30.7	20.2	8.5	1.0	-0.7	-7.2	4.1	4.7	0.5
48	David Jones	5	4	1	.800	91.2	109.8	27.4	22.8	10.4	1.4	101.2	27.0	22.4	9.4	1.8	8.6	0.4	0.4	1.0	-0.4
49	James Capers Jr.	4	1	3	.250	89.8	97.3	27.8	21.0	9.8	1.0	107.3	23.8	22.0	10.5	0.3	-10.0	4.0	-1.0	-0.7	0.7
50	Mike Mathis	1	1	0	1.000	89.5	103.0	25.0	22.0	14.0	1.0	88.0	28.0	24.0	9.0	3.0	15.0	-3.0	-2.0	5.0	-2.0
51	Sean Corbin	4	3	1	.750	92.5	96.8	27.0	19.8	9.5	2.8	94.3	20.8	22.0	9.5	1.0	2.5	6.2	-2.2	0.0	1.8
52	Scott Foster	4	1	3	.250	87.8	91.0	24.8	20.8	10.8	1.0	99.3	26.5	21.8	10.8	1.3	-8.3	-1.7	-1.0	0.0	-0.3
53	Tommy Nunez Sr.	2	2	0	1.000	99.7	97.5	29.5	17.0	5.5	2.5	83.0	14.0	24.0	11.5	1.5	14.5	15.5	-7.0	-6.0	1.0
54	Gary Benson	3	1	2	.333	92.0	107.3	35.0	21.0	11.0	1.3	113.3	27.0	24.0	12.7	0.7	-6.0	8.0	-3.0	-1.7	0.6
55	Woody Mayfield	2	2	0	1.000	92.2	106.0	36.0	19.5	12.5	1.0	96.5	26.0	24.5	15.0	1.0	9.5	10.0	-5.0	-2.5	0.0
56	Hugh Evans	4	2	2	.500	88.2	93.5	25.5	21.3	10.3	0.5	94.0	27.8	23.0	10.5	1.3	-0.5	-2.3	-1.7	-0.2	-0.8
57	Luis Grillo	2	1	1	.500	92.1	104.5	46.5	25.5	12.5	0.5	108.5	33.5	32.0	14.5	0.0	-4.0	13.0	-6.5	-2.0	0.5
58	Tom Washington	2	0	2	.000	92.2	101.5	27.5	27.5	11.5	1.0	111.5	35.0	21.0	12.5	0.5	-10.0	-7.5	6.5	-1.0	0.5
59	Greg Willard	2	1	1	.500	88.7	88.0	18.5	18.5	8.5	1.5	82.0	20.0	16.5	10.0	1.0	6.0	-1.5	2.0	-1.5	0.5

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