1984-85 Chicago Bulls season

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1984-85 Chicago Bulls
Michael Jordan’s Rookie Season
NBA Affiliations
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1984-85 Information
Owner(s) Jerry Reinsdorf
Coach Kevin Loughery
Local television
Local radio

In the summer of 1984 the team's fortunes changed when it received the third pick of the NBA draft, after Houston and Portland. The Rockets selected Hakeem Olajuwon, the Blazers jumped on Sam Bowie, and the Bulls grabbed shooting guard Michael Jordan out of the University of North Carolina. The team, with new management in owner Jerry Reinsdorf and General Manager Jerry Krause, decided to rebuild around Jordan. Jordan set franchise records during his rookie campaign for scoring (3rd in the league) and steals (4th in the league), and led the Bulls back to the playoffs, for which he was rewarded with a berth on the All-NBA second team and NBA Rookie of the Year Award.

Contents

[edit] Offseason

[edit] NBA Draft

The Bulls breathed a sigh of relief when the Trail Blazers picked Sam Bowie with the second pick overall. Jordan was heavily favoured to be drafted second overall. [1]

Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
1 3 Michael Jordan Forward Flag of the United States United States North Carolina
10 208 Carl Lewis G/F Flag of the United States United States Houston

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Season standings

Central Division
Team W L PCT. GB
Milwaukee Bucks 59 23 .720 -
Detroit Pistons 46 36 .561 13
Chicago Bulls 38 44 .463 21
Cleveland Cavaliers 36 46 .439 23
Atlanta Hawks 34 48 .415 25
Indiana Pacers 22 60 .268 37

[edit] Player stats

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

[edit] Regular season

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Dave Corzine 82 50 25.1 .486 .000 .745 5.1 1.7 .39 .78 8.5
Quintin Dailey 79 0 26.6 .473 .233 .817 2.6 2.4 .90 .06 16.0
Chris Engler 3 0 1.0 .500 .000 .000 .7 .0 .00 .00 .7
Sidney Green 48 1 15.4 .432 .000 .806 5.1 .6 .23 .29 6.1
Dave Greenwood 61 28 25.0 .458 .000 .713 6.4 1.3 .56 .30 6.1
Rod Higgins 68 5 13.9 .441 .270 .667 2.2 1.1 .31 .19 4.5
Steve Johnson 74 54 22.4 .545 .000 .718 5.9 .9 .50 .84 10.0
Caldwell Jones 42 32 21.1 .461 .000 .766 5.0 .8 .29 .74 3.4
Charles Jones 3 0 9.7 .500 .000 .667 2.0 .3 .00 1.67 2.7
Michael Jordan 82 82 38.3 .515 .173 .845 6.5 5.9 2.39 .84 28.2
Wes Matthews 78 38 19.5 .495 .125 .694 .9 4.5 .94 .15 5.7
Jawann Oldham 63 0 15.8 .464 .000 .680 3.7 .5 .17 2.02 3.4
Ennis Whatley 70 44 19.8 .447 .111 .791 1.4 5.4 .94 .14 5.0
Orlando Woolridge 77 76 36.6 .554 .000 .785 5.6 1.8 .75 .49 22.9

[edit] Playoffs

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Dave Corzine 4 19.2 .667 .000 .833 5.5 .8 .50 .25 8.2
Quintin Dailey 4 32.2 .419 .143 .727 3.2 2.8 1.00 .00 15.2
Sidney Green 3 18.0 .500 .000 .636 5.0 .7 .00 .33 10.3
Dave Greenwood 4 34.8 .536 .000 .800 7.8 1.2 1.50 1.00 9.5
Rod Higgins 1 1.0 .000 .000 .000 .0 .0 .00 .00 .0
Steve Johnson 3 7.3 .286 .000 1.000 1.7 .7 .00 .00 2.0
Caldwell Jones 2 9.0 .833 .000 .000 2.5 .0 .00 .50 5.0
Michael Jordan 4 42.8 .436 .125 .828 5.8 8.5 2.75 1.00 29.2
Wes Matthews 4 22.8 .344 .000 .778 1.5 3.0 .75 .00 7.2
Jawann Oldham 4 22.8 .467 .000 .000 5.5 .8 1.50 1.75 3.5
Orlando Woolridge 4 41.8 .500 .000 .778 3.2 2.0 1.50 .25 20.5

[edit] Award Winners

[edit] References

  1. ^ Tip-Off, How the 1984 NBA Draft Changed Basketball Forever, Filip Bondy, p.166, Da Capo Press, A Member of the Perseus Books Group, 2007, ISBN 978-0-306-81486-0
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1984–85 NBA season by team
1984 NBA Draft • All-Star Game • Playoffs • Finals • Transactions
East
Boston • New Jersey • New York • Philadelphia • Washington
Atlanta • Chicago • Cleveland • Detroit • Indiana • Milwaukee
West
Dallas • Denver • Houston • Kansas City • San Antonio • Utah
Golden State • L.A. Clippers • L.A. Lakers • Phoenix • Portland • Seattle
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