The 1986–87 Phoenix Suns season was the 18th season for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association and their final season under the original ownership group led by Richard L. Bloch , Donald Pitt, and Don Diamond. The Suns started their fourteenth season under head coach John MacLeod . At 22–34 (.393) in late February, management decided to replace the longstanding MacLeod with Dick Van Arsdale ,[1] 1975–76 Finals team (coached by MacLeod).
Phoenix went 14–12 (.538) in those last 26 games under Van Arsdale to finish at 36–46 (.439), and missed the 16-team playoffs by one game. All Suns' home games were played at Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum .
Walter Davis again led the Suns in scoring, averaging 23.6 points for the season. The Suns had another 20-point scorer in Larry Nance , who garnered a career-high 22.5 points and a team-high 8.7 rebounds a game. Third-year point guard Jay Humphries averaged 7.7 assists per game to go with 11.3 points per game. For the 32-year-old Davis, it was an All-Star season for him, his 6th in 10 seasons with the Suns, and would be the last time of his career he was honored as an All-Star.
Offseason edit Roster edit Phoenix Suns roster Players Coaches Pos. # Nat. Name Height Weight DOB (Y-M-D) From C 33 Adams, Alvan 210 lb (95 kg) 1954-07-19 Oklahoma F 12 Addison, Rafael 215 lb (98 kg) 1964-07-22 Syracuse C 50 Bedford, William 225 lb (102 kg) 1963-12-14 Memphis G 6 Davis, Walter 193 lb (88 kg) 1954-09-09 North Carolina C 53 Edwards, James 225 lb (102 kg) 1955-11-22 Washington F 44 Gattison, Kenny 225 lb (102 kg) 1964-05-23 Old Dominion G 3 Gondrezick, Grant 205 lb (93 kg) 1963-01-19 Pepperdine G 14 Hornacek, Jeff 190 lb (86 kg) 1963-05-03 Iowa State G 24 Humphries, Jay 185 lb (84 kg) 1962-10-17 Colorado F 22 Nance, Larry 205 lb (93 kg) 1959-02-12 Clemson F 54 Pinckney, Ed 195 lb (88 kg) 1963-03-27 Villanova G/F 11 Sanders, Mike 210 lb (95 kg) 1960-05-07 UCLA G/F 7 Thompson, Bernard 210 lb (95 kg) 1962-08-30 Fresno State C 30 Vanos, Nick 255 lb (116 kg) 1963-04-13 Santa Clara
Head coach Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain(DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended
Regular season edit Standings edit Record vs. opponents edit 1986-87 NBA Records Team ATL BOS CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MIL NJN NYK PHI PHO POR SAC SAS SEA UTA WAS Atlanta — 3–3 4–2 4–2 2–0 2–0 3–3 1–1 1–1 3–3 2–0 1–1 3–3 5–0 5–1 3–3 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 5–0 Boston 3–3 — 6–0 3–2 2–0 2–0 3–2 2–0 2–0 5–1 2–0 0–2 3–3 4–2 4–2 3–3 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 4–2 Chicago 2–4 0–6 — 5–1 1–1 1–1 3–3 0–2 0–2 3–2 2–0 0–2 4–2 3–2 4–2 3–3 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 3–3 Cleveland 2–4 2–3 1–5 — 0–2 1–1 1–5 1–1 0–2 3–3 2–0 0–2 1–5 4–2 4–1 2–4 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–4 Dallas 0–2 0–2 1–1 2–0 — 4–2 1–1 5–0 3–3 0–2 5–0 3–2 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 3–2 2–3 5–1 4–2 5–0 3–3 1–1 Denver 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–4 — 0–2 4–1 3–3 1–1 2–3 0–5 1–1 2–0 2–0 0–2 3–2 3–2 2–4 5–1 2–3 2–4 1–1 Detroit 3–3 2–3 3–3 5–1 1–1 2–0 — 1–1 1–1 3–3 2–0 1–1 3–3 5–1 6–0 5–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 3–3 Golden State 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 0–5 1–4 1–1 — 4–1 0–2 6–0 2–4 0–2 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–5 4–2 4–1 4–1 4–2 2–3 0–2 Houston 1–1 0–2 2–0 2–0 3–3 3–3 1–1 1–4 — 2–0 4–1 1–4 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 3–2 2–3 5–1 5–1 1–4 3–3 1–1 Indiana 3–3 1–5 2–3 3–3 2–0 1–1 3–3 2–0 0–2 — 2–0 0–2 2–4 5–1 3–2 2–4 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 4–2 L.A. Clippers 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–5 3–2 0–2 0–6 1–4 0–2 — 0–6 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–5 0–6 1–4 1–4 2–4 2–3 0–2 L.A. Lakers 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–3 5–0 1–1 4–2 4–1 2–0 6–0 — 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 5–1 5–1 5–0 4–1 4–2 3–2 1–1 Milwaukee 3–3 3–3 2–4 5–1 0–2 1–1 3–3 2–0 2–0 4–2 2–0 1–1 — 4–2 4–2 2–3 2–0 0–2 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 4–1 New Jersey 0–5 2–4 2–3 2–4 0–2 0–2 1–5 0–2 1–1 1–5 1–1 0–2 2–4 — 5–1 3–3 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 2–4 New York 1–5 2–4 2–4 1–4 0–2 0–2 0–6 0–2 1–1 2–3 2–0 0–2 2–4 1–5 — 3–3 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–4 Philadelphia 3–3 3–3 3–3 4–2 0–2 2–0 0–5 1–1 2–0 4–2 2–0 0–2 3–2 3–3 3–3 — 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 3–3 Phoenix 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–3 2–3 1–1 5–1 2–3 1–1 5–1 1–5 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 — 2–4 2–3 2–3 1–5 4–1 0–2 Portland 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 3–2 2–3 2–0 2–4 3–2 2–0 6–0 1–5 2–0 2–0 2–0 0–2 4–2 — 3–2 4–1 4–2 3–2 1–1 Sacramento 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–5 4–2 1–1 1–4 1–5 1–1 4–1 0–5 0–2 2–0 0–2 0–2 3–2 2–3 — 3–3 2–3 1–5 1–1 San Antonio 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–4 1–5 1–1 1–4 1–5 0–2 4–1 1–4 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 3–2 1–4 3–3 — 1–4 2–4 0–2 Seattle 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–5 3–2 0–2 2–4 4–1 1–1 4–2 2–4 0–2 2–0 2–0 0–2 5–1 2–4 3–2 4–1 — 3–2 1–1 Utah 0–2 1–1 2–0 2–0 3–3 4–2 1–1 3–2 3–3 1–1 3–2 2–3 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–4 2–3 5–1 4–2 2–3 — 1–1 Washington 0–5 2–4 3–3 4–2 1–1 1–1 3–3 2–0 1–1 2–4 2–0 1–1 1–4 4–2 4–2 3–3 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 —
Awards and honors edit All-Star edit Walter Davis was selected as a reserve for the Western Conference in the All-Star Game . It was his sixth and final All-Star selection.The other Suns player receiving All-Star votes was Larry Nance (314,193). Player statistics edit Transactions edit Free agents edit Additions edit Subtractions edit References edit ^ "Van Arsdale chosen Phoenix head coach". Tuscaloosa News . (Alabama). combined reports. February 27, 1987. p. 21. External links edit Standings on Basketball Reference
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The 1986 87 Phoenix Suns season was the 18th season for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association and their final season under the original ownership group led by Richard L Bloch Donald Pitt and Don Diamond The Suns started their fourteenth season under head coach John MacLeod At 22 34 393 in late February management decided to replace the longstanding MacLeod with Dick Van Arsdale 1 a former Suns player from the 1975 76 Finals team coached by MacLeod 1986 87 Phoenix Suns seasonHead coachJohn MacLeod 22 34 Dick Van Arsdale 14 12 General managerJerry ColangeloOwnersRichard L Bloch Donald Pitt amp Don DiamondArenaArizona Veterans Memorial ColiseumResultsRecord36 46 439 PlaceDivision 5th Pacific Conference 9th Western Playoff finishDid not qualifyStats at Basketball Reference comLocal mediaTelevisionKNXV TVRadioKTAR lt 1985 86 1987 88 gt Phoenix went 14 12 538 in those last 26 games under Van Arsdale to finish at 36 46 439 and missed the 16 team playoffs by one game All Suns home games were played at Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum Walter Davis again led the Suns in scoring averaging 23 6 points for the season The Suns had another 20 point scorer in Larry Nance who garnered a career high 22 5 points and a team high 8 7 rebounds a game Third year point guard Jay Humphries averaged 7 7 assists per game to go with 11 3 points per game For the 32 year old Davis it was an All Star season for him his 6th in 10 seasons with the Suns and would be the last time of his career he was honored as an All Star Contents 1 Offseason 1 1 NBA draft 2 Roster 3 Regular season 3 1 Standings 3 2 Record vs opponents 4 Awards and honors 4 1 All Star 5 Player statistics 5 1 Season 6 Transactions 6 1 Free agents 6 1 1 Additions 6 1 2 Subtractions 7 References 8 External linksOffseason editNBA draft edit Main article 1986 NBA draft Round Pick Player Position Nationality College1 6 William Bedford Center nbsp United States Memphis State2 31 Joe Ward Guard nbsp United States Georgia2 39 Rafael Addison Forward nbsp United States Syracuse2 46 Jeff Hornacek Guard nbsp United States Iowa State3 55 Kenny Gattison Forward nbsp United States Old Dominion4 77 Grant Gondrezick Guard nbsp United States Pepperdine5 101 Greg Spurling Center nbsp United States Carson Newman6 123 Jim McCaffrey Guard nbsp United States Holy Cross7 147 Damon Goodwin Guard nbsp United States DaytonRoster editPhoenix Suns rosterPlayers CoachesPos Nat Name Height Weight DOB Y M D FromC 33 nbsp Adams Alvan 6 ft 9 in 2 06 m 210 lb 95 kg 1954 07 19 OklahomaF 12 nbsp Addison Rafael 6 ft 7 in 2 01 m 215 lb 98 kg 1964 07 22 SyracuseC 50 nbsp Bedford William nbsp 7 ft 0 in 2 13 m 225 lb 102 kg 1963 12 14 MemphisG 6 nbsp Davis Walter 6 ft 6 in 1 98 m 193 lb 88 kg 1954 09 09 North CarolinaC 53 nbsp Edwards James nbsp 7 ft 0 in 2 13 m 225 lb 102 kg 1955 11 22 WashingtonF 44 nbsp Gattison Kenny 6 ft 8 in 2 03 m 225 lb 102 kg 1964 05 23 Old DominionG 3 nbsp Gondrezick Grant 6 ft 5 in 1 96 m 205 lb 93 kg 1963 01 19 PepperdineG 14 nbsp Hornacek Jeff 6 ft 3 in 1 91 m 190 lb 86 kg 1963 05 03 Iowa StateG 24 nbsp Humphries Jay 6 ft 3 in 1 91 m 185 lb 84 kg 1962 10 17 ColoradoF 22 nbsp Nance Larry 6 ft 10 in 2 08 m 205 lb 93 kg 1959 02 12 ClemsonF 54 nbsp Pinckney Ed 6 ft 9 in 2 06 m 195 lb 88 kg 1963 03 27 VillanovaG F 11 nbsp Sanders Mike 6 ft 6 in 1 98 m 210 lb 95 kg 1960 05 07 UCLAG F 7 nbsp Thompson Bernard 6 ft 6 in 1 98 m 210 lb 95 kg 1962 08 30 Fresno StateC 30 nbsp Vanos Nick 7 ft 1 in 2 16 m 255 lb 116 kg 1963 04 13 Santa Clara Head coach nbsp Dick Van Arsdale Indiana Assistant coach es nbsp John Wetzel Virginia Tech Legend C Team captain DP Unsigned draft pick FA Free agent S Suspended nbsp InjuredRegular season editStandings edit Pacific Divisionvte W L PCT GB Home Road Divy Los Angeles Lakers 65 17 793 37 4 28 13 24 6x Portland Trail Blazers 49 33 598 16 34 7 15 26 17 13x Golden State Warriors 42 40 512 23 25 16 17 24 17 13x Seattle SuperSonics 39 43 476 26 25 16 14 27 15 15Phoenix Suns 36 46 439 29 26 15 10 31 14 16Los Angeles Clippers 12 70 146 53 9 32 3 38 3 27 Western ConferencevteTeam W L PCT GB1 z Los Angeles Lakers 65 17 793 2 y Dallas Mavericks 55 27 671 103 x Portland Trail Blazers 49 33 598 164 x Utah Jazz 44 38 537 215 x Golden State Warriors 42 40 512 236 x Houston Rockets 42 40 512 237 x Seattle SuperSonics 39 43 476 268 x Denver Nuggets 37 45 451 289 Phoenix Suns 36 46 439 2910 Sacramento Kings 29 53 354 3611 San Antonio Spurs 28 54 341 3712 Los Angeles Clippers 12 70 146 53Record vs opponents edit 1986 87 NBA RecordsTeam ATL BOS CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MIL NJN NYK PHI PHO POR SAC SAS SEA UTA WASAtlanta 3 3 4 2 4 2 2 0 2 0 3 3 1 1 1 1 3 3 2 0 1 1 3 3 5 0 5 1 3 3 1 1 1 1 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 5 0Boston 3 3 6 0 3 2 2 0 2 0 3 2 2 0 2 0 5 1 2 0 0 2 3 3 4 2 4 2 3 3 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 4 2Chicago 2 4 0 6 5 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 0 2 0 2 3 2 2 0 0 2 4 2 3 2 4 2 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 2 3 3Cleveland 2 4 2 3 1 5 0 2 1 1 1 5 1 1 0 2 3 3 2 0 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2 0 2 1 1 2 4New York 1 5 2 4 2 4 1 4 0 2 0 2 0 6 0 2 1 1 2 3 2 0 0 2 2 4 1 5 3 3 1 1 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 2 4Philadelphia 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 2 0 2 2 0 0 5 1 1 2 0 4 2 2 0 0 2 3 2 3 3 3 3 1 1 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 3 3Phoenix 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 1 2 3 2 3 1 1 5 1 2 3 1 1 5 1 1 5 0 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 4 2 3 2 3 1 5 4 1 0 2Portland 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 1 3 2 2 3 2 0 2 4 3 2 2 0 6 0 1 5 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 4 2 3 2 4 1 4 2 3 2 1 1Sacramento 0 2 0 2 1 1 1 1 1 5 4 2 1 1 1 4 1 5 1 1 4 1 0 5 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 2 3 2 2 3 3 3 2 3 1 5 1 1San Antonio 0 2 0 2 1 1 1 1 2 4 1 5 1 1 1 4 1 5 0 2 4 1 1 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 1 1 3 2 1 4 3 3 1 4 2 4 0 2Seattle 0 2 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 5 3 2 0 2 2 4 4 1 1 1 4 2 2 4 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 2 5 1 2 4 3 2 4 1 3 2 1 1Utah 0 2 1 1 2 0 2 0 3 3 4 2 1 1 3 2 3 3 1 1 3 2 2 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 2 3 5 1 4 2 2 3 1 1Washington 0 5 2 4 3 3 4 2 1 1 1 1 3 3 2 0 1 1 2 4 2 0 1 1 1 4 4 2 4 2 3 3 2 0 1 1 1 1 2 0 1 1 1 1 Awards and honors editAll Star edit Walter Davis was selected as a reserve for the Western Conference in the All Star Game It was his sixth and final All Star selection The other Suns player receiving All Star votes was Larry Nance 314 193 Player statistics editLegend 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 gameSeason edit Phoenix Suns statistics Player GP GS MPG FG 3FG FT RPG APG SPG BPG PPGAlvan Adams 68 40 24 9 503 000 788 5 0 3 3 9 5 11 1Rafael Addison 62 12 11 5 441 320 797 1 7 0 7 4 1 5 8William Bedford 50 18 19 6 397 000 581 4 9 1 1 4 7 6 7Walter Davis 79 79 33 5 514 259 862 3 1 4 6 1 2 1 23 6James Edwards 14 9 21 7 518 771 4 3 1 4 4 5 12 0Kenny Gattison 77 14 14 3 476 000 632 3 5 0 5 3 4 5 2Grant Gondrezick 64 1 13 1 450 235 701 1 7 1 3 4 1 5 5Jeff Hornacek 80 3 19 5 454 279 777 2 3 4 5 9 1 5 3Jay Humphries 82 82 31 5 477 185 769 3 2 7 7 1 4 1 11 3Larry Nance 69 67 37 2 551 200 773 8 7 3 4 1 2 2 1 22 5Ed Pinckney 80 65 28 1 584 000 739 7 3 1 5 1 1 7 10 5Mike Sanders 82 4 20 2 494 118 781 3 3 1 5 7 3 10 5Bernard Thompson 24 2 13 8 400 000 818 1 3 0 8 5 2 4 6Nick Vanos 57 14 11 2 411 000 644 3 2 0 8 3 4 2 9Transactions editFree agents edit Additions edit Date Player Contract Old TeamOctober 1 1986 Walter Davis Re signed to 3 year contract Phoenix SunsSubtractions edit Date Player Reason Left New TeamJune 8 1986 Rod Foster WaivedJuly 31 1986 Rick Robey Free agentAugust 13 1986 Charles Pittman Free agent Pallacanestro Varese Italy August 20 1986 Georgi Glouchkov Waived Mobilgirgi Caserta Italy October 23 1986 Sedric Toney Waived New York KnicksOctober 28 1986 Charles Jones Waived Portland Trail BlazersReferences edit Van Arsdale chosen Phoenix head coach Tuscaloosa News Alabama combined reports February 27 1987 p 21 External links editStandings on Basketball Reference Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1986 87 Phoenix Suns season amp oldid 1185390732, wikipedia, 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