2004–05 New Orleans Hornets season

2004–05 New Orleans Hornets season
Head coach Byron Scott
Owner(s) George Shinn
Arena New Orleans Arena
Results
Record 18–64 (.220)
Place Division: 5th (Southwest)
Conference: 15th (Western)
Playoff finish Did not qualify
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television Cox Sports Television
Radio WTIX

The 2004–05 New Orleans Hornets season was the franchise's third season in the National Basketball Association.[1] The Hornets moved from the Eastern Conference's Central Division to the tougher Southwest Division of the Western Conference for the season. Under new head coach Byron Scott, the Hornets played their worst basketball losing their first eight games, which led to an awful 2–29 start. Many players were traded away during the season. The team traded David Wesley to the Houston Rockets in December, then midway through the season dealt Baron Davis to the Golden State Warriors, and sent Jamal Mashburn, who was lost for the entire season with a knee injury, to the Philadelphia 76ers for Glenn Robinson, who never played for the Hornets and was released to free agency. Mashburn would never suit up for the 76ers.

The Hornets continued to struggle losing their final nine games finishing last place in the Southwest Division with a dreadful 18–64 record, which was the same record as the expansion Charlotte Bobcats. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the first time since the 1998–99 season, when the franchise was based in Charlotte.

Offseason

During the offseason, the Hornets made many transactions. On June 16, the Hornets claimed Brazilian swingman Alex Garcia on waivers from the San Antonio Spurs. On June 22, the 2004 NBA Expansion Draft took place, and the Hornets lost guard Maurice Carter to the Charlotte Bobcats. Two days later, the NBA Draft took place.

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
118J.R. SmithSG United States
244Tim Pickett United StatesFlorida State

In the draft, the Hornets drafted J. R. Smith and Tim Pickett.[2] Smith would play only two seasons with the Hornets, and Pickett would not play in the NBA. On July 19, the Hornets signed Chris Andersen. Andersen would be with the Hornets for four seasons, missing the 2006–07 season due to a suspension for substance abuse. On August 3, the Hornets signed former Sixth Man of the Year Rodney Rogers. Rogers would be traded to the Philadelphia 76ers, along with Jamal Mashburn, on February 24 for Glenn Robinson. On September 29, the Hornets signed Tremaine Fowlkes and Britton Johnsen. The following day, the team signed Lorinza "Junior" Harrington and Lee Nailon. On October 28, the Hornets waived Fowlkes, and three days later, they waived Johnsen.[3]

Roster

New Orleans Hornets roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
F/C 12 United States Andersen, Chris 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Blinn
F/C 42 United States Brown, P. J. 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 239 lb (108 kg) Louisiana Tech
G 5 United States Claxton, Speedy 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 166 lb (75 kg) Hofstra
G 2 United States Dickau, Dan 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Gonzaga
G/F 32 United States Jacobsen, Casey 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Stanford
C 15 Poland Lampe, Maciej 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 275 lb (125 kg) Poland
G/F 9 United States Lynch, George 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 218 lb (99 kg) North Carolina
C 21 Canada Magloire, Jamaal 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Kentucky
F 10 Slovenia Nachbar, Boštjan 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 221 lb (100 kg) Slovenia
F 33 United States Nailon, Lee 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 238 lb (108 kg) TCU
G/F 23 United States Smith, J. R. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) St. Benedict's Prep (HS)
F/C 4 Lebanon Vroman, Jackson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Iowa State
F 30 United States West, David 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Xavier
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster

Regular season

Standings

Southwest Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-San Antonio Spurs 5923.720–38–321–2010–6
x-Dallas Mavericks 5824.707129–1229–1211–5
x-Houston Rockets 5131.622826–1525–1610–6
x-Memphis Grizzlies 4537.5491426–1519–227–9
New Orleans Hornets 1864.2204111–307–342–14
# Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Phoenix Suns6220.756—
2 y-San Antonio Spurs5923.7203
3 y-Seattle SuperSonics5230.63410
4 x-Dallas Mavericks5824.7074
5 x-Houston Rockets5131.62211
6 x-Sacramento Kings5032.61012
7 x-Denver Nuggets4933.59813
8 x-Memphis Grizzlies4537.54917
9 Minnesota Timberwolves4438.53718
10 Los Angeles Clippers3745.45125
11 Los Angeles Lakers3448.41528
12 Golden State Warriors3448.41528
13 Portland Trail Blazers2755.32935
14 Utah Jazz2656.31736
15 New Orleans Hornets1864.22044

Record vs. opponents

2004-05 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHA CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MEM MIA MIL MIN NJN NOH NYK ORL PHI PHO POR SAC SAS SEA TOR UTA WAS
Atlanta —1–31–30–40–41–10–21–30–21–10–30–21–10–20–41–21–10–31–11–31–31–30–20–20–20–20–21–20–20–4
Boston 3–1—4–02–21–20–20–21–31–11–11–22–01–11–11–23–11–11–32–03–13–01–31–11–10–20–22–03–12–03–1
Charlotte 3–10–4—0–40–40–21–12–10–22–00–30–20–20–21–30–41–10–41–11–33–10–30–20–21–10–20–21–21–10–4
Chicago 4–02–24–0—2–21–11–12–21–10–22–20–21–12–01–32–22–00–41–14–03–02–10–22–01–10–21–13–02–01–2
Cleveland 4–02–14–02–2—1–11–12–22–00–21–31–11–12–00–32–21–11–32–01–33–10–31–12–00–20–20–23–12–01–2
Dallas 1–12–02–01–11–1—2–11–13–12–21–11–22–24–02–02–02–22–04–02–01–11–11–24–03–11–33–12–03–02–0
Denver 2–02–01–11–11–11–2—1–12–21–22–02–12–24–01–12–02–21–14–01–11–11–10–43–11–22–22–22–02–22–0
Detroit 3–13–11–22–22–21–11–1—2–02–02–22–02–00–22–12–21–12–12–03–03–13–11–11–11–11–11–13–11–14–0
Golden State 2–01–12–01–10–21–32–20–2—1–21–10–41–31–30–22–01–20–22–21–11–11–12–22–23–10–32–21–12–11–1
Houston 1–11–10–22–02–02–22–10–22–1—1–13–02–23–11–11–11–22–03–11–12–02–02–24–02–22–23–11–12–21–1
Indiana 3–02–13–02–23–11–10–22–21–11–1—0–21–12–03–12–22–02–21–12–21–30–41–12–00–21–10–22–12–02–2
L.A. Clippers 2–00–22–02–01–12–11–20–24–00–32–0—2–21–31–11–11–31–13–11–11–11–10–42–20–40–42–11–12–21–1
L.A. Lakers 1–11–12–01–11–12–22–20–23–12–21–12–2—0–30–22–02–11–13–01–11–10–20–42–11–30–41–31–11–30–2
Memphis 2–01–12–00–20–20–40–42–03–11–30–23–13–0—1–12–03–12–03–11–11–12–02–23–10–33–10–32–03–00–2
Miami 4–02–13–13–13–00–21–11–22–01–11–31–12–01–1—4–01–13–02–04–04–02–21–11–12–01–10–23–12–04–0
Milwaukee 2–11–34–02–22–20–20–22–20–21–12–21–10–20–20–4—1–12–11–12–12–10–40–20–20–20–21–12–21–11–3
Minnesota 1–11–11–10–21–12–22–21–12–12–10–23–11–21–31–11–1—2–04–01–11–12–01–34–03–11–21–30–23–11–1
New Jersey 3–03–14–04–03–10–21–11–22–00–22–21–11–10–20–31–20–2—2–03–11–33–10–21–11–10–20–22–22–01–3
New Orleans 1–10–21–11–10–20–40–40–22–21–31–11–30–31–30–21–10–40–2—1–10–21–10–42–11–20–40–30–22–21–1
New York 3–11–33–10–43–10–21–10–31–11–12–21–11–11–10–41–21–11–31–1—1–23–10–21–10–21–10–21–32–02–1
Orlando 3–10–31–30–31–31–11–11–31–10–23–11–11–11–10–41–21–13–12–02–1—2–20–21–11–11–11–12–22–02–2
Philadelphia 3–13–13–01–23–01–11–11–31–10–24–01–12–00–22–24–00–21–31–11–32–2—0–21–10–20–21–13–11–12–1
Phoenix 2–01–12–02–01–12–14–01–12–22–21–14–04–02–21–12–03–12–04–02–02–02–0—3–02–21–22–12–03–11–1
Portland 2–01–12–00–20–20–41–31–12–20–40–22–21–21–31–12–00–41–11–21–11–11–10–3—1–31–21–31–12–20–2
Sacramento 2–02–01–11–12–01–32–11–11–32–22–04–03–13–00–22–01–31–12–12–01–12–02–23–1—1–31–31–12–12–0
San Antonio 2–02–02–02–02–03–12–21–13–02–21–14–04–01–31–12–02–12–04–01–11–12–02–12–13–1—2–21–12–21–1
Seattle 2–00–22–01–12–01–32–21–12–21–32–01–23–13–02–01–13–12–03–02–01–11–11–23–13–12–2—2–03–10–2
Toronto 2–11–32–10–31–30–20–21–31–11–11–21–11–10–21–32–22–02–22–03–12–21–30–21–11–11–10–2—2–01–3
Utah 2–00–21–10–20–20–32–21–11–22–20–22–23–10–30–21–11–30–22–20–20–21–11–32–21–22–21–30–2—0–2
Washington 4–01–34–02–12–10–20–20–41–11–12–21–12–02–00–43–11–13–11–11–22–21–21–12–00–21–12–03–12–0—

Player statistics

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
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Chris Andersen
Darrell Armstrong
Lonny Baxter
P.J. Brown
Speedy Claxton
Baron Davis
Dan Dickau
Corsley Edwards
Matt Freije
Alex Garcia
Junior Harrington
Casey Jacobsen
Maciej Lampe
George Lynch
Jamaal Magloire
Boštjan Nachbar
Lee Nailon
Rodney Rogers
J.R. Smith
Jackson Vroman
David Wesley
David West

Transactions

Trades

December 3, 2004 To New Orleans Hornets
Dan Dickau
2005 2nd round draft pick
To Dallas Mavericks
Darrell Armstrong
December 27, 2004 To New Orleans Hornets
Jim Jackson
Boštjan Nachbar
To Houston Rockets
David Wesley
January 21, 2005 To New Orleans Hornets
Casey Jacobsen
Maciej Lampe
Jackson Vroman
To Phoenix Suns
Jim Jackson
2005 2nd round draft pick
February 24, 2005 To New Orleans Hornets
Glenn Robinson
To Philadelphia 76ers
Jamal Mashburn
Rodney Rogers		 To New Orleans Hornets
Speedy Claxton
Dale Davis
To Golden State Warriors
Baron Davis

Free agents

Additions
Player Date signed Former team
Chris Andersen July 19 Denver Nuggets
Rodney Rogers August 3 New Jersey Nets
Tremaine Fowlkes September 29 Detroit Pistons
Britton Johnsen September 29 Orlando Magic
Junior Harrington September 30 Azovmash Mariupol (Ukraine)
Lee Nailon September 30 Cleveland Cavaliers
Matt Freije November 19 Miami Heat
Corsley Edwards December 4 Sioux Falls Skyforce (CBA)
Lonny Baxter December 12 Yakima Sun Kings (CBA)
Corsley Edwards January 5 New Orleans Hornets
Junior Harrington January 29 New Orleans Hornets
Subtractions
Player Date waived New Team
Tremaine Fowlkes October 28 Indiana Pacers
Britton Johnsen October 31 Indiana Pacers
Lonny Baxter December 27 Panathinaikos B.C. (Greece)
Alex Garcia December 27 COC Ribeirão Preto (Brazil)
Corsley Edwards January 3 New Orleans Hornets
Matt Freije January 21 Nashville Rhythm (ABA)
Junior Harrington January 21 New Orleans Hornets
Glenn Robinson March 1 San Antonio Spurs
Dale Davis March 1 Indiana Pacers

References

  1. ↑ 2004-05 New Orleans Hornets
  2. ↑ https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/NOH/2004_transactions.html
  3. ↑ https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/NOH/2005_transactions.html
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