2005–06 New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets season
The 2005–06 New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets season was the team's 4th season in the NBA. They began the season hoping to improve upon their 18-64 record from the previous season (worst in the Western Conference that year). They finished the season with a 38–44 record, missing the playoffs for the second year in a row.
| 2005–06 New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets season | |
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| Head coach | Byron Scott |
| General manager | Jeff Bower |
| Owner(s) | George Shinn |
| Arena | Ford Center (36 games) New Orleans Arena (3 games) Pete Maravich Assembly Center (1 game) Lloyd Noble Center (1 game) |
| Results | |
| Record | 38–44 (.463) |
| Place | Division: 4th (Southwest) Conference: 10th (Western) |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
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Before the commencement of training camp, the City of New Orleans was hit by Hurricane Katrina.[1] With the New Orleans Arena partly damaged and the city's infrastructure in need of repair the Hornets signed a deal to play most of their games in Oklahoma City, becoming the New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets for this season. In Oklahoma City, the Hornets enjoyed sell out crowds at the Ford Center.[1]
The addition of draft pick Chris Paul resulted in the team competing for a playoff spot. In January and February, the club played winning basketball despite losing Chris Andersen to a two-year suspension for illegal drugs. Paul showed the poise and play making skills of a veteran finishing second in steals and seventh in assists as he posted a terrific 3.34 assist to turnover ratio, while leading all rookies with 16.1 ppg.[1]
On March 8 the Hornets returned to New Orleans with a near sell out crowd on hand to watch the Hornets lose to the Los Angeles Lakers 113–107.[1] In March, the Hornets went into a tail spin winning just 3 of 14 games. The Hornets went on to finish in 4th place in their division. Chris Paul was named Rookie of the Year.[2]
Draft picks
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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| 1 | 4 | Chris Paul[3] | PG |  United States |
Wake Forest |
| 2 | 33 | Brandon Bass | F | United States |
LSU |
Roster
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Regular season
Standings
| Southwest Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div |
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| y-San Antonio Spurs | 63 | 19 | .768 | - | 34–7 | 29–12 | 13–3 |
| x-Dallas Mavericks | 60 | 22 | .732 | 3 | 34–7 | 26–15 | 13–3 |
| x-Memphis Grizzlies | 49 | 33 | .598 | 14 | 30–11 | 19–22 | 6–10 |
| New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets | 38 | 44 | .463 | 25 | 24–17 | 14–27 | 7–9 |
| Houston Rockets | 34 | 48 | .415 | 29 | 15–26 | 19–22 | 1–15 |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
| 1 | c-San Antonio Spurs | 63 | 19 | .768 | - |
| 2 | y-Phoenix Suns | 54 | 28 | .659 | 9 |
| 3 | y-Denver Nuggets | 44 | 38 | .537 | 19 |
| 4 | x-Dallas Mavericks | 60 | 22 | .732 | 3 |
| 5 | x-Memphis Grizzlies | 49 | 33 | .598 | 14 |
| 6 | x-Los Angeles Clippers | 47 | 35 | .573 | 16 |
| 7 | x-Los Angeles Lakers | 45 | 37 | .549 | 18 |
| 8 | x-Sacramento Kings | 44 | 38 | .537 | 19 |
| 9 | Utah Jazz | 41 | 41 | .500 | 22 |
| 10 | New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets | 38 | 44 | .463 | 25 |
| 11 | Seattle SuperSonics | 35 | 47 | .427 | 28 |
| 12 | Golden State Warriors | 34 | 48 | .415 | 29 |
| 13 | Houston Rockets | 34 | 48 | .415 | 29 |
| 14 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 33 | 49 | .402 | 30 |
| 15 | Portland Trail Blazers | 21 | 61 | .256 | 42 |
Game log
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November: 7–7 (Home: 3–3; Road: 4–4)
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December
: 5–10 (Home: 4–3; Road: 1–7)
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January
: 10–5 (Home: 6–2; Road: 4–3)
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February
: 9–4 (Home: 6–1; Road: 3–3)
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March
: 3–11 (Home: 2–7; Road: 1–4)
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April
: 4–7 (Home: 1–3; Road: 3–4)
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Player statistics
| 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 |
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| Chris Andersen | 32 | 2 | 17.8 | .571 | .000 | .476 | 4.8 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 5.0 |
| Brandon Bass | 29 | 1 | 9.2 | .400 | .000 | .632 | 2.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 2.3 |
| P.J. Brown | 75 | 73 | 31.7 | .461 | .000 | .827 | 7.3 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 9.0 |
| Rasual Butler | 79 | 20 | 23.7 | .406 | .380 | .693 | 2.9 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 8.7 |
| Speedy Claxton | 71 | 3 | 28.4 | .413 | .270 | .769 | 2.7 | 4.8 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 12.3 |
| Marcus Fizer | 3 | 0 | 13.0 | .529 | 1.000 | .500 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.7 |
| Marc Jackson | 27 | 10 | 22.0 | .489 | .500 | .824 | 4.7 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 9.1 |
| Linton Johnson | 27 | 7 | 18.1 | .403 | .361 | .739 | 4.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 5.3 |
| Maciej Lampe | 2 | 0 | 8.0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Arvydas Macijauskas | 19 | 0 | 7.1 | .341 | .250 | .867 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 2.3 |
| Desmond Mason | 70 | 55 | 30.0 | .399 | .167 | .682 | 4.3 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 10.8 |
| Boštjan Nachbar | 25 | 13 | 16.2 | .339 | .298 | .694 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 5.0 |
| Moochie Norris | 16 | 0 | 11.4 | .426 | .444 | .640 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 3.8 |
| Chris Paul | 78 | 78 | 36.0 | .430 | .282 | .847 | 5.1 | 7.8 | 2.2 | 0.1 | 16.1 |
| J.R. Smith | 55 | 25 | 18.0 | .393 | .371 | .822 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 7.7 |
| Kirk Snyder | 68 | 45 | 19.3 | .453 | .357 | .735 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 8.0 |
| Jackson Vroman | 41 | 2 | 9.9 | .394 | .000 | .477 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.8 |
| David West | 74 | 74 | 34.1 | .512 | .273 | .843 | 7.4 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 17.1 |
| Aaron Williams | 34 | 2 | 20.4 | .516 | .000 | .673 | 4.9 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 5.8 |
Bold leads team. Minimum of ten games started.
Reference:[4]
Awards and records
Awards
Free agents
Additions
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Subtractions
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See also
References
- "New Orleans Hornets (2002-Present)". Archived from the original on 2008-05-27. Retrieved 2008-07-04.
- New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets on Basketball Reference
- "NBA.com: Draft 2005". Archived from the original on 2008-09-14. Retrieved 2008-07-04.
- "2005-06 New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets Roster and Stats".
- "NBA.com Hornets' Paul Named the 2005-06 T-Mobile Rookie of the Year". Archived from the original on 2007-02-02. Retrieved 2008-07-04.
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