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SMYTH, JOE • Guard • 6-3 • 215 • College: Niagara • Born May 22, 1929<br />
Also played for Baltimore (1953-54).<br />
Regular Season<br />
Season G GS Min FG FGA Pct. 3P 3PA Pct. FT FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Ast PF Dq Stl TO Blk Pts Avg<br />
1953-54 8 - 59 5 15 .333 - - - 5 9 .556 - - 10 2 - - - - - 15 1.9<br />
SOBIESZCZYK, RON (Sobie) • Guard • 6-3 • 195 • College: DePaul • Born Sep. 21, 1934 in Chicago, IL<br />
Traded from Fort Wayne for Gene Shue on Apr. 30, 1956. Sold to Minneapolis in Nov. 1959. Also played for Minneapolis (1959-60).<br />
Regular Season<br />
Season G GS Min FG FGA Pct. 3P 3PA Pct. FT FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Ast PF Dq Stl TO Blk Pts Avg<br />
1956-57 71 - 1378 166 442 .376 - - - 152 199 .764 - - 326 129 158 0 - - - 484 6.8<br />
1957-58 55 - 1399 217 539 .403 - - - 196 239 .820 - - 263 125 147 3 - - - 630 11.5<br />
1958-59 50 - 857 144 400 .360 - - - 112 133 .842 - - 154 78 84 0 - - - 400 8.0<br />
1959-60 15 - 221 36 104 .346 - - - 31 36 .861 - - 46 19 - 0 - - - 103 6.9<br />
Totals 191 - 3855 563 1485 .379 - - - 491 607 .809 - - 789 351 389 3 - - - 1617 8.5<br />
SPARROW, GUY (The Bird) • Forward • 6-6 • 218 • College: Detroit • Born Nov. 2, 1932 in Pontiac, MI<br />
Selected in third round of 1955 <strong>NBA</strong> Draft. Traded to Philadelphia for Jack George in Jan. 1959. Also played for Philadelphia (1959-60).<br />
Regular Season<br />
Season G GS Min FG FGA Pct. 3P 3PA Pct. FT FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Ast PF Dq Stl TO Blk Pts Avg<br />
1957-58 72 - 1661 318 838 .379 - - - 165 257 .642 - - 461 69 232 6 - - - 801 11.1<br />
1958-59 44 - 607 96 308 .312 - - - 57 98 .582 - - 187 45 - - - - - 249 5.7<br />
Totals 116 - 2268 414 1146 .361 - - - 222 355 .625 - - 648 114 232 6 - - - 1050 9.1<br />
SPARROW, RORY • Guard • 6-2 • 175 • College: Villanova • Born Jun. 12, 1958 in Suffolk, VA<br />
Traded from Atlanta for Scott Hastings and cash on Feb. 12, 1983. Traded to Chicago for 1988 second-round draft choice on Nov. 12, 1987.<br />
Also played for New Jersey (1980-81), Atlanta (1981-82 - 1982-83), Chicago (1987-88, 1991-92), Miami (1988-89 – 1989-90), Sacramento<br />
(1990-91) and L.A. Lakers (1991-92).<br />
Regular Season<br />
Season G GS Min FG FGA Pct. 3P 3PA Pct. FT FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Ast PF Dq Stl TO Blk Pts Avg<br />
1982-83<br />
1983-84<br />
1984-85<br />
1985-86<br />
1986-87<br />
1987-88<br />
32<br />
79<br />
79<br />
74<br />
80<br />
3<br />
9<br />
74<br />
41<br />
74<br />
30<br />
0<br />
880<br />
2436<br />
2292<br />
2344<br />
1951<br />
52<br />
128<br />
350<br />
326<br />
345<br />
263<br />
5<br />
298<br />
738<br />
662<br />
723<br />
590<br />
19<br />
.430 2<br />
.474 10<br />
.492 7<br />
.477 5<br />
.446 11<br />
.263 0<br />
7<br />
39<br />
31<br />
20<br />
42<br />
1<br />
.286<br />
.256<br />
.226<br />
.250<br />
.262<br />
.000<br />
63<br />
108<br />
122<br />
101<br />
71<br />
0<br />
86<br />
131<br />
141<br />
127<br />
89<br />
0<br />
.733<br />
.824<br />
.865<br />
.795<br />
.798<br />
—-<br />
22<br />
48<br />
38<br />
50<br />
29<br />
1<br />
67<br />
141<br />
131<br />
120<br />
86<br />
1<br />
89<br />
189<br />
169<br />
170<br />
115<br />
2<br />
159<br />
539<br />
557<br />
472<br />
432<br />
5<br />
93<br />
230<br />
200<br />
182<br />
160<br />
7<br />
2<br />
4<br />
2<br />
1<br />
0<br />
0<br />
37 71<br />
100 210<br />
81 150<br />
85 154<br />
67 140<br />
4 6<br />
4<br />
8<br />
9<br />
14<br />
6<br />
0<br />
321 10.0<br />
818 10.4<br />
781 9.9<br />
796 10.8<br />
608 7.6<br />
10 3.3<br />
Totals 347 228 9955 1417 3030 .468 35 140 .250 465 574 .810 188 546 734 2164 872 9 374 731 41 3334 9.6<br />
Playoffs<br />
Season G GS Min FG FGA Pct. 3P 3PA Pct. FT FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Ast PF Dq Stl TO Blk Pts Avg<br />
1982-83<br />
1983-84<br />
6<br />
12<br />
-<br />
0<br />
202<br />
389<br />
30<br />
54<br />
71<br />
121<br />
.423<br />
.446<br />
1<br />
2<br />
5<br />
6<br />
.200<br />
.333<br />
17<br />
24<br />
21<br />
30<br />
.810<br />
.800<br />
3<br />
10<br />
10<br />
16<br />
13<br />
26<br />
42<br />
86<br />
18<br />
41<br />
1<br />
2<br />
7<br />
12<br />
-<br />
30<br />
0<br />
1<br />
78 13.0<br />
134 11.2<br />
Totals 18 0 591 84 192 .438 3 11 .273 41 51 .804 13 26 39 128 59 3 19 30 1 212 11.8<br />
SPENCER, FELTON (Chief) • Center • 7-0 • 266 • College: Louisville • Born Jan. 5, 1968 in Louisville, KY<br />
Signed as free agent on Oct. 3, 2000. Became free agent following 2000-01 season. Re-signed on Sept. 28, 2001. Became free agent following<br />
2001-02 season. Also played for Minnesota (1990-91 – 1992-93), Utah (1993-94 – 1995-96), Orlando (1996-97), Golden State (1996-<br />
97) and San Antonio (1999-2000).<br />
Regular Season<br />
Season G GS Min FG FGA Pct. 3P 3PA Pct. FT FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Ast PF Dq Stl TO Blk Pts Avg<br />
2000-01<br />
2001-02<br />
18<br />
32<br />
0<br />
8<br />
113<br />
248<br />
12<br />
6<br />
20<br />
26<br />
.600<br />
.231<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
—<br />
—<br />
15<br />
17<br />
25<br />
33<br />
.600<br />
.515<br />
16<br />
16<br />
19<br />
34<br />
35<br />
50<br />
2<br />
3<br />
24<br />
73<br />
0<br />
0<br />
2<br />
7<br />
11<br />
12<br />
2<br />
8<br />
39<br />
29<br />
2.2<br />
0.9<br />
Totals 50 8 361 18 46 .391 0 0 — 32 58 .552 32 53 85 5 97 0 9 23 10 68 1.4<br />
Playoffs<br />
Season G GS Min FG FGA Pct. 3P 3PA Pct. FT FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Ast PF Dq Stl TO Blk Pts Avg<br />
2000-01 2 0 4 0 0 — 0 0 — 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.0<br />
SPOELSTRA, ART • Forward • 6-9 • 220 • College: Western Kentucky • Born Sep. 11, 1932 in Grand Rapids, MI<br />
Purchased from Minneapolis in Nov. 1957. Also played for Rochester (1954-55 – 1956-57) and Minneapolis (1957-58).<br />
Regular Season<br />
Season G GS Min FG FGA Pct. 3P 3PA Pct. FT FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Ast PF Dq Stl TO Blk Pts Avg<br />
1957-58 17 - 207 20 66 .303 - - - 27 37 .730 - - 51 6 - - - - - 67 3.9<br />
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SPREWELL, LATRELL (Spree) • Guard/Forward • 6-5 • 190 • College: Alabama • Born Sep. 8, 1970 in Milwaukee, WI<br />
Traded from Golden State for Terry Cummings, Chris Mills and John Starks on Jan. 21, 1999. Traded to Minnesota as part of four-team deal<br />
on Jul. 23, 2003. New York acquired Keith Van Horn from Philadelphia; Minnesota sent Terrell Brandon to Atlanta and Marc Jackson to<br />
Philadelphia; Philadelphia sent draft rights to Randy Holcombe, a conditional first round draft choice and a future second round draft choice<br />
to Atlanta; Atlanta sent Glenn Robinson to Philadelphia. Also played for Golden State (1992-93 – 1997-98).<br />
Regular Season<br />
Season G GS Min FG FGA Pct. 3P 3PA Pct. FT FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Ast PF Dq Stl TO Blk Pts Avg<br />
1998-99<br />
1999-2000<br />
2000-01<br />
2001-02<br />
2002-03<br />
37<br />
82<br />
77<br />
81<br />
74<br />
4<br />
82<br />
77<br />
81<br />
73<br />
1233<br />
3276<br />
3017<br />
3326<br />
2859<br />
215<br />
568<br />
524<br />
573<br />
454<br />
518<br />
1305<br />
1219<br />
1419<br />
1127<br />
.415 21<br />
.435 44<br />
.430 41<br />
.404 145<br />
.403 134<br />
77<br />
127<br />
135<br />
403<br />
360<br />
.273<br />
.346<br />
.304<br />
.360<br />
.372<br />
155<br />
344<br />
275<br />
284<br />
173<br />
191<br />
397<br />
351<br />
346<br />
218<br />
.812<br />
.866<br />
.783<br />
.821<br />
.794<br />
41<br />
49<br />
49<br />
59<br />
45<br />
115<br />
300<br />
298<br />
239<br />
240<br />
156<br />
349<br />
347<br />
298<br />
285<br />
91<br />
332<br />
269<br />
313<br />
332<br />
65<br />
184<br />
159<br />
161<br />
134<br />
0<br />
0<br />
1<br />
0<br />
2<br />
46 79<br />
109 226<br />
106 218<br />
94 223<br />
102 172<br />
2 606 16.4<br />
22 1524 18.6<br />
28 1364 17.7<br />
14 1575 19.4<br />
22 1215 16.4<br />
Totals 351 317 13711 2334 5588 .418 385 1102 .349 1231 1503 .819 243 1192 1435 1337 703 3 457 918 88 6284 17.9<br />
Playoffs<br />
Season G GS Min FG FGA Pct. 3P 3PA Pct. FT FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Ast PF Dq Stl TO Blk Pts Avg<br />
1998-99<br />
1999-2000<br />
2000-01<br />
20<br />
16<br />
5<br />
8<br />
16<br />
5<br />
743<br />
700<br />
212<br />
145<br />
110<br />
35<br />
346<br />
266<br />
86<br />
.419 4<br />
.414 10<br />
.407 3<br />
25<br />
30<br />
14<br />
.160<br />
.333<br />
.214<br />
113<br />
69<br />
19<br />
133<br />
88<br />
25<br />
.850<br />
.784<br />
.760<br />
24<br />
12<br />
3<br />
72<br />
58<br />
12<br />
96<br />
70<br />
15<br />
43<br />
58<br />
17<br />
40<br />
28<br />
17<br />
1<br />
0<br />
0<br />
19<br />
18<br />
5<br />
58<br />
37<br />
20<br />
6<br />
5<br />
1<br />
407 20.4<br />
299 18.7<br />
92 18.4<br />
Totals 41 29 1655 290 698 .415 17 69 .246 201 246 .817 39 142 181 118 85 1 42 115 12 798 19.5<br />
<strong>NBA</strong> All-Star<br />
Season Min FG FGA Pct. 3P 3PA Pct. FT FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Ast PF Dq Stl TO Blk Pts<br />
2001 15 3 6 .500 0 1 .000 1 3 .333 1 0 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 7<br />
ST<strong>ALL</strong>WORTH, DAVE (The Rave) • Forward • 6-7 • 215 • College: Wichita State • Born Dec. 20, 1941 in Dallas, TX<br />
Selected in first round (third pick overall) of 1965 <strong>NBA</strong> Draft. Traded to Baltimore, with Mike Riordan and cash, for Earl Monroe on Nov. 10,<br />
1971. Signed as free agent on Oct. 28, 1974. Waived on Nov. 14, 1974. Also played for Baltimore/Capital (1971-72 – 1973-74).<br />
Regular Season<br />
Season G GS Min FG FGA Pct. 3P 3PA Pct. FT FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Ast PF Dq Stl TO Blk Pts Avg<br />
1965-66<br />
1966-67<br />
1969-70<br />
1970-71<br />
1971-72<br />
1974-75<br />
80<br />
76<br />
82<br />
81<br />
14<br />
7<br />
-<br />
-<br />
-<br />
-<br />
-<br />
1<br />
1893<br />
1889<br />
1375<br />
1565<br />
225<br />
57<br />
373<br />
380<br />
239<br />
295<br />
33<br />
5<br />
820<br />
816<br />
557<br />
685<br />
88<br />
18<br />
.455<br />
.466<br />
.429<br />
.431<br />
.375<br />
.278<br />
-<br />
-<br />
-<br />
-<br />
-<br />
-<br />
-<br />
-<br />
-<br />
-<br />
-<br />
-<br />
-<br />
-<br />
-<br />
-<br />
-<br />
-<br />
258<br />
229<br />
161<br />
169<br />
29<br />
0<br />
376<br />
320<br />
225<br />
230<br />
35<br />
0<br />
.686<br />
.716<br />
.716<br />
.735<br />
.829<br />
—<br />
-<br />
-<br />
-<br />
-<br />
-<br />
6<br />
-<br />
-<br />
-<br />
-<br />
-<br />
14<br />
492<br />
472<br />
323<br />
352<br />
35<br />
20<br />
186<br />
144<br />
139<br />
106<br />
25<br />
2<br />
237<br />
226<br />
194<br />
175<br />
31<br />
10<br />
4<br />
4<br />
2<br />
1<br />
0<br />
0<br />
-<br />
-<br />
-<br />
-<br />
-<br />
3<br />
-<br />
-<br />
-<br />
-<br />
-<br />
-<br />
- 1004 12.6<br />
- 989 13.0<br />
- 639 7.8<br />
- 759 9.4<br />
- 95 6.8<br />
3 10 1.4<br />
Totals 340 1 7004 1325 2984 .444 - - - 846 1186 .713 6 14 1694 602 873 11 3 - 3 3496 10.3<br />
Playoffs<br />
Season G GS Min FG FGA Pct. 3P 3PA Pct. FT FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Ast PF Dq Stl TO Blk Pts Avg<br />
1969-70<br />
1970-71<br />
19<br />
12<br />
-<br />
-<br />
275<br />
185<br />
61<br />
18<br />
133<br />
68<br />
.459<br />
.265<br />
-<br />
-<br />
-<br />
-<br />
-<br />
-<br />
15<br />
28<br />
16<br />
39<br />
.938<br />
.718<br />
-<br />
-<br />
-<br />
-<br />
77<br />
42<br />
20<br />
10<br />
35<br />
27<br />
0<br />
0<br />
-<br />
-<br />
-<br />
-<br />
-<br />
-<br />
137<br />
64<br />
7.2<br />
5.3<br />
Totals 31 - 460 79 201 .393 - - - 43 55 .782 - - 119 30 62 0 - - - 201 6.5<br />
STARKS, JOHN (Starsky) • Guard • 6-5 • 185 • College: Oklahoma State • Born Aug. 10, 1965 in Tulsa, OK<br />
Signed as free agent on Oct. 1, 1990. Traded to Golden State, with Terry Cummings and Chris Mills, for Latrell Sprewell on Jan. 21, 1999.<br />
Also played for Golden State (1988-89, 1998-99 – 1999-2000), Chicago (1999-2000) and Utah (2000-01 - 2001-02). Pictured on p. 284<br />
Regular Season<br />
Season G GS Min FG FGA Pct. 3P 3PA Pct. FT FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Ast PF Dq Stl TO Blk Pts Avg<br />
1990-91<br />
1991-92<br />
1992-93<br />
1993-94<br />
1994-95<br />
1995-96<br />
1996-97<br />
1997-98<br />
61<br />
82<br />
80<br />
59<br />
80<br />
81<br />
77<br />
82<br />
10<br />
0<br />
51<br />
54<br />
78<br />
71<br />
1<br />
10<br />
1173<br />
2118<br />
2477<br />
2057<br />
2725<br />
2491<br />
2042<br />
2188<br />
180<br />
405<br />
513<br />
410<br />
419<br />
375<br />
369<br />
372<br />
410<br />
902<br />
1199<br />
977<br />
1062<br />
846<br />
856<br />
947<br />
.439 27<br />
.449 94<br />
.428 108<br />
.420 113<br />
.395 217<br />
.443 143<br />
.431 150<br />
.393 130<br />
93<br />
270<br />
336<br />
337<br />
611<br />
396<br />
407<br />
398<br />
.290<br />
.348<br />
.321<br />
.335<br />
.355<br />
.361<br />
.369<br />
.327<br />
79<br />
235<br />
263<br />
187<br />
168<br />
131<br />
173<br />
185<br />
105<br />
302<br />
331<br />
248<br />
228<br />
174<br />
225<br />
235<br />
.752<br />
.778<br />
.795<br />
.754<br />
.737<br />
.753<br />
.769<br />
.787<br />
30<br />
45<br />
54<br />
37<br />
34<br />
31<br />
36<br />
48<br />
101<br />
146<br />
150<br />
148<br />
185<br />
206<br />
169<br />
182<br />
131<br />
191<br />
204<br />
185<br />
219<br />
237<br />
205<br />
230<br />
204<br />
276<br />
404<br />
348<br />
411<br />
315<br />
217<br />
219<br />
137<br />
231<br />
234<br />
191<br />
257<br />
226<br />
196<br />
205<br />
1<br />
4<br />
3<br />
4<br />
3<br />
2<br />
2<br />
2<br />
59 74<br />
103 150<br />
91 173<br />
95 184<br />
92 160<br />
103 156<br />
90 158<br />
78 143<br />
17 466 7.6<br />
18 1139 13.9<br />
12 1397 17.5<br />
6 1120 19.0<br />
4 1223 15.3<br />
11 1024 12.6<br />
11 1061 13.8<br />
5 1059 12.9<br />
Totals 602 275 17271 3043 7199 .423 982 2848 .345 1421 1848 .769 315 1287 1602 2394 1677 21 711 1198 84 8489 14.1<br />
Playoffs<br />
Season G GS Min FG FGA Pct. 3P 3PA Pct. FT FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Ast PF Dq Stl TO Blk Pts Avg<br />
1990-91<br />
1991-92<br />
1992-93<br />
1993-94<br />
1994-95<br />
1995-96<br />
1996-97<br />
1997-98<br />
3<br />
12<br />
15<br />
25<br />
11<br />
8<br />
9<br />
10<br />
0<br />
0<br />
15<br />
18<br />
11<br />
8<br />
1<br />
2<br />
28<br />
295<br />
575<br />
840<br />
380<br />
314<br />
253<br />
314<br />
2<br />
46<br />
88<br />
110<br />
58<br />
39<br />
44<br />
59<br />
5<br />
123<br />
200<br />
289<br />
129<br />
87<br />
99<br />
125<br />
.400 0<br />
.374 11<br />
.440 28<br />
.381 47<br />
.450 30<br />
.448 21<br />
.444 13<br />
.472 25<br />
0<br />
46<br />
75<br />
132<br />
73<br />
45<br />
41<br />
59<br />
.000<br />
.239<br />
.373<br />
.356<br />
.411<br />
.467<br />
.317<br />
.424<br />
2<br />
42<br />
43<br />
97<br />
26<br />
29<br />
25<br />
21<br />
2 1.000<br />
52 .808<br />
60 .717<br />
126 .770<br />
42 .619<br />
39 .744<br />
31 .806<br />
24 .875<br />
1<br />
7<br />
4<br />
9<br />
2<br />
3<br />
7<br />
4<br />
2<br />
23<br />
48<br />
49<br />
23<br />
26<br />
24<br />
36<br />
3<br />
30<br />
52<br />
58<br />
25<br />
29<br />
31<br />
40<br />
6<br />
38<br />
96<br />
114<br />
57<br />
33<br />
25<br />
23<br />
4<br />
45<br />
57<br />
86<br />
40<br />
26<br />
25<br />
35<br />
0<br />
1<br />
0<br />
1<br />
0<br />
0<br />
1<br />
1<br />
0<br />
17<br />
15<br />
35<br />
13<br />
13<br />
10<br />
16<br />
6<br />
22<br />
55<br />
57<br />
26<br />
25<br />
20<br />
11<br />
0<br />
0<br />
3<br />
2<br />
1<br />
1<br />
0<br />
1<br />
6 2.0<br />
145 12.1<br />
247 16.5<br />
364 14.6<br />
172 15.6<br />
128 16.0<br />
126 14.0<br />
164 16.4<br />
Totals 93 55 2999 446 1057 .422 175 471 .372 285 376 .758 37 231 268 392 318 4 119 222 8 1352 14.5<br />
<strong>NBA</strong> All-Star<br />
Season Min FG FGA Pct. 3P 3PA Pct. FT FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Ast PF Dq Stl TO Blk Pts<br />
1994 20 4 9 .444 1 3 .333 0 0 — 1 2 3 3 1 0 1 2 0 9<br />
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