The 1991–92 NBA season was the Pistons' 44th season in the National Basketball Association , and 35th season in the city of Detroit .[1] During the off-season, the Pistons acquired Orlando Woolridge from the Denver Nuggets .[2] The Pistons got off to a slow start with a 9–13 record, but managed to win 10 of their next 13 games. They won seven consecutive games in March, then won six in a row in April, finishing third in the Central Division with a 48–34 record.[3]
Joe Dumars led the team in scoring with 19.9 points per game, while Isiah Thomas averaged 18.5 points, 7.2 assists and 1.5 steals per game, and Dennis Rodman provided the team with 9.8 points, and led the league with 18.7 rebounds per game. In addition, Woolridge averaged 14.0 points per game, while sixth man Mark Aguirre provided with 11.3 points per game off the bench, Bill Laimbeer contributed 9.7 points and 5.6 rebounds per game, and John Salley provided with 9.5 points and 1.5 blocks per game.[4] Dumars, Thomas and Rodman were all selected for the 1992 NBA All-Star Game ,[5] while Dumars and Rodman were both named to the NBA All-Defensive First Team, and Rodman was selected to the All-NBA Third Team. Rodman also finished in second place in Defensive Player of the Year voting.[6] Throughout the season, speculation that it was Chuck Daly 's last season as head coach of the Pistons lingered in the media, intensifying as the season went out and well into the playoffs.[7] [8]
As the “Bad Boys” era was fading, the Pistons were eliminated in five games in the Eastern Conference First Round of the playoffs by the New York Knicks .[9] The Pistons would not return to the playoffs until 1996 . Following the season, Daly left to coach the New Jersey Nets ,[10] and Salley was traded to the Miami Heat .[11] Meanwhile, the Bulls-Pistons rivalry took another ugly turn as Thomas was left off the Dream Team coached by Daly, reportedly at the request of Michael Jordan .[12] [13]
Draft picks [ ]
Main article: 1991 NBA Draft
Roster [ ]
1991–92 Detroit Pistons roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
No.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB (YYYY-MM-DD)
From
G/F
23
Aguirre, Mark
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
232 lb (105 kg)
1959–12–10
DePaul
C
50
Bedford, William
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
1963–12–14
Memphis
G
32
Blanks, Lance
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
1966–09–09
Texas
G
4
Dumars, Joe
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
1963–05–24
McNeese State
G
12
Henderson, Gerald
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
1956–01–16
Virginia Commonwealth
C
40
Laimbeer, Bill
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
245 lb (111 kg)
1957–05–19
Notre Dame
F
30
McCann, Bob
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
244 lb (111 kg)
1964–04–22
Morehead State
F
10
Rodman, Dennis
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
1961–05–13
SE Oklahoma State
F/C
22
Salley, John
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
1964–05–16
Georgia Tech
C
2
Sellers, Brad
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
1962–12–17
Ohio State
G
14
Thomas, Charles
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
1969–10–03
Eastern Michigan
G
11
Thomas, Isiah
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
1961–04–30
Indiana
G
5
Walker, Darrell
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
1961–03–09
Arkansas
F
6
Woolridge, Orlando
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
1959–12–16
Notre Dame
Head coach
Legend
(C) Team captain(DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended Injured
Regular season [ ]
Season standings [ ]
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot
z - clinched conference title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot
Record vs. opponents [ ]
1991-92 NBA Records
Team
ATL
BOS
CHA
CHI
CLE
DAL
DEN
DET
GSW
HOU
IND
LAC
LAL
MIA
MIL
MIN
NJN
NYK
ORL
PHI
PHO
POR
SAC
SAS
SEA
UTA
WAS
Atlanta
—
3–1
2–2
0–5
0–5
2–0
2–0
1–4
1–1
2–0
1–4
1–1
0–2
2–2
3–1
2–0
3–1
2��2
2–2
2–2
2–0
0–2
1–1
0–2
1–1
1–1
2–2
Boston
1–3
—
3–1
1–3
3–1
1–1
1–1
4–0
1–1
1–1
2–2
2–0
2–0
3–2
2–2
0–2
2–3
3–2
5–0
3–1
1–1
1–1
2–0
1–1
2–0
1–1
3–1
Charlotte
2–2
1–3
—
0–4
2–3
1–1
1–1
1–4
1–1
0–2
3–2
0–2
1–1
1–3
2–3
1–1
1–3
0–4
3–1
3–1
1–1
0–2
1–1
2–0
1–1
0–2
2–2
Chicago
5–0
3–1
4–0
—
3–2
2–0
2–0
4–1
1–1
1–1
3–1
2–0
1–1
4–0
3–2
2–0
4–0
4–0
3–1
3–1
1–1
2–0
2–0
1–1
2–0
1–1
4–0
Cleveland
5–0
1–3
3–2
2–3
—
1–1
1–1
3–1
1–1
1–1
5–0
1–1
2–0
3–1
3–1
2–0
2–2
4–0
3–1
4–0
1–1
0–2
2–0
1–1
1–1
1–1
4–0
Dallas
0–2
1–1
1–1
0–2
1–1
—
3–2
0–2
0–4
4–2
1–1
1–3
0–4
1–1
1–1
3–2
0–2
0–2
1–1
0–2
2–2
0–4
1–3
0–5
0–4
1–4
0–2
Denver
0–2
1–1
1–1
0–2
1–1
2–3
—
0–2
0–4
2–3
0–2
0–4
1–3
0–2
1–1
2–3
1–1
0–2
2–0
2–0
1–3
1–3
2–2
1–4
1–3
1–5
1–1
Detroit
4–1
0–4
4–1
1–4
1–3
2–0
2–0
—
1–1
2–0
2–2
0–2
2–0
2–2
3–2
1–1
2–2
2–2
4–0
3–1
0–2
2–0
2–0
1–1
1–1
1–1
3–1
Golden State
1–1
1–1
1–1
1–1
1–1
4–0
4–0
1–1
—
2–2
2–0
3–2
3–2
1–1
2–0
4–0
2–0
1–1
2–0
1–1
3–2
2–3
5–0
2–2
3–2
1–3
2–0
Houston
0–2
1–1
2–0
1–1
1–1
2–4
3–2
0–2
2–2
—
1–1
2–2
2–2
2–0
1–1
3–2
1–1
1–1
2–0
1–1
1–3
3–1
3–1
3–2
1–3
1–4
2–0
Indiana
4–1
2–2
2–3
1–3
0–5
1–1
2–0
2–2
0–2
1–1
—
0–2
2–0
3–1
4–1
2–0
2–2
1–3
2–2
2–2
1–1
0–2
1–1
2–0
0–2
1–1
2–2
L.A. Clippers
1–1
0–2
2–0
0–2
1–1
3–1
4–0
2–0
2–3
2–2
2–0
—
2–3
2–0
2–0
4–0
1–1
0–2
2–0
1–1
3–2
2–3
2–3
2–2
2–3
1–3
0–2
L.A. Lakers
2–0
0–2
1–1
1–1
0–2
4–0
3–1
0–2
2–3
2–2
0–2
3–2
—
2–0
1–1
3–1
2–0
2–0
2–0
2–0
2–3
1–4
4–1
1–3
1–4
1–3
1–1
Miami
2–2
2–3
3–1
0–4
1–3
1–1
2–0
2–2
1–1
0–2
1–3
0–2
0–2
—
4–0
2–0
2–2
1–4
3–1
1–4
0–2
0–2
2–0
1–1
1–1
1–1
5–0
Milwaukee
1–3
2–2
3–2
2–3
1–3
1–1
1–1
2–3
0–2
1–1
1–4
0–2
1–1
0–4
—
2–0
0–4
1–3
3–1
3–1
0–2
0–2
0–2
1–1
1–1
1–1
3–1
Minnesota
0–2
2–0
1–1
0–2
0–2
2–3
3–2
1–1
0–4
2–3
0–2
0–4
1–3
0–2
0–2
—
0–2
0–2
0–2
0–2
0–4
0–4
1–3
0–6
0–4
2–3
0–2
New Jersey
1–3
3–2
3–1
0–4
2–2
2–0
1–1
2–2
0–2
1–1
2–2
1–1
0–2
2–2
4–0
2–0
—
2–3
3–1
3–2
1–1
1–1
1–1
1–1
0–2
0–2
2–3
New York
2–2
2–3
4–0
0–4
0–4
2–0
2–0
2–2
1–1
1–1
3–1
2–0
0–2
4–1
3–1
2–0
3–2
—
4–1
3–1
1–1
1–1
1–1
0–2
2–0
2–0
4–0
Orlando
2–2
0–5
1–3
1–3
1–3
1–1
0–2
0–4
0–2
0–2
2–2
0–2
0–2
1–3
1–3
2–0
1–3
1–4
—
3–2
0–2
0–2
0–2
1–1
1–1
0–2
2–3
Philadelphia
2–2
1–3
1–3
1–3
0–4
2–0
0–2
1–3
1–1
1–1
2–2
1–1
0–2
4–1
1–3
2–0
2–3
1–3
2–3
—
0–2
1–1
1–1
1–1
2–0
0–2
5–0
Phoenix
0–2
1–1
1–1
1–1
1–1
2–2
3–1
2–0
2–3
3–1
1–1
2–3
3–2
2–0
2–0
4–0
1–1
1–1
2–0
2–0
—
3–2
4–1
3–1
3–2
2–2
2–0
Portland
2–0
1–1
2–0
0–2
2–0
4–0
3–1
0–2
3–2
1–3
2–0
3–2
4–1
2–0
2–0
4–0
1–1
1–1
2–0
1–1
2–3
—
5–0
2–2
4–1
2–2
2–0
Sacramento
1–1
0–2
1–1
0–2
0–2
3–1
2–2
0–2
0–5
1–3
1–1
3–2
1–4
0–2
2–0
3–1
1–1
1–1
2–0
1–1
1–4
0–5
—
1–3
1–4
1–3
2–0
San Antonio
2–0
1–1
0–2
1–1
1–1
5–0
4–1
1–1
2–2
2–3
0–2
2–2
3–1
1–1
1–1
6–0
1–1
2–0
1–1
1–1
1–3
2–2
3–1
—
3–1
1–4
0–2
Seattle
1–1
0–2
1–1
0–2
1–1
4–0
3–1
1–1
2–3
3–1
2–0
3–2
4–1
1–1
1–1
4–0
2–0
0–2
1–1
0–2
2–3
1–4
4–1
1–3
—
3–1
2–0
Utah
1–1
1–1
2–0
1–1
1–1
4–1
5–1
1–1
3–1
4–1
1–1
3–1
3–1
1–1
1–1
3–2
2–0
0–2
2–0
2–0
2–2
2–2
3–1
4–1
1–3
—
2–0
Washington
2–2
1–3
2–2
0–4
0–4
2–0
1–1
1–3
0–2
0–2
2–2
2–0
1–1
0–5
1–3
2–0
3–2
0–4
3–2
0–5
0–2
0–2
0–2
2–0
0–2
0–2
—
Game log [ ]
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Playoffs [ ]
1992 playoff game log
First Round: 2–3 (Home: 1–1; Road: 1–2)
1992 schedule
Player statistics [ ]
Season [ ]
Player
GP
GS
MPG
FG%
3FG%
FT%
RPG
APG
SPG
BPG
PPG
Mark Aguirre
75
12
21.1
.431
.211
.687
3.1
1.7
0.68
0.15
11.3
William Bedford
32
8
11.3
.413
.000
.636
2.0
0.4
0.19
0.56
3.6
Lance Blanks
43
0
4.4
.455
.375
.727
0.5
0.4
0.33
0.02
1.5
Joe Dumars
82
82
38.9
.448
.408
.867
2.3
4.6
0.87
0.15
19.9
Gerald Henderson
8
0
7.8
.381
.600
1.000
0.8
0.6
0.38
0.00
3.0
Bill Laimbeer
81
46
27.6
.470
.376
.893
5.6
2.0
0.63
0.67
9.7
Bob McCann
26
0
5.0
.394
.000
.308
1.2
0.2
0.23
0.15
1.2
Dennis Rodman
82
80
40.3
.539
.317
.600
18.7
2.3
0.83
0.85
9.8
John Salley
72
38
24.6
.512
.000
.715
4.1
1.6
0.68
1.53
9.5
Brad Sellers
43
1
5.3
.466
.000
.769
1.0
0.3
0.02
0.23
2.4
Charles Thomas
36
0
4.3
.353
.118
.667
0.6
0.6
0.11
0.03
1.3
Isiah Thomas
78
78
37.4
.446
.291
.772
3.2
7.2
1.51
0.19
18.5
Darrell Walker
74
4
20.8
.423
.000
.619
3.2
2.8
0.85
0.24
5.2
Orlando Woolridge
82
61
25.8
.498
.111
.683
3.2
1.1
0.50
0.40
14.0
Playoffs [ ]
Awards and records [ ]
Dennis Rodman , All-NBA Third Team
Joe Dumars , NBA All-Defensive First Team
Dennis Rodman , NBA All-Defensive First Team
Transactions [ ]
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See also [ ]
References [ ]
^ 1991-92 Detroit Pistons
^ "SPORTS PEOPLE: PRO BASKETBALL; 2 Big Trades for Pistons" . New York Times . August 14, 1991. Retrieved December 2, 2021 .
^ "1991–92 Detroit Pistons Schedule and Results" . Basketball-Reference. Retrieved December 1, 2021 .
^ "1991–92 Detroit Pistons Roster and Stats" . Basketball-Reference. Retrieved December 1, 2021 .
^ "1992 NBA All-Star Game: West 153, East 113" . Basketball-Reference . Retrieved November 27, 2021 .
^ "1991–92 NBA Awards Voting" . Basketball-Reference . Retrieved January 3, 2022 .
^ "HOCKEY; Daly Resigns as Pistons Coach" . New York Times . May 6, 1992. Retrieved January 19, 2022 .
^ May 3, 1992 broadcast of The NBA on NBC
^ "Knicks Unite To Undo Pistons" . The New York Times . May 4, 1992.
^ "Sports of The Times; Good Move: Hiring Coach Of Bad Boys" . New York Times . May 29, 1992. Retrieved December 1, 2021 .
^ "Salley traded to Miami Heat" . UPI Archives . September 8, 1992. Retrieved December 31, 2021 .
^ "BASKETBALL; Thomas Is Not Taking His Exclusion From Olympics Lightly" . New York Times . September 24, 1991. Retrieved January 19, 2022 .
^ "BASKETBALL; US, in No Surprise, Will Go With the Best" . New York Times . September 22, 1991. Retrieved January 19, 2022 .
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