2000–01 Phoenix Suns season

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2000–01 Phoenix Suns season
Head coachScott Skiles
General managerBryan Colangelo
Owner(s)Jerry Colangelo
ArenaAmerica West Arena
Results
Record51–31 (.622)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Pacific)
Conference: 6th (Western)
Playoff finishFirst Round
(Lost to Kings 1–3)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television
RadioKTAR
< 1999–00 2001–02 >

The 2000–01 NBA season was the 33rd season for the Phoenix Suns, members of the Pacific Division in the National Basketball Association.[1] During the off-season, the Suns signed free agents Mario Elie and Tony Delk.[2] The Suns were coached by Scott Skiles, who enjoyed his first full season as head coach as the Suns posted a 7-game winning streak after losing their season opener, then posted another 7-game winning streak between March and April, as they finished the regular season with a 51–31 record.[3] For a franchise-record 13th season in a row, the Suns earned a trip to the playoffs, but would later lose in the Western Conference First Round. America West Arena was the home court venue for the Suns.

The Suns were led by point guard Jason Kidd, who averaged 16.9 points, 6.4 rebounds, 9.8 assists and 2.2 steals per game. Kidd again topped the league in assists per game, while earning another All-NBA First Team selection and NBA All-Defensive First Team (after being selected to the Second Team the year previous). He was also the team's lone representative in the 2001 NBA All-Star Game.[4] Second-year star Shawn Marion showed improvement as he averaged a double-double, leading the team in scoring at 17.3 points and 10.7 rebounds per game). Kidd and Clifford Robinson were the other starters to provide the majority of the team's scoring, with Robinson averaging 16.4 points per game. Sixth men reserves Delk and Rodney Rogers both brought offensive firepower from the bench, averaging 12.3 and 12.2 points per game respectively.[5] Anfernee Hardaway was the team's highest-paid player, but only played in just four games battling knee injuries, averaging 9.8 points per game.[6]

For the fourth season in a row, the Suns finished third in the Pacific Division. The team earned a Western Conference First Round match-up with the 3rd-seeded Sacramento Kings. Phoenix would take Game 1, but then lose the next three in a row, losing three games to one.[7] Following the season, Kidd was traded to the New Jersey Nets,[8] while Robinson was dealt to the Detroit Pistons,[9] and Elie retired.

For the season, the Suns redesigned their primary logo,[10] and changed their uniforms adding side panels to their jerseys and shorts,[11][12] and gray to their color scheme. The logo and uniforms both lasted until 2013.

Offseason[]

NBA Draft[]

Main article: 2000 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College / Club Team
1 25 Iakovos "Jake" Tsakalidis Center  Georgia AEK (Greece)

Roster[]

2000–01 Phoenix Suns roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From
G 8 Del Negro, Vinny 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1966–08–09 North Carolina State
G 00 Delk, Tony 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 189 lb (86 kg) 1974–01–28 Kentucky
C 14 Dudley, Chris 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1965–02–22 Yale
G 17 Elie, Mario 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1963–11–26 American International
F 24 Gugliotta, Tom 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1969–12–19 North Carolina State
G 1 Hardaway, Anfernee Injured 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1971–07–18 Memphis
G 32 Kidd, Jason (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1973–03–23 California
F 31 Marion, Shawn 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1978–05–07 UNLV
G 2 Perry, Elliot 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 150 lb (68 kg) 1969–03–28 Memphis
F 30 Robinson, Clifford 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1966–12–16 Connecticut
F 54 Rogers, Rodney 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1971–06–20 Wake Forest
C 15 Santiago, Daniel 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 256 lb (116 kg) 1976–06–24 Saint Vincent
C 25 Tsakalidis, Jake 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 285 lb (129 kg) 1979–06–10 Georgia (country)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster

Regular season[]

Standings[]

Pacific Division
W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Los Angeles Lakers 56 26 .683 – 31–10 25–16 14–10
x-Sacramento Kings 55 27 .671 1 33–8 22–19 16–8
x-Phoenix Suns 51 31 .622 5 31–10 20–21 12–12
x-Portland Trail Blazers 50 32 .610 6 28–13 22–19 12–12
Seattle SuperSonics 44 38 .537 12 26–15 18–23 17–7
Los Angeles Clippers 31 51 378 25 22–19 9–32 9–15
Golden State Warriors 17 65 .207 39 11–30 6–35 4–20
Western Conference
# Team W L PCT GB
1 z-San Antonio Spurs 58 24 .707 –
2 y-Los Angeles Lakers 56 26 .683 2
3 x-Sacramento Kings 55 27 .671 3
4 x-Utah Jazz 53 29 .646 5
5 x-Dallas Mavericks 53 29 .646 5
6 x-Phoenix Suns 51 31 .622 7
7 x-Portland Trail Blazers 50 32 .610 8
8 x-Minnesota Timberwolves 47 35 .573 11
9 Houston Rockets 45 37 .549 13
10 Seattle SuperSonics 44 38 .537 14
11 Denver Nuggets 40 42 .488 18
12 Los Angeles Clippers 31 51 .378 27
13 Vancouver Grizzlies 23 59 .280 35
14 Golden State Warriors 17 65 .207 41


Record vs. opponents[]

2000-01 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 TOR UTA VAN WAS
Atlanta — 1–3 0–4 2–2 2–2 0–2 1–1 0–4 2–0 0–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 0–3 1–3 0–2 1–3 2–2 1–3 0–3 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–2 0–2 1–1 2–2
Boston 3–1 — 0–4 2–1 2–1 0–2 2–0 3–1 0–2 1–1 1–3 2–0 0–2 2–2 1–3 1–1 4–0 1–3 1–3 0–4 2–0 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–0 1–3 1–1 0–2 3–1
Charlotte 4–0 4–0 — 3–1 2–2 0–2 0–2 2–2 2–0 0–2 3–1 2–0 0–2 2–2 3–1 1–1 4–0 1–2 2–1 2–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 3–1 1–1 1–1 2–2
Chicago 2–2 1–2 1–3 — 1–3 0–2 0–2 0–4 0–2 0–2 0–4 0–2 0–2 1–3 0–4 0–2 2–2 1–3 1–3 1–3 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–4 0–2 1–1 2–1
Cleveland 2–2 1–2 2–2 3–1 — 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–0 0–2 1–3 0–2 0–2 2–2 1–3 0–2 3–0 2–2 1–3 0–4 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–4 1–1 1–1 2–2
Dallas 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 — 3–1 1–1 4–0 2–2 1–1 4–0 0–4 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–3 2–2 2–2 1–3 3–1 2–0 2–2 3–1 2–0
Denver 1–1 0–2 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–3 — 1–1 4–0 3–1 1–1 2–2 2–2 0–2 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–4 2–2 2–2 2–2 2–2 0–2 1–3 4–0 1–1
Detroit 4–0 1–3 2–2 4–0 2–2 1–1 1–1 — 1–1 0–2 1–3 0–2 0–2 0–4 1–3 0–2 4–0 1–2 2–2 0–4 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 2–0 2–2 0–2 1–1 1–2
Golden State 0–2 2–0 0–2 2–0 0–2 0–4 0–4 1–1 — 1–3 2–0 1–3 1–3 0–2 0–2 2–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 2–2 0–4 0–4 0–4 0–4 0–2 1–3 1–3 0–2
Houston 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–2 1–3 2–0 3–1 — 2–0 1–3 1–3 1–1 2–0 2–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–3 1–3 0–4 1–3 2–2 2–0 1–3 4–0 2–0
Indiana 2–2 3–1 1–3 4–0 3–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 0–2 0–2 — 2–0 1–1 1–2 2–2 1–1 2–2 2–2 2–2 0–3 1–1 0–2 2–0 0–2 1–1 0–4 0–2 2–0 4–0
L.A. Clippers 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–0 2–0 0–4 2–2 2–0 3–1 3–1 0–2 — 1–3 0–2 1–1 2–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–2 1–3 0–4 0–4 1–1 0–4 2–2 1–1
L.A. Lakers 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 4–0 2–2 2–0 3–1 3–1 1–1 3–1 — 1–1 0–2 3–1 2–0 0–2 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–2 3–1 2–2 0–4 2–0 2–2 4–0 2–0
Miami 3–0 2–2 2–2 3–1 2–2 0–2 2–0 4–0 2–0 1–1 2–1 2–0 1–1 — 1–2 1–1 3–1 2–3 3–1 1–3 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 2–0 4–0
Milwaukee 3–1 3–1 1–3 4–0 3–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–0 0–2 2–2 1–1 2–0 2–1 — 0–2 4–0 1–2 4–0 2–2 0–2 0–2 2–0 2–0 0–2 3–1 2–0 1–1 3–1
Minnesota 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–3 2–2 2–0 2–2 2–2 1–1 2–2 1–3 1–1 2–0 — 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 3–1 3–1 2–2 1–3 3–1 2–0 2–2 3–1 1–1
New Jersey 3–1 0–4 0–4 2–2 0–3 0–2 1–1 0–4 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–0 0–2 1–3 0–4 1–1 — 2–2 1–3 1–3 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–2 0–2 1–1 3–1
New York 2–2 3–1 2–1 3–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 2–1 2–0 0–2 2–2 1–1 2–0 3–2 2–1 2–0 2–2 — 3–1 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–3 0–2 1–1 4–0
Orlando 3–1 3–1 1–2 3–1 3–1 1–1 2–0 2–2 2–0 1–1 2–2 1–1 0–2 1–3 0–4 1–1 3–1 1–3 — 3–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–1 0–2 2–0 3–1
Philadelphia 3–0 4–0 2–2 3–1 4–0 1–1 1–1 4–0 2–0 1–1 3–0 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–2 1–1 3–1 3–1 1–3 — 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–3 1–1 2–0 4–0
Phoenix 2–0 0–2 2–0 2–0 2–0 3–1 4–0 1–1 2–2 3–1 1–1 2–2 1–3 2–0 2–0 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 — 3–1 1–3 2–2 3–1 2–0 2–2 3–1 1–1
Portland 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–2 2–2 2–0 4–0 3–1 2–0 2–2 2–2 1–1 2–0 1–3 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–3 — 1–3 1–3 2–2 2–0 3–1 2–2 2–0
Sacramento 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–2 2–2 2–0 4–0 4–0 0–2 3–1 1–3 1–1 0–2 2–2 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 3–1 3–1 — 2–2 2–2 2–0 3–1 4–0 2–0
San Antonio 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 3–1 2–2 2–0 4–0 3–1 2–0 4–0 2–2 1–1 0–2 3–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–2 3–1 2–2 — 3–1 1–1 4–0 4–0 2–0
Seattle 1–1 0–2 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–3 2–2 0–2 4–0 2–2 1–1 4–0 4–0 1–1 2–0 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–3 2–2 2–2 1–3 — 0–2 0–4 3–1 2–0
Toronto 2–2 3–1 1–3 4–0 4–0 0–2 2–0 2–2 2–0 0–2 4–0 1–1 0–2 2–2 1–3 0–2 2–1 3–1 1–2 3–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 2–0 — 1–1 2–0 4–0
Utah 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–2 3–1 2–0 3–1 3–1 2–0 4–0 2–2 1–1 0–2 2–2 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–2 1–3 1–3 4–0 1–3 0–2 — 4–0 2–0
Vancouver 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–3 0–4 1–1 3–1 0–4 0–2 2–2 0–4 0–2 1–1 1–3 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–3 2–2 0–4 0–4 1–3 0–2 0–4 — 2–0
Washington 2–2 1–3 2–2 1–2 2–2 0–2 1–1 2–1 2–0 0–2 0–4 1–1 0–2 0–4 1–3 1–1 1–3 0–4 1–3 0–4 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–4 0–2 0–2 —

Playoffs[]

2001 playoff game log
First Round: 1–3 (Home: 0–2; Road: 1–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 22 @ Sacramento W 86–83 Shawn Marion (21) Jake Tsakalidis (11) Jason Kidd (14) ARCO Arena
17,317 		1–0
2 April 25 @ Sacramento L 90–116 Tony Delk (14) Tom Gugliotta (8) Jason Kidd (9) ARCO Arena
17,317 		1–1
3 April 29 Sacramento L 96–104 Jason Kidd (19) Shawn Marion (10) Jason Kidd (16) America West Arena
19,023 		1–2
4 May 2 Sacramento L 82–89 Clifford Robinson (24) Jake Tsakalidis (12) Jason Kidd (14) America West Arena
18,836 		1–3
2001 schedule

Awards and honors[]

All-Star[]

  • Jason Kidd was voted as a starter for the Western Conference in the All-Star Game. It was his fourth All-Star selection. Kidd finished second in voting among Western Conference guards with 1,062,837 votes.

Season[]

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

Season[]

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Corie Blount* 30 6 12.9 .489† . .533 2.8 0.3 .4 .2 1.8
Vinny Del Negro* 36 0 14.6 .528† .000 .893^ 1.4 1.8 .6 .1 4.9
Tony Delk 82 11 27.9 .415 .321 .787 3.2 2.0 .9 .2 12.3
Chris Dudley 53 33 11.6 .397 . .389 3.5 0.3 .3 .5 1.4
Mario Elie 68 67 22.1 .423 .360 .797 2.3 1.9 .9 .2 4.4
Rubén Garcés* 10 0 6.2 .467 . .250 2.2 0.4 .2 .1 1.6
Tom Gugliotta 57 2 20.3 .392 .250 .792 4.5 1.0 .8 .4 6.4
Penny Hardaway 4 4 28.0 .417 .250 .636 4.5 3.8 1.5 .3 9.8
Jason Kidd 77 76 39.8 .411 .297 .814^ 6.4 9.8 2.2 .3 16.9
Shawn Marion 79 79 36.2 .480† .256 .810 10.7 2.0 1.7 1.4 17.3
Paul McPherson* 33 0 9.3 .490† .000 .750 1.5 0.5 .4 .1 3.4
Elliot Perry* 43 6 10.7 .465 .250 .727 1.0 1.7 .4 .0 3.2
Clifford Robinson 82 82 33.5 .422 .361 .709 4.1 2.9 1.1 1.0 16.4
Rodney Rogers 82 3 26.6 .430 .296 .761 4.4 2.2 1.2 .6 12.2
Daniel Santiago 54 2 10.8 .478 . .689 1.9 0.2 .3 .4 3.1
Jake Tsakalidis 57 39 16.6 .470 . .593 4.2 0.3 .2 1.0 4.5

* – Stats with the Suns.
† – Minimum 300 field goals made.
^ – Minimum 125 free throws made.

Playoffs[]

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Vinny Del Negro 3 0 8.7 .571 . . 0.7 1.7 .0 .0 2.7
Tony Delk 4 0 28.5 .419 .400 .636 4.0 1.0 .8 .0 11.8
Chris Dudley 3 0 8.7 .500 . . 2.3 0.0 .3 .3 0.7
Mario Elie 4 4 25.8 .452 .154 .750 3.3 1.8 .8 .3 9.0
Tom Gugliotta 4 0 21.5 .308 . .778 3.8 0.8 2.0 .3 5.8
Jason Kidd 4 4 41.5 .319 .235 .750 6.0 13.3 2.0 .0 14.3
Shawn Marion 4 4 34.8 .371 1.000 .857 8.3 0.8 1.5 1.5 14.8
Elliot Perry 2 0 8.5 .600 .000 1.000 2.0 2.0 1.0 .0 6.5
Clifford Robinson 4 4 28.5 .420 .250 .636 4.0 1.0 1.5 .5 15.0
Rodney Rogers 4 0 20.5 .300 .200 .643 3.5 0.5 .5 .8 8.8
Daniel Santiago 1 0 12.0 .500 . . 5.0 0.0 .0 2.0 2.0
Jake Tsakalidis 4 4 18.8 .375 . . 7.0 0.0 .0 1.8 3.0

Transactions[]

Trades[]

September 20, 2000 To New York Knicks---- To Los Angeles Lakers----
To Seattle SuperSonics---- To Phoenix Suns----
January 26, 2001 To Golden State Warriors---- To Phoenix Suns----

Free agents[]

Additions[]

Date Player Contract Former Team
August 1, 2000 Tony Delk Signed to 6-year contract for $19 million Sacramento Kings
August 2, 2000 Daniel Santiago Signed to 1-year contract for $317,000 Pallacanestro Varese (Italy)
August 3, 2000 Corie Blount Re-signed to 2-year contract for $3.2 million Phoenix Suns
August 3, 2000 Justin Love Undisclosed
August 3, 2000 Rubén Garcés Signed to 1-year contract for $317,000 La Crosse Bobcats (CBA)
August 22, 2000 Paul McPherson Signed to 1-year contract for $317,000
September 15, 2000 Mario Elie Signed to 1-year contract for $1 million San Antonio Spurs
September 29, 2000 Carlos Daniel Undisclosed Yakima Sun Kings (CBA)
September 29, 2000 DeJuan Wheat Undisclosed Idaho Stampede (CBA)
September 29, 2000 Lelan McDougal Undisclosed Billings RimRockers (IBA)
September 29, 2000 Tim Kempton Undisclosed Toronto Raptors
October 1, 2000 J. R. Koch Undisclosed Athlon Ieper (Belgium)
October 1, 2000 Reed Rawlings Undisclosed
December 8, 2000 Elliot Perry Undisclosed Orlando Magic
January 17, 2001 Elliot Perry Signed two 10-day contracts Phoenix Suns
February 6, 2001 Elliot Perry Signed for rest of season Phoenix Suns

Subtractions[]

Date Player Reason Left New Team
June 30, 2000 Toby Bailey Free agent Los Angeles Stars (ABA)
August 8, 2000 Kevin Johnson Retired
August 31, 2000 Randy Livingston Waived Golden State Warriors
September 13, 2000 Don MacLean Free agent Miami Heat
October 6, 2000 J. R. Koch Waived Las Vegas Silver Bandits (IBL)
October 6, 2000 Lelan McDougal Waived San Diego Wildfire (ABA)
October 16, 2000 Carlos Daniel Waived Sioux Falls Skyforce (IBL)
October 16, 2000 Reed Rawlings Waived Detroit Dogs (ABA)
October 25, 2000 DeJuan Wheat Waived Panteras de Miranda (Venezuela)
October 25, 2000 Justin Love Waived Kansas City Knights (ABA)
October 25, 2000 Tim Kempton Waived
November 20, 2000 Rex Chapman Retired
January 5, 2001 Elliot Perry Waived Phoenix Suns

Player Transactions Citation:[14]

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