2011–12 New Jersey Nets season

2011–12 New Jersey Nets season
Head coachAvery Johnson
OwnersMikhail Prokhorov
ArenaPrudential Center
Results
Record22–44 (.333)
PlaceDivision: 5th (Atlantic)
Conference: 12th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionYES Network, WWOR
RadioWFAN
< 2010–11 2012–13 >

The 2011–12 New Jersey Nets season was the 45th season of the franchise, their 36th in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and their 35th and final season in New Jersey before moving to Brooklyn, New York and changing their name to the Brooklyn Nets for the 2012–13 season. The Nets finished 22–44, last in the Atlantic Division and 12th overall in the Eastern Conference and failed to make the playoffs for a fifth consecutive season. Point guard Deron Williams led the team in scoring (21.0), assists (8.7), and minutes per game (36.3) and was the team's lone selection in the 2012 NBA All-Star Game. Forward Kris Humphries led the team with 11.0 rebounds and 1.19 blocks per game and games played (62).

Key dates

Draft picks

Main article: 2011 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College/Club Team
1 25 MarShon Brooks G  United States Providence
2 31 Bojan Bogdanović F  Croatia Fenerbahçe Ülker
2 36 Jordan Williams F  United States Maryland

Roster

2011–12 New Jersey Nets roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
G/F 9 Brooks, MarShon 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1989-01-26 Providence
G 2 Farmar, Jordan 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1986-11-30 UCLA
PG 1 Gaines, Sundiata 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1986-04-18 Georgia
SF 14 Green, Gerald 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1986-01-26 Gulf Shores Academy (TX)
PF 43 Humphries, Kris 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1985-02-06 Minnesota
SF 10 James, Damion 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1987-10-07 Texas
PG 7 Johnson, Armon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1989-02-23 Nevada
C 11 Lopez, Brook 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 1988-04-01 Stanford
SG 22 Morrow, Anthony 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1985-09-27 Georgia Tech
C 27 Petro, Johan 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 247 lb (112 kg) 1986-01-27 France
G/F 92 Stevenson, DeShawn 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1981-04-03 Washington Union HS (CA)
SF 45 Wallace, Gerald 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1982-07-03 Alabama
G 8 Williams, Deron 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 209 lb (95 kg) 1984-06-26 Illinois
F/C 20 Williams, Jordan 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1990-10-11 Maryland
F/C 33 Williams, Shelden 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1983-10-21 Duke
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (DL) On assignment to
    D-League affiliate
  • Injured Injured


Playoffs

The Nets failed to make the playoffs and have not made the playoffs since 2006–07 season.

Pre-season

Due to the 2011 NBA lockout negotiations, the programmed pre-season schedule, along with the first two weeks of the regular season were scrapped, and a two-game pre-season was set for each team once the lockout concluded.


2011 pre-season game log
Pre-season: 0–2 (home: 0–1; road: 0–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 December 17 New York L 83–92 Brook Lopez
Anthony Morrow (15) 		Brook Lopez (11) Deron Williams (6) Prudential Center
13,027 		0–1
2 December 21 @ New York L 82–88 Deron Williams (21) Shelden Williams
Johan Petro (10) 		Deron Williams (7) Madison Square Garden 0–2
2011–12 season schedule

Regular season

Standings

Atlantic Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
y-Boston Celtics 39 27 .591 – 24–9 15–18 8–6 66
x-New York Knicks 36 30 .545 3 22–11 14–19 8–6 66
x-Philadelphia 76ers 35 31 .530 4 19–14 16–17 7–6 66
Toronto Raptors 23 43 .348 16 13–20 10–23 7–8 66
New Jersey Nets 22 44 .333 17 9–24 13–20 5–9 66
Eastern Conference
#TeamWLPCTGBGP
1z-Chicago Bulls5016.758–66
2y-Miami Heat *4620.6974.066
3x-Indiana Pacers *4224.6368.066
4y-Boston Celtics3927.59111.066
5x-Atlanta Hawks4026.60610.066
6x-Orlando Magic3729.56113.066
7x-New York Knicks3630.54514.066
8x-Philadelphia 76ers3531.53015.066
9Milwaukee Bucks3135.47019.066
10Detroit Pistons2541.37925.066
11Toronto Raptors2343.34827.066
12New Jersey Nets2244.33328.066
13Cleveland Cavaliers2145.31829.066
14Washington Wizards2046.30330.066
15Charlotte Bobcats759.10643.066

Game log

2011–12 game log
Total: 22–44 (Home: 9–24; Road: 13–20)
December: 1–3 (home: 0–1; road: 1–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 December 26 @ Washington W 90–84 Deron Williams (23) Kris Humphries (16) Deron Williams (9) Verizon Center
17,102 		1–0
2 December 27 Atlanta L 70–106 Marshon Brooks (17) Kris Humphries (6) Sundiata Gaines (4) Prudential Center
18,711 		1–1
3 December 29 @ Orlando L 78–94 Marshon Brooks (17) Kris Humphries (10) Deron Williams (7) Amway Center
18,954 		1–2
4 December 30 @ Atlanta L 98–105 Deron Williams (23) Kris Humphries (13) Deron Williams (6) Philips Arena
16,300 		1–3
January : 6–12 (home: 2–5; road: 4–7)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
5 January 1 @ Cleveland L 82–98 Anthony Morrow (15) Mehmet Okur (8) Deron Williams (5) Quicken Loans Arena
15,084 		1–4
6 January 2 Indiana L 94–108 Deron Williams (22) Marshon Brooks (7) Deron Williams (8) Prudential Center
12,519 		1–5
7 January 4 @ Boston L 70–89 MarShon Brooks (17) Shelden Williams (9) Farmar & Gaines (6) TD Garden
18,624 		1–6
8 January 6 @ Toronto W 97–85 Morrow & D. Williams (24) Kris Humphries (16) Deron Williams (6) Air Canada Centre
16,771 		2–6
9 January 7 Miami L 90–101 Kris Humphries (25) Shelden Williams (13) Deron Williams (10) Prudential Center
18,711 		2–7
10 January 9 Atlanta L 101–106 Anthony Morrow (20) Marshon Brooks (10) Deron Williams (14) Prudential Center
12,259 		2–8
11 January 11 @ Denver L 115–123 Jordan Farmar (26) Kris Humphries (9) Deron Williams (13) Pepsi Center
14,139 		2–9
12 January 13 @ Phoenix W 110–103 Deron Williams (35) Mehmet Okur (7) Deron Williams (14) US Airways Center
15,191 		3–9
13 January 14 @ Utah L 94–107 Kris Humphries (18) Kris Humphries (10) Deron Williams (5) EnergySolutions Arena
19,557 		3–10
14 January 16 @ L. A. Clippers L 91–101 Marshon Brooks (19) Brooks & S. Williams (8) Jordan Farmar (7) Staples Center
19,060 		3–11
15 January 18 Golden State W 107–100 Monta Ellis (30) Kris Humphries (15) Deron Williams (10) Prudential Center 4–11
16 January 21 Oklahoma City L 74–84 Russell Westbrook (21) Kris Humphries (16) Deron Williams (6) Prudential Center 4–12
17 January 22 Charlotte W 97–87 MarShon Brooks (20) Kris Humphries (10) Deron Williams (10) Prudential Center 5–12
18 January 23 @ Chicago L 95–110 Richard Hamilton (22) Joakim Noah (10) Richard Hamilton (10) United Center 5–13
19 January 25 @ Philadelphia W 97–90 (OT) Deron Williams (34) Kris Humphries (19) Deron Williams (11) Wells Fargo Center 6–13
20 January 27 @ Cleveland W 99–96 Kyrie Irving (32) Kris Humphries (11) Deron Williams (10) Quicken Loans Arena 7–13
21 January 29 Toronto L 73–94 DeMar DeRozan (27) Shelden Williams (9) José Calderón (9) Prudential Center 7–14
22 January 31 @ Indiana L 99–106 Deron Williams (34) Roy Hibbert (14) Deron Williams (7) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 7–15
February : 4–10 (home: 1–7; road: 3–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
23 February 1 Detroit W 99–96 Deron Williams (26) Shelden Williams (11) Deron Williams (9) Prudential Center 8–15
24 February 3 Minnesota L 105–108 Anthony Morrow (42) Nikola Peković (11) Deron Williams (14) Prudential Center 8–16
25 February 4 New York L 92–99 Jeremy Lin (25) Kris Humphries (12) Deron Williams (11) Madison Square Garden 8–17
26 February 6 Chicago L 87–108 Deron Williams (25) Joakim Noah (12) CJ Watson (11) Prudential Center 8–18
27 February 8 Detroit L 92–99 Deron Williams (34) Kris Humphries (16) Deron Williams (7) Prudential Center 8–19
28 February 10 @ Detroit L 92–109 Jonas Jerebko (20) Greg Monroe (11) Sundiata Gaines (6) The Palace of Auburn Hills 8–20
29 February 11 San Antonio L 89–103 Deron Williams (27) Tim Duncan (10) Deron Williams (8) Prudential Center 8–21
30 February 15 Memphis L 100–105 Deron Williams (26) Marreese Speights (18) Deron Williams (11) Prudential Center 8–22
31 February 16 @ Indiana L 88–93 Danny Granger (32) Roy Hibbert (11) Paul George (5) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 8–23
32 February 18 @ Chicago W 97–85 Deron Williams (29) Kris Humphries (18) Deron Williams (8) United Center 9–23
33 February 19 Milwaukee L 85–92 Ersan İlyasova (29) Ersan İlyasova (25) Shaun Livingston (6) Prudential Center 9–24
34 February 20 @ New York W 100–92 Deron Williams (38) Kris Humphries (14) Jeremy Lin (9) Madison Square Garden 10–24
35 February 22 Orlando L 91–108 Marshon Brooks (24) Dwight Howard (17) Deron Williams (8) Prudential Center 10–25
All-Star Break
36 February 28 @ Dallas W 93–92 Brook Lopez (38) Kris Humphries (15) Deron Williams (12) American Airlines Center 11–25
March: 8–10 (home: 4–6; road: 4–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
37 March 2 @ Boston L 94–107 Brook Lopez (28) Kevin Garnett (10) Rajon Rondo (13) TD Garden 11–26
38 March 4 @ Charlotte W 104–101 Deron Williams (57) Kris Humphries (13) Boris Diaw (8) Time Warner Cable Arena 12–26
39 March 6 @ Miami L 78–108 Deron Williams (16) Johan Petro (8) Deron Williams (4) American Airlines Arena
19,600 		12–27
40 March 7 L. A. Clippers W 101–100 Deron Williams (21) Kris Humphries (11) Deron Williams (10) Prudential Center
18,711 		13–27
41 March 9 @ Charlotte W 83–74 Kris Humphries (20) Kris Humphries (15) Jordan Farmar (7) Time Warner Cable Arena
14,672 		14–27
42 March 10 Houston L 106–112 Gerald Green (26) Johan Petro (9) MarShon Brooks (7) Prudential Center
14,834 		14–28
43 March 12 Milwaukee L 99–105 Kris Humphries (31) Kris Humphries (18) Jordan Farmar (7) Prudential Center
12,930 		14–29
44 March 14 Toronto W 98–84 Gerald Green (26) Kris Humphries (21) Marshon Brooks (5) Prudential Center
10,701 		15–29
45 March 16 @ Orlando L 70–86 Dwight Howard (18) Ryan Anderson (11) Jameer Nelson (6) Amway Center
18,938 		15–30
46 March 17 New Orleans L 94–102 Chris Kaman (20) Kris Humphries (16) Deron Williams (12) Prudential Center
11,271 		15–31
47 March 19 Cleveland L 100–105 Deron Williams (28) Antawn Jamison (13) Deron Williams (8) Prudential Center
11,254 		15–32
48 March 21 Washington L 89–108 Jordan Crawford (23) Kris Humphries (16) John Wall (8) Prudential Center
10,097 		15–33
49 March 23 @ Atlanta L 84–93 Josh Smith (30) Josh Smith (12) Deron Williams (8) Philips Arena
14,129 		15–34
50 March 24 Charlotte W 102–89 Kris Humphries (20) Kris Humphries (16) Deron Williams (14) Prudential Center
13,297 		16–34
51 March 26 Utah L 84–105 Paul Millsap (24) Paul Millsap (13) Devin Harris (11) Prudential Center
10,310 		16–35
52 March 28 Indiana W 100–84 Deron Williams (30) Kris Humphries (8) Deron Williams (9) Prudential Center
10,817 		17–35
53 March 30 @ Golden State W 102–100 Gerald Wallace (24) Gerald Wallace (18) Deron Williams (20) Oracle Arena
19,596 		18–35
54 March 31 @ Sacramento W 111–99 Anthony Morrow (24) Kris Humphries (12) Deron Williams (15) Power Balance Pavilion
14,370 		19–35
April : 3–9 (home: 2–5; road: 1–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
55 April 3 @ L. A. Lakers L 87–91 Deron Williams (20) Kris Humphries (15) Deron Williams (6) Staples Center
18,997 		19–36
56 April 4 @ Portland L 88–101 Kris Humphries (21) Kris Humphries (11) MarShon Brooks (6) Rose Garden
20,464 		19–37
57 April 6 Washington W 110–98 Gerald Wallace
Deron Williams (19) 		Kris Humphries (12) Deron Williams (13) Prudential Center
12,783 		20–37
58 April 8 Cleveland W 122–117 (OT) Gerald Green (32) Kris Humphries (11) Deron Williams (10) Prudential Center
11,341 		21–37
59 April 10 Philadelphia L 88–107 Kris Humphries (20) Kris Humphries (10) Deron Williams (5) Prudential Center
15,376 		21–38
60 April 13 @ Philadelphia W 95–89 Johan Petro (23) Kris Humphries (13) Deron Williams (10) Wells Fargo Center
19,169 		22–38
61 April 14 Boston L 82–94 Gerald Green (15) Jordan Williams (14) Deron Williams (14) Prudential Center
18,711 		22–39
62 April 16 Miami L 98–101 Kris Humphries (29) Kris Humphries (8) Sundiata Gaines (7) Prudential Center
18,711 		22–40
63 April 18 New York L 95–104 Gerald Wallace (21) Kris Humphries (15) Sundiata Gaines (6) Prudential Center
18,711 		22–41
64 April 21 @ Milwaukee L 95–106 Gerald Wallace (18) Gerald Wallace (11) Gerald Wallace (4) Bradley Center
15,939 		22–42
65 April 23 Philadelphia L 87–105 MarShon Brooks (18) Kris Humphries (12) MarShon Brooks
Gerald Wallace (4) 		Prudential Center
18,711 		22–43
66 April 26 @ Toronto L 67–98 Armon Johnson
Anthony Morrow (11) 		Johan Petro (12) Armon Johnson (5) Air Canada Centre
18,161 		22–44
2011–12 season schedule

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

New Jersey Nets statistics
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Keith Bogans[1] 5 1 18.8 .381 .250 .400 2.2 .6 .4 .0 4.2
MarShon Brooks 56 47 29.4 .428 .313 .764 3.6 2.3 .9 .3 12.6
Andre Emmett[1] 6 0 7.5 .571 .000 .625 1.0 0.2 .3 .2 2.2
Jordan Farmar 39 5 21.3 .467 .440 .905 1.6 3.3 .6 .1 10.4
Sundiata Gaines 57 12 13.9 .376 .341 .615 1.9 2.2 1.0 .0 5.1
Gerald Green 31 2 25.2 .481 .391 .754 3.5 1.1 .9 .5 12.9
Dennis Horner[1] 8 0 2.8 .250 .000 .750 .6 .0 .0 .0 .6
Kris Humphries 62 62 34.9 .481 .752 11.0 1.5 .8 1.2 13.8
Damion James 7 7 24.3 .371 .000 .667 4.7 .4 1.0 1.0 4.9
Armon Johnson[1] 8 0 14.9 .452 .333 1.000 1.5 1.4 .5 .0 5.6
Brook Lopez 5 5 27.2 .494 .625 3.6 1.2 .2 .8 19.2
Anthony Morrow 62 18 26.4 .413 .371 .933 2.0 1.0 .7 .1 12.0
Mehmet Okur 17 14 26.7 .374 .319 .600 4.8 1.8 .5 .3 7.6
Larry Owens[1] 7 0 10.7 .364 .400 .750 1.9 .6 .0 .1 1.9
Johan Petro 59 10 15.6 .419 1.000 .838 3.8 .8 .4 .4 4.2
Jerry Smith[1] 5 0 9.2 .214 .167 1.4 .8 1.0 .0 1.4
DeShawn Stevenson 51 30 18.8 .285 .283 .563 2.0 .8 .4 .1 2.9
Gerald Wallace 16 16 35.8 .416 .385 .859 6.8 3.1 1.4 .7 15.2
Deron Williams 55 55 36.3 .407 .336 .843 3.3 8.7 1.2 .4 21.0
Jordan Williams 43 5 14.8 .507 .652 3.6 .3 .5 .3 4.6
Shawne Williams 25 6 20.6 .286 .241 .727 2.7 .6 .4 .4 4.5
Shelden Williams 58 35 22.0 .478 .731 6.0 .6 .8 .7 4.6
  • 1 Statistics with the New Jersey Nets.

Awards, records and milestones

Injuries

  • Brook Lopez had a fracture in his right foot during the pre-season that required surgery and ended up missing the first 32 games of the regular season.[3] He returned on February 19, 2012, and played five games before twisting his right ankle, an injury that ultimately aggravated the previous one sustained before the regular season. The Nets decided to place him on the injured list for the remainder of the season.[4]
  • Shawne Williams had surgery on February to remove bone fragments from his left foot and missed the remainder of the season.[5]
  • On February 8, Keith Bogans fractured his left ankle and tore his deltoid ligament in a game against the Detroit Pistons and missed the remainder of the season.[6]
  • Damion James had surgery on his right foot and was out for the season after playing in seven games.[7]

Transactions

Main article: List of 2011–12 NBA season transactions

Overview

Players Added

Via draft

Via free agency

Via trade

10-day contracts

Players Lost

Via trade

Via free agency

Waived

Trades

June 23, 2011 To New Jersey Nets
Draft rights to Bojan Bogdanović 		To Minnesota Timberwolves
2013 second round pick
Cash considerations
June 23, 2011 To New Jersey Nets
Draft rights to MarShon Brooks 		To Boston Celtics
Draft rights to JaJuan Johnson
2014 second round pick
December 22, 2011 To New Jersey Nets
Mehmet Okur 		To Utah Jazz
Future second round pick
March 15, 2012 To New Jersey Nets
Gerald Wallace 		To Portland Trail Blazers
Mehmet Okur
Shawne Williams
Conditional 2013 second round pick

Free agents

Additions
Player Date signed Former team
Dennis Horner December 9 Springfield Armor
(D-League)
Shelden Williams December 13 New York Knicks
Shawne Williams December 16 New York Knicks
Kris Humphries December 21 Re-signed
DeShawn Stevenson December 23 Dallas Mavericks
Larry Owens January 18 Tulsa 66ers
(D-League)
Keith Bogans January 31 Chicago Bulls
Gerald Green March 18 After signing two 10-day contracts
Subtractions
Player Date signed New team
Sasha Vujačić July 15 Anadolu Efes (Turkey)
Mario West August 2 Tezenis Verona (Italy)
Brandan Wright December 9 Dallas Mavericks
Ben Uzoh December 19 Charlotte Bobcats

Many players signed with teams from other leagues due to the 2011 NBA lockout. FIBA allows players under NBA contracts to sign and play for teams from other leagues if the contracts have opt-out clauses that allow the players to return to the NBA if the lockout ends.[8] The Chinese Basketball Association, however, only allows its clubs to sign foreign free agents who could play for at least the entire season.[9]

Played in other leagues during lockout
Player Date signed New team Opt-out clause
Deron Williams July 16 Beşiktaş Milangaz (Turkey) Yes[10]
Jordan Farmar August 3 Maccabi Tel Aviv (Israel) Yes[11]
Ben Uzoh October 1 Lokomotiv-Kuban (Russia) No[12]
Dan Gadzuric October 4 Jiangsu Dragons (China) No[13]
Jordan Williams November 20 Zastal Zielona Góra (Poland) Yes[14]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Report: NBA draft moving to Newark". ESPN.com. October 27, 2010. Archived from the original on October 30, 2010. Retrieved October 27, 2010.
  2. ^ Deron Williams sets franchise record with 57 points to lead New Jersey Nets past Charlotte Bobcats, Toronto Star. March 5, 2012. Retrieved May 19, 2012.
  3. ^ Brook Lopez to have foot surgery, ESPN.com. December 22, 2011. Retrieved May 19, 2012.
  4. ^ Nets shut down C Brook Lopez for the season Archived 2012-04-11 at the Wayback Machine, NBA.com. April 6, 2012.Retrieved May 19, 2012.
  5. ^ Nets F Shawne Williams has surgery on left foot, Yahoo! Sports, February 22, 2012. Retrieved May 19, 2012.
  6. ^ Source: Keith Bogans out for season, ESPN.com, February 9, 2012. Retrieved May 19, 2012.
  7. ^ Damion James done for season, ESPN.com, January 24, 2012. Retrieved May 19, 2012.
  8. ^ "FIBA: NBA stars can play overseas". ESPN.com. ESPN Internet Ventures. July 30, 2011. Retrieved August 2, 2011.
  9. ^ Sun Xiaochen (August 21, 2011). "New rule shuts door on NBA stars". China Daily. Archived from the original on August 30, 2011.
  10. ^ "Deron Williams inks deal with Beşiktaş". ESPN.com. July 16, 2011. Retrieved July 16, 2011.
  11. ^ "Jordan Farmar signs with Tel Aviv". ESPN.com. August 3, 2011. Retrieved August 3, 2011.
  12. ^ "Lokomotiv-Kuban". EurocupBasketball.com. Euroleague. October 1, 2011. Archived from the original on October 9, 2011. Retrieved November 11, 2011.
  13. ^ "Chinees avontuur Gadzuric" [Chinese Adventure for Gadzuric]. De Telegraaf (in Dutch). Telegraaf Media Nederland. October 4, 2011. Retrieved October 5, 2011.
  14. ^ "Nets rookie Williams to play in Poland". FOX Sports. Fox Sports Interactive Media, LLC. November 21, 2011. Retrieved November 25, 2011.