Temporada 1971-72 de los Phoenix Suns
# Temporada 1971-72 de los Phoenix Suns

La temporada 1971-72 fue la cuarta de los Phoenix Suns en la NBA. La temporada regular acabó con 49 victorias y 33 derrotas, ocupando el quinto puesto de la Conferencia Oeste, no logrando clasificarse para los playoffs, a pesar de superar en victorias a todos los equipos de la Conferencia Este salvo los New York Knicks.

## Elecciones en el Draft

| Ronda | Puesto | Jugador | Posición | Nacionalidad | Universidad |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 14 | John Roche | Base | Estados Unidos | South Carolina |
| 3 | 48 | Dennis "Mo" Layton | Base | Estados Unidos | Southern California |
| 4 | 65 | Walter Szczerbiak | Alero | Estados Unidos | George Washington |

## Temporada regular

División Medio Oeste :

| Equipo | G | P | % | PD | Casa | Fuera | Neutral | Div |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| y-Milwaukee Bucks | 63 | 19 | .768 | – | 31–5 | 27–12 | 5–2 | 13–5 |
| x-Chicago Bulls | 57 | 25 | .695 | 6 | 29–12 | 26–12 | 2–1 | 12–6 |
| Phoenix Suns | 49 | 33 | .598 | 14 | 30–11 | 19–20 | 0–2 | 7–11 |
| Detroit Pistons | 26 | 56 | .317 | 37 | 16–25 | 9–30 | 1–1 | 4–14 |

## Estadísticas

| Rk | Jugador | Edad | P | MP | TC | TCI | %TC | TL | TLI | %TL | RB | AS | FP | PTS |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Paul Silas | 28 | 80 | 38.5 | 6.1 | 12.9 | .470 | 5.4 | 7.0 | .773 | 11.9 | 4.3 | 2.5 | 17.5 |
| 2 | Dick Van Arsdale | 28 | 82 | 37.8 | 6.6 | 14.4 | .463 | 6.5 | 7.6 | .845 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 19.7 |
| 3 | Connie Hawkins | 29 | 76 | 36.8 | 7.5 | 16.4 | .459 | 6.0 | 7.4 | .807 | 8.3 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 21.0 |
| 4 | Clem Haskins | 28 | 79 | 31.1 | 6.4 | 13.3 | .483 | 2.8 | 3.3 | .853 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 2.5 | 15.7 |
| 5 | Charlie Scott | 23 | 6 | 29.5 | 8.0 | 18.8 | .425 | 2.8 | 3.5 | .810 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 18.8 |
| 6 | Neal Walk | 23 | 81 | 26.4 | 6.2 | 13.0 | .479 | 3.2 | 4.2 | .744 | 8.2 | 1.9 | 3.6 | 15.7 |
| 7 | Mo Layton | 23 | 80 | 23.1 | 3.8 | 9.0 | .424 | 1.5 | 2.1 | .739 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 9.1 |
| 8 | Otto Moore | 25 | 81 | 20.0 | 3.2 | 7.4 | .436 | 1.2 | 1.9 | .603 | 6.7 | 1.1 | 2.6 | 7.6 |
| 9 | Lamar Green | 24 | 67 | 14.8 | 2.0 | 4.4 | .446 | 1.0 | 1.3 | .733 | 5.2 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 5.0 |
| 10 | Mel Counts | 30 | 76 | 11.9 | 1.9 | 4.5 | .427 | 1.3 | 1.8 | .721 | 3.4 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 5.2 |
| 11 | John Wetzel | 27 | 51 | 8.2 | 0.6 | 1.6 | .378 | 0.5 | 0.6 | .800 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.7 |
| 12 | Art Harris | 25 | 21 | 6.9 | 1.1 | 3.3 | .329 | 0.4 | 1.0 | .429 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 2.6 |
| 13 | Fred Taylor | 23 | 13 | 5.3 | 0.5 | 2.1 | .222 | 0.3 | 1.0 | .308 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.2 |
| 14 | Jeff Webb | 23 | 27 | 4.8 | 1.1 | 2.4 | .477 | 0.2 | 0.4 | .500 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 2.5 |

## Galardones y récords

| Jugador | Galardón |
| - | - |
| Paul Silas | 2.º Mejor quinteto defensivo de la NBA All-Star |
| Connie Hawkins | All-Star |
