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The 1983–84 Dallas Mavericks were led by Mark Aguirre as the team’s primary scorer, while Rolando Blackman and Jay Vincent supplied valuable secondary offense. Derek Harper handled much of the playmaking from the backcourt, and Bill Laimbeer provided the frontcourt with strong rebounding and interior production. The statistics suggest a balanced offensive team that combined multiple scoring options with solid rebounding and steady ball distribution across the rotation.

Roster

NO. PLAYER POS. HT. WT. BIRTH DATE COLLEGE
12 Derek Harper PG 6-4 185 October 13, 1961 Illinois
14 Dale Ellis SF 6-7 205 August 6, 1960 Tennessee
15 Brad Davis PG 6-3 180 December 17, 1955 Maryland
20 Bill Garnett PF 6-9 225 April 22, 1960 Wyoming
21 Roger Phegley SG 6-6 205 October 16, 1956 Bradley
22 Rolando Blackman SG 6-6 190 February 26, 1959 Kansas State
24 Mark Aguirre SF 6-6 232 December 10, 1959 DePaul
31 Jay Vincent SF 6-7 220 June 10, 1959 Michigan State
33 Elston Turner SF 6-5 190 June 10, 1959 Ole Miss
34 Jim Spanarkel SG 6-5 190 June 28, 1957 Duke
40 Kurt Nimphius C 6-10 218 March 13, 1958 Arizona State
42 Pat Cummings PF 6-9 230 July 11, 1956 Cincinnati
45 Mark West C 6-10 230 November 5, 1960 Old Dominion

Regular Season Per Game

Player Pos Age G GS MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG TOV FGA FG% 3PA 3P% FTA FT%
Rolando Blackman SG 24 81 81 37.3 22.4 4.6 3.6 0.7 0.5 2.1 16.3 .546 0.1 .091 5.7 .812
Mark Aguirre SF 24 79 79 36.7 29.5 5.9 4.5 1.0 0.3 3.6 22.3 .524 0.7 .268 7.9 .749
Brad Davis PG 28 81 81 32.9 11.1 2.3 6.9 1.2 0.2 2.0 8.0 .530 0.5 .184 2.9 .836
Pat Cummings PF 27 80 80 31.2 13.1 8.2 2.0 0.8 0.3 1.8 11.4 .494 0.0 .000 2.4 .742
Kurt Nimphius C 25 82 46 27.9 7.9 6.3 2.1 0.5 1.8 1.2 6.4 .520 0.0 .250 2.0 .623
Jay Vincent SF 24 61 5 23.3 11.0 4.0 1.9 0.5 0.2 1.9 9.5 .435 0.0 .000 3.5 .781
Derek Harper PG 22 82 1 20.9 5.7 2.1 2.9 1.2 0.3 1.4 5.5 .443 0.3 .115 1.2 .673
Bill Garnett PF 23 80 34 19.1 5.1 4.1 1.6 0.6 0.8 0.9 3.7 .472 0.0 .000 2.2 .733
Dale Ellis SF 23 67 2 15.8 8.2 3.7 0.8 0.6 0.1 1.2 7.4 .456 0.4 .414 1.8 .719
Elston Turner SF 24 47 1 11.4 2.9 2.0 1.3 0.6 0.0 0.6 3.2 .360 0.2 .111 0.7 .824
Jim Spanarkel SG 26 7 0 7.7 3.4 1.0 0.7 0.9 0.0 0.6 2.3 .438 0.3 .500 1.9 .692
Roger Phegley SG 27 10 0 7.6 2.1 0.9 0.9 0.1 0.0 0.5 3.1 .290 0.4 .250 0.2 1.000
Mark West C 23 34 0 5.9 1.1 1.4 0.4 0.0 0.4 0.4 1.2 .357 0.0   0.6 .318
Team Totals     82 82 243.4 110.4 40.9 26.4 7.1 4.4 15.9 88.2 .500 2.2 .228 28.7 .755

Playoff Per Game

Player Pos Age G GS MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG TPG FGA FG% 3PA 3P% FTA FT%
Rolando Blackman SG 24 10 — 39.7 23.9 4.1 4.0 0.6 0.4 2.4 17.5 .531 0.0 — 6.3 .841
Jay Vincent SF 24 10 — 35.3 15.2 7.0 1.9 0.7 0.1 2.5 12.4 .387 0.1 .000 6.2 .903
Mark Aguirre SF 24 10 — 35.0 22.0 7.6 3.2 0.5 0.5 2.7 18.4 .478 0.5 .000 5.7 .772
Brad Davis PG 28 10 — 30.4 8.1 1.9 5.0 0.6 0.0 1.8 7.3 .452 0.2 .000 1.9 .789
Pat Cummings PF 27 10 — 30.0 10.8 7.2 1.5 0.4 0.2 0.9 11.5 .409 0.0 — 1.5 .933
Derek Harper PG 22 10 — 22.6 5.0 2.0 2.8 1.1 0.2 0.6 5.4 .389 0.8 .375 0.7 .714
Dale Ellis SF 23 8 — 22.3 7.4 5.3 0.5 1.3 0.3 0.6 10.0 .325 1.5 .083 1.0 .750
Kurt Nimphius C 25 10 — 17.8 4.2 5.3 1.3 0.0 1.4 0.9 3.3 .424 0.0 — 1.7 .824
Bill Garnett PF 23 8 — 9.3 4.8 2.8 0.5 0.0 0.3 0.1 3.8 .500 0.1 1.000 1.0 .875
Mark West C 23 4 — 8.0 3.0 1.8 0.8 0.0 0.8 0.8 2.3 .556 0.0 — 0.8 .667
Elston Turner SF 24 8 — 6.6 1.8 1.3 1.0 0.8 0.1 0.4 2.5 .350 0.0 — 0.0 —
Roger Phegley SG 27 1 — 5.0 2.0 0.0 1.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 4.0 .000 1.0 .000 2.0 1.000
Team Totals — — 10 — 245.0 101.7 43.2 21.7 5.7 3.6 13.1 90.1 .441 3.0 .167 26.1 .835

Regular Season Totals

Player Pos Age G GS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FG% 3PA 3P% FTA FT%
Rolando Blackman SG 24 81 81 3025 1815 373 288 56 37 169 1320 .546 11 .091 458 .812
Mark Aguirre SF 24 79 79 2900 2330 469 358 80 22 285 1765 .524 56 .268 621 .749
Brad Davis PG 28 81 81 2665 896 187 561 94 13 166 651 .530 38 .184 238 .836
Pat Cummings PF 27 80 80 2492 1045 658 158 64 23 146 915 .494 2 .000 190 .742
Kurt Nimphius C 25 82 46 2284 646 513 176 41 144 98 523 .520 4 .250 162 .623
Derek Harper PG 22 82 1 1712 469 172 239 95 21 111 451 .443 26 .115 98 .673
Bill Garnett PF 23 80 34 1529 411 331 128 44 66 68 299 .472 2 .000 176 .733
Jay Vincent SF 24 61 5 1421 672 247 114 30 10 113 579 .435 1 1.000 215 .781
Dale Ellis SF 23 67 2 1059 549 250 56 41 9 78 493 .456 29 .414 121 .719
Elston Turner SF 24 47 1 536 137 93 59 26 0 29 150 .360 9 .111 34 .824
Mark West C 23 34 0 202 37 46 13 1 15 12 42 .357 0 — 22 .318
Roger Phegley SG 27 10 0 76 21 9 9 1 0 5 31 .290 4 .250 2 1.000
Jim Spanarkel SF 26 7 0 54 24 7 5 6 0 4 16 .438 2 .500 13 .692
Team Totals — — 82 82 19955 9052 3355 2164 579 360 1284 7235 .500 184 .228 2350 .755

Playoff Totals

Player Pos Age G GS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FG% 3PA 3P% FTA FT%
Rolando Blackman SG 24 10 10 397 239 41 40 6 4 24 175 .531 0 — 63 .841
Jay Vincent SF 24 10 10 353 152 70 19 7 1 25 124 .387 1 1.000 62 .903
Mark Aguirre SF 24 10 10 350 220 76 32 5 5 27 184 .478 5 .000 57 .772
Brad Davis PG 28 10 10 304 81 19 50 6 0 18 73 .452 2 .000 19 .789
Pat Cummings PF 27 10 10 300 108 72 15 4 2 9 115 .409 0 — 15 .933
Derek Harper PG 22 10 10 226 50 20 28 11 2 6 54 .389 8 .375 7 .714
Dale Ellis SF 23 8 8 178 59 42 4 10 2 5 80 .325 12 .083 8 .750
Kurt Nimphius C 25 10 10 178 42 53 13 0 14 9 33 .424 0 — 17 .824
Bill Garnett PF 23 8 8 74 38 22 4 0 2 1 30 .500 1 1.000 8 .875
Elston Turner SF 24 8 8 53 14 10 8 6 1 3 20 .350 0 — 0 —
Mark West C 23 4 4 32 12 7 3 0 3 3 9 .556 0 — 3 .667
Roger Phegley SG 27 1 1 5 2 0 1 2 0 0 4 .000 1 1.000 2 1.000
Team Totals — — 10 10 2450 1017 432 217 57 36 130 901 .441 30 .167 261 .835

HeatingUp Impact Index: Team Impact Spotlight

Player Name Role Tier MPG Usage Tier PPG RPG APG STK (SPG+BPG) Impact Index* Notes
Mark Aguirre Alpha Scorer 36.7 High 29.5 5.9 4.5 1.3 20.6 Clear focal point offensively; MVP-caliber scoring load; efficient across all areas.
Rolando Blackman Secondary Scorer 37.3 High 22.4 4.6 3.6 1.2 16.2 Reliable high-usage wing; excellent scoring efficiency; solid defensive contribution.
Brad Davis Facilitator 32.9 Medium 11.1 2.3 6.9 1.4 10.8 Floor general; high assist rate drives team offense; contributes modestly on defense.
Pat Cummings Interior Anchor 31.2 Medium 13.1 8.2 2.0 1.1 12.2 Strong rebounding and defensive presence; scoring complementary to perimeter stars.
Kurt Nimphius Defensive C 27.9 Low-Med 7.9 6.3 2.1 2.3 9.3 Limited scoring, but defensive rim protection and rebounding maximize team spacing.
Jay Vincent 3-and-D Wing 23.3 Medium 11.0 4.0 1.9 0.7 8.8 Spot starter/role player; floor spacing and opportunistic defense.
Derek Harper Backup PG 20.9 Low 5.7 2.1 2.9 1.5 6.1 Young point guard; solid defense for minutes; limited offensive usage.
Bill Garnett Rotation PF 19.1 Low 5.1 4.1 1.6 1.4 5.6 Energy minutes; contributes defensively and on boards; scoring secondary.
Dale Ellis Bench Shooter 15.8 Low 8.2 3.7 0.8 0.7 6.7 Efficient scoring in limited minutes; low playmaking; future growth in impact possible.
Elston Turner Depth Wing 11.4 Low 2.9 2.0 1.3 0.6 3.4 Limited minutes; floor spacing potential; low overall impact.
Jim Spanarkel Backup SG 7.7 Low 3.4 1.0 0.7 0.9 2.5 Spot minutes; negligible influence beyond scoring bursts.
Roger Phegley Bench SG 7.6 Low 2.1 0.9 0.9 0.1 1.9 Limited offensive and defensive impact; pure depth.
Mark West Development C 5.9 Low 1.1 1.4 0.4 0.4 1.7 Minimal playing time; developmental minutes focused on interior defense.