best defensive rating shooting guards in nba 1997

John Starks had the lowest defensive rating by a shooting guard in 1996-97, with a 101.8 rating.

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best defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games shooting guards in NBA 1997

	NAME	DRTG	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	John Starks J. Starks	101.8	1996-97	NYK	77	26.5	13.8	2.7	2.8	1.2	0.1	4.8	11.1	43.1	1.9	5.3	36.9	2.2	2.9	76.9	55.5	0.5	2.2	2.1	2,042	1,061	205	217	90	11	158	196	+209
2	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	101.8	1996-97	CHI	82	37.9	29.6	5.9	4.3	1.7	0.5	11.2	23.1	48.6	1.4	3.6	37.4	5.9	7.0	83.3	56.7	1.4	4.5	2.0	3,106	2,431	482	352	140	44	166	156	+818
3	Bob Sura B. Sura	101.9	1996-97	CLE	82	27.7	9.2	3.8	4.8	1.1	0.4	3.1	7.2	43.1	0.6	2.0	32.3	2.4	3.9	61.4	51.9	0.9	2.8	2.2	2,269	755	308	390	90	33	181	218	+11
4	Bobby Phills B. Phills	102.4	1996-97	CLE	69	34.4	12.6	3.6	3.4	1.6	0.3	4.8	11.1	42.8	1.2	3.1	39.4	1.8	2.5	71.8	51.4	0.9	2.6	2.0	2,375	866	245	233	113	21	135	174	+111
5	Clyde Drexler C. Drexler	103.0	1996-97	HOU	62	36.6	18.0	6.0	5.7	1.9	0.6	6.4	14.5	44.2	1.9	5.4	35.5	3.2	4.3	75.0	54.8	1.9	4.1	2.5	2,271	1,114	373	354	119	36	156	151	+365
6	Eddie Jones E. Jones	103.3	1996-97	LAL	80	37.5	17.2	4.1	3.4	2.4	0.6	5.9	13.5	43.8	1.9	4.9	39.1	3.5	4.2	81.9	55.9	1.1	3.0	2.1	2,998	1,374	326	270	189	49	169	226	+263
7	Hersey Hawkins H. Hawkins	103.6	1996-97	SEA	82	33.6	13.9	3.9	3.0	1.9	0.1	4.5	9.7	46.4	1.7	4.3	40.3	3.1	3.6	87.5	61.6	1.1	2.8	1.6	2,755	1,139	320	250	159	12	130	146	+540
8	Voshon Lenard V. Lenard	103.9	1996-97	MIA	73	28.9	12.3	3.0	2.2	0.7	0.2	4.3	9.4	45.9	2.5	6.1	41.4	1.2	1.4	81.9	61.4	0.5	2.5	1.5	2,111	897	217	161	50	18	109	168	+332
9	Nick Anderson N. Anderson	104.1	1996-97	ORL	63	34.3	12.0	4.8	2.9	1.9	0.5	4.6	11.5	39.7	2.3	6.4	35.3	0.6	1.5	40.4	49.4	1.0	3.8	1.4	2,163	757	304	182	120	32	86	160	+163
10	Allan Houston A. Houston	105.4	1996-97	NYK	81	33.1	14.8	3.0	2.2	0.5	0.2	5.4	12.7	42.3	1.8	4.7	38.5	2.2	2.7	80.3	53.1	0.5	2.4	2.1	2,681	1,197	240	179	41	18	167	233	+107
11	Jeff Hornacek J. Hornacek	105.6	1996-97	UTA	82	31.6	14.5	2.9	4.4	1.5	0.3	5.0	10.4	48.2	0.9	2.4	36.9	3.6	4.0	89.9	59.6	0.7	2.2	1.6	2,592	1,191	241	361	124	26	134	188	+775
12	Doug Christie D. Christie	105.6	1996-97	TOR	81	38.6	14.5	5.3	3.9	2.5	0.6	4.9	11.7	41.7	1.8	4.7	38.4	2.9	3.8	77.5	54.3	1.0	4.3	2.5	3,127	1,176	432	315	201	45	200	245	-121
13	Isaiah Rider I. Rider	107.5	1996-97	POR	76	33.7	16.1	4.0	2.6	0.6	0.3	6.0	12.9	46.4	1.3	3.4	38.5	2.8	3.4	81.2	55.7	1.2	2.8	2.8	2,563	1,223	304	198	45	19	212	199	+201
14	Calbert Cheaney C. Cheaney	107.5	1996-97	WAS	79	30.5	10.6	3.4	1.4	1.0	0.2	4.7	9.2	50.5	0.1	0.4	13.3	1.2	1.7	69.3	53.0	0.9	2.5	1.2	2,411	837	268	114	77	18	94	226	+56
15	Steve Smith S. Smith	107.5	1996-97	ATL	72	39.1	20.1	3.3	4.2	0.9	0.3	6.8	15.9	42.9	1.8	5.4	33.5	4.6	5.5	84.7	54.8	1.3	2.1	2.4	2,818	1,445	238	305	62	23	176	173	+345
16	Reggie Miller R. Miller	107.6	1996-97	IND	81	36.6	21.6	3.5	3.4	0.9	0.3	6.8	15.4	44.4	2.8	6.6	42.7	5.2	5.9	88.0	60.3	0.7	2.9	2.0	2,966	1,751	286	273	75	25	166	172	+99
17	Malik Sealy M. Sealy	108.2	1996-97	LAC	80	30.7	13.5	3.0	2.1	1.6	0.6	4.7	11.8	39.6	1.0	2.8	35.6	3.2	3.6	87.6	50.4	0.7	2.2	1.9	2,456	1,079	238	165	124	45	154	185	-363
18	Joe Dumars J. Dumars	109.6	1996-97	DET	79	37.0	14.7	2.4	4.0	0.7	0.0	4.9	11.1	44.0	2.1	4.9	43.2	2.8	3.2	86.7	58.6	0.5	1.9	1.6	2,923	1,158	191	318	57	1	128	97	+321
19	Wesley Person W. Person	109.7	1996-97	PHX	80	29.1	13.5	3.7	1.5	1.1	0.3	5.1	11.3	45.3	2.1	5.2	41.3	1.1	1.4	79.8	56.7	0.9	2.8	1.0	2,326	1,080	292	123	86	20	76	102	+84
20	Mitch Richmond M. Richmond	109.7	1996-97	SAC	81	38.6	25.9	3.9	4.2	1.5	0.3	8.9	19.5	45.4	2.5	5.9	42.8	5.6	6.6	86.1	57.8	0.7	3.2	2.9	3,125	2,095	319	338	118	24	237	211	-109
21	Kerry Kittles K. Kittles	110.2	1996-97	NJN	82	36.7	16.4	3.9	3.0	1.9	0.4	6.2	14.5	42.6	1.9	5.1	37.7	2.1	2.8	77.1	52.3	1.3	2.6	1.5	3,012	1,347	319	249	157	35	127	165	-266
22	Ray Allen R. Allen	110.3	1996-97	MIL	82	30.9	13.4	4.0	2.6	0.9	0.1	4.8	11.1	43.0	1.4	3.6	39.3	2.5	3.0	82.3	54.1	1.2	2.8	1.8	2,532	1,102	326	210	75	10	149	218	-60
23	Jim Jackson J. Jackson	110.5	1996-97	TOT	77	36.8	15.9	5.3	4.1	1.1	0.4	5.8	13.4	43.1	1.1	3.2	34.8	3.3	4.0	81.3	52.6	1.7	3.6	2.7	2,831	1,226	411	316	86	32	208	194	-440
24	Todd Day T. Day	111.0	1996-97	BOS	81	28.1	14.5	4.1	1.4	1.3	0.6	4.9	12.3	39.8	1.6	4.3	36.2	3.2	4.1	77.3	51.5	1.3	2.7	1.6	2,277	1,178	330	117	108	48	127	208	-291
25	Dell Curry D. Curry	111.1	1996-97	CHA	68	30.6	14.8	3.1	1.7	0.9	0.2	5.6	12.3	45.9	1.9	4.4	42.6	1.7	2.1	80.3	56.1	0.6	2.5	1.4	2,078	1,008	211	118	60	14	93	147	+55

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	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	53	20	.726
2	Celtics	48	24	.667	4.5
3	Knicks	48	26	.649	5.5
4	Cavaliers	45	28	.616	8.0
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Sun 3/29	NYK	@	OKC	7:30 PM
Tue 3/31	NYK	@	HOU	8:00 PM
Wed 4/1	NYK	@	MEM	8:00 PM
Fri 4/3	CHI	@	NYK	7:30 PM
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RPG Leaders

12.8

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11.8

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10.8

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2.0

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1.9

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3,849.3

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	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - x	53	20	.726
2	Celtics	48	24	.667	4.5
3	Knicks	48	26	.649	5.5
4	Cavaliers	45	28	.616	8.0
5	Hawks	41	32	.562	12.0
6	Raptors	40	32	.556	12.5
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9	Hornets	39	34	.534	14.0
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11	Bucks	29	43	.403	23.5
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1	Thunder - x	57	16	.781
2	Spurs - x	55	18	.753	2.0
3	Lakers	47	26	.644	10.0
4	Nuggets	46	28	.622	11.5
5	Timberwolves	45	28	.616	12.0
6	Rockets	43	29	.597	13.5
7	Suns	40	33	.548	17.0
8	Clippers	37	36	.507	20.0
9	Trail Blazers	37	37	.500	20.5
10	Warriors	35	38	.479	22.0
11	Pelicans - e	25	49	.338	32.5
12	Grizzlies - e	24	48	.333	32.5
13	Mavericks - e	23	50	.315	34.0
14	Jazz - e	21	52	.288	36.0
15	Kings - e	19	55	.257	38.5