re: I did the Caitlin Clark/Pistol Pete math

Because it's already factored into their shooting percentage. And either way his own shoooting percentage is worse than the opponents and he took >50% of LSU's FGA.

Let's just look at his first year and assume both teams attempt 50 FG aka offensive rebounding and turnovers are equal

Maravich attempted 52.8% of his teams shots

Maravich points scored .529 * 50 * 2 points per made shot * .423(shooting perecentage)= 22.38 points
Rest of LSU (1-.529) * 50 * 2 * .523 = 24.63 points
total LSU points = 22.38 + 24.63 = 47.01 points

If Maravich had attempted all 50 by himself = 50*2*.423 = 42.3 points


Opponents 50 * 2 * .459 = 45.9 points

If a player is shooting lower than the opponent by percentage, on average every shot he takes is a net loss for his own team

Maravich took over 50% of their shots. And the guy only averaged 5 assists per game for his career