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Posted on 3/28/25 at 7:08 pm to captdalton
Posted on 3/28/25 at 7:08 pm to captdalton
I had the pleasure of seeing Pete play in person many times. Clearly the Georgia fan who wrote this article appreciated Pete's talent.
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"Georgia Coliseum on March 8, 1969, when “Pistol Pete” Maravich scored 58 points. With LSU ahead by 8 in the second overtime, Maravich dribbled around Bulldogs defenders for about a minute, putting on a show, then launched a 35-foot hook shot at the buzzer for a 90-80 win. Georgia fans, appreciative of the amazing performance they’d just seen, mobbed him on the floor."
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"Georgia Coliseum on March 8, 1969, when “Pistol Pete” Maravich scored 58 points. With LSU ahead by 8 in the second overtime, Maravich dribbled around Bulldogs defenders for about a minute, putting on a show, then launched a 35-foot hook shot at the buzzer for a 90-80 win. Georgia fans, appreciative of the amazing performance they’d just seen, mobbed him on the floor."
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Posted on 3/28/25 at 7:09 pm to psk_Vol
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If yall think you hate your basketball coach now you guys would really DETEST the on court results of a Press’s basketball program in today’s era.
You are the dumbest of dumbasses
When you get to witness a once in a lifetime player
You enjoy
Posted on 3/28/25 at 7:11 pm to EulerRules
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"Georgia Coliseum on March 8, 1969, when “Pistol Pete” Maravich scored 58 points. With LSU ahead by 8 in the second overtime, Maravich dribbled around Bulldogs defenders for about a minute, putting on a show, then launched a 35-foot hook shot at the buzzer for a 90-80 win. Georgia fans, appreciative of the amazing performance they’d just seen, mobbed him on the floor."
This is what the dumbassery on this thread will never understand
Thank you for posting it
Posted on 3/28/25 at 9:54 pm to Rohan Gravy
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You are the dumbest of dumbasses
When you get to witness a once in a lifetime player
You enjoy
LMAO
You and everyone else who roots for LSU on this site would have been dog cussing the basketball team and the coaching philosophy on a near nightly basis had they replicated the exact same stats/players/coaches and win/loss record overall these past few years.
You guys especially would have been SKY SCREAMING for Press Maravich's head after his son's second full season. LSU basketball sucked absolute butt under Press Maravich, including for 2 out of the 3 seasons Press was orchestrating a college basketball Harlem Globe Trotter program starring his own boy. That singular year however under Press Maravich that finished with a big 4th place NIT banner was damn magical.
Generations later that one glorious 4th place NIT run is still being celebrated like on old football team that won a national championship as shown by this entire thread of commentary. LSU basketball sucked arse in the late 60s-on
Great player though!
This post was edited on 3/28/25 at 10:01 pm
Posted on 3/29/25 at 11:00 am to psk_Vol
Good Lawd!
You are absolutely wrong about everything
How old are you to be so stupid
Posted on 3/29/25 at 11:27 am to JamalMurry27
Talent level back then was alot different than now.
Posted on 3/29/25 at 12:07 pm to psk_Vol
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Generations later that one glorious 4th place NIT run is still being celebrated like on old football team that won a national championship as shown by this entire thread of commentary. LSU basketball sucked arse in the late 60s-on
That team finished 2nd in the SEC at 13-5. Sucked arse is kind of strong for that type of season. They lost to the 8th best team in the country in the NIT that season. Goes to show you how wild college basketball was back then. The best teams weren’t in the NCAA tournament like today.
Posted on 3/29/25 at 12:12 pm to vidtiger23
The NIT was The tournament
Posted on 3/29/25 at 12:50 pm to psk_Vol
I like how people are throwing out insults, yet ignore Maravich's track record. And I'm not just talking about college, the same thing happened in the NBA.
Maravich went to Atlanta, who was fresh off b2b conference finals and retained their entire core including 2 HOFers in their prime, sans replacing Joe Caldwell(a decent SG that made a few all star teams, think Allan Houston or Khris Middleton level of player) with Pistol Pete. They also had the #1 offense in the NBA the year before drafting Maravich
Atlanta dropped in every statistical category and the offense fell off a cliff , going 36-46 in each of Maravich's 1st 2 seasons. They improved slightly in year 3 after getting a new coach, then went 35-47 in year 4 and everyone realized that Maravich was the problem. But given he was such a large draw in the Southeast, the NBA decided to make the Jazz an expansion team and vanquish Maravich to New Orleans for the remainder of his career, where he would continue his side show act from college(great for selling tickets, obviously) on what was the perennial worst team in the NBA
Pete was extremely skilled, but he played low efficiency basketball and ruined the flow of the offense with ball dominance. It was the equivalent of LeBron-ball if James were a below average scorer efficiency wise(what determines 100% of games if ORB and TOVs are a wash) and his playmaking had little to no positive impact on setting teammates up with higher quality shot attempts. Oh and a hell of a lot more showboating. The Maravich's had no interest in winning basketball, they wanted to run a circus
Maravich went to Atlanta, who was fresh off b2b conference finals and retained their entire core including 2 HOFers in their prime, sans replacing Joe Caldwell(a decent SG that made a few all star teams, think Allan Houston or Khris Middleton level of player) with Pistol Pete. They also had the #1 offense in the NBA the year before drafting Maravich
Atlanta dropped in every statistical category and the offense fell off a cliff , going 36-46 in each of Maravich's 1st 2 seasons. They improved slightly in year 3 after getting a new coach, then went 35-47 in year 4 and everyone realized that Maravich was the problem. But given he was such a large draw in the Southeast, the NBA decided to make the Jazz an expansion team and vanquish Maravich to New Orleans for the remainder of his career, where he would continue his side show act from college(great for selling tickets, obviously) on what was the perennial worst team in the NBA
Pete was extremely skilled, but he played low efficiency basketball and ruined the flow of the offense with ball dominance. It was the equivalent of LeBron-ball if James were a below average scorer efficiency wise(what determines 100% of games if ORB and TOVs are a wash) and his playmaking had little to no positive impact on setting teammates up with higher quality shot attempts. Oh and a hell of a lot more showboating. The Maravich's had no interest in winning basketball, they wanted to run a circus
This post was edited on 3/29/25 at 1:38 pm
Posted on 3/29/25 at 1:00 pm to JamalMurry27
Because he was really good at basketball.
Posted on 3/29/25 at 1:01 pm to Lolathon234
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I like how people are throwing at insults, yet ignore Maravich's track record.
And I'm not just talking about college, the same thing happened in the NBA.
You should research what coaches like Red Auerbach
And Pete’s contemporary’s thought about him
It’s not an insult if it’s true
You are ignorant on the subject.
P.S.
Pistol Pete Maravich is still on the list of the top 75 ALL TIME PLAYERS in the NBA
After all of these years
Hate is bad for you
This post was edited on 3/29/25 at 1:06 pm
Posted on 3/29/25 at 1:14 pm to Lolathon234
Also
Pistol Pete Maravich is still rated the second best college basketball player of all time
Lew Alcindor is #1
Like I said
You are ignorant on the subject
Posted on 3/29/25 at 1:15 pm to JamalMurry27
He was a freak, plain and simple.
Posted on 3/29/25 at 1:17 pm to Lolathon234
Also
He had issues in Atlanta because the black players on the team were jealous that a white guy signed the biggest contract in the history of the NBA
They didn’t want to play team ball with him…
This is no secret
In particular Lou Hudson
He had issues in Atlanta because the black players on the team were jealous that a white guy signed the biggest contract in the history of the NBA
They didn’t want to play team ball with him…
This is no secret
In particular Lou Hudson
This post was edited on 3/29/25 at 1:19 pm
Posted on 3/29/25 at 1:18 pm to Rohan Gravy
It is easy to look up the records of the teams he played on. In his 4 seasons at LSU they had a winning record only once. He was drafted by the Atlanta Hawks the season they won the Western division. Their first two seasons with Pistol they finished below five hundred. In his third season they won over 50% of their games but still finished in 4th place. In his four seasons in Atlanta they only had one winning season and finished 4th in the division twice and 5th twice. In his five seasons with the Jazz he never had a winning record. Their best finish was 7th in their division. They were the doormat of the league. One season they posted a .280 winning percentage and another .317. Their best season they finished at .476 and 7th in the division. He played 13 complete seasons combined in college and the NBA. Of those 13 his team had a winning record in only 2 of them. He never won a single division or conference title. He scored a lot and his teams lost a lot.
One would think that the best player ever would have made his team better. Yet Pistol seemed to have the opposite effect on his team’s win/loss record. He was a great scorer, the stats don’t lie. He also wasn’t a winner. Those stats don’t lie either.
One would think that the best player ever would have made his team better. Yet Pistol seemed to have the opposite effect on his team’s win/loss record. He was a great scorer, the stats don’t lie. He also wasn’t a winner. Those stats don’t lie either.
Posted on 3/29/25 at 1:24 pm to captdalton
Winning has nothing to do with being a generational talent
I could put together a long list of phenomenal players in every sport that didn’t win anything of consequence.
Silly argument
Also before he was injured he was leading the Jazz to the playoffs
And he greatly improved the team
After he went down they collapsed
Posted on 3/29/25 at 1:28 pm to Lolathon234
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Pete was extremely skilled, but he played low efficiency basketball
and ruined the flow of the offense with ball dominance.
Haaaaaaaa
Check out his assist record
And he ended his career in Boston
Posted on 3/29/25 at 1:54 pm to Rohan Gravy
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Winning has nothing to do with being a generational talent
Right or wrong, players are judged not just by their personal stats but also their impact on a team and how much they win.
Do you think Eli Manning would be held in such high esteem if not for two Super Bowls? His stats are just meh. No, those two super bowls are huge. The same for Tom Brady. If not for all of his post season success he would never, ever be in a conversation about GOAT quarterbacks. No, winning and team success is very much a part of how players are remembered. And how many guys, like Dan Marino, have the tag “but he never won a championship” or “he was the best to never win a championship” stuck on them? There are a LOT. No, players are judged by both stats and team record.
Posted on 3/29/25 at 1:59 pm to Rohan Gravy
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And he ended his career in Boston
Correct, he was traded to Boston during the 79/80 season. He played 26 games with Boston but only started 4 and averaged only 17 minutes a game with them. His time in Boston doesn’t really represent what kind of player he was.
This post was edited on 3/29/25 at 2:00 pm
Posted on 3/29/25 at 2:04 pm to captdalton
Yes
His knees couldn’t take it anymore
And of all ironies, the Celtics won the championship the next season
It just wasn’t meant to be
A true miracle the career he had with his heart condition
His knees couldn’t take it anymore
And of all ironies, the Celtics won the championship the next season
It just wasn’t meant to be
A true miracle the career he had with his heart condition
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