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re: Bob Pettit. Why does he not get more love on here?
Posted on 5/10/24 at 12:20 pm to Martini
Posted on 5/10/24 at 12:20 pm to Martini
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I think he is still living here in town.
NOLA correct ? Been to his N.O. house dozens of times and a HS classmate of his son who lives in BR. For his son's b-day parties, Mr. Pettit would drive us to BR, we would have lunch, and then go watch an LSU basketball game. Great family and very genuine, down to earth. As a teenager, I was in awe at all the basketball memorabilia from Mr. Pettit ... team jerseys, MVP awards, plaques, basketball nets, pictures with BB legends, signed basketballs, trophies, NBA HOF trophy, etc .... His trophy room was small and simple, just taking up one side of a wall in an upstairs play room, nothing extravagant.
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Posted on 5/10/24 at 12:38 pm to Tvilletiger
I never saw him play
Do you always answer your own questions?
Do you always answer your own questions?
Posted on 5/10/24 at 12:40 pm to Tvilletiger
quote:
I never saw him play.
That is the reason.
Heck you have to be about 80 years old, or older to have seen him play.
Posted on 5/10/24 at 12:54 pm to Tvilletiger
I saw him play when he was with the St. Louis Hawks and a dominant force in the NBA. He was a great player and a huge asset for LSU
Posted on 5/10/24 at 1:11 pm to LSUbasketballfan
When Pettit retired from the NBA, he was the career leader in points and rebounds.
He's still ranked 44th and 18th in those career stats.
He's still ranked 44th and 18th in those career stats.
This post was edited on 5/10/24 at 1:13 pm
Posted on 5/10/24 at 1:17 pm to Got Blaze
Blaze now that is a CSB.
Posted on 5/10/24 at 2:04 pm to Tvilletiger
I played golf with him at a BRHS alumni (Petit graduated from BRHS) tournament when I was still in H.S. I shook his hand and his hand wrapped all the way around mine. That was a tall fellow.
/The end.
/The end.
Posted on 5/10/24 at 2:09 pm to Tvilletiger
Because your father probably wasn’t born when he was playing.
Posted on 5/10/24 at 2:13 pm to The Boat
quote:
The Boat
No cap
Posted on 5/10/24 at 2:17 pm to JerryTheKingBawler
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JerryTheKingBawler
Posted on 5/10/24 at 2:21 pm to Tvilletiger
Well they don't mention Pinky Rohm either. Just sayin
Posted on 5/10/24 at 2:59 pm to Tvilletiger
I stood by him in line in the cramped area near the concession stand at Neyland stadium in 2001. My brother said “that is a tall old man! “His friend heard us and said “that’s Bob Pettit.”
Posted on 5/10/24 at 3:25 pm to EvrybodysAllAmerican
10. Bob Pettit - 26.43. Bob Pettit - 16.2
top 10 in both per game.
Points per game
1. Michael Jordan - 30.1
2. Wilt Chamberlain - 30.1
3. Luka Doncic - 28.7
4. Joel Embiid - 27.9
5. Elgin Baylor - 27.4
6. Kevin Durant - 27.3
7. LeBron James - 27.1
8. Jerry West - 27
9. Allen Iverson - 26.7
10. Bob Pettit - 26.4
Rebounds per Game
1. Wilt Chamberlain - 22.9
2. Bill Russell - 22.5
3. Bob Pettit - 16.2
4. Jerry Lucas - 15.6
5. Nate Thurmond - 15
6. Wes Unseld - 14
7. Walt Bellamy - 13.7
8. Dave Cowens - 13.6
9. Elgin Baylor - 13.5
quote:
When Pettit retired from the NBA, he was the career leader in points and rebounds.
He's still ranked 44th and 18th in those career stats.
top 10 in both per game.
Points per game
1. Michael Jordan - 30.1
2. Wilt Chamberlain - 30.1
3. Luka Doncic - 28.7
4. Joel Embiid - 27.9
5. Elgin Baylor - 27.4
6. Kevin Durant - 27.3
7. LeBron James - 27.1
8. Jerry West - 27
9. Allen Iverson - 26.7
10. Bob Pettit - 26.4
Rebounds per Game
1. Wilt Chamberlain - 22.9
2. Bill Russell - 22.5
3. Bob Pettit - 16.2
4. Jerry Lucas - 15.6
5. Nate Thurmond - 15
6. Wes Unseld - 14
7. Walt Bellamy - 13.7
8. Dave Cowens - 13.6
9. Elgin Baylor - 13.5
Posted on 5/10/24 at 3:47 pm to Tvilletiger
Because 95% of the people on here were not alive by the time he retired from the nba
Posted on 5/10/24 at 4:10 pm to WhiteMandingo
While they weren’t in the same class, his time at Baton Rouge High overlapped with Jim Taylor, who himself was a good HS basketball player.
Posted on 5/10/24 at 4:57 pm to ElderTiger
I’m 77&7/12 yo. I saw him on one of our 3 channels several times. Especially playing Russell/ Cousy in the playoffs. He would have scored more, but he played with Cliff Hagen, a big star from Kentucky, who used to shoot a lot. This led to Pettit’s rebounds. Lol
Posted on 5/10/24 at 5:01 pm to Martini
He still goes to games.
Posted on 5/10/24 at 5:07 pm to GeauxtigersMs36
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He still goes to games.
when I was at LSU the NBA was celebrating some big milestone and had train going around the country as sort an NBA museum display, it was parked on the tracks near campus for almost a week so everyone could go see the display, I don’t know if he was acting as sort of a docent or not, but he was out there every time we went and was a joy to meet and talk to
ETA: now that I think about it, that train may had to do with the bicentennial celebration
This post was edited on 5/10/24 at 5:33 pm
Posted on 5/10/24 at 5:28 pm to Tvilletiger
First player in the nba to score 20,000 points . A record that’ll never be broken
Posted on 5/10/24 at 5:38 pm to Tiger1988
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Now but he would still dominate today.
Negative to the 1000th degree
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