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re: Bob Pettit. Why does he not get more love on here?
Posted on 5/10/24 at 2:09 pm to Tvilletiger
Posted on 5/10/24 at 2:09 pm to Tvilletiger
Because your father probably wasn’t born when he was playing.
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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 3:47 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 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 6:38 pm to Tvilletiger
Because most people that actually watched him play are dead. He was basically one of the first GOATs of the NBA. His number is retired and there’s a statue of him. He’s in the basketball hall of fame. I think he’s pretty well revered
Posted on 5/10/24 at 6:54 pm to Tvilletiger
Yes But…..
At my age i saw plenty old timers
Posted on 5/10/24 at 7:52 pm to Tvilletiger
One statistic that is overlooked, when he retired from the NBA he was the all-time leading scorer! And another fact, if I recall, he was the only player ever to receive MVP of the Finals, even though he was on the losing team!
Posted on 5/10/24 at 8:41 pm to Tvilletiger
A lot of our "fans" don't know much about the LSU athletes of the past. They're more concerned about their WiFi connection than they are about the actual games they are attending.
One Friday afternoon on campus some years back, I saw Tommy Casanove sitting on a bench outside the Union, talking to an older gentleman. I knew Tommy, so I went over to speak with him. He introduced me to the other man....Gaynell Tinsley.
I told a friend of mine about it later. He was a self-professed "huge" LSU fan, but he wasn't exactly sure who Tommy was, and he'd never heard of Gaynell Tinsley. Or Jimmy Taylor. Or Johnny Robinson. We have a lot of fans like that.
One Friday afternoon on campus some years back, I saw Tommy Casanove sitting on a bench outside the Union, talking to an older gentleman. I knew Tommy, so I went over to speak with him. He introduced me to the other man....Gaynell Tinsley.
I told a friend of mine about it later. He was a self-professed "huge" LSU fan, but he wasn't exactly sure who Tommy was, and he'd never heard of Gaynell Tinsley. Or Jimmy Taylor. Or Johnny Robinson. We have a lot of fans like that.
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