ReauxTide, you have no clue and/or you must be very young. Pete was triple teamed all during his college years, there were all kinds of "schemes" set up just to stop him; no 3 point line & no shot clock. And to educate yourself, check out his career stats. For 3 seasons as freshmen could not play then. Bob Cousey, Mr. Point Guard & the first Pistol, said over & over & over again how great a player Pete was, and he was talking about his NBA career. All those players back then have said the same things. Magic Johnson especially used to rave about the Pistol. But you know better, right?

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Posted by litenin

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Posted on 2/17/17 at 3:24 pm to Keltic Tiger

Some things I read about Pete's NBA career include that his teammates didn't like him during his rookie season but ended up loving him by the end of the year. Then, he gets a horrible sickness just before his 2nd season and loses 25 lbs and it takes the full year to regain his weight and get to full speed.

He played a few exhibition games with Dr. J when the Hawks thought they had his rights. They were a match made in heaven with Pete averaging 14 assists/game and winning big.

With the Jazz, the team had no talent for the initial few years but were finally going to make the playoffs when their PF had a season ending injury with about a month left.

Then Pete gets the horrific knee injury, which possibly could have been fixed better these days but was never the same for him after that.

He goes to the Celtics and becomes a role player but retires because of his knee issues. The Celtics win the championship the following year.

His NBA career was really impressive but ultimately more of a 'what could've been'.

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