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The greatest college basketball player of all time would have been 70 today
Posted on 6/22/17 at 5:33 pm
Posted on 6/22/17 at 5:33 pm
The Goat
Happy Birthday "Pistol"! RIP GOAT
Happy Birthday "Pistol"! RIP GOAT
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Maravich at LSU in 1967 In only three years playing on the varsity team (and under his father's coaching) at LSU, Maravich scored 3,667 points—1,138 of those in 1968, 1,148 in 1969, and 1,381 in 1970—while averaging 43.8, 44.2, and 44.5 points per game. For his collegiate career, the 6'5" (1.96 m) guard averaged 44.2 points per game in 83 contests and led the NCAA in scoring for each of his three seasons.[13] Maravich's long-standing collegiate scoring record is particularly notable when three other factors are taken into account: First, because of the NCAA rules that prohibited him from taking part in varsity competition during his first year as a student, Maravich was prevented from adding to his career record for a full quarter of his time at LSU. During this first year, Maravich scored 741 points in freshman competition. Second, Maravich played before the advent of the three-point line. This significant difference has raised speculation regarding just how much higher his records would be, given his long-range shooting ability and how such a component might have altered his play. Writing for ESPN.com, Bob Carter stated, "Though Maravich played before [...] the 3-point shot was established, he loved gunning from long range."[14] It has been reported that former LSU coach Dale Brown charted every shot Maravich scored and concluded that, if his shots from three-point range would have been counted as three points, Maravich's average would have totaled 57 points per game.[15][16] Third, The shot clock (45, 35, 30 seconds) was not instituted until fifteen years after Maravich left LSU. The shot clock speeds up play, mandates an additional number of field goal attempts, eliminates stall tactics, and results in higher scoring. Had the shot clock been in effect during Maravich's career at LSU, he would have scored many more points per game. More than 40 years later, however, many of his NCAA and LSU records still stand. Maravich was a three-time All-American.
This post was edited on 6/22/17 at 6:22 pm
Posted on 6/22/17 at 5:41 pm to KingwoodTigah
Thanks for the post and informative data.
The Pistol was definitely in a league by himself at LSU.
The Pistol was definitely in a league by himself at LSU.
Posted on 6/22/17 at 5:53 pm to KingwoodTigah
I was blessed to have seen all his home games including his freshman year
Rip Pistol.....
Rip Pistol.....
Posted on 6/22/17 at 5:59 pm to Pepe Lepew
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I was blessed to have seen all his home games including his freshman year
So Pete was the GOAT...and you are an old goat
Kidding aside, I bet you have a helluva lot of good stories and memories.
Posted on 6/22/17 at 6:15 pm to KingwoodTigah
The greatest COLLEGE player of all time....
44.2 will NEVER NEVER be broken..... SERIOUS.. I put it up there with Cy Youngs win total...........
44.2 will NEVER NEVER be broken..... SERIOUS.. I put it up there with Cy Youngs win total...........
Posted on 6/22/17 at 6:41 pm to Run Ultra
I remember the story of him dribbling out the half at Georgia and then downing a half court hook shot. They gave him a standing ovation.
I wish we'd see more of that.
Then again, we've never see someone like "Pistol" since then.
Posted on 6/22/17 at 6:41 pm to KingwoodTigah
Please tell me it isn't LSU fans with the 2 downvotes
Posted on 6/22/17 at 6:46 pm to KingwoodTigah
Seriously…
Pistol
Shaq
Pettit
We have a handful of the greatest players of all time. I know it's a "football school," but how are we not a traditional powerhouse?
Pistol
Shaq
Pettit
We have a handful of the greatest players of all time. I know it's a "football school," but how are we not a traditional powerhouse?
Posted on 6/22/17 at 6:48 pm to marcnbc
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Please tell me it isn't LSU fans with the 2 downvotes
It's probably just a couple of accidental down votes. On my phone those buttons are so close that I've done that before. Sometimes I apologize to the OP'S for the accident and sometimes I just say forget it.
Posted on 6/22/17 at 6:49 pm to KingwoodTigah
Can you imagine him in tdays NBA? He'd be the answer to Steph.
Posted on 6/22/17 at 7:12 pm to Madking
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He'd be the answer to Steph.
He would OWN Steph.........
Posted on 6/22/17 at 7:14 pm to SoulGlo
soulglo, that's what I tell everybody. I would put LSU up against ANYBODY in an all time team matchup.Any good coach can win BIG here, and I think we got a good one now!!!!!
Posted on 6/22/17 at 7:25 pm to Run Ultra
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He wore converse?
That was nearly the only choice. Converse, Adidas, and maybe Keds.
Posted on 6/22/17 at 7:34 pm to KingwoodTigah
HBD!!!! Pistol....... they'll never break that scoring record.....
Posted on 6/22/17 at 8:12 pm to KingwoodTigah
Actually, I think he will be 65 in November and his nickname is Bill (Walton that is)!
Posted on 6/22/17 at 8:24 pm to KingwoodTigah
Happy birthday Pete! He was my idol growing up and I wore number 23 proudly in every basketball game I ever played in! Dribbling was always something I enjoyed and Pete was the best of the best!
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