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Maravich ‘what if’ from NBA?
Posted on 3/4/24 at 1:32 pm
Posted on 3/4/24 at 1:32 pm
It’s been great to see so many recent national articles about Pete’s career. He was before my time but heard stories as long as I can remember. My dad was a year younger but drove an hour to watch some of Pete’s freshman games with friends. Took me to see Jazz as a 9 month old, later with Shooting Stars in Cajundome, to try out for his movie.
NBA is usually summarized as a good career cut short by injuries. I later learned that he was resented as a rookie ($$$ contract) but won them over by end of year.
Then lost 30+ lbs due to illness before 2nd year and took full season to get back to strength.
Nearly got to play with Dr J in their primes and were a match made in basketball heaven.
NBA career also no 3 point line. Played in era with lackluster fan support. Can you imagine him in 80’s?
Expansion Jazz took a few years to build a halfway decent roster. Best team was rolling toward playoffs but one of their better starters missed last month when his mom tried to pull a tooth when old fashioned string on a door trick.
Of course, his knee injury that probably would be fixed by modern doctors much better.
Anything I’m missing from NBA career? Not sure if his mom’s severe mental issues overlapped.
NBA is usually summarized as a good career cut short by injuries. I later learned that he was resented as a rookie ($$$ contract) but won them over by end of year.
Then lost 30+ lbs due to illness before 2nd year and took full season to get back to strength.
Nearly got to play with Dr J in their primes and were a match made in basketball heaven.
NBA career also no 3 point line. Played in era with lackluster fan support. Can you imagine him in 80’s?
Expansion Jazz took a few years to build a halfway decent roster. Best team was rolling toward playoffs but one of their better starters missed last month when his mom tried to pull a tooth when old fashioned string on a door trick.
Of course, his knee injury that probably would be fixed by modern doctors much better.
Anything I’m missing from NBA career? Not sure if his mom’s severe mental issues overlapped.
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Posted on 3/4/24 at 1:35 pm to litenin
He was the best player in the NBA when he tore up his knee and was never the same.
Posted on 3/4/24 at 1:45 pm to litenin
Also in early 1970's Atlanta was a hotbed of the Blackpower movement.
Good or bad, not important but it was important to Pistol Pete.
Here comes Lily white Mr. AMERICA , Taylor Swift in shorts..it was a tough time for him. Former players on his ATL team admit...do The Google.
If he was on a good team with leadership, Pete's NBA career would have been better. He was just a really nice person...very aww shucks type.
He needed some alpha teammates to watch his back. Truck Robinson did ...
Good or bad, not important but it was important to Pistol Pete.
Here comes Lily white Mr. AMERICA , Taylor Swift in shorts..it was a tough time for him. Former players on his ATL team admit...do The Google.
If he was on a good team with leadership, Pete's NBA career would have been better. He was just a really nice person...very aww shucks type.
He needed some alpha teammates to watch his back. Truck Robinson did ...
Posted on 3/4/24 at 1:54 pm to litenin
Erving said in his autobiography Maravich was the most skilled basketball player he had ever seen.
Posted on 3/4/24 at 2:21 pm to OldManHenry
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Here comes Lily white Mr. AMERICA , Taylor Swift in shorts..it was a tough time for him. Former players on his ATL team admit...do The Google.
Elaborate
Posted on 3/4/24 at 2:24 pm to inadaze
The most accomplished athlete I've ever seen`. One had to watch the slo-mo replays several times to believe what he could do. Pretty un-assuming guy to have been on SI cover at that age..
Posted on 3/4/24 at 2:35 pm to litenin
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Nearly got to play with Dr J in their primes and were a match made in basketball heaven.
I'd love to see some video of this. I think they played a few pre-season games until Dr J had to go back to the ABA because of a contract dispute. 2 of the only guys from that period that could still play in today's game. Both were ahead of their time and would've complimented each other well.
This post was edited on 3/4/24 at 2:37 pm
Posted on 3/4/24 at 2:41 pm to EvrybodysAllAmerican
As a kid he practiced his dribbling by dribbling a ball outside their car window as his dad drove him around. Sounds simple. Try it.
Posted on 3/4/24 at 3:25 pm to Keltic Tiger
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As a kid he practiced his dribbling by dribbling a ball outside their car window as his dad drove him around. Sounds simple. Try it.
His tapes of ball handing drills were what I grew up on. They're on youtube and would still be applicable to kids growing up today. Victor Wembanyama even says that's what he used to improve his skills.
Posted on 3/4/24 at 3:58 pm to WaterLink
Simply amazing what Pete accomplished with a defective heart.
"Amazingly, Pistol Pete was born without a left coronary artery. He had a single right coronary artery that wrapped all the way around his heart. At the time of his death his heart was massively enlarged and scarred secondary to long-standing chronic oxygen deprivation."
Posted on 3/4/24 at 4:03 pm to litenin
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Anything I’m missing from NBA career?
He was one of 3 Tigers that made the NBA's All 50th team
Posted on 3/4/24 at 4:11 pm to litenin
Touching story of how Pete Maravich died.. There's debate about the details, but most will agree he died of complications of a congenital heart defect as he was missing one of the two arteries in his heart.
Posted on 3/4/24 at 8:02 pm to TigerOnThe Hill
One of the most amazing athletes this country ever produced. He was 20-30 yrs ahead of his time. He would’ve saved the NBA in the 70s before Bird & Magic did if they’d had him in NY or Boston. Everybody wanted to see Pete play.
Posted on 3/4/24 at 8:10 pm to litenin
Got to see him play a couple of times, once when he was with LSU.
He was unbelievably great.
He was unbelievably great.
Posted on 3/4/24 at 9:18 pm to litenin
Pete died when I was in high school.
Literally heard about it at school that afternoon.
I can honestly say it was the most shocking celebrity death of my lifetime.
Literally heard about it at school that afternoon.
I can honestly say it was the most shocking celebrity death of my lifetime.
Posted on 3/5/24 at 12:25 am to litenin
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Anything I’m missing from NBA career?
Pete's very last year with badly damaged knees were played with the Celtics in Larry Bird's first year and the first year the NBA had a 3 point line. Larry is on record with how amazed he was with Pete even then. On limited shots off the bench, Pistol shot 67% from behind the 3 point line.
Posted on 3/5/24 at 12:36 am to Tshiz
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Elaborate
Since you either can't do simple math or you're just race baiting....
Pete was a highly paid high draft pick and was "a white guy." He made more than the rest of the team combined and many times over. They drafted him to hopefully draw fans. The fan base in Atlanta of an all black team during a period of racial tension wasn't friendly to Pete in the least. The Hawks players were exceptionally hard on him for the entire first year. I watched a documentary on Pete's life. Those first years with the Hawks under those conditions were brutal on him. He surely didn't ask to be drafted as their savior.
Posted on 3/5/24 at 6:13 am to litenin
NBA All Rookie Team
Five time NBA All Star
Led the league in scoring in 1976, was top 3 in scoring multiple years when healthy.
Scored 68 points against Knicks
Five time NBA All Star
Led the league in scoring in 1976, was top 3 in scoring multiple years when healthy.
Scored 68 points against Knicks
Posted on 3/5/24 at 6:35 am to TigersJump
quote:Yeah, Lou Hudson was still bitter decades later, he was more than happy to carry on his crusade on the documentary.
he Hawks players were exceptionally hard on him for the entire first year.
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