re: Settle it: Who is #1 All-Time in LSU Men’s Basketball?

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This is stupid! It’s not even an argument Pistol Pete was the greatest college player of all time

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What is sad and sick is the sportwriters today try to downplay how great Pete was, when most of them probably were too young to ever see him play live.

To hell with them! Pete was the best, no contest what he could do on a basketball court with a ball in his hands!

[quote]Thanks. Yes it was 68. 43 years ago. Dang, I was 14 when I watched that game. [/quote

I was there for that game and the one when he blew out his knee with a behind the back thru the legs pass from half court..

Great old memories... and sad...

I was 23 at the time..

When choosing the best collegiate basketball player ever, Pete Maravich is a given. His scoring records will never be broken, even with a three-point line, a shot clock, and the ability to play as a freshman. Despite terrible knee problems and a battle with alcoholism, Maravich still is one of the 50 best players in NBA history. In many games, he wore a clunky, primitive knee brace that weighed around five pounds. And, as others have mentioned, the three-point shot just entered the NBA before his retirement. He only took 15 three-pointers in his career....and made 10 of them! For those younger posters, everyone growing up wanted to be Pistol Pete. Kids wore floppy socks, mimicked his creative passing, dribbling, and offensive moves. And, even coaches began implementing Maravich’s drills in practices and during offseason workouts. Before Pete Maravich, LSU basketball might as well have been played outside, as attendance and attention to the program was laughable. Maravich single-handedly changed LSU basketball and the way the very game was played.

petit.

i discount shaq because he got away with charging.

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But if you were to ask me to pick 1 LSU person to represent us if aliens were to come to Earth, I'd pick Shaq

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I posit that Shaq is who the aliens picked to represent themselves to us.

Pete.

Pistol Pete!

See the name on the building. The most dominating player in any sport in LSU history in my opinion. He was unstoppable. He could pass, shoot, defend his position, rebound, shoot FTs - just do it all especially when he knew the game was on the line.

UNTIL OPPOSING FANS CARRY A PLAYER FROM THE OPPOSITION OFF THE FIELD IN ANY SPORT AFTER HE BEATS THEM, IT WILL FOREVER BE PETE.

This tells you everything you need to know.

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"I was at the Tulane game when he went for 66," Higgins said. "And they were cheering FOR him. This was Tulane, which hates LSU. Everywhere he went, people cheered for him and went crazy for him. Everywhere he went, he won over crowds. When it was all happening, you were so dazzled that when he scored 35 in a game, you thought he had a terrible game."

It was appointment viewing, but in person.

Adams was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1971 after graduating in Journalism from LSU and was stationed in Fort Riley, Kansas.

"I was in the mess hall one day and I'm talking to this guy who said he went to Georgia," Adams said. "When I told him I went to LSU, his face just lit up."

The soldier told Adams about seeing Maravich score 58 points at Georgia on March 8, 1969, in a 90-80 LSU win in overtime.

With the ball and leading by eight with about a minute to go, Maravich took over. It was "Showtime." He dribbled around, avoiding defenders and killing the clock. Just before the buzzer and nearly out of bounds, he launched a 35-foot hook shot. And it was good.
Georgia's fans and cheerleaders rushed the floor and mobbed Maravich as if one of their own.

"He said he was one of the fans running on the court to congratulate Pete," Adams said. "He didn't care whether the Bulldogs won or lost. He was so proud to have seen Pete play such a great game in person."

Maravich Madness was all about being there.
"You couldn't get the full impact of Pete on television," Adams said. "When you saw him in person, you could see how he operated on the entire court with his passes and with the other players."

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If the game was officiated correctly, shaq would have fouled out EVERY player that defended him, college and pro. He was a victim of goliath syndrome by the refs, who allowed any and all defenders to mercilessly hack him constantly, with only a fraction of the legit fouls actually called. He was probably the toughest player to officiate in the history of basketball

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. Same for Pete. You have no clue the beatings he took in college and pros. Plus they would call “carry” where today the “cross over” is not. He also, had t ok fight the hate from black players - no shite.

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But if you were to ask me to pick 1 LSU person to represent us if aliens were to come to Earth, I'd pick Shaq

I posit that Shaq is who the aliens picked to represent themselves to us.

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You would absolutely never know anything about Pete. Go do a little research and reply as to why you would pick Pete over Shaq. Read the Pistol book.