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Post by TheGoodMan19 on Feb 14, 2019 18:38:07 GMT
His career doesn't get enough love.
3667 career points 44.2 points per game
Will probably never be broken. Next closest is Freeman Williams with 3249. Closest in the three point era is Lionel Simmons with 3217. Next closest in ppg is Oscar Robertson with 33.8 (nearly 11 points less!), next in the three point era is someone names Keydren Clark for Saint Peter's with 25.4 ppg
Maravich did this in three years. On teams that were not very good (bad in his Sophomore, .500 as junior decent as a senior). Never played in the NCAA (would have his senior year but only one team per conference went and Kentucky had a head lock on the SEC's bid). Without the shot clock. Granted CBB scored were fairly high in the late 60's and I don't know why. LSU broke 100 points 10 times his senior season. And without the three point shot. Maravich could shoot from the cheap seats. 44.2, only shooting 2's and FT's.
Yes, he was a ball hog. The LSU playbook had one sentence, "Get the ball to Pete". Yes, he made one NIT in his career, but the SEC was the Kingdom of Adolph Rupp. He took the best players from all the South and the rest of the ACC fought for scraps. Maravich, Pittsburgh boy, went to LSU because his father coached the Tigers. Yes, many great players have played three years, now one year. But still, the Pistol never seems to get props. You might hear 20-40 CBB players mentioned before Maravich. And some from his era, Alcindor, Chamberlain, Robertson, Hayes. And he outscored them all.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 14, 2019 18:43:36 GMT
meh.
3 years is a rather small sample size to be considered one of the best ever
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Post by hehatesshe on Feb 14, 2019 18:45:29 GMT
meh. 3 years is a rather small sample size to be considered one of the best ever He's taking about his college career.
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Post by TheGoodMan19 on Feb 14, 2019 18:48:30 GMT
meh. 3 years is a rather small sample size to be considered one of the best ever Yeah, not talking about the NBA. I think his NBA career was marred by bad legs and shitty teams.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 14, 2019 18:51:02 GMT
I simply read 'headlines' folks and ignore the upcoming paragraphs.... lets tighten it up a bit fellas
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Post by Rey Kahuka on Feb 14, 2019 19:21:17 GMT
Goodman, you're reading my mind. I was going to make a thread about Pistol Pete. I legitimately think he could still play in today's NBA. Maravich in his prime is still a marvel to behold, all these decades later. There are some great highlight vids on youtube though the quality of some of the footage is lacking, for obvious reasons. 44 ppg in college with no 3s. It's insane.
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Post by NJtoTX on Feb 14, 2019 19:31:39 GMT
I saw him play against the Knicks at MSG.
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Post by TheGoodMan19 on Feb 14, 2019 19:36:37 GMT
Goodman, you're reading my mind. I was going to make a thread about Pistol Pete. I legitimately think he could still play in today's NBA. Maravich in his prime is still a marvel to behold, all these decades later. There are some great highlight vids on youtube though the quality of some of the footage is lacking, for obvious reasons. 44 ppg in college with no 3s. It's insane. Like I said, he was a one man show. No one like Walton, Bird, Isiah Thomas, Jordan could have approached those number because they played on teams with other options. I don't know how many shots Maravich took per game, but I bet it was many many more than those players. But you have similar situations in lower tier teams. Routinely, the leading scorer in NCAA is a player from a small school. 2016-17, Marcus Keane, Central Michigan, 2015-16 James Daniel, Howard, etc. Yeah you get an occasional Trae Young or J.J. Redick. But Pistol Pete's record is inclusive for all DI players.
OK I do know how many shots Maravich took
Maravich - 3166
Bill Walton - 1147 Larry Bird - 2168 Michael Jordan - 1337
Yeah the Pistol was shot a lot.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 14, 2019 19:42:54 GMT
who was the better college bball player
Christian laettner bill Walton or peashooter pete
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Post by Rey Kahuka on Feb 14, 2019 19:53:33 GMT
who was the better college bball player Christian laettner bill Walton or peashooter pete Neon Boudeaux
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Post by No_Socks_Here on Feb 14, 2019 20:30:06 GMT
I was lucky to see him play in person many times, both with LSU and the New Orleans Jazz. He was never on a team good enough to make the post-season, but he always performed above-and-beyond expectations.
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Post by TheGoodMan19 on Feb 14, 2019 21:27:40 GMT
who was the better college bball player Christian laettner bill Walton or peashooter pete As a players who could put points on the board, Maravich, As a successful player, I can name 70 better. If he had went UCLA, UNC or Kentucky, he would be one of the greatest players in history. In the same breath with Alcindor, Chamberlain, Laettner. He wouldn't have averaged 44 ppg, but he would have won titles. Definitely at UCLA. Put him at Kentucky with Dan Issel or UNC with Charlie Scott, they might have been at the Bruins level.
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Post by nutsberryfarm 🏜 on Feb 14, 2019 23:52:13 GMT
pete was great! well done, goodman!
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Post by President Ackbar™ on Feb 15, 2019 4:30:42 GMT
My dad was a pretty big fan.
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