Pete Maravich vs. Bill Walton, Jan 8, 1978 Jazz-Blazers

[jeste4187]

Bill Walton should not even be mentioned with Pete Maravich. Walton is possibly the game's most overrated jackass of all time, and he acts like he is a God. I guess he really believes that his towel swinging aided Larry Bird.

[bootiack]

pistol would rule 2010s NBA

[roscoegino]

He made passes that left Magic Johnson speechless.  But Magic was a better floor general.

[bootiack]

where box score at

[bootiack]

moron not let pistol shoot 35 shots

[flastatesoldier]

:38 1:10 that d is reallllly weak, i cant believe NBA players would play with so little intensity on that end. pistols underhand pass was so sick

[webmail111]

@hiiamalive that 3 point line. its so weird. i guess its whatever you are used to :)

[PRcastro88]

In pistol Peres 72 point game He was ejected with over 4 minutes to go and did this without the 3 point line, all accounts say that pistol Pete shot more than 7 jumpers beyond 30 feet and did all this while playing with a crappy jazz team that traded Moses Malone before he developed. Now imagine those 2 playing together. But 5 teams traded Malone including the blazers so it's not like they were the only ones

[astartes96]

@OhMyHj he averaged 44.2 ppg in college not the NBA

[2468oldschooltimes]

what kills me in today's game is that despite the excessive allowing of fouls, palming, double dribbling and traveling and 3 point plays, teams have a hard time making 80 points a game including free throws and dunks! No reason to watch BB today.

[webmail111]

@2468oldschooltimes they play tougher defense now a days.

[mmcneil777]

If Walton hadn't got hurt, the NBA would have been stronger before Magic and Bird came on the scene. Something about him, brought a lot of glory to the NBA for a short period of time. He & Dr. J would have been able to carry the NBA until Magic & Bird arrived, but it wasn't to be, and th NBA went through some 'dark ages', bfore Bird & Magic showed up. Amazing how one guy can be a 'key' like that. Kind of like Len Bias for the Celtics. If only...

[iambillym1]

@mmcneil777 Dark ages? Both the Bullets and Sonics were worthy champions.

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[Doleafol]

Wow...that pass was sick.

[taxidriver2929]

Pete Maravich revolutionized the game more than any other player by a huge margin. If it wansn't for him there would be no bird or magic.

[donnie4607]

arther1045 is as close to being brain dead as is

possible and still have a pulse. Maravich was

a great player who never had much of a supporting cast around him.

[KringlenAirsoftNW]

BLAZERS BABY!!!

[b6380]

not much defense being played

[IdahoInvader]

His FG% wasn't "awful, lol. Someone's narrowminded analysis sorta is though

[arther1045]

his fg % was awfull..period.he was a gunner.

[valigeorges]

man just think - if you play for a crappy team and you are the 1st, the 2nd and the 3rd option of their offense OF COURSE THE DEFENSE OF YOUR OPPONENTS WILL CONCENTRATE SOLELY ON YOU and will try to slow you down therefore your fg % won't be as good as you woul'd like to be.

[valigeorges]

Sorry for my english !

[Hibbs4Prez]

@valigeorges I can agree with that. But its funny how fans don't consider those facts when belittling someone like Iverson's FG%.

[AdreasTheGreat]

@arther1045 I DON'T AGREE...44.2% IN FIELD GOALS,,,MUCH OF THEM FROM LONG DISTANCE.KOBE HAS 45.2%,DOES HE HAVE A BAD FG% TO?!

[AdreasTheGreat]

@AdreasTheGreat I AGREE THAT PET WSA GREAT AND HAD VERY GOOD FG%...BUT NO 60%...I HAVE HIS CAREER STATS.

24.2POINTS,4.2REB,5.4ASISTS,1.­5STAELS 44.2% FG 67% 3P. 82% FT.

[applesandarrows]

How so? Basketball is a boring, non intelligence sport. QBs in the NFL can complete 60,70 yard passes with an odd shaped ball just for the fun of it.

[hautelick]

That Maravich pass is beyond words..

[Milordvega]

In another regular season game they played that season, and it was in New Orleans, Maravich won the game for the Jazz with a buzzer beating jump shot.

I wonder if anyone has a clip of that.

[gensu3k1]

ok wait a second. This game is just sitting in a vault somewhere, and instead of showing it (and other great games like it), we just randomly got a highlight package?

Get your act together NBATV, and start showing these classics!

[ZipperZappleZ]

@gensu3k1 nah man we gotta see the 2002 Draft day 50 times in a row

[BoArnberg]

@gensu3k1 There are so many games.. like forgotten All Stars Game 1971 Len Wilkens MVP plus 1974 Bob Lanier MVP... but they can show every game since 1970 to 2011

[PhillyDippy5]

@gensu3k1 I have this game actually, but you're right, NBA TV don't show the full stuff, they SUCK

[chiladin]

@gensu3k1 I don't understand the point of the NBA having all this footage and not releasing it to the public which only adds to their brand. Pistol played hundreds of game and has hours of highlight reels that even in today's internet savvy stage we will never see. :(

[erastus25]

@gensu3k1 Somebody was awesome enough to upload this game a couple months ago!

But, I agree. Sooo many good games. They should at least digitize them and make them available for download or something.

[alanbalfe]

buddy's career was plagued by injuries

he's had many operations

[chrispdx]

Wow. Incredible highlights. Thanks for loading this.

[NormanSweetcream]

pistol pete = greatest player ever

[Snailbarf]

They love showing his highlights but I wonder how many turnovers he had pulling off that flashy stuff? If he was a great player he'd have more than just highlight reel stuff.....maybe some playoff appearances or rings eh?

[singe101]

He's no Brian Shaw

[Bigturns33]

lol crackin up at that one.

[boussios]

he played on crappy ass teams

[odiewodie911]

1 man cant win a championship. He never had a team capable of winning.

[arther1045]

stop with the one man can't win a title crap. in basketball one grea player usually makes your team a contender..maravich never did that. not in college and not in pro. he is the most overrated player ever.

larry bird led a weak team to the ncaa title game, maravich never made it to the tourny

[fnyman14]

name one nba team that has won a finals without at LEAST 2 legitimate all stars/token players. also, ncaa championships don't mean jack squat in college. hell if that was the case shane battier should have 4 or 5 by now then.

[arther1045]

damn it..why are you talking about titles again..thats not the point with maravich..his teams were never good period..not in college and not in pros..great players make their teams good..period..maravich never did that..he is the most overrated player ever..easily.

it does mean something that pete never even played in the ncaa tournyhe was all about individual stats..that is not a great player.

[fnyman14]

whatever. hell of a fucking pass at :23 though. what a badass

[arther1045]

whatever. hell of a fucking pass at :23 though. what a badass

yeah it was worth 2 points..the problem is people who don't understand basketball are impressed by these things, but not by things that actually win basketball games. like defense, or teamwork,or great assist vs turnover ratio, like rebounding, like good shot selection..but have maravich complete a risky hot goy pass and they cream their jeans and talk about how great he is.

[fnyman14]

dude you're taking this way out of proportion. trust me i definitely understand the game of basketball, more than you think i do actually. pete did average an enormous amount of T/O's (after they began recording them) and he didn't ever win anything of significance but that doesn't take away from the fact that hes the all time leading college scorer and a hell of a basketball player. he was definitely more of a scoring PG anyways, he was just flashy as hell way ahead of his time.

[arther1045]

he is the all time leading scorer in collee because he played for his father who set him up to be the al time leading scorer.. his field goal % was awful..look at his game by game stats..he was a gunner looking for individual stats..his team sucked because of it..don't reward that crap by overrating him

[fnyman14]

not trying to overrate him...you're gettin a little bent outa shape dude. just showing respect for a legend passed on...

[donjabroni]

Don't know about being the greatest player ever but he certainly is one of the best.

[ramgarr]

What a pass from the Pistol 60 feet under handed to Gail Goodrich.

[ramgarr]

Thanks, you did again 1avardac in classic style. Fan from Miami.

[waffen2]

great blazer team