if your serbian than yes your white now people stop being racist just because he is white doesnt mean he sucks in basketball .....come on now name me one player that averaged 57 points per game. Also he is not the only white player that can play basketball just look at VLADE DIVAC, BODIROGA,LARRY BIRD, and etc.
@noetol Well Nash & Stockton were better passers than those guys too. Magic was 6'9" tall -- AND yes a great passer - but Magic had a much more open floor, because he could kill you in so many ways.
And LaBron.... he needs to give up his game 100% and go beg Bill Russell to teach him how to play team Basketball not "look at how good I am".
If LeBron does not change, he will be like Wilt... All stats...
@ReformBarackObama Beg Bill Russell to teach him how to play team basketball? LeBron's already a team player! How come he leads his team in assists if he's not? LMAO
@jan279 Lebron is far from a team player. He leads in assists because they stop him coming down the lane he has to give it up to the more talented players. His outside shot is not that good, and he knows it so he gives up the ball for the assist. I LOVE to see Lebron drive down the lane and finish, but he is NOT ABLE to do this like he used to so he gives up the ball to his teammates. He doesn't want to give the ball up he just has to, where a true team player is always looking for the pass.
@TheAcrylicAvenger What you just said is actually one of the main reasons why players dish out assists! When a player attacks the lane and can't find room to further advance to the basket so he decides to pass to a teammate, it's not 'cause he merely tries to cover his selfishness, it's high basketball I.Q.! If you have a high basketball I.Q. and you're faced with a situation like that, you do either of two, draw a foul or pass to an open teammate.
@jan279 Like I said I like Lebron but he is a selfish player. Everyone knows this, even the idiots on ESPN say it. He hates the fact that he has to give up the ball. He would rather be the attention than "passing" it on to someone else. And we are still talking about this on a Pistol Pete video? That starting to disgust me now seeing Lebron will never be that good. Sorry Pete.
@TheAcrylicAvenger Okay, that's your opinion but still, it doesn't cover up for the truth. You really think basketball analysts would call LeBron a point forward if he's such a selfish player?! I'll say this again: The reason why LeBron still dishes out something like 7 assists while scoring more than 25 points every game is not his way to cover his selfishness, he just has a high basketball I.Q.!
@jan279 If you want a stat to prove selfishness and bad I.Q. then just go to last year's stats and tell me where Lebron is on the list for TURNOVERS. If you do look you won't have to look far because he is number 2. There is only one player in the whole NBA that has turned the ball over more than him. Ask a coach if they think turnovers are important...LOL They would probably say it's not to smart to have turnovers. If he has that many points, and assists, AND #2 for turnovers, sounds selfish.
Pistol Pete was cousier than Cousy,magic before Magic and was #23 before MJ and LeBron. Pistol averaged 44 points a game in college one year and this was BEFORE the three point arc.
@WordFlyer haha im just playin. i am indeed a big jimmer fan, but no, i do not actually think jimmer is better than pistol pete. i think anyone with true knowledge of the game of basketball knows that maravich is one of the greatest players to ever live.
LSU coach Dale Brown watched the tapes and calculated that if there had been a 3 point line, Pistol would have averaged 13 3's a game and 57 FREEKING POINTS a game over his college career. Pete is the most talented player to ever play. Not the most athletic, but he could do more things great than anybody ever has. That includes Jordan and every one else. What keeps him from being the best ever is no rings cause he played on bad teams, and getting hurt a lot cut his time short
@13araku Bob Cousy had a little mustard too, but when Pistol came he took it to the freeking stratosphere. Damn shame he never played on any great teams. If he would have held on one more year he could have gotten a ring with the Celtics in '81. He retired before that season...
seriously this man is one of the top PGs to ever play the game... look at the highlights he was making full court under handed passes and they were dropping on a dime to the player...
@BgTiket21 ctr bill russell 2 guys from my favorite college team alltime providence early 70s pg ernie digregorio & pf marvin barnes sf cazzie russell michigan & i dont even know where he went (pepperdine?) but i gotta have dennis johnson at 2 guard he'll check mj okay and i love the dude in the clutch this is a game id love to see thing why i like my guys is you need 4 balls on your end! and you know russ had wilt's number i do love me pistol tho as greatest ncaa player alltime
pistol pete is the greatest. I would love to bring him back to life and watch him set more records. I would love to see him ball up todays game. It doesnt get better than pistol pete
watching pistol pete doesn't make me want to learn to play like him as much as it makes me wish I had played with him, I can only imagine some of the crazy assists I would get
I've got a spreadsheet that ranks NBA players and it's fairly extensive with most of the star players and all the guys from the 50s up through the 70s. After careful consideration Pistol Pete is about the only guy I can think of would probably be better in today's game than in the era he played in. He's ranked #25 on my spread sheet but if he had played with a 3 point line and had better teammates he could easily be in the top 5.
@TerrorWarrior5000 TerrorWarrior? He's just a slow-minded racist that couldn't hold Pistol's jock strap. Yet another priceless YouTube troll. These people need to grow up and get a life. Geez...
@JustAintthatWay I remember him. He was a little dude that was a machine in college. Then he kinda hit the wall in the pros. Not to argue, but to me, Ernie was great, just not Pistol Pete great...
This Serb stuff is atrocious. His grandfather came over. My GF came from France, but I am not a French American. People want to lay claim to him, but Pete was really ALLLL American in more ways than one.
@sneakypete971 You right in a way, but don't forget that Pete Maravich as a teen played in the SNF (Serb National Federation) basketball tournaments and that his first nickname was the "Serb". His famous nickname "Pistol" was given to him during his high school years.
Absolutely fabulous player. Who cares how many championships his teams won, etc? A genius who was above mere winning and losing. When he and Calvin Murphy {Niagara} and Rick Mount {Purdue} were all playing college basketball it was a very exciting time. RIP Pistol.
In the ESPN hour long Maravich bio, some NBA players said they didn't like playing with Maravich because very often, as in #6, they couldn't see or even anticipate the pass coming, resulting in a turnover.
Way ahead of his time. He was a magician with a basketball. I remember him as a kid. His teammates probably had to be choreographed to expect anything in practices and he played for a horrible team. Never would have believed he died from a heart disability he had from birth watching him play.
Hey Kunnen its because of what he did in his youth is the reason you see it now in the NBA,but I must admit he struggled in his early years because he was playing against black players who did those same school yard moves he used in his playing days as a collegian but once he became aclimated to knowing what he could get away with and what he couldn't he became SHOWTIME before a 6-9 point guard named Earvin "Magic"Johnson.
Pretty impressive that, while everyone else was fooled on the no-look pass in #6, Jerry West read the play, jumped the lane, and almost got the steal.
You also have got to conclude that Pete "Pistol" Maravich was much bigger then Steve Nash. That is proof that he would also be successful today. I mean Pete was 6'5 which is big if you ask me for a point guard!
People like too compare Steve Nash to Pete "Pistol" Maravich but even though I love Steve Nash. Pete Maravich was something special which we are unlikely to ever see again. Legendary!
A lot of Pete's stuff doesn't look highlight reel worthy nowadays, simply because he made them commonplace and introduced them to the game. Those underhand outlet passes still boggle my mind though.
Pistol Pete was the GREATEST GUARD TO EVER PLAY THE GAME !!!.....Notice he didnt travel ...double dribble....guessed ....He knew all those plays would work and that he could do them ..in these days of thug basketball ..ME LOOK AT ME ..notice how many times he threw the ball to someone else ...to quote an old basketball coach of some prominence ...Michael Jordan couldnt have carried Pete Maravich's jock strap ....Was Pete a Winner ?? Yes with fans ...no support players around him much ..THE BEST
Gregory you can include Larry Bird as well people think he was the only white basketball player to have a impact on the NBA no way he couldn't carry Pete's jock strap as well.
Pete played with larry bird,ml carr,tiny archibald,don chaney, dave cowens, chris ford, gerald henderson,cedrick maxwell, ric robey, in the 1980 celtics that went to the eastern finals.......
Finally someone has the smarts and judgment to use the RIGHT MUSIC. Pistol can only be expressed by rich, perk, improvisational jazz. The mastery of form mixed with the brio and confidence to freely let the play develop.
I totally disagree. The skill level was better then, i.e ball control and shooting etc. Today brute physical ability is more prized such as vertical leap, 100 foot sprint times etc. and the skills of passing and dribbling are NOT what they once were.
I hope your not serious. The superstars of today, if they played back in the day, would put up Wilt numbers. It wouldn't even be fair. The competition today is so much more vast its unreal. Players like eric snow would be considered a good player while today hes garbage.
why make that statement MS? who cares? no one knows if p.p. mavavich could play in 2day's nba. could muhammed ali win the heavyweight title 2day? could babe ruth hit a major league splitter 2day? could gayle sayers evade a tackler 2day? who knows & who cares. appreciate the skill & beauty of their accomplishments & stop making frivilous comments.
No, I just watched from the student section in the old Cow Palace. But I remember the game he broke Oscar Robertson's scoring record. We arrived before the freshman game (freshman wer not eligible in those years) and I sat in the aisle as all the seats were occupied.
#2 shouldve been #1 yomama? youd pay to see lew alcindor jump hook ur team to death? wat about tiny archibald?connie hawkins?the pearl?hakeem olajuwon?
Yes Pistol Pete Maravich could dunk a basketball.He was one of the greatest showman ever in Basketball one of ten players you would PAY to see play the game of Basketball..The others are....
Julius Erving,Wilt The Stilt Chamberlain,David Thompson,Michael Jordan,lew Alcindor,Larry Bird,Len Bias,Kobe Bryant,Shaq and lebron james.
Except for no. 3, these all look like clips from Pete's rookie season - which was considered a disappointment because he "only" averaged 23.2 ppg and was beaten out for ROY by Geoff Petrie and Dave Cowens (Petrie averaged 24 ppg and was another great shooter whose career was cut short by injuries.) In a lot of those clips Pete is feeding Walt Bellamy ("Bells") for easy dunks.
Yes invented by Pistol only he shoots way better then the kids today do, that's for sure even European players can beat U.S. players today, now that's LMAO!!!
i wouldlove 4 iverson,chris paul pistol pete, isiah thoms 2 b my guards oh man.he was 2 ahead of his time.i was lil when he faded out but this cat n isiah had the best handles i've seen n chis paul then iverson.n imma say 4 a white dude this cat had 2 get them brothas mad ass hell
i dont know what you re saying.. but it seems to me he did a deal in making basketball the fast, awareness demanding sport it is today.. i dont think his play mates could understand what he was doing... though i have never seen him play. im too young
And this is a public discussion board, just because my views are different from the majority doesn't mean I can't post here. And you should reread the last part of your last sentence. "no one here you whine so shut the fuck up" Its enough that you stoop to such a low level and seek to insult, but at least you could word the insult properly.
Over 44 points per game average in college and no 3-point line. AMAZING!!!. Call him all the names you feel you have to, but GREAT is one name, unless you are deaf,dumb and blind,you can't leave out!!!
I agree he was great in college, but he was (very) overrated in the NBA. His FG%s were ordianary and he commited a TON of turnovers. Overall his NBA career was above average, he's about as good as say Rip Hamilton.
ok then, you try to to have a great career with teammates that freeze you out of plays in Atlanta , coaches that bench you for playing different styles of basketball and injuries nearly every year. In fact the only year you saw his real standards were 76-77 when he finally had a good coach and no injuries, and even after that he recieved an injury that resulted in the downward spiral of his career,and a heart difunct so one side of his heart didnt work,so yeah i would like to Rip do that
your stats are CLEARLY wrong. In Atlanta he averaged 20 shots a game and averaged over 35 minutes per game. I dont understand how you can say things like "teammates freeze you out of plays in Atlanta" and "coaches that bench you for different playing styles".
I will admit he had a short nba career ridden by injuries, but even when he was healthy he was very inconsistent.
if you read the biography Maravich you will realise you are wrong.Becasue he was the highest payed athlete at thetime his teammates dispised him for it, one time pete even said something like" i needa pair of gloves cause their freezing me out of plays, and then in his first year at jazz he had coach fitsimons, who played eastern basketball of hitting the open man, whereas pete played a runandgun fastbreak style, resulting in pete benched for long periods of time, so your stats are CLEARLY wrong
Youtube doesnt allow you to post links but you can google: Maravich Basketball reference.
About the coach. His stats hardly changed when he left atlanta. In fact they got very slightly worse. That tells me the coach had hardly any impact on his game whatsoever.
I dont know much about him being frozen on plays, but he had a ridiculous amount of FG attempts. And he had really high usage rates. Men lie, women lie, but stats...stats never lie.
the thing is he was getting so pissed off with his team mates pretty much ignoring him then if he "did" get the ball the only way he could score would be to shoot, his team mates wouldnt help him. I suggest you read the biography about him, Maravich, its a great book and it will help realise why Maravich could never really play at his best. Beside I think Pete wanted to be remembered as a Christian instead of a basketball player, he finally found happiness in God in those last years of his life
"the thing is he was getting so pissed off with his team mates pretty much ignoring him then if he "did" get the ball the only way he could score would be to shoot, his team mates wouldnt help him."
so basically you are just making shit up as you go along. Not only is that a baseless claim, it actually implies Maravich cared more about his own PPG than helping his team win.
Basketball players are judged by what they do on the court not by their religious beliefs. u should look at his stats
A: I didnt say hewnated to shoot it was hypothetcial,
B:I back my statements with evidense from the book,(like i said read it its a good book)so screw you
C:I didnt say we should judge him from his religous beliefs as a basketball player, i merely said what pete himself said "I want to be remembered as a christian not as a basketball player" and thats how ill remember him
D:Pete might not have won a title but he himself said"stats are for losers",(take the hint)
If He was a dad, his two sons would be Steve Nash and Ricky Rubio.
wiredrocker17 1 week ago
Actually he had 2 sons :D
Stealth955 2 days ago
2:00 how the fuck he do that ??
Jul1boss 3 weeks ago
if your serbian than yes your white now people stop being racist just because he is white doesnt mean he sucks in basketball .....come on now name me one player that averaged 57 points per game. Also he is not the only white player that can play basketball just look at VLADE DIVAC, BODIROGA,LARRY BIRD, and etc.
33333333333333331993 2 months ago
Pistol was the baddest white player I ever saw and that includes LARRY BIRD
dal4018 2 months ago
whose fucking retarded idea was that to put the number on the screen
thenfm 2 months ago
#7 travel, dragged his back foot
RyanParkerFTW 2 months ago
he studied in nc
kokisssk8 4 months ago
If Pistol Pete had teammates like Jordan's during the Jordan era, we would be talking about the Maravich era by now! =)))
jan279 5 months ago
i think i pooped my pants after watching number 2
JuGGernaut81295 5 months ago
Can't wait for 2K12 !!
DeepSpaceIX 6 months ago 2
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DeepSpaceIX 6 months ago
0:47, rule #1: never break pete's ankles
b4xuz 7 months ago 2
Best passer EVER. Better than Magic OR LaBron. No debate
noetol 9 months ago
@noetol whoever debates about lebron being a better passer than pete or magic is mentally retarded
sabbathgodsofmetal 7 months ago
@sabbathgodsofmetal agreed
noetol 7 months ago
@noetol Well Nash & Stockton were better passers than those guys too. Magic was 6'9" tall -- AND yes a great passer - but Magic had a much more open floor, because he could kill you in so many ways.
And LaBron.... he needs to give up his game 100% and go beg Bill Russell to teach him how to play team Basketball not "look at how good I am".
If LeBron does not change, he will be like Wilt... All stats...
ReformBarackObama 6 months ago
@ReformBarackObama Beg Bill Russell to teach him how to play team basketball? LeBron's already a team player! How come he leads his team in assists if he's not? LMAO
jan279 5 months ago
@jan279 Lebron is far from a team player. He leads in assists because they stop him coming down the lane he has to give it up to the more talented players. His outside shot is not that good, and he knows it so he gives up the ball for the assist. I LOVE to see Lebron drive down the lane and finish, but he is NOT ABLE to do this like he used to so he gives up the ball to his teammates. He doesn't want to give the ball up he just has to, where a true team player is always looking for the pass.
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@TheAcrylicAvenger What you just said is actually one of the main reasons why players dish out assists! When a player attacks the lane and can't find room to further advance to the basket so he decides to pass to a teammate, it's not 'cause he merely tries to cover his selfishness, it's high basketball I.Q.! If you have a high basketball I.Q. and you're faced with a situation like that, you do either of two, draw a foul or pass to an open teammate.
jan279 3 months ago
@jan279 Like I said I like Lebron but he is a selfish player. Everyone knows this, even the idiots on ESPN say it. He hates the fact that he has to give up the ball. He would rather be the attention than "passing" it on to someone else. And we are still talking about this on a Pistol Pete video? That starting to disgust me now seeing Lebron will never be that good. Sorry Pete.
TheAcrylicAvenger 3 months ago
@TheAcrylicAvenger Okay, that's your opinion but still, it doesn't cover up for the truth. You really think basketball analysts would call LeBron a point forward if he's such a selfish player?! I'll say this again: The reason why LeBron still dishes out something like 7 assists while scoring more than 25 points every game is not his way to cover his selfishness, he just has a high basketball I.Q.!
jan279 3 months ago
@jan279 If you want a stat to prove selfishness and bad I.Q. then just go to last year's stats and tell me where Lebron is on the list for TURNOVERS. If you do look you won't have to look far because he is number 2. There is only one player in the whole NBA that has turned the ball over more than him. Ask a coach if they think turnovers are important...LOL They would probably say it's not to smart to have turnovers. If he has that many points, and assists, AND #2 for turnovers, sounds selfish.
TheAcrylicAvenger 3 months ago
RONDO at 1:00 now i know where it came from
BrolySMASH 9 months ago
Pistol Pete was cousier than Cousy,magic before Magic and was #23 before MJ and LeBron. Pistol averaged 44 points a game in college one year and this was BEFORE the three point arc.
M.K.
the215renaissanceman 11 months ago
@the215renaissanceman he averaged 44 throughout his college career!
tigerbait134 2 months ago
@tigerbait134 That's right. I stand corrected. M.k
the215renaissanceman 2 months ago
He was way ahead of his time with skillls.
sandblasted88 11 months ago
he acted black before there was black.....and he is white!
StJtproducers 11 months ago
@StJtproducers my sources tell me that black existed before pete maravich
omgstfudavid 10 months ago
jimmer owns pistol pete
rbeckkk 11 months ago
@rbeckkk jimmer doesnt make 40 foot shots as there layups and he doesnt average 44 points a game.
and jimmer will SUCK in NBA he has no defense
StJtproducers 11 months ago
@rbeckkk Oh dear God, did you really just say that?
WordFlyer 10 months ago
@WordFlyer haha im just playin. i am indeed a big jimmer fan, but no, i do not actually think jimmer is better than pistol pete. i think anyone with true knowledge of the game of basketball knows that maravich is one of the greatest players to ever live.
rbeckkk 10 months ago
LSU coach Dale Brown watched the tapes and calculated that if there had been a 3 point line, Pistol would have averaged 13 3's a game and 57 FREEKING POINTS a game over his college career. Pete is the most talented player to ever play. Not the most athletic, but he could do more things great than anybody ever has. That includes Jordan and every one else. What keeps him from being the best ever is no rings cause he played on bad teams, and getting hurt a lot cut his time short
jimistreets 11 months ago 21
wow.....this guy started every thing stylish in basketball
13araku 11 months ago 2
@13araku Bob Cousy had a little mustard too, but when Pistol came he took it to the freeking stratosphere. Damn shame he never played on any great teams. If he would have held on one more year he could have gotten a ring with the Celtics in '81. He retired before that season...
jimistreets 11 months ago
seriously this man is one of the top PGs to ever play the game... look at the highlights he was making full court under handed passes and they were dropping on a dime to the player...
CaddyDriva 1 year ago
kinda reminds me of rondo but 10 times better
MyDamnYTChannel 1 year ago
@MyDamnYTChannel how the fuck does he remind you of rondo?
tigerbait134 2 months ago
pg pistol
sg jordan
sf bird
pf kg
c chamberlin
beat that lineup!
BgTiket21 1 year ago
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JustAintthatWay 11 months ago
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JustAintthatWay 11 months ago
@BgTiket21 impossible
tigerbait134 2 months ago
@BgTiket21 Switch KG with Malone, and it's perfect. John Stockton and Pistol can split time.
FallGuy82 1 month ago
pistol pete is the greatest. I would love to bring him back to life and watch him set more records. I would love to see him ball up todays game. It doesnt get better than pistol pete
felixcintron9005 1 year ago
watching pistol pete doesn't make me want to learn to play like him as much as it makes me wish I had played with him, I can only imagine some of the crazy assists I would get
ttlyify 1 year ago
I've got a spreadsheet that ranks NBA players and it's fairly extensive with most of the star players and all the guys from the 50s up through the 70s. After careful consideration Pistol Pete is about the only guy I can think of would probably be better in today's game than in the era he played in. He's ranked #25 on my spread sheet but if he had played with a 3 point line and had better teammates he could easily be in the top 5.
Biswalt 1 year ago
Pistol Pete? He was a slow white stiff and he sucked.
TerrorWarrior5000 1 year ago
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@TerrorWarrior5000 ...and your a dumbass fucking nigger that should be shot in the face, and left in the desert.
lcromy 1 year ago
@TerrorWarrior5000 And you are a jealous racist, and would get your ass beat by him in every single game.
Jaboie 1 year ago 7
@Jaboie LOL WIN!
macbookpro145 1 year ago
@TerrorWarrior5000 you a black nigga and you suck on african cocks
macbookpro145 1 year ago
@TerrorWarrior5000 TerrorWarrior? He's just a slow-minded racist that couldn't hold Pistol's jock strap. Yet another priceless YouTube troll. These people need to grow up and get a life. Geez...
jimistreets 11 months ago
#7 now i see where rondo gets it
kendrellwheeler15az 1 year ago
loved this tube
pistol was a perfect nick for the dude
one other thing was a cat named ernie digregorio (sp) played in the 70s
for providence only cat comparable to maravich my opin
saw him make a 2/3 court behind the back pass to a teamamte for the layup
digregorio fouled out of his last ncaa tourney game - 5 offensive charges
thnx for the tube
JustAintthatWay 1 year ago
@JustAintthatWay I remember him. He was a little dude that was a machine in college. Then he kinda hit the wall in the pros. Not to argue, but to me, Ernie was great, just not Pistol Pete great...
jimistreets 11 months ago
MICHAEL WHO ?
eb641 1 year ago
@eb641 Jordan is probably the name you're looking for.
LPfrizB 1 year ago
#2 was the best play
furmanmontez 1 year ago
can see wer rondo got his moves from..shud be called the pistol..
datuboa 1 year ago
@datuboa
No he shouldn't. You don't give a guy someone else's nickname, unless you make a subordinate version of it, like calling him Little Pistol.
MajorImpact 1 year ago
This Serb stuff is atrocious. His grandfather came over. My GF came from France, but I am not a French American. People want to lay claim to him, but Pete was really ALLLL American in more ways than one.
What a talent. Thanks for the video Diegoris.
sneakypete971 1 year ago
@sneakypete971 You right in a way, but don't forget that Pete Maravich as a teen played in the SNF (Serb National Federation) basketball tournaments and that his first nickname was the "Serb". His famous nickname "Pistol" was given to him during his high school years.
TheAlbionGate 1 year ago
Boy his teammates had to be ready.
jaegerhund 1 year ago
@jaegerhund think of all the sick uncompleted plays he must of had because of his court awareness being higher than everyone elses
Kobeownzu81 1 year ago
@Kobeownzu81 I hear you. He probably at times was a victim of his own talent/skill.
jaegerhund 1 year ago
This is just simply amazing!
jbc134 1 year ago
HE WAS SERB AMERICAN BORN!
kozjevime1 1 year ago
Thanks for posting. And yes, cool jazz a great music choice.
bob27f 1 year ago
Before Rubio, Before Nash, Before Jason Kidd, Before Magic Johnson, Before BIRD, there's was PISTOL PETE! Simply AMAZIN!!!
dissandshameless 1 year ago 3
"Classic"
easyly06 1 year ago
who and what music was that in the background because it's great!
iseely 1 year ago
@iseely Hush by deep purple
theguitarlegend53 8 months ago
Perfect Music !
30centz 1 year ago
Absolutely fabulous player. Who cares how many championships his teams won, etc? A genius who was above mere winning and losing. When he and Calvin Murphy {Niagara} and Rick Mount {Purdue} were all playing college basketball it was a very exciting time. RIP Pistol.
kentucy9999 1 year ago
In the ESPN hour long Maravich bio, some NBA players said they didn't like playing with Maravich because very often, as in #6, they couldn't see or even anticipate the pass coming, resulting in a turnover.
76CHRYSLERCORDOBA 1 year ago
@76CHRYSLERCORDOBA But they eventually learned to play with him and watch for those passes.He was "SHOWTIME" before Magic Johnson came along.
dal4018 1 year ago
Yeah Pistol is a great player, but unlike Kobe he has great TEAMWORK also
ilikepieco 1 year ago
simply one of the best european players of all time...
pizhubluv95 1 year ago
@pizhubluv95 european?
flooaweeb 1 year ago
@flooaweeb What part of Europe?? He was American!!!
Nickcat5 1 year ago
@Nickcat5 HE WAS SERB AMERICAN BORN!
kozjevime1 1 year ago
@pizhubluv95 HE WAS SERB-AMERICAN. He was born in USA.
At that time Europe had o players to compare with Americans. Europe developed basketball to American level only 15 - 20 years ago.
kozjevime1 1 year ago
@kozjevime1 more like they developed it like 10 years ago. i wouldnt really consider them playing on america's level until the late 90s early 2000s
Kobeownzu81 1 year ago
steve nash in short shorts
PKVCMOSS 1 year ago
@PKVCMOSS No.Pete Maravich in short-shorts! He was First!
Nickcat5 1 year ago
Way ahead of his time. He was a magician with a basketball. I remember him as a kid. His teammates probably had to be choreographed to expect anything in practices and he played for a horrible team. Never would have believed he died from a heart disability he had from birth watching him play.
joefederico 1 year ago
PISTOL..........
SKYVOLTAGE 1 year ago
lol he throws some passes and your like "wtf?" and they end up being perfect
heatrdabest 1 year ago
Pistol Pete was amazing.
dnzg66 2 years ago 2
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Great video, but rarely most of the things he does are quite common in the NBA nowadays
kunnenwijhetmaken 2 years ago
Congratulations! That is the most ignorant, inane, and just plain wrong youtube comment I've ever heard!
june32 2 years ago
Hey Kunnen its because of what he did in his youth is the reason you see it now in the NBA,but I must admit he struggled in his early years because he was playing against black players who did those same school yard moves he used in his playing days as a collegian but once he became aclimated to knowing what he could get away with and what he couldn't he became SHOWTIME before a 6-9 point guard named Earvin "Magic"Johnson.
dal4018 2 years ago
#10: whoah! a layup!
SiLenT366 2 years ago 2
all time greatest
donnaholicmag 2 years ago
i think his style is more similar to jason williams' than nash's.
Casperthedopestghost 2 years ago
@Casperthedopestghost Dont you mean jason wiliams style is more similiar to pistols than Nash's.
thugjuice69 2 years ago
Fuck your time-based causal chain!
lol yes, thats what i meant
Casperthedopestghost 2 years ago
pistol pete is one of the many forgotten legends, yet one of the best
woody558 2 years ago 2
Hey Woody put this date in your memory bank.1-5-88 it was the 22nd anniversary of his untimely death.
dal4018 2 years ago
Pretty impressive that, while everyone else was fooled on the no-look pass in #6, Jerry West read the play, jumped the lane, and almost got the steal.
troyflowers 2 years ago
You also have got to conclude that Pete "Pistol" Maravich was much bigger then Steve Nash. That is proof that he would also be successful today. I mean Pete was 6'5 which is big if you ask me for a point guard!
kobebryant24kb24 2 years ago
People like too compare Steve Nash to Pete "Pistol" Maravich but even though I love Steve Nash. Pete Maravich was something special which we are unlikely to ever see again. Legendary!
kobebryant24kb24 2 years ago
steve nash's playing style reminds me alot of pete's .. both of them are great
ConeRulezZ 2 years ago 3
Too bad his best moments weren't filmed as much. his college days, man oh man.
whoatherelemons 2 years ago
A lot of Pete's stuff doesn't look highlight reel worthy nowadays, simply because he made them commonplace and introduced them to the game. Those underhand outlet passes still boggle my mind though.
tdubb3 2 years ago 3
isn't number 7 supposed to be a travel since he slid?
Diviniteee 2 years ago
if thats the case then shaq wouldve have been called every time back in in his prime years
joeblow394 2 years ago
Play nr 4 was definitely the best. The layup from behind the backboard and then the gentle roll in. A thing of beauty
ringmybell86 2 years ago 2
Pistol Pete was the GREATEST GUARD TO EVER PLAY THE GAME !!!.....Notice he didnt travel ...double dribble....guessed ....He knew all those plays would work and that he could do them ..in these days of thug basketball ..ME LOOK AT ME ..notice how many times he threw the ball to someone else ...to quote an old basketball coach of some prominence ...Michael Jordan couldnt have carried Pete Maravich's jock strap ....Was Pete a Winner ?? Yes with fans ...no support players around him much ..THE BEST
gregorylee888 2 years ago
Gregory you can include Larry Bird as well people think he was the only white basketball player to have a impact on the NBA no way he couldn't carry Pete's jock strap as well.
dal4018 2 years ago
Pete played with larry bird,ml carr,tiny archibald,don chaney, dave cowens, chris ford, gerald henderson,cedrick maxwell, ric robey, in the 1980 celtics that went to the eastern finals.......
joeblow394 2 years ago
what song is this called
Umz15824 2 years ago
Finally someone has the smarts and judgment to use the RIGHT MUSIC. Pistol can only be expressed by rich, perk, improvisational jazz. The mastery of form mixed with the brio and confidence to freely let the play develop.
Bravo!
mwoldin 2 years ago 42
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Pistol Pete would be the worst guard in the NBA today...He was great for the game, but ppl get carried away.
MSbrina119 2 years ago
I totally disagree. The skill level was better then, i.e ball control and shooting etc. Today brute physical ability is more prized such as vertical leap, 100 foot sprint times etc. and the skills of passing and dribbling are NOT what they once were.
eljamo17 2 years ago
I hope your not serious. The superstars of today, if they played back in the day, would put up Wilt numbers. It wouldn't even be fair. The competition today is so much more vast its unreal. Players like eric snow would be considered a good player while today hes garbage.
ggs5008 2 years ago
why make that statement MS? who cares? no one knows if p.p. mavavich could play in 2day's nba. could muhammed ali win the heavyweight title 2day? could babe ruth hit a major league splitter 2day? could gayle sayers evade a tackler 2day? who knows & who cares. appreciate the skill & beauty of their accomplishments & stop making frivilous comments.
chuckieluv 2 years ago 2
he and bob cousy are ahead of their time. simply awesome
tin2975tin 2 years ago 3
You can add Marcus Haynes to this list as well he wasn't called the greatest dribbler of all time for nothing!!!!!!!!!!
dal4018 2 years ago
My first two years at LSU were Pete's last two and he was awesome as a shooter and passer. Years ahead of his time.
dfm1981 2 years ago 17
did you play basketball at lsu
grenadianking3 2 years ago
No, I just watched from the student section in the old Cow Palace. But I remember the game he broke Oscar Robertson's scoring record. We arrived before the freshman game (freshman wer not eligible in those years) and I sat in the aisle as all the seats were occupied.
dfm1981 2 years ago
#2 shouldve been #1 yomama? youd pay to see lew alcindor jump hook ur team to death? wat about tiny archibald?connie hawkins?the pearl?hakeem olajuwon?
elmasperrondefrutas 2 years ago
0:57 Rajon Rondo does that, too.
probably got it from Maravich :)
nashpistol137 2 years ago 2
or maybe since rondo has freakishly large hands he just thought of doing it.
mkkglad 2 years ago
Wrong wrong wrong ... easily # 4 should have been #1.
lonewulf44 2 years ago
Yes Pistol Pete Maravich could dunk a basketball.He was one of the greatest showman ever in Basketball one of ten players you would PAY to see play the game of Basketball..The others are....
Julius Erving,Wilt The Stilt Chamberlain,David Thompson,Michael Jordan,lew Alcindor,Larry Bird,Len Bias,Kobe Bryant,Shaq and lebron james.
yomamadontfuk 2 years ago 2
dr.j used to play with pete in old days. he use to make basketball clinic videos with pete, coach reds aurbach. alot of moves pete got from doc too.
joeblow394 2 years ago
Ouch @ Bias
undyingflame27 2 years ago
Except for no. 3, these all look like clips from Pete's rookie season - which was considered a disappointment because he "only" averaged 23.2 ppg and was beaten out for ROY by Geoff Petrie and Dave Cowens (Petrie averaged 24 ppg and was another great shooter whose career was cut short by injuries.) In a lot of those clips Pete is feeding Walt Bellamy ("Bells") for easy dunks.
uhmfar 2 years ago
metube1515: but, did you see these moves everyday in 1975? What, you weren't around in 1975? Then quit with the disses.
UncleWillis 2 years ago
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theyre all street moves i see those evry day lmao
metube1515 2 years ago
Yes invented by Pistol only he shoots way better then the kids today do, that's for sure even European players can beat U.S. players today, now that's LMAO!!!
hamshow 2 years ago
but there are more better usa players than euro players, theres only a hand full of good euro players that you can count on one hand
joeblow394 2 years ago
not tru, there a lots of good euro players many dont play in the fake nba league
farttalk45 2 years ago
Yeah but they don't play together as well.
hamshow 2 years ago
HE MAKES FASTBREAKS LOOK LIKE CHILDS PLAY!
Pete= The Best
gabateneo36 2 years ago
@1:38 didnt larry bird do that move on the rockets n the finals they show it on all his highlights pete was 2 ahead of his time.lol
bald1fromthaD 2 years ago
i wouldlove 4 iverson,chris paul pistol pete, isiah thoms 2 b my guards oh man.he was 2 ahead of his time.i was lil when he faded out but this cat n isiah had the best handles i've seen n chis paul then iverson.n imma say 4 a white dude this cat had 2 get them brothas mad ass hell
bald1fromthaD 2 years ago
he is just a daddy
do you know who is the player of the nba simbol
basketgiants 2 years ago
the nba symbol is Jerry West
hanoverfitman 2 years ago
what! he was going behind the vackboard before dr j he was dream shaking before hakkem olajuwon
chimpolino36 2 years ago
vantalage you need to shut up he,s not a ballhog. get your facts right before posting
pokemonoak 2 years ago
Pete was actually a ballhog in college. He shot more than 40 shots on most nights. Don't tell me thats not shooting a lot
IamWonderBread 2 years ago
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LSU was 3-20 the year before he joined the varsity... guess they didn't mind having someone who could put the ball in the hoop!
jlcon99 1 year ago
he makes everything look SO easy. it's amazing!
ThePistolisthebest 2 years ago
Did Pete ever dunk? I don't recall that he ever did.
hermanglimsher 2 years ago
I believe that dunking was illegal at that time.
dfm1981 2 years ago
DFM 1981
I know dunking was illegal for awhile in college during the Lew Alcindor years but most of this video was about Pete's NBA career.
hermanglimsher 2 years ago
the shot at 1:34 is just SWEET!!!!
3137282498 2 years ago
i dont know what you re saying.. but it seems to me he did a deal in making basketball the fast, awareness demanding sport it is today.. i dont think his play mates could understand what he was doing... though i have never seen him play. im too young
analphabet118 2 years ago
And this is a public discussion board, just because my views are different from the majority doesn't mean I can't post here. And you should reread the last part of your last sentence. "no one here you whine so shut the fuck up" Its enough that you stoop to such a low level and seek to insult, but at least you could word the insult properly.
nba50stars1 2 years ago 2
nba50stars1, you have a 1st Amendment Right under the Constitution of the United States of America to speak your mind.
I applaud your stand my friend.
EAP775150 2 years ago
#7 was just sick!
JovanH6 2 years ago
Hey pureawfulness, you can get a RING while warming the bench. You are on the wrong Blog!!
billyv1233 2 years ago
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billyv1233 2 years ago
Over 44 points per game average in college and no 3-point line. AMAZING!!!. Call him all the names you feel you have to, but GREAT is one name, unless you are deaf,dumb and blind,you can't leave out!!!
billyv1233 2 years ago
I agree he was great in college, but he was (very) overrated in the NBA. His FG%s were ordianary and he commited a TON of turnovers. Overall his NBA career was above average, he's about as good as say Rip Hamilton.
nba50stars1 2 years ago
ok then, you try to to have a great career with teammates that freeze you out of plays in Atlanta , coaches that bench you for playing different styles of basketball and injuries nearly every year. In fact the only year you saw his real standards were 76-77 when he finally had a good coach and no injuries, and even after that he recieved an injury that resulted in the downward spiral of his career,and a heart difunct so one side of his heart didnt work,so yeah i would like to Rip do that
bobdylanfan13 2 years ago
your stats are CLEARLY wrong. In Atlanta he averaged 20 shots a game and averaged over 35 minutes per game. I dont understand how you can say things like "teammates freeze you out of plays in Atlanta" and "coaches that bench you for different playing styles".
I will admit he had a short nba career ridden by injuries, but even when he was healthy he was very inconsistent.
nba50stars1 2 years ago
if you read the biography Maravich you will realise you are wrong.Becasue he was the highest payed athlete at thetime his teammates dispised him for it, one time pete even said something like" i needa pair of gloves cause their freezing me out of plays, and then in his first year at jazz he had coach fitsimons, who played eastern basketball of hitting the open man, whereas pete played a runandgun fastbreak style, resulting in pete benched for long periods of time, so your stats are CLEARLY wrong
bobdylanfan13 2 years ago
Youtube doesnt allow you to post links but you can google: Maravich Basketball reference.
About the coach. His stats hardly changed when he left atlanta. In fact they got very slightly worse. That tells me the coach had hardly any impact on his game whatsoever.
I dont know much about him being frozen on plays, but he had a ridiculous amount of FG attempts. And he had really high usage rates. Men lie, women lie, but stats...stats never lie.
nba50stars1 2 years ago
the thing is he was getting so pissed off with his team mates pretty much ignoring him then if he "did" get the ball the only way he could score would be to shoot, his team mates wouldnt help him. I suggest you read the biography about him, Maravich, its a great book and it will help realise why Maravich could never really play at his best. Beside I think Pete wanted to be remembered as a Christian instead of a basketball player, he finally found happiness in God in those last years of his life
bobdylanfan13 2 years ago
"the thing is he was getting so pissed off with his team mates pretty much ignoring him then if he "did" get the ball the only way he could score would be to shoot, his team mates wouldnt help him."
so basically you are just making shit up as you go along. Not only is that a baseless claim, it actually implies Maravich cared more about his own PPG than helping his team win.
Basketball players are judged by what they do on the court not by their religious beliefs. u should look at his stats
nba50stars1 2 years ago
A: I didnt say hewnated to shoot it was hypothetcial,
B:I back my statements with evidense from the book,(like i said read it its a good book)so screw you
C:I didnt say we should judge him from his religous beliefs as a basketball player, i merely said what pete himself said "I want to be remembered as a christian not as a basketball player" and thats how ill remember him
D:Pete might not have won a title but he himself said"stats are for losers",(take the hint)
bobdylanfan13 2 years ago