What a lot of guys probably don't know either is that many of you guys who may have played high school basketball did some drills called the Maravich drills. Almost every high school and college basketball teams incorporated the drills with their practice.
Another thing to consider is the time era. Showsmanship and entertainment was just as important as anything. Not only was he a great scorer and passer, but he was a great entertainer.
@yeon Example, jason williams (white and roughly the same athletic abilty, however shorter than pete) made fools of the best defenders in the nba for a period - look up the play where gary payton jock ended up in the cieling. Now nba guards were on literally on a string against him, pete could do all that plus shoot the lights out and he was very intelligent. So stop before you make yourself sound more uneducated on the subject than you already have dumbass. You clearly dont know the game.
@yeaon723 Also I have a feeling the athleticism comment is a tad racist and flat ignorrant. He played in the same era as Lew alcindor, walt frazier, bob mcadoo etc... would you say the same of them. In fact pal, Alcindor would fuck people up today the same as back then, he was onstoppable bc of skills (sky hook) he developed. Pete was the same, he was plenty athletic and his fundamentals and skills would over come any athletic disadvantage. He could out shoot half the nba blind folded.
@yeon723 Moron, stupid, dumb, ignorrant, just pick one to describe yourself for that comment. Thats exactly the problem with the nba today, everyone focusing on athletic ability almost exclusively as opposed to fundamentals. 7 of of the 10 top plays on SC are some no -skill high flyer dunking on someone and rubbing it in like a classless jerk aftarwards. Idiots like you feed right into it. Pete absolutlely shredded people in the college ranks and was a damn good pro.
I really don't understand all these people trying to exacerbate Maravich's accomplishments and forte in the game. Really, this man could play the game better than most other people then and now. He made the defenders a puppet because he basically controlled their every because of his skill. He wasn't just born with it. He practiced hours on end consistently doing drills that most might consider irrelevant. He bettered himself and became the ultimate show-man in college basketball.
@64matthew "The Dream Shake was actually one of my soccer moves which I translated to basketball. It would accomplish one of three things: one, to misdirect the opponent and make him go the opposite way; two, to freeze the opponent and leave him devastated in his tracks; three, to shake off the opponent and giving him no chance to contest the shot." - Hakeem Olajuwon"
honestly maravich is the best combination of rock solid fundamentals with modern flash and trick plays that I can think of. Today's players don't compare.
It is a shame that, while Pete was at LSU, we seldom got to see him on TV. I think that I saw him on TV only once when LSU played in the NIT, or some such game.
dan marino still holds records for passing yards in the NFL....never one a super bowl. i know its not NBA but he is a great player who never won. FACT
started emo in the 70s lol no one talks about pistol, guess people find out whity beter at basketball kinda freaks miniorities out, next they wil start fearing rick barry who season avg beats kobes for points, doh, or start looking at how walton demolished nba competition before injuries
Pete Maravich is the greatest college hoopster of all time. even surpassing Lew Alcindor (Jabar) Why you ask? Who else could pull off that goofy white boy swag, moustache, and play as beautifully as he did? He could go between the legs, around the back, behind the back, over the shoulder, 180, assist to himself, and lay it up as smooth as silk and leave you crosseyed. Hell, he probbably could have fucked your wife right in front of you and leave you trying to guess who did it.
@winningoverhere complete rubbish. You are actually building up a guys greatness by talking about hot dog stuff he did. give me a break. His teams never even got close to the NCAA tourney. At the same time Pete played Lanier was leading a weak team to the semis in the tounry and Bird led his team to the finals. Maravich is the most overrated player in the history of basketball. FACT.
@Reaktionar idiot. the object of basket is to win. Not to make hot dog plays.
Now find me another so called great player who almost always played on losing teams..Good luck.. great player make their teams good. gunners have good stats and go nowhere.. i will be waiting to see the list of great players whos teams always lost like gunners.
@45arther He is the greatest ball handler ever, no matter if he won or not. That makes him an all time great and someone truly joyful to watch. That is why this video exists and why people here like him. Retard.
@45arther Well then I guess Brian Scalabrine is the greatest basketball player of all time then since he led the Celtics to championships. Sure Maravich might have had little success in total game wins, but the fact is his team sucked. The only reason he played for LSU was because his dad was the coach. I'm not basing his succes on some "hot dog" play he made at one point in time. I'm basing it on the fact that he put up consistant numbers, and those "hot dog" plays came as easy as breathing.
Maravich played before the advent of the three-point line. Years later, former LSU head basketball coach Dale Brown charted every college game Maravich played, taking into consideration all shots he took. Brown calculated that at the NCAA rule of a three-point line at 19-foot (5.8 m), 9-inches from the rim, Maravich would have averaged thirteen 3-point scores per game, lifting the player's career average to 57 points per game.
@kylegforeman pete always played in a huge scoring era. Did Brown talk about that. And if there was a 3 point line you would be guarded against taking 3 point shots. Totally different. Silly to bring it up/
@kylegforeman What a crock of shit. Pistol Pete would be eaten up by point guards in the D league if he was playing in todays game. He had virtually no athleticism but fancy passing that was ahead of his time. Guards now are faster, stronger and play D a hell of a lot better than people in that time.
@yeon723 There's still a place in the NBA for extremely skilled players with marginal athleticism. Kevin Love comes immediately to mind. Or how about this, since we're talking guards, if Pistol Pete couldn't score for crap but still had all his other skills, he'd be Ricky Rubio who is going to be a solid if not great point guard for years to come.
@kylegforeman keep in mind people didnt play defense way out like that, they would play off the farther guys went out, since no extra points were rewarded for longer shots
Maravich was such an incredible dribbler that very few defenders could stay with him. He was also a tall player (6'5") with a very quick release allowing him to just shoot over players who managed to stay with him. Look at his shot at 4:30. Nobody today could stop that shot.
He also took a lot of shots. His father was the coach at LSU and basically let him shoot as much as he liked. Some rough math indicates he took about 50 shots per game.
I was blessed to have watched him play several times against Tulane in New Orleans when I was in high school. We'd show up early just to watch him warm up. He was our idol.
What makes a man a legend? Consider the night that Pete had such an awe inspiring performance in a win against bitter conference rival Georgia, it was the Bulldog's cheerleaders that carried him off the court as time expired.
@hbrennan14 no one thinks jordan was the first to wear it... I'm sure many people wore number 23 but people just see 23 and see jordan because it was his NBA number and he made a brand around 23 which is perfectly fine because he was the best player ever....
thank you so much for the blast from the past. Truly inspirational and I thank the Creator for this upload and the gift of putting the rock through the cylinder.
Pete you are missed! By the way, what is the heavenly background music? I must know as it will be a permanent fixture in my car on the way to the court. Peace to all who love the game......
@ayuda31 The ultimate LSU tstarting 5 of all time: Chris Jackson, Pistol Pete, Garrett Temple, Stromile Swift, Shaquille O Neal. 6th man: Tyrus Thomas
whats amazing is he does all this without playing above the rim because of god given ability. also you notice if you took away the 3 steps that todays players get they wouldnt even be able to score 20 a game. pete scored 44 a game. Astounding! Ive played the gme and seen many players in last 35 years. nothin like this have i ever seen. this is basketball. This is a work of art. his team could be so bad and lose every game and it would still be worth price of admission. Pistol pete Forever!
people have to also remember that back then you couldn't put your hand on the side of the ball or you'd be called for palming instantly, unlike today. so pete's ball handling is all the more impressive. that's why older players look a little geeky dribbling the ball compared to today's players. i'd like to see today's players try making pete's moves without carrying the ball from the side.
Most people are ignorant of basketball pre-80's (remember it was dying...).
However, as much respect as one can have for Maravich, it's important to note how his talent was wasted in the NBA. Instead of becoming one of the greatest players of all-time, his rep. remains that of a ball-handling wizard with a penchant for scoring. Fantastic if he's a shooting guard, but his first duty was to distribute. Yet, there he was getting 6.7 assists to 5 (FIVE!) turnovers in a season.
@doomie316 shut the fuck up u uneducated bitch when he played college ball as u can see in the video there was only white guys and he was very mediocre if he plaed 2day in college hes have 4.0 a game instead of 40
@fesdude100 uneducated? i bet you dont even know that tree rollins tried to bite danny ainges finger off in the 83 playoffs. you propably think lebron is the best, you propably dont even know how to pronounce patrick ewings last name. larry bird and kevin mchale played against some of the greatest african american players to ever play and dominated winning three championsips in one decade. i bet you dont know any of the players i just mentioned except for lebron. learn ball then talk shit bitch.
@fesdude100 oh and you are the STUPIDEST basket ball fan if you think he was mediocre, saying white guys suck at basket ball is flat out racist. George mikan won 5 championships and is in the top 50 all time players bob cousy won 6 and john havlicek won 8. John stockton leads the all time leaderboard in the nba in both steals AND assists, chris mullin is considered one of the greatest outside shooters of all time. and pistol pete once dropped 68 points against the knicks in 77.
@doomie316 u are fuckin retarded im white dumb bitch im not saying white people cant play basketball im saying if there wasnt so much racial tension going on when maravich was in college and there was more black players it would have been alot harder 2 score ...suck it u ugly bitch wilt ( black) 100 points kobe (black) 81 points bill russell (black) 11 championships micheal jordan (black) 7 mvps get your fucking facts straight ! FUCK YOUR MOTHERS GRAVE!
@fesdude100 my mother doesnt have a grave yet, shes no where close to dying. why are you so mad bro? it definitely sounds like your saying white people cant play i know all those players accomplished that you dont need to tell me, oh and btw jordan won 6 finals mvps and 5 regular season mvps not 7 so you get your facts straight. all this rage is making you sound stupid little child.
@fesdude100 sure you would lebron dick rider, you dont even know who i am, what i look like or how tall i am. you dont know anything about me except that i know more about basketball then you ever will little child.
@doomie316 ik ur a devils fan so go suck martie brodeurs dick retarded little fadget it deonst mteer ur size i can tell u suck and i whoop open up a can of whoop ass on u nigga
@fesdude100 lol why u so mad that my team has 3 stanley cups in 8 years? i know you have a mom so go suck your moms dick, i know you your subscribed to nba so go suck nbas dick look i can argue like you! i know you suck because i looked at your channel and saw that you like a certain thing. wow im arguing about something like you do you FAGGOT i know size DOESNT MATTER i wasnt implying that. god damn you spell like a child are you sure your not a child? racist bigot dont even say the n word.
@fesdude100 who said i gave up? i have no reason to give up you however do, your making yourself look stupid. im pretty sure i have won this argument.
@Walnut8711 am i all talk when i bust u and ur mother in thwe jaw so badly u both cant talk the rest of ur life? 430 am 2night ur mother will be dead...
man this man was inovating you didnt see any basketball players doing moves like that in those days, he was like a mixtape, lol in my opinion best point guard ever that knee injure is what slowed him down...
he's 100909x better than D ROSE , D WAYDE, LeBron and other "stars" ... Pete just Really can play the basketball , now is only the athletics win ... Sry for my english *~!
Finally I can put a name on this young kid who gave me passion for basketball. 20 years ago I saw "The birth of a Legend" and I started to dribble. Thanks Pete !
@elder8250 OMG...I cant believe you said that because 20 years ago I saw the same movie...and it made me dribble also...LOL....looks like we didn't turn out as successful as Pete...LOL....still brings back great memories of falling in love with a game that I still feel passionate about to this day!!!
I was fortunate to see him light up the scoreboard against Alabama in 1969 in Tuscaloosa and his teammates DID know when he was about to pass it to them. I think he scored 59 or 69 that night-a record that still stands for college one-game scoring. Towards the end of the game EVERYONE was cheering for him and LSU-even us Bama fans.
Some people did some research and found that had the 3 pt line existed when Pete played college ball, he would have averaged 57.8 ppg. Wow. Not that 44 wasn't enough already.
Pistol was good. Surely not many like him. I would only compare him to Magic and Robertson. Not Jordan. Jordan excelled in an area that Pistol is not even known for. Jordan did just about anything he wanted on the court. Remember, every player in the NBA says they want to face Jordan but they really don't. Most of his opponents took a seat back to Jordan even b4 stepping on the court. But i will say Pistol exelled in college way more than Jordan. Hand down. Good Video!
I read that somebody did a study and analyzed every shot he made in college. Had there been the 3 point line, he would have averaged 13 three pointers a game and 57ppg. LOL
@holdouts WOW! Thing is you gonna take into account that a lot of things would have been different witha three point line like the spread of defence, saying that imagine how esy he would have got in the lane! probably would of scored 70 aq game ;)
@Pre00 imagine these two players almost played in the same team , i think in the atlanta hawks, pre season , then the 2 of them play one on one betting for a dinner, that is true
@Pre00 How was MJ akward to watch...he used an amazing athletic ability to put up akward shots occasionally but he was pretty fundamentally sound...not as sound as pete though.
I remember first seeing him on the Los Angeles TV news one day and hearing about those drooping socks of his that he had kept for many years. Then LSU came to Pauley Pavillion to play UCLA during the Bruins great dynasty years. Although UCLA won that night, I remember Pete scoring 38 points. It was so sad to hear when he passed away.
Maravich had amazing skills and athleticism for his day and is one of the few stars from that era who would still excel today. However, it's hard not to notice the stiffs who were defending him when he played at LSU--no one that slow could play at anything higher than the junior-college level nowadays.
The one that caught my eye in this video was soaring in for layup from acute right side, changes direction in mid air and corkscrews it up left handed off the backboard. Perhaps his greatest gift was passing the ball. It was almost a illusion of levitation and direction, but always ending up in the perfect location.Before his knee injury, he had very good elevation and lift in his legs, allowing shot selection changes. Of course, he was over 6'5" which was another advantage.
i see where kobe got that pivot/stepthough move and jordans hangtime layup, but still no one can touch those passes..wowwwww so friggin crafty on those transitions!
Im 17 and this was like watching David Blaine with a basketball. I feel like Pete stole my wallet. Why don't my favorite players today have this much creativity and skill?
You can see a teammate standing there w/ his hand on his hip at 48 secs. Haha. None of those boys were gonna see that ball unless Pete passed it to them himself.
It is a little ridiculous how many people only want to compare Pete to John Stockton, Larry Bird and Jason Williams. Because he is white? Do you know how much of an insult it is to all of those players not to compare them to the rest of the league. Those dudes are all great but Magic Johnson (who has made no secret of the influence Maravich had on him) is the most obvious comparison in regards to ball-handling and passing; his creative shooting skills are rivaled by few if any (Bird, Robertson).
His dad ruined Pete and the LSU team. Press was a horrible coach - only one winning season during Pete's tenture.
junkemale22 7 hours ago
What a lot of guys probably don't know either is that many of you guys who may have played high school basketball did some drills called the Maravich drills. Almost every high school and college basketball teams incorporated the drills with their practice.
airassault11 2 days ago
Another thing to consider is the time era. Showsmanship and entertainment was just as important as anything. Not only was he a great scorer and passer, but he was a great entertainer.
davemausbandwagon 6 days ago
poetry in motion
LyleLe 1 week ago
pistol pete= b4 the Hakeem's dream shake was invented....
lumapas 1 week ago
@yeon Example, jason williams (white and roughly the same athletic abilty, however shorter than pete) made fools of the best defenders in the nba for a period - look up the play where gary payton jock ended up in the cieling. Now nba guards were on literally on a string against him, pete could do all that plus shoot the lights out and he was very intelligent. So stop before you make yourself sound more uneducated on the subject than you already have dumbass. You clearly dont know the game.
dapper892 1 week ago
@yeaon723 Also I have a feeling the athleticism comment is a tad racist and flat ignorrant. He played in the same era as Lew alcindor, walt frazier, bob mcadoo etc... would you say the same of them. In fact pal, Alcindor would fuck people up today the same as back then, he was onstoppable bc of skills (sky hook) he developed. Pete was the same, he was plenty athletic and his fundamentals and skills would over come any athletic disadvantage. He could out shoot half the nba blind folded.
dapper892 1 week ago
@yeon723 Moron, stupid, dumb, ignorrant, just pick one to describe yourself for that comment. Thats exactly the problem with the nba today, everyone focusing on athletic ability almost exclusively as opposed to fundamentals. 7 of of the 10 top plays on SC are some no -skill high flyer dunking on someone and rubbing it in like a classless jerk aftarwards. Idiots like you feed right into it. Pete absolutlely shredded people in the college ranks and was a damn good pro.
dapper892 1 week ago
I really don't understand all these people trying to exacerbate Maravich's accomplishments and forte in the game. Really, this man could play the game better than most other people then and now. He made the defenders a puppet because he basically controlled their every because of his skill. He wasn't just born with it. He practiced hours on end consistently doing drills that most might consider irrelevant. He bettered himself and became the ultimate show-man in college basketball.
zackj52 2 weeks ago
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@64matthew "The Dream Shake was actually one of my soccer moves which I translated to basketball. It would accomplish one of three things: one, to misdirect the opponent and make him go the opposite way; two, to freeze the opponent and leave him devastated in his tracks; three, to shake off the opponent and giving him no chance to contest the shot." - Hakeem Olajuwon"
PharaohNnamdi 2 weeks ago
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PharaohNnamdi 2 weeks ago
So glad I watched this.
Take note youngsters....
k0kan3 2 weeks ago
honestly maravich is the best combination of rock solid fundamentals with modern flash and trick plays that I can think of. Today's players don't compare.
adambarrack 2 weeks ago
2:32.... That.pass.is.insane...
FightingIrishFan91 3 weeks ago
Pistol Pete was AND1 before there was AND1
LEBeatsTV 3 weeks ago
swagger
64matthew 3 weeks ago
whats the name of the song on this video made with musicshake, it's awesome...please tell me where to find it
magnapillow 1 month ago
PISTOL WAS BETTER SCORE AD PASSER IN NCAA
wilzusuki 1 month ago
Best all time ball handler, and class guy.
autoanswerman 1 month ago
he's a fucking genius
baldheadedfreak 1 month ago
this dude was a magician! he made the #23 cool
tigerbait134 1 month ago
While at LSU didn't Pete play with John Fred, the frontman for the band who sang Judy in Disguise?
huskyjerk 1 month ago
It is a shame that, while Pete was at LSU, we seldom got to see him on TV. I think that I saw him on TV only once when LSU played in the NIT, or some such game.
huskyjerk 1 month ago
sonng name please!
DdaniloD 1 month ago
2:45 Maravich in full clowning mode. What move is that?
krumbumm 1 month ago
pisssttooooooooooolllllll pete maravich!!!! =) thats my inspiration playing RIP pete...
44thepistol 1 month ago
Pete Maravich was the greatest basketball player of all time.
BigTig14 1 month ago
HE WAS BETTER THEM MAGIC
wilzusuki 1 month ago
michael who?
raplover4000 1 month ago
dan marino still holds records for passing yards in the NFL....never one a super bowl. i know its not NBA but he is a great player who never won. FACT
ATTRM33 1 month ago
@ATTRM33 That should not diminish his stature as one of the greats.
huskyjerk 1 month ago
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@ATTRM33 That should not diminish his stature as one of the greats.
huskyjerk 1 month ago
awesome song by the way
bootiack 1 month ago
started emo in the 70s lol no one talks about pistol, guess people find out whity beter at basketball kinda freaks miniorities out, next they wil start fearing rick barry who season avg beats kobes for points, doh, or start looking at how walton demolished nba competition before injuries
bootiack 1 month ago
sick skills, a master
bootiack 1 month ago
Maravich is a legend...even DR J says so
Mizzle211 2 months ago
Whats the song?
warfare2king 2 months ago
Pete Maravich is the greatest college hoopster of all time. even surpassing Lew Alcindor (Jabar) Why you ask? Who else could pull off that goofy white boy swag, moustache, and play as beautifully as he did? He could go between the legs, around the back, behind the back, over the shoulder, 180, assist to himself, and lay it up as smooth as silk and leave you crosseyed. Hell, he probbably could have fucked your wife right in front of you and leave you trying to guess who did it.
winningoverhere 2 months ago 3
@winningoverhere complete rubbish. You are actually building up a guys greatness by talking about hot dog stuff he did. give me a break. His teams never even got close to the NCAA tourney. At the same time Pete played Lanier was leading a weak team to the semis in the tounry and Bird led his team to the finals. Maravich is the most overrated player in the history of basketball. FACT.
45arther 2 months ago
@45arther People who don't realize that a player can be great even though his team never wins anything are stupid. You are stupid.
Reaktionar 2 months ago
@Reaktionar idiot. the object of basket is to win. Not to make hot dog plays.
Now find me another so called great player who almost always played on losing teams..Good luck.. great player make their teams good. gunners have good stats and go nowhere.. i will be waiting to see the list of great players whos teams always lost like gunners.
45arther 2 months ago
@45arther He is the greatest ball handler ever, no matter if he won or not. That makes him an all time great and someone truly joyful to watch. That is why this video exists and why people here like him. Retard.
Reaktionar 2 months ago
@45arther Well then I guess Brian Scalabrine is the greatest basketball player of all time then since he led the Celtics to championships. Sure Maravich might have had little success in total game wins, but the fact is his team sucked. The only reason he played for LSU was because his dad was the coach. I'm not basing his succes on some "hot dog" play he made at one point in time. I'm basing it on the fact that he put up consistant numbers, and those "hot dog" plays came as easy as breathing.
winningoverhere 2 months ago
The greatest master of baketball fundamentals but realized that amazing was just more fun.
TheRorybreaker 2 months ago
What is this song? Like so we get noticed
skrisos 2 months ago
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skrisos 2 months ago
Maravich played before the advent of the three-point line. Years later, former LSU head basketball coach Dale Brown charted every college game Maravich played, taking into consideration all shots he took. Brown calculated that at the NCAA rule of a three-point line at 19-foot (5.8 m), 9-inches from the rim, Maravich would have averaged thirteen 3-point scores per game, lifting the player's career average to 57 points per game.
kylegforeman 3 months ago 45
@kylegforeman
and I think that is well possible... ;)
Felixx17Felissimo 2 months ago
@kylegforeman pete always played in a huge scoring era. Did Brown talk about that. And if there was a 3 point line you would be guarded against taking 3 point shots. Totally different. Silly to bring it up/
45arther 2 months ago
@kylegforeman What a crock of shit. Pistol Pete would be eaten up by point guards in the D league if he was playing in todays game. He had virtually no athleticism but fancy passing that was ahead of his time. Guards now are faster, stronger and play D a hell of a lot better than people in that time.
yeon723 3 weeks ago
@yeon723 LOL. Your remark seems a bit colored.
thechessstick 3 weeks ago
@yeon723 There's still a place in the NBA for extremely skilled players with marginal athleticism. Kevin Love comes immediately to mind. Or how about this, since we're talking guards, if Pistol Pete couldn't score for crap but still had all his other skills, he'd be Ricky Rubio who is going to be a solid if not great point guard for years to come.
wackyd 3 weeks ago
@kylegforeman keep in mind people didnt play defense way out like that, they would play off the farther guys went out, since no extra points were rewarded for longer shots
BigRedCotter 3 weeks ago
@kylegforeman yeah right that's bullshit and you know it
hmercutio 1 week ago
@hmercutio
Prove that it's bullshit then.
bordertown 1 week ago
@bordertown oh never-mind this guy is insane I didn't know he already averaged 44ppg, that doesn't even seem possible. where was the D?
hmercutio 1 week ago
@hmercutio
Maravich was such an incredible dribbler that very few defenders could stay with him. He was also a tall player (6'5") with a very quick release allowing him to just shoot over players who managed to stay with him. Look at his shot at 4:30. Nobody today could stop that shot.
He also took a lot of shots. His father was the coach at LSU and basically let him shoot as much as he liked. Some rough math indicates he took about 50 shots per game.
reddwarfposse 1 week ago
@kylegforeman
did he calculate how many points he would have scored if blacks were allowed to play in the SEC back then, too?
ishter87ar 3 days ago
AND PISTOL DIDNT INVENTED THE FADEAWAY JUMPSHOT
wilzusuki 3 months ago
WHY THE FUCK PISTOL PETE MICHAEL JORDAN AND THE SKYWALKER ARE NOT ON NBA JAM ON FIRE EDITION
wilzusuki 3 months ago
@ 2:36 ouch poor guy got his ankles broken
psychotfan32 3 months ago
There's even a skyhook in there
RedrumMr666 3 months ago
it looks like every shot simply kisses the net without touching the ring a single time.. damn!
kluvgo 4 months ago 2
Pete Maravich, wearing the number 23 since before it was cool.
t0fuwaffles 4 months ago
I was blessed to have watched him play several times against Tulane in New Orleans when I was in high school. We'd show up early just to watch him warm up. He was our idol.
tprechter 4 months ago
is that some kind of elbow pass at 1:55... always thought jason williams was the one who invented it
happyrash 4 months ago
@happyrash Pete pretty much invented everything except the free throw line dunk.
sabbathgodsofmetal 3 months ago 3
Shame he didn't have a championship career in the NBA. People would talk about him more.
aamanitwo 4 months ago
What makes a man a legend? Consider the night that Pete had such an awe inspiring performance in a win against bitter conference rival Georgia, it was the Bulldog's cheerleaders that carried him off the court as time expired.
5Be4Funk 4 months ago 2
its funny how pete wore 23 before Jordan yet everyone thinks Jordan was the first to wear it
hbrennan14 4 months ago 34
@hbrennan14 no one thinks jordan was the first to wear it... I'm sure many people wore number 23 but people just see 23 and see jordan because it was his NBA number and he made a brand around 23 which is perfectly fine because he was the best player ever....
RenegadehiphopTV 4 months ago
@hbrennan14 who the hell thinks that........people think of jordan because he is the most famous player to wear it
mts955 3 months ago
@hbrennan14 Who the fuck EVER said he was the first to wear it???
masteroftheblaster1 4 days ago
thank you so much for the blast from the past. Truly inspirational and I thank the Creator for this upload and the gift of putting the rock through the cylinder.
Pete you are missed! By the way, what is the heavenly background music? I must know as it will be a permanent fixture in my car on the way to the court. Peace to all who love the game......
ayuda31 4 months ago
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@ayuda31 The ultimate LSU tstarting 5 of all time: Chris Jackson, Pistol Pete, Garrett Temple, Stromile Swift, Shaquille O Neal. 6th man: Tyrus Thomas
Lorenshyne 4 months ago
my fav player of all time...R.I.P. Pete
TruePointGuard3 4 months ago
whats amazing is he does all this without playing above the rim because of god given ability. also you notice if you took away the 3 steps that todays players get they wouldnt even be able to score 20 a game. pete scored 44 a game. Astounding! Ive played the gme and seen many players in last 35 years. nothin like this have i ever seen. this is basketball. This is a work of art. his team could be so bad and lose every game and it would still be worth price of admission. Pistol pete Forever!
raysalsa1 4 months ago 3
Those moves are fucking nuts, even by todays standard. Shiiiet.
Tjellevejrup 5 months ago
people have to also remember that back then you couldn't put your hand on the side of the ball or you'd be called for palming instantly, unlike today. so pete's ball handling is all the more impressive. that's why older players look a little geeky dribbling the ball compared to today's players. i'd like to see today's players try making pete's moves without carrying the ball from the side.
MisterBouncyBounce 5 months ago
if he played in todays game,,he would OWN lebron
armyofnumbers 5 months ago 2
what an awesome video!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
magnapillow 5 months ago
humble not a bum
bootiack 5 months ago
magic b4 magic plus scoring
bootiack 5 months ago
I can only imagine if he got kareem kobe number of shots holy fakk
bootiack 5 months ago
how come no one talks about magic borrowing from pissstol?
bootiack 6 months ago
@bootiack
Most people are ignorant of basketball pre-80's (remember it was dying...).
However, as much respect as one can have for Maravich, it's important to note how his talent was wasted in the NBA. Instead of becoming one of the greatest players of all-time, his rep. remains that of a ball-handling wizard with a penchant for scoring. Fantastic if he's a shooting guard, but his first duty was to distribute. Yet, there he was getting 6.7 assists to 5 (FIVE!) turnovers in a season.
deniatus 6 months ago
im guessin we all know why Jordan picked #23
cuz "Pistol" was wearing it
Peoples17Champ 6 months ago
He was "And 1" before "And 1" existed :). Go Pete!
745dzl 6 months ago
@745dzl man before i read the comments
i was gonna say the same thing you said lol
Peoples17Champ 6 months ago
just totally awesome
albcarrili 6 months ago
Amazing mix
PhillyDippy5 6 months ago
god i luv watching this video.
Bucksnort3018 6 months ago
wow if he played 2day he would SUUUCCKKK!
fesdude100 6 months ago
@fesdude100 umadbruh? im pretty sure he would ankle break the best and make lebron cry and retire.
doomie316 6 months ago
@doomie316 shut the fuck up u uneducated bitch when he played college ball as u can see in the video there was only white guys and he was very mediocre if he plaed 2day in college hes have 4.0 a game instead of 40
fesdude100 6 months ago
@fesdude100 uneducated? i bet you dont even know that tree rollins tried to bite danny ainges finger off in the 83 playoffs. you propably think lebron is the best, you propably dont even know how to pronounce patrick ewings last name. larry bird and kevin mchale played against some of the greatest african american players to ever play and dominated winning three championsips in one decade. i bet you dont know any of the players i just mentioned except for lebron. learn ball then talk shit bitch.
doomie316 6 months ago
@fesdude100 oh and you are the STUPIDEST basket ball fan if you think he was mediocre, saying white guys suck at basket ball is flat out racist. George mikan won 5 championships and is in the top 50 all time players bob cousy won 6 and john havlicek won 8. John stockton leads the all time leaderboard in the nba in both steals AND assists, chris mullin is considered one of the greatest outside shooters of all time. and pistol pete once dropped 68 points against the knicks in 77.
doomie316 6 months ago
@doomie316 u are fuckin retarded im white dumb bitch im not saying white people cant play basketball im saying if there wasnt so much racial tension going on when maravich was in college and there was more black players it would have been alot harder 2 score ...suck it u ugly bitch wilt ( black) 100 points kobe (black) 81 points bill russell (black) 11 championships micheal jordan (black) 7 mvps get your fucking facts straight ! FUCK YOUR MOTHERS GRAVE!
fesdude100 6 months ago
@fesdude100 my mother doesnt have a grave yet, shes no where close to dying. why are you so mad bro? it definitely sounds like your saying white people cant play i know all those players accomplished that you dont need to tell me, oh and btw jordan won 6 finals mvps and 5 regular season mvps not 7 so you get your facts straight. all this rage is making you sound stupid little child.
doomie316 6 months ago
@doomie316 im not a fucking child bitch play me one on one any day and ill whoop ur pete maravich cock sucking ass
fesdude100 6 months ago
@fesdude100 sure you would lebron dick rider, you dont even know who i am, what i look like or how tall i am. you dont know anything about me except that i know more about basketball then you ever will little child.
doomie316 6 months ago
@doomie316 ik ur a devils fan so go suck martie brodeurs dick retarded little fadget it deonst mteer ur size i can tell u suck and i whoop open up a can of whoop ass on u nigga
fesdude100 6 months ago
@fesdude100 lol why u so mad that my team has 3 stanley cups in 8 years? i know you have a mom so go suck your moms dick, i know you your subscribed to nba so go suck nbas dick look i can argue like you! i know you suck because i looked at your channel and saw that you like a certain thing. wow im arguing about something like you do you FAGGOT i know size DOESNT MATTER i wasnt implying that. god damn you spell like a child are you sure your not a child? racist bigot dont even say the n word.
doomie316 6 months ago
@doomie316 nigger nigger nigger suckk ur mims dead gravenigger nigger nigger nigger fuck ur moms ugly hell filled greave may she rest in hell.
fesdude100 6 months ago
@fesdude100 i just said my MOM doesnt have a grave smart one and whats a greave and whats a mim?
doomie316 6 months ago
@fesdude100 dont even bother responding back butthurt young child. your making yourself look silly. im sure many people are laughing at you.
doomie316 6 months ago
@doomie316 im sure ur mother will give me goold head b4 i kill her
fesdude100 6 months ago
@fesdude100 *sigh* facepalm.jpg
doomie316 6 months ago
@doomie316 thats why u give up FADGET GO KILL YOURSELF!
fesdude100 6 months ago
@fesdude100 who said i gave up? i have no reason to give up you however do, your making yourself look stupid. im pretty sure i have won this argument.
doomie316 6 months ago
@fesdude100 get but pluged
xxgumsxx 6 months ago
@doomie316 get bum recked
xxgumsxx 6 months ago
@fesdude100 fucking self-loathing racist moron.
Walnut8711 5 months ago
@Walnut8711 staythe fuck outta this id fucking drop ur prick ass ina fucking heart beat
fesdude100 5 months ago
@fesdude100 you're all talk no game so fuck off. Subhuman fucks like you don't deserve to be any race let alone human for that matter.
Walnut8711 5 months ago
@Walnut8711 am i all talk when i bust u and ur mother in thwe jaw so badly u both cant talk the rest of ur life? 430 am 2night ur mother will be dead...
fesdude100 5 months ago
This has been flagged as spam show
@doomie316 get bum raped
xxgumsxx 6 months ago
Actually really like the music on this one! If I see another NBA mix with 'Worlds Greatest' by R. Kelly, I'm gonna throw myself off my balcony.
BeatlesGuyTV 6 months ago
@BeatlesGuyTV lmao
shanttytown 6 months ago
Awesome video
epdancer55 6 months ago
He was amazing ...a shame his life was cut short
spazmando 6 months ago
Once in a lifetime...what a joy it was to watch him.
Paws711 6 months ago
man this man was inovating you didnt see any basketball players doing moves like that in those days, he was like a mixtape, lol in my opinion best point guard ever that knee injure is what slowed him down...
bppump4life 7 months ago 12
he's 100909x better than D ROSE , D WAYDE, LeBron and other "stars" ... Pete just Really can play the basketball , now is only the athletics win ... Sry for my english *~!
MegaPepsi45 7 months ago 2
there was an entertaining movie made a few years later called"one on one",presumably patterned after Pete.
tomloft2000 7 months ago
Finally I can put a name on this young kid who gave me passion for basketball. 20 years ago I saw "The birth of a Legend" and I started to dribble. Thanks Pete !
elder8250 7 months ago
@elder8250 OMG...I cant believe you said that because 20 years ago I saw the same movie...and it made me dribble also...LOL....looks like we didn't turn out as successful as Pete...LOL....still brings back great memories of falling in love with a game that I still feel passionate about to this day!!!
paradigmn12 7 months ago
@paradigmn12 Even if I didn't become a professional player, I can thank him for giving me the lust to improve myself, at least until college.
elder8250 6 months ago
I was fortunate to see him light up the scoreboard against Alabama in 1969 in Tuscaloosa and his teammates DID know when he was about to pass it to them. I think he scored 59 or 69 that night-a record that still stands for college one-game scoring. Towards the end of the game EVERYONE was cheering for him and LSU-even us Bama fans.
bamapoppy 7 months ago
4:25 ..... how is he possible
PSYCHOLOGYtm 7 months ago
Best scorer in the history of college basketball.
kevin2fla 7 months ago
mj cant be compare.
wilzusuki 7 months ago
@wilzusuki nah chill out
TheSupersolomonz 7 months ago
@wilzusuki
LOL!
2pacinseattle 7 months ago
Man, I wouldn't want to play on this dude's team. I'd never know when he's gonna pass it or not.
Toadus148 7 months ago
@Toadus148
whenever the fuck your open
mbadge10 7 months ago
@mbadge10 hahahahaha. :D
Bucksnort3018 6 months ago
@Toadus148
whenever the fuck your open
mbadge10 7 months ago 2
Grace.
anad41775 8 months ago
Pass the ball Kobe, er, I mean Pete....
smbake 8 months ago
@smbake they dont even compare. pete would destroy kobe.
Bucksnort3018 6 months ago
16 people just don't know about Pete Maravich and don't play basketball. Don't blame them.
ilovetmac4ever 8 months ago
who can tell me what song is this???
be21ea1 8 months ago
Incredible wrist pass 2:18!!! Basketball is a beautiful game.
SuperDynamiteX9 8 months ago
Some people did some research and found that had the 3 pt line existed when Pete played college ball, he would have averaged 57.8 ppg. Wow. Not that 44 wasn't enough already.
rsohlich1 8 months ago 21
Thank you for sharing this
lucky77st 8 months ago
Pistol was good. Surely not many like him. I would only compare him to Magic and Robertson. Not Jordan. Jordan excelled in an area that Pistol is not even known for. Jordan did just about anything he wanted on the court. Remember, every player in the NBA says they want to face Jordan but they really don't. Most of his opponents took a seat back to Jordan even b4 stepping on the court. But i will say Pistol exelled in college way more than Jordan. Hand down. Good Video!
srfigaro 8 months ago 2
I read that somebody did a study and analyzed every shot he made in college. Had there been the 3 point line, he would have averaged 13 three pointers a game and 57ppg. LOL
holdouts 8 months ago 18
@holdouts dale brown
thebrandonadam2 6 months ago
@holdouts WOW! Thing is you gonna take into account that a lot of things would have been different witha three point line like the spread of defence, saying that imagine how esy he would have got in the lane! probably would of scored 70 aq game ;)
8GRUM8 3 months ago
i love the music; who is it?
clayharris6 8 months ago
@clayharris6
i love the music~!
be21ea1 8 months ago
great video thanks for takin time out and makin this ... the boy was a bad man!!!!!!!!!!!
asjs06 8 months ago
Certain types of players only come around once...we'll never see anything like Pistol Pete again.
fordno99 9 months ago
Does somebody know the title of the song in the video? Thank you.
MrEcchissenefrega 9 months ago
Averaged 44.2 points per game in college nuff said.
guitarbob63 9 months ago
@guitarbob63 and no 3 point line
paulkingmidas 9 months ago
most of his shots never even touch iron
gunit526 10 months ago
Usually I feel like I'm just watching basketball. With Pistol Pete I feel like I'm watching art.
ThePondDogs 10 months ago 2
Julius Erving, Pistol Pete- the 2 best ever period...everyone else are posers.
Pre00 10 months ago
@Pre00 imagine these two players almost played in the same team , i think in the atlanta hawks, pre season , then the 2 of them play one on one betting for a dinner, that is true
ngi65 4 months ago
MJ was akward and ugly to watch..Pistol was pure genius and fluid way better than Jordan..the complete player, not just a shoot-500-times-a game hack
Pre00 10 months ago
@Pre00 pistol pete pete was good but , damn MJ......
JBlazin89 10 months ago
@Pre00 How was MJ akward to watch...he used an amazing athletic ability to put up akward shots occasionally but he was pretty fundamentally sound...not as sound as pete though.
19AnDrEw19 9 months ago
and know LSU barely has a basketball team.
Char2805Live 10 months ago
Please, what is the song? I searched all the comments below and couldn't find the current audio for the song! We need to know.
skrisos 10 months ago
I remember first seeing him on the Los Angeles TV news one day and hearing about those drooping socks of his that he had kept for many years. Then LSU came to Pauley Pavillion to play UCLA during the Bruins great dynasty years. Although UCLA won that night, I remember Pete scoring 38 points. It was so sad to hear when he passed away.
7171wolf 10 months ago
Maravich had amazing skills and athleticism for his day and is one of the few stars from that era who would still excel today. However, it's hard not to notice the stiffs who were defending him when he played at LSU--no one that slow could play at anything higher than the junior-college level nowadays.
khkartc 10 months ago
The one that caught my eye in this video was soaring in for layup from acute right side, changes direction in mid air and corkscrews it up left handed off the backboard. Perhaps his greatest gift was passing the ball. It was almost a illusion of levitation and direction, but always ending up in the perfect location.Before his knee injury, he had very good elevation and lift in his legs, allowing shot selection changes. Of course, he was over 6'5" which was another advantage.
kalahawk 10 months ago
yeaa white basketball players see we are all not that bad hahah
GHotSauceAnd1 10 months ago
i see where kobe got that pivot/stepthough move and jordans hangtime layup, but still no one can touch those passes..wowwwww so friggin crafty on those transitions!
aGalaxyOutofOrbiT 10 months ago
2:17 no comment
wiggawiggum 10 months ago
The pass at 4:25 is ridiculous.
jofussdad 10 months ago
Original #23, not jordan.
MrJhepna 10 months ago
Im 17 and this was like watching David Blaine with a basketball. I feel like Pete stole my wallet. Why don't my favorite players today have this much creativity and skill?
TheKano1221 10 months ago
You can see a teammate standing there w/ his hand on his hip at 48 secs. Haha. None of those boys were gonna see that ball unless Pete passed it to them himself.
nonplayerzealot4 10 months ago
Anyone know the name of the song in the background?
razman257 10 months ago
It is a little ridiculous how many people only want to compare Pete to John Stockton, Larry Bird and Jason Williams. Because he is white? Do you know how much of an insult it is to all of those players not to compare them to the rest of the league. Those dudes are all great but Magic Johnson (who has made no secret of the influence Maravich had on him) is the most obvious comparison in regards to ball-handling and passing; his creative shooting skills are rivaled by few if any (Bird, Robertson).
seattleseven 10 months ago