Pistol Pete Maravich & the Invention of Showtime Basketball
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17 жыл бұрынOne of the greatest players in NCAA and NBA history, Pistol Pete Maravich would have turned 59 this year.
Watch highlights from "The Night of Pistol Pete", a DVD documentary, from the night the Pistol scored 68 against the Knicks!
To read an excerpt from a revealing new biography on Maravich, by Mark Kriegel, check out this week's issue of Sports Illustrated.
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The Night of Pistol Pete
@PackedFunk 17 жыл бұрын
The great Pistol Pete. 68 points vs the Nicks in '77. Awesome, one of the greatest scoring displays of all time. He was UNSTOPPABLE!
@uberathlete 13 жыл бұрын
Cousy started showtime. Pete just brought it to new heights. Dude was badass.
@MrSlik25 14 жыл бұрын
Im only 27 so this is the era before my time...but i must say he's like a classic old record people keep sampling these days..Much respect to a pioneer and trendsetter..RIP "Pistol" Pete Maravich.
@Iconhulk 5 жыл бұрын
Awesome vid..!
@johnnyboylean 17 жыл бұрын
I remember watching pete in new orleans, was allot of fun just seeing him enjoy himself so much.
@514stop 17 жыл бұрын
I cite the 1989 Highlight Reel to demonstrate Pete's unique abilities. Pete could see everything on the court and throw a great pass leading to an easy basket despite a good defensive play that forced him to dribble behind his back. He deceived his opponent by appearing to lose control of the ball and made a spectacular pass-not to be fancy- but deceptive. He used the good defensive move of his opponent against him.
@mojo2th 16 жыл бұрын
I'm not comparing Pistol to anybody else. All I'm saying is: 68 points from all over the court between the baseline and the half-court line. Dropping bombs from downtown before the three-point line existed. The man was certainly one of the very very best. RIP Pistol.
@514stop 17 жыл бұрын
After 50 games in the 1978 season, a season in which he had a good chance of winning his second scoring title in a row and had led the Jazz to a 9 game winning streak and was leading the expansion Jazz to their first playoff spot, Maravich suffered a knees injury from which he never fully recovered.
@514stop 17 жыл бұрын
Concerning Pete's unique skills Magic Johnson said of him: I would watch him do something and stop and say...man how did he do that.
@514stop 17 жыл бұрын
When Pete played for New Orleans Pete was the only guy on that team - save for two short years with Truck Robinson - who could really play. In the games Pete played for the Jazz (excluding the games he missed), their record was 93-92. The Jazz were one of the most successful expansion teams in NBA history.
@scatman44 17 жыл бұрын
Remember this game well, as a kid. My Knick fan Moms almost had a heart attack! This performance was against an aging Knick team plus some young bums! He doesn't do that in '70 or '73! I'll assure you that. However, he was still a wizard of a ballplayer.
@514stop 16 жыл бұрын
Pete actually did lead the league in scoring in 1977. 31.5 points/game without a 3 point line. In 1978 Pete was again contending for the scoring title when after a 9 game winning streak he got hurt with what proved to be a career ending injury. Pete's injury came when he was just entering his prime and the Jazz would have made the playoffs. The expansion Jazz were actually 93-92 in games Pete played. His teams won 82% of the games in which Pete scored over 40. Pete the best 1 0n 5 player ever
@514stop 17 жыл бұрын
Watch the "1989 Highlight Reel" on KZfaq. Pete is on the break and someone tries to steal the ball. Pete dribbles behind his back and appears to not have control as he dribbles away from the middle. Lou Hudson continues to run towards the basket and Pete, never looking up and moving away from the play, flips the ball over his shoulder and Hudson takes the pass and scores. Unique.
@514stop 17 жыл бұрын
As Spike Lee said of Maravich in his book "The Best Seat in the House": His game was vertical, horizontal, but mostly magical...and no one could stop him. This doesn't mean he was a better all around player than Jordon. But as his former team mate Lou Hudson stated, "...skills wise, he was the best ever".
@514stop 17 жыл бұрын
This was a game against the Wash. Bullets. Kevin Grevey who played in that game said: "The combination of things Pete could do was deadly...I've played against Jordan, Magic and Bird and Pete was by far the best player. He had it all."
@514stop 17 жыл бұрын
In the game in which Pete scored 68 against the Knicks,(a game in which the announcer has previously stated "No shot is too long for the Pistol" Pete is at the top of the key (beyond 3 pt range holding the ball with one hand);because he is so far away the man guarding him doesn't expect him to shoot and yet Pete shoots and makes this very long shot.
@theoconquers 16 жыл бұрын
wow imagine if he had a three-point line...
@daflyboys 16 жыл бұрын
(76-77) The following season was Maravich's finest as a professional. He saw action in 73 games and led the NBA in scoring with a career-best 31.1 p p g. He scored 40 or more points 13 times, the most in the NBA that season and he led the league in total points (2,273), field goals attempted (2,047) and free throws made (501). On Feb. 25, 1977, he scored 68 points in a game against the New York Knicks despite the efforts of defensive ace Walt Frazier to bottle him up. Any more doubts?
@sherfdad 16 жыл бұрын
Amen. The most talented player that ever played in the NBA.
@514stop 17 жыл бұрын
(Taken from the book "Maravich") At the end of his career playing on a bum knee as a Celtic during their run for the best record in the East-Maravich shot 7 for 8 including a winning 3 pointer in the 4th qtr.
@RETSZTIRF 2 жыл бұрын
My dad showed this vid to me 9 years ago telling me MJ was not the greatest bb player it all started here. I could never find it again until I stumbled upon it on my twitter archive today. I though this vid got suspended for some reason, but it is definitely shadow banned (no search results) I made my own Pistol Pete vid that was inspired by this.
@514stop 17 жыл бұрын
Another testimony by someone who should know taken from a recent edition of ESPN Insider- Bill Walton on Pete Maravich: "Pete was like Wilt Chamberlain. If they played in the era of ESPN, no one else would ever get on. .. he changed basketball forever. No one that I've ever seen had the accuracy or the skill that Pete Maravich was able to dial up on command, through a lifetime of perfection through practice, creativity through imagination and visualization." Bill saw Jordan.
@Velvet4U 17 жыл бұрын
How true.
@BlGBOSS 16 жыл бұрын
Pistol probably woulda been with larry and reggie for most 3's if they had a 3 point line back then. His shot was just so precise.
@nomooon 16 жыл бұрын
basketball iq of jordan and creativity of magic
@StephenBennettEsq 11 жыл бұрын
And in that season, he was 10 of 15 from the 3-point arc.
@bhouri 14 жыл бұрын
He can shoot like no other man alive, he could run like the wind and pass like his life depends of it. All of that without the left coronary. RESPECT THE GREATNESS
@Gekthegecko 16 жыл бұрын
Pete Maravich, one of the finest basketball players ever, especially offensivly.
@514stop 17 жыл бұрын
Sorry for all the comments, but I've been reading posts on all the Maravich videos for a long time and finally decided to add my thoughts on "The Pistol". I saw him score 64 against Kentucky on TV when they were ranked 2 or 3 in the nation...and was amazed that someone could make scoring that many points look so easy.
@514stop 17 жыл бұрын
Pistol Pete averaged 24.2 points a game during his pro career despite injuries, illnesses, no 3 point shot, and the hostility of not only other players in the league, but his own Atlantic Hawk team mates. (Pat Riley stated in the "History of the NBA" that "There were 250 guys in this league that were ready to knock Pete down every time he dribbled through his legs or did something fancy. Maravich's teams won 82% of their games when he scored 40 or more points.
@WoeiFoongChen 11 жыл бұрын
Defense doesn't mean only being able to shut down your opponent or blocking shots, stealing is one of the hardest things to do in basketball besides blocking because you have to be able to read the game so well and anticipate what happens next, there is no room for error when it comes to stealing. One wrong attempt to steal the ball means your opponent has the upper hand.
@Xusor 16 жыл бұрын
The Pistol is by far the greatest ball handler the NBA has seen hands down. Name a single player who has more offense weapons. Don't say Jordan or Stockon. Pistol was in a league of his own help revolutionizing the game.
@514stop 17 жыл бұрын
Concerning the notion that Jordon faced more complex defenses: As an individual who averaged 44 points a game for three years in college when every team he played tried every way to stop him-double teams, box and ones etc. Maravich was undaunted by any type of defense thrown against him. The difference between Maravich and Jordon is that Maravich had All Stars on the Hawks when he was a rookie and a team that made him change his game because of their hostility over his salary.
@514stop 17 жыл бұрын
Go to AOL video and type in Pete's name. The first two videos are great "The story of Pete Maravich" and a short "hightlight" film. In the highlight film Pete takes a jumper from the corner which the defender attempts to block. Pete's reaction will make you smile.
@514stop 17 жыл бұрын
Red Auerbach, who coached the great Bob Cousy said of Maravich: "Some players defy gravity...this guy defies physics. Michael Jordan is one of a long list of players who defied gravity. Before Jordan there were, among others, Elgin Baylor (who also scored 61 points in a NBA final in regulation time with no 3pt. shot against the Celtics)Connie Hawkins, Julius Erving, and David Thompson-who was Jordan before Jordan-
@scarface450514 16 жыл бұрын
pistol pete was the best ever.... of his time
@Velvet4U 17 жыл бұрын
hmmmm ! Point well taken. Bob Coastas always reminds me of the short guy who always wanted to "fit in". Either on a basketball team, or any sport. And he was this rich kid who tried to "fit in" by using phrases such as "Let's bust a move". Then he would go home to his rich house and the servants would ask him what he wanted for dinner. Also notice that Costas never talks about the internals of the game itself. He's never "in-the-present" moment
@shigsho 17 жыл бұрын
I have noticed that those putting Pete's defense down are young. The rest of Pete's game was so GREAT that his defense wasn't given it's due. Pete vs Jordan would actually be a close one on one. Maravich was a great player and the greatest passer ever. Not even close on that part.
@skipbanks4fun 16 жыл бұрын
What gift from God you are and were to us Pete. God bless you. Im sure your up in heaven playing HO.R.S.E. with God. And I ain't saying who's winning but if I here you are ............it won't surprise me. Thank you Thank you Thank you
@0ucantstopme0 15 жыл бұрын
Looked to me to be the original "Hot Sauce"
@514stop 17 жыл бұрын
(I meant tomorrow) Actual career stats for MJ: 22.9 shots per game attempted, 11.4 made... PM 21.3 shots per game attempted, 9.4 made. Jordan took more shots per game than Pete. 82% figure for games over 40 taken from the book Maravich. 3pt shots are significant because Maravich was noted for his long range shooting. he made 10 of i5 when he actually had a 3pt line in 1981.
@Velvet4U 17 жыл бұрын
Exactly !!!
@TheFatKid128 12 жыл бұрын
ok so i came here from pistol pete sampras because some guy said sampras doesnt deserve that nickname, but.... i guess i can see his arguement now...
@swing4dafences 15 жыл бұрын
What they can't factor into that is with no incentive to shoot from that deep, he just naturally made 13 shots that deep each game by chance. Well, if he had known that the deep shot was worth 3 points instead of 2, he may have bombed 20-25 of them per game!
@liontone 16 жыл бұрын
Pete's rookie year was 23.2ppg...without the 3-point line.
@514stop 17 жыл бұрын
M.J 38.3 mpg,.497%, 5.3 assists, 6.2 rebounds, .785 points per min... P.M. 37 mpg, .441%, 5.4 assists, 4.2 rebounds, .654 points Per min. Maravich played with a team that resented him and a league that did not welcome his skills. He shot much more often from 3 pt range than MJ and did not get credit except for the 10 of 15 that he made near the end of his career.
@Anime4Life35 14 жыл бұрын
Man and he was doing all this with out a 3 point line dam
@imvinnybarbarino 17 жыл бұрын
he was the greatest college player of all-time.jordan in his prime on the bulls was the best ever.but pete was one of a kind.
@bobd007 15 жыл бұрын
Dude, Dale Brown charted every Pistol game when he got to LSU and Pistol averaged 13 3 point makes PER GAME past the 19' 9" line. It's mind boggling but true. Search youtube for bill walton, pete maravich you will see Bill Walton talking about it. Pistol AVERAGED 13 3 point MAKES per game at LSU.
@514stop 17 жыл бұрын
Pete had many high scoring games. Once against Buffalo when Ernie D was playing he scored 42 points without playing any of the first quarter. Pete still holds the record for most points scored on Super Bowl Sunday-50. This year Kobe averaged 31 points a game. The year Pete scored 68 against the knicks he averaged 31 without a 3 point shot. Perhaps Jordon was a better all around player but his skills were not equal to Maravich's.
@514stop 17 жыл бұрын
I have cited the best coaches and ball handlers in the game as proof that Pete was a more skilled passer and ball handler. The differences in their shooting percentages is because of the different shot selections. MJ had the ability to go inside and play a post up game when he was having a bad shooting game.
@punisher47 17 жыл бұрын
Doesn't matter who you win against. He won the championships. A 72-10 season? Not just that but the individual accolades. 5 MVP's, 6 Finals MVP's, Defensive Player of the Year, led Chicago in assists and steals. Pistol Pete doesn't even compare...
@514stop 17 жыл бұрын
Not only was he resented by his teammates, Pete had to contend with the hostility of the players in the league. Pat Riley stated in the "History of the NBA that there were 250 guys in the league who were ready to knock Pete down every time he dribbled between his legs, behind his back or made a fancy pass. Jordan was welcomed to the Bulls and accepted by the rest of the league. Maravich's skills and pay (for a guard and a rookie) were unusual, and his style of play resented and ridiculed.
@514stop 17 жыл бұрын
And by the way it really does matter what kind of teams you win a championship against. Dr.J. Wilt, Bill Russell, Bird, Magic, Detroit and Isaiah, even Rick Barry (with role players) had to win championships against teams that had won or would win championships.
@robert11751 11 жыл бұрын
look at all those fros the brothers wore back then , that had to add another 2 feet for pistol to shoot over
@Route3Goon 15 жыл бұрын
just think if there was a 3 point line back then
@514stop 17 жыл бұрын
Watch the "Pete Maravich Plays HORSE" video on KZfaq. His last shot says it all. As Jack Nicholson said to Pete after Pete dropped 46 against Kareem and the Lakers: "Past, present or future, no one can carry your jock."
@Kalslice 15 жыл бұрын
gq: That was the '78 Knicks with Clyde (one of the best defensive guards ever) that Pistol was pwning. He would have been the best: shoot. pass, jump. Simple game dude and he could do it all better than them all.
@514stop 17 жыл бұрын
One final thing. When a player of the skills of Nate Archibald, states that people today don't know how great Maravich really was or When Pat Riley who coached Magic Johnson states that Maravich was the best ball handler he ever saw and then stresses "Ever" and John Wooden calls Maravich the greatest ball handler who ever played it supports the case-even though I spelled Jordan's name wrong-that Maravich was just that. Maravich was not a better player than Jordon, just more skilled.
@dewayne408 17 жыл бұрын
everything pete was doing in the 60's and 70's the harlem globetrotters was doing in the 20's and 30's, it had never been seen before
@shigsho 17 жыл бұрын
If only Pete had had a Scotty Pippen or Dwayne Wade to play along side of. I saw hundreds of his games. He was something else. Walt Frazier was the best defensive guard in the NBA back then and he couldn't handle Maravich.
@514stop 17 жыл бұрын
Jordon also was not a controversial player when he entered the league and was embraced by his teammates and allowed to utilize his talents. Maravich's skills were disdained (see Riley's comments below about 250 guys in the league ready to knock him down) and because of the money the Hawks paid him as a rookie -about 500,000 per year at a time when All Stars on the Hawks were paid 60,000-he was unwelcome on his own team.
@belitnakoff 17 жыл бұрын
The only other player that I put on his level was david Thompson, who also played on pretty awful teams that he had to carry. Thompson did not have Pete's passing ability but he had tremendous leaping ability and was a dead on shooter. If the NC State, Maryland game 74 ia available, its amazing. But Pistol is my favorite.
@514stop 17 жыл бұрын
During Pete's era those long range shots were not considered high percentage shots and were only worth 2 points. Because of this very few people would attempt shots from that distance. However, these types of long range shots were a normal part of Pete's arsenal. Pete would have been shooting a lot of 3 pointers and if the 10 of 15 that he actually made are any indication, he would have done more than all right.
@514stop 17 жыл бұрын
More on 3 pt shots and their significance and the different abilities of Jordan and Maravich later. At least one good thing has resulted from this discussion: I have learned the proper spelling of Jordan's name. a good thing has resulted from this discussion: I learned the proper spelling of Jordan's name.
@Xusor 16 жыл бұрын
Yea I agree with you absolutely. Statistically speak the Pistol was nowhere as great as MJ. I referred to him merely has a phenomenal ball hander who unique style revolutionized dribbling in the NBA.
@514stop 17 жыл бұрын
Of course if you are talking about who had a more successful career, did for all the reasons you mentioned. However there were reasons this. Although Pete was drafted by a very good Atlanta team with 2 or 3 all stars, as Jerry West said Pete had more pressure on him than any rookie who ever entered the league.
@514stop 17 жыл бұрын
Valid points. However, the general consensus is Jordan-I don't agree, but that is the general thought concerning "the best ever". (At least whenever polls are taken.)
@blastingcaps 17 жыл бұрын
haha! yer right. Just this morning his radio spot comes on and he's talkin about ken burns movie on PBS right now. and in the very end he's say "but the most compelling voices were those of african americans who experienced racism during the war." Like no shit bob it was the fuckin forties!
@514stop 17 жыл бұрын
Pete was more SKILLED than any player that ever played He did not have the most successful career for the reasons stated and others not stated. Note on Jordan-when he left the Bulls, the next season they won over 50 games and almost when to the finals without him. when Bird sat out a year, the Celtics went from first place in their division with over 50 wins to a 41 and 41 season.
@514stop 17 жыл бұрын
Hey I don't want to get you so upset. I was enjoying this discussion. All of the factors I cited concerning Maravich are significant in a discussion of statistics. So are those you cited in regards to Jordan. The bottom line is all things considered their stats are not that different. Good night and God bless you. I'll write more tommorrow.
@514stop 17 жыл бұрын
How about Rick Barry. He's the only player to lead the NCAA (37 ppg) ABA (34 ppg) and NBA (35 ppg) in scoring. He is the only player to average 40 points a game in an NBA final against a team considered one of the top 5 or 6 teams of all time. Wilt's 1967 Sixers. Rick also won a championship playing with a team of role players. Something only Bill Walton was able to accomplish.
@shiziest 15 жыл бұрын
he's like a bigger, more athletic nash
@514stop 17 жыл бұрын
Prior to Scott Pippen coming to Chicago Jordon had plenty of opportunities to average 50 points a game and only averaged in the high thirties. No one was telling him not to shoot. The difference between Maravich and Jordon when they came into the league was stated in a previous post. Maravich faced hostility from the league and his own team mates. Jordon's skills were welcomed. Maravich's were not. Some people today really don't realize how great Pete really was.
@skoobisnaxs 16 жыл бұрын
I am a huge MJ fan, but i have to think that pete's ppg average would have been closer to MJ's if there was a 3 point line in his career.
@y2shuproblem 12 жыл бұрын
Too bad he didn't have a championship ring to solidify his status as an all-time great. Him and Earl Monroe were the pioneers of showtime basketball.
@514stop 16 жыл бұрын
Pistol only shot 15 3point shots in his career. He made 10 of them.
@duniyadnd 16 жыл бұрын
Agree with the point, but you can't compare stats either for two different eras, the type of game that was played was way different along with all the foul calls in today's league as well as no 3 point line from back then (you included the scoring average, not me).
@thehumburger 17 жыл бұрын
How much would have he benefited from a 3 point line?
@514stop 17 жыл бұрын
Jordon had greater leaping ability than Maravich but could not pass dribble or shoot as well as Pete. This is not to suggest that Jordon was not highly skilled in these areas, he was just not as skilled as Maravich. According to John Wooden, Pete at the age of 13 could do things that even the Globetrotters-who he knew well-were unable to do.
@cleary88 17 жыл бұрын
he was all the harlem globetroters in 1 person and unlike the globetroters he could actually shoot.
@514stop 17 жыл бұрын
repeat was a mistake-sorry about that
@amd77j 13 жыл бұрын
@nowitzki41icon Which, if true, is absolutely ridiculous.
@megatron0357 16 жыл бұрын
I agree. Pete was "at- will" do what he pleased when he pleased on the basketball court all the time. not many players have or had that ability....all the time....jordan......and the list falls.....quickly. peace
@lakingpinas 15 жыл бұрын
Pete Maravich scored 68 so easily on the Knick's Walt Frazier, Earl Monroe and Spencer Haywood, all future HOF players. He was like MJ scoring 63 on Bird, McHale and Parish. Too bad his teams did not build the right players around him, never had the management, coach or kind of teammates that Magic, Jabbar, Jordan or Bird had that led them to their championships.
@billyjo1881 13 жыл бұрын
@MrSlik25 Pete was trully before his time.
@johncenafan112 16 жыл бұрын
i think iverson (allen)
@itzjoeymac 16 жыл бұрын
Grant Hill is pretty damn good... or was, but the rules in the NBA make it easier for athletic players to do well. I wonder if that is why FOREIGNERS are beating us in the olympics???
@514stop 17 жыл бұрын
Correction: Maravich was not a better player than "Jordon" just more skilled: should, of course, have read than "Jordan". I really didn't mean to spell the name wrong again. As Jackie Gleason use to say "Good Night everybody!"
@natenate2 16 жыл бұрын
Why does he look like he's looking at the ball when dribbling?
@jetsrule23x3 12 жыл бұрын
and there were no 3 pointers back then and if there were, he would have dropped at least 80 that game
@shilelea 16 жыл бұрын
MJ is defeinently the greatest playerof all time, but if you look at MJs early career compared to Pistols they are pretty identical. I'd say the thing that seperates hem is MJ staying health and the bulls giving hima decent supporting cast.
@514stop 17 жыл бұрын
Pete was drafted by the Atlanta Hawks a veteran team, with a number of All Stars none of whom made more than 60 thousand. Pete was paid around $400,000 as a rookie before he ever played a game. Because Pete was white he was resented by his Afro-American teammates who considered it unfair and a form of racial bias.
@514stop 17 жыл бұрын
Oops...Jordan...sorry about that. In the books "Maravich" or "Pistol" Danny Ainge states that he played with Bird and played against Jordan and that Maravich was more skilled than either of them. One does not average over thirty points a game without taking a lot of shots. When Lou Hudson played with Pete, he averaged 27 one year and Pete averaged 26. Ball hog? Maravich's teams won 82% of the games in which he scored 40 or more points. Jordan's 69%. Pistol should have shot even more.
@514stop 17 жыл бұрын
(Should have read 1972-73) I have quoted different players and coaches to support my view that Pete was a more skilled player than MJ-again not a better player. even Lou Hudson who had his differences with Pete declared that "raw talent wise he was the best ever") Danny Ainge who played with Bird and against Jordan stated that Pete had more skill than either.
@dewayne408 17 жыл бұрын
he did not invent showtime basketball, the harlem globetrotters invented it, but he was good at it
@HandballNinja 12 жыл бұрын
"If you think that because he led the league in steals he was a good defensive player, you are kidding yourself something big time" if you lead the NBA in steals, I'd like to think you're doing something right...
@514stop 17 жыл бұрын
I'm even getting sick of seeing my posts so I can imagine what the rest of the the KZfaq Jordan and Maravich fans must feel. Thanks for the discussion and let's agree that his Airness was the best player ever. My real hero is not Pete Maravich, but the Lord and Messiah, Jesus of Nazareth, who saved his life and his soul.
@514stop 17 жыл бұрын
You have also not responded to the fact that much of your information is wrong cited below. The consensus is that Jordan is the greatest player to ever play the game. However you will never find Former NBA players or coaches claiming that he was a more skilled ball handler, passer, or creative offensive player than "The Pistol." That is my point. Jordan, like many others was exciting, in the air, but Maravich because of his unique skills generated excitement every time he touched the ball.
@514stop 17 жыл бұрын
MJ was not unique in his athletic abilities. David Thompson was defying gravity before MJ. Dr. J was dunking from the foul line and doing spectacular things way before MJ. However No one was doing the things Pete did-including long range shooting-before Pete came into the league and no one even today can throw the passes or dribble the ball as well as Pete Maravich could or has the variety of his shots.Pat Riley: "Pete Maravich is the best ball handler I have ever seen. Ever."
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