Pete and I went to the same High School in Raleigh, NC. He was our hometown pride and joy back in the day. Died young at the age of 40. Rest in Peace, Pete.
@@trhansen3244 A college prime pete would definitely be good enough to play in todays game no doubt. He was one of the pioneers of the game and way ahead of his time.
Glad you young guys are seeing what we all saw growing up with some if these players. Pistol was before my time, but I saw old footage. These guys were truly innovators and elites. Imagine the greats without hand checks and flops... I still love today's game, don't get me wrong. #WeGot12 #MemphisGrizzlies
They wanna compare today's highlight reels to the past while failing to realize that their generations highlight reels would have been carries and travels in the past
Pistol Pete was a legend. Problem was he played for trash teams. He was extra. Did all that fancy passing and shooting, but his team usually lost. When he entered the NBA in 70, he played for Atlanta. Then, when New Orleans got an expansion team, he moved there. 3 years later, the Jazz moved to Utah. His final season, 1980, he played with Larry Bird on the Celtics. But it was too late for him. After a career plagued with knee injuries he couldn't perform anymore. If he could have stuck around for one more year, he would have shared his first ring with Larry when Larry took the Celtics to the championships for the first time in years. Pete played in an era before the 3 point line and would have dominated if his shots counted for 3s. He was over-utilized, under-appreciated and worn out after 10 years in the NBA. Guy predicted his own death in an off-handed way. "I don't want to go out dying on the court at 40..." He was playing a church-league pick-up game when he suffered a heart attack on the court from an undiagnosed heart defect. He was 40 years old.
Pete still holds NCAA college records till this day. Before they had a 3pt line. Pete was playing for the Celtics when bird came on. Just this year they put up Pete's statue outside the LSU Assembly Center
Pete still holds the NCAA college scoring record of 3667 career points, in an era where they had no 3-point line, and he only played 3 years because at that time Freshman were not eligible to play on the Varsity teams. That record will NEVER be broken. The LSU Basketball arena is named after him: Pete Maravich Assembly Center.
Pete had a 40 inch vertical but never dunked.His dad told him that was being disrespecful.Im 66 and watching his commercials and reading his stats were the highlight of my day...back in the day.Thank u for doing this.Check out Rick Barry.
The problem when comparing handles today to the past is 75% of highlights today would have been carries or travels 20 years ago. People want to compare Curry or Kyrie to Pistol AI and White Chocolate without acknowledging how much easier the rules are today.
Pistol Pete was something else. He played a season with Larry Bird I believe. He was a basketball coach’s son and practiced all day. Incredible with the ball. Sadly, he died young.
I watched pistol in college and the when he played for the hawks. I was going to school in Atlanta. He had an opportunity to play for the Harlem globetrotters. His passes were legendary!
I find it hilarious listening to you Youngbloods joyfully learning! Pistol Pete is arguably the truly greatest pure shooter, fast break dribbler, and "blind assist" monster of the college and NBA games. But never forget --- not All White Men Can't jump!
He was way way ahead of his time. If he didn’t get hurt and have bad knees, he would be even more legendary. I was too young to see him in college, plus the games weren’t really on like today or even the 80’s. I actually saw him play as he was already on the way out. Remember knee surgeries back then were pretty much career ending and if you did make it back you were just 60-70% of what you were. He basically was a white Harlem Globetrotter. He is known for doing all kinds of drills and doing things like dribbling out the car window as his dad drove down the street.
Yeah, 44.2 with not only no 3 point shot, but also no shot clock. Coaches like Dean Smith would run a 4 corners set and just kill whole halves of game time. You would see final scores like 14 to 12. On December 15, 1973, Tennessee defeated Temple University in the finals of the Volunteer Classic basketball tournament in Stokely Athletics Center by the score of 11-6.
It was calculated that if they had the three point line during his college years. He would have the most points scored by a college player. It is also calculated that if the three point line was around when e p kk ayed in the pros. That he would have averaged some insane amount of points for his career. This guy was ahead of his time
I'm sooo glad the young generation is paying some homage to one of the greats...Imagine if there was no youtube?...Young people would never know the greatness of the Pistol...Never ever think what you see in todays game is the 'first' in the history ' ..Keep an open mind that 90% of what you see today and thinking it's never been done before, believe me, it was done before and EVEN greater considering of the times back then...Pistol was a victim of his era..Meaning, imagine if 'carrying ' aka 'palming' was allowed back then?...Imagine if there was 3 point line back in his days for his entire career?...Imagine if they have the science they have now of the modern tech shoes, training equipment, medicines, and traveling on private jet and so forth?. The greats of those days would so dominate this era like it was nothing...They were a victim of the times they were born in and such...Just like we all are...Great reaction fellas..Cheers
10:40 Not only did he glide, but it was AFTER that CRAZY FAKE of a behind the back pass. He went FAR around his body and must have had GLUE to pull it back forward to make the scoop lay-up!
I feel bad for anyone whose idea of basketball and especially the NBA is post 2003, LeBitch era. Tou have no clue unless you go back and watch RU-vid highlights of the real legends and greats.
Pete was amazing and did things that no one else ever could. There is a reason why he is never mentioned among the very top of all basketball players though. That was because he simply was not one of them. I watched a game on tv when he was playing for LSU, I think it was against Auburn but I'm not positive. He scored I think 64 points, but shot under 40% from the field and his team lost the game. That was really too typical of a Pistol Pete game, he did things that few others ever could but in the in end it was more about him than it was about winning. Don't get me wrong, I admire what he could do, but I was also very aware about what he never did and that was win.
Here is a little side note. Pistol was the only white person offered to play with the Harlem Globtrotters. He turned them down because he wanted to play in the league..
WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF PISTOL PETE. Now you young brothas are getting a taste of what us "Old Heads" be talking about when we reference the NBA's earlier years and players. Pistol would have DECIMATED today's defense. He was the REAL "White Chocolate"!
My Father watched his first practice at LSU and left halfway through to buy season tickets. As a young kid, I saw all of his home games, it was Showtime every game.
Right ,right right . That happened😂. He did that right after he taught Bert Jones to throw a football. And later you gave Shaq lessons . And then later on you schooled Jim Borrow 😂😂😂😂😂
And tbh his creativity, scoring ability and athleticism at 6'5-6'6 still clowns a lot of elite players today. He is basically PG Devin Booker with a little less athleticism.
After the 3 point line was introduced, all of Pete’s shots were tracked from his college games and they found that if the 3 point line was in effect at the time, his average would’ve been 57ppg in college.
Knowing that they would have guarded him more for it, but that probably would only serve to open up his game even more. Either way it would have been of huge benefit.
They say never say never but Pistol Petes NCAA scoring record of averaging 44.2 a game for 3 seasons while at LSU will never be touched. That was without a 3 point line. Considering his range and the shots he took that were behind what would have been the 3 point It's been speculated he would have averaged around 50 or more especially with him consciously shooting 3 pointers
You guys should check out the pistol pete story, there's a documentary. I think it's one of the 30 for 30 on espn. His father was a coach and drilled him insanely hard. Like, he would dribble a basketball out of the window of their moving car!! Insane stuff!
He didn't dribble out of a moving car bruh. Stop saying bs please. His father was a manipulator. He was playing basketball in the backyard while forbidding Pete to play, making him look from inside the house, and creating that "love for the game". That's some toxic stuff. And we all know how Pete's life ended...
@@docbearmb you should study more. He was suicidal and an alcoholic after retirement, the only thing he really liked to do was playing basketball. He was temporarily saved by faith but he died awfully young...
I'm 68 and still remember going to his LSU games and when the Jazz got him in New Orleans Expansion club, I live in Houston, a short drive. The Pistol. still holds the NCAA Scoring Title, and only played three years (that is that was allowed back in the early days) with 44.,2 PPG.
Pistol was the originator of handles and creativity. He's way before my time but as a kid I was able to watch the end of bird/ mj careers. I'm only 38.. but pistol was a beast as well. Chek out other vids on him
This is back when basket ball was played the way it was meant to be played. Where passing the ball was almost a form of art and something to be admired. You didnt spend all of your time trying to break down the defense to creat a shot for yourself. You created shots for your teammates. There will probably never be another like pistol pete.
I really love how positive you guys are and your sincere, excited reactions to all videos. Pistol was a step ahead of anyone in his era. Thankfully, his excellent physical conditioning probably helped extend his life, given his unknown heart condition. A true great. We miss you, Pete.
@@bryce253 I'm not sure what you mean by that. Is your poiint that the channel ops are acting? I guess if you want to be negative, then you can see it that way. Since this is a video, there's always some performative aspect. They're on camera. But I didn't get a feeling of fakeness. If you want to view it negatively, that's your choice.
The Pistol holds nearly every major NCAA scoring record, including most career points (3,667), highest career scoring average (44.2 ppg), most field goals made (1,387) and attempted (3,166), and most career 50-point games (28). All of this before there was a 3 pt. line.
The Golden Globe Trodders offered Him 1 Million to come play with Them. He still holds records to this day. He died Young at 40 from a rare Heart deform.
With no 3-point line, Pistol holds the NCAA scoring record to this day and likely will never be beaten He scored 68 points against the Nicks without a 3-point line.
They called this the top 20 plays but these are routine Pistol highlights. He did this stuff every single game, this was just how he played. He was at least 20 years ahead of his time.
Pistol's college stas were insane. Played 83 games in THREE years. Made 1387 of 3166 FG attempts, .438 percentage; made 893 of 1152 FT attempts, .775 percentage; 3,667 points for a 44.2 PPG average.
Total ball control. In his career, he had 503 turnovers. Lebron James has 4,788. The most in NBA history. Yes. That is a fact. Even when adjusting to years played by both, Pete would have had maybe 620 at his rate by the time he got to Lebron's 19th season. That's quite low. Faith in your teammates. Gotta trust your team wholeheartedly with no question instead of thinking you can do it all.
you have to put into context that Pete was doing these things at a time when other dudes in the league used to dribble with only one hand no matter where they were on the court and do set shots....and even still did things nobody has done to this day, just in the moment improvised motion and creativity. As far as a jump shooter goes, there was nobody even close to his ability off the dribble, you could argue bird was a better shooter but in terms of being able to create a shot Pete was a level above anyone. His injuries and being drafted to a nasty franchise ruined his NBA career.... plus people saw him more as a showman than a winner.... even though now what he did is pretty much standard. HIs skill videos are still a go too for learning the game of basketball.
The only one in his time other than Globetrotters was Connie Hawkins who waited for the ABA to be a star...Iowa (Played with my freind Denny Lento) 1958
@laryanryan9170 Different years... Hawk was at the end of his career and played one season..I think around 76. Pistol was traded in 73 maybe. But he was gone by the time Hawk got there. Atlanta Hawks had" Sweet Lou" Hudson who was also great, and very "Old School" he did everything well. He didn't like Pete's "showman ship" at the time. If Hawk played with Pete 5 yrs earlier, the Atlanta Hawks may have been very good, or not.. who knows.
Too bad he was in Atlanta and Utah instead of Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, he would’ gotten more recognition he finished his career in Boston only 26 games.
If you guys like Pistol Petet you should check out the Larry Bird ultimate mix tape if you havent already - and his mix tape only scratches the surface theres many more
Ever wonder why the subscribers number is so low? The entire reaction video is two young men proving to the world that officer Brandon Tatum and Candace Owens are so correct in their evaluations of the state of today's youth in the USA. People click on your channel to see highlights of "Pistol" playing basketball........not theatrics and foul mouths that can be found on any street in America. It is never too late to find a different path in life !!! 👌
I kinda know about Pistol Pete but never saw a top 20 highlight. Shame the video quality was so low. My fav is his dribble demo videos. The guy was playing yo-yo with the ball. I don't we've seen anyone since with the same skill set. That was a fun review 🙌
He would drive the crowd crazy in pre game warm ups with the Hawks. When he started spinning the ball on his finger you never knew what was coming next.
