Pistol Pete would probably be good. Skill is skill. If you had a high skill level back then, you would now. That said, I can also see how Pete would get eaten up in today’s game.
Pistol Pete would probably be good. Skill is skill. If you had a high skill level back then, you would now. That said, I can also see how Pete would get eaten up in today’s game.
He’d be a spot up shooter. That’s it. His play making skills wouldn’t cut it, and his defensive game consisted of cherry picking slow fucks from the 60s that dribble like 2nd graders. He’d be a liability defending today’s guards and wings.
But hey, he will always have that one time he dribbled behind his back and threw a no look pass.
Wooden called him the best ball handler of all time. He could dribble up and down the basement steps in his childhood home at full speed with two balls while blindfolded. He was taught to dribble out the back door of a car while his two dads drove around town intentionally driving at different speeds. He liked to ride a bike and dribble a basketball at the same time while biking into town two miles away. Just watch the youtube videos - nobody could handle a basketball like him. Respekt
For all the scoring, he never won a championship at any level. In 68 he led the NCAA in scoring as a Soph. tried out for the olympic team and was cut. He also played in the segregated SEC and when he played really good teams like UCLA, his teams lost.
He would have made it in the modern NBA as a point guard/three point specialist. His game translated nicely to the modern NBA. You wouldn't have wanted your daughter to date him unless she liked UFO's, infidelity, cocaine and drinking.
The dude was born without a left coronary artery. The entire blood supply to his heart was supplied by a small vessel that ran in a circle across his heart from the right to left side. The fact he was able to play basketball, let alone star in the NBA for ten plus years....most people with his rare condition lived into their teens. If it was today he would've had heart surgery at an early age and basketball would've been avoided in favor of video games and instagram.
I think the consensus is that he’s a white guy legend. Good player, but really, a black player that did what he did in the NBA would be labeled a disappointment or nobody would even care because there would be no legend to begin with.
Or is your guys' contention players like Connie Hawkins or Elgin Baylor or Oscar Robertson wouldn't translate to the current game either?
Because that's complete and utter bullshit.
Obviously white guys can ball. But I’m in agreement with Roadie that the only reason y’all give a shit about Pistol is because he’s white. He’s a poor man’s Brent Barry.
Or is your guys' contention players like Connie Hawkins or Elgin Baylor or Oscar Robertson wouldn't translate to the current game either?
Because that's complete and utter bullshit.
Obviously white guys can ball. But I’m in agreement with Roadie that the only reason y’all give a shit about Pistol is because he’s white. He’s a poor man’s Brent Barry.
Or is your guys' contention players like Connie Hawkins or Elgin Baylor or Oscar Robertson wouldn't translate to the current game either?
Because that's complete and utter bullshit.
Obviously white guys can ball. But I’m in agreement with Roadie that the only reason y’all give a shit about Pistol is because he’s white. He’s a poor man’s Brent Barry.
Or is your guys' contention players like Connie Hawkins or Elgin Baylor or Oscar Robertson wouldn't translate to the current game either?
Because that's complete and utter bullshit.
Obviously white guys can ball. But I’m in agreement with Roadie that the only reason y’all give a shit about Pistol is because he’s white. He’s a poor man’s Brent Barry.
That's ignorant. Or trolling. Abundance.
Ball don't lie. 44.2 PPG.
On a ton of shots. Under 50% with no three point line. He got the green light on any shot because he was fun to watch. He obviously put butts in the seats as well.
Or is your guys' contention players like Connie Hawkins or Elgin Baylor or Oscar Robertson wouldn't translate to the current game either?
Because that's complete and utter bullshit.
Obviously white guys can ball. But I’m in agreement with Roadie that the only reason y’all give a shit about Pistol is because he’s white. He’s a poor man’s Brent Barry.
That's ignorant. Or trolling. Abundance.
Ball don't lie. 44.2 PPG.
On a ton of shots. Under 50% with no three point line. He got the green light on any shot because he was fun to watch. He obviously put butts in the seats as well.
High volume shooter on terrible team scores lots of points, wins nothing. News at 11.
Or is your guys' contention players like Connie Hawkins or Elgin Baylor or Oscar Robertson wouldn't translate to the current game either?
Because that's complete and utter bullshit.
Obviously white guys can ball. But I’m in agreement with Roadie that the only reason y’all give a shit about Pistol is because he’s white. He’s a poor man’s Brent Barry.
That's ignorant. Or trolling. Abundance.
Ball don't lie. 44.2 PPG.
On a ton of shots. Under 50% with no three point line. He got the green light on any shot because he was fun to watch. He obviously put butts in the seats as well.
Who's to say the shots he was taking weren't from far enough out to be a 3 today?
Or is your guys' contention players like Connie Hawkins or Elgin Baylor or Oscar Robertson wouldn't translate to the current game either?
Because that's complete and utter bullshit.
Obviously white guys can ball. But I’m in agreement with Roadie that the only reason y’all give a shit about Pistol is because he’s white. He’s a poor man’s Brent Barry.
That's ignorant. Or trolling. Abundance.
Ball don't lie. 44.2 PPG.
On a ton of shots. Under 50% with no three point line. He got the green light on any shot because he was fun to watch. He obviously put butts in the seats as well.
Who's to say the shots he was taking weren't from far enough out to be a 3 today?
Or perhaps he was getting the shit beat out of him as defense used to be played.
Or is your guys' contention players like Connie Hawkins or Elgin Baylor or Oscar Robertson wouldn't translate to the current game either?
Because that's complete and utter bullshit.
Obviously white guys can ball. But I’m in agreement with Roadie that the only reason y’all give a shit about Pistol is because he’s white. He’s a poor man’s Brent Barry.
That's ignorant. Or trolling. Abundance.
Ball don't lie. 44.2 PPG.
On a ton of shots. Under 50% with no three point line. He got the green light on any shot because he was fun to watch. He obviously put butts in the seats as well.
Who's to say the shots he was taking weren't from far enough out to be a 3 today?
I’m sure he hit some, but I bet most shots were tough, contested mid range jumpers. Without the three point line, those shots were just as worthless and you’re best off giving it to your best scorer (almost exclusively bigs) at the rim.
He was in the wrong era because it was dominated by big men, but a guy putting up points on low averages, for teams that didn’t win shit, is not really an all time great.
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But hey, he will always have that one time he dribbled behind his back and threw a no look pass.
For all the scoring, he never won a championship at any level. In 68 he led the NCAA in scoring as a Soph. tried out for the olympic team and was cut. He also played in the segregated SEC and when he played really good teams like UCLA, his teams lost.
He would have made it in the modern NBA as a point guard/three point specialist. His game translated nicely to the modern NBA. You wouldn't have wanted your daughter to date him unless she liked UFO's, infidelity, cocaine and drinking.
The dude was born without a left coronary artery. The entire blood supply to his heart was supplied by a small vessel that ran in a circle across his heart from the right to left side. The fact he was able to play basketball, let alone star in the NBA for ten plus years....most people with his rare condition lived into their teens. If it was today he would've had heart surgery at an early age and basketball would've been avoided in favor of video games and instagram.
Maravich Superiority Guy - CMSB*
Or is your guys' contention players like Connie Hawkins or Elgin Baylor or Oscar Robertson wouldn't translate to the current game either?
Because that's complete and utter bullshit.
Ball don't lie. 44.2 PPG.
You guys don't know jack.
Sorry. Truth.
I think we should honor his wishes.
He was in the wrong era because it was dominated by big men, but a guy putting up points on low averages, for teams that didn’t win shit, is not really an all time great.