In his last season with the Celtics, I was at a game where he did something I'd never seen before, and I've never seen since. It was something simple, and if you blinked you missed it, but I remember a collective gasp from the crowd when it happened. I believe it was Dave Cowens who got the rebound, and whipped it to Pete, who was out on the right side near half court. The pass was behind him and headed to his right, toward the scorer's table. Instead of turning back to catch the pass, he extended his right arm out to his side, hand facing back, still running forward like a relay runner reaching behind for the baton, never breaking his stride, and simply brought the ball around into his dribble, in one smooth motion. We've all seen guys make behind the back *passes,* but for me at least, Pete is the only player I've seen make *a behind the back catch-to-dribble in one move.*
Pete was doing things in the 1970’s that NBA players are still not doing today. Think about that. 6’5 Great elevation and unlimited range Would have scored in any era
The Pistol was a player for all decades, he could play the game period, God blessed this man with the abilities to hone his game and the love for it made him one of the best that we have seen.
@@Leon-nv3vn The only comparison to Pete would be of two players, never only one. And those two would Stephen Curry and Steve Nash. But think about today’s health industry in athletics, he would be even faster than he already is, he could explosively dunk, today’s shot clock would give him more shots which is more ppg and apg, transitioning is simply more athletic and fast pace so his apg would skyrocket. He would probably have the greatest WS of all time.
I saw Pete when I was a student at Georgia Tech, and LSU played us at Alexander Memorial Fieldhouse. He was amazing. One particular play stays in my memory clearly. We are shooting at the basket to my left, and LSU knocks a Tech pass towards out of bounds near center court. Pete is racing with a Tech player for the ball, he dives for it and as he is lungeing, parallel to the floor, in one motion he makes a no-look behind-the-back pass to a LSU teammate who was headed up court. It was a 'what did I just see?!' moment. It didn't appear in the box score but it was a testament to Pete's amazingness.
I respect Pistol because when he was growing up games were segregated and he fought and wanted to play the black teams. He didnt wanna just beat certain teams and say they were #1. He wanted to play who he seen as the best and beat them before calling himself #1. Mad respect for that.
Pete was my hero when I 12 years old. He was 9 years older than me. I'm 64 now and still love watching videos of him. I'm glad he found peace with God before he died. Miss ya and still love you Pete. God bless you brother! JC
One last note; in the 68 point game against the Knicks, 18 of the 24 field goals he made were beyond the current 3-point line. Add those 18 points and Pete has 86 points, and is second in all-time single game scoring behind Wilt Chamberlain.
Outstanding apologetic for possibly the greatest player ever! I've soaked up a lot of Maravich info over the decades, but this is easily the best compilation (video footage and fact) I've come across. I watched Pete play many times, and I had a chance to interview him just a few months before he died. Whatever he did, he did it with his whole being. Thanks for highlighting the man so many today have barely heard of . . . but NEED to!
Great video. Most important point: If Pete had the threat of the three point line, he would have been unguardable. He could shoot like Steph, pass like Magic, drive to the hole like no other, and was deadly midrange. In today’s game, he’d be a world famous icon.
The story about his dad making basketball seem like the most fun thing in the world and not letting him play is some next-level psychological manipulation. Brilliant, hilarious, devious, all at the same time.
Great video, Mike. There was another quote I heard from Pete recently, in an interview with I think Roy Firestone, where he said something about him "living 40, 50, or 60 years" which I find extremely unusual and also predictive of his death once again. I've never heard any other celebrity interviewee or anyone in personal conversation talk speculatively about a lifetime of that short a duration, but also (again) mentioning 40, the exact age he died, is simply, wildly uncanny.
I believe when he was playing at LSU his heart condition was identified. His father told them to brush it under the rug, not tell the public or NBA and they did that, but Pete probably knew tho, so that may have been why he always estimated his life expectancy to be low.
The story of his dribbling a basketball everywhere reminds me of Jimi Hendrix who used to wake up and immediately strap on his guitar and take it with him everywhere he went that day. _Everywhere._ He took it to the bathroom, to the movie theater, he did not go anywhere without a guitar, and he played constantly. Almost as crazy as the stories about how Joe Satriani's friends used to come over his house and remind him to eat food each day because he would not stop playing guitar, even to _eat food._
Hey thanks dude, I'm not really into sports and don't have the experience to appreciate their talent. Your enthusiasm and historical recount has really made say wow about somebody I've never heard. Most people who do this talk as if I should know this already, and frankly with that attitude I don't want to know. I'm subscribing. Keep it up.
I read that. too. I'll guess he meant in specific terms, Oscar his best opponent, West his best teammate, Pete the best he didn't play with or against.
@@Amick44 no.. it's clear what he meant.. Pete was the greatest of all time.. you have to understand, he never played with an all star on his team, do you understand that fact? Pete was blackballed by the NBA because he turned individual players into separate entity's thus starting the huge salary wars.. he was the greatest of all time pre jordan
Pistol Pete is the most overlooked All-Time Great player. It's sad that so many people don't know a thing about him, and that he's never mentioned when people talk about the greatest players.
This was, once again, a great piece by a great channel and great host. The pistol has long been one of my favorite players and I learned even more about him from this video. Excellent work.
As a high school and college player during the early 70's, I witnessed Pete in real time at his best. He was truly amazing. When playing at LSU, the opposing teams knew he was going to shoot every opportunity that he could, but even triple teaming him didn't work. When he dribbled, it was as though the ball was an extension of his hand (a comparison I've heard made by several of his NBA peers). He moved with a fluid motion that I've seldom seen since or before.
P.M. was really big when I was a kid in Vancouver Canada in the early 70's. And bb was zero in Canada at the time. You couldn't stop watching him on Sunday highlights!!
I want to express my appreciation and respect for the way you don't have any interest in using the super negative activities of the subject in your videos to get more views...simply excluding them show your true character...THAT'S AWESOME!...KEEP GRINDING MIKE AND ... HAVE AN AWESOME DAY.... AND QUE THAT MUSIC!!
Great piece. Too many people suffer from the recency effect and think that everything that happened in basketball worth noting happened in the past 20 years.
My mum was born in 54 and played in high school. “He looked kind of funny but all the gals on the team had a crush on Pete.” My favorite quote about him is from her. He was truly a superstar.
Blast from a past I witnessed first-hand: In 1980, Pete Maravich was claimed off waivers by the Boston Celtics, who by that time, were undergoing a incredible resurgence led by rookie Larry Bird. The game I saw with my late, great Dad was at the Hartford Civic center, and the Celtics were down about 15 points heading into the fourth quarter. Coach Bill Fitch put Maravich in, and he and Bird put on a clinic, with the Pistol scoring 30 points and Larry throwing unbelievable passes, and vise-versa. It was an incredible sight, and Pete really turned the clock back that night with the Celtics easily winning. At training camp for the 1980-81 season, Pete was there...but his passion for the game was gone, and he quit. Larry Bird was very disappointed, but years later Larry Legend said Maravich was a more skilled player than he, and could do things Bird could never do. Thankfully for younger fans, videos like yours show what a once-in-a-lifetime player he truly was. When he died in January of 1988, It was very sad, as he was only 40, but had an undetected heart defect in which he had been born with just two coronary arteries when the human heart is supposed to have three. He was incredible, and they didn't call him " The Pistol " for nothing.
I was playing at the university of Kansas during Pete’s college days. He was the only player that me and my team mates would gather around the TV to watch. On my team was our great point guard Jo Jo White.
I'm an old fart so I did see Pete play. Although people talk mostly about his scoring he was the most amazing passer I've ever seen. When he started his NBA career with the Hawks I saw him make countless brilliant no look passes that teammates apparently weren't alert enough to look for. They often bounced off their hands. A decade later Magic came into the league and got a zillion assists making similar passes. Obviously Magic had much better teammates. I have no doubt that if Pete came along in today's game he would probably score about 25 per game but probably also average a dozen assists.
@@moeball740 yea when i was young i made some crazy passes right to the players at times & they couldn't grasp it. Not the type of passes where u throw it like a rocket too hard, but too odd like over the head like a larry bird or magic or van exel. sometimes they'd catch the odd passes.
Mike, you said a knock against him was that he never made it to the NCAA tournament, but he played in the final four of the NIT. Back when Pistol played, the NIT was THE tournament to play in. It wasn't until the 80's that the NCAA Tournament took over as the premiere event due to clever marketing, seeding, number of teams, etc.
I read that once he went for a lay up and in mid air brought the ball around his back and layed it up and in with the other hand. The ref called him for walking. Pete yelled back at the ref, "how do you know if that's walking, you've never seen anyone do that before"!
What would his psycho dad done, If Pete didn't keep growing? From experience, in my middle school we had the best basketball player, the best guard in the county. Everyone predicted greatness. He loved, loved basketball. He never grew another inch. He was a tough smart PG for our high school, but was on the bench. Barely played. Only garbage time.
First I saw pistol Pete, my elementary school played a vhs tape documentary of him to the classes and remember afterwards we would goto recess and all the kids wouldmimic his every move. Very influential and legendary memory.
It's a shame that Pete did and still doesnt get the recognition he deserves. He was amazing. His ppg now would be untouched. Definitely a man before his time.
unapologeticwhiteman Winner yep, welcome to parenting. I manipulate my children to eat something other than lucky charms every meal, I also manipulate them to go to bed on time. If given a true choice, most children will self destruct. Perhaps he was a bit harsh in his methods. But I’ll assume he though football was dangerous, and he wanted Pete to see that quickly.
@@trbizwiz1 especially since back then, football was way more dangerous than it is today. And Pete was also a pretty small dude. Even for a QB. Perfect build for basketball though.
I was blessed to see him play twice for the New Orleans Jazz in the Superdome. I was at the the game when he scored 68 points against the Knicks. The Knicks had Walt Frazier and Phil Jackson on their team. That was before the advent of the 3 point line. He would've had close to 90 if the 3 point line was in effect. He always lit up the scoreboard, but that night he set that bad boy on fire. It wasn't just his scoring that was captivating, his ball control was 2nd to none.
Love the VID..this dude works every nerve in my patience..🤔🤔🤔🤔🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄..GOD FORGIVE ME...🙏.He reminds me of the guy who would sit at the gym mad as hell he never got picked to play.😯😯😯...OH WELL.🤔...THANK YOU LORD THANK YOU FOR BIRTHING ME OLD SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 85.....
I was blessed to attend Pete Maravich's Basketball Camp in the summers of 1970 and 1971 at California (PA) University. I was a two weeker with just a couple of other kids. So we stayed Saturday Night when all the session 1 kids went home. And Pete took us out to Pizza Hut for dinner and then sat in the dorm lounge and told stories all night. It was an awesome experience. He was just a really good guy. Side Note. Len Elmore was my counselor my second year.
Nice video; I learned a lot! /// When I was a grunt student at Alabama in the late Sixties, Pete & LSU came to play Bama. We Bama students overflowed the place, and he put on a show for us! And yes the sloppy socks stood out. Too cool!
awesome job on documenting the greatest. TV sports wasn't covered back then as it is today think of the extra highlights we missed and we would be wearing floppy socks in are Air Jordan's
You know, I give you a lot of crap on some of your vids but I must say you do a really good producing these and I'm going to subscribe. Thanks for the hard work you put into these.
Best player ever. And before the 3 point line was introduced. His shots are like water. Just flow into the basket. I read the book (yes a book) about his life and gotta say I see why he was so good. Never stopped. His life was basketball.
I was 12 years old when I saw UCLA play LSU at Pauley Pavillion. It was one of Pete Maravich's off games. Apparently LSU had played four games in six days. The Bruins, the defending national champs with Sydney Wicks and Curtis Rowe beat LSU 133 to 84. It set a record for team scoring its Pauley that lasted another twenty years. How many points did Pete Maravich score? 38. Maravich whose scoring average was an unreal 44 pig was held to a mere 38. That was Maravich in an off game. Can you imagine? And how was his play? Nothing short of sensational. It was all the moves and drives he would display later in the NBA. A great thrill of my childhood.
At the college level he began to make waves, averaging a hair over 44 points per game, and to this day he still holds the NCAA Division I scoring title of 3,667 points
Pistol was the guy that Nash, Magic, and many others saw when they were kids. They saw what he did & they took whatever they could & made it their own. That's just what the youth do in every sport, they got some heroes that they would love incorporating their skill sets into the game they wanted to play. We all do this when we want to be good at anything ; If you want to be smart you simply surround yourself w/ people smarter than yourself. We all use what we can get. Nice video
The only non personal things that emote a feeling from me are Listening to most anything written by Beethoven, and watching anything with Maravich playing. Genius artistry brings a swelling to my heart and a constriction to my throat. If Pete Maravich had played with a three point rule, his stats would have eclipsed all comers.If he had played for any other teams besides a start up that would have relied upon not only his talent, but with other players as well, he wouldn't have been so banged up as to retire so early and he would have been considered as more in contention for GOAT. But the Players of his time were in awe of him and his fans were enthralled by him. The last words before he died were, "I'd forgotten how much fun this could be." This was uttered during a pick up game at church, his autopsy reviewed a heart defect unknown even to him that would have rendered anyone else as a disabled person. Greatness truly is a gift from God.
I use to jog to the courts 3 miles and play from 10am til 2am sometimes. You can practice and get good but he had a natural gift and with his work ethic made him amazing.
I have a little true-life story that may amuse: It was my first day in 8th grade and my first class was “Gym” and we were all lined up around the basketball court waiting for the new “Gym” teacher who was just starting that year. Finally, a 30-ish man with a buzz cut dressed in chinos, gray “Navy” t-shirt and, if memory serves, Joe Lapchick high-tops came onto the floor with a solemn-faced little boy of four, maybe five years in tow. After he introduced himself, he told us our first class was to run laps, which we did and while we trudged our circuits, our teacher proceeded to demonstrate to the lad how to dribble, cut, fake, and shoot and then issued stern commands and corrections as the tyke tried to duplicate his moves. The year was 1952 and the court was Aliquippa High School. The teacher was Press Maravich and the little boy has always held a special place in my heart and I feel so privileged to have witnessed the first day the legendary never-to-be-equalled “Pistol Pete” Maravich set foot on a basketball court. RIP, little lad, you were one of a kind.
All-time leading scorer in the history of college basketball. Pete scored 3667 total points at LSU in just three seasons and without the 3-point line being in effect yet at the collegiate level. Maravich played during an era when freshmen weren't eligible to play on the varsity team. It was kind of like a forced redshirt, except that most major colleges also had junior varsity teams so the freshmen could compete against each other. As a sophomore at LSU in 1967-68, Maravich scored 1138 points. He scored 1148 points as a junior in 1968-69, and 1381 points as a senior during the 1969-70 season, average 43.8 ppg, 44.2 ppg, & 44.5 ppg respectively during his time playing for his father, LSU coach Press Maravich in Baton Rouge. IMO, there's never been as prolific a scorer in the game, black or white, who's ball handling and passing skill sets were as equally prolific as his scoring skill set was. Does that make Pete the greatest? That's up to you to judge, but I'm a big believer that the descriptor "greatest" is often like "beauty", it's in the eye of the beholder.
I’ve always been shocked more people don’t talk about how good Pete was. One of the best scorers of all time, an assist machine. Dr J said he was the best basketball player he ever saw
In his last season with the Celtics, I was at a game where he did something I'd never seen before, and I've never seen since. It was something simple, and if you blinked you missed it, but I remember a collective gasp from the crowd when it happened.
I believe it was Dave Cowens who got the rebound, and whipped it to Pete, who was out on the right side near half court. The pass was behind him and headed to his right, toward the scorer's table. Instead of turning back to catch the pass, he extended his right arm out to his side, hand facing back, still running forward like a relay runner reaching behind for the baton, never breaking his stride, and simply brought the ball around into his dribble, in one smooth motion.
We've all seen guys make behind the back *passes,* but for me at least, Pete is the only player I've seen make *a behind the back catch-to-dribble in one move.*
Oh my god that is insane
Dennis I watched that game and saw that play also.
that should be on film somewhere.... all those games were on video by the team themselves back then..... I wish someone would dig it up.
I hope we can find that in videos on here
Dennis yea he was simply amazing man.
bruh is it just me or is Pete underrated af?
For real
@dkdon2844 bruh, r u really telling me that averaging 40 points in the NBA is easy and makes someone overrated?
dkdon2844 you’re dumb lol
If he averaged 1 pass a game, how did he average 5.4 assist per game? The math just doesn’t make sense
He sure was! I had to give you a GREAT, BIG, HUMONGOUS "thumb's up" for saying what you did in that comment of yours!!!
Pete was doing things in the 1970’s that NBA players are still not doing today. Think about that.
6’5
Great elevation and unlimited range
Would have scored in any era
The Pistol was a player for all decades, he could play the game period, God blessed this man with the abilities to hone his game and the love for it made him one of the best that we have seen.
No doubt.
I think Lemelo Ball is today's Pistol Pete
@@Leon-nv3vn stop 🛑
@@Leon-nv3vn The only comparison to Pete would be of two players, never only one. And those two would Stephen Curry and Steve Nash. But think about today’s health industry in athletics, he would be even faster than he already is, he could explosively dunk, today’s shot clock would give him more shots which is more ppg and apg, transitioning is simply more athletic and fast pace so his apg would skyrocket. He would probably have the greatest WS of all time.
Pete not only played in college without a 3pt line, he lived his life with only 1 aorta.
Simply remarkable.
lol humans have 1 aorta
he didnt have a coronary artery.
Still a beast
I don't even like guacamole.
I love how at 2:00 he shoots but everyone new it was in so they walked away
Probably, but how fo you know. I like to think pistol was just that good
Oh. My. Gosh.
@@GD-ue4ty Good observation! You are 100% right!
Actually wrong. The officials stopped the game for, most probably, an offensive foul call and he shot that anyway. Basket didn't count.
They used to do that for Bird and currently do it for Curry.. It is remarkable but it isnt unique
I saw Pete when I was a student at Georgia Tech, and LSU played us at Alexander Memorial Fieldhouse. He was amazing.
One particular play stays in my memory clearly. We are shooting at the basket to my left, and LSU knocks a Tech pass towards out of bounds near center court. Pete is racing with a Tech player for the ball, he dives for it and as he is lungeing, parallel to the floor, in one motion he makes a no-look behind-the-back pass to a LSU teammate who was headed up court. It was a 'what did I just see?!' moment. It didn't appear in the box score but it was a testament to Pete's amazingness.
Shooting 3 pointers now in heaven. A true legend.
He is not a legend Michael Jordan is the greatest of all time
frank taylor I disagree with mike being the goat but you dont have to be to be a legend.
Krlllx Pete Maravich was a ball hogger
Jamie Mansker we have all sinned though.
So a comment giving their respects to Pete and then there's people in the replies who just insult the dude
I respect Pistol because when he was growing up games were segregated and he fought and wanted to play the black teams. He didnt wanna just beat certain teams and say they were #1. He wanted to play who he seen as the best and beat them before calling himself #1. Mad respect for that.
u a G for this comment. Thanks for the insight. genuinely speaking.
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Imagine pistol pete maravich and larry bird together 😬
Actually Pete played on the celtics with Byrd in his last season! Look up Pete Maravich last season/or game.
And sat on the bench
are u saying this cuz they are both very good white all stars ?😂
Joe Mama No, it’s a joke because it already happened.
Y2M his knee blew out.
Pete was my hero when I 12 years old. He was 9 years older than me. I'm 64 now and still love watching videos of him. I'm glad he found peace with God before he died. Miss ya and still love you Pete. God bless you brother! JC
I guess we’re all going to mention how old each of us are in the comment section. I’m 26. God bless you brother! AS
One last note; in the 68 point game against the Knicks, 18 of the 24 field goals he made were beyond the current 3-point line. Add those 18 points and Pete has 86 points, and is second in all-time single game scoring behind Wilt Chamberlain.
Fun Fact
If you use Pete on 2k19 the back of his jersey says “Pistol”
How do you use him
@@elishamiller101 He is on the all time jazz.
Hip Hop Head and hawks
His Hawks throwback jersey says pistol, not sure if it’s accurate but just throwing it out there
Hip Hop Head what’s his name like mike pete
Outstanding apologetic for possibly the greatest player ever! I've soaked up a lot of Maravich info over the decades, but this is easily the best compilation (video footage and fact) I've come across. I watched Pete play many times, and I had a chance to interview him just a few months before he died. Whatever he did, he did it with his whole being. Thanks for highlighting the man so many today have barely heard of . . . but NEED to!
Low key clicked on this video hoping for a lizard person conspiracy video.....
Great jump shot tho
Will Howell
he was a lizard, he probably started drinking and eating babies that's why he didn't want to talk about it
😂😂😂I laughed so hard at this comment!!
Put the speed at .25 and start at 2:10 its pretty funny
Welcome to the garbage mike korzemba channel
Will Howell me too
Great video. Most important point: If Pete had the threat of the three point line, he would have been unguardable. He could shoot like Steph, pass like Magic, drive to the hole like no other, and was deadly midrange. In today’s game, he’d be a world famous icon.
The Lord needed a guard so He called Pete Home early.
The story about his dad making basketball seem like the most fun thing in the world and not letting him play is some next-level psychological manipulation. Brilliant, hilarious, devious, all at the same time.
Great video, Mike. There was another quote I heard from Pete recently, in an interview with I think Roy Firestone, where he said something about him "living 40, 50, or 60 years" which I find extremely unusual and also predictive of his death once again. I've never heard any other celebrity interviewee or anyone in personal conversation talk speculatively about a lifetime of that short a duration, but also (again) mentioning 40, the exact age he died, is simply, wildly uncanny.
I believe when he was playing at LSU his heart condition was identified. His father told them to brush it under the rug, not tell the public or NBA and they did that, but Pete probably knew tho, so that may have been why he always estimated his life expectancy to be low.
That's some tricky reverse psychology that his dad played on his son, props to him for not pressuring him stupidly like most sports dads.
The story of his dribbling a basketball everywhere reminds me of Jimi Hendrix who used to wake up and immediately strap on his guitar and take it with him everywhere he went that day. _Everywhere._ He took it to the bathroom, to the movie theater, he did not go anywhere without a guitar, and he played constantly. Almost as crazy as the stories about how Joe Satriani's friends used to come over his house and remind him to eat food each day because he would not stop playing guitar, even to _eat food._
Hey thanks dude, I'm not really into sports and don't have the experience to appreciate their talent. Your enthusiasm and historical recount has really made say wow about somebody I've never heard.
Most people who do this talk as if I should know this already, and frankly with that attitude I don't want to know.
I'm subscribing.
Keep it up.
I lived in an orphanage in 1969 and Pete came over and tried to teach us girls how to play basketball. It was hilarious.
Wow what was he like?
@@glen7137 He was the nicest guy and so patient
He gave his life to the Lord...
That’s good
Yessir
My condolences.
Pete was an alcoholic. Very troubled. Found God, died on the court at his church.
@@spooge33 we can all change
Pete Maravich was the greatest ball handler and true superstar of basketball
Greatest passer too.
Oscar was the best I ever played against, Jerry was the best I ever played with, and maravich was the greatest I've ever seen~~~ Elgin Baylor
I read that. too. I'll guess he meant in specific terms, Oscar his best opponent, West his best teammate, Pete the best he didn't play with or against.
@@Amick44 no.. it's clear what he meant.. Pete was the greatest of all time.. you have to understand, he never played with an all star on his team, do you understand that fact? Pete was blackballed by the NBA because he turned individual players into separate entity's thus starting the huge salary wars.. he was the greatest of all time pre jordan
@@Amick44 and his last year with the celtics don't count, he was drunk on coke the whole year in a huge depression
@@Amick44 he played against Elgin Baylor many times... all the old timers admit it.. he was the goat
@@paul-egz4264 Only his first and Elgin's last year.
My ABSOLUTE favorite player of all time...and it ain't even close
Pistol Pete is the most overlooked All-Time Great player. It's sad that so many people don't know a thing about him, and that he's never mentioned when people talk about the greatest players.
It is not only sad, but also a great shame.
Thanks for all the Pistol highlights! Most channels rerun the same highlights throughout their videos of Pete.
This nigga growing to 6'5 was God's greatest "got you fam" moment.
This was, once again, a great piece by a great channel and great host. The pistol has long been one of my favorite players and I learned even more about him from this video. Excellent work.
As a high school and college player during the early 70's, I witnessed Pete in real time at his best. He was truly amazing. When playing at LSU, the opposing teams knew he was going to shoot every opportunity that he could, but even triple teaming him didn't work. When he dribbled, it was as though the ball was an extension of his hand (a comparison I've heard made by several of his NBA peers). He moved with a fluid motion that I've seldom seen since or before.
1:59 before the ball got to basket, they all turn around like “no need for rebounds”
Moroccan Queen95 fac
LOL that was foul
Yo his dad was playing mad mind games😂
P.M. was really big when I was a kid in Vancouver Canada in the early 70's. And bb was zero in Canada at the time. You couldn't stop watching him on Sunday highlights!!
I want to express my appreciation and respect for the way you don't have any interest in using the super negative activities of the subject in your videos to get more views...simply excluding them show your true character...THAT'S AWESOME!...KEEP GRINDING MIKE AND ...
HAVE AN AWESOME DAY....
AND QUE THAT MUSIC!!
That was very cool to take the time to make this video. Thank you.
Great piece. Too many people suffer from the recency effect and think that everything that happened in basketball worth noting happened in the past 20 years.
I had a poster on my wall of Pistol Pete when I was growing up. I was born in 1957 and played basketball for several years. He was phenomenal!
My mum was born in 54 and played in high school. “He looked kind of funny but all the gals on the team had a crush on Pete.” My favorite quote about him is from her. He was truly a superstar.
@@Thor-Orion thats G my mom was born in 54 also. She went to Indiana University and saw Bobby Knight lead the team to a championship in 76
Blast from a past I witnessed first-hand: In 1980, Pete Maravich was claimed off waivers by the Boston Celtics, who by that time, were undergoing a incredible resurgence led by rookie Larry Bird. The game I saw with my late, great Dad was at the Hartford Civic center, and the Celtics were down about 15 points heading into the fourth quarter. Coach Bill Fitch put Maravich in, and he and Bird put on a clinic, with the Pistol scoring 30 points and Larry throwing unbelievable passes, and vise-versa. It was an incredible sight, and Pete really turned the clock back that night with the Celtics easily winning. At training camp for the 1980-81 season, Pete was there...but his passion for the game was gone, and he quit. Larry Bird was very disappointed, but years later Larry Legend said Maravich was a more skilled player than he, and could do things Bird could never do. Thankfully for younger fans, videos like yours show what a once-in-a-lifetime player he truly was. When he died in January of 1988, It was very sad, as he was only 40, but had an undetected heart defect in which he had been born with just two coronary arteries when the human heart is supposed to have three. He was incredible, and they didn't call him " The Pistol " for nothing.
Very thorough videos and great enthusiasm... This is awesome
I was playing at the university of Kansas during Pete’s college days. He was the only player that me and my team mates would gather around the TV to watch. On my team was our great point guard Jo Jo White.
I've never seen him play, wasn't alive at the same as him, but he is still my favorite player. Read his book, his biographies, and I have his cards.
I'm an old fart so I did see Pete play. Although people talk mostly about his scoring he was the most amazing passer I've ever seen. When he started his NBA career with the Hawks I saw him make countless brilliant no look passes that teammates apparently weren't alert enough to look for. They often bounced off their hands. A decade later Magic came into the league and got a zillion assists making similar passes. Obviously Magic had much better teammates. I have no doubt that if Pete came along in today's game he would probably score about 25 per game but probably also average a dozen assists.
@@moeball740 yea when i was young i made some crazy passes right to the players at times & they couldn't grasp it. Not the type of passes where u throw it like a rocket too hard, but too odd like over the head like a larry bird or magic or van exel. sometimes they'd catch the odd passes.
Pete Maravich was born 20 minutes from my house
Heart touching my man! Thanks for making this vid cuz people should kno how great he was and "AHEAD OF HIS TIME IS TRUE" for sure
Sellout crowds for his LSU frosh games. Ticket $ales were enough to build an arena/gym that still stands. The house that Peter built.
The music in the back is so dramatic 😂 😂
Do you know what it is
What a great video! It's great to see young ppl understand the history
Mike, you said a knock against him was that he never made it to the NCAA tournament, but he played in the final four of the NIT. Back when Pistol played, the NIT was THE tournament to play in. It wasn't until the 80's that the NCAA Tournament took over as the premiere event due to clever marketing, seeding, number of teams, etc.
Not true
NIT fell out of favor in 50s when NCAA took over.
Even Jordan, Bryant, Johnson and Bron fans admit he’s up there as the GOAT that’s respect
That was awesome!!! Thanks for remembering The Pistol!! #Respect 💯
I read that once he went for a lay up and in mid air brought the ball around his back and layed it up and in with the other hand. The ref called him for walking. Pete yelled back at the ref, "how do you know if that's walking, you've never seen anyone do that before"!
I didn't know it was possible to be 5'6 and 85 like WTF even happened.
What would his psycho dad done, If Pete didn't keep growing?
From experience, in my middle school we had the best basketball player, the best guard in the county. Everyone predicted greatness. He loved, loved basketball. He never grew another inch. He was a tough smart PG for our high school, but was on the bench. Barely played. Only garbage time.
He invented the no look behind the back between his legs pass.. utterly amazing...
First I saw pistol Pete, my elementary school played a vhs tape documentary of him to the classes and remember afterwards we would goto recess and all the kids wouldmimic his every move. Very influential and legendary memory.
It's a shame that Pete did and still doesnt get the recognition he deserves. He was amazing. His ppg now would be untouched. Definitely a man before his time.
he didn't force him... he manipulated him.
unapologeticwhiteman Winner yep, welcome to parenting. I manipulate my children to eat something other than lucky charms every meal, I also manipulate them to go to bed on time. If given a true choice, most children will self destruct. Perhaps he was a bit harsh in his methods. But I’ll assume he though football was dangerous, and he wanted Pete to see that quickly.
Thats not how it is. He raised him. The correct way
@@trbizwiz1 especially since back then, football was way more dangerous than it is today. And Pete was also a pretty small dude. Even for a QB. Perfect build for basketball though.
He looks like Eric from That 70's Show
I was blessed to see him play twice for the New Orleans Jazz in the Superdome.
I was at the the game when he scored 68 points against the Knicks. The Knicks had Walt Frazier and Phil Jackson on their team.
That was before the advent of the 3 point line. He would've had close to 90 if the 3 point line was in effect.
He always lit up the scoreboard, but that night he set that bad boy on fire.
It wasn't just his scoring that was captivating, his ball control was 2nd to none.
That must have been amazing! What a great memory to have!
@@suzramuse it was a night that I'll never forget!
Love the VID..this dude works every nerve in my patience..🤔🤔🤔🤔🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄..GOD FORGIVE ME...🙏.He reminds me of the guy who would sit at the gym mad as hell he never got picked to play.😯😯😯...OH WELL.🤔...THANK YOU LORD THANK YOU FOR BIRTHING ME OLD SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 85.....
I was blessed to attend Pete Maravich's Basketball Camp in the summers of 1970 and 1971 at California (PA) University. I was a two weeker with just a couple of other kids. So we stayed Saturday Night when all the session 1 kids went home. And Pete took us out to Pizza Hut for dinner and then sat in the dorm lounge and told stories all night. It was an awesome experience. He was just a really good guy. Side Note. Len Elmore was my counselor my second year.
Nice video; I learned a lot! /// When I was a grunt student at Alabama in the late Sixties, Pete & LSU came to play Bama. We Bama students overflowed the place, and he put on a show for us! And yes the sloppy socks stood out. Too cool!
Excellent post....thank you and the best part was he left here as a born-again believer !!!!
He began to drink...He prepared for the apocalypse 😂
This was the first video I ever watched from Mike, and I was immediately hooked.
I used to do Maravich Drills in high school. Pistol was a legend. Great video, I really enjoyed it! :)
awesome job on documenting the greatest. TV sports wasn't covered back then as it is today think of the extra highlights we missed and we would be wearing floppy socks in are Air Jordan's
@ the 2:00 min mark...as soon as he got the ball..everyone started walking back before he even made it 😂😂
Yoo @korzemba I been watching you for a solid 5 years you gotta start dropping more videos like this again!
You know, I give you a lot of crap on some of your vids but I must say you do a really good producing these and I'm going to subscribe. Thanks for the hard work you put into these.
Best player ever. And before the 3 point line was introduced. His shots are like water. Just flow into the basket. I read the book (yes a book) about his life and gotta say I see why he was so good. Never stopped. His life was basketball.
I was 12 years old when I saw UCLA play LSU at Pauley Pavillion. It was one of Pete Maravich's off games. Apparently LSU had played four games in six days. The Bruins, the defending national champs with Sydney Wicks and Curtis Rowe beat LSU 133 to 84. It set a record for team scoring its Pauley that lasted another twenty years. How many points did Pete Maravich score? 38. Maravich whose scoring average was an unreal 44 pig was held to a mere 38. That was Maravich in an off game. Can you imagine? And how was his play? Nothing short of sensational. It was all the moves and drives he would display later in the NBA. A great thrill of my childhood.
I read that when he was a freshman at LSU, fans would pack the gym to see him play, then many would leave before the varsity game.
Pete was 10 for 15 on three point field goals.
Love the pistol!!! This one and the Larry bird are my favs, absolute legends
Not a sports guys. Haven't played roundball in decades. But you did hope I enjoyed this video ... and I did. Good job, Mike!
The creating of a Legend.still holds the ncaa record for the highest scoring avg.in the final four-over 44.3 in a 4 game series.r.i.p.dec2020.
At the college level he began to make waves, averaging a hair over 44 points per game, and to this day he still holds the NCAA Division I scoring title of 3,667 points
Best video on Pete Maravich I've ever seen, thanks!
Great video. Thanks for putting it together.
Pistol was the guy that Nash, Magic, and many others saw when they were kids. They saw what he did & they took whatever they
could & made it their own. That's just what the youth do in every sport, they got some heroes that they would love incorporating
their skill sets into the game they wanted to play. We all do this when we want to be good at anything ; If you want to be smart
you simply surround yourself w/ people smarter than yourself. We all use what we can get. Nice video
No one
No one at all
Not even Pete’s father
Pistol Pete : dribbling in movie theatre and while driving a car
Ridiculously late haha but I'm a HUGE Pistol fan and had to say you made an excellent vid dude. I'm sorry it took me this long to find it
I'm glad I had someone to look up to back in the day
Man!!! How great would it have been to have Bird and Maravich on the court together in their primes?!
I'm not a basketball fan and I thoroughly enjoyed this. My cousin went to LSU during P M time there. He was a huge basketball fan.
Consistency, determination, and hard work will pay off. Practice makes perfect.
Great
Guy made under handed scoop shots from 15ft away while still in the air. Phenomenal
Wilt chamberlain was before his time
That's literally impossible
The only non personal things that emote a feeling from me are Listening to most anything written by Beethoven, and watching anything with Maravich playing. Genius artistry brings a swelling to my heart and a constriction to my throat. If Pete Maravich had played with a three point rule, his stats would have eclipsed all comers.If he had played for any other teams besides a start up that would have relied upon not only his talent, but with other players as well, he wouldn't have been so banged up as to retire so early and he would have been considered as more in contention for GOAT. But the Players of his time were in awe of him and his fans were enthralled by him. The last words before he died were, "I'd forgotten how much fun this could be." This was uttered during a pick up game at church, his autopsy reviewed a heart defect unknown even to him that would have rendered anyone else as a disabled person. Greatness truly is a gift from God.
Making it chronological made it so smooth
So smooth with having to see his facehole every 30 seconds. Yeah. Smooth.
Thanks for this piece ❤️
He was so good they'd walk away from the net before the shot even went in lool
I use to jog to the courts 3 miles and play from 10am til 2am sometimes. You can practice and get good but he had a natural gift and with his work ethic made him amazing.
I have a little true-life story that may amuse: It was my first day in 8th grade and my first class was “Gym” and we were all lined up around the basketball court waiting for the new “Gym” teacher who was just starting that year. Finally, a 30-ish man with a buzz cut dressed in chinos, gray “Navy” t-shirt and, if memory serves, Joe Lapchick high-tops came onto the floor with a solemn-faced little boy of four, maybe five years in tow. After he introduced himself, he told us our first class was to run laps, which we did and while we trudged our circuits, our teacher proceeded to demonstrate to the lad how to dribble, cut, fake, and shoot and then issued stern commands and corrections as the tyke tried to duplicate his moves. The year was 1952 and the court was Aliquippa High School. The teacher was Press Maravich and the little boy has always held a special place in my heart and I feel so privileged to have witnessed the first day the legendary never-to-be-equalled “Pistol Pete” Maravich set foot on a basketball court. RIP, little lad, you were one of a kind.
Shoots from halfcourt*(it's the 4 point line) Mike:BEYOND IS TIME
Great video. Enjoyed it very much.
Love this! Thank you.
Thank you. He was so focused it almost seemed natural.
All-time leading scorer in the history of college basketball. Pete scored 3667 total points at LSU in just three seasons and without the 3-point line being in effect yet at the collegiate level. Maravich played during an era when freshmen weren't eligible to play on the varsity team. It was kind of like a forced redshirt, except that most major colleges also had junior varsity teams so the freshmen could compete against each other. As a sophomore at LSU in 1967-68, Maravich scored 1138 points. He scored 1148 points as a junior in 1968-69, and 1381 points as a senior during the 1969-70 season, average 43.8 ppg, 44.2 ppg, & 44.5 ppg respectively during his time playing for his father, LSU coach Press Maravich in Baton Rouge. IMO, there's never been as prolific a scorer in the game, black or white, who's ball handling and passing skill sets were as equally prolific as his scoring skill set was. Does that make Pete the greatest? That's up to you to judge, but I'm a big believer that the descriptor "greatest" is often like "beauty", it's in the eye of the beholder.
I’ve always been shocked more people don’t talk about how good Pete was. One of the best scorers of all time, an assist machine. Dr J said he was the best basketball player he ever saw