7 Stories That Prove Pete Maravich WAS NOT HUMAN!
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Magic Johnson said to Pete’s kids: your Dad was the original Showtime.” A badass compliment
From the greatest PG of all time.
Watching this had me thinking how Magic was like 6'9" Pete.
How's magic the greatest when he copied Pistol Pete
@@jeromebreezedale4592 fmvp in rookie season
@@jeromebreezedale4592 if you don’t know why 🤦♂️
@@Skyhigh-hu6rf ,???
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!!!
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.
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 swear Mike probably got a 100 on every research paper he's ever had to write
Eevee Eons 😂😂😂😂😂
Eevee Eons xD na
Eevee Eons LOL!
lol true
Eevee Eons lol how long did it take u to think of that
Half of the NBA isn't human to mike
bballer32az W
Hasheem Thabeet facts haha
bballer32az true hahahaha
Lmao 😂
bballer32az Shawn Bradley isn't human to mike lol
Do why air bud wasn't human
Connor lmao
Connor 😂😂
Connor im weakk
Connor because it's a dog
Klyzm this is why you're a failed youtuber
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.
So his dad was the OG Lavar Ball
Avery Bradley’s Son AHAHAHAHA yessss!!!!
Nah the crack head Og Lavar ball 😂😂😂😂
ROFL
gund2281 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
I agree
So Pete's dad was the original LaVar Ball?
W
LOL
Loantastic lol 😂
Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhaahahaha
no petes dad is the new lavar smh
"Pete Maravich is the most skilled basketball player I've ever seen." ~ Julius "Dr. J' Erving
@montanadoctor How could he average 67% from three if their was no 3 point line?
@Makis Vlahoyiannatos Ok
High praise
montanadoctor imagine him in the league today tho😂 maybe a D league backup
@@JaX-cu7hb Hes 6'5 has above average handles pull up from 30. You dont make sense
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
Couple things you should have mentioned in this video (going from memory here, so hope I'm saying this right)
1. Dr. J should have been a team mate of Pete. I can't remember the specifics, but the Hawks had Julius Irving on their team with Pete, and decided to play Dr. J in a preseason before the league had approved him being on the Hawks. The NBA told the Hawks to not play Irving again until it was official, but they did anyway so the NBA wouldn't allow the doctor to be on the Hawks. During those few games, Pete Maravich averaged 18 assists a game.
2. You mentioned this a bit, but Pete's heart condition was known well before he died. Doctors picked up on it while he was at LSU, but I believe Press told them to keep it quiet and ignore it. He should have never been allowed to play basketball, and the condition most likely limited him to a degree.
3. He would have won a championship with the Boston Celtics if he had stayed for one more season. When they won it the year after his retirement, it threw Pete into more of a depression as he was a winner and wanted an NBA championship more than anything. Anyone who says that he wasn't a winner/just a showman doesn't know what they're talking about.
4. Dale Brown (former coach of LSU) did play-by-play analysis on Pete Maravich's college games. The analysis found that Pete would've averaged 13 three-point MAKES per game and 57 ppg. Obviously, most people weren't guarded heavily out on the 3 point line back then, but that's still crazy.
A couple other interesting things about some of his training and stories:
- Press used to have Pete dribble a basketball hanging out of their car while he drove as a ball handling exercise.
- Pete used to make bets with people as a kid to make money. He would bet them that he could make 24/25 free throws and swish 20 of them. He almost never lost a bet.
- Pete once made a bet that he could spin a ball on his finger for an hour. He won the bet. If you think that doesn't sound hard, try it and see how it burns your fingers.
- (may be wrong on this one) I believe he made a game winner in his first high school varsity game as a starter
- Along with the predicting his death thing, when Pete first saw the woman he would marry he said to someone that she was going to be his future wife.
- Pete was almost once killed. I can't remember the circumstances, but a guy pulled a gun out on him, put it in the temple of his head, and said he was going to kill him. Pete was so depressed, he didn't even care, and just looked at the guy like he didn't care. When the guy saw him look at him like that, it freaked him out, and he just left.
did you watch the video
Yes Kobe
WTF?!?!? 13?!? Thats the record now right? 😱
#deticated
When you really start thinking about Maravich, he was as talented as any player who ever walked onto a basketball court. M.J., LeBron, Bird, Magic, etc., etc., he's right there with them all.
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
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
when Pete was a kid, he met Lefty Driesell. Driesell saw Pete throwing behind the back passes to himself at a wall. Lefty said, "That's not a pass you'd make in a game - why are you practicing that?" Pistol said "I'm going to be the first basketball player to get a million dollars and they're not going to give me a million dollars to pass like everyone else." Lefty told me that story when he coached at JMU.
FAYMprod that's cool
FAYMprod lol it’s in Pete Maravich’s autobiography
Maybe Chef that’s a great book
cool
Maybe Chef great book! He wore him self out in college!!
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.
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.
Also, Pete's college scoring got him a massive contract with the Hawks and straight away he was the highest payed player on they team by miles. This made his teammates jealous and they tried to keep the ball away from him in games.
Deluxe_Ryan87 damn Mike you missed this tidbit it speaks volumes if he was given even less opportunities to shoot thanks bro
Deluxe_Ryan87 By how much was his salary?
Cristian Solares $1.9 million in 1970 which is about $13 million in 2017.
Deluxe_Ryan87 Wow...thats still a lot in today basketball. too bad he didn't get a championship.
That's just stupid, he was the point guard, no one kept the ball away from Pete with the Hawks, he averaged 21 shot attempts per game with ATL his 4 years there, he was a ball-hogging shot jacking loser every year he spent in the NBA except that 1 year he played with rookie Larry Bird.
The Real #1 - Pistol Pete Maravich ACTUALLY, WAS NOT HUMAN. . . Pretty sure that the autopsy proved that Pete did everything you just said with a heart that only had 2 major blood chambers when the normal amount is 4. . . Making him twice as good as everyone, with 1\2 less of a full working heart. . .
Excellent point!!!
He had only 2 chambers???
No, his heart had all four chambers, but he was born without a left coronary artery to supply blood to the heart tissues, which contributed to his early death... and this was unknown until his autopsy. His right coronary artery had greatly enlarged itself to compensate somewhat.
@@NondescriptMammal ohh okay
Thanks for the input
That wasn't the heart condition that befell him; Pete was born with two coronary arteries, when in every human being, it should be three major coronary arteries that nourish the heart. Upon autopsy, it was found he had this missing artery, and two grossly enlarged one's to compensate. The Doctor said he couldn't believe he had lived to forty with this rare condition when most don't even see 20. But to also to have played collegiate and professional basketball at the level he did is simply a miracle. He was truly amazing.
I remember reading about how if Maravich had played with a 3 point line, he'd have averaged 57 ppg for his career. Crazy af
SFA44 fake?
Chris, No it is true.
I think you mean college carreer
Alex Oparaoji Still 51 points per game
Alex Oparaoji no the nba didnt have a 3 point line until the 1980 season so it would've been his nba career
This man mike could make a video on why Anthony Bennett is one of the greatest of all time
Sheena Ruiz and he would make me believe it!
some say anthony bennett could've been better than lebron james.
Greatest bust of all time.
could probably make a video on why Brian scalabrine is the greatest too
Sheena Ruiz, i really don't understand , you mean that pistol wasn't one of the greatest player of all time
Pistol Pete should've stayed one more season. The next season after his retirement, Bird's Celtics dynasty won their first championship.
He was finally getting healthy from the knee injury too.
That Celtics team would have been even more insane.
I heard a report that he had a major issue with the coach.
One time in practice a rookie got mad & kicked a ball.
The ball hit the coach & the coach blamed it on Pete.
He left the court & retired.
So sad because he was on his way to a 25-5-5 type of Season & ofcourse, the RING.
imarino 13 Oh yeah i remember McHale told that story one time, the coach yelled at him, someone kicked the basketball and it hit the coach and he thought Pete did it, that's a shame, really too bad he didn't stay another few years, he would have got a championship and really helped the Celtics alot.
@@Mrd9960 Probably so. At that point he could no longer carry a team after the knee injury in New Orleans. The 3rd guard, 6th man spot, was ideal for him at that point. And he did help the Celts that last year with some clutch scoring.
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
Everything that this guy says is in all capitals
True 😂😂
He's annoying af but puts out decent content
This dude is a straight up douche...why are you yelling at me? The pistol was the man!
And has 7 E's. "Theeee basketball was..."
Sounds like mark dice blended with Michael "The Snot Bag McCrudden
Pete's dad is smart and savage
Ken Able ya pretty much
Pete's dad sounds as messed up as Michael Jackson's dad.
He really had the psychology down
His dad did way more shit than that, it's a giant trade off - Pete became a giant drunk and died young.
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.
on #2 U forgot Magic Johnson when he told to Pete's sons that the showtime Lakers were inspired by Maravich
Reasons why Lavar ball IS HUMAN
Ethan Crowe no clearly lavar ball isn't a human cuz no real human will say some of the shit he has said.
James Burlingham only the president can be like that,
Ethan Crowe Trash
Ethan Crowe lavar is an ogre.
Chris Estrada lol true
I don't think the 2020 Miami heat were human. They blew a 3-0 lead!!
Ugliest Guy you are the ugliest guy
Julian Johnson ... yeah... and?
Shut up
Ugliest Guy what do you mean 2020 Miami heat?
Bryan Arango he's predicting the death of the 2020 heat.
Is there an NBA player that Mike thinks is human?
jdollar1 javale mcgee
Noah Cunningham MCGEEEE!!!! 🙆🏽♂️
+Noah Cunningham nah we've all accepted that Javale is a god
jdollar1 Greg Monroe 😂
Kwame brown
Would love to see a 'What if Grant Hill was healthy with T-Mac in Orlando' those two guys completely healthy on the court together could have been scary.
KG Watson how about them being healthy and Tim Duncan deciding to go to Orlando? I see at least 3 rings.
I don't even want to think of that as a Magic fan lol, or if T-Mac stayed when we drafted Dwight and they were all healthy.
VictorShephard at least 3? that's it? what a bold prediction 😒😒😒. Duncan has 5. 4 with ginobili and parker. so saying at least 3 rings with a healthy Tmac and grant hill is not an amazing prediction.
J P 3s a floor not a ceiling.
And you could add Shawn Kemp into that mix! What if The Magic had decently shaped Kemp, TMac and healthy Grant Hill playing? Well that's a very 'scary' big 3 don't you think?
Not going to lie
Pistol Pete is one of the most underrated legends of all time if not IS the most underrated legend of all time
But Mike just made him like a MJ with saying the facts 👌
Edit: THANK YOU FOR ALL THE LIKES YOU GUYS ARE THE ABSOLUTE BEST IN THE WORLD 😊😁😊😁😊😁😊😁😊
fo sho. totally agree.
Earl Manny oh fo sho fo sho i used to love to watch him play
Mr.Tbone Boi is back that is true
Mr.Tbone Boi is back I didn't even know him before seeing this video
Mr.Tbone Boi is back He wasn't far off from Micheal Jordan.
The Lord needed a guard so He called Pete Home early.
nba 2k17 players about to get that pete maravich jumper now..
David i go off wit pistol pete on 18
David THATS WHAT I WAS THINKING TOO LMAO.
Everybody talks about how T-Mac is the NBA's most tragic superstar, but you haven't seen anything about Pistol Pete.
D rose
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.
Lavar Ball: My Son dont need reasons
Drippy TwoTimes no just stop
Drippy TwoTimes what the fuck does dat mean I fell like you is 8
•XXXmdoublelXXX• yep hes 8
Drippy TwoTimes
Go
Drippy TwoTimes i
My ABSOLUTE favorite player of all time...and it ain't even close
Who is else going to put Pistol Pete in a present day MyLeague now
I saw this just as I started making him lol
Have for a while now, him and jerry west lmao
There's a historic Hawks team with him on it
Lmao the Hawks team they have him on is trash they should give him a Jazz version..... Doesn't that historic Hawks team have like 8 60's
Hoodie2k just u
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._
If you're into something, and you have time then most people spend a lot of time at whatever they are into, in some cases basketball, sometimes it's guitar, or etc. It's easy to get obsessive.
as a louisiana native pete maravich is celebrated as a wonderful man and a legend, his legacy will live on forever, he used to sell out LSU crowds my dad said putting LSu on the map,he was a die hard christian man and also a family man may his soul be in paradise.#RipPistolPete
biggest chokes of all time
Indians blew a 3-1 lead
warriors my fav blew a 3-1
osn blew a 1500$ lead
okc blew a 3-1 lead
cavs 😖 blew a 26 lead in 4th quarter
Oilers blew a 32 lead
falcons blew a 28-3 lead
spurs blew a 76 to 68 lead with 33 seconds remaining against tmac
hitler blew a 11 country lead
lighting mcqueen blew a one lap lead
grizzles blew a 3-0 lead in 2018
and big o blew a 41 lead
Christian Guerrero the Spurs were up by even more I believe
Christian Guerrero my brother blowing a 3 star lead in MarioParty
Christian Guerrero idk who the team who choked was but they had like a 12 point lead with 30 seconds left and choked vs Texas A&M a few years in the NCAA Tournament
Oscar Robertson Blew A 41-0 lead
Christian Guerrero and dabs blew a 14 point lead to the Heat
1:59 before the ball got to basket, they all turn around like “no need for rebounds”
Moroccan Queen95 fac
LOL that was foul
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.
growing up in New Orleans I had the blessed opportunity to witness Pistol Pete from the very early days. he was truly unbelievably talented. People only know Larry bird these days, but there were lots of players back in the day who were BETTER THAN THE BIRD. PETE DID SHOT MOST BROTHERS COULDN'T DO. HE TOTALLY USED ANYONE WHO ATTEMPTED TO GUARD HIM ON THE COURT. HE TRULY WAS UNSTOPPABLE! PETE WANTED TO SCORE; PETE WAS GONNA SCORE AND THERE WASN'T ANYTHING YOU COULD D TO STOP HIM. LEGEND OF THE GREATEST KIND. A TRUE PLAYER!
Edward James There's this idiot on RUclips saying LeBron would dominate Pistol in a 1v1 match. Only people with no game think size and strength are the only things you need to win in 1 on 1 basketball. Your thoughts?
Who was better than Bird?
That's Gospel my brother,NOBODY,I MEAN NOBODY CAN DO THE SHIT HE DID ON A REGULAR DAY.MONSTER, GUYS WERE PISSED AT HIM FOR PASSES SLAPPING THERE SILLY ASSES IN THE FACE,WAS ACCUSED OF SHOWBOAT, HIS ANSWERS WERE FELLOW S THIS IS A ENTERTAINING LEAGUE ITS EHST EE FO. HE WAS HATED, SORRY BASTARDS
I witnessed his greatness in the Dome twice in 1977.
Truly amazing.
Imagine his handles if he could carry/palm the ball like today's players. He literally had to keep his hand on top of the ball while dribbling in these days. Dude was unreal
NBA according Mike
National
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Dude, no one is a human!!
Underrated legend for SURE!
Pete was wonderful ❤!! Seriously!! Mic'2023 😊!!
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.
This nigga growing to 6'5 was God's greatest "got you fam" moment.
"You don't need to be the best, you just need to try your best." - IDK
do 7 reasons why lavar ball is the greatest basketball of all time
Jurano w
Jurano not greatest basketball player, greatest basketball because he's so fat he's shaped like a basketball
Jurano I love bouncing a LavarBall
#1 He was too good for the NBA
Jurano W
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.
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
LOL he makes steph curry and steve nash look like just regular all-stars
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.
You should do a 2k simulation with him in the modern NBA
Poopdad Jones YES
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That guy Seth this is the first time i seen this and already know its stolen
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So more videos proving players are "not human." Okay then.
(Just kidding I actually really like these videos please don't sue).
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.
Korzemba is the biggest hype beast this man be like "Kwame Brown is one of the greatest number one overall picked busts who played for the 76ers in the 2000s."
Brendan LeDuc W
Do video about Drazen Petrovic
Petar Vuk tako je brate
petrovic was so good he could have actually been on the dream team. he was the only player in the Olympics who really played well against usa. always one of my favorites
Petar Vuk And Nick Galis and Arvydas Sabonis maybe?
Orestotle TheGreekPhilosopher sabonis could have definitely, he was great as an old rc with bad feet in 96. I remember though he didn't play well against USA where as petrovic really went at them and competed as an equal.
Pete Maravich reminds me of Dražen Petrović: unbelievable ball handler, very very
elegant, unbelievable work ethic, unbelievable shooter(best ever
according to Reggie Miller), DIED YOUNG 29 years old in an car accident!
Scary. Look it up very similar in the style of play, and the crazy work
ethic stories.
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.
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.
First time in years I actually saw a basketball player that did not carry
Imagine if he could have. His handles would be ungodly
yeah must of been so straining on his hart trying to carry
Bob Cousy never did either
Mike Smith the rules changed
Greg Pettis lemme not say the rules changed but the way they looked at dribbling definitely did, it started when elgin baylor started doing crossovers and dribbling has just evolved from there
Pete Maravich was born 20 minutes from my house
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.
Reminds me of Dražen Petrović,unbelievable ball handler, very very elegant, unbelievable work ethic, unbelievable shooter(best ever according to Reggie Miller), DIED YOUNG 29 years old in an car accident! Scary. Look it up very similar in the style of play, and the crazy work ethic stories.
BRAOSGEELR None of these youngsters who believe the top 10 include 9 current players and Jordan don’t know who Drazen is. Unfortunately
TheTradesmen Drazen scored 44 points on Jordan, Jordan knows very well who Drazen Petrovic is lmao
I watched drazen live on a weekly basis at the Brendan Byrne Arena, too bad the nets sucked!!!
Dam Pete be averaging my player stats
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"!
How about 7 stories that prove WILT CHAMBERLAIN was not human??!?
Yeah dom2k already made one but we need to see mike make one
Mega Tron yeh ik about that but I just want to see on Mike's pov
I don't really think we need that we all pretty much know he was a human sized Hulk
Wilt was human thou, nothing special
Lit V
He wasn't even human sized 😂
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’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
Everyone has the greatest work ethic according to Mike
this your 200th video congrats
Do a what if pistol Pete played in the modern nba. That would be sick
Carter Ballard Just watch Curry... born 2 weeks after Pete passed away
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.
Petes dad is a phsycopath
Edit:As i wrote this i pressed play on the video and Mike litteraly said it 3:53
Put the speed at .25 and start at 2:10 its pretty funny
He wasn't human he knew he wouldn't live long subconsciously he knew he he wouldn't live long that's what drove him I wonder what his birthday was
@@xaocbrother4868 yes
Psychopath*
@@vegetamegadisk Lmao your really correcting a comment I made 2 years ago
Did you guys see what Pete did at 3:10
OMy GOD👀how did he make that🏆
Searching over 7 months we found out that Pete from Universe Super Cheese
That was amazing
Omg he is he king of basketball
The double clutch mid range floater
The music in the back is so dramatic 😂 😂
Do you know what it is
Even Jordan, Bryant, Johnson and Bron fans admit he’s up there as the GOAT that’s respect
Suggestion: What if Pistol Pete played in the Modern NBA?
Another suggestion : What if Wilt Chamberlain played in the Modern NBA?
I know he would dominate the whole league but I want to see your take on it
Gugu Masango think Steph Curry but 6'5. Yes, Pistol Pete was that nasty.
VictorShephard and a better passer
He invented the no look behind the back between his legs pass.. utterly amazing...
Make a video on testing again because it literally cost Miami a playoff spot
What if Pete Maravich play in the modern NBA
Koopa Krew true
I really think he would be better. There are some players that would be better and some not as good. Of all races. As for Pete: No one would be jealous of his contract like back then. He would easily kill the 3 pointers. No hand checking like Koopa Krew says below. Hopefully better team mates that could finish his assists. He'd be a monster Mr. Agaro 2020.
Mr Isaac i like coments like this thanks :D
Agaro 2020
Lebron James ummmm what? The current NBA would be PERFECT for Petes game. He came along at the wrong time. He was so far ahead of his time it's almost laughable.
I never liked basketball. Saw a documentary on Pete in my teens and first thing I did was head to the basketball court after watching it. I even practiced throwing the ball behind my back hitting a wall and catching it.
He is the only player that ever got me excited about basketball
4:20 never seen that. Genius
Pete was 10 for 15 on three point field goals.
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.
Did he give a Pepsi to a police man though?
Bob's Adventures I think not.🤔
Great vid ! The forgotten " GOAT " unknown by most of todays Gen . Love seeing his trick passing and ball fakes .
The boy could pass, right? So much like Magic J.
Very thorough videos and great enthusiasm... This is awesome
I remember hearing about Pistol Pete as a kid from my Uncle and thought nobody's that good...lol. He was ahead of his time..but yet at a perfect time...like M.J. He needs to be regarded as one of the top 5 basketball players of all time....if not...at least top 10 without a doubt at all !!!
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.
Everything Mike makes a video on one player I just get a lot more respect for that player......... please don't make a video on Kevin Durant please don't
No one
No one at all
Not even Pete’s father
Pistol Pete : dribbling in movie theatre and while driving a car
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!
He is now playing on a golden court and the angels are learning his style! Praise be to Jesus!