This is like an entire career’s worth of flashy improvisation, and it’s from a single game.
gumbyguy1985
It looks like an AI generated video of a modern player placed into 70s footage. His creativity was 1 of 1.
Afuldufulbear
Looking at Maravich’s assist-to-turnover ratio, it seems like he was a risky passer, and those failed passes just don’t make the highlight reel and are lost to time. Can anyone let me know if I am right in my assessment?
SquimJim
My mom was quite clever in how she got me to abandon my dream of being an NBA player for something more realistic. She told me that I absolutely could become an NBA player and then started to show me all the insane stuff that bball players did in order to become NBA players.
I don’t remember the specifics of what she told me, and I don’t even remember if they were true, but she talked to me about Pete Maravich and the things he did, (I seem to recall bloody fingers and dribbling a ball in the movie theater)
At a very young age I was like, “Nah fuck that. I don’t want to do all that” and switched to a more realistic goal of wanting to make video games. (I found out the hard way I didn’t want to do that either lol)
AdderallAdventurer
My middle school PE teacher talked about Pistol Pete like he was the GOAT and I can see why
Hefty-Profession-567
He plays like an engineer
Drummallumin
I wish there were fewer fast break highlights and more from normal halfcourt sets, beating that guy off the dribble and finishing at the rim was the best thing I saw in this clip
spanther96
Dude was like Rondo, Magic, and JWill in one wow. And then could shoot like Dame.
KahAhEseOh
The original white chocolate, had a type of flair like very few players ever. Scored 68 points vs the big 3 on the Knicks, the most ever for a guard at the time and this was not even during his prime.
deathinmidjuly
Old man rant:
I hate when people bring up the skills of yesterday’s players vs what the movesets that’s the modern players have when it comes to dribbling, passing, and other movements.
Players then created those moves from sheer imagination and creativity. Players like Pistol, Zeke, Tiny Archibald could’ve absolutely done some of the stuff Curry and Kyrie pull off today if they were born in the modern era.
80sCrackBaby
he belonged in our time
Brystvorter
That crossover was nasty, imagine if he played without strict carrying enforcement
Direct_Swan2312
You would have thought Pistol Pete was a time traveler with the way he played. I mean he is doing And 1 moves out there. A true innovator.
skippychurch
This was when they would call travel, carries and double dribbles for doing the slightest thing wrong. Imagine what he would do with today’s much MUCH looser rules.
thatlolguy1
Pump fakes on a fast break that send the defender flying past for an easy open bucket is top tier basketball crack
sirax067
Damn he did the “Rondo” fake pass/layup like ten years before Rondo was even born
fandamplus
I wonder if he made sound effects while pulling these moves off
ForneauCosmique
A straight magician. Decades ahead of the game. Even Jordan was THAT far ahead of everyone, play style wise. Pete at the time must’ve felt otherworldly to watch
ben10toesdown
Looks like it was from 1953. This dude is the godfather when it comes to slick passes and crossovers
pgtvgaming
He took a Time Machine back from the 90s to ball out in the 70s – dude was generations ahead of his time
unlogical13
Maybe some plumbers *did* have skill
KrustiestKrab123
Some accountant he was
arcelios
He was SOOOOOOO AHEAD OF HIS TIME
mizzou421
He was playing a different game than everyone else
lostintheoverworld
Wow, insane highlights. The level of misdirection and confusion he creates with the ball is astonishing.
RipJ-Dilla
Too thuggish for my liking. Needs more 2 hand chest passes
Conscious_Web7874
This was Pete’s style — every game, true showmanship. The man that inspired Magic Johnson. Think about that one.
peaudunk
Pete wasn’t worse than Steph.
tendadsnokids
How are MFers gonna say that nobody from the modern era could play beck then because “every dribble would be a carry”. This shit is egregious.
Praise-Breesus
Bro was a fucking magician.
Love the play where he steals the ball, pump fakes the defender, waits a second, and then lays it in. He catches the ball after it goes through the net and even does kind of a fake before he hands it to the other team. So badass lol
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This is like an entire career’s worth of flashy improvisation, and it’s from a single game.
It looks like an AI generated video of a modern player placed into 70s footage. His creativity was 1 of 1.
Looking at Maravich’s assist-to-turnover ratio, it seems like he was a risky passer, and those failed passes just don’t make the highlight reel and are lost to time. Can anyone let me know if I am right in my assessment?
My mom was quite clever in how she got me to abandon my dream of being an NBA player for something more realistic. She told me that I absolutely could become an NBA player and then started to show me all the insane stuff that bball players did in order to become NBA players.
I don’t remember the specifics of what she told me, and I don’t even remember if they were true, but she talked to me about Pete Maravich and the things he did, (I seem to recall bloody fingers and dribbling a ball in the movie theater)
At a very young age I was like, “Nah fuck that. I don’t want to do all that” and switched to a more realistic goal of wanting to make video games. (I found out the hard way I didn’t want to do that either lol)
My middle school PE teacher talked about Pistol Pete like he was the GOAT and I can see why
He plays like an engineer
I wish there were fewer fast break highlights and more from normal halfcourt sets, beating that guy off the dribble and finishing at the rim was the best thing I saw in this clip
Dude was like Rondo, Magic, and JWill in one wow. And then could shoot like Dame.
The original white chocolate, had a type of flair like very few players ever. Scored 68 points vs the big 3 on the Knicks, the most ever for a guard at the time and this was not even during his prime.
Old man rant:
I hate when people bring up the skills of yesterday’s players vs what the movesets that’s the modern players have when it comes to dribbling, passing, and other movements.
Players then created those moves from sheer imagination and creativity. Players like Pistol, Zeke, Tiny Archibald could’ve absolutely done some of the stuff Curry and Kyrie pull off today if they were born in the modern era.
he belonged in our time
That crossover was nasty, imagine if he played without strict carrying enforcement
You would have thought Pistol Pete was a time traveler with the way he played. I mean he is doing And 1 moves out there. A true innovator.
This was when they would call travel, carries and double dribbles for doing the slightest thing wrong. Imagine what he would do with today’s much MUCH looser rules.
Pump fakes on a fast break that send the defender flying past for an easy open bucket is top tier basketball crack
Damn he did the “Rondo” fake pass/layup like ten years before Rondo was even born
I wonder if he made sound effects while pulling these moves off
A straight magician. Decades ahead of the game. Even Jordan was THAT far ahead of everyone, play style wise. Pete at the time must’ve felt otherworldly to watch
Looks like it was from 1953. This dude is the godfather when it comes to slick passes and crossovers
He took a Time Machine back from the 90s to ball out in the 70s – dude was generations ahead of his time
Maybe some plumbers *did* have skill
Some accountant he was
He was SOOOOOOO AHEAD OF HIS TIME
He was playing a different game than everyone else
Wow, insane highlights. The level of misdirection and confusion he creates with the ball is astonishing.
Too thuggish for my liking. Needs more 2 hand chest passes
This was Pete’s style — every game, true showmanship. The man that inspired Magic Johnson. Think about that one.
Pete wasn’t worse than Steph.
How are MFers gonna say that nobody from the modern era could play beck then because “every dribble would be a carry”. This shit is egregious.
Bro was a fucking magician.
Love the play where he steals the ball, pump fakes the defender, waits a second, and then lays it in. He catches the ball after it goes through the net and even does kind of a fake before he hands it to the other team. So badass lol