Gyp Rosetti
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Gordon Hayward -> the next Pete Maravich?
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carolinajazz
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...let's start with perhaps.....a brain? Look, NO ONE can be the next Pete Maravich, NO ONE! He was one of a kind! He was dedicated to the game of basketball and NO ONE in todays world of NBA basketball can ever duplicate such dedication...not to mention skill and brains!
ncoloradojazz
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how many wins?
ncoloradojazz
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You clown players like vince but then said pete had a brain>?lmao. Pete never won no title or chip.....lmao
Stifle Tower
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Maravich had ok stats: 24 pts/game on 44% shooting. But not great. He certainly was flashy, but I'm not sure he made his teams a whole lot better. I'd compare him to Iverson in that respect.
Maravich had ok stats: 24 pts/game on 44% shooting. But not great. He certainly was flashy, but I'm not sure he made his teams a whole lot better. I'd compare him to Iverson in that respect.
carolinajazz
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....did you actually see Maravich play? He could do things with a basketball within the framework of a game.......unknown in the basketball world....and haven't been seen since! Red Arbauch was quoted as saying Maravich was the most talented offensive player the game has ever seen! Now, that being said, he did have defensive deficiencies.....but we're talking a one of a kind talent here and to compare him to Iverson or anyone in the history of the NBA in connection with his offensive skills and basketball smarts....well there just isn't anyone out there to compare him to!
Yeah, I saw him play on television, being guarded by guys six inches shorter and jacking up 50 shots and making about one-third of them. Yeah, he was flashy, but so was Jayson Williams when he came into the NBA. Not to say that JWill was as good, but Maravich in my book is much overrated, when you consider his all-around game.
If that's Maravich's real stats then Hayward could beat that easily or at least it's not out of the realm of possibility..
Of course everyone's "one of a kind" if you put it that way .. there's only one of you and one of me (duh!!)
but that's not the point... I'm merely saying is it possible that Hayward could become a similar player and achieve great things given their skill set, attributes and basketball IQ ... is all.
Gyp Rosetti
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Kid was a prima donna.
carolinajazz
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....if that's all your saying then the answer is yes!....and I owe you an apology!
Stifle Tower
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Here's the link.
https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/maravpe01.html
Pistol Pete really had just 7 full-time seasons in the league before his body started breaking down. My one regret is that I wasn't much of an NBA fan in the early 70's. I followed the ABA and went to quite a few Utah Stars' games when I was a boy. Wish I had followed both leagues, though. While I remember the great ABA players, like Zelmo Beaty, Artis Gilmore, George Gervin, Dr. J, Rick Barry, Dan Issel, Ron Boone, etc., I missed out on seeing some of the truly great NBA players in their prime or at the end of their careers.
How good were those Utah Stars back in the days? Well, they had four players named to the all-time ABA team: Beatty, Boone, Willie Wise and Jimmy Jones. Well, five if you also count the kid out of HS who played on the Stars the year the team went under...Moses Malone.
Oh yeah, and the Stars won 1 championship and had the highest winning percentage if you count only the years in Utah (the frnachise was previously in Anaheim and Los Angeles). Unfortunately, outside of that one season, they had trouble beating the Pacers and then Dr J's Nets.
BTW, Booner was my favorite player. That's why I've always given him a pass in terms of broadcasting.
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Lakers_Slapper
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What ever your smoking,,, I want some. If it makes me look at ordinary anorexic pasty white boys and see them as legends, ill pay double! Soo Hayward is the new pistol pete because their only a few inches different in size?? Good lord,,, first of all. Please don't reproduce. (If its not too late) the world has no vacancy for people of your kind. Why don't you just post, "D-Will- the next michael jordan" I mean think about it. Their only maybe 3 inches different in size. A few pounds in wieght, and 20 different shades of color different from eachother. Good lord, their practically brothers!! You should slap yourself everytime you look in the mirror for a comment like that. Didn't your mama teach you not to say stupid sh**?? Your going to make your dead ancestors turn around in their graves with stupid comments like that.
... at least I'm not the kind who makes these kinds of comments ..
Stifle Tower
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Reported for circumventing the profanity filter and egregious abuse of the English language.
BTW, I'm just joking about the "reported" part.
carolinajazz
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....lighten up Laker-slapper! I already rode his butt pretty good on this one....but he was really only saying that is it "possible" Heyward could have a similar basketball IQ, especially since Heyward went to Butler and "Majored" in, well, basketball! He didn't mean Heyward would become the basketball legend that Maravich became or was! At least we hope not!!!
JoelHodgeJr
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Its sad that people cant post idea's with out being bombasted. Of course its a long shot for Haywad to ever develop in to an All-Star but if he was then I agree he would probably be a mix of Shane Battier and Pistol Pete.
The people on this board that are giving you a hard time are the same people that would have counted out Michael Redd, Carlos Boozer and Gilbert Arena's when they were playing well. Dont be an @ssclown have an open mind please.
The people on this board that are giving you a hard time are the same people that would have counted out Michael Redd, Carlos Boozer and Gilbert Arena's when they were playing well. Dont be an @ssclown have an open mind please.