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Gordon Hayward -> the next Pete Maravich?

Maravich deserved to be a Hall of Famer, but certainly was not one of the best ever. In fact, I'd say overall, factoring in defensive ability, Jerry Sloan was at least as good as Maravich, who also was probably the biggest gunner in college basketball history
 
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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.
 
write4u said:
Maravich deserved to be a Hall of Famer, but certainly was not one of the best ever. In fact, I'd say overall, factoring in defensive ability, Jerry Sloan was at least as good as Maravich, who also was probably the biggest gunner in college basketball history
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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.
 
...let's start with perhaps.....a brain? Look, NO ONE can be the next Pete Maravich, NO ONE! He was one of a kind!
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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.
 
Hotttnickkk said:
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..
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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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Hotttnickkk said:
Does anyone think may be Hayward has the potential to become our new Pistol Pete Maravich?

- both has the vision in terms of passing and making plays
- both has similar shooting form
- Hayward is slightly taller at 6'8 compared to Pete's 6'5
- Hayward is slightly heavier at 207lbs compared to Pete's 200lbs
- both are skilled with the ball (Hayward played PG when he was younger and only 5'4)
- lastly... Hayward will now be wearing the same vintage Jazz uniform!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9JLJunoxlc

May be? May be not? What am I missing?
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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.
 
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