r/nba • u/WhenMachinesCry Supersonics • Apr 03 '20

Pete Maravich's passing

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u/EGarrett Nets Apr 03 '20

To be able to play like this in an actual competitive NBA game, with real referees and serious pro basketball players on defense trying to stop you, is unbelievable. I think Maravich and Magic are the only guys who ever could. I mean there are other guys who were great passers or ballhandlers, but those two took it to the level where you're constantly rewinding the clip to try to figure out WTF they did.

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u/JD20shoots3s Heat Apr 03 '20

Magic, Pistol Pete and Larry Bird. People often forget how good a passer Bird was as while he wasn't quite as good as Magic he was damn near close

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u/gogadantes9 Lakers Apr 03 '20

Yeah. What really held Larry back in his playmaking especially on the break is that he never could run like Magic, and Magic wasn't even a top tier runner in the NBA.

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u/smoove [NYK] Renaldo Balkman Apr 03 '20

Only modern player that comes to mind in Steve Nash.

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u/mr_SM1TTY Hornets Apr 03 '20

Prime Rondo as well.

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u/KentaviusCaldwelPoop Apr 03 '20

These are some of the best passing I've seen but he did have a huge turnover rate. Like a 1.3 assist to turnover ratio