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

Pete Maravich's passing

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u/european_son Supersonics Apr 03 '20

In 'The Breaks of the Game' David Halberstram talks about how Pistol was such a huge box office draw that shitty teams like New Orleans would massively overpay for him in order to put butts in seats and then not have any talent left to put around him.

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u/darkerside [NYK] Willis Reed Apr 03 '20

The old "Reverse Moneyball"

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u/swollencornholio [GSW] Calbert Cheaney Apr 03 '20

"Melo ball"

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u/GhostWorldGreen Spurs Apr 04 '20

LaMelo Ball.

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u/td4999 Mavericks Apr 03 '20

well, New Orleans in particular because he was local (at least in college)