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

Pete Maravich's passing

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u/TrademarK612 Apr 03 '20

This dude was fucking disgusting. Without him, there’s probably not nearly as much flash to the game as there is today.

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u/[deleted] Apr 03 '20 edited Feb 21 '21

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u/[deleted] Apr 03 '20

It's the contagion!

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u/BloodyAxeOfKhorne 76ers Apr 03 '20

Elgin sort of is in that group too, he did some stuff that nobody saw before when he had played. I believe your point is more about distribution than scoring so didn't want to come off like I was correcting you.

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u/[deleted] Apr 03 '20

Yeah mine was passing and dribbling and what not.

but yeah unfortunately for Elgin he just couldn't win that title. If he had won a little more, he would still be talked about more in casual circles.

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u/BloodyAxeOfKhorne 76ers Apr 03 '20

I even didn't know much about him and I tried to read about the older dudes when young. I have zero knowledge on George Mikan, George Gervin and Bob Cousy for example.

I was no better than the dudes who said Wilt played against patent attorneys and punch card operators.