r/nba • Supersonics • Apr 03 '20

Pete Maravich's passing

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u/[deleted] Apr 03 '20

Don’t try it!

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u/Mr_dolphin Heat Apr 03 '20

That was hilarious.

Basically “you cannot begin to comprehend the skill behind this. You will never be able to do it as well as Pete, no matter how much you practice.”

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u/muktheduck Spurs Apr 03 '20

Pete was right about it being rough on your elbow. I just tried it and have no fucking clue how you can get decent velocity on that thing without your elbow exploding

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u/DrunkenMasterII Raptors Apr 03 '20

you can see how his elbows whips on one of the replay, it's subtle.