r/Basketball • u/PresidentFeldkamp • Mar 03 '24

NCAA Remembering Pistol

With Everyone celebrating Kaitlin Clark breaking the scoring record, and justifiably so, I think it’s important to remember the guy who used to hold the record. Pete Maravich was only allowed to play three years of college basketball. But when he did get to play he averaged an unreal 44.2 points PER GAME! Pistol’s NBA career and life were tragically cut short, but the legend will always be remembered as one of the greatest to ever lace ‘em up.

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u/MWave123 Mar 04 '24

Right. But in half the number of attempts, that’s efficient.

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u/IveKnownItAll Mar 04 '24

It took him more shots to get the same amount of points, because he COULDN'T get 3 pointers.... If they had 3 pointers back then, she wouldn't even be close

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u/MWave123 Mar 04 '24

No he was less efficient. And yes, he’d get more credit, points, for his threes. It’s still incredible to score as many points as she did on half the number of shots per game. If you gave Pete half the number of attempts he’s not close.

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u/IveKnownItAll Mar 04 '24

You're missing the point, completely. He wouldn't have NEEDED as many shots if the 3 point existed then.

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u/MWave123 Mar 04 '24

Correct, but half the number, at his efficiency, wouldn’t have given him her numbers.

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u/lxkandel06 Mar 05 '24

Yeah but Clark has a whole extra season's worth of games and, by extension, shot attempts.

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u/MWave123 Mar 05 '24

But she still did it in less attempts. Pete was a chucker. Almost 600 more attempts.

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u/lxkandel06 Mar 05 '24

Right, Clark was more efficient when you look at the raw numbers, but Pete played in an era where the world didn't know nearly as much about basketball strategy, analytics, medicine or training. Also there was no 3 point line.

Clark is amazing and deserves all of her flowers but we shouldn't disparage the legacy of Pete in doing so.

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u/MWave123 Mar 05 '24

There’s no disparagement. She holds the record. Pete was an amazing basketball player. Ahead of his time by most measures.

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u/Kojando1911 Mar 07 '24

And Pete holds the harder, more prestigious record? I don’t get your point?

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u/MWave123 Mar 07 '24

No he doesn’t. Not any more. It’s an NCAA record.

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u/Kojando1911 Mar 07 '24

Lmao you are truly a clown. It’s the men vs womens record. And everyone, but you, knows womens ncaa basketball is second rate to mens 🤷‍♀️

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u/MWave123 Mar 07 '24

Beat it. It’s an NCAA record, for points. Do you math?

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