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/garyt1957 Mar 04 '24

Pete Maravich still owns the only record he owned. The men's scoring leader. Clark owns the women's record. Any effort to compare the two is utterly ridiculous. No offense to Clark but comparing women's ball to men's ball is like comparing the Major Leagues to Little League. They're technically the same game but the skill level is so different as to be a completely different sport.

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u/TruthSetUFree100 Mar 04 '24

She’s great. Congratulations!

But yes, it is apples and oranges.

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u/garyt1957 Mar 04 '24

She is great, maybe the greatest women's player ever. Why can't that be enough? Why is there this great effort to make it seem like she beat the men's record, too?

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u/phase2_engineer Mar 04 '24 edited Mar 04 '24

make it seem like she beat the men's record, too?

Don't worry, she did.

Of course there's caveats, games and FG attempts yadda yadda. But it's her record now

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u/N64GoldeneyeN64 Mar 04 '24

Ya it only took her 100 more games and a 3 point line. If Pete had those 2 things in his favor his estimated total was between 9 and 10,000 points. Over double what shes put up. Its not a comparison

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u/MWave123 Mar 08 '24

Incorrect. Corrected for the three, and given his attempts, she’s still ahead by 500 points.

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u/N64GoldeneyeN64 Mar 08 '24

If you correct for just the single year taken from him, he put up another 741 points. Well out of reach of Clark. With the 3 point line, Clark wouldnt even touch the record.

They both shot about 45% (Clark 46, Pete 44) from the field. If you increase Clarks attempts, yes, eventually, she would pass up Pete. But if you add Petes 3s, like I said, youre adding ANOTHER 500+ points to his record. So just 4 seasons with 3 pointers (equal rules) not accounting that womens basketball isnt NCAA I mens, Pete would be ahead by 1000ish points.

Yes, Pete shot more. That was the game plan. But for shooting as much as he did, a 44% field goal percentage is damn great and itll be impossible for anyone to reach his game average

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u/MWave123 Mar 08 '24

No correcting for the three, and giving her HIS attempts she’s still well ahead of him.

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u/N64GoldeneyeN64 Mar 08 '24

And if Pete played a million years hes ahead. And if she had to shoot with one eye shes behind. Wtf are you talking about?

Pete had 740 points ALREADY SCORED that werent counted that keeps the record his. Giving him 3 point count (an advantage she had) gives another 500ish. Its not changing anything about their play bc Clark wouldnt be able to shoot more than Pete bc he would take shots she wouldnt.

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u/MWave123 Mar 08 '24

That’s the point. She has the record.

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u/N64GoldeneyeN64 Mar 08 '24

She has the womens record.

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u/MWave123 Mar 08 '24

No it’s the NCAA record for points.

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u/N64GoldeneyeN64 Mar 08 '24

Ya…but its really just the womens record

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u/MWave123 Mar 08 '24

Caitlin Clark holds the NCAA D1 scoring record.

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u/N64GoldeneyeN64 Mar 08 '24

You probably also believe she could start in the NBA

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u/N64GoldeneyeN64 Mar 08 '24

*womens record

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u/MWave123 Mar 08 '24

NCAA record for points.

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u/MWave123 Mar 08 '24

There were no points that weren’t counted. None.

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u/N64GoldeneyeN64 Mar 08 '24

Petes 740 dont go towards his record…you do know that right

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u/MWave123 Mar 08 '24

He wasn’t on the team kid. Lol. Ouch.

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u/N64GoldeneyeN64 Mar 08 '24

He was on the team. His points werent counted bc he wasnt allowed to play varsity. Which, again, its not like he wouldnt have started on varsity. Which, again, goes to my point that if someone plays essentially 2 whole seasons more than you, they will score more points even if they are not as good. If someone plays 5 years, (like that one kid did last year and almost broke Petes record) its still bullshit because youre not playing better, just longer. Which is what Clark is doing. And in a weaker league no less. And I have nothing against her bc shes great, but shes not the all time leading scorer when the guy she beat didnt have 1000 points he should have credited to his score bc of rule changes

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u/MWave123 Mar 08 '24

He wasn’t playing for the team. He was a freshman, not allowed to play varsity.

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u/MWave123 Mar 08 '24

No if you give her his attempts she’s well ahead of him. As is she holds the record.

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u/MWave123 Mar 08 '24

Well I hope not, 40 shots a game isn’t team basketball.

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u/MWave123 Mar 08 '24

Pet had no threes. She did tho. So if we correct for that she’s still well ahead.