When is the first bball game on national tv?

i thought that was a rather crazy claim since its not relevant yet after some thought its still true. there is no 3 on 3 who could beat shaq and pistol. I could play the wing.

 

Pistol was doing stuff back in his heyday that people still look at as unbelievable and well Shaq is a physical specimen which nobody has any answer to...Bob Pettit would make one hell of a role player.

 

his career average of 44 will never ever be broken. too bad he didnt have a 3pt shot. he may have averaged 60.

 

Career averages for these 3 players in the NBA are as follows:
Bob Pettit - 26.4 PPG, 16.2 RPG, 3 APG
Pete Maravich - 24.2 PPG, 4.2 RPG, 5.4 APG
Shaquille O'Neal - 27.1 PPG, 12.1 RPG, 2.9 APG

That's not too bad. Remember "Pistol" didn't even have the 3 point line until his final NBA season when his minutes were very limited due to knee problems. He shot 10-15 for a career .667 3 pt. average.

 

Scoring Average
NCAA Men's Basketball Single Season Records

Rk Average Year G Pts Ave
1 Pete Maravich, LSU 1970 31 1381 44.5
2 Pete Maravich, LSU 1969 26 1148 44.2
3 Pete Maravich, LSU 1968 26 1138 43.8




pretty sick.

 

If the three point line was there on the court he may have had a tendancy to step behind it before shooting. So how would you know he could not have averaged near 60?

 

actually they had a certain group who reviewed all games he played and concluded he would have averaged 50+ so who knows. Knowing Pistol he woulda shot most every shot from behind there if he wanted to awe the crowd even more. 4 a game for pete? surely you jest.

 

Pete had a 64 point game against Kentucky. Several years later when the 3 pointer had been in the rule book somebody reviewed the shot chart for that game and figured out that 12 of Pete's baskets came from behind the present day 3 point line. That would have given him 76 points for that game.

 

actually I was going to ask you in this thread about your opinion anyhow. Maybe some of you who saw him in person or at least have a better understanding of how great he was could tell us how many 3 pters he coulda averaged if he wanted? I know its conjecture but the fact he still holds the top 3 scoring averages is beyond amazing given the fact there was no line then. I mean, maybe one of the top 3 maybe but all 3. baffles me.