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Pete Maravich

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Basketball Player

The Resume

    (June 22, 1947-January 5, 1988)
    Nickname is 'Pistol Pete'
    Played for Louisiana State University, Atlanta Hawks, New Orleans/Utah Jazz and Boston Celtics
    6'5
    College Player of the Year (1970)
    Inducted into Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame (1987)
    Subject of the TV movie 'Pistol: The Birth of a Legend'

Why he might be annoying:

    He can best be described as a 'hot dog.'
    Though he had spectacular individual stats, most of the teams he played for were mediocre.
    That gave him the reputation of being a 'me first, team second' player.
    He probably got special treatment at LSU, since his father was the coach.
    Pat Riley called him 'the most overrated superstar.'
    Though he was the star player of his home state New Orleans Jazz, the team only stayed at that city for five years.
    He was in a state of depression in the two years after he retired at 33.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He scored 3,667 points (44.2 points per game) when he was at LSU, an NCAA record that may never be broken. He did this without the benefit of a three-point line.
    With his behind-the-back moves and circus shots, he is considered one of the best showmen in basketball history.
    His number has been retired by both the Utah Jazz and the New Orleans Hornets.
    He snapped out of depression and alcoholism after he became a born-again Christian.
    He made the prophetic and ironic statement during a 1974 interview: 'I don't want to play 10 years and then die of a heart attack when I'm 40.'
    He played 10 years in the NBA, and died of a heart attack while playing a pick-up basketball game (he was 40).
    He was represented by his two sons during the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History ceremony (1996).

Credit: Hoxy


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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 11 Votes: 27.27% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 8 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 128 Votes: 46.09% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 97 Votes: 43.30% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 6 Votes: 83.33% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 20 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 9 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 166 Votes: 46.39% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 11 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 198 Votes: 40.91% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 17 Votes: 41.18% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 21 Votes: 9.52% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 33 Votes: 42.42% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 69 Votes: 37.68% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 77 Votes: 35.06% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 150 Votes: 45.33% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 289 Votes: 40.83% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 257 Votes: 42.41% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 283 Votes: 42.40% Annoying