Pete Maravich — Ridiculous Stats

[zebnatto]

Austin was a terrific player-----part of a great DC connection ND had back then with Collis Jones , Sid Catlett and Bob Whitmore who had his number retired a few weeks ago.

Austin liked to play with jersey out. Were he and john Shumate same era?

 

[OntheBanks]

The Nets' first regular season NBA game in NJ was 10/21/77 at the RAC. I attended that game. Maravich torched the Nets for 41 points that night. The Nets played four seasons at the RAC (1977-1981). I've always liked this photo of Pistol Pete at the RAC. It's amazing how many great players have graced the court at the RAC over the years.

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I was at that game too. Sat a few rows up from where our team sits now. The only thing I can remember was the seats were
wooden bleacher seats and they were hard on the butt. The nice seats came years later.

 

[NickKnight 1]

Murphy also decked 6'9" Sidney Wicks with one punch.
BTW, Calvin was also a great twirler. I kid you not.

Actually he was the National champ one year.

 

[B1GRUfan]

I had just turned 13! (I was born Sept. '64.) My first NBA game, too. I still have the game program.

So we’re basically the same age which means we’ve been suffering as Rutgers fans for the same amount of time! These younger guys have no idea what we’ve had to endure.

 

[PiscatawayMike]

So we’re basically the same age which means we’ve been suffering as Rutgers fans for the same amount of time! These younger guys have no idea what we’ve had to endure.

You ain't kiddin'.

 

[overnout57]

Austin was a terrific player-----part of a great DC connection ND had back then with Collis Jones , Sid Catlett and Bob Whitmore who had his number retired a few weeks ago.

And don't forget our Kelly Tripuka from Bloomfield, NJ, I think

 

[LotusAggressor]

And put on a sterling baton twirling exhibition at Halftime of Buffalo Bills games------which he did on numerous occasions.

I'll tell you another thing Murphy could do------he could fight.

I was living in Chicago and would go to several Bulls games a year during the Bob Love and Chet Walker era.

Bulls had a tough Guard Norm Van Lier-----not guys many messed with him

He was banging Murphy around one night and Calvin had enough and they started jawing. Van Lier started toward him and Calvin hit him 6 times before his hands got up. It was impressive.

Murphy was a badass.

 

[GymRat]

The glory days of Middlesex county...with Gary Brokaw from New Brunswick, Brian Taylor from Perth Amboy, John Somogyi from St. Peter's(NB), Dave Wohl from East Brunswick, and a couple of pikers from South River named Joe Theismann and Drew Pearson.

Three high school All Americans playing in Middlesex county at the same time playing each other twice a year.
Brian Taylor (he of the 84 point game) - Princeton and the Nets back court starter for the ABA championship with Julius Erving
John Somogyi - Maybe the most universally disliked player I ever saw. Actually tried to insert his own ball into the games.
Jerry Paluch St Marys Perth Amboy - one if the first 2000 point scorers in NJ when you could only play three seasons. Went to St Johns but wrecked his knee going into the stands his Freshman year.

That was the highlight of middlesex bball. Gary came later.

I always thought the best player of that time period was actually Jose Decausey of Lakewood High followed by Bob Verga. The first Duke AA. Retired as a senior circuit tennis player. They all played in the shore summer league behind the bar in Belmar ( Lynchs ) . Games were phenomenal in the summer there.

 

[Rutgersfamily]

44 ppg over a three year period. In today's game that's 15 three pointers every game of your college career.

 

[colbert17]

Austin liked to play with jersey out. Were he and john Shumate same era?

He was older than Shu.
There was another guy from Elizabeth, Tom Sinnott from St. Pat's who played on that team with Sid Catlett and Collis Jones.
Broke UCLA's long winning streak.

 

[colbert17]

Stumbled on this on Youtube.

Good bio of "The Pistol".




The guy averaged 44 points a game over his three year varsity career. Insane!!!!

p.s. You can tell in the film how much Oscar didn't like him.

 

[REDRICH65]

I was at Seton Hall when Workman played. Still haven't seen anyone with the moves he made in the paint. Led the nation in scoring at times during '61-'63. I left for Rutgers and learned to root for Jim Valvano & Bobby Lloyd.