OK, I guess I need to bring out the numbers on Maravich's NBA career. Almost 16,000 points sounds like a lot, but do you know where that puts him all time? Number 92. Remember, scoring is what he did best. Here is a list of just the guards who are still active NBA players who have scored more points in their NBA career than Pete did:
Allen Iverson
Ray Allen
Paul Pierce
Vince Carter
Tracy McGrady
Michael Finley
and.................(drum roll)
Stephon Marbury
Yes, Pete had injuries, and was really never 100% as an NBA player, and we have no way of knowing what he would have done if he had been. He's not alone in that. Can you say Bill Walton? This is why both of them deserve to be rated right at the top as college players, but not as pros.
Among the players whos numbers say they should be getting more love than we have been giving them here (none)?
With their all time scoring rankings:
Moses Malone-6
Dan Issel-8
Elvin Hayes-9
Dominique Wilkins-12
George Gervin-13
Alex English-15
Moses and the big E are also way up there on the rebounding list
- By LUGrad2000
- By ballah09