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When I was in high school, my next door neighbor had an extra ticket and asked me if I wanted to watch a college basketball game with him (I mowed his lawn). I saw Maravich play as a junior. I think he scored 48 that night, with that floppy hair and those saggy socks.

He passed behind his back and between his legs without looking at the man he was passing to and I'm not certain he missed a shot all night.

He'd steal the ball, dribble behind his own back, and flip a bounce pass between his legs to the trailing man without looking.

He did it with such joy and ease and there didn't seem to be any cockiness to what he was doing.

There was never a Maravich before Maravich and I've never seen once since him.

A little Maravich? Don't make me laugh.

14 posted on 03/27/2011 5:05:58 PM PDT by Scoutmaster (You knew the job was dangerous when you took it, Fred.)

Maravich was the greatest ever, too bad he never had any talent around him in the NBA.

15 posted on 03/27/2011 5:07:42 PM PDT by dfwgator

And did I mention he drained shots, nothing but net, from 10’-15’ behind what’s now the three-point line? I’m getting an adrenaline rush just thinking about that night. Still the career scoring leader in the NCAA - and he played in the era when freshmen weren’t allowed to play varsity. He did it in three years.

16 posted on 03/27/2011 5:09:55 PM PDT by Scoutmaster (You knew the job was dangerous when you took it, Fred.)

And he did it all with a missing left coronary artery, the doctors who performed the autopsy said it was a miracle he even made it to 40, sad.

17 posted on 03/27/2011 5:10:03 PM PDT by dfwgator

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