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Tip-Off Timer: Pistol Pete Lived to 40, Died As Greatest Showman

By Tim PovtakSep 17th 2009 – 9:00AM

Tip-Off Timer counts down the days until the first game of the 2009-10 season. On Thursday, there are 40 days remaining. He was the greatest showman in the history of basketball, the standard by which every flashy-looking hot shot in the last 40 years could be measured against. And not a one has measured up -- never really...

Tip-Off Timer: 67 Belongs To Wilt

By Tim PovtakAug 21st 2009 – 9:00AM

Tip-Off Timer counts down the days until the first game of the 2009-10 season. On Friday, there are 67 days remaining. Scoring 100 points in an NBA game was such a phenomenal feat that it may never be matched. Yet that century mark isn't what defined Wilt Chamberlain as the greatest scoring machine in NBA history....

Random YouTube Magic: Pistol Pete Plays Horse

By Bethlehem ShoalsAug 13th 2007 – 1:30PM

End of the Bench calls our attention to this mind-blowing clip of Maravich, McAdoo and others playing Horse. It's just Pete's contributions, but you get a general sense of how ridiculous this kind of event would be. Remember, this is what many of us have clamored to have happen over All-Star Weekend. If this is any...

Background on Pete Maravich

Peter "Pistol Pete" Press Maravich (June 22, 1947 – January 5, 1988) was an American professional basketball player.

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