Bob Pettit as a pro today.

[Upper Tupper]

Reading the "Best you've ever seen" thread made me think, would there be a place in today's NBA for Bob Pettit?

 

[Fenian_Bastard]

Yes.

 

[beardpuller]

He'd have to ditch the funny-looking shorts, though.

 

[Captain_Kirk]

Probably could pull down a huge endorsement deal for the Chuck Taylors, though.

And I second Fenian's answer.

 

[qtlaw]

You do realize that Eric Piatkowski is still pulling down more than the President for wearing warmups from 7-10 p.m. 82 times a year right?

 

[Starman]

Never saw him play, but the most frequent comment I hear about Petit is that he was "Larry Bird, 30 years before Larry Bird."

 

[J.T. Pinch]

LSU is well represented in the top fifty all-time NBA players--Pistol, Shaq, and Bob Pettit.

It's doubtful he'd be named to ten consecutive first team All-NBA today, but I'm sure he'd grab his share of rebounds. From what I've read, he was relentless on the boards The first NBA player to score 20,000 points, Pettit somehow gets overlooked when talking about former all-time greats.

 

[poindexter]

You do realize that Eric Piatkowski is still pulling down more than the President for wearing warmups from 7-10 p.m. 82 times a year right?

Pike's had a better seven years.

 

[Small Town Guy]

Reading the "Best you've ever seen" thread made me think, would there be a place in today's NBA for Bob Pettit?

I doubt it. He's 75.

 

[forever_town]

Reading the "Best you've ever seen" thread made me think, would there be a place in today's NBA for Bob Pettit?

I doubt it. He's 75.

He would still beat Kwame Brown in a one-on-one game. Right now. After spotting Kwame 10 points on the way to 21.

 

[Fenian_Bastard]

You do realize that Eric Piatkowski is still pulling down more than the President for wearing warmups from 7-10 p.m. 82 times a year right?

I'd rather Piatkowski were president, but that's just me.

 

[Football_Bat]

If Bob Pettit were born 40 years later and had access to today's diet, training techniques, etc., I'd have no doubt at all.

 

[budcrew08]

You do realize that Eric Piatkowski is still pulling down more than the President for wearing warmups from 7-10 p.m. 82 times a year right?

Pike's had a better seven years. [/Babe Ruth]

Add.

 

[slowcenter]

I think conversation on this topic should be limited to those who actually saw Petit play.

That means anyone under, say, 55 need not opine.

 

[spnited]

I think conversation on this topic should be limited to those who actually saw Petit play.

That means anyone under, say, 55 need not opine.

If those are the parameters ... yes, I'm over 55 and I saw Petit play

Bob Petit would be a great player in the NBA in any era because he had talent and he knew how to play.

He was a 6-9 forward who had a post game and an outisde shot, could pass and a was great position rebounder and he actually played defense.

He wasn't half as athletic as someone like Kevin Garnett, but if he played now, he'd make KG look like a fool.

Petit is probably among the 10 or 15 best all-around player in the history of the NBA.

 

[Starman]

I think conversation on this topic should be limited to those who actually saw Petit play.

That means anyone under, say, 55 need not opine.

If those are the parameters ... yes, I'm over 55 and I saw Petit play

Bob Petit would be a great player in the NBA in any era because he had talent and he knew how to play.

He was a 6-9 forward who had a post game and an outisde shot, could pass and a was great position rebounder and he actually played defense.

He wasn't half as athletic as someone like Kevin Garnett, but if he played now, he'd make KG look like a fool.

Petit is probably among the 10 or 15 best all-around player in the history of the NBA.

In other words, Larry Bird, 30 years before Larry Bird.

 

[Boom_70]

He would have had to learn how to play with negros :

"I made headlines around the country because it seemed that I, as a Southerner, was unable to get along with a Negro teammate," Pettit wrote. "This hurt because I have never had anything but good relations with boys I played with or against."

 

[heyabbott]

Reading the "Best you've ever seen" thread made me think, would there be a place in today's NBA for Bob Pettit?

I doubt it. He's 75.

He would still beat Kwame Brown in a one-on-one game. Right now. After spotting Kwame 10 points on the way to 21.

Unfair game, Kwame can't count to 21.

 

[budcrew08]

I think conversation on this topic should be limited to those who actually saw Petit play.

That means anyone under, say, 55 need not opine.

If those are the parameters ... yes, I'm over 55 and I saw Petit play

Bob Petit would be a great player in the NBA in any era because he had talent and he knew how to play.

He was a 6-9 forward who had a post game and an outisde shot, could pass and a was great position rebounder and he actually played defense.

He wasn't half as athletic as someone like Kevin Garnett, but if he played now, he'd make KG look like a fool.

Petit is probably among the 10 or 15 best all-around player in the history of the NBA.

If watching someone play is the criteria, hey spnited, what was Ty Cobb like? was he as big a ******* as he's portrayed?

 

[forever_town]

Reading the "Best you've ever seen" thread made me think, would there be a place in today's NBA for Bob Pettit?

I doubt it. He's 75.

He would still beat Kwame Brown in a one-on-one game. Right now. After spotting Kwame 10 points on the way to 21.

Unfair game, Kwame can't count to 21.

OK, 15 then. Pettit would still win.