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pauk
11-07-2011, 07:51 AM
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BOB PETTIT
1 x Champion
(+1 FMVP if that trophy would exist in 1958)
2 x NBA MVP (1st recepient of the trophy)
4 x All-Star MVP
Rookie of the Year
11 x NBA All-Star
10 x All-NBA 1st team
2 x NBA scoring champion
Hall of Famer
NBA 25th Anniversary Team
NBA 35th Anniversary Team
NBA 50th Anniversary All-Time Team
Jersey Retired by the Atlanta Hawks


Stats:
20880 points @ 26.4 PPG
12849 @ 16.2 RPG
2369 @ 3.2 APG

Best Statistical year: 1961-62 - 31 PPG 19 RPG 4 APG



He led his team to a title in '58... versus the greatest sports dynasty ever..... He dropped 50 points and grabbed 25 boards in the 7th game, one of the best Finals performance ever...his offensive abilities were amazing and wasn't bad on the glass either....

His peak was worthy too...... Pettit was consistently high in the MVP votings, had even a 20/20 season and even one close 30/20 season as well. Quick, mobile, possibly the top shooter at the time. He was money on that 18 footer and was sharp at the line...........

He was consistently in the NBA All-First Team... he has earned many praise from his peers.....

I mean look at this resume, he is #11-#14 of all time worthy..... think about how significant he was for the sport and so on aswell..

If it wasnt for that Bill Russell Celtic team, Bob Pettits resume could believe it or not end up as Bill Russells did....

Could he be so underrated because he played in the 50s or something? Whats the deal here? Why is he so underrated?
jlip
11-07-2011, 08:12 AM
A little off topic, but Russell was actually drafted by the Hawks but was traded to the Celtics. Could you imagine how dominant a front line of Russell/ Pettit might have been? If Red was not smart enough to make that trade, we might have been speaking of the Hawks dynasty of the 50s-60's as opposed to the Celtics dynasty.
millwad
11-07-2011, 08:21 AM
For playing in that era while being 6-9 he sure thing had a smooth jumper!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTIrG1Xn1Jk
Vienceslav
11-07-2011, 08:27 AM
We can look at the stats and think how good these guys must have been ,but than you look at this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSFX3piCq7M and can
Toizumi
11-07-2011, 08:47 AM
He's not underrated at all. Just not mentioned so often. Part of this has to do with the fact that there is little to none footage of him playing. A
From what little footage there is, you can clearly see how good this guy was (considering the era he played in).
I was surprised by his great midrange shooting. Most knowledgeable NBA fans rank him top 15.. top 20 at worst.
cuad
11-07-2011, 12:53 PM
[QUOTE=Vienceslav]but than you look at this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSFX3piCq7M and can
Vienceslav
11-07-2011, 01:25 PM
Why? Because they missed some layups? Rewatch this years NBA finals and you'll see the same thing. Here's just one example: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLfq64Hz1wI. Countless players brick easy shots and miss layups in today's NBA.

So, his 50-point game-seven exists on film, right?
Yeah ,but it
Deuce Bigalow
11-07-2011, 02:59 PM
What about George Mikan

* 5
Asukal
11-07-2011, 08:20 PM
It's sad that we could never really assess how good these early greats are because of the lack of footage. All we have are incomplete stats and accolades but they don't tell the whole story. :bowdown:
senelcoolidge
11-08-2011, 05:20 AM
Pettit is one of my favorites. A real professional. Hard working and determined. He was not very athletic, but just a hungry player. High motor. He's talked about how he had to lift weights to get stronger after his first year. He's talked about how he would improve his ball handling if he could go back. An all time great.
jlauber
11-08-2011, 05:34 AM
I'm sure there will be those that criticize his numbers due to era, but even in his LAST season, in the mid-60's, he put up a 22.5, 12.4 rpg, .429 (in a league that shot .426), .820 season.
ThaRegul8r
11-08-2011, 05:57 AM
A little off topic, but Russell was actually drafted by the Hawks but was traded to the Celtics. Could you imagine how dominant a front line of Russell/ Pettit might have been? If Red was not smart enough to make that trade, we might have been speaking of the Hawks dynasty of the 50s-60's as opposed to the Celtics dynasty.

George Yardley: The disastrous team would have been St. Louis if Russell had never been traded to the Celtics. They might never have lost a game, what with him and Pettit on the same time. ... Had he and Russell played on the same team, it would have been outrageous.
Psileas
11-08-2011, 09:36 AM
Pettit is one of my favorites. A real professional. Hard working and determined.

The fact that he won 4 ASG MVP's (in 11 appearances) says it all. He never cared who he had to face, he just went at it.
Collie
11-08-2011, 09:53 AM
He really doesn't get his due. Unlike Mikan, who played in a mostly white 50's, Pettit held his own against guys like Bill Russell, Wilt, West, Baylor and Oscar. He was the top PF of his era, and had he come even 5-10 years later, would be talked about along with his contemporaries.
feyki
02-14-2016, 04:32 PM
Nba players are lucky . Pettit,Mikan,Dolph , they all mentioned in threads,posts ..

What about Lerow Edward ?
IncarceratedBob
02-14-2016, 04:47 PM
1 time champion? is this a joke. Not an all time great
TheMarkMadsen
02-14-2016, 05:52 PM
gotta love that there are two threads on the first page and each have Pauk ranking Pettit completely differently depending on the agenda he was trying to push at the time :oldlol: :oldlol:
Legends66NBA7
02-14-2016, 06:17 PM
gotta love that there are two threads on the first page and each have Pauk ranking Pettit completely differently depending on the agenda he was trying to push at the time :oldlol: :oldlol:

11-14 worthy vs Top 20 (highest possible 16)