Miscellaneous

The Hornets are having a great season. But they have a marketing problem that no one in the NBA wants to talk about: they?re competing with the memory of Pete Maravich and the New Orleans Jazz. And fans with long memories who felt betrayed when the NBA allowed the Jazz to leave have cold feet when it comes to giving their hearts to another NBA team.

Be that as it may, this weekend the NBA All-Star Game tips off in New Orleans. To help you get in the mood ? and to help you understand New Orleans? love of the Jazz in the late 1970s ? here?s a video of Pistol Pete versus Walt Frazier and the Knicks, scoring 68 points with no 3-point line. The game was played in the Superdome, which Jazz fans thought was a fine place to watch a basketball game.

In every game that Pistol Pete ever played, there was at least one moment where everyone watching gasped, ?I don?t believe it.? In this video, that moment occurs between 3:47 and 3:50.

That was the entree. If you?re in the mood for dessert, watch this video of Pistol Pete versus the NBA in a game of HORSE. The ?I don?t believe it? moment occurs between 1:30 and 1:59.