As a kid on the West Bank during the late '70's, I didn't have to look any further than "Pistol" Pete Maravich playing for the New Orleans Jazz for some basketball inspiration. He was a local legend from LSU and even though he wasn't an actual coon ass, his personality and fashion quirks fit right in.
The Jazz were pretty much horrible, having invested far too much of their future in order to bring Maravich over from the Atlanta Hawks. But with the addition of Leonard "Truck" Robinson in 1977, we at least started to think that the Jazz could possibly do some damage as a legit NBA franchise. Unfortunately, before that could happen in New Orleans, the Jazz packed their bags and moved to Salt Lake City, Utah.
Here are some classic clips from the Pistol's albeit brief stay in New Orleans...
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