Celtics ☘️ Sentinel

      Peter Press Maravich aka Pistol Pete . He played for his father at LSU, He's the All time NCAA scorer, In college he averaged 44.2 points per game ! Get this his freshman stats are not included. Plus he played with no shot clock or three point line. If he had, Pistol would have averaged 57 points a game!       He had a close-but-demanding relationship with his dad. He would practice hours a day on his ball control, passes, fakes, and long shots. He got the moniker Pistol Pete because of how he shot the ball from his side. He was one of,  if not the greatest, creative offensive talents of all time and would smoke a lot if today's stars. His ball handles were like watching a fine chef cook a masterful meal.       He played for the Hawks and was eventually traded to the Jazz for 2 players and 4 picks. In 76/77 he led the NBA averaging 31.1 points per game. He scored a career high of 68 vs the Knicks. In 1980 he was left on ...

The Boston Celtics acquired Tremont Waters with the 51st pick in the 2019 NBA draft, so the first reaction may be to dismiss this young man as a late second-rounder. Not so fast. The information below by Tomek Kordylewski came as a surprise to me, possibly because most of us don't pay a lot of attention to late second-rounders. Did you know that Tremont Waters was named SEC Defensive Player of Year last year at @LSUBasketball ? He lead the SEC in steals average with 2.9 per game (4th in the nation). pic.twitter.com/4QSorC6ZQG — Tomek Kordylewski (@Timi_093) September 6, 2019 We may remember that Isaiah Thomas was the "last kid picked" at #60 in 2011 - as late a 2nd round pick as you can get. The 5'11" Waters was solid in Summer League for the Celtics, averaging 10.0 PPG, 5.3 APG, 2.0 RPG and 2.0 SPG in only 22.5 minutes of floor time. He has been signed by Boston as a two-way player - meaning he will split time between the G-League Maine Red Claws and the Bos...