"When Pete played at LSU the NCAA Tourney was not like it is today with 64+ teams invited. It was a 16 team tournament in those days with most of the teams coming from the ACC, Big Five in Philly, Big 10 and PAC 8. With the exception of Kentucky, teams from the deep south and SEC just weren't invited. Pete wasn't a ""very good ball handler."" He was the greatest ball handler of all time, and the greatest shooter and nobody could or ever did guard him, including the NBA. Sure all his teammates fed him the ball, the guy averaged 44 in college and 5 assists per game. What you do on offense with a guy like that is feed him the ball, set him up and try to get open because if you did, Pete would find you. As for no-defense, whoever lit him up? Nobody. In addition a 6'5 guard wasn't that rare; Oscar Robertson was 6'5 and he used to score a lot posting up hapless guards low and hitting easy 10 foot bank shots if a center or forward didn't come over to help. Pete never posted up anybody; he did all his scoring on the open floor and nobody could guard him. Pete was the best fast-break guard in the history of the game. You are right that the article needs more balance; it doesn't accurately portray the single most amazing basketball talent to ever run the floor.  

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