#CavsRank #6 is Mr. Cavalier, Austin Carr
2014-03-20
Cleveland Jackson at Stepien Rules, who ranked Austin Carr the #1 Cavalier of all time, gives a heartfelt tribute to Mr. Cavalier:
“He is the living breathing heart that beats again and again for us, with us.”
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#CavsRank Introduction and Authors
#20: Mo Williams & Nate Thurmond by Carter Rodriguez, Real Cavs Fans.
#19: Craig Ehlo by David Zavac, Fear the Sword.
#18: Lenny Wilkens by Jacob Rosen, WFNY.
#17: Bingo Smith by Scott Raab.
#16: Ron Harper by Ben Cox, WFNY.
#15: Andre Miller by Kirk Lammers, WFNY.
#14: Jim Chones by Ryan Mourton, Fear the Sword.
#13: Campy Russell by Ryan Mourton, Fear the Sword.
#12: Shawn Kemp by Robert Attenweiler, Cavs: The Blog.
#11: Hot Rod Williams by Kevin Hetrick, Cavs: The Blog.
#10: World B. Free by Scott Sargent, WFNY.
#9: Anderson Varejao by Andrew Schnitkey, WFNY.
#8: Kyrie Irving, Mallory Factor, Cavs: The Blog.
#7: Terrell Brandon, Ben Cox, WFNY.
#6: Austin Carr, Cleveland Jackson, Stepien Rules.
#5: Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Kirk Lammers, WFNY. Nate Smith, Cavs: The Blog. Tom Pestak, Cavs: The Bog.
#4: Larry Nance, Robert Attenweiler, Cavs:The Blog.
#3: ???
#2: ???
#1: ???
Appropriately listed as one of Cavs all-time Top 5 players, Austin Carr’s undeniable scoring talent injected hope and pride into a pitiful franchise in those formative years. His role with the beloved Miracle in Richfield team and his perpetually upbeat loyalty to the franchise and city have appropriately cemented his local popularity as “Mr. Cavalier.” That said, he is a nightmare on team game broadcasts. His innate knowledge of the game just doesn’t translate well into valuable insight for viewers. He routinely butchers the English vocabulary and his shtick of cute one-liners to describe defensive blocks and successful dunks and… Read more »
Let’s go with Brad, Mark and LeBron.
At the risk of being accused of being a curmudgeon, as AC is a much-beloved Cavs figure, it seems to me that he is wildly overrated as an NBA player. At his best, he was an inefficient volume scorer for a few seasons. Then he suffered a major injury and wasn’t even that. He was a right-place-at-the-right-time guy, the promising No. 1 overall pick playing on an expansion team with an aging Hall of Famer and little other talent. But he never was that good. If not for the injury, maybe he would have developed the rest of his game… Read more »
Surely Delly is in the top 3? Price, Brad D and Dellavedova
the big question ( as is with a lot of athletes ) what could he had done if he hadn’t gotten injured—- CONGRATS A.C. / MR CAVALIER—-WELL DESERVED
He kinda looks like a young Tristan Thompson. No Wonder AC likes him so much. LoL