In the last edition of Ladder Challenge it was Jo Jo White defeating Stanley Morgan with 75% of the vote to hold his spot at #56 on the Ladder. In this week's Challenge it is Dwight Evans (#51) of the Red Sox attempting to defeat Ed Macauley (#45) of the Celtics. Although Easy Ed was an All Star in all 6 seasons he played for Boston, a half dozen quality years don't match up to the 19 from Dewey, easily giving Evans our vote this week. So who has your support in this week's Ladder Challenge? (and remember, most votes in the comments section is the tie-breaker, so be sure to voice your opinion!)
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ED MACAULEY
Current Rank: 45
Challenge Record: 0-1-0
Beat: Nobody
Lost: Dennis Johnson
Tied: Nobody
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*"Easy Ed" played for the C's for 6 seasons (1951-56).
*Selected to All Star team all 6 years.
*Named 1st Team All-NBA 3 times (51-53) and 2nd Team All-NBA in '54.
*1951 All Star Game MVP.
*Finished top 4 in NBA in scoring 4 straight years (51-54).
*Top 10 in both scoring & assists 3-straight years from 53-55.
*Best FG% in NBA '53 & '54.
*Celtics averages: 18.9 points, 8.1 rebounds, 3.7 assists.
*Key player in trade that brought Bill Russell to the C's.
*#22 is retired by the Celtics.
DWIGHT EVANS
Currently Ranked: 51
Challenge Record: 0-1-0
Beat: Nobody
Lost: Richard Seymour
Tied: Nobody
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*Played for the Red Sox for 19 seasons (1972-90)
*Helped Red Sox win 2 A.L. Pennants (1975, 1986)
*Won 8 Gold Gloves
*Named AL All Star 3-times
*Named to 2 Silver Slugger teams
*Led league in: Walks (3x), OPS (2x), Runs (1x), Total Bases (1x), HR (1) and OBP (1x)
*Top 5 in franchise history in: Games (2nd), At Bats (2nd), Runs (3rd), Doubles (3rd), Walks (3rd), Home Runs (4th), RBI (4th), Hits (4th), Total Bases (4th)
*Red Sox totals: .272 Avg, 379 HR, 1,346 RBI in 2,505 games
*In 2 World Series he hit .300 with 3 HR and 14 RBI in 14 games. Also made one of the greatest catches in World Series history in 1975 to rob Joe MOrgan of the Reds.
Gotta be honest....gonna take a lot for me not to vote for Dewey....and Ed Macauley isn't that somebody to make it happen.
I remember the first time "Easy Ed" came up for a Challenge and being put on the floor by all of the things a guy I had really never heard of had done.
I am a HUGE Dewey fan, and have the same problem DK does when trying to be unbiased. I was pretty much reserved to voting for Dwight even before I knew who he was going against. I will have to think about this one a bit longer...
#45 seems too high for a guy who only played 6 years in a Boston uniform.
Did the Celts win any titles with him?
Macauley = No titles in Boston
Dewey = No titles in Boston
(just to be fair)
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