What role did Carlos Clark play on the 1984 Boston Celtics championship team?

Answer 1

I think the last guy is thinking about M.L. Carr. Clark was an undersized small forward that had no offensive game to speak of. He played in the CBA a few years and then retired.

Answer 2

Clark played in 62 games in 1984, averaged about 9 min/game.

His role on the 84 championship team was insignificant.

He only played in 8 of the Celtics 23 playoff games that year, and even then played only 20 minutes in those 8 games.

Clark's career lasted only two seasons, 1984 and 1985...the Celtics won the title in 84 against the Lakers in seven games, and lost to the Lakers in six in the 85 finals.

If, by chance, you're thinking of ML Carr, that's a little different.

Carr was in the next-to-last year of his 10 year pro career in 1984. He played just under 10 min/game during the regular season, but he could come into the game at any time, unlike Clark, who was a garbage time player that year.

Carr had the ability to come into the game and be physical. He didn't care if he fouled out of a game during his 10 minutes, but his job was basically to physically disrupt the opponent, and in this area, he was a valuable member of the Celtic title team in 1984.

Carr was also one of the leading trash talkers on a team of trash talkers. Those of us who remember seeing him play also remember his cheerleading antics on the sidelines, particularly the white towel he used to constantly wave.

I guess you could describe Carr as a player you wouldn't mind having on your side, but if your team played against the Celtics, you hated him.

Carr was a good defender in his prime, and made the NBA all defensive 2nd team five years earlier.

Answer 3

He stood at the bench and waved a towel as Bird, McHale, DJ, Ainge, and the Chief won the title.


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