26. "Kidd left & they couldn't make the post-season just like the 13' Mavs" In response to In response to 25 Sun Apr-20-14 03:31 AM by FILF
Not to mention Jr Smith & Jason Terry aren't comparable....actually the whole Knicks roster is dysfunctional including Melo. Besides, you do know the Spurs upset the same Mavs in 2010 (the season before they traded for Chandler) when the Spurs were the 7th seed & the Mavs were the 2nd seed w/ a healthy Caron Butler. During the off-season they traded for Chandler & ended up w/ a favorable match-up in 2011 plus Milk Carton Bron. They were nothing more than a team full of quality vets that got hot as a team at the right time & played with house money b/c folks had given up on them after their first rd exist in 2010. It's no surprise Dirk played as well as he did b/c there was nothing EXPECTED from him unlike 2006, 2007, 2010.
Let's dissect Tyson's overall impact in June in the past 5 year:
2008-CP3 w/ a healthy Tyson--> 2nd rd; takes the Spurs (defending champs) to 7 games 2009-CP3 w/ an injured Tyson--> gets destroyed by Melo's Nuggets in a SWEEP 2010-Cp3 w/o Tyson --> misses the post-season
2010-Dirk w/o Tyson--> bounced in the 1st rd by the 7th seed 2011-Dirk w/ Tyson--> rental Chip 2012-Dirk w/o Tyson--> SWEPT in the 1st rd
2011-Melo w/o Tyson --> 6th seed w/ a HEALTHY STAT; SWEPT in the 1st rd 2012-Melo w/ Tyson--> MAKES the post-season w/ an INJURED Amare; DOESN'T get swept by the eventual champs w/ washed-up Bibby starting at PG, Baron's ghost playing back-up & scrubs (Landry Fields/Novak) playing major minutes. No Lin/Shump for the post-season 2013-Melo w/ Tyson--> 2nd seed w/ an INJURED Amare; Knicks GET PAST the 1st rd in a DECADE; take Indy to 6 games w/ the 6th man of the year wetting the bed & Melo disappearing in crunch time.
2014: Kidd gone/Tyson out for a month--> Knicks fall flat on their face..Melo can't save them.