that guy<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe extent to which Hammon\u2019s assessment, which was more than two years old, became a subplot was over the top, though.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She doesn\u2019t get credit anymore for basically being correct when the Knicks lost in the second round of the 2024 playoffs and then came up short in the 2025 Eastern Conference Finals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Not only did her viewpoint sum up the general consensus at the time, Hammon is also famously a smaller guard who couldn\u2019t carry her team all the way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Hall of Famer came off the bench for the New York Liberty when they lost in the 2002 WNBA Finals. Then she played a starring role for the San Antonio Silver Stars when they had seven playoff appearances between 2007-14 without winning a championship. The Silver Stars reached the Finals once during that period and got swept by the Detroit Shock in 2008.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Rather than just firing off a hot take, Hammon was speaking from her own experiences when discussing Brunson and the Knicks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Not to mention, New York\u2019s triumph doesn\u2019t totally render her broader argument obsolete.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Four players 6\u20192\u2033 or shorter have won Finals MVP since it was introduced in 1969. There isn\u2019t yet a larger trend at play that bucks historical precedent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Maybe the paradigm has shifted permanently. For now, what Brunson achieved only underscores how exceptional he was.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With Hammon finally addressing the situation, perhaps everyone can now move on.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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