McDyess: ‘We Didn’t Give It All We Got’
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Notes from a trip to the NBA Playoffs.
Antonio McDyess is both the oldest Pistons starter as well as the only one without a championship ring. Not surprisingly, he always seemed to have the greatest sense of urgency. After being eliminated by the Celtics last night, he sat in his locker and quietly answered every last question, including whether he thought Joe Dumars might make serious changes to the roster this summer.
“He probably will because there’s no more excuses,” said McDyess. “Ain’t no excuse why we didn’t go back to the Finals this year. And I’m pretty sure he sees that. … He’s not blind and the fans are not blind.” He added, “What went on this year, I can just say we didn’t give it all we got.”
McDyess was brutally honest in criticizing his team’s effort. “It’s like, you get pumped up, the whole season we played as well as we do, and we go through the first round, the second round … Get to the third round and we don’t give it like we normally give it. It’s like we step out there like zombies sometimes.”