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Consider these two dinner outcomes: the first is a fast-food burger with a burnt bun, the second is a steak that is overcooked. While both are disappointments, it's fair to say that the bad steak is the bigger disappointment because you expected more. In the world of Knicks acquisitions, it seems that Mikal Bridges has become the overcooked steak.
As he enters his second postseason as a Knick, Bridges is just as polarizing as ever, with the draft pick cost of acquiring him a core tension that dictates his success or failure as a Knick. In a season that has been a rollercoaster for Bridges, this postseason presents an opportunity to either silence the criticism or allow it to become louder than ever.
