Weighty issue: Chandler drops 10 pounds
By MARC BERMAN
Last Updated: 6:22 AM, April 27, 2013
Posted: 2:23 AM, April 27, 2013
Tyson Chandler told The Post he lost 10 pounds because of flu-like symptoms he sustained late in the regular season while he was rehabbing his neck injury.

Chandler played below par in the first two games of the Knicks’ first-round series against the Celtics, and coach Mike Woodson blamed that on Chandler’s weight loss. Last night, Chandler had six points and eight rebounds in the Knicks’ 90-76 victory, which gave them a 3-0 series lesd.

“The fact he was off — he’s a lost a little weight — and we’re trying to get his strength back up,’’ Woodson said.

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Asked last night why Chandler lost so much weight, Woodson said, “He got sick. He wasn’t really eating so he lost a few pounds. We got to bring him back up. I thought the last game he was moving better. That was a good sign.’’

Chandler missed the final six games of the regular season, ostensibly because of reinjuring the bulging disk in his neck that occurred after the big Oklahoma City upset. But apparently the flu was a factor as well. Chandler said he wasn’t sure what kind of illness he had, and might have caught something from his daughter.

After Games 1 and 2, he talked of regaining his stamina.

marc.berman@nypost.com

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gunsnewing wrote:I thought about that but in this case i think its true. Tyson looks thin and lacking energy and lift. Dont think its his neck. Its flu tyson

I'm not doubting that he's sick I'm questioning that he's contracting the flu three times a year/

Tyson is a waste of 14 million, he can take his 3 20-rebound games and shove them, it doesn't mean anything unless you perform when it counts. Just look at Felton, pudgy boy is embarrassing all his haters with the hustle and focus it takes to win in the playoffs, that is the fire we need to succeed. Yeah, yeah, I know, "Tyson's won a championship, he knows what it takes to win"! Well excuse me for not bowing down, but when I watch Tyson Chandler I do not see a DPOY or a champion, I see an inconsistent defender living off his rep. Tyson is capable of playing great defense, but in the 2102-13 season his "interior presence" has been more of a myth than reality.

Dagger wrote:For such a "strong" man, Tyson has one of the weakest immune systems I've ever heard of. He's a non-factor this playoffs, same as last year. I see Kmart bodying up people, getting in KG's ugly mug, and stuffing fools like its thanksgiving, while Tyson tries to make people miss by gazing at them as they swoop by him for an uncontested lay-up. Too often this guy just decides not to close out, or that contesting a shot just isn't worth the trouble. As for his label as a leader, there are two leaders on this team- the verbal/ intellectual leader A.K.A. J-kidd and the leader by example A.K.A. Melo.

Tyson is a waste of 14 million, he can take his 3 20-rebound games and shove them, it doesn't mean anything unless you perform when it counts. Just look at Felton, pudgy boy is embarrassing all his haters with the hustle and focus it takes to win in the playoffs, that is the fire we need to succeed. Yeah, yeah, I know, "Tyson's won a championship, he knows what it takes to win"! Well excuse me for not bowing down, but when I watch Tyson Chandler I do not see a DPOY or a champion, I see an inconsistent defender living off his rep. Tyson is capable of playing great defense, but in the 2102-13 season his "interior presence" has been more of a myth than reality.

I don't know how anyone could have lived through the last decade as a Knicks fan and then declare Tyson a waste! I remember how awful it was having no center- it led to desperations moves like the Eddy Curry signing and the Jerome James signing. At times we made do with Nazr Mohammed and Mosgov. Tyson has been huge for this club- he goes through spells as flu Tyson, but come on, have you forgotten about the games where he was tearing down 20 rebounds?!

Why judge a player when they're clearly weakened and ou of shape? If you think we're beating the Pacers in a seven game series with K-Mart at C then you're high!