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WaltFrazier wrote:TheGreenArrow wrote:?s=46&t=W09F6FrMDfp5_y1gKYgF1g
Not a good look folks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Some in the comments think he's going to Knicks after all. What's the whole story here?
TheGreenArrow wrote:?s=46&t=W09F6FrMDfp5_y1gKYgF1g
Not a good look folks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It was said back then that by declined the Knicks offer because of family. It's possible that family issues are also why he's stepping away from the Pacers.Moose wrote:TheGreenArrow wrote:?s=46&t=W09F6FrMDfp5_y1gKYgF1g
Not a good look folks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
For who? We don't know what's going on in the background. This sounds like it could have been Weinar's decision to step down. He stepped away from a Knicks job and now this.
Maybe he's taking the season off. Maybe there are personal reasons for it.
I don't think this says anything one way or another as of right now. I think we need to wait to see how this unfolds.
GONYK wrote:It was said back then that by declined the Knicks offer because of family. It's possible that family issues are also why he's stepping away from the Pacers.Moose wrote:TheGreenArrow wrote:?s=46&t=W09F6FrMDfp5_y1gKYgF1g
Not a good look folks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
For who? We don't know what's going on in the background. This sounds like it could have been Weinar's decision to step down. He stepped away from a Knicks job and now this.
Maybe he's taking the season off. Maybe there are personal reasons for it.
I don't think this says anything one way or another as of right now. I think we need to wait to see how this unfolds.
RIP mags
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stuporman wrote:Are the Knicks going to get some Weinar now that he's free?...the window has opened
thebuzzardman wrote:stuporman wrote:Are the Knicks going to get some Weinar now that he's free?...the window has opened
Weinar Republic let's go!
* We have a Brunson Burner™ * ** GO NY GO NY GO NY GO! ** BKlutch wrote:This podcast with Fred Katz interviewed by Wosny Lambre of The Ringer is the best explanation of why they Knicks let Thibs go and why Mike Brown i their coach. Katz shed some light on the awkward dynamic between Thibs and two of his most important players. He also describes what the new assistant coaches will do.
Katz reveals that Sabonis is Jewish and Deni Avdija is, too. He's hyped.
He also goes into how JB is playing and why he's been playing Thibs' way, not his own way. He also describes the imbalance in minute distribution vs. the overall number of minutes played per player. Wosny challenged Fred and Fred had all the numbers and answers, and pretty much got Wosny over to his side. He even explains the exact difference between practices for the two coaches. Fred clearly was there with the team, during practices, in person. Who else good does that? This is the only sports podcast I've listened to in its entirety in a while.
https://www.theringer.com/podcasts/the-ringer-nba-show/2025/08/21/knicks-offseason-thoughts-and-expectations-for-the-2025-26-season-with-fred-katz
OR
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-ringer-nba-show/id1109271715?i=1000723023922
BKlutch wrote:This podcast with Fred Katz interviewed by Wosny Lambre of The Ringer is the best explanation of why they Knicks let Thibs go and why Mike Brown i their coach. Katz shed some light on the awkward dynamic between Thibs and two of his most important players. He also describes what the new assistant coaches will do.
Katz reveals that Sabonis is Jewish and Deni Avdija is, too. He's hyped.
He also goes into how JB is playing and why he's been playing Thibs' way, not his own way. He also describes the imbalance in minute distribution vs. the overall number of minutes played per player. Wosny challenged Fred and Fred had all the numbers and answers, and pretty much got Wosny over to his side. He even explains the exact difference between practices for the two coaches. Fred clearly was there with the team, during practices, in person. Who else good does that? This is the only sports podcast I've listened to in its entirety in a while.
https://www.theringer.com/podcasts/the-ringer-nba-show/2025/08/21/knicks-offseason-thoughts-and-expectations-for-the-2025-26-season-with-fred-katz
OR
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-ringer-nba-show/id1109271715?i=1000723023922
GONYK wrote:BKlutch wrote:This podcast with Fred Katz interviewed by Wosny Lambre of The Ringer is the best explanation of why they Knicks let Thibs go and why Mike Brown i their coach. Katz shed some light on the awkward dynamic between Thibs and two of his most important players. He also describes what the new assistant coaches will do.
Katz reveals that Sabonis is Jewish and Deni Avdija is, too. He's hyped.
He also goes into how JB is playing and why he's been playing Thibs' way, not his own way. He also describes the imbalance in minute distribution vs. the overall number of minutes played per player. Wosny challenged Fred and Fred had all the numbers and answers, and pretty much got Wosny over to his side. He even explains the exact difference between practices for the two coaches. Fred clearly was there with the team, during practices, in person. Who else good does that? This is the only sports podcast I've listened to in its entirety in a while.
https://www.theringer.com/podcasts/the-ringer-nba-show/2025/08/21/knicks-offseason-thoughts-and-expectations-for-the-2025-26-season-with-fred-katz
OR
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-ringer-nba-show/id1109271715?i=1000723023922
Fred went really in depth that all Brunson cares about is winning and will do whatever the coach requires of him. This was always obvious, but I hope we can put to bed the "Brunson is selfish" strain of nonsense that was popping up last year.
* We have a Brunson Burner™ * ** GO NY GO NY GO NY GO! ** thebuzzardman wrote:BKlutch wrote:This podcast with Fred Katz interviewed by Wosny Lambre of The Ringer is the best explanation of why they Knicks let Thibs go and why Mike Brown i their coach. Katz shed some light on the awkward dynamic between Thibs and two of his most important players. He also describes what the new assistant coaches will do.
Katz reveals that Sabonis is Jewish and Deni Avdija is, too. He's hyped.
He also goes into how JB is playing and why he's been playing Thibs' way, not his own way. He also describes the imbalance in minute distribution vs. the overall number of minutes played per player. Wosny challenged Fred and Fred had all the numbers and answers, and pretty much got Wosny over to his side. He even explains the exact difference between practices for the two coaches. Fred clearly was there with the team, during practices, in person. Who else good does that? This is the only sports podcast I've listened to in its entirety in a while.
https://www.theringer.com/podcasts/the-ringer-nba-show/2025/08/21/knicks-offseason-thoughts-and-expectations-for-the-2025-26-season-with-fred-katz
OR
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-ringer-nba-show/id1109271715?i=1000723023922
This was good.
Felt Thibs didn't deserve to be fired as he did a lot for the organization and is a very good coach, but understands that the FO might want/need to try something different, especially a coach who is more in line with Mikal and OG, names that he mentioned.
That Thibs adjusted to Randle getting hurt two years ago by running Brunson off more screens than anyone in the NBA other than Klay Thompson that year. So Thibs can adjust.
More about minutes distribution than total minutes, that the Knicks should explore different lineups and that data as opposed to chasing every last win.
Jent is the primary offensive coach.
Knicks will seemingly hire two more coaches, one an analytics guy and maybe another.
I could see the analytics guy, I guess, but feels like they have a sh*t ton of coaches already.
* We have a Brunson Burner™ * ** GO NY GO NY GO NY GO! ** BKlutch wrote:thebuzzardman wrote:BKlutch wrote:This podcast with Fred Katz interviewed by Wosny Lambre of The Ringer is the best explanation of why they Knicks let Thibs go and why Mike Brown i their coach. Katz shed some light on the awkward dynamic between Thibs and two of his most important players. He also describes what the new assistant coaches will do.
Katz reveals that Sabonis is Jewish and Deni Avdija is, too. He's hyped.
He also goes into how JB is playing and why he's been playing Thibs' way, not his own way. He also describes the imbalance in minute distribution vs. the overall number of minutes played per player. Wosny challenged Fred and Fred had all the numbers and answers, and pretty much got Wosny over to his side. He even explains the exact difference between practices for the two coaches. Fred clearly was there with the team, during practices, in person. Who else good does that? This is the only sports podcast I've listened to in its entirety in a while.
https://www.theringer.com/podcasts/the-ringer-nba-show/2025/08/21/knicks-offseason-thoughts-and-expectations-for-the-2025-26-season-with-fred-katz
OR
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-ringer-nba-show/id1109271715?i=1000723023922
This was good.
Felt Thibs didn't deserve to be fired as he did a lot for the organization and is a very good coach, but understands that the FO might want/need to try something different, especially a coach who is more in line with Mikal and OG, names that he mentioned.
That Thibs adjusted to Randle getting hurt two years ago by running Brunson off more screens than anyone in the NBA other than Klay Thompson that year. So Thibs can adjust.
More about minutes distribution than total minutes, that the Knicks should explore different lineups and that data as opposed to chasing every last win.
Jent is the primary offensive coach.
Knicks will seemingly hire two more coaches, one an analytics guy and maybe another.
I could see the analytics guy, I guess, but feels like they have a sh*t ton of coaches already.
We have so many coaches nobody can keep track of them, but remember - it's only Dolan's Dollars, not real money (cap space).
The New York Knicks, under new head coach Mike Brown, have recently made several changes and additions to their assistant coaching staff in the 2025 offseason.
Recent hirings and key staff appointments include:
Chris Jent: Hired as the associate head coach and offensive coordinator. He previously coached the Charlotte Hornets to a Summer League title and worked with Brown in Cleveland. Jent will replace Rick Brunson as the associate head coach, though Brunson will remain on staff in a reduced role.
Brendan O'Connor: Hired to coordinate the defense. He previously worked for the Los Angeles Clippers and has a relationship with Knicks executive William Wesley.
T.J. Saint: Added as an assistant coach, expected to help with offensive strategy. Saint was previously the head coach of the New Orleans Pelicans' G-League affiliate, the Birmingham Squadron, which had the league's top offense in 2023-24.
Charles Allen: Hired as a player development assistant. He worked with Mike Brown during their time with the Sacramento Kings.
Riccardo Fois: Added as a player development coach. He also previously worked with Brown in Sacramento and was with the Phoenix Suns before that.
The Knicks have also retained several members of the previous coaching staff under Tom Thibodeau, including Rick Brunson, Maurice Cheeks, and Darren Erman. However, Rick Brunson's role has been reduced. Additionally, the Knicks parted ways with assistants Daniel Brady, Andy Greer, Othella Harrington, Dice Yoshimoto, and Nick Thibodeau.
? stuporman wrote:All of this rotation speculation before the team has even bounced one ball together in camp is pure clickbait...these media muppets don't know jackish
* We have a Brunson Burner™ * ** GO NY GO NY GO NY GO! ** BKlutch wrote:stuporman wrote:All of this rotation speculation before the team has even bounced one ball together in camp is pure clickbait...these media muppets don't know jackish
It really fans like us who keep those guys in business pumping out the rumors or speculation. We're just so hungry for anything. There are just a few honest guys who report only real news, but they don't scream and shout loudly, so guys like SAS get the big audience.
3toheadmelo wrote:This is a good listen. She talks about the interview and she thinks she took herself out the job by asking the FO some certain questions. I honestly would much rather have her as a coach than Mike Brown, but it is what it is.