Knicks nearing agreement with Mike Brown

bonita_the_frog · Post #21 » by **bonita_the_frog** » Wed Jul 2, 2025 12:35 am

Why didn't they hire a great coach, why not Phil Jackson? Even if he doesn't have a working body anymore, he'd still be better than Mike Brown surely...

Lalouie · Post #22 » by **Lalouie** » Wed Jul 2, 2025 12:37 am

this means nyk NEVER had a plan to replace thibs

and this kind of FO/OWNER is why no one voluntary wants to play for the knicks,,,,,,, unless its an ex-nova

brown is a ,,,,,nice early stage coach. he is super well-liked and i would love him as my next door neighbor. he was well-suited for a team like sac

but nyk should have bigger goals and i think they DID. but dolan fkkkkd them up once again with no plan post-thibs

RIPskaterdude · Post #23 » by **RIPskaterdude** » Wed Jul 2, 2025 12:43 am

Hahaha haha enjoy Knicks fans

Chuck Everett · Post #24 » by **Chuck Everett** » Wed Jul 2, 2025 12:44 am

If Mike Brown takes them to the Finals, no one will care. He's one of the few coaches out there who might literally not care about the NY Media (guy is very gregarious).

I think he kind of got a raw deal in Sacramento personally because their front office kept drafting guards. Mike could do the funniest thing by actually excelling in NYC.

Vivek might have to self-immolate.

RIPskaterdude · Post #25 » by **RIPskaterdude** » Wed Jul 2, 2025 12:44 am

___Rand___ wrote:Didn't Brown want to play fast with Kings? While Knicks were the slowest team in the league with Thibs.

Nope, he played fast because of the roster, he wanted to slow it down

Anticon · Post #26 » by **Anticon** » Wed Jul 2, 2025 12:46 am

Brown is perfectly good as a coach. But he's shown himself to not be championship caliber in several stops. Not sure what they gain from this.

bkkrh · Post #27 » by **bkkrh** » Wed Jul 2, 2025 12:48 am

So there are lterally half of the coaches available that won a championship the last decade and we try to go for people that either have a team already or are kinda retired to then settle for Mike Brown. I would have been fine with keeping Thibs, I can understand why he got fired, but not to replace him with Brown. Guess it´s asked too much to sort out first if there is a solid candidate available.

ArksNetsSince99 · Post #28 » by **ArksNetsSince99** » Wed Jul 2, 2025 12:51 am

Knicks gonna Knick , all this mess and research for Mike foooookin Brown ????

Something telling me they will miss Thibs very very soon

okboomer · Post #29 » by **okboomer** » Wed Jul 2, 2025 12:54 am

Seems like a pretty uninspiring choice. Looks like Jimmy is back to meddling in the team.

vxmike · Post #30 » by **vxmike** » Wed Jul 2, 2025 12:58 am

bonita_the_frog wrote:Why didn't they hire a great coach, why not Phil Jackson? Even if he doesn't have a working body anymore, he'd still be better than Mike Brown surely...

Phil Jackson coaching via FaceTime in a nursing home would be better….

Optimus_Steel · Post #31 » by **Optimus_Steel** » Wed Jul 2, 2025 1:07 am

This like trading in your 98 Toyota Corolla for another 98 Toyota Corolla.

Tor_Raps · Post #32 » by **Tor_Raps** » Wed Jul 2, 2025 1:08 am

Firing thibs who led the Knicks to their best success in 25 years for Mike Brown is a choice. Idiotic move to focus on things he doesnt do well instead of everything he does great....

picc · Post #33 » by **picc** » Wed Jul 2, 2025 1:09 am

I don't like the Knicks so I'm happy about this.

One day MB and Doc will teach a course on fraudulent longevity.

Pointgod · Post #34 » by **Pointgod** » Wed Jul 2, 2025 1:19 am

Chuck Everett wrote:If Mike Brown takes them to the Finals, no one will care. He's one of the few coaches out there who might literally not care about the NY Media (guy is very gregarious).

I think he kind of got a raw deal in Sacramento personally because their front office kept drafting guards. Mike could do the funniest thing by actually excelling in NYC.

Vivek might have to self-immolate.

Mike Brown is a good coach just not sure if he’s a championship coach. The Kings had the #1 offensive rating in the 22/23 season so he can adjust to his personnel. Sacramento just had a horribly built roster and made some missteps after that season

rand · Post #35 » by **rand** » Wed Jul 2, 2025 1:28 am

I don't think this is an awful choice, just a very conservative one. Mike Brown teams rarely over or under achieve. This choice says to me that they believe their roster is very strong relative to the East and they don't want to take any chances with coaching.

Post #36 » by **Capn'O** » Wed Jul 2, 2025 1:29 am

DusterBuster wrote:This is a lateral move coaching quality wise in the best of circumstances.

The only positive here is that Mike will be better working with the players than Thibs ever was. Thibs is hard as hell on players and he’s not well liked my in large by them. So maybe that alone will be worth the change and they probably needed a more player-friendly coach than someone like Mike Malone who’s closer to Thibs.

Still think Jenkins would have been the best.

Thibs was fired because he was becoming a pain in the ass to management. Things like asking for help at a certain position and then not playing the guy they brought in.

This is kind of an inference on my part but the pain in the ass part is a direct quote.

I wouldn't have fired Thibs for Brown but it looks like that's where we are.

DavidSterned · Post #37 » by **DavidSterned** » Wed Jul 2, 2025 1:34 am

NyKnicks1714 wrote:Does there exist any universe in which he's not fired within three seasons?

He's pretty much tasked with having to make the Finals in his first year to not look like a failure. What could go wrong?

DusterBuster · Post #38 » by **DusterBuster** » Wed Jul 2, 2025 1:35 am

Capn'O wrote:
DusterBuster wrote:This is a lateral move coaching quality wise in the best of circumstances.

The only positive here is that Mike will be better working with the players than Thibs ever was. Thibs is hard as hell on players and he’s not well liked my in large by them. So maybe that alone will be worth the change and they probably needed a more player-friendly coach than someone like Mike Malone who’s closer to Thibs.

Still think Jenkins would have been the best.

Thibs was fired because he was becoming a pain in the ass to management. Things like asking for help at a certain position and then not playing the guy they brought in.

This is kind of an inference on my part but the pain in the ass part is a direct quote.

I wouldn't have fired Thibs for Brown but it looks like that's where we are.

Yeah, I think Malone would have been the same problem for NY. Brown won't ruffle the same feathers in the lockerroom or the FO.

KGDirkTD_Fan · Post #39 » by **KGDirkTD_Fan** » Wed Jul 2, 2025 1:35 am

I don't know how to feel about this. It feels very on brand for the Knicks to fire their coach, not have a candidate in mind and then hire Mike Brown.

But it wouldnt surprise me if he figures out how to reimagine this Knicks offense, I'm just not sure how this is a big upgrade from Thibs for any reason than it's someone else and they needed a new voice in the locker room.

___Rand___ · Post #40 » by **___Rand___** » Wed Jul 2, 2025 1:41 am

RIPskaterdude wrote:
___Rand___ wrote:Didn't Brown want to play fast with Kings? While Knicks were the slowest team in the league with Thibs.
Nope, he played fast because of the roster, he wanted to slow it down

Well then. KAT and this roster says "welcome!"