It's Official, Mike Brown is the coach of the Knicks

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Is this an upgrade to Thibs

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Re: It's Official, Mike Brown is the coach of the Knicks 

Post#2 » by Mavrelous » Wed Jul 2, 2025 5:20 pm

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Re: It's Official, Mike Brown is the coach of the Knicks 

Post#3 » by jkvonny » Wed Jul 2, 2025 5:21 pm

Lateral move at best. I think.

Better off keeping Thibs.
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Re: It's Official, Mike Brown is the coach of the Knicks 

Post#4 » by DaGawd » Wed Jul 2, 2025 5:22 pm

jkvonny wrote:Lateral move at best. I think.

Better off keeping Thibs.

better off keeping the known team capper over a dude whose won a chip?
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Re: It's Official, Mike Brown is the coach of the Knicks 

Post#5 » by Dominator83 » Wed Jul 2, 2025 5:23 pm

Can't believe this was their big move after firing the guy that consistently overachieved
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Re: It's Official, Mike Brown is the coach of the Knicks 

Post#6 » by Ssj16 » Wed Jul 2, 2025 5:23 pm

I personally thought that Thibs should be replaced but only for a clear upgrade. Replacing him with a retread like Mike Brown who has failed to show championship level success without Lebron is preposterous.
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Re: It's Official, Mike Brown is the coach of the Knicks 

Post#7 » by jkvonny » Wed Jul 2, 2025 5:23 pm

DaGawd wrote:
jkvonny wrote:Lateral move at best. I think.

Better off keeping Thibs.

better off keeping the known team capper over a dude whose won a chip?

Brown won a championship, when?
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Re: It's Official, Mike Brown is the coach of the Knicks 

Post#8 » by KazuoOda » Wed Jul 2, 2025 5:23 pm

Well, the Knicks are no longer anything to worry about.
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Re: It's Official, Mike Brown is the coach of the Knicks 

Post#9 » by G_K_F » Wed Jul 2, 2025 5:23 pm

DaGawd wrote:
jkvonny wrote:Lateral move at best. I think.

Better off keeping Thibs.

better off keeping the known team capper over a dude whose won a chip?

Mike Brown has never won a championship as a head coach.
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Re: It's Official, Mike Brown is the coach of the Knicks 

Post#10 » by DLoMor » Wed Jul 2, 2025 5:24 pm

He will do okay the first year or 2 but after year 3 or 4 players start to tune him out.
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Re: It's Official, Mike Brown is the coach of the Knicks 

Post#11 » by Ssj16 » Wed Jul 2, 2025 5:24 pm

DaGawd wrote:
jkvonny wrote:Lateral move at best. I think.

Better off keeping Thibs.

better off keeping the known team capper over a dude whose won a chip?


When did Mike Brown win a chip?
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Re: It's Official, Mike Brown is the coach of the Knicks 

Post#12 » by jkvonny » Wed Jul 2, 2025 5:24 pm

Dominator83 wrote:Can't believe this was their big move after firing the guy that consistently overachieved

True.

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Re: It's Official, Mike Brown is the coach of the Knicks 

Post#13 » by Dominator83 » Wed Jul 2, 2025 5:24 pm

DaGawd wrote:
jkvonny wrote:Lateral move at best. I think.

Better off keeping Thibs.

better off keeping the known team capper over a dude whose won a chip?

If we're counting rings as an assistant, Thibs has won a chip too :wink:
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Re: It's Official, Mike Brown is the coach of the Knicks 

Post#14 » by taikibansei » Wed Jul 2, 2025 5:25 pm

Brown's ceiling is Thibs--slightly better on offense, slightly worse on defense.

This is what happens when the owner fires the head coach without having a plan in place to hire somebody clearly better.
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Re: It's Official, Mike Brown is the coach of the Knicks 

Post#15 » by Knickkilla » Wed Jul 2, 2025 5:25 pm

I bet James Borrego is the Associate Head Coach too

Damn, New York is such a good spot right now

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Re: It's Official, Mike Brown is the coach of the Knicks 

Post#16 » by djsunyc » Wed Jul 2, 2025 5:26 pm

less minutes for starters. more use of the bench. that's basically his marching orders.

knicks are lucky though because of the injuries in the east. they can still make the finals and should be the favorites.

thibs had to overcome poor defense from his 1 and 5 position. i felt he actually had the team overachieve. but we'll see if a new voice changes things.

if no finals then it's considered a failure, right?
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Re: It's Official, Mike Brown is the coach of the Knicks 

Post#17 » by Dominator83 » Wed Jul 2, 2025 5:26 pm

They should have just hired that chick. Atleast that would have been something innovative
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Re: It's Official, Mike Brown is the coach of the Knicks 

Post#18 » by jkvonny » Wed Jul 2, 2025 5:26 pm

Dominator83 wrote:
DaGawd wrote:
jkvonny wrote:Lateral move at best. I think.

Better off keeping Thibs.

better off keeping the known team capper over a dude whose won a chip?

If we're counting rings as an assistant, Thibs has won a chip too :wink:

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Re: It's Official, Mike Brown is the coach of the Knicks 

Post#19 » by JujitsuFlip » Wed Jul 2, 2025 5:26 pm

Hated both his stints in CLE but each were long ago, he has probably evolved since then.

Has 4 rings as an assistant coach.

We'll see if Borrego becomes the associate head coach, may make it an easier pill for some to swallow.
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Re: It's Official, Mike Brown is the coach of the Knicks 

Post#20 » by djsunyc » Wed Jul 2, 2025 5:27 pm

he's one of the few people to be head coach of both the knicks and lakers.

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