Knicks offense under Mike Brown so far

[Exp0sed]

It was always going to be an adjustment period after Thibs was canned.

Too early to worry/panic about the Knicks, esp as others have mentioned a couple of their key players are playing under duress/injured

By the same token, Thibs firing was i think a bit harsh.

Its only 2nd week of the regular season. They'll be fine i think

I don't think anyone is "panicking" but the Knicks aren't a contender and won't be one under Mike Brown

They have plenty of talent but ur not winning a chip if ur best player is Kat or Brunson. It's a simple as that

Teams don't win rings without a legit MVP calibre player. The Knicks blew their load on Bridges and it killed their chances. Giannias was actually intrested in the Knicks but they didn't have the picks to make it happen. It is what it is.

After decades of irrelevancy i'm sure the fans appreciate being competitive but that's aa far as it goes

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[knicksfan974]

As said already in this thread: It is way too early to make any statements yet, give the team time to get healthy and get more familiar with Brown's concepts, and let's revisit this thread in 2026.

[knicksfan974]

It was always going to be an adjustment period after Thibs was canned.

Too early to worry/panic about the Knicks, esp as others have mentioned a couple of their key players are playing under duress/injured

By the same token, Thibs firing was i think a bit harsh.

Its only 2nd week of the regular season. They'll be fine i think

I don't think anyone is "panicking" but the Knicks aren't a contender and won't be one under Mike Brown

They have plenty of talent but ur not winning a chip if ur best player is Kat or Brunson. It's a simple as that

Teams don't win rings without a legit MVP calibre player. The Knicks blew their load on Bridges and it killed their chances. Giannias was actually intrested in the Knicks but they didn't have the picks to make it happen. It is what it is.

After decades of irrelevancy i'm sure the fans appreciate being competitive but that's aa far as it goes

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Again, the team was only two games away from the NBA Finals, and were able to add more talent to the same core this summer. They are much closer than many people give them credit for.

[doogie_hauser]

It was always going to be an adjustment period after Thibs was canned.

Too early to worry/panic about the Knicks, esp as others have mentioned a couple of their key players are playing under duress/injured

By the same token, Thibs firing was i think a bit harsh.

Its only 2nd week of the regular season. They'll be fine i think

I don't think anyone is "panicking" but the Knicks aren't a contender and won't be one under Mike Brown

They have plenty of talent but ur not winning a chip if ur best player is Kat or Brunson. It's a simple as that

Teams don't win rings without a legit MVP calibre player. The Knicks blew their load on Bridges and it killed their chances. Giannias was actually intrested in the Knicks but they didn't have the picks to make it happen. It is what it is.

After decades of irrelevancy i'm sure the fans appreciate being competitive but that's aa far as it goes

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Again, the team was only two games away from the NBA Finals, and were able to add more talent to the same core this summer. They are much closer than many people give them credit for.

Agree but early days but it looks like The Bucks, Bulls and Sixers have improved massively (although i still don't rate Chicago as a legit contender) and there are teams like The Hawks and Pistons that could cause The Knicks issues esp in the playoffs.

The Cavs should be there abouts again and you would think the Magic will get their act together.

Still unsure about The Celtics and Heat.

The East is basically wide open

Last season does feel like a golden opportunity squandered by The Knicks though.

If Mitchell Robisnon and Brunson were both 100 % completely healthy in the playoffs, i probably still tip The Knicks to make it out of The East. But its a long way to go, really impressed with Milwaukee's start to the season

[PostGameDaVinci]

We haven't even played 5 games yet. And this is with key rotation players missing games entirely (Mitch, Duece) or playing through injuries (KAT, Hart).

We need more time to mesh and learn Brown's system. There's typically an adjustment period when you have such a major shift in play style.

That being said...a lot of the issues have to do with KAT & he's not going anywhere. He dramatically lowers our floor on offense and defense with his low BBIQ and impulsiveness. It's hard to see us as having anything more than a puncher's chance at a chip with Jalen & KAT as our 2 best players. It's just too clunky.

[Wolfgang630]

Wayyyyyy too early for this. Things take time.

[Godymas]

This man should give Ted Talk on how to nail job interviews

and win NBA COTYs

he has 2 and Spo has 0 btw

[JB2]

This man should give Ted Talk on how to nail job interviews

and win NBA COTYs

he has 2 and Spo has 0 btw

So you prefer Brown to Spo?

[prophet_of_rage]

OG and Towns are too clumsy to play fast.

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That's correct.

It's an issue with the players and not Coach Brown, but Coach takes the heat.

So it's the players fault Brown only knows how to run one style and can't adjust? And that's good coaching... how?

Brown was hired to play faster. They are just not equipped for it.

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[druggas]

That's correct.

It's an issue with the players and not Coach Brown, but Coach takes the heat.

So it's the players fault Brown only knows how to run one style and can't adjust? And that's good coaching... how?

Brown was hired to play faster. They are just not equipped for it.

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Sounds like a pretty tall order.

[Iwasawitness]

That's correct.

It's an issue with the players and not Coach Brown, but Coach takes the heat.

So it's the players fault Brown only knows how to run one style and can't adjust? And that's good coaching... how?

Brown was hired to play faster. They are just not equipped for it.

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I don't care what he was hired for. If you know it's not going to work, don't do it.

[Exp0sed]

It was always going to be an adjustment period after Thibs was canned.

Too early to worry/panic about the Knicks, esp as others have mentioned a couple of their key players are playing under duress/injured

By the same token, Thibs firing was i think a bit harsh.

Its only 2nd week of the regular season. They'll be fine i think

I don't think anyone is "panicking" but the Knicks aren't a contender and won't be one under Mike Brown

They have plenty of talent but ur not winning a chip if ur best player is Kat or Brunson. It's a simple as that

Teams don't win rings without a legit MVP calibre player. The Knicks blew their load on Bridges and it killed their chances. Giannias was actually intrested in the Knicks but they didn't have the picks to make it happen. It is what it is.

After decades of irrelevancy i'm sure the fans appreciate being competitive but that's aa far as it goes

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Again, the team was only two games away from the NBA Finals, and were able to add more talent to the same core this summer. They are much closer than many people give them credit for.

I don't see it that way. They needed 6 games to dispatch a very inexperienced Pistons team and would comfortably lost to the reigning champ, the Celtics, if Tatum hadn't injured his achilles and they took just 2 games from Indy

That's still where they are. A good team that's likely a 2nd round exit and with luck and injuries, might make an ECF and win two games at most there

I.E - not a real contender but still a very good and competitive team

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[KayDee35]

Mike Brown's just gonna shake it off and have this offense humming in no time. No one's gonna talking about Mr. Thibs anymore.

[prophet_of_rage]

It's also bad because the Knicks looked at half a dozen or more coaches or more before they decided on Brown. So it didn't even look like they had faith in him.

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[KGtabake]

This man should give Ted Talk on how to nail job interviews

and win NBA COTYs

he has 2 and Spo has 0 btw

Spo hasn't won a COTY?

[Mephariel]

This man should give Ted Talk on how to nail job interviews

and win NBA COTYs

he has 2 and Spo has 0 btw

Spo hasn't won a COTY?

To me, that speaks more on Spo than Brown. Spo should have at least one.

[KGtabake]

and win NBA COTYs

he has 2 and Spo has 0 btw

Spo hasn't won a COTY?

To me, that speaks more on Spo than Brown. Spo should have at least one.

That's equivalent to Duncan not winning a DPOY.
I didn't know that wow

[doogie_hauser]

It's also bad because the Knicks looked at half a dozen or more coaches or more before they decided on Brown. So it didn't even look like they had faith in him.

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They seemed confident they could get Jason Kidd across from The Mavs when they fired Thibs, although it seems The Knicks dodged a bullet. Kidd is a very ordinary coach

[knicksfan974]

I don't think anyone is "panicking" but the Knicks aren't a contender and won't be one under Mike Brown

They have plenty of talent but ur not winning a chip if ur best player is Kat or Brunson. It's a simple as that

Teams don't win rings without a legit MVP calibre player. The Knicks blew their load on Bridges and it killed their chances. Giannias was actually intrested in the Knicks but they didn't have the picks to make it happen. It is what it is.

After decades of irrelevancy i'm sure the fans appreciate being competitive but that's aa far as it goes

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Again, the team was only two games away from the NBA Finals, and were able to add more talent to the same core this summer. They are much closer than many people give them credit for.

I don't see it that way. They needed 6 games to dispatch a very inexperienced Pistons team and would comfortably lost to the reigning champ, the Celtics, if Tatum hadn't injured his achilles and they took just 2 games from Indy

That's still where they are. A good team that's likely a 2nd round exit and with luck and injuries, might make an ECF and win two games at most there

I.E - not a real contender but still a very good and competitive team

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About the Tatum injury, at the time he got injured Game 4 was already decided and the Knicks were comfortably on their way to a 3-1 series lead. Don't see where you get your idea that the Celtics would comfortably beat the Knicks without the injury??

[djsunyc]

is this gonna be a knicks' don nelson situation?