Came through the talent incubator known as the Sacramento Kings

In hindsight firing thibs looks like a great choice. Knicks deserve credit for taking a risk, could’ve easily backfired and killed their window

Job’s not done

he’s absolutely a good coach so far and is better than thibs but lets wait to comment on his level of coaching ability until after the thunder/spurs finals series

that will show how he does when trying to outscheme an elite top tier coach

I have been a big proponent of the idea that roster construction is almost always the issue, and I did not believe a coaching change would have any significant impact on the Knicks performance.

Definitely gotta eat my words, the Knicks offense looks better than it ever did under Thibs. I was wrong about the coaching change being a cope move thst didn’t address their real issues. Not sure if they can go all the way but they definitely have a better shot.

The coaching job he’s going to need to do against San Antonio or OKC is going to be on a different level. Lots of scheming, swapping lineups, changing up defenses, etc. Brown is great at instilling a system but in my experience hasn’t been great adjusting on the fly. 

But coaches grow and so can he. 

Lmao at the comments on that post
For anyone that didn’t see/doesnt remember, the post said “the knicks are on the verge of elimination against the hawks, was hiring mike brown a mistake?” Or something along the lines of that.

Five more wins to get.

I’ll give him a white daisy in the middle of a hat

Knicks fans are so used to suffering that they legit don’t know what to do with a good thing lol.

Brown’s had them playing modern offense, managing minutes like an adult, and peaking at the right time. Thibs would’ve had half this roster in walking boots by March.

I think Brown has been better coach, but you also have to give Thibs credit on helping shape the roster.

They have an extremely flexible roster, without having that high first round superstar carrying them. OG/Mikal/Hart/KAT/McBride/Robinson offer a ton of versatility and interchangeable options. I think that’s what makes OKC such a juggernaut, in that they have so many guys (young ones at that) that can beat you, to the point that focusing on one guy doesn’t get you anywhere. I feel like Thibs gets overlooked in that aspect because he certainly had an input on roster construction.

I think Thibs focused more of defense, and just didn’t understand fatigue management. Brown has a better grasp on the offense and is a better fit for the modern game. However, I also feel this roster was ready made for him to be good.

As a Knicks/Jets fan, this feels like the Rex Ryan years (without the bashfulness) where he elevated a team that Mangini built. Brown seems more levelheaded so we’ll see where it goes, and his offensive strategy is miles ahead. However, I do think the roster construction needs some praise as well, because of how much they can adapt with different play styles.

Nah dude, this ain’t over

I think we give flowers too early sometimes and then act surprised when the job isn’t finished. Let him get to the Finals first, job’s not done, as someone here already said. 👊

How do you know he likes flower?

Is it? Mere weeks ago Knicks fans in their own sub were calling for his head. Lol I fuck with Mike Brown I just find it funny how the pendulum swings.

Yeah I was hating on this hire but I talked to my buddy last night I was telling him he deserves the praise. He’s come a long way since those Cleveland days. I’m always impressed by people who can change and evolve with time and he’s evidence of that.

Everyone brings up his time in Cleveland, Sacramento, Golden State. But fucking no one brings up his time coaching the Lakers lol fucking wild I don’t think I’ve seen an interview where he talks about it or they ask him

Mike Brown is Knicks father.

He’s always been a great coach

As someone who hasn’t watched a lot of full Knicks games, I want to hear more about Mike Brown has unlocked the Knicks offense. What is he doing that Thibs didn’t? In the limited stretches I’ve seen during playoffs last year and this year, it looks like the same Brunson iso ball.

another coach the klutch mafia convinced everyone was a bum LMAO

Give it up to the guy. They are gonna be a real threat in the Finals. Can’t wait to see how expensive Finals tickets are, wherever it is. 

At the end of the game when the cavs were trying to foul Robinson to get into the bonus he outplayed Kenny Atkinson and took Robinson out as soon as they got into the bonus. I thought it was pretty funny

He’s a better coach that Atkinson, not debatable.

This sub overrates Atkinson and underrates Brown for some reason. It’s weird.

And he actually uses his bench. Insane how thibs had these tight rotations.

The most important thing is the time MB gave to the bench all season and into the playoffs. After last year, we had to give our bench time to develop during the regular season this year into a true weapon. Arguably best depth in the East

Full disclosure:

I was / am a huge Thibs fan. He was the perfect coach for his time here, but he’d reached his limit. It was time for a change.

I was NOT happy either the Mike Brown hire. A middling (for a contender predicted by many / consensus to be the top seed) regular season where he never seemed to find the right formula only expanded that doubt.

BUT, I was willing to see if all the seasons experimenting was to see a different team come post season with more defined roles and clarity.

After being down 1-2 I was CONVINCED Brown just was. Not. That. Guy.

We were truly pretty bad. Brunson wasn’t lifting the team. The coach was not putting the players in a position to succeed. I was calling for his head (and half wondering if just getting booted first round would be better than getting to the second only to lose of that meant another year of brown.

Holy fuck mes culpas all around.

Since then it’s like everything clicked. He’s made the right moves. He’s gotten Brunson to not only be Brunson, but also expand his play to be a huge facilitator when defenses forced that hand. His putting KAT up top and running the offense through him, and then not, and then again are the exact adjustments you need on long series. His timely TOd to not let teams go in runs and then lean on his teams excellent defense have been almost perfect.

Even with KAT getting in foul trouble last series but managing Mitch and getting Hukporti important minutes - and duping the Cavs into getting the Knicks to the bonus before immediately swapping out Mitch for KAT.

It’s gone from Dunce to master class so far. Time to see how far it will go

I’m confused on why he didn’t already get his flowers for coaching the 16-0 Warriors during their run tbh.

I get that he’s done great a job but this narrative is gonna totally flip all the way around in the Finals. This team probably isn’t as talented as the Spurs, and definitely not OKC, and I don’t think Brown is a better coach than either Johnson or Daigneault.

He’s been the head coach for two of the most dominant playoff runs in recent memory: this Knicks team and the 2017 Warriors when he was the interim for Steve Kerr

only if hes alergic

He better take his flowers now. If he loses in the Finals he’ll be so far under the bus here that he will be behind it.

He was brought on to win 5 games.

Let’s be honest, Knicks will lose to the Thunder

I honestly thought he’d fuck it up but he’s managed the team really well after a couple of sus games vs Atlanta

There is no world where firing Thibs was a mistake. Guy is a decent coach but you just can’t run your players into the ground the entire regular season and playoffs and expect them to have anything left in the tank by the time the biggest games roll around. I just never understood what he was doing with the minutes. It made zero sense.

Fans still don’t realize the regular season is largely an experiment for good teams. KAT Sabonis doesn’t happen overnight, it’s an accumulation of months of trial and error

I’ve been a Mike Brown hater, but I will admit he’s been doing a great job. You don’t go on a win streak like this without doing a LOT of things right.

That said, I’ll rescind my criticisms when we win the championship. Some of the blunders that have been made were REALLY rough - we genuinely should not have lost even a single game this playoffs, so let’s get this done before we go on the apology tour just yet.

Also, while I was definitely not a Thibs guy, let’s also remember this Knicks deep is deeper and better this year. We added Clarkson and Alvarado, drafted Diawara who has given us great minutes this year, Kolek got way better, so did Hukporti, and our whole core got a whole extra year to jell - its just a better team. But props to Brown for playing more Shamet, who I think a lot of Knicks fans wanted to see more of last year.

Let’s just get this done now. I’ll lead the Mike Brown apology brigade afterward I promise lol

Everyone in the NBA is on fraud watch from game to game. The announcers, players & coaches. Recency bias is crazy. And yep. Mike Brown is a good coach. Always has been.

He won’t look so good when he faces the Daignault in the finals

Knicks are going to absolutely murder the OKC. Knicks are the most chalant team in the league and will teach SGA a lesson so he starts getting his own groceries. 

NO

he can have his flowers when the job is done.

It’s hard to give the Knicks full credit for this year when they didn’t have to go through the Pacers. 

Good for the Knicks but the east is fuckin awful.

People are really overdosing on this Knicks’ run, and I get why, but the 2025 Knicks and even the 2024 Knicks would make it to the Finals this year.

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