CHICAGO – Mike Brown still needs another month before he can assess both his team and the rest of the NBA. “It will take some time,” the coach said. “It’s hard to get a real evaluation in the first five to 10 games. I think you’ve all been in this league long enough. The first […]
MILWAUKEE – In contrast to the Knicks’ loss Tuesday night, Giannis Antetokounmpo played like a superstar and Karl-Anthony Towns played like he didn’t belong on the same court. Towns continued his miserable start to the season with just eight points on 2-of-12 shooting in 35 minutes, a statistic that condemned the Knicks to a 121-111 […]
MIAMI – Mike Brown returned to his big lineup in Game 3. With Miles McBride unavailable for personal reasons — a league source said there was a death in his family — Ariel Hukporti rejoined the starters for an expanded lineup on Sunday. It was in line with the philosophy Brown outlined a few days […]
Knicks coach Mike Brown adjusted his starting lineup against the Celtics, going with the five that closed out Wednesday’s season-opening win over the Cavaliers. Instead of coming off the bench, Miles McBride was a starter, replacing big man Ariel Hukporti. Karl-Anthony Towns, Jalen Brunson, Mikal Bridges and OG Anunoby were the other starters in the […]
The Post’s Stefan Bondy answers the biggest Knicks questions, makes bold predictions and picks the five biggest games of the 2025-2026 season: Starting with 5 Is Mike Brown the right man for the job? For five years, the Knicks followed Tom Thibodeau’s path to great success. The coach was anchored in everything that happened, the […]
Significant changes are expected in the way the Knicks play under new head coach Mike Brown. The idea is that these changes will raise their ceiling to that of a true championship contender. With preseason over, some of those changes were already evident – and others are still being worked on. Let’s see where the […]
Mikal Bridges is the standard that Mike Brown begs the rest of his Knicks roster to emulate. The Knicks coach raved about Bridges’ next-play speed after the team’s 113-108 win over the Hornets Friday night at Madison Square Garden in the preseason finale. That “next play speed” represents his “incredible” ability to immediately switch to […]
According to his new head coach, Guerschon Yabusele is going through a steep learning curve, and it seems that way. The 29-year-old Yabusele has struggled to find his feet this season while rotating in the frontcourt, with his minutes in Monday’s loss to the Wizards looking particularly awkward. Yabusele is the Knicks’ biggest offseason acquisition […]
So far, Mike Brown has shown no hesitation when it comes to the two-man lineup of Karl-Anthony Towns and Mitchell Robinson. The duo has started together in the Knicks’ first three preseason games, and it appears Brown plans to use them regularly in the same frontcourt next season. “It just brings another dimension,” the coach […]
It’s preseason for freestyling under Mike Brown. The Knicks coach revealed after Thursday’s win that he has installed zero plays into his offense, preferring the team to learn the principles of its pace and movement by just reading the defense and reacting. It’s another departure from Tom Thibodeau, who handed players a large playbook during […]