Mike Brown “likely” to be Knicks next head coach

[Tetsujin]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1940114026446356625

 

[pdxKingsFan]

Honest to goodness if I were in his shoes I'd sit at home taking that sweet nap on my couch money rather than go to NY. Don't understand what he has to gain there.

 

[PacMan]

He’ll last two years

 

[KainLear]

Honest to goodness if I were in his shoes I'd sit at home taking that sweet nap on my couch money rather than go to NY. Don't understand what he has to gain there.

I'd go coach my granddaughter's team before I go back to the NBA if I were him.

 

[pdxKingsFan]

He’ll last two years

I wish him well but in that environment with their expectations I think that's about right. And coming off the flameout here where he was given kid glove treatment I doubt he gets it in NY. Why not wait for another rebuilding team to come calling? This could be his last job coming so quickly after the Kings gig.

 

[Padrino]

Honest to goodness if I were in his shoes I'd sit at home taking that sweet nap on my couch money rather than go to NY. Don't understand what he has to gain there.

Well, these kinds of guys aren't like you or me. Mike Brown and Tom Thibodeau have a lot in common. They're grinders, guys who've played and coached at multiple lower levels, moving around as assistants in the NBA for many years before getting their initial head coaching opportunities. They never stay away from the game long. They can't. Even if it seems like they should kick their feet up awhile, it's just not in their nature. They worked too hard to make it to the hot seat, and they know the score; they may only get to keep the gig for a few years, but I have to imagine it means everything.

 

[pdxKingsFan]

Well, these kinds of guys aren't like you or me. Mike Brown and Tom Thibodeau have a lot in common. They're grinders, guys who've played and coached at multiple lower levels, moving around as assistants in the NBA for many years before getting their initial head coaching opportunities. They never stay away from the game long. They can't. Even if it seems like they should kick their feet up awhile, it's just not in their nature. They worked too hard to make it to the hot seat, and they know the score; they may only get to keep the gig for a few years, but I have to imagine it means everything.

see my last comment above though. I just don't think this is the best opportunity given the market, expectations, and media.

 

[coolhandluke]

Honest to goodness if I were in his shoes I'd sit at home taking that sweet nap on my couch money rather than go to NY. Don't understand what he has to gain there.

Knicks have an outside chance at a Finals run. Coaches can't just sit around doing nothing. Have to keep that mind sharp and be an assistant if that's what it takes. Good chance to get paid doing what he loves and pad up that resume and bank balance.

He has dealt with Vivek and Dolan is just a step up. The only thing is how he will handle the caustic NY media. Didn't go well the last time he was with the Lakers.

 

[Padrino]

see my last comment above though. I just don't think this is the best opportunity given the market, expectations, and media.

Eh. Neither guy has ever seemed to care about the criticism that comes their way, nor about the expectations that come from being in a massive media market. Hell, Brown coached LeBron and Kobe. Brunson's small potatoes by comparison. You've gotta have some seriously thick skin to survive as a head coach in the NBA, and whatever failings Mike Brown may possess as a coach, he has never struck me as a guy who's afraid.

 

[QWERTYLICIOUS]

He’ll last two years

Honestly, I wouldn't be surprised if he doesn't last that long out there.