Mike Brown “likely” to be Knicks next head coach
- Thread starter Tetsujin
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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.
KainLear
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I'd go coach my granddaughter's team before I go back to the NBA if I were him.
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
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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
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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
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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
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Honestly, I wouldn't be surprised if he doesn't last that long out there.
iowamcnabb
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coolhandluke
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Tetsujin
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“Thorough” my ass. They panic fired Thibs, had no options at the ready for a replacement, decided to try to poach head coaches from other teams and then quickly interviewed two guys who got fired last season when it turned out that every other team liked their head coaches enough to not just let New York have them (aside from the Bucks who were not asked about letting Doc Rivers interview for the job)
ockingsfan
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Good for MB! Also, should be good news for the Kings!
If Vivek is off the hook for the remainder of MB's contract (which he never wanted to give him), it should free up money for the team to spend elsewhere.
If Vivek is off the hook for the remainder of MB's contract (which he never wanted to give him), it should free up money for the team to spend elsewhere.
Brown took a $1 contract to stick it to Vivek.
*not really
*not really
Padrino
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Eh. I wouldn't put much stock into these reports. LeBron's been running this playbook for over a decade now. His team leaks out rumors that he's considering a trade request to this team or that team just to put a fire under his current front office. Then that front office ends up making short-sighted moves to placate LeBron that don't necessarily put him in any better position to win a title. Though he's obviously great for franchises as a player, this is why he's always been terrible for franchises as a de facto player-GM.
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