Fansided · Oct 17, 2025
Knicks’ biggest improvement will look so much better under Mike Brown
New York Knicks, Mike Brown | Dustin Satloff/GettyImagesThe New York Knicks made a change that nobody saw coming shortly after they lost to the Pacers in Game 7 of the conference finals — they fired Tom Thibodeau. After a few weeks full of drama about who would be the next head coach, they hired Mike Brown. One of the biggest changes that fans will see with Brown in charge is that he'll actually play the bench.
It's not that Thibodeau didn't play the bench, but he didn't have a deep rotation. Brown will, as he said at media day, that the Knicks' rotation will consist of nine to 10 players.
