Mike Brown entered the season touting the New York Knicks’ depth, and subsequent ability to stretch the rotation 10 guys deep. While he’s kept plenty of promises, this isn’t one of them. And the Knicks need that to change.
Rolling 10 deep every night is not a mandate. We can settle for Brown just being slightly less Tom Thibodeau-ian about his rotation in certain instances.
Yes, the top of the roster’s minutes are down. But a couple of unsettling moments have come to pass in recent games.
Jalen Brunson left the Knicks’ recent loss to the Orlando Magic with an ankle injury inside two minutes to play.