Of the many things Mike Brown has changed in the early going for the New York Knicks, his most recent one is perhaps the most telltale, an ostensibly innocent, totally logical tweak that sends a statement to fanbase just as much as the rest of the league: These Knicks, his Knicks, are not bent on winning through stubborn principles. Adaptability is their guiding principle.
You can point to any number of instances, both big and small, as proof of New York’s flexibility under Brown. So far, though, his approach to the starting five, as well as lineups in general, stands in loudest contrast to the previous, Tom Thibodeau-led regime.