Buckets Over Broadway · Dec 22, 2025
Mitchell Robinson could sneakily be Knicks' biggest playoff upgrade
Brooklyn Nets v New York Knicks | Dustin Satloff/GettyImagesThe New York Knicks made a big change over the offseason. Firing Tom Thibodeau in favor of Mike Brown after making the Eastern Conference Finals for the first time in 25 years was risky. One of several changes Brown made relatively early in his tenure was hiring a designated shooting coach, something that Josh Hart told reporters he personally requested. The biggest reward the Knicks have reaped from assistant Peter Patton, though, has been Mitchell Robinson's newfound success at the free throw line. It could transform the Knicks as a playoff threat.
Robinson produced a 20% accuracy increase in two games
