After a lengthy and mysterious absence to start the season, Mitchell Robinson finally made his debut on Friday night against the Chicago Bulls. The New York Knicks lost, but the dual-big lineup featuring him and Karl-Anthony Towns was a wrecking ball. It’s a pity, then, that head coach Mike Brown won’t be able to use it as often as he’d like for a while—if ever.
Starting Robinson and KAT together is clearly the Knicks’ preference, even if Brown plans to shape-shift lineups and rotations depending on matchups. Opening games typically lends itself to logging a bunch of minutes.