GREENBURGH — One of the consistent critiques among the Knicks fan base — yes, there were critiques even as the team made it to the Eastern Conference finals and inspired parties in the streets of New York City — was that the coach, Tom Thibodeau, didn’t utilize his bench enough.

Much of that bench was either injured much of last season, looking for work still as training camps begin or still expected to be buried at the back end of the roster. But Mike Brown not only inherits the key parts of the rotation that led the Knicks to contention, but also arrives with a bench that has been bolstered by an infusion of ready-for-prime-time players.

His first task might be to choose a starting five and decide just who those main bench pieces will be with Josh Hart spending the first practice in

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