Mike Brown has Tom Thibodeau rolling in his grave with key lineup adjustment

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Mike Brown has Tom Thibodeau rolling in his grave with key lineup adjustment

When the New York Knicks chose Mike Brown over Tom Thibodeau to become head coach for the 2025–2026 season, fans were left with plenty of questions. Would the offense become more spaced out? Could the bench improve from last season? And just how different would Brown’s approach be from Thibodeau’s?

It turns out Brown wasn’t interested in wasting any time answering those questions. In New York’s first half of their season opener against the Cleveland Cavaliers , he played 11 different players, leading to a 65–50 advantage at halftime. With Josh Hart and Mitchell Robinson already sidelined for what could be a sizable stretch of opening games, production was going to have to come from th