New York Knicks finalization agreement to make Mike Brown Next Head Coach
After a one -month research to replace Tom Thibodeau, the New York Knicks offered their coaching work in Mike Brown and are finalizing an agreement to make it their next coach, second multiple reports.
Brown had been considered a captrunner in recent weeks, including being the only known coach to get a second interview. The Knicks also hope to take one of the other finalists, James Borrego, as assistant coach under Brown, reports Marc Stein (Borrego is currently assistant under Willie Green in New Orleans).
Brown beat a list of finalists who included the former coach of Grizzlies Taylor Jenkins and Timberolves Micah Nori.
In addition to his coaching experience, Brown entered the race with ties with the labyrinth which is the front office of Knicks. Brown has a strong connection with William “Worldwide Wes” Wesley (returning to when Wesley was advising Lebron James while Brown was the Cavaliers coach). Wesley is the right arm of the president of Knicks Leon Rose.
Brown is also twice coach of the NBA year, which boasts a percentage of victory of .599 in more than 10 seasons that train the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Los Angeles Lakers and, more recently, the Kings sacrament. He had his successes, how to lead the knights to the Eastern Conference finals during the Era of Lebron, and was the coach who beat the drought of the 16 -year -old playoffs of the kings.
While Brown is a high -level rental and potentially high to detect the Knicks, this is not a sexy rental to replace the famous Thibodeau. The Knicks made the playoffs four of the five years that Thibs was their coach – had been in the playoffs four times in the previous 20 years – and established a strong culture and identity with this team. He was close with the star Jalen Brunson and last season he trained the Knicks at the Eastern Conference finals for the first time in 25 years.
However, there was a meaning in the front office of Knicks – and with some Knicks fans – that Thibodeau had maximized to what extent this team could bring, who needed an update to the coach to bring the Knicks back to the NBA finals.
This exerts a lot of pressure on Brown: the expectation in New York is the final or the bust of the NBA. Fans, media and management will expect that level of success.
Is the journalist Brown to be up to par? The Knicks are about to find out.