Not everyone is a believer in the Mike Brown era. During a recent appearance on the “Straight Game Podcast,” former NBA champ Matt Barnes expressed doubts about the Knicks’ new coaching hire, emphasizing that Brown is “too nice” to lead the franchise to a championship.

The Knicks begin the Mike Brown era, missing key players. Discover how injuries affect their season opener and roster. The post Knicks Suffer Devastating Double Injury Blow Ahead Mike Brown’s Coaching Debut appeared first on Heavy Sports.

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New ideas and promises of a transformation always sound great in the preseason. The hope of what they can bring is in full abundance.

It’s the simplest way to interpret the coded messaging from Knicks head coach Mike Brown, who revealed for the umpteenth time — this time on the eve of New York’s season opener against the Cleveland Cavaliers at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday — that neither player participated in team practice.

New York Knicks head coach Mike Brown provided an injury update for two key players ahead of their season opener against the Cleveland Cavaliers.

We’re going to have plenty of time to talk about basketball to a point where they’re going to be tired of me talking about basketball,” Brown told The Athletic. “I want to get to know them for who they are because this relationship is about trust.

The stakes are high for Mike Brown and the New York Knicks. On one hand, Brown is one of the most fortunate head coaches in the game. He inherited one of the mo

Set for his first season as head coach of the New York Knicks, Mike Brown has high expectations, but many have little hope for the newcomer.

Mike Brown, meet Madison Square Garden. Madison Square Garden, meet Mike Brown.

Great things are expected of Mike Brown after he replaced Tom Thibodeau as the head coach of the New York Knicks . Brown took the Cleveland Cavaliers to the 2007 NBA Finals in only his second season as head coach. He was also the Sacramento Kings' head coach when they snapped their NBA-worst 16-year playoff drought.