The three transformative Mike Brown decisions that turned Knicks’ gamble into an NBA title
Mike Brown wasn’t the first choice. Or the second. Or the third. But he’s now an NBA champion.
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New York Knicks Stefan Bondy The three transformative Mike Brown decisions that turned Knicks’ gamble into an NBA title By Stefan Bondy Published June 16, 2026, 7:29 p.m. ET Coach Mike Brown celebrates the Knicks' championship. Charles Wenzelberg / NY Post The coaching change, in the words of James Dolan, “shocked the world last year.” By firing Tom Thibodeau, the owner got rid of the franchise’s most successful coach in 25 years, who was coming off its best season in that same span. The reasons were multilayered but largely based on the idea that Thibodeau didn’t collaborate enough with his players and staff. In other words, as Dolan’s reasoning went, Thibs won plenty of games but could’ve won more if he weren’t so authoritative. It was illogical in theory but genius in practice.
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