The Knicks are in win-now mode with a new head coach. And Mike Brown is ready for the pressure that comes along with it.
The Knicks are in win-now mode with a new head coach. And Mike Brown is ready for the pressure that comes along with it. “Nobody has any bigger expectations, first of all, than I do,” Brown said Tuesday during his introductory press conference at the team’s practice facility in Tarrytown.
“My expectations are high. This is the Knicks. I talked about Madison Square Garden being iconic. I love and embrace the expectations that come along with it. So, I’m looking forward to it.”“Our goal, starting with Mr. Dolan to Leon to the players, all the way down to the fans, is to build a sustainable, winning culture that produces championships. That’s why I’m here,” said Brown, who’s won four NBA titles as an assistant coach. The Knicks agreed to hire Brown last week after firing Tom Thibodeau in the days following the team’s elimination by the Pacers in the Eastern Conference finals, their first appearance in the conference finals in 25 years.Mike Brown is introduced as the Knicks’ new head coach during a press conference at the team’s training facility in Tarrytown on July 8, 2025.Rick Brunson’s fate revealed as Mike Brown takes over as Knicks coachBrown, Taylor Jenkins, Micah Nori, James Borrego and Dawn Staley all spoke to the Knicks about their head coaching job after the team was denied permission to speak with the Mavericks’ Jason Kidd, Rockets’ Ime Udoka, Timberwolves’ Chris Finch, Bulls’ Billy Donovan and Hawks’ Quin Snyder. Brown, 55, was most recently the head coach of the Kings, with whom he earned Coach of the Year honors in his first season two years ago.He first became a head coach in 2005 with the LeBron James-led Cavaliers and reached the NBA Finals in 2007. Mike Brown is introduced as the Knicks' new head coach during a press conference at the team's training facility in Tarrytown on July 8, 2025.Teen camp counselors describe harrowing moment they wrote girls' names on their bodies in case they were swept away in floodwaters
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