gradyandrew wrote:I'm going to take Brown at his word that the regular season was for experimentation and learning and now that it's the playoffs, the games actually count.

It seemed weird that until the last week or so the Knicks really shied away from running Brunson/ KAT PnR, yet they were able to show that when they do it almost always results in a clean shot. Knicks can run that play throughout the playoffs and teams will have to adjust on the fly.

We all remember the GSW death lineup of Iggy with the starters. Kerr held that lineup in reserve to spring on opponents, knowing that the more opponents saw them, the more comfort they would get defending it. I think the same holds true with Brown. Once the playoffs start, I expect to see Brown be a lot more aggressive with his lineup choices.

Finally, I just hope that age and experience matter. Unless Miami gets in, Brown should be the most experienced coach in the East, hopefully he can Jedi mind trick a few wins.

And don't forget, Mitchell Robinson won't be sitting out games in the playoffs. Knicks were 40-20 with Robinson and 13-9 without (.667 vs. .590%). Also on average the games Robinson played in were vs. tougher opponents (.512 vs. .488 opponents win %). These aren't huge differences but at least we can say the Knicks won more vs. stronger opponents whenever Robinson played.

Good summary.

To expand: I think the Knicks have multiple types of death lineups to choose from. Spread with Deuce. Double Bigs, and you know I know that we all love the Double Bigs. All defense.

It's good to have options!

gradyandrew wrote:I'm going to take Brown at his word that the regular season was for experimentation and learning and now that it's the playoffs, the games actually count.

It seemed weird that until the last week or so the Knicks really shied away from running Brunson/ KAT PnR, yet they were able to show that when they do it almost always results in a clean shot. Knicks can run that play throughout the playoffs and teams will have to adjust on the fly.

We all remember the GSW death lineup of Iggy with the starters. Kerr held that lineup in reserve to spring on opponents, knowing that the more opponents saw them, the more comfort they would get defending it. I think the same holds true with Brown. Once the playoffs start, I expect to see Brown be a lot more aggressive with his lineup choices.

Finally, I just hope that age and experience matter. Unless Miami gets in, Brown should be the most experienced coach in the East, hopefully he can Jedi mind trick a few wins.

And don't forget, Mitchell Robinson won't be sitting out games in the playoffs. Knicks were 40-20 with Robinson and 13-9 without (.667 vs. .590%). Also on average the games Robinson played in were vs. tougher opponents (.512 vs. .488 opponents win %). These aren't huge differences but at least we can say the Knicks won more vs. stronger opponents whenever Robinson played.

Mitch about to go full Wilt Chamberlain on the Hawks