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Knicks Go Playbook-Free in Preseason as Mike Brown Installs Read-and-React Offense

Brown is using preseason to teach spacing, pace, transition habits before introducing set calls.

Knicks' Mikal Bridges has some thoughts on where his team stands entering the season.
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Overview

  • New York moved to 3-0 with a 100-95 overtime win over the Timberwolves at Madison Square Garden, generating the desired looks despite uneven shooting.
  • Brown said the Knicks have installed no play calls and are operating off early-offense reads based on makes and misses to build instinctive decision-making.
  • The system prioritizes rapid pace, wide spacing, repeated paint touches and a sharp increase in three-point volume, with a target near 40 attempts per game.
  • Players back the approach but say the defense is ahead of the offense for now, as shown by holding Minnesota under 38% shooting in the Garden debut.
  • Coaches are drilling transition standards and “next-play speed,” tracking fast breaks more stringently, while experimenting with a larger rotation and more off-ball usage for Jalen Brunson.