Overview
- The Knicks are 3-0 in preseason with Mike Brown confirming zero play calls installed as the team operates off read-and-react principles on makes and misses.
- Brown says he expects to use Karl-Anthony Towns and Mitchell Robinson together frequently, praising Robinson’s elite rim-running and vertical threat as he trends toward a starting role.
- Josh Hart is day-to-day with back spasms, has moved to on-court work but remains a step behind in learning the new system, and Brown has not locked in starters for Monday’s game.
- Early offensive hiccups persist—New York scored 38 first-half points vs. Minnesota and went 15-for-57 from three—while coaches spotlight transition standards and “next-play speed” on defense.
- Brown is deliberately tempering Jalen Brunson’s on-ball load as players adjust to a larger-rotation, pace-and-spacing approach targeting roughly 40 three-point attempts per game, which key teammates have publicly endorsed.