Overview
- Brown routinely pulls players aside when subbing them out to explain the reason and when they will re-enter, a shift from Tom Thibodeau’s approach.
- Jalen Brunson and Josh Hart describe high accountability without yelling, noting corrections happen immediately without raised voices.
- Brown credits Steve Kerr and Gregg Popovich for his over-communication ethos and cites a leadership maxim to give hope while defining reality.
- On the floor, New York is playing faster with more ball movement and threes, translating to a 5-3 record and a 5-0 start at Madison Square Garden.
- Mikal Bridges points to growing defensive chemistry with OG Anunoby as Brown uses extra practice time for fundamentals and deliberate system installation.