NBA, Knicks, hunting for the ring with Mike Brown

First day of school, and finished holidays, for the NBA teams that will participate in the pre -arson matches outside the American borders (Abu Dhabi, Melbourne and Macao) with the Knicks that necessarily become the main attraction of this mini media day. In Tarrytown, a town about an hour’s car from the Madison Square Garden where the New York club still has its training center (many are asking Dolan to build a training center in New York), the Knicks begin to taste the new course stubborn Mike Brown.

ambitions and an Italian in the staff

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After having achieved the best result since 2000, the management of the New York team opted for a change on the bench, downloading Tom Thibodeau, who despite several criticisms certainly had the results on his side, to entrust a talented group to coach Brown in the hope of being able to put everyone in a row in an Eastern Conference in which, thanks to the devastating two -star injuries like Tatum of Celtics and Haliburton of the Pacers, the Knicks certainly start in the front row. “The ambitions do not worry me – underlines the technician Mike Brown – I am the first to have them. We have to find the right chemistry but I encourage me the attitude of the players, I have seen so much enthusiasm and desire to do well. I am also very satisfied with the composition of my staff, a very varied group that works very well together and who will be able to put the players in the condition of making it best”. Riccardo Fois, an assistant of the National Pozzecco, who had worked in Sacramento with Brown, also part of that work group. Certainly a great responsibility for the 38 -year -old born in Olbia who had had several post divorce offers with the Kings and who chose to start from one of the most ambitious teams of the Eastern Conference. “There is a lot to work – continues Brown – we must defend with the right physicality and try to raise the rhythm in attack, so far I must say that I have received great availability from the players”.

“Let’s turn the page”

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Of course, the impact of a Brunson who now deserves to be considered in all respects a top player in the NBA and who will have to forget coach Thibodeau with whom he had established a special relationship will be fundamental. “Thibs has had a fundamental impact in my career – underlines the leader of the Knicks – obviously I have known him for many years and it was sad to learn of his dismissal. But this is the NBA. He knows how much he has meant for me, but now we have to change the page”. While Brunson speaks of Thibs opens a side door and momentarily breaks in the press conference, his father Rick (who is still part of the Knicks staff) who urges the son to “speak well, I recommend”, before taking leave. The player’s response selected last year in the second All Nba quintet, does not get to wait: “Too bad that they have not fired him too …” therefore stretched, a feature of all the media days, but in the Knicks, is not something obvious. “We are returning from a good season – however, closes Karl -Anthony Towns – but we have a great desire to do even better this year, we are all willing to make the sacrifices necessary to be the best possible version of ourselves”.