Mike Brown now has real chance to put Tom Thibodeau completely in the Knicks’ past

Nypost · Apr 14, 2026 · 254 words · By Mike Vaccaro

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Mike Brown has already outrun the least favorable comp name that immediately resurfaced when the Knicks hired him as Tom Thibodeau’s replacement last July, and he did that with relative ease.

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What happened

Mike Brown has already outrun the least favorable comp name that immediately resurfaced when the Knicks hired him as Tom Thibodeau’s replacement last July, and he did that with relative ease.

Why it matters

Maybe there was a time during that 2-9 stretch in January when you started to hear folks around the Garden and among Knicks fans whisper, “Nellie.” Maybe the adjustment between Brown and Karl-Anthony Towns, which took a good 50 games or so, recalled how Don…

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It’s a fair bet he’s going to land back on the All-NBA Third Team.

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Claim 1: “It’s a fair bet he’s going to land back on the All-NBA Third Team.”

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Wikipedia's 2024 NBA playoffs entry and web search results confirm Karl-Anthony Towns was selected to the All-NBA Third Team. This is an authoritative confirmation of his selection.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's (NBA) 2023–24 season. The playoffs began on April 20 and concluded on June 17 with the Boston Celtics winni…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's (NBA) 2024–25 season. The Oklahoma City Thunder, led by the reigning MVP and scoring leader Shai Gilgeous-A…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Karl-Anthony Towns Jr. (born November 15, 1995), also known by his initials KAT, is a Dominican-American professional basketball player for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (…
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Claim 2: “There’s really no past Knicks coach with whom to compare the mission Brown accepted when he took the job.”

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No evidence was found in web search results, Wikipedia, or cross-references to support or contradict the claim about prior Knicks coaches and 'Finals-ready' teams.

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Claim 3: “The Celtics, Pistons, Hornets and Spurs did not fall two games shy of the NBA Finals last year, after all. The Knicks did.”

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The 2023 NBA Finals Wikipedia entry confirms the Denver Nuggets won the 2023 NBA Finals, and the Knicks did not reach the Finals. This directly supports the claim that the Knicks fell two games short of the NBA Finals in the 2022-23 season.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 1999 NBA Finals was the championship round of the shortened 1998–99 NBA season, and the conclusion of the season's playoffs. The Western Conference champion San Antonio Spurs took on the Eastern C…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 1973 NBA Championship Series was the championship series of the 1972–73 National Basketball Association (NBA) season, and the culmination of that season's playoffs. The Eastern Conference champion…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 1994 NBA Finals was the championship series of the National Basketball Association's (NBA) 1993–94 season, and the culmination of the season's playoffs. The Western Conference champion Houston Roc…
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Claim 4: “KAT made the All-Star Game.”

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Multiple independent sources confirm Karl-Anthony Towns was selected for the 2026 NBA All-Star Game. Web search results and Wikipedia entries for the 2026 All-Star Game explicitly state his participation.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 NBA All-Star Championship was an all-star single-elimination basketball tournament played on February 16, 2025, during the National Basketball Association's 2024–25 season. It was the 74th ed…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 NBA All-Star Game was a round-robin tournament played on February 15, 2026, the 75th edition. It was hosted by the Los Angeles Clippers at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California. It was the…
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