He will have a completely different philosophy than the one that the Knicks have seen in recent years. Under Thibodeau, New York did not utilize much depth. He rode his starters hard, which resulted in injury issues quite often.

Of course, the Knicks began the offseason by firing coach Tom Thibodeau despite reaching their first Eastern Conference finals since 2000 last season. They hired former Sacramento Kings coach Mike Brown as his replacement after about a month of interviews with multiple candidates.