{"id":172309,"date":"2025-07-15T13:27:10","date_gmt":"2025-07-15T13:27:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/172309\/"},"modified":"2025-07-15T13:27:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T13:27:10","slug":"knicks-gm-leon-rose-could-be-on-hot-seat-if-mike-brown-coaching-hire-goes-south","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/172309\/","title":{"rendered":"Knicks GM Leon Rose could be on hot seat if Mike Brown coaching hire goes south"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Longtime New York Knicks general manager Leon Rose&#8217;s future with the franchise might be in jeopardy.<\/p>\n<p>Five-year head coach Tom Thibodeau was let go earlier this summer, on the heels of the Knicks&#8217; first Eastern Conference Finals berth in 2000, a matchup with the Indiana Pacers. Rose pivoted, inking the more player-friendly head coach Mike Brown and signing veteran free agents Guerschon Yabusele and Jordan Clarkson.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>According to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/07\/12\/sports\/knicks-head-coach-gamble-exposes-front-office-to-new-degrees-of-accountability\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Stefan Bondy of The New York Post;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Stefan Bondy of The New York Post<\/a>, anything short of an Eastern Conference Finals appearance next spring would be considered a massive failure for Brown. New York, again, has made exactly one such appearance in a quarter century after. No on-court result is guaranteed.<\/p>\n<p>Still, Knicks fans have reason for optimism under the new Mike Brown regime. A two-time Coach of the Year with the Sacramento Kings and Cleveland Cavaliers, Brown could luck into a deep playoff run thanks in part to Achilles tendon tears to rival All-Stars Jayson Tatum of the Boston Celtics, Tyrese Haliburton and Damian Lillard, formerly of the Milwaukee Bucks.<\/p>\n<p>New York also finished with an impressive 51-31 record last year, securing the East&#8217;s No. 3 seed in that process.<\/p>\n<p>Thibodeau, an intense coach known to ride his vets hard to the point of burnout, notched a 226-174 regular season record and a 24-23 playoff record (including three second round matchup wins) with the Knicks, including four playoff appearances in four of Thibodeau&#8217;s five years.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Brown can essentially port over Thibodeau&#8217;s defense, while implementing a fresh pace-and-space approach on the other end.<\/p>\n<p>MORE NEWS:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/nba\/new-york-knicks\/news\/knicks-guerschon-yabusele-almost-signed-recent-champ\/cce7c4aab739f966ed675deb\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:New Knicks forward Guerschon Yabusele almost signed with recent champ instead;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">New Knicks forward Guerschon Yabusele almost signed with recent champ instead<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Longtime New York Knicks general manager Leon Rose&#8217;s future with the franchise might be in jeopardy. 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