You are what your record says you are, especially over a large sample size.

I’m old enough to remember Caleb, who left this blog around the time my first username did, and if he taught me one thing (he taught me a lot of things) it’s that a coach’s record tells you whom he coached, not how he coached.

MAY NOT PLAY
G T. Kolek Ques
F Josh Hart Out
C M. Robinson Out
G L. Shamet Out

deuce in mitch out

He coached terribly against the Pacers in 2024, as well.

But the worst series he ever coached here was the won we won against Detroit.

I think Indiana’s roster was vastly underrated, and they showed as much in the finals. To me, the series came down to games 2, 4, and 6. Those were must wins, and we didn’t lose any of those games because Thibs was outcoached. It was because they had a better roster. At least that’s how I saw it.

Even if we disagree on that, I agree wholeheartedly that it was time for Thibs to go. He was losing the locker room and the roster wasn’t going to get all that much better, so a new voice with a similar floor and ceiling was a good, safe move, if not an outside-the-box dice roll, i.e. maybe rolling the dice on a top assistant.

wait what, so does it really all just boil down to: shit happens…can you not be anymore certain and reassure me a little more than that…

I felt like the team needed someone who would come in and actually try to develop some depth (and the front office needed to build that depth in the bench in the first place) and that Thibs cycle simply came to an end, we needed a breath of fresh air and a different approach.

So far so good, I didn’t have the best expectations towards Brown but he’s doing the basic things well and seems to understand what the path forward is.

‘Detroit has the East’s best record at the moment (24-6), but New York has more proven talent and playoff experience. The Knicks are more seasoned than the Magic, Hawks, and Raptors; more well rounded than the Sixers, Bucks, and Heat; deeper than the Tatum-less Celtics; and, frankly, much tougher than the Cavaliers, who continue to shrink when the lights are brightest.’