Knicks, Mike Brown get real on how an NBA coach might've helped them win Eastern Conference
Coach Mike Brown and the Knicks led by Jalen Brunson think they might have just won the Eastern Conference because of a key learning from Hawks coach Quin Snyder.
Knicks, Mike Brown get real on how an NBA coach might've helped them win Eastern Conference originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . A takeaway is always a must after beating a team in the NBA Playoffs.
For Coach Mike Brown and the New York Knicks , they learned a lot about how their offense flows and what types of defensive philosophies they want to apply moving forward. They may have the personnel already because of how great Jalen Brunson and Co. are but a certain NBA coach may have just pushed them to win the Eastern Conference — Coach Quin Snyder of the Atlanta Hawks .
How Coach Snyder helped Knicks improve to probably win Eastern Conference Look, the Hawks are not at all an easy team to beat. They have great two-way stars in Jalen Johnson and Nickeil Alexander-Walker while also having a great veteran in CJ McCollum. While the Game 6 score of 140-89 may suggest otherwise, Coach Quin Snyder and the Hawks were throwing the kitchen sink at the Knicks .
Coach Mike Brown saw this and posits that their learnings from Coach Snyder could be what pushes them to win the Eastern Conference, via James L. Edwards III of The Athletic. "Quin Snyder and his staff helped us get better.