00:00The Knicks just won an NBA championship with a pretty dope run.
00:03One where they won 13 straight playoff games after falling behind Atlanta two games to one
00:08and 15 of their final 16 postseason games.
00:11So naturally, Mike Brown wants to change things.
00:14And in case you're asking why, well, he doesn't want to tear it down.
00:17And he definitely doesn't want to start over.
00:19Instead, he wants to take the offense that helped win a championship
00:22and see how much further that it can go.
00:30I think we unlocked something last year during the playoffs in a time of need, and it worked.
00:35So it's going to be fun to kind of integrate it, fun of getting into season two.
00:40So when we look back at it, the most important offensive change of last season was born out of necessity.
00:47With the Knicks trailing Atlanta two games to one,
00:49Carl Anthony Towns asked for Coach Brown to switch it up,
00:52and he began operating as the hub of the offense.
00:54For Cat, that meant more touches at the elbow, more playmaking opportunities,
00:59as well as chances to use his size and passing to force defenses into making quick decisions.
01:04Now, because of this change, Brunson could move without the ball.
01:08O.J. Ananobi and Mikkel Bridges could screen, cut, and attack defenses that were already shifting.
01:13And the results, they were quite dramatic.
01:15When the Knicks postseason win streak reached 10 last spring,
01:18the Bakers averaged 122.2 points per game.
01:21That's the highest scoring average by any team during a 10-0 postseason run.
01:26Cat averaged 6.9 assists per game during that winning streak.
01:30But here's what makes this season different.
01:33Last year, the Knicks discovered this version of their offense while their season was in danger.
01:38This season, they get an entire training camp to build it on purpose
01:42and learn from what worked last year and what didn't work for this group.
01:46Early in training camp, Coach Brown isn't just talking more about Cat when it comes to evolving the offense.
01:51He has stated that the experience everyone has gained has mattered,
01:55and a year with this roster has taught him more about what his players can do.
01:59He's already specifically mentioned getting O.J. Ananobi and Mikkel Bridges more involved
02:03at the top of the floor after seeing how effective both could be in pick-and-roll actions.
02:08But then, Brown took it a bit further.
02:10Maybe Andre is too. I don't know.
02:13Maybe we move O.J. to the 5 a little bit more than what we did last year.
02:18So there are a lot of different ways we can go with the team on both ends of the floor.
02:22The biggest thing is knowing that nothing's set in stone.
02:25You have to love the fact Mike Brown isn't being rigid here with his offense.
02:29Just think about the possibilities.
02:31Cat facilitating from the elbow.
02:33Brunson attacking a defense without having to initiate every possession.
02:37O.J. seeing some minutes as a small ball center,
02:40which would allow the Knicks more opportunities to play 5-out basketball.
02:44Bridges getting more creation opportunities.
02:46And even Andre Drummond being tested as a passer.
02:50Now, will all of these things work?
02:51Well, Brown has already said that some of what worked in the playoffs
02:55may not work during an 82-game regular season,
02:58and that the Knicks have to be willing to evolve again.
03:02We know the old saying, if it ain't broke, don't fix it.
03:04The temptation after winning a championship is to preserve everything.
03:08Rock with the same roles, the same lineups, same formula.
03:11But the Knicks' own historic title run showed us why that can be dangerous.
03:16What we saw was the team that finished the season
03:18wasn't exactly the team that started it.
03:20Throughout the course of the 2025-2026 NBA season,
03:24the Knicks changed their defense.
03:25They changed how they used towns.
03:27And they even changed how they maximized Brunson.
03:30They realized the best basketball came after they were willing to admit
03:35there actually might be a better way.
03:37So, maybe the biggest question for the Knicks' preseason
03:40isn't whether the champions look like they did in June.
03:43Maybe it's whether they can find something fresh.
03:46Because defending a title doesn't mean recreating last season.
03:49It means taking what worked and truly examining it
03:52so you can figure out why it worked
03:54and then making the rest of the league adjust to you all over again.
03:59The Knicks found their championship formula last spring.
04:01Now we're about to find out whether that was a finished product
04:04or just a beginning of sustained excellence.
04:06We're about to find out about this place in the week and the first reason
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04:12and we're going to hear it right since we tweeted in the month of future.
