{"id":34919,"date":"2025-03-30T19:00:53","date_gmt":"2025-03-30T18:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=34919"},"modified":"2025-03-30T19:01:01","modified_gmt":"2025-03-30T18:01:01","slug":"knicks-reborn-how-new-york-flipped-the-script-in-nba-with-winning-ways","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/knicks-reborn-how-new-york-flipped-the-script-in-nba-with-winning-ways\/","title":{"rendered":"Knicks Reborn – How New York Flipped the Script in NBA with Winning Ways!"},"content":{"rendered":"

The New York Knicks are sitting pretty at the 3rd spot in the Eastern Conference and we decided now is a good time as any to talk about how the Knicks have turned their franchise around, after years and years of suffering for the Knicks fans. The last time the Knicks won a championship was back in 1973 during the Walt Frazier days and it’s been 52 years since. Since then we have seen countless players come and play for the Knicks but none could deliver a championship to one of the most glorified sports teams across the globe. <\/p>

In the 90s we saw a great Knicks team with Patrick Ewing leading the pack and despite coming close multiple times, the Knicks just could not get it done. Then in the 2010s we saw Knicks acquire Carmelo Anthony and of course the “Linsanity,” days with Jeremy Lin, however, the Knicks still could not win. While Melo is one of the greatest scorers the game has ever seen, the fact remains that he could never win at the highest of levels. <\/p>

The Knicks also acquired Kristaps Porzingis in the midst of all this chao, but he was traded away soon after. Then came one of the worst stretches for the Knicks and in 2019 they finished with a 17-65 record putting them at the bottom of the Eastern standings, but the good news was, after you reach the bottom the only way remaining is up.<\/p>

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So how did the Knicks turn their franchise around? Let’s find out.<\/p>

How did the Knicks turn their franchise around?<\/h2>

Hiring of Tom Thibodeau and Leon Rose <\/h3>

In 2020, the Knicks hired head coach Tom Thibodeau and he is know to be one of the best defensive coaches in the NBA<\/a>. The Knicks would have never changed their ways if James Dolan, the owner of the Knicks, would not have fired Steve Mills. Mills was the president of the Knicks till 2020, until Dolan replaced him with Leon Rose. Rose is a former player agent who represented stars such as Chris Paul and Carmelo Anthony and he is one of the main reasons the Knicks are where they are today.<\/p>

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James Dolan \"I'm like 'I'm gonna get Leon Rose to [run Knicks]'\"

Matt \"What was that conversation?\"

Dolan \"It was short. He was ready. I talked to Wes 1st, those 2 are like a pair, called back hour later 'Let's do this'\"
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Jalen Brunson \"He's done a great job\"

Dolan \"I agree\" pic.twitter.com\/lFkn0ANA7q<\/a><\/p>— New York Basketball (@NBA_NewYork) March 13, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote>