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Knicks head coach Mike Brown is giving his regular starters extended minutes during preseason games to compensate for a delayed start to their offseason training. In Thursday's game against the Wizards, Jalen Brunson and Josh Hart each scored 13 points as part of this strategy, though other key players like Mikal Bridges and Karl-Anthony Towns struggled with their shooting accuracy. Brown explains that he encouraged but did not mandate early return for his veteran players after a brief offseason period compared to other teams.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-09,
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Story summary
Mike Brown, head coach of the New York Knicks, is giving his starting players extended minutes in preseason games after a late start to their offseason training. This strategy came into play during Thursday's 111-109 loss to the Washington Wizards, where key players like Jalen Brunson and Josh Hart played about 20 minutes each and scored 13 points apiece. Brown explained that due to a shorter summer break, he allowed his veterans more time off compared to other teams, which had been training since July in various locations such as Los Angeles, Miami, and overseas camps. He plans to continue playing his top players for longer periods in two of the remaining three preseason games.
Written for “Knicks Starters Performance Improves” on 2026-10-09,
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The Knicks got a late start to their offseason training, and head coach Mike Brown’s solution is a heavier dose of preseason minutes.
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solution → get → minutes
The regular starters played about 20 minutes apiece in Thursday’s 111-109 loss to the Wizards, as podcast partners Jalen Brunson and Josh Hart led the way with 13 points each.
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Brunson → play → points
It followed their participation in Monday’s exhibition — a loss to the 76ers — and it sounds like Brown’s plan is to play his top players in two of the final three preseason games.
“If you think about it, we played a long time last year, and our summer was short.
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summer → follow → time
So the guys needed to get away from the game.
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guys → need → game
They needed to go fill their cup, however that may be,” Brown said.
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Brown → need → cup
Going around the league and talking to other teams since they’ve come back, some of them have been working since July and August in terms of training camps here and overseas camps and in [Los Angeles] and Miami and voluntary camps and back in the home gym.
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some → go → gym
“We encouraged our guys to get back at the end of September, but it wasn’t mandatory.
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it → encourage → September
We didn’t really push hard for our vets to come back.
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vets → push → ?
I told them to fill, whatever they wanted to do, and take some time and when you’re ready to come back, come back.”
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you → tell → time
Brunson finished 6-for-12 from the field Thursday but missed five of his six 3-point attempts.
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Brunson → finish → attempts
He added three assists.
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He → add → assists
Hart was efficient while attacking the cup and shooting 5 of 8.
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Hart → attack → 8
Mikal Bridges (two points, 1-for-6 shooting, 20 minutes) and Karl-Anthony Towns (eight points, 2-of-7 shooting, three turnovers) struggled.
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Bridges → struggle → ?
James Wiseman helped his case for the final roster spot with a solid nine minutes.
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Wiseman → help → minutes
What’s happening on and off the Garden court
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happening → happen → Sports+
Thank you
For a second straight year, all the Knicks passed the conditioning test.
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Knicks → thank → test
While the coach doesn’t know the exact parameters of the test — “if they pass, they’re good to go.
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they → know → test
That’s all I’m worried about” — Brown has established punishment for failing.
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Brown → ’ → punishment
“They will not practice until they pass it,” he said.
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he → practice → it
So what do they do?
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they → do → what
“That’s up to them and the performance team.
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That → ’ → them
But I know I will not allow them back in practice until they pass it.”
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they → know → it
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