The Knicks have spoken to Lakers assistant Greg St. Jean, the son of longtime NBA coach and executive Garry St. Jean. St. Jean spent four seasons at St. John’s as an assistant on Chris Mullin’s staff and worked in different roles for Sacramento, Phoenix and Dallas before joining JJ Redick’s staff.

Mike Brown relayed a preference to facilitate a speedier offense, declaring in his introductory press conference, “Everybody knows I like to play fast.” In Sacramento, Brown’s teams were middle of the road in pace – ranking No. 12 and No. 14 during the coach’s two full seasons.

Knicks head coach Mike Brown may have dropped a subtle clue about the identity of his first team at Madison Square Garden.

The Knicks started the offseason but firing Tom Thibodeau and hiring Mike Brown as the next head coach, bringing in a two-time Coach of the Year. On top of that, New York bolstered its bench, signing Jordan Clarkson and Guerschon Yabusele.

The Knicks’ 104-86 loss to the Pistons quickly became a bad example of new coach Mike Brown’s vision to play faster.

While the Knicks are continuing to find ways to upgrade their roster, one of their key players made headlines on social media on Tuesday as Josh Hart had a clear reaction to a statistic regarding Pittsburgh Pirates star Paul Skenes.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/nba/knicks as Former Knicks Guard Gets Honest About Team's Struggles. The New York Knicks fell just short of winning the NBA Finals this past season after losing in six games to the Indiana Pacers.

Brown split his collegiate career between Mesa (Ariz.) Community College and the University of San Diego. Reed Watson spent all four years with him. As a sophomore at Mesa, Watson was sidelined multiple games by an ankle injury, which also prevented him from doing the paper route he needed to support himself.