In 2022, Mike Brown took over a team that had won 30 games the previous season with an offense that ranked No. 24 in the NBA. When training camp began, the Sacramento Kings ' new coach told them that they'd have five offensive staples: pace, floor spacing, quick decisions, paint touches and ball reversals.

Brown is expected to be hired as the new head coach of the Knicks following the team's best season this century.

Here are four key differences the 55-year-old Brown brings that Rose, team owner Jim Dolan and the club's legion of fans are hoping can guide New York back to the promised land after 52 years of waiting.