Brown is notorious for holding players accountable. His potential employer is betting on personality and diligence more than anything else.

The New York Knicks no longer have a vacancy for their head coaching job, hiring Mike Brown after nearly a month of looking for a candidate. Brown, 55, has coac

Brown is being hired to replace Tom Thibodeaux, who was fired after the Knicks lost to the Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Conference finals. He was chosen from a pool of candidates that featured former Memphis Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins, New Orleans Pelicans association head coach James Borrego and Minnesota Timberwolves assistant Micah Nori.