The man tasked with getting the Knicks over the hump and back into the Finals for the first time since 1999 is Mike Brown. Brown is taking over for Tom Thibodeau, who was fired shortly after the Knicks' loss to the Pacers in the conference finals.

Mike Brown was formally introduced as the New York Knicks' 32nd head coach in franchise history from Madison Square Garden on Tuesday afternoon. The 55-year-old sounded excited throughout his 20+ minute press conference—and at one point expressed the clear goal the franchise has for his tenure.

The new head coach of the New York Knicks is a familiar face to Sacramento Kings fans. Mike Brown was the Kings’ head coach as recently as December, when he was fired. “There’s always gonna be ebbs and flows in terms of how the hiring and firing process goes,