It still seems like Brown will need his cutomary 2 years and perhaps 3 to work his stuff and tweak the Knicks roster, but check out some previous Stinker Starts/Good Finishes for Brownie teams. Stats courtesy espn and note that in almost all of these the following year the teams rocked:
1982-83 New Jersey Nets 1-7, then 3-12, got rolling, finished 44-38, made playoffs
:hail: 1991-92 L.A. Clippers Took over 22-25 team Started 5-0, finished 45-37 (25-12), made playoffs
1993-94 Indiana Pacers 1-6, then 16-23, got rolling, finished 47-35,
made Eastern Conference finals, lost in seven to Knicks
1997-98 Philadelphia 76ers 0-5, then 6-19, got a little better, finished 31-51.
2005-06 New York Knicks 33-49 Started 1-5, amid lots of speculation that he's trying to change the roster.
Here is the entire LB history:
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/dailydime?pa...ailydime-051114
