Many observers tagged the New York Knicks as one of the top contenders for the Larry O'Brien Trophy after making it to the conference finals last season. The team retained and hired battle-tested coach Mike Brown to install a new vision.

The Knicks, however, have gotten off to a slow start . They are sitting on a 2-3 record, as of writing.

A noticeable change in the Knicks' strategy upon the arrival of Brown was making Josh Hart come off the bench. Last season, Hart started 77 games for then-coach Tom Thibodeau, leading the league with 37.6 minutes per game. Now, his playing time has dramatically dropped to 22.3 minutes per outing.

While some players would have easily sulked with the perceived demotion, the 30-year-old Hart remains even-keeled about it .

“I’m cool with not sta

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