The New York Knicks-- A Study in Well Documented Psychological Research

Sequential learning is a part of every sport, and of learning in general. These principles have been well documented in both educational and psychological literature. For example, you cannot do addition, if you do not understand the concept of one to one correspondence.

The New York Knicks are a perfect example of these principles.

It is apparent that Larry Brown inherited a team that has little, or no idea of what he wants them do on the basketball court. Brown is in the process of starting from the very beginning (the team needs to crawl before it can walk). Due to the teams’ lack of development he is only able to introduce the very beginning stages of his system.

It is apparent that Brown is a bit frustrated as he cannot implement the next developmental phase until the team masters the first phase. If the Knicks cannot consistently execute the basic fundamentals, they will continue to be taught and drilled in them.

This is the same in all aspects of life. Brown in one game had the Knicks walking the ball up the court and running set plays, instead of running. You have to walk before you run fellas.