Mo Diawaras status in Knicks rotation hasnt been what Mike Brown envisioned

CHICAGO — Mike Brown said he’s waiting for the Knicks to get back “on track” before incorporating some of the younger players — specifically Mo Diawara and Pacôme Dadiet. “It’s tough because going into the season early on, one of [the] things I wanted to experiment with is playing 10 or 10 ½ guys [as my rotation],” Brown said.“And Mo is in that mix.

Mo and Pac.Give them different opportunities at different times.

And we experimented with different stuff and our players not getting it done caused us to start off a little slow. “So to get us on track, we’re going to hold the fort down with a veteran group of guys.Hopefully we get to the point sooner than later that I can start throwing those [young] guys out there.” The Knicks lost their first three games before blowing past the Pistons on Tuesday, a rough beginning for the defending champs. Brown, meanwhile, has warned in his news conferences, at least twice, that the bench rotation is fluid. Spots can be won or lost.

The coach proved it already by benching Andre Drummond, a demotion that only lasted about a half against the Magic.Still, Brown’s nine- to 10-man rotation had been fairly consistent heading into Wednesday against the Bulls, with the one wrinkle being Tyler Kolek’s inclusion because Jose Alvarado missed three straight games with an ankle sprain. With everybody healthy, it looked like this: PG: Jalen Brunson, Alvarado SG: Mikal Bridges, Miles McBride, Jordan Clarkson SF: Josh Hart, Landry Shamet PF: OG Anunoby C: Karl-Anthony Towns, Drummond Notably absent from virtually any playing time was Diawara, a rangy forward who was a bit of a revelation as a second-round pick last season but lost his rotation spot before the playoffs.

Diawara earned a new contract — four years, $11.3 million (only half guaranteed) — but not more playing time. At least not yet. Diawara’s would-be minutes were going to Clarkson, the rotation’s 10th man.However, Brown only wen...