Phil Jackson has had an illustrious career using the triangle. Eleven titles with two different teams in a span of nineteen years. Impressive, right? So when Jackson was instated as president on the 17th of March 2014, a lot of people expected a lot more than the 4th pick in the draft. There were whispers of a playoff run before the season started. Those hopes were quickly abandoned after a few games and immediately the blame went straight to (wait for it) Phil Jackson and his beloved “Triangle Offense”. We all saw it coming, even if we didn’t want to believe it.
Taking a look at the Triangle Offense
