As in most professional sports, the NBA preseason tends to attract the eyes of only the most fervent and feverish fans—those for whom summer brings the cruelest of hardwood withdrawals.
But there’s something different about this year’s New York Knicks. Marshaled by new president Phil Jackson and first-time head coach Derek Fisher, New York’s foray into the triangle offense has managed to capture even the traditionally distant and skeptical.
Of principal interest is how Carmelo Anthony—long the lone gunner in a scheme built around him and him alone—will take to Jackson’s famously pass-happy system.
Today, we’ll look at the five biggest adjustments the seven-time All-Star will have to make in order for the triangle to thrive.
Can one of the league’s foremost offensive weapons embrace basketball gestalt? Jackson has pulled it off before before. But never with stakes—or on a stage—quite like this.
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Biggest Adjustments Carmelo Anthony Will Have to Make in the Triangle Offense
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