Derek Fisher Responds to Rajon Rondo’s Comments on Triangle Offense

February 7th, 2016 by Mike Chiari Leave a reply »

One day after Sacramento Kings point guard Rajon Rondo questioned if the New York Knicks would be a good fit for him in free agency because of the triangle offense, Knicks head coach Derek Fisher offered his opinion on the matter.

According to Chris Herring of the Wall Street Journal, Fisher suggested that a lack of success against the triangle contributed to Rondo's dislike for it:



Per Tim Bontemps of the Washington Post, Fisher also declined to label the former Boston Celtics star as an "elite" point guard:



When asked about the offense popularized by current Knicks president and longtime Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers head coach Phil Jackson on Saturday, Rondo dismissed it as a system that plays to his strengths, according to ESPN.com's Ian Begley: "The triangle's not really a good look for me, I don't think," Rondo said.

Fisher and Rondo had plenty of battles on the court when they played for the Lakers and Celtics, respectively, including meetings in the 2008 and 2010 NBA Finals.



Rondo helped lead the C's to the NBA title in 2008, and t ...

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