New York Knicks president Phil Jackson is sticking by the heavily criticized triangle offense and expects it to help his team make the postseason in 2016-17, he told WNBC-TV (via ESPN.com's Ian Begley).
"Why not? I don't know what's so great about what's out here in the East," Jackson said when asked if the Knicks could go to the playoffs. "We can fill that role. ... I think we're getting experience. Kristaps [Porzingis] is still a young player; he may need another year of experience. But we have some experienced guys who can play."
The Knicks are coming off of a 32-50 season after they won just 17 games in 2014-15. Porzingis, last year's No. 4 overall pick, emerged as a promising young star in his rookie campaign, and it looked like 2015-16 would be a much more successful season when New York got off to a 22-22 start.
However, the team fizzled out from there. It fired head coach Derek Fisher in February and finished 9-19 with Kurt Rambis at the helm of an offense that averaged 98.4 points per game, the league's fourth-worst mark.
Though those numbers aren't scaring Jackson away from the triangle, he might m ...
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Phil Jackson Comments on Triangle Offense, Knicks’ Playoff Hopes in 2016-17
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