Post#28 » by tsherkin » Fri Mar 16, 2012 9:26 am
Triangle = disaster for the Knicks.
Melo and Amare aren't sufficient as passers to handle that, and Amare's post game doesn't really match up to the idea either.
Lin would probably be fine, and a couple of their other guys would likely do well but the triangle wouldn't really fly their. Who are they going to two-guard front with, Toney Douglas? I shudder at the thought. No point-forward, no competent second guard (Shump and Douglas were a big part of why Lin made such a huge EFF-YOU difference to their backcourt and ball movement until Melo returned), weak post-up bigs...
It's like the anti-triangle team.
And yeah, Phil can go where he wants and do what he wants. He gave the Lakers 11 seasons, and the already-discussed winning. Almost a dozen years of him at the helm, and with that success. He's earned the right to do whatever the hell he pleases. He's a smart guy, though, and given New York management and that roster, I doubt he touches the Knicks with a ten-foot pole.